Thursday, March 15, 2007
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Hard Disk Failure Much Higher than Reported
Carnegie Mellon University recently conducted a study that found that HD failure rates are actually much higher than reported. If you are in the market for a new drive, I’d suggest giving this one a good read.
The Carnegie Mellon study examined large production systems, including high-performance computing sites and Internet services sites running SCSI, FC and SATA drives. The data sheets for those drives listed MTTF between 1 million to 1.5 million hours, which the study said should mean annual failure rates "of at most 0.88%."
However, the study showed typical annual replacement rates of between 2% and 4%, "and up to 13% observed on some systems."
http://www.hardocp.com/news.html?news=MjQ0NDIsLCxobmV3cywsLDE=
Carnegie Mellon University recently conducted a study that found that HD failure rates are actually much higher than reported. If you are in the market for a new drive, I’d suggest giving this one a good read.
The Carnegie Mellon study examined large production systems, including high-performance computing sites and Internet services sites running SCSI, FC and SATA drives. The data sheets for those drives listed MTTF between 1 million to 1.5 million hours, which the study said should mean annual failure rates "of at most 0.88%."
However, the study showed typical annual replacement rates of between 2% and 4%, "and up to 13% observed on some systems."
http://www.hardocp.com/news.html?news=MjQ0NDIsLCxobmV3cywsLDE=
Friday, March 09, 2007
Dell 24" monitor at $999!!!!!!!!!!!!
THIS IS THE ONE TO GET!
http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/products/compare.aspx/30lcd?c=sg&cs=sgdhs1&l=en&s=dhs
THIS IS THE ONE TO GET!
http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/products/compare.aspx/30lcd?c=sg&cs=sgdhs1&l=en&s=dhs
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Monday, March 05, 2007
Saturday, March 03, 2007
New Sony Desktop
Only Available in 15" here in Singapore
http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/pcperipherals/ontheradar/0,39050975,61993219,00.htm
Only Available in 15" here in Singapore
http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/pcperipherals/ontheradar/0,39050975,61993219,00.htm
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
**THIS IS A REAL CARD. NO PHOTOSHOP WAS DONE.
THE BEST CARD I'VE RECEIVE FOR YEAR 2007!
IT'S AN EZLINK CARD !!!! (no prize for guessing the bus conductor face when he request to check your card)
This is a real card. I know it look fake but its a soild real card in my hands now. It can be use as an ezlink card.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Thursday, February 22, 2007
BEWARE OF SCAM EMAILS
I was checking my email the previous night and found this letter which landed in my inbox.
It turn out that the address was a phishing site when I log in with my real user name and password. Luckily I didn't fill up the form inside which require my personal particulars and even credit card number.
I was checking my email the previous night and found this letter which landed in my inbox.
It turn out that the address was a phishing site when I log in with my real user name and password. Luckily I didn't fill up the form inside which require my personal particulars and even credit card number.
Teacher porn conviction sparks tech debate
Graphic images inadvertently appeared on classroom PC, Conn. woman says
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17134607/wid/11915829?GT1=9033
Should she go to jail for this?
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Valentines Day
Celebrate V.day in the evening after my work. I've got use of my No Life Life style. Although there is a lot of cock up in the sch but as least now I get paid for being in a sch. No more wasting 3 years in sch for nothing. I must say that I have lots of experience in education line. The only sch I have not been would be private schools. mmm.. come to think of it, I was once a student of informatics.
Anyway, met quite a few friends while celebrating v.day at vivocity. Catch a movie at 9plus by Jack Neo on that day. Superb show and the seats was super. The other guy also book via internet cos we both choose those seats that had one blank seat left and manage to have 2 blank seats throughout the whole show. The flowers was damn heavy. Weight about 1-2kg. I was carrying with my arms while other couples was seen carrying with their fist.
Happy Valentines Day Dear!
Celebrate V.day in the evening after my work. I've got use of my No Life Life style. Although there is a lot of cock up in the sch but as least now I get paid for being in a sch. No more wasting 3 years in sch for nothing. I must say that I have lots of experience in education line. The only sch I have not been would be private schools. mmm.. come to think of it, I was once a student of informatics.
Anyway, met quite a few friends while celebrating v.day at vivocity. Catch a movie at 9plus by Jack Neo on that day. Superb show and the seats was super. The other guy also book via internet cos we both choose those seats that had one blank seat left and manage to have 2 blank seats throughout the whole show. The flowers was damn heavy. Weight about 1-2kg. I was carrying with my arms while other couples was seen carrying with their fist.
Happy Valentines Day Dear!
Friday, February 09, 2007
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Have You Wonder Why You Must Work?
Dear Readers, it's me again. This time I look and think deep into what I have been doing everyday. It's certainly much much better then studying at some school and coming out with 0 knowledge.
Let's talk about how Singapore school operate. I've been in school almost my entire life (except for 2 years army). Today I see a major problem in how all the old age teachers, well... let's just say they are above 35 years old teachers who are stuck in this digital world where each of them have to carry a laptop around. They just couldn't catch up on learning all the computer terms. I do not doubt their skills but some of them really cannot communicate with the computer like I can't communicate with programming languages.
Let's look at both side. On the first we have the school:
They are trying to get the fastest and best PC for the teachers and HOD to use. Trying to let the students gain knowledge.
Let's look at the other side. The MOE however:
They are trying to stop virus, spyware, malware, security breaches.. etc. They try to restrict what the students and teachers can do on their PCs. They have this TOKEN for teachers and student log in to accounts that are 'restricted'. They put PC Technician to school to help 'restrict' the computers and help troubleshoot.
My Solution:
MOE should alias with the laptop / desktop vendor to come out with a 'cripped OS' for PCs so the only thing you can do on that PC is to just 1.surf net, 2.do spreadsheets, 3.email, 4.er.. what else? MSN is no no for them.
With this solution, PC problem will be cut more then 60%.
As I'm a deep thinker... the PC Technician would be out of job if this happen.
so next time you want road sweeper to keep their job, generously throw litters on the floor so they can sweep it up.
No litters = No job for them.
Dear Readers, it's me again. This time I look and think deep into what I have been doing everyday. It's certainly much much better then studying at some school and coming out with 0 knowledge.
Let's talk about how Singapore school operate. I've been in school almost my entire life (except for 2 years army). Today I see a major problem in how all the old age teachers, well... let's just say they are above 35 years old teachers who are stuck in this digital world where each of them have to carry a laptop around. They just couldn't catch up on learning all the computer terms. I do not doubt their skills but some of them really cannot communicate with the computer like I can't communicate with programming languages.
Let's look at both side. On the first we have the school:
They are trying to get the fastest and best PC for the teachers and HOD to use. Trying to let the students gain knowledge.
Let's look at the other side. The MOE however:
They are trying to stop virus, spyware, malware, security breaches.. etc. They try to restrict what the students and teachers can do on their PCs. They have this TOKEN for teachers and student log in to accounts that are 'restricted'. They put PC Technician to school to help 'restrict' the computers and help troubleshoot.
My Solution:
MOE should alias with the laptop / desktop vendor to come out with a 'cripped OS' for PCs so the only thing you can do on that PC is to just 1.surf net, 2.do spreadsheets, 3.email, 4.er.. what else? MSN is no no for them.
With this solution, PC problem will be cut more then 60%.
As I'm a deep thinker... the PC Technician would be out of job if this happen.
so next time you want road sweeper to keep their job, generously throw litters on the floor so they can sweep it up.
No litters = No job for them.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Choose instant messaging for increased productivity
A new study from Computer Standards and Interfaces seems to indicate
that for collaborative, non-face to face tasks, we do much better
communicating via IM rather than email:
On average, the IM teams produced one more idea than those using email.
The researchers suggests this may be due to the speed of IM compared to
email.
Saturday, January 13, 2007
More and More Work
Having my first full time job up till now, I haven't really started teaching the secondary students yet. From what I heard, I will be teaching a lot of photoshop and flash.
Life has been about work work and more work. I have to catch hold of all the shit that my supervisor throw and service to all the non IT savvy teachers with ridiculous request like asking me to help them scan 100 pages and put into CD bcos the students is very stingy to buy the 2x $2.80 book.
Just wth is that? Got money buy HP no money buy book?
The secondary students nowadays are quite a farfetched from those secondary days I had. They now have the power of technology and any mistake like crash / lousy planning of timetable, they can just log online and post in straits time forum.
Will I die in their hands? or Will I get killed by my work?
p.s: Thanks Kok, for putting the comment box back.
Having my first full time job up till now, I haven't really started teaching the secondary students yet. From what I heard, I will be teaching a lot of photoshop and flash.
Life has been about work work and more work. I have to catch hold of all the shit that my supervisor throw and service to all the non IT savvy teachers with ridiculous request like asking me to help them scan 100 pages and put into CD bcos the students is very stingy to buy the 2x $2.80 book.
Just wth is that? Got money buy HP no money buy book?
The secondary students nowadays are quite a farfetched from those secondary days I had. They now have the power of technology and any mistake like crash / lousy planning of timetable, they can just log online and post in straits time forum.
Will I die in their hands? or Will I get killed by my work?
p.s: Thanks Kok, for putting the comment box back.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
The New iphone.
Issit really that good?
http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/live-from-macworld-2007-steve-jobs-keynote
http://www.apple.com/iphone/
Issit really that good?
http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/live-from-macworld-2007-steve-jobs-keynote
http://www.apple.com/iphone/
Monday, January 01, 2007
New Year - New Beginning
This are my new year resolution for 2007
This are my new year resolution for 2007
1. 1280x1024 - 32bit color screen resolution
2. Don't attend any birthday party, if thou shall attend let there be no present.
3. Thou shall try to be more hardworking
4. Thou shall try to be more holy
5. Thou shall save 10.8k this year
6. To make another resolution next year
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