Transcend HDD

Hi, I just went to Low Yat plaza to get a Transcend Hard Disc Drive (HDD) 500 GB Store Jet 25 M for RM 303. It is shockproof, drop tested with U.S Military Standard( MIL-STD-819F METH.516.5 Proc.IV) This should suffice, as the HDD wouldn't be dropped from a height of 1 meter. My previous encounters with Hard disks have not been too good, when my Western Digital couldn't even withstand a knock, whats more, a drop? I rather get a lower capacity Solid State Drive (SSD) This, has no moving parts in the drive, thus can withstand drops and knocks well. The cost is more expensive though. It comes with 2 year warranty with 1 year additional provided by the store.

Also, I got a HP ink refill for the printer. Give it a try, see how it compares to the original.

Picked up some Mitsubishi DVD+R in 25s. This is for the DVD recorder. Had some plastic holder to go with it.

I saw a 128GB flash drive retailing at RM1000+ hehe, this would be good for compact storage that wouldn't be damaged too easily. Maybe for a mission ?

In future, flash drives will be much cheaper with much more storage space.

Jusco, maluri

Hi . went to Jusco at Jalan Maluri today. Well there were discounts on many produts, and got the chance to pick up some clothes.

We were here the previous day to buy a microwave oven for a tenant, however it was closing time then. Today we had much time to shop around and look at interesting products.

I met my previous kindergarten teacher, now working at the mall. About 10 years later? hmm....

Need to shop more before the end of this year

Astro Beyond HD

Hi,

Looks like tm net just upgraded the Internet service today. That was considered fast<1day>

I was hoping it would be immediate. When I tested the speed using Speed test, it was about 1.6Mbps to a local server :) That confirms it.

Anyway, Astro is also upgrading its service for High Defenition (HD) broadcast. This should be exciting. You need to upgrade the satellite dish, decoder and cabling. They offer a few channels initially,but will add more soon. It costs RM20 additional for the HD service. 5 HD channels----National Geographic HD , ESPN HD, HBO HD, History Channel HD and Supersport HD.

The new decoder has new features---5.1 channel audio output, 1 USB port, 1 LAN port and 1 HDMI output.

The 5.1 channel audio is good for surround sound with 5 speakers. USB is for your external Hard Drive which can be used to record videos, taht can only be played back by the decoder. LAN port is for future use where you can plug in the LAN cable to download movies. Something like IPTV by Singtel Mio in Singapore. Wait till the internet gets faster to use that fuction -.-

The HDMI output will give you 16 : 9 widescreen format that has the original aspect ratio and not compressed to fit.

We will just have to wait until this is approved for condominiums.

This service will commence on the 19th of December 2009

Streamyx

Hi, I upgrade my Internet in Malaysia from 512kbps to 1Mbps. As you know the Internet there is turtle and expensive, unlike South Korea, where most places have 100Mbps Internet for about USD 60. Quite good for the most wired nation. Well here it is RM66 (+5) for the upgraded 1Mbps. They give free 4 months. Then after that RM5 extra. For streamyx, the 2 and 4 Mbps is not reasonable. You also need to use their modem ...The Pear to Pear sites are also given low priority,

=== Torrent will be slowed down.==== Just hope for tm net to upgrade their server to handle more bandwith and have a better infrastructure. Also, the Internet always lags at night. This is primarily because of the amount of users at night, as compared to morning users. The solution? Same as the above

Well let's look at the other ISPs. Metrofone is interesting. They use fibre optics and provides 2Mbps in the form of Ethernet to the Home(ETTH) This means that you do not use the copper line, instead a fibre optic one and no modem is needed.RM 60 is quite ok. Unfortunately it does not provide service to my area and is available to condominiums. MiMax is another option. The 10Mbps is expensive though. This has a usage limit, so if you use more than the quota, they would throttle your speed :(

Let's see how long it takes for them to process our request and provide the 1Mbps Internet service. :D

Reading up

Hi,

I have been reading up on the different subjects, namely A & E Math, Chinese, Science, Geography. I find A math a bit more complex than E math, that is why you need to get the basics right first, such as Indices. Like what Mr koh said, Indices would be useful in A math. Hmm, Surds, Indices, Logarithms. Science, as it is pure, is more detailed.

Aspire 4810TG

Hi,

We went to Low Yat Plaza today and I got an Acer Aspire 4810TG for RM 2,999 . Well, this Core 2 Duo SU 9400 with a clock speed of 1.4 GHz 800 Mhz FSB. This is a low voltage processor, thus don't expect it to be fast in processing. Good enough for general everyday computing. You have to compromise performance for stamina, with a battery life of 8+ hours, it uses minimal power consumption. GPU is ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330. This is for notebooks with 512 MB VRAM and uses less power then the 5 series. The display size is 14" HD LED. Standard 2GB DDR3 memory.This can be updraded too. Then there is a normal HDD by Western Digital 320 GB.The main board itself is split into 4 layers. The cooling is by Intel's Laminar Wall Jet technology. Just like in jet engines, the engine itself can reach 1000 degrees centigrade, but the wall must be kept cool, so as not no ignite the fuel stored in the wings. This is commonly used in ultra thin laptops.

The best is the Windows 7 , new layout and features. This is where it gets interesting. This OS is meant to be faster than Vista.That's why I totally skipped getting a Vista.

Overall, the Aspire 4810TG is a thin laptop that can function well, with a Windows experience score of 4.4 for processor, it is mid range. <1.0>

DDR3 RAM is quite good at 4.9

Graphics at 4.5 (for Aero display)

Gaming Graphics at 5.9 :D

HDD transfer rate at 5.4

As you can see, the processor is the lowest, as this is not your normal P or T series, but a low voltage SU.

Other laptops of similar pricing: Sony ,ASUS, HP

3rd last day of school

Hi, Today is Wednesday, 30 days from 28th September 2009.

For Chinese, we went through how to write a News report. After that we headed to computer Lab to do the survey. It was for individual subject teachers. Had PE then recess.

Geography was in Geography room. During E.lit, Mr Wee came in and we did the project on Spain.

Maths, Mr Koh came instead of Mr tong, to teach indices..

Common Test

Today was the Common Test for Science. Since Mr. Wee said it was quite difficult. I think I can only get 70%, maybe ? This was considerably more difficult, compared to the previous tests. ((((The topics tested now, remind me of my Primary 6 Science teacher. You know, he will teach anything under the sun, EXCEPT our Primary School syllabus. What a joke... he said you will have read up yourself. He covered Heart & Digestion too.A bit too much information then, but now it's starting to be useful. )))) Today we had English and E.lit. For E.lit, we had an impromptu test. We are supposed to write a poem

Run for cancer

Hi, Today we went to East Coast park for the run against cancer. It was at Carpark E2. Sponsored by Singtel. In actual fact, we needed to pay $18, but the school paid for us. I took about 1 hour to run 5 km. Finished at 9 a.m , redeemed our drinks and apple. We watched the magic show, then there is a South African drum performance. Well, I walked about 8km to reach home.Meanwhile, some went to Parkway Parade on the way. .....

Late for school

Oh today is such a sad day, It was unfortunate that I was late today, I haven't tried the new rule yet, so this is my very first time. We are supposed to run around the very tiny little fountain near the General Office for 5 minutes. I take about 10 seconds run around the circumference of the fountain. It's about 10 m in diameter, so logically, a fountain with 1m in diameter should take me 1 sec :)