Gadget

While cleaning up my laptop files and checking for new windows vista side bar gadgets I found this usefull and compact gadget by the name of DeskEssentials_2.1, which is a 3 in one gadget, it has a todo list, a notes and a calculator. Nice and compact.

Multimedia Speakers

Just purchase a set of 2 multimedia speakers from Hyundai, small little thingi with a very large volume control at the back, for RM33. Use at 3.5mm plug and usb for power. While it say that its for various gadgets such as mp3 player, i phone the fact is that using the USB for power you will need to have a computer or at the very least a usb plug to power it.

Its ok, not fantastic even to my non hifi ears, but it does boost the volume.

Celcom Broadband Installation and First Impression.

The neighbourhood computer man gave me a call at 4 pm this Monday evening as promise informing me that the Modem (Huawei E1550) have arrive, I drop by after work at 6pm, and he was kind enough to install the Broadband for me.

The Modem (Huawei E 1550) come with a short extension cable, a very simple manual in good English.... (see picture)



We connected at the computer shop which have HSPDA speed but as my subscription is only RM68 a month I am basically limited to 3G speed any way. Not much problem there.

I headed home and after my bath, started to play around with it. The software say that I have HSPDA connection at home, even though the celcom map (on line) say I will only get 3G signal. So I will have the option of upgrading to RM 98 package fro faster speed.

I did a speed test – Result see picture

As today at the office we have some problems with streamyx connection, I log on to gmail and started surfing.

First Impression - Well at 3G speed it’s definitely not as fast as wifi or with fix line connection, my surfing style will have to change, and I have to be more patient for the pages to download especially with the pages with photos. Overall it ok.

Secondly down load speed is Ok at around 30 to 50 kbs per sec on my down load, which is almost as good as the wifi / fix line I use.

However I do get dropoff / cut off starting at around 8.30pm at night, and have some problems in downloading some web page at that time, congestion I believe .

Overall on this first day, satisfactory, i feel that it is no worst then fix line in terms of broadband service in Malaysia.

I am now going to post this on my post using celcom broadband.

Registeration for Celcom Broadband.

I pop into the Neighborhood Computer store to register for the Celcom Broadband, Unfortunately they are out of modems! Details take, payment made, they say the modems will be in on Monday.

Ok Let see how it goes! With this I will have use digi, maxis and celcom services.

Is this the future?

My Current Gadgets - My Conputer – Acer Aspire 2920 2Ghz

Laptop - Acer Aspire 2920 2Ghz

Acer Aspire 2920 2ghz, I suppose its just like any other 12inch laptop out there, Battery life is around 2 hours, what surprising to me is the Acer E Empowering Technology especially its E Recovery that is built in (all internal does not need a recovery cd at all).

The E Recovery can Back up your computer, and restore to that back up, and also it reformats C Drive to Factory Format, With the last all it take is around 30 min or so and you have a “brand new” computer again, without all the things you install to make the computer hang etc. And this is done with out having to put in any CD! It is all build in.

I have done it myself twice. As I know no other computer other then the Aspire Series has this. Just wonder why this feature is not heavily advertised, as this feature to be is a "killer" feature, I use to pay some guy to reformat my c drive every year, and have to reconfigure my laptop again. Why I have to do this? The computer slow downs over time, Reformat boost the speed up again.

In the past 20 years, I have purchase a total 6 computers personally, My first computer was a desktop was a 086, with no hard disk, that cost me RM4K plus, which is a good some of money.