Archive for July, 2008
HDD Enclosure or VAIO Portable Hard Disk Drive
Recently, my friend just lend me his portable HDD to transfer some files to me. I don’t have one so I have to use his. It’s a small portable HDD and it’s smaller than those 2.5″ hard disk drive enclosure and with VAIO word imprint on the silver case.
I didn’t know that Sony has po rtable HDD, I’m wondering is it a just an enclosure or a real portable HDD that’s release by S ony.
There’s no other word on the portable HDD, instead it’s quite easy to take of the case and seeing there’s a small 20GB HDD and a piece of paper folded up to fill the case because the HDD is real small and only half the size of the case.
The transfer speed between the portable HDD and the PC via a USB cable is at a average speed, it’s just the same as my CF card to my PC. Not at a high speed.
After searching through the net, I only found Sony portable HDD in black colour, bigger casing and with security feature. It’s not like what it is here. So what do you think? An enclosure or is it really a portable HDD by Sony that released long time ago?
Tags: hdd, portable hdd, sony vaio
Battlefield Heroes is a free Team Fortress 2
I bet a lot of you gamers out there heard of Team Fortress 2 which still currently in the top 10 best online multiplayer game, it was in the first place but its place has been taken over by Call Of Duty 4. As you know Team Fortress 2 is not a games with very realistic graphic like the Battlefield and Call Of Duty, though those 3D cute characters and bloody scene make the game addictive and fun. That’s why it’s being on the top multiplayer games list.
At this time, soon in the Summer, EA Games is going to release a similar game to the Team Fortress 2 and that is the Battlefield Heroes. From the trailer and in game footage, it’s seems to be a third person shooter instead of a first person one. Both gamesplay and graphic are alike, but it’s less bloody in Battlefield Heroes To be short about the games, Battlefield Heroes is a cartoon shooter. =)
The best part of the game is not the graphic but it’s the price of the game. You wouldn’t believe it when I say it’s a game from Electronic Arts and it’s giving out for free. Actually you don’t need a CD to play it and you don’t really need to download it too. It’s more like the game Soldier Front where you register an account on the net and sign in and play via a browser.
Play with a bunch of friends online and for free, I bet it will be fun. Let’s wait for the release.
Check out Battlefield Heroes website now.
Tags: cartoon shooter, fps, online games
Using Linksys Wireless N Network at Home
My room doesn’t has any LAN point or a telephone line port and because of this, I have no choice but to setup a wireless network at home. 3 years ago, I bought a Linksys 802.11b or known as wireless B router and adapter for my PC at home. It’s only for sharing and getting me connected to the Internet in my room. The Internet speed is good with it but then the connection always drop on the weak signal and I got no idea why I have to restart my router whenever it drops.
Soon, I bought a wireless G adapter hoping it can boost my receiver but then it failed on me. It still drops every few hours because of consistence connection with the router in the living room. After doing some research on the net, it’s believe that the router can’t handle that much connection and the receiver is a cheapo Asus USB receiver. I’ve not been able to get on to the Internet lately until I changes to a alternative solution and that is either getting a brand new wireless setup or a Power point-to-LAN point plug like the Homeplug or Powerplug.
Homeplug is way cheaper than getting a new wireless router and receiver, but then I can’t seems to find it anywhere in my place and so I had to dig out a little more money to invest in the wireless setup. ‘
Wireless G is an old technology although still popular, however I went for Wireless N which is the 802.11N wireless standard. This more to be mean that I am Mac-ready because all Mac have wireless N module in it except for the MacMini. Moreover, I can do file transfer between computers now, the speed is faster right now.
Linksys WMP300N Wireless-N PCI Adapter
I went for a PCI adapter instead of a USB one. Although, it’s only allow me to use on one PC, it gives me a better connection and does not uses my memory as USB does. Moreover, PCI is always faster and after so many days of using it, I got no connection drop. It’s always-on, always-connected and I get connected right away when I turn on my PC.
It looks like rocket , though it’s just the middle blue thing is the receiver, 3 cable is connected to the receiver and the back of the chassis. The cable quite short and I can’t place it high up, thus resulting in a weak signal. However, the weak signal did not affect the connection and I still get the maximum Internet speed and it shows 2 connection is connected to a network.
For around RM280 (85US$), the price is a little bit expensive but I got no other choice and I am not regret of getting this. If the cable is longer, it would be perfect.
Linksys WRT160N Wireless N Router
You don’t get a N receiver when you don’t have a router broadcasting N signal. I chose this WRT160N because mainly of the design. There’s actually another choice for me but after reading the review on the net, it seems to be a good one and the design is sleeker.
It has built-in range booster which is a good thing for my home as there’s a couple of wall between my room and the living room where the router is placed. There’s also a 4 LAN port, though there’s no need for me as I’m on wireless.
So far so good, no restarting on the router and I just leaved it in the living room.
Wireless N is said can reach a maximum speed of 270mbps, but then until now I only get 54mbps, still figuring out how to work on it, any ideas? Will it be it is broadcasting on G and N at the same time because my laptop doesn’t have a N connection.
Anyway, loving it and loving my Internet.
New or Weird IP from Streamyx Broadband
Last night, I can’t able to sign in to my Live Messenger, some International sites like YouTube, everything was going slow to me. I got into my router page and tried to reconnect the Internet, somehow I disconnected it and reconnect it over 10 times and I still get the same IP that starts with 118.xx.xx.xx.
Usually, based on the area I’m at, I’ll mostly get an IP that starts with 60.xx.xx.xx, when I’m lucky I’ll get something that starts with 218/219.xx.xx.xx which is known to be a good IP as that will be faster according to some forumers.
However, it’s 118 all the time from now on, is it a new IP from Streamyx because it’s the first time I’ve come across IP like this.
Wonder when only Streamyx Broadband service will be on par as Singapore/Hong Kong’s broadband provider?
Upgraded to iPod touch 2.0
Previously and all the time before my iPod touch was running on the first iPod touch firmware when it’s released many months ago, it was on 1.1.1. Actually at first it was 1.1.2 when I bought it, then only I downgrade it to 1.1.1 to do the jailbreak. iTouch or iPhone without any third party application is just as useless and uncool as shit. It’s only the apps that make them stand out.
Before that, Apple requires us to pay for 1.1.4 for Mail, Maps, Notes and Stocks app, it’s not third party, it’s official, I didn’t pay for it because I can get it on the jailbroken Installer.
Last month, at San Fransisco’s MacWorld Keynote, Steve Jobs announced the iPhone and iPod touch 2.0 firmware which allow users to download third party apps from the newly added App Store. When I heard third party apps, I was like “WOW, that’s great, there’s official licensed third party apps right now”. No more worrying about voided warranty.
For US$9.90, it’s pretty worth for it. I have bought it, upgraded and playing with many of the free apps now. There’s some that require you to pay, like games, utilities and more. I’ll see how’s the review about it only then I’ll buy it. $9.90 per game is quite expensive. Nevertheless paying for 2.0 upgrade is worth for it.
Apps installed in my iPod touch:
- Scribble
- WritingPad
- Twinkle
- Twitterific
- NYTimes
- iWant
- Currency
- To Do
- PageOnce
- Wordpress
- Pownce
- Banner Free
- Tap Tap Revenge
- iPint
- Othello
- Light
Upgrade your iTouch and iPhone now!
First Nuffnang Check Arrived!
After placing Nuffnang ads on my sites for a year, I finally cashed out and received the cheque or check or whatever today in my letterbox. It’s not a big amount, but it’s enough to cover my webhosting payment. To be short and simple, Nuffnang is a local blog advertising company which helps you make a little money through blogging.
Some makes a lot, some makes a little, it depends on how good your blog traffic is. People tend to think that it only make a little money even though placing the ads for some times, it depends on how many readers a day.
My tips is to
- be patience
- forget about making money
- just place it
- keep writing your blog
- make it interesting
- increase your blog reader
and soon advertiser will come and buy the ad spcae on your blog. Then you will start making money like me. =)
I uses Nuffnang but not Advertlets because I also don’t know why, they pissed me off last time with super low earning and I don’t like.
