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. $9.90 per game is quite expensive. Nevertheless paying for 2.0 upgrade is worth for it.
Apps installed in my iPod touch:
- Scribble
- WritingPad
- Twinkle
- Twitterific
- NYTimes
- iWant
- Currency
- To Do
- PageOnce
- Wordpress
- Pownce
- Banner Free
- Tap Tap Revenge
- iPint
- Othello
- Light
Upgrade your iTouch and iPhone now!
First Nuffnang Check Arrived!
After placing Nuffnang ads on my sites for a year, I finally cashed out and received the cheque or check or whatever today in my letterbox. It’s not a big amount, but it’s enough to cover my webhosting payment. To be short and simple, Nuffnang is a local blog advertising company which helps you make a little money through blogging.
Some makes a lot, some makes a little, it depends on how good your blog traffic is. People tend to think that it only make a little money even though placing the ads for some times, it depends on how many readers a day.
My tips is to
- be patience
- forget about making money
- just place it
- keep writing your blog
- make it interesting
- increase your blog reader
and soon advertiser will come and buy the ad spcae on your blog. Then you will start making money like me. =)
I uses Nuffnang but not Advertlets because I also don’t know why, they pissed me off last time with super low earning and I don’t like.
Nuffnang Earnings : RM193 (approx 60US$)
Apple announces iPhone 3G
The prediction that everyone made a few weeks back was pretty true as Apple just announced the new iPhone yesterday. For your information, 3G is not the biggest changes from the iPhone as the main attraction of the new iPhone is the freaking low price at 199$/299$/399$ for 8GB, 16GB and 32GB respectively.
3G is just an upgrade on the data transfer, sadly there’s no a front face camera for making video call. If you get an iPhone 3G, you probably must get an unlimited data plan for you because that is what a 3G iPhone for, web surfing on the go, push email etc etc.
Unfortunately, there’s still isn’t any good mobile data plan here in Malaysia yet. Celcom is the most recommended one at the moment but I am not a Celcom user. I uses Maxis and Digi. People are complaining about the connection keep dropping on Maxis 3G Broadband while DiGi still do not offers any high speed data plan yet. As I’ll just have to wait for DiGi to announced 3G connection and U Mobile (new telco in Malaysia) to come to Penang.
Too, it’s now added with A-GPS which allow you to track yourself on the built in Google Maps.
Likes:
- 3G High Speed Data Transfer
- Cheaper Price
- Built in A-GPS
- iPhone 2.0 Firmware
- New cool Apps
- Foreign language input
Dislikes:
- Not announced in Malaysia yet. Has to get from Singapore and maybe with Singtel contract.
- No MMS
- No video recording
- No face front camera for video call
- Low quality camera
- In-store activation. Activate right away in-store.
Well, according to Steve during the Keynote, you can’t buy iPhone online in the states nor activate it yourself. All the activation is done in-store right away meaning that you will now have to sign up for the contract right away in Apple store, though those people out there sure got a way to avoid signing up for the contract when buying the iPhone right.
In Asia, it’s only Hong Kong and Japan that will get their first hand on the iPhone on July 11th while Singapore and other Asia Pacific country will be later this year. Sadly, there’s no Malaysia in the list. Oh my god!
Since it’s so cheap, it pretty worth to get one for yourself. As for me, I think I’ll be getting one as my secondary phone, I already have a phone that can do video call, getting this for my mobile entertainment and as a always connected device is good.
image of Engadget and Apple.
WWDC 08 Live Coverage
I have been following almost all Apple event since a year ago when I was being very enthusiastic on the technology world. It’s June, and it’s now the WWDC 08 happening in San Fransisco. Being a tech savvy teen, I can’t be traveling across the globe for the event as $ concerns.
I am currently sitting in front of the computer desk with a lot of tabs on my Firefox browser running and keep tapping F5 on several sites for the latest update on the keynote by Steve Job in San Fransisco.
I did some searching on live video or audio feed but turns out all of them are down right now. Guess I’ll just have to stick with the refreshing of words.
Here’s a few site that I am following.
- http://live.iphonbuzz.com
- http://gizmodo.com
- http://engadget.com
- http://macrumorslive.com
- http://crunchgear.com
- http://arstechnica.com
- Cnet
Not so much but it’s sufficient for all the updates I need. I’ll gonna be having a dark eye circle in school tomorrow as it’s midnight here right now in Malaysia.
By the way, I do not own any Mac, yet but I have a lots of iPods at home. =D
Guitar Knight, 3rd Party Controller for Guitar Hero
My PlayStation 2 has been collecting dust for a long time. Recently, after playing the Guitar Hero game on my friend’s PlayStation, I felt in love with that game and I bought a copy of the game but without a guitar controller. After searching online for a guitar controller, I found a low price 3rd party controller and that is Wireless Guitar Knight Controller.
I bought the controller at Play-Asia for US$24.90 and it took them for like 8 days to delivered to my door steps via free shipping. Package come in a good bubble box. There’s actually a cheaper one but it’s wired. I prefer not to have the wire running around in my room as it’ll be look messy so I took the wireless one.
The guitar itself looks smaller than the original Guitar Hero’s guitar. It felt weird at first but it’s good to hold on later then. The whammy bar and the strum bar are nice to press on but the 5 buttons are a bit hard. The feeling is not the same on the original controller, though it’s still nice to play with, just need sometimes to master on it.
Just plug in the receiver into one of the controller port and you are ready go play. It requires 4 AA size battery but the package doesn’t come with any. It uses 2.4GHz wireless frequency instead of Bluetooth or Infrared so it may affect your home wireless network so you may want to change your Wifi channel. According to the manual, it says that distance of this controller will support up to 7 meter which is quite far already.
If you are looking for a place to buy your gaming needs online, check out Play-Asia, it’s where I do my shopping for my gaming gear and accessories. It’s reliable and large library of title and games. The best of all, it takes in PayPal.
