Google+ (Google Plus), the new Facebook Rival – Google recently launched a new social network site called the Google+ and have been creating a buzz in the social networking service network.

The Internet search giant launched the new Google Plus project which is said to be a rival to social front king, Facebook have been receiving quite some good reviews from BETA user.

Previously, Google had run before the Google Wave and Google Buzz which were not really a success, but now with the new Google Plus, the company is aiming to be ahead of Facebook. At the moment, it’s still in invitation based and no news about date of opening to the public yet.

The Google+ Project features 3 main function which is:

Circles – Which is like the Facebook group that you share your lifelog, updates and media with your close circle.

Sparks – It’s like recommendation of latest trending topic.

Hangouts – Online video chat with a group of friends.

I still haven’t get an invite at the moment and still waiting for the invite from Google as I have submitted my name at the “Keep Me Posted” site. Right now, there’s not really a way on how to get in, Google recently launched invitation service but shut off due to high demand of invitation.

With all the simple function and cool feature of Google+ (Google Plus), it can be a new Facebook rival, but who will win the social networking war? We can’t put a word on it now as both provides different and unique feature. Let’s wait and see when Google+ is open to the public.

If you have idea on how to get an invitation, please share too. =)

Google TV, the much anticipated home entertainment media platform delivered by Google and Android is coming very soon by several company like Sony is already making set top box and TV with built in Google TV. But then is Google TV suits everyone need?

Google TV is just another Windows Media Centre slash TiVo slash HTPC slash Netflix slash Xbox slash Apple TV slash computer. It’s just a little device which hook up to the Internet, stream content from the cloud and can be connected to the PC to become a TiVo. Being a geek, Google TV will be interested to he or she but to current consumer, this kind of media device might not seems fascinated due to complicity of control and UI.

In my opinion, no matter how simple the UI is, an old man still want a manual remote control accessing to HD channel and a separate PC which does YouTubing. Google need to think about the old generation too at the same time making great product for the geeky new generation. The question is how? I also wonder how. I tried teaching my dad how to stream video from my PC or even play a AVCHD dvd from the PlayStation 3 but it just didn’t work out very well.

Another problem is that Internet connection speed not always fast in all the countries around the world. Malaysia is one of the example having a slow speed. Google TV need to have a very fast connection only then you can stream high quality HD content from cloud, or else, it’s just streaming NOTHING.

So Asians, Malaysians, what do you think about Google TV and do you want it for you home?

What I saw recently in my hostel unit was the router-liked thingy, I don’t think it’s a router, maybe a wireless bridge, or wifi extender or I don’t know. There’s no power cable, just a ethernet cable connected into it.

To my exitement, I thought the Internet is here. But I couldn’t find any open network. Sucks. It just not broadcasting.

Lousy service by Taylor’s University Hostel Management but this thing seems cool. I am so geeky. There’s no button on it, just LED and some output for antenna

I am actually trying to post from a new editor, it’s Adobe Contribute. I don’t want to just post some simple test post and so I am sharing something.

Do you guys think iPhone’s screen is hard? Yes, I did but now I don’t, after seeing my friend’s iPhone, with a broken screen. No idea how she did it and she just doesn’t want to tell me.

Cool screen. How’s your screen doing? Hopefully it’s not like that.

I only know the the open Wifi network in my school is at the Canteen, Form 6 Block and School Hall. This “25″ is new and I manage to get onto the Internet with my iPod touch during classes few weeks ago but it’s not working right now. The “25″ is still showing on my list but the Internet connection doesn’t work already.

I tried login into their router homepage to check out the Internet connection status. They didn’t really change their default username and password so it’s pretty easy to guess, it’s either “admin” or “password”.

First I managed to login into this at, I check out their wireless status and Internet status, it’s all up but the in router SSID is showing “Art Room” instead of “25″ which I read from my iPod. One thing very weird is the Art Room is so far away from my classroom, so I assume the wireless connection is bridged from there.

Then the connection disconnected and the IP changed. Something is wrong with either the school wireless network or my iPod’s connection. I login into another router homepage at 192.168.1.1 and I got a Linksys router homepage. The same thing, everything shows the Internet is up but then the SSID is different again, it’s “Server Room”. I got no idea where the school’s Server Room is but the connection just keep jumping around. From Art Room to Server Room and once I got Resource Room which is just down the corridor of floor.

They should fix their wireless connection already. With all the set up ready, but a weird bridging wireless network, it’s still not a fully Wifi school yet, there’s still a lot of blind spot. However, I believe there’s still school with no Wifi network. =)

I was window shopping in Queensbay Mall last weekend and found out that the Switch Apple Premium Reseller store is closed and is under some sort of upgrade renovation for a bigger store. Great! I love Apple and wondering will Apple bring in the very own Apple Store to South East Asia, perhaps Malaysia?

Just rambling around. I want an iPhone 3GS! It’s coming to Malaysia, confirmed on 31st July 2009, Friday. Do you realised that all the iPhone 3GS launch days are all on the Friday? =)

I was in charge of some editing work for the school magazine and they got me a floppy disk and I didn’t know how am I gonna read it because I have not been using this for like many years. Moreover, I don’t have floppy drive.

I remembered brother has a USB floppy drive that comes with his Fujitsu laptop years ago. I dig everywhere in my cupboard and found it lying there covered with dust.

After connecting via the USB, I found out that it doesn’t work. “USB not recognized.” Oh my god, tried all ports and it still doesn’t work.

Gave up and I’m not going to work for it anymore. Will just ask them to transfer it to a flash drive or something.

This is not cool, that’s why Mac didn’t have a floppy drive last time, but yet it’s still so cool.

I was doing window shopping at Gurney Plaza last weekend and saw a few mobile phone with low price tag on shelf. It’s all used units and in very good condition, with the low price and good condition, it’s a good buy. I am using my Nokia N95 and 6280, I want to replace my 6280 with a better one, but then money is the problem and moreover, new iPhone will be announcing next month, so let’s wait for it. =)

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