Posted in Internet on Jan 5th, 2007 No Comments »
I are a good leetle kid and I don’t usually rant on Streamyx unless it goes too ridiculous.
I’ve attempted to upgrade my package to 1mbps (RM88/month package) last Saturday via the online provisioning system. Seemed impressive, I managed to apply for the upgrade with just a few clicks, and there was a nice little page [...]
Posted in Guides, Internet, Software on Jan 1st, 2007 1 Comment »
If you’re one of the victims suffering ultra slow access to international websites due to the Taiwan earthquake, don’t be frustrated.
While many opt to get their ass off the computer chair, using proxy can be one of the workarounds while the issue is being rectified.
I’ve written a guide on how to configure proxy in the [...]
Posted in Hardware, Internet, Mini Reviews, Photos on Dec 31st, 2006 No Comments »
I’ve been busy with moving house all these while (since I’m back from Bangkok), and finally I’ve some free time to write a blog update.
My PC is now located in my room at first floor while the ADSL wireless Router is located at the hall at ground floor. Lazy to do all the cabling, I [...]
Posted in Internet, Mini Reviews, Software on Dec 9th, 2006 1 Comment »
As my job requires me to travel overseas quite often, making international calls is inevitable. I’ve just recently migrated from VoipStunt to SkypeOut mainly because of voice quality concern and other factors.
Read the full story in Spherebox
Posted in Craps, Internet on Dec 6th, 2006 No Comments »
Was NBTD and searching for “Windows Vista” in Wikipedia (at around 9am UTC+8), and I came across this thing:
“A totally original product not a Mac ripoff at all, if you rip off Mac, you must be desperate”.
I can guarantee that the screenie wasn’t photoshopped (although I know I shouldn’t have cropped the pic). However, it [...]
Posted in Guides, Internet, Recommendations, Software on Nov 30th, 2006 No Comments »
Are you a victim of suspected TMnet’s P2P traffic throttling recently? Are you suffering ultra-low download speed at 5KB/s while you used to get 100KB/s before? I’m one of the victims, even my favourite µTorrent gives me fluctuating download speed that will never exceed 15KB/s, that’s really disappointing.
But recently in Lowyat.net discussion forum, UNDERGROUND suggested [...]
Posted in Guides, Internet, Software on Nov 25th, 2006 4 Comments »
With the widespread of Internet access and online monetary transaction (for example, online banking, online shopping etc.) has become increasingly common and important, security definitely is a no-joking matter. Nobody wants to put their hard-earned money in danger while committing online transaction, and the paranoid among Netizens is understandable.
Therefore, I’m here to write some common [...]
Posted in Guides, Internet, Recommendations, Software on Nov 7th, 2006 1 Comment »
Many people said Firefox is not as good as Opera and/or Maxthon because it has less functions; they claimed, goodies like mouse gesture and super drag-and-go should be included by default in Firefox, instead of relying third party developers to deliver them through the form of extension.
IMO, Firefox is on the right track. I’d anytime [...]
Posted in Internet, Recommendations on Nov 6th, 2006 No Comments »
RSS is not a fresh term to those who frequently read news/blogs/articles online, what is so good about it? With it, I don’t have to visit all my different favorite sites to get myself updated. Instead, I can subscribe to those sites and view it in a central location, saving the hassle of opening different [...]
