Quick! Opera Browser is giving the free registration code!

Many people are using Internet Explorer. But actually there is more choice out there, like Firefox, Opera, Netscape, etc. For all of those, only Opera needs you to pay for US$19.

Now Opera is having a 10th anniversary, and giving away the registration code free of charge.

Click here to get your free code now!

I tried to use opera before. My point is…. why do I need to pay?

But nevermind, now you got a chance to get a free registration code. Don’t miss it. It will be stopped on Thursday…

Trying to start to study?

Oh. Is it life is full of exams? I really don’t like exam. It makes me feel pressure.

And I am really lazy to study. Trying to start today, at least now get “touch” with the notes.

Hope exam will get pass…

Buying updated hardware for dump softwares?

The computer now got faster than ever. People can play beautiful illustrated 3D Games in their PC. Many PCs are equipped with fast processor which can handle many complicated jobs already.

At the time when computer is introduced, it was huge and used lots of space. Then, the computer was smaller then ever. And have a little operating system which only a few KBs.

Now the Windows XP used around 4GB upon installation. Many software started to demand a minimum requirement at Pentium II or above. Sometimes even you own a Pentium III PC, PC may not be able to handle some softwares.

Speed of CPUs, Storage of Harddisk, etc are keep on rising. New products evolved everyday. Old one faded out quickly. The reason why we need to keep with the update hardware because of the software. If you don’t upgrade, you can’t use some softwares that required for your work.

Is it because nowadays the software become “dump”? How they become so large? Why they need so many CPU resources? Is that all of them really perform well and make good use of the hardware?

Or may be nowadays the software can do what we can’t expect. I think that is the only true answer. But it is good that the programmer keep the software to be smaller and not to use too much unecessary resources.

Windows 95, where to get “start”

The time I started to play computer, the system used is still DOS command system. That is nothing fun to play with the computers. The games and softwares are not very fun. All are in text format. No graphics.

Later, Microsoft released Windows 3.0. The working environment seems to be much more easier. It got more visualized. Users can control the computer easily by just few simple clicks.

At 24 August, 1995, a better Windows is released. It is Windows 95, who marked a significant occasion of the computer industry. The brand new design with a “start” button at the left bottom of the screen really gives inspiration. That day, in Microsoft Redmond Campus, over ten thousand press from all around the world covers the story. Windows 95’s new design and better user interface make users to be fresh and better to control the computer. It also makes the computer to be more friendly.

Now it’s already 10 years. The next generation Windows, Windows Vista, is planned to be released on 2006. The next Windows have more advanced feature. Users hoped to be suprised about the feature as this windows has been waited for years.

Windows XP has been good enough to use. What would be the next generation Windows be? It should shock users, better interface, stability and compatibility. Wants are unlimited, Windows XP is good then Windows Vista should be better then ever.

I want a uniform protocol

Google Talk has released a beta for few daya ago. It is another Instant Messaging (IM) software like ICQ, MSN, AOL, etc. It used Jabber protocol. In order to add your friends, your friends must have a gmail account.

It is very common that some of my friends use ICQ, some use MSN, while some others use QQ (a china Instant Messaging software). It is very complicated for me to install many IM software clients. It used up a lot of memory too.

There is some software that can connect to MSN, ICQ, AOL, Yahoo IM protocol at the same time. For example, like Trillian (http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/), Miranda (http://www.miranda-im.org/) can connect to the different protocol at the same time. But as they are 3rd party software, some advanced feature cannot be used. For instance, if your friend us MSN Messenger 7.5 to send you a special winks, you cannot see it under Miranda or Trillian.

That is why I still install msn, icq, yahoo messenger seprately. Now, a new protocol comes in, the Google one. I really want a uniformed protocol, if all of them use on single protocol, life could be easier. Many new tech things come in, so many different protocol and formats, making it to be hard for some tech starters.

Add: Tried to add some of the friends in Google Talk. Unfortuately, after they used it for once, never open it again. So addicted to MSN and ICQ.

Gmail now open for register… only for US

If you guys keep on checking out the Google’s Website, the Gmail has opened for registration now. But this is only for US users. US users now able to send a SMS to Google and then will get a free >2.5GB Gmail account.

Now, Gmail is open for registration may because of the release of Google Talk beta, which requires gmail account in order to use the software. But one thing to be noticed is that, Gmail has introduced at least 50 invitation for existing customers. After the existing customer send out the invitation, the invitation quota would still remain as 50. Most of the internet users now able to get an account very easily. Now become officially opened for registration, this will not be a big news for internet users.

Moreover, once you send the SMS to Google for Gmail account, you are actually sending your phone number to Google. But as metioned, now users able to get invitation from existing users easily, why do they need to register by sending the SMS? Use google to key “Gmail invitation”, and you will be able to get a Gmail account easily.

No matter what it is. The ultra-large mailbox, “invitation for registration” and advanced label function of Gmail make Google success. “Moving fast”, “Web Presence” and “act cool” may be the 3 key successful factor of web sites.

MEC, the last MEC

Times running fast. Today is the last tutorial for MEC. But today I feel very sick. I ate pill and feeling dizzy and tiring. I want to sleep! But I got 3 lessons since 9 am.

During the MEC tutorial, our groupmate are all get sick and not willing to do the questions. Finally come to an end. I have taken some photo with my MEC classmates. I don't know how to describe in words. Most of the classmates are so friendly. Teacher is very helpful. I will cherish the moment in Singapore. Overall I have a great fun when having the tutorial for MEC.

It is no doubt that every moment in Singapore is very good and prefect. Life cannot be prefect. I also got some problem. It makes me feel unhappy. But no matter what, I should try my best to face it and try to be happy about it. OK.

Apple's Intel PC - Third part of the story...?

Now, the third part of the story continues when I tried to install the Tiger 10.4.1 to my laptop. It was not easy actually I need to have the following at first:

1. Apple's Developer DVD
2. VMware 5.0.1 (at least)
3. UltraISO 7.6.2.1180 (at least)
4. Ubuntu Live CD

The hardest to get is no. 1 and 4. I have to receive the Apple's Developer DVD from my friends who live in Hong Kong. The internet is so slow that the transfer rate holds on 30K/Sec. How long you can imagine to receive a 2.3 GB files at this slow speed?

Also, I have to get Ubuntu, the live Linux CD distribution. which is also 600MB. The laggy transfer rate is really su*k.

Finally, it takes me for more than 4 days to get all those things correctly.

So I followed the Xplode's Guide on web, and finally I got succeed. Now I manged to run Mac OS X in VMware now.

The experience so COOL! It runs faster than that to use PowerPC emulator, PearPC. The effect, the style, the environment, everything is too COOL to touch. I am so enthusiastic to use the Mac.

But there are actually many drawbacks with it. First, the Mac OS cannot detect the network card, that means no internet access is available. If no internet, for me, is no use anymore. I cannot get rid of internet everyday (to be more specific, I cannot get rid of playing computers everyday). That means you can just fooling around with the Mac OS.

Second, since it cannot detect the network card, that means you cannot connect to the Windows PC that you are using. Hence, you cannot install any program easily.

Third, it also comes out with no sound. That means even you want to listen to the music under Mac OS, it is NOT POSSIBLE.

Althought the speed is fast and the OS X is so COOL, I cannot make use with it. Another option is to run the Mac OS X natively. So that the Mac OS X is not running under emulation environment. Then, the Mac OS X can try to detect the actual hardware that the computer is using.

There are many success story to run the Mac OS X natively on their hardware. They can even have dual booting with Windows XP and Mac OS X. They can get online and detect all the hardware they are using so they can do many different stuff. Or even WIPE THE WINDOWS XP!!!! It was all COOL stuff that I have never seen.

So the next part, is to try to run the system natively in my PC.

Internet is so important to everyone right? What is the use for a Mac OS X without internet? No use, right?

Indonesia...?

This is my first time to go to Indonesia. Before I went, I didn't expect too much. After I arrived, the situation is even worse than I expected.

I go with one friend in the morning. Taking ferry from HarbourFront to Indonesia's Batam Center. After I arrived, problem rises.

We thought they know English, but actually is not. We hardly ask the directions. We don't even understand what they are talking. It is feeling even unsafe to stay around the city.

The first lunch in Indonesia is fast food, "All American". It is not so good because of the so-called,"Beer". But its kind of tastes is ... yuck! bad!

For shopping, we just went to few shopping mart. Don't think that shopping mart is as large as that one in Singapore. Indonesia's shopping mart... don't know how to even described in words.

Finally, we bought some coffees, layer cake and some other stuff for the friends in Hong Kong. No doubt that the stuff are quite cheap in Indonesia, but the environment is not so good. I am unable to communicate with them.

For dinner, we finally got something "better". We ate satay, nasi goreng and ice-cream at last. We ate so much and finally got feeling better a little bit.

Overall it is a good experience to know more about other places. It is also good that I found nothing interested in Indonesia. So next time I will suggest my friend don't go there.

Apple's Intel PC - Second part of the story...?

ok. So the second part of the story is that Apple's Intel Mac will be using Mac OS X 10.4.1.

the story starts when the beta version of Mac OS X 10.4.1 beta version released to the beta tester. Once released, it is leaked to the internet.

So, after it is leaked, many people would try to install it to regular PC as now the 10.4.1 is actually designed for Intel's based Mac.

What would become next? Tell you on coming Wednesday, okay?

Apple's Intel PC - First part of the story...?

Many people know the difference between Windows and Mac OS, right?

Windows is installed into PC, mostly are using Intel or AMD based CPU. Mac OS, on the other hand, is installed into Apple's hardware as core processing unit, which is different from Intel or AMD based CPU that we are using now. (They use the processor called, "G4", "G5", etc.) Because of different hardware architecture, Mac OS X cannot be installed into our laptop or regular PC..... in the past.

Few months ago, Apple announced the future Mac will not use Apple's own hardware anymore. Instead, they use Intel. This is because they want to save cost so as to increase their profit. That means Apple's Mac will be quite similar to the PC since Mac also use Intel based as the core from now on.

So, is that mean there is no difference between Mac and PC in the future? Since PC and Mac are using Intel based CPU, does it mean the Mac OS X system can now be installed to every PC in the future? Well, not really.

Thought Apple's Mac will use Intel based CPU for future Mac computers, Apple will implement a protection called "TPM" to protect Mac OS being installed to the regular PCs. Only the Apple's intel based Mac can install the Mac OS X.

Many people are quite interested about Mac. No doubt that Mac OS X's effect is quite beautiful. Its aqua effect is gorgeous. I saw many friends installed lots of software to make the Windows feel like Mac OS X. Many people are very interested about it althought XP already have a good design.

Should a system usability is more important than that of its "look"? Windows is so familiar with us. A lot of people are using Windows, but Mac OS X is so beautiful and irresistible, will this move of Mac OS X change the world? Is that really means regular PC cannot install Mac OS X in the future even Mac is now using Intel based CPU?

Second part of the story continues.... tomorrow. Today wrote a lot of words....keep clicking.

Saturday Fun

Saturday should go out to have some fun. This week I went to play pool and bowling with my friends. It was a such fun.

We used mobilephone to take photos. Now, most of the mobilephone got camera equipped. And some phone may have the 100 Mega Pixel for their phone. Now the standard reaches to 200 Mega Pixel. A small phone can also take great pictures like digital cameras!

Althought there is still some arguement saying that Mobilephone camera enable somebody to take pictures so easily and this may cause privacy issue. But the manufacturer now make the camera mobilephone to have a sound (that is unable to turn off) when taking photos. I think this is already a good measure at all.

It is all depending on people how to use the technology. It was like VCR. You can use it for producing illegal copies of TV programme. Or you can use it for time shifting feature, watch your programme anytime you want.

Today's most memorable moment is I got 104 marks for bowling... It is unbelieveable. I was used to aim for 60 marks or more. This time I can get 104 marks! What a lucky day!

Pirated Helps

Okay. So, first, before you continue to read today's entry, if you think I am bad or morally incorrect to say "Pirated Helps" in the first impression, just don't start to read it. Thanks! Lol

Pirated software is claimed to hurt the software. It hurts programmer's income. People download software for free without any consideration. But try to think, without pirated copy, Microsoft Windows would not be so successful.

It starts when people are using the pirated Windows in their home. Because pirated Windows are free, and more and more people keep on using it. It is no doubt that people are getting more and more familiar with the Windows.

As we all know for business, it cannot use the pirated software. That means the company need to buy legal copy of it. No one wants to waste the cost for training the employee to use any new system. Windows system are so familiar to users and the company should use it to lower the maintanence cost.

I understand using pirated software is not right. I just want to say that somehow the pirated software helped Microsoft to market their product.

Your comment is really appreciated. No offence here.

Still not feeling well

Today got a presentation in the morning, so got to wear formally. Still got lessons after all, so got to wear it whole day... haha...

It seems that I am the only one to wear so formally. In HK, it is common for people to wear like that for presentation. I seems quite wierd.

Anyway, today still feeling not so good. I really hate this, but I also understand I got no choices. I hope I still can take it, don't wanna to see this happening, but it can't be stopped. BAD!!!!!

But today there is one clip in my digital camera. saying "Thank you, Peter". It was just because I lend them a camera.

I feel so sweet, supported, feeling much better, don't know how to describe it in words.

How come Singapore friends are so nice and good? Its such a great time to study with you all.

Sorry for today's blog entry is not talking anything about MEC. Because the clip makes me feel that Singapore is so warm and sweet. I hardly find in it Hong Kong, which is quite sad.

May be Hong Kong people doing all the things fastly, so busy, forgot everything about "care", "friends" and "love".

If you are anyone of them and don't want me to post your face, please tell me :P

Bad Day

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Today had a bad feeling... Don't know how to say it. Or may be I cannot say it.

It is true that life is full of unexpected things... But how come I got so many. I hate this is happening... People are so selfish!!!

Better still, I have this place to express and relax a little bit.

Thanks, technology.

What if....

Recently quite busy with those projects and presentations, I always need to stay in the school after lessons. It is quite tiring....

For projects and presentations, we always use office software. What if we don't have those tools? What if we don't have computers? I remember one of my friends give me a strange answer, "No computer, life is simplier".

May be he is correct... Now everyday we spend lots of time using MSN, playing computer games, browsing websites. Did you count how many hours you use for internet?

May be he is wrong... Without computers, many things cannot be done easily. People cannot manage their funds 24 x 7. You need to use many papers and write a lot for projects. You cannot contact with your friends without boundaires.....

It is just a matter of how we use the technology....

Fun with MEC

I really love to study MEC module. The main reason is that I am quite interested in computer technology. Sometimes I think it is quite boring for studying, but after I come to Singapore, I found Ngee Ann uses the MEL system quite well so that students can really enjoy for the technology.

One thing to critize is that Ngee Ann's wireless network is not as good as expected... It gets cut very frequently... Sometimes when I try to download the stuff from internet, the speed is very slow... Hope that it will improve sometimes.

Since now, I found quite fun with MEC. Keep checking this blog. I will write more. This blog will not just use it for MEC. I hope my friends from Singapore know more about me when I come back to Hong Kong. Cheers!!!