Archive for April, 2007
Monday, April 30th, 2007
I was doing some online window shopping at Amazon.com and I bump into this Brunton solar charger.
The product description mentioned that it can be serve as an alternative energy to keep cell phone running, GPS tracking and digital camera snapping images. In case if you are on the road ...
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Friday, April 27th, 2007
I installed the Ricoh unix driver on a Redhat 3 platform. When I do a lpr -P testprint, I got this error:
lpr: unable to print file: client-error-not-found
I realised that the Redhat 3 is setup for CUPS. I added a printer in the printer configuration in the GUI mode and ...
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2007
After sourcing around for a suitable notebook, I finally decided on the Fujitsu S6311B notebook.
Here's the details of the notebook.
Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology
- Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7200
- 2 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 677 MHZ FSB
- Intel Pro / Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
- Intel 945 Express Chipset
Microsoft Windows ...
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Saturday, April 21st, 2007
Recently I got to know about CPU-Z. A freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system.
Using CPU-Z on a AMD Turion Laptop.
CPU Information
Cache Information
The freeware can be downloaded at http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
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Thursday, April 19th, 2007
Recently I came across this site http://standby.lbl.gov. The site mentioned how some home consumer electrical products like DVD players, VCR, speakers and air conditions when is switched off completely, will generate some form of power consumption. Such power consumption is called “standby powerâ€. In order to save on electricity bills, ...
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Wednesday, April 18th, 2007
My fourth generation Ipod or the Ipod mini have been giving some frozen or hang issues lately. I could have accidentally drop it hard on the floor before. When it first occur, I waited for the Ipod battery to drain off. Using the search engine, I found out another easier ...
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Tuesday, April 17th, 2007
Ok. I admit I should try with a few brands to feel which has the best result. I hope the Timberland men’s socks (3 pack) will give my feet the extra comfort too.
Don’t they look comfortable?
And it says:
The Crew sock combines support and comfortable fit, for all-around performance. Designed for ...
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Monday, April 16th, 2007
I have been getting lots of blisters on my right little toe and feeling rather uncomfortable with the normal socks that I’m wearing daily. I decided to buy myself a pair of men’s walking socks from Thorlos.
And it says:
Consumer Benefits:
Help prevent blisters (That what I need)
Optimal wicking to keep ...
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Saturday, April 14th, 2007
Recently I have been shopping around for a computer laptop. I usually give advise to friends and colleagues on what type of computer to choose, however when it comes to me, it took me quite a while to decide on the brand and model simply because I’m paying for it. ...
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Friday, April 13th, 2007
Found Add Meta Tags plugin from www.wordpress.org. The file can be downloaded from http://www.g-loaded.eu/2006/01/05/add-meta-tags-wordpress-plugin/. The installation was rather simple.
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