KL Snapshots
Here are some snapshots of my time in KL.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Post Mortem
I finally found time to do what I had wanted to do for the longest time – That is, to salvage data from my old laptop.
This was my very first laptop – an Acer Note Light. Powered by an Intel Pentium 133Hz Processor, it came equipped with a CD-ROM drive, an external floppy drive, 32MB RAM, on-board speakers and a 1.2GB harddisk. Accessories included a pseudo- black leather bag and a 28.8bps PCMCIA card modem.
It was considered to be quite an advanced laptop at that time, when most laptops ordinarily only had a Pentium 100Hz processor and 8MB RAM. Some low-end models were still using either 486 or 586 processor chips and running Windows 3.1.
The laptop’s in a pretty sad state now. Its battery is already leaking and bloated, a sure sign that it’s already dead. The screen is also busted – not sure why or how it did tho. There’s also visible rust on it connectors too.
It’s been with me ever since I went to Brisbane to study, so it contains all my files, emails, pictures, music, chat logs – pretty much all of my online/offline life during that time. In a way, I guess you could call it a sort of a time capsule of me.
I managed to have a quick look over the files. There’s about 2GB worth of it. There’s some that brought a smile to my face; some that I totally forgot that I had but glad I saved, and some that made me both happy and sad.
RIP pal. You’ve been a wonderful companion.
I finally found time to do what I had wanted to do for the longest time – That is, to salvage data from my old laptop.
This was my very first laptop – an Acer Note Light. Powered by an Intel Pentium 133Hz Processor, it came equipped with a CD-ROM drive, an external floppy drive, 32MB RAM, on-board speakers and a 1.2GB harddisk. Accessories included a pseudo- black leather bag and a 28.8bps PCMCIA card modem.
It was considered to be quite an advanced laptop at that time, when most laptops ordinarily only had a Pentium 100Hz processor and 8MB RAM. Some low-end models were still using either 486 or 586 processor chips and running Windows 3.1.The laptop’s in a pretty sad state now. Its battery is already leaking and bloated, a sure sign that it’s already dead. The screen is also busted – not sure why or how it did tho. There’s also visible rust on it connectors too.
It’s been with me ever since I went to Brisbane to study, so it contains all my files, emails, pictures, music, chat logs – pretty much all of my online/offline life during that time. In a way, I guess you could call it a sort of a time capsule of me.
I managed to have a quick look over the files. There’s about 2GB worth of it. There’s some that brought a smile to my face; some that I totally forgot that I had but glad I saved, and some that made me both happy and sad.
RIP pal. You’ve been a wonderful companion.
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Monday, February 12, 2007
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Friday, February 02, 2007
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Friday, January 05, 2007
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Saturday, December 30, 2006
The Day the Internet almost died…
Wikinews: Strong earthquake strikes off the coast of Taiwan
On 26th December 2006, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook Taiwan. In addition to the damage on land, undersea fiber optic cables were also damaged from the quake. This resulted in the disruption of communications and Internet traffic to Asia and Australia. Apparently, Internet traffic for the general asia-pacific region is routed through these undersea cables that run through Taiwan.
Work in the office was also messed up. Emails, even ones sent to local addresses in Spore, were bouncing and being rejected. Websites refused to load up; even Google “could not be found”. Messenger couldn’t log on, meaning in order to ‘chat’ with my colleagues, I had to actually walk over to their cubicle! What great inconvenience! :P
It’s quite scary how dependent we’ve come to be on the Internet for our communications in the last few years. It’s even more worrying how uncomfortable and helpless I felt when I couldn’t log in to check my e-mails and have my usual fix of internet news.
It’s almost like we are all linked into the Matrix, and if the Matrix dies, we all somehow die too – figuratively speaking.
Now all we need is the ability to "think" our clothes like they do in the Matrix. :)
Wikinews: Strong earthquake strikes off the coast of TaiwanOn 26th December 2006, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook Taiwan. In addition to the damage on land, undersea fiber optic cables were also damaged from the quake. This resulted in the disruption of communications and Internet traffic to Asia and Australia. Apparently, Internet traffic for the general asia-pacific region is routed through these undersea cables that run through Taiwan.
Work in the office was also messed up. Emails, even ones sent to local addresses in Spore, were bouncing and being rejected. Websites refused to load up; even Google “could not be found”. Messenger couldn’t log on, meaning in order to ‘chat’ with my colleagues, I had to actually walk over to their cubicle! What great inconvenience! :P
It’s quite scary how dependent we’ve come to be on the Internet for our communications in the last few years. It’s even more worrying how uncomfortable and helpless I felt when I couldn’t log in to check my e-mails and have my usual fix of internet news.
It’s almost like we are all linked into the Matrix, and if the Matrix dies, we all somehow die too – figuratively speaking.
Now all we need is the ability to "think" our clothes like they do in the Matrix. :)
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
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