Go Online man..

Just book/purchased our Airasia's flight from Kota Kinabalu to Tawau via online. Well, the process is fast, secure & convenient. It is only possible if you guys has the credit card's facilities lah. (don't leave home without it too - stolen cards can be replaced, but hard earned cash is not)

If compare to the 'old practice', need to make a phone booking first & head down to counter for payment later. Truth is, apart of sending parcels or registered mail, i had never queue at any post office/bank counter for utilities bill payments since year 2000. After all, most of my 'commitment' paid via autopay facility & online. Insurance premium & unit trust premiums are not spared.

Not all people are felt 'easy' with this type of digital money... i understand, their fear of 'identity & credit theft' are inevitable. Rather somehow, the fear of reliability & accountability of the system itself is always there. We simply cannot shunned ourself away from technology, as things change rather rapidly. As my general rules of thumb, always be vigilant (play it safe) in all dealings.

New hope for the obsolete.

There are 2 gadgets that I'm regret of getting it or totally under utilized., which are The Magellan Platinum Plus GPS receiver & Fujitsu Loox PDA.

Extraction from my forgotten thread in malsingmaps:

"Hum, i got 2 things that clutter my room.... thinking of give it up for sale if someone insterested, or i open any suggestion/advice to anyone :want to do next to provide my baby a new life? hehehe

1) Fujitsu PDA still in tip top condition, still with box set & original accesories.. hardly use it went i bought it about 2 years ago (most of the time kept it in the box only), and i still naive about PDA advantage hehe...Details can be found here: http://www.ciao.co.uk/Fujitsu_Siemens_Pocket_LOOX_600__5320032
Although i can still invest a GPS module for it, but i still prefer my newly aquire 60csx as an independent unit

2) Then the Magellan(age bout 1 year ++), my 1st GPS unit anyway... didn't realise the basemap is incomplete /not very detail especially for Malaysia !!(not like malsingmaps.com that can provide updated map daily/weekly). maybe some other ppl can appreciatte it more that i do.. well, i learn a lot from it, still, its still give me the best directions / trackback/referece point (through track/way point lah) that keep me from losing myself . Condition is till the best, use it only when i travel outstation/foreign area. come with serial data cable & original Mapsend CD (worldwide basemap)
Details bout the unit, pls browse through : http://gpsinformation.net/mgoldreview/mag-plat.htm "

hehe..today, Bro Noah (EC-R Main mapper) is offering a new hope for my Magellan GPSr, where he gonna find some ways to create or convert existing maps to Magellan compatibility. In order to assist him, i'm gonna ship my 'collecting dust' device to him pronto!

Can't say the same bout the PDA thought...so, i let it continue to collect dust hehe

From manual to rechargeble batt powered toothbrush.

Yup, toothbrush...it might not be new for the early adopters of this 'high tech' tooth cleaning system, but poking extra $$ for this type of toothbrush is certainly quite thrilling. Nah, bought myself a Oral-B CrossAction Power Max for about RM 79.00 after being 'poisoned' by my Asst. Site Manager, Mr Chooi. Oh well, another proved that I'm a gadget freak.

At first, it kinda funny to 'work' with this gadget, as it emit 'buzzing' sound from it's bristles & moving parts (sounded like a construction work in progress in the bathroom hehe). Apparently, if i removed the removeable/replaceable bristle head, the internal motor run quietly. Shh.. this can be a good 'vibrator' for that special moment hehe (if you get what i mean *twisted*). Anyway, it does deliver result as claimed. With it's powerful brush rotating & cleaning power, my teeth is cleaner & polished white, if compared to 'manual' actions (ok..ok.. maybe I'm just damn lazy to brush my teeth by my own self) . Apart from that, I'm having less proned to gum problems & fresher breath. In fact, it reduced tremendously the hard-to-remove brown coffee stain on my teeth (heavy coffee drinker here hehe). As per single full charge batt, it can run up to 2 weeks without fail (standard 3 minutes per brushing, 2 times a day). Not sure how long is the lifespan the internal Li-polymer, but i hope it can last up to 2 years.

The verdit, after about 4 months of usage...it worth the penny (no need to be a rich man to enjoy it, & it also offer 'extra' benefit. Hint..hint..). Another added bonus, can do my part of preserving the environment too as i need only to replace the small part of bristle head, as to compare to throw away the hold piece of conventional toothbrush in rubbish dump. Oh, please observes the proper way of discard this product in later time. Safe the earth!!

Detail of the product here: Oral-B CrossAction Power Max

Home workstation - housekeeping work

Work in the dark - My home workstation

It's time to refresh or reformat my home PC. Being doing it annually to ensure my 4 year old PC work on tip-top condition. After all, too many unrelated software installed & some of them messed up my system. Formating & reinstall all critical programs only took me bout 40 minutes.

My telco / service operator the main culprit (Part 2)

Finally, the mystery is solved... Found out the E61 full net access was 'handicapped' by my own wrong settings.. After checking through all the Celcom 3G connection settings, i was making a big mistake by inserting 'extra' Proxy IP address & Port at the advance menu (previously i had followed the old GPRS settings). Only after delecting it, my phone browser works fast & flawless...no more 'cookie' problem thingy anymore.

The Victorinox Swiss Army knives

One of my 'never leave home without it' gadgets will be the Victorinox Swiss Army knives. Every knife or multitool has it own purpose & usage in my daily walk of life.

Swiss Army knife "Spartan" is my 1st knife since 1992 (or i much prefered as MacGyver's knife), received from my dad for camping & hiking (Scout activities). Basic knife but with a punch of funtionalities. Eventualy, my friend lost it when i borrowed it to him. But in year 2005, i get this knife 'back' as part of my Credit Card's redemption program.I kept it at my hometown 'full time' after airline's baggage restrictions.

With good offer from ACE Hardware (Year 2000), both my bro & i bought the Swiss Army Cybertools for about RM 300. Great tool to compliment pc & electronic hobby. I lost mine during my site office flooded in July 2001, suspected that my foreign worker stole it!! Anyway, i use my brother's multitools for now.

As mentioned earlier bout the 'good offer', this Swiss Card Quattro comes free with the Swiss Army Cybertool. Credit card size is really handy & versatile for my 'emergency' use. Kept it in my sling bags in wherever i go.

Feb 2002, again with a good offer from ACE Hardware, i bought the Swiss Champ, simply to 'replace' my missing Cybertool. A bit bulky, but promise to provide all the multi-purpose solutions at anytime. Used it for work & play alike. Sold this baby out to my friend on Aug 2005.

Small but deadly, that's is what i can describe amout this 'baby'...The Swiss Mini "Signature" is my most utilized & ultimate gadget everyday. Get it for free during Swiss Champ purchased. 'Full-time' at my pant's pockets during work & outing. Good enough to do small cutting via it's mini blade or scissor. No pen no scribble & or jot down notes, that 'baby' help too with built in replaceable pen.

Dubbed as "Mother of all tools", i bought the Swiss Tool for RM 400 come with tool pouch & Solitaire flashlight (Aug 2005). Use it mainly for my construction works or any heavy DIY at home. With it's tough, versatile & robust design, it's really a reliable tool to be around.

That's all about my knifes or multi-tools.. Expect to upgrade more new tools, but that's will be another story. Don't leave home without it, never will know the times when we need it most. Cheers.

My telco /service operator the main culprit

2 months ago...bought myself Nokia E61 smartphone to compliment my Unlimited Celcom 3G services. Mobility on mind, the phone work well as i can surf net, check/send emails & forums - at any place, any time. Since data charges are fix, so no worries about escalating bills afterwards. Ocassionally, i use the phone as modem too, as my fix line broadband service is not reliable.

The only grudge is that the phone browser can't properly access or login to update my blog & forums via 3G networks. Some sort of 'cookie' thingy!! At first, i thought the phone browser might be the main problem (even i had updated the latest firmware - problem still persist), so i installed the 3rd party browser from Opera : http://www.opera.com/products/mobile/ . Unfortunately, it doesn't make any difference!!

Yesterday, happened to be at KLCC while waiting for my BH (Better Halve), so surfing the net via my phone through free wifi at popular Coffee Bean Cafe. The experiences was awesome as i can log-in & edit my blogs or forums with no problem. No 'cookie' problems or so whatever. Then i come to realised that my service provider's network that created the ruckus, not my phone (phew..almost ditching my phone if the problem really lie on the phone itself hehe). Gonna have some words with my telco to get some clarification & rectification. Cheers.

my fav website down!!

Sad...since 2 days my fav website (www.malsingmaps.com) down due to unresponsible crackers. Live can be very boring without the 'chat' & updated news from forumers. Little bit of background, joined the group since May 2006, when i bought my Garmin 60csx GPSr unit for RM 2.8k (incl cig. cable & suction cup holder). Best thing about this website is that they can provide free updated local maps for Malaysia & Singapore. Members are friendly & helpful. Since my dominant area are KL & Kajang, i did my best effort to track all the uncarted area for mappers to map-up ...after a few meet-ups, i'm more open to 'community outside' of my own social circle. Hope the admin/mods can 'seal' up the loopholes to avoid future complication.