I don’t want all my hard work over the past years to go down the drain! I’m not sure if my server has online backup I’m sure they do. I’m not taking chances however.

These days, I do a manual back up of the database first thing in the morning. I have to figure out a way to save it somewhere though – maybe a flash drive. That way if my server and computer crash, I’m still ok

I remember asking the stall owner where it came from and they would tell me it was an AP phone. I’m not sure what AP stands for but it means “underwater” or phones not covered by the usual distributor warranty. Ok if you don’t mind the fact that if things go belly up you can’t take it back to the original store.

That said, I was just thinking about this because I recently saw someone carrying an iPnone. Yep. It was from China so alarm bells were ringing. He got it for a mere RM500 and works exactly like the iPhone.

I dunno. Somehow an iPnone just doesn’t cut it

When I first read about the new limited edition HP Mini Vivienne Tam notebook I thought I’d really want it. The whole package called out to me, where it looked both functional and gorgeous. Also, its a lovely small size just like my Asus Eeepc. However, now that I’ve seen more pictures of it on Cnet, I’m less enamoured with it. The press pictures made the peony cover look so much better than it does in real life based on the pictures I’m seeing.

The problem of course is that, this is just a dressed up version of the HP Mini 1000 which would cost half the price of the jazzed up version. Its just not worth paying extra for a shell – pretty though the shell may be. I’d rather be spending that extra money on memory be it Mac memory or just memory for my other notebooks to jazz things up on the inside rather than on the outside.

So yeah, after hearing that it might cost a cool RM2800 here in Malaysia if or when the Vivienne Tam edition is brought in by HP, I think I’m giving it a miss. Pretty it might be, but practical it just is not.

So, when I passed by a photo store one day and saw this digital frame in the window display, I immediately thought it would make a great gift! All the couple has to do is upload their wedding photos into the digital frame, and play it back for anyone who wants to view it. It is also ultra portable unlike a giant album that is so heavy no one would voluntarily pick it up.

I think it was retailing for RM100+ in one of the major photo stores in town for smaller sizes and RM200+ for the larger ones. I can’t quite remember. But this is reminding me to check it out!

The numerous buttons confused me but I guess there’s always that learning curve with anything. Now, I’m itching to own my very own. I’ve seen ads for the Canon ones as well as the Nikon D90. A photographer once told me that Pentax too was a decent brand for an entry level DSLR.

Honestly, I have no idea what I’m looking for. The only thing I know is that with Christmas round the corner, there might be some good deals going on so I’ll shop around and read up first before taking the plunge. If anyone has any tips on what DSLR to go for, feel free to let me know!

I just bought the Asus EEEPc a few days ago.  It was bought on a whim which is not always a good thing.

Fortunately, I am quite used to buying computers from Low Yat Plaza so I knew what I had to do. Here are my tips for buying a PC at Low Yat Plaza:-

• Research online for specs so you know what it should contain
• Read a few online reviews of the product you are thinking of buying
• Take a walk around a few vendors to check prices of the unit you have in mind
• Compare prices
• Stop for a break and think about which vendor has the best price or best value package
• Always ask if the software provided is genuine. I cannot stress how important it is to get genuine software especially when it comes to updates and problems in future. One vendor tried to tell me that the unit came with windows etc for “free” but when I asked further was told that it was illegal software
• See if the freebies offered are worth it or if not, try to ask for a further discount if you don’t take the freebies

If you buy in bulk e.g. 2 you usually get a lower price. However, the EeePC was going for a standard (nearly) rate of RM1299 throughout the whole of Low Yat plaza for a 4G HDD unit with 512MB of RAM. An upgrade of RAM to 1G was RM60. So, you do the math.

Either way, its a cheap little portable PC and I’ll be reviewing it soon!

I was keen at first, because I did not want to have to pay for a rental of a fixed telephone line that I do not use. I don’t use a land line at home because I kept getting wrong numbers which was very irritating.

However, when I checked out the combo packages offered, I was appalled. The RM60 a month price only gives you 384kbps. That is hardly sufficient for surfing the internet!

Assuming I was satisfied with a 512kbps broadband line I would have to pay RM90 a month. I decided to check and see how it compared to a normal fixed line + streamyx package.

Streamyx Combo package = RM90 a month 512kbps (unlimited broadband, no fixed line)

Normal Streamyx package = RM25 line rental + RM66 unlimited broadband 512kbps = RM91 a month.

You save RM1. “wow”.