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First Look: Google Chrome OS Notebook Cr-48
This morning a mysterious package was delivered to my doorstep…
Canon EOS 5D Mark II DSLR: Super Quick Review
After agonizing over the decision for months, I finally got myself the Canon 5D Mark II DSLR. And despite the initial cost, I’m so glad I did! This camera has pretty much spoiled me and I don’t think I can ever look back.
My Prius Ran Out of Gas
Here’s the extended story on how I essentially paid $276 for what could’ve easily been prevented with a $30 tank of gas: By early last night, I still had a nasty crick in my neck (the same one that’s kept me at home for the previous two work days), so I decided to go back [...]
Happy Birthday, Prius!
This news comes a bit late, but my Toyota Prius is 3 years old! “Tubby” (Steph’s name for it, not mine) served me faithfully while I had a 20-minute commute from East Palo Alto to Stanford and back (with weekend trips to Berkeley to see Steph) and continues to do so now with my 2.5 [...]
Karaoke Night
Had another successful dinner and Karaoke Revolution night last weekend at our place in Emeryville. We don’t really have any photos from the festivities, so I’ll take this opportunity to go back in time and post some pics from the first Karaoke Revolution night that Steph and I hosted way back in, um, May 2007, [...]
Playstation 2: The Adventure Begins
Finally decided to get myself a video game console. I have NEVER owned one before until this happy day. I wasted no time in building my collection, in a somewhat impulsive fashion. Here’s what I got so far: PlayStation 2 (used) with Network Adapter: $40 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2: Free SingStar Pop with [...]
Macbook Evaluations
Well, it’s been exactly two weeks since I first received the hand-delivery of both the MacBook (MB) and MacBook Pro (MBP) for evaluation, courtesy of Apple’s seed labs (a division of Product Marketing). Once again, I would like to claim to have the best job in the world. =] Well, here are my initial thoughts [...]
My First eBay Adventure
STEADICAM JR BRAND NEW (Fully Loaded) Check out the other auctions, and I bet you won’t find one with ALL of the original parts. Included with Auction: – Steadicam JR with Black & White Monitor – Two balancing weights – Extra Plastic Pieces for Steadicam Frame – ALL of the manuals – 2 Camera Mounting Screws [...]
Prius EV Switch
And now for something totally different: I installed an Electric Vehicle switch into my Toyota Prius! For some reason, even though this ability to switch one’s Prius into a mode where only the electric motor is used is a standard feature in the Japanese and European edition of the car, it was removed from the [...]
Goodbye, Canon G2
I think my faithful Canon Powershot G2 digital camera of 2.5 years, courtesy of Academic Computing, has finally bit the dust. =[ It wouldn’t turn on this morning. The LEDs and LCD don’t respond at all when I turn the ring to Camera or Play mode. I wrote to Canon in my distress and asked [...]
Mobiblu DAH-1500 MP3 Player
Just got my 1GB Mobiblu DAH-1500! Wahoo! I got the white one. The smaller one. Thanks for modeling, Jayme and Laura (who maintains that an MP3 player of this size is “ridiculous”)!
Dell replaces my motherboard
Dell came out and replaced my motherboard in 10 minutes flat. And all I had to do was write one email to them. No sweat! =] It was neat to get a closer look at the leaking capacitors too before he hauled the old motherboard away. Thanks, Dell! Of course, I’m sure I would’ve much more [...]
Dell bulging capacitors
My at-least-1-year-old computer at work was identified last week as one in a batch of Dell GX270 towers that possessed a critical defect with the capacitors in the motherboard. Like clockwork, it started exhibiting serious problems last Friday, and after 5 random shutdowns while I was just typing a document, I just gave up on [...]
Wifi Criminals
Hmm, hasn’t stuff like this been going on for quite a while now? What kind of precedent is this setting? Man charged with stealing WiFi signal
Quick Review: Canon i960
It’s not often that I’ll make an endorsement, but: The Canon i960 photo printer (a worthy replacement of the already-pretty-awesome Canon i950) sells for less than $199 and kicks butt!! Whisper quiet operation! Entire 8.5″ x 11″ photo sheets printed in just over 1 minute!! Prints are vibrant and crisp, using just ho-hum Office Depot photo paper!!! [...]
