scribbles of the perennial debugger…
Posts tagged Gadgets
WiFi madness
Dec 28th
It’s been quite some time now that I have been thinkering with my home wifi infrastructure configurations. Everything else is fine, except that signal to our room drops off intermittently. I have tried different antennas, the latest being, a directional one. There are two more things that I can try out in the future. A more powerful router or a powerline approach. Both will require a significant amount of investments, so I am living with the dropped lines for now.
mobile computing
Aug 30th
Just had my 3G SIM card online today. Just like with my blackberry, I am totally satisfied with how technology changed my life style. I obtained a 3G service as a back-fill for any disappointment with iPhone 3G. Yeah, I am disappointed. Singapore, a first world country, and with a strong economy, I never thought that the price of an iPhone 3G along with the bundled plan is so totally un-competitive, even compared to the ones in Hong Kong. So, just like before, it’s only the iPod I have appreciated from anything apple. Yes, I don’t like apple products (except the iPod classic). You can consider me the mac anti-fanboy. The opposite of a mac lover. So Mr. Jobs, I ain’t adding my dollars to your wallet.
Back to mobile computing, I am so satisfied with my Sony Ericsson G900. I can check emails, I can surf the net, I can use it as a modem, I can blog, I can compose message, and it can sync with my Outlook (sorry Linux fans!). Coupled with my company-issued BB, all my basic computing needs are abbreviated into two small hardware units. Due to the ultra ThinkPad fan in me, my mobile satisfaction would be completed with a ThinkPad X301!