Finally, just upgraded my Omnia II to run on Windows Mobile 6.5. So far, nothing too fascinating. It could be because I didn't use many of WM6.1 features previously. Thus, I can only share my limited experiences.
This upgrading was very delayed because the last time I upgraded from N80 to N80ie, I only realized that the backup cannot be restored because of different versions. So, this time round I
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Thursday, February 18, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Work and play. Upsized.
Months have passed since I changed my phone from Nokia N80ie to Samsung Omnia II i8000. Another rather big step just as I had previously moved from Nokia 3250 to N80ie.
My verdict after just using for only a few days still stands today, which is that hardware wise, it is a good phone but Windows Mobile 6.1 OS does not match up to it. Now that Apple iPhone 3GS and Google Nexus One just come out more recently, I feel Omnia II is
My verdict after just using for only a few days still stands today, which is that hardware wise, it is a good phone but Windows Mobile 6.1 OS does not match up to it. Now that Apple iPhone 3GS and Google Nexus One just come out more recently, I feel Omnia II is
Monday, October 26, 2009
My LG Washer/Dryer
See my earlier post for background info.
A quick update. A year has passed as I was reminded of it by the last installment. The washer dryer is ... still working in good condition, although usage rate was relatively low at about once to twice per week. Thus, I am happy with it.
Also, a check at Harvey Norman and it is still selling at the same price as they rotate the way it is promoted over the year. Now, it is selling at S$1599 with S$600 HN voucher, thus it is the "same" as S$999 IF one also need to buy something more than S$600 from them.
A quick update. A year has passed as I was reminded of it by the last installment. The washer dryer is ... still working in good condition, although usage rate was relatively low at about once to twice per week. Thus, I am happy with it.
Also, a check at Harvey Norman and it is still selling at the same price as they rotate the way it is promoted over the year. Now, it is selling at S$1599 with S$600 HN voucher, thus it is the "same" as S$999 IF one also need to buy something more than S$600 from them.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Be paid to rant about your good and bad experiences
Information is valuable. Indeed, I am just being paid by writing a review by ReviewStream. Check it out!
It isn't too difficult unless ... you try to fake it. We all use products, and many times we have something to say about the products we used, we bought, or we discarded. Why not share with others your experiences and opinions. I believe doing so will be helpful to both consumers and producers.
I have benefited from reading reviews and experiences sharing/cursing by others on products that I consider buying. Now, I am more encouraged to give my reviews, especially when I can get paid.
It isn't too difficult unless ... you try to fake it. We all use products, and many times we have something to say about the products we used, we bought, or we discarded. Why not share with others your experiences and opinions. I believe doing so will be helpful to both consumers and producers.
I have benefited from reading reviews and experiences sharing/cursing by others on products that I consider buying. Now, I am more encouraged to give my reviews, especially when I can get paid.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Energy saving and portable energy improves living standards
Although I don't call myself an environmentalist, I do want to use less energy. Energy saving is my top priority in selecting my refrigerator three years ago. This, and also water saving will be my main criteria for my yet to get washing machine. Thus, I am curious to find out more about these Dirt Devil AccuchargeTM vacuums that are Energy Star approved.
On further research, I am surprised to find only ... two brands have their hand held vacuum cleaning products Energy Star approved! Dirt Devil claims theirs is the first approved products in this category, while the other brand didn't mention so. However, I find it interesting that both technology starts with the same 4 letters "Accu".
By the way, if any blogger who is reading this and resides in the US is interested to blog abou this product, you may participate in their contest by creating the most clever or outrageous story and post it before 4:00 p.m. EDT on July 9, 2008, to win a Dirt Devil AccuCharge prize pack valued at $109.98. For complete contest details please visit read this e-document.
With better battery and charging technology, my dream of staying in the nature and still able to work using Internet is getting more real each day. I think this should be a very marketable product: a multipurpose and easily portable battery that can provide power for different electronic equipment.
On further research, I am surprised to find only ... two brands have their hand held vacuum cleaning products Energy Star approved! Dirt Devil claims theirs is the first approved products in this category, while the other brand didn't mention so. However, I find it interesting that both technology starts with the same 4 letters "Accu".By the way, if any blogger who is reading this and resides in the US is interested to blog abou this product, you may participate in their contest by creating the most clever or outrageous story and post it before 4:00 p.m. EDT on July 9, 2008, to win a Dirt Devil AccuCharge prize pack valued at $109.98. For complete contest details please visit read this e-document.
With better battery and charging technology, my dream of staying in the nature and still able to work using Internet is getting more real each day. I think this should be a very marketable product: a multipurpose and easily portable battery that can provide power for different electronic equipment.
Monday, June 16, 2008
If you like it clean and green
How do you avoid spending energy on cleaning? Get a maid? Get the dog to lick? Or do you just avoid cleaning all together? I guess the last answer suits me. Wouldn't my house be very dirty? Not really. I just have a higher dirt tolerance threshold, and thus the house will still be cleaned by ... those with lower dirt tolerance. Sorry to say, that would refer to my wife. I believe this is quite common.
Nevertheless, regardless of who is doing the job, it still has to be done. Then, vacuum cleaner is a common choice, and the new technology by Dirt Devil is the product to choose: AccuchargeTM.
For those who dread the long wire, it is cordless! For those who enjoy cleaning, it has long battery life! For those who have little time to wait, its battery charges up 2 times faster! For those who feel guilty to the earth, it utilizes 70% less energy!
Indeed, it is the first cordless vacuums to earn Energy Star® approval! In addition, I feel that it is reasonably priced at only US$44.99 and US$59.99 for the Hand Vac and Stick Vac, respectively.
And I like their slogan in the short video: Go green... and get it clean!
Nevertheless, regardless of who is doing the job, it still has to be done. Then, vacuum cleaner is a common choice, and the new technology by Dirt Devil is the product to choose: AccuchargeTM.
For those who dread the long wire, it is cordless! For those who enjoy cleaning, it has long battery life! For those who have little time to wait, its battery charges up 2 times faster! For those who feel guilty to the earth, it utilizes 70% less energy!
Indeed, it is the first cordless vacuums to earn Energy Star® approval! In addition, I feel that it is reasonably priced at only US$44.99 and US$59.99 for the Hand Vac and Stick Vac, respectively.
And I like their slogan in the short video: Go green... and get it clean!
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Using N80ie with a bluetooth keyboard
Few months have passed since I bought from ebay a bluetooth keyboard (photo) for use with my N80ie. For the first few days and weeks, I was quite excited and carry the keyboard out for lunch so that I can use it whenever I can. This excitment cools down after a month or two ... .
Today, a friend who just gotten a N82 very recently enquires about the keyboard. So, I took it out and use it just now. If not for my work where I am in front of a desktop all day round, the keyboard should be very useful.
However, some reasons that I didn't use it more frequently is not its fault, but due to the limiting features of my N80ie. With the little internal memory, I can only have certain combinations of 2 or 3 applications running, including the BTKB software. Also, with the short battery lifespan, after using BT, and usually together with wifi applications for a while, the phone will need charging.
N82 shouldn't have the internal memory limitation, but I doubt its battery capacity, judging from the phone's size, is sufficient for such kind of usage.
Today, a friend who just gotten a N82 very recently enquires about the keyboard. So, I took it out and use it just now. If not for my work where I am in front of a desktop all day round, the keyboard should be very useful.
However, some reasons that I didn't use it more frequently is not its fault, but due to the limiting features of my N80ie. With the little internal memory, I can only have certain combinations of 2 or 3 applications running, including the BTKB software. Also, with the short battery lifespan, after using BT, and usually together with wifi applications for a while, the phone will need charging.
N82 shouldn't have the internal memory limitation, but I doubt its battery capacity, judging from the phone's size, is sufficient for such kind of usage.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Four stretch mark creams recommended by Diva
Diva, who works in a hair and skin salon, created this blog about skin care. She (I guessed) is sharing her knowledge, experience, and performances of products used by her clients. She just posted a review on stretch mark creams. You may wonder why I, being a guy, choose to talk about stretch marks. My first reason is my wife is having this problem and so I would like to know more, and indeed Diva's blog is a good start for me. On further reading, I realized that I had the impression that stretch marks only happen to pregnant women, but I was wrong. Any fat guy or gal who managed to slim down can have it.
I guess it is a bit late for my wife to prevent stretch marks now, but hopefully during the next pregnancy. Nevertheless, I know of this good source for skin care products review and recommendation. Find out why Revitol stretch mark cream won the first ranking in her review, and also which the other three of the four best creams are.
In addition, you can read about others' experiences and solutions in the comments, and you are welcome to share your knowledge if you are also good in skin care.
This is a sponsored review.
I guess it is a bit late for my wife to prevent stretch marks now, but hopefully during the next pregnancy. Nevertheless, I know of this good source for skin care products review and recommendation. Find out why Revitol stretch mark cream won the first ranking in her review, and also which the other three of the four best creams are.
In addition, you can read about others' experiences and solutions in the comments, and you are welcome to share your knowledge if you are also good in skin care.
This is a sponsored review.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Are you too man?
It is getting more fun to do review as it is an enriching exercise. This time, I learned something new about an aged old problem - hair loss. For those who have this problem and are impatient to read further, go straight to check out the reviews of some hair loss products.
The above linked .org site is specially designed to provide a place to review products based on the problems these products target on. On the issue of hair loss, the top product in their ranking is Provillus, and it has the most number of reviews. If you are still solving your hair loss problem, check out the Provillus review.
So, for those who still have the chance to learn about it while not having it, it is a man problem. I don't mean woman won't have it. It is a man problem, as in how man are you? It happens to people who are "too" man. That's what I concluded after reading the guide on their site and wiki out what is Dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which is responsible for the formation of male sex-specific characteristics. However, too much of it leads to hair loss.
Basically, health is not a race where the extreme is the ideal. Health is about balance. Thus, be man by all means, but don't over do it. Have a balance diet!
Lastly, this problem looks trivial, but don't overlook it as it is about a person overall health state, not just the hair and look.
This is a sponsored review.
The above linked .org site is specially designed to provide a place to review products based on the problems these products target on. On the issue of hair loss, the top product in their ranking is Provillus, and it has the most number of reviews. If you are still solving your hair loss problem, check out the Provillus review.
So, for those who still have the chance to learn about it while not having it, it is a man problem. I don't mean woman won't have it. It is a man problem, as in how man are you? It happens to people who are "too" man. That's what I concluded after reading the guide on their site and wiki out what is Dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which is responsible for the formation of male sex-specific characteristics. However, too much of it leads to hair loss.
Basically, health is not a race where the extreme is the ideal. Health is about balance. Thus, be man by all means, but don't over do it. Have a balance diet!
Lastly, this problem looks trivial, but don't overlook it as it is about a person overall health state, not just the hair and look.
This is a sponsored review.
Adam, where are you?
Just like the first man in the Bible, Adam, humans hide when we are shameful. Very true, isn't it? However, the hiding is an illusion. Just like the song "God is watching us from a distance," we may try to hide and think that we are hidden, but in fact, we can't hide.
How about hiding from other mortal human beings? It is getting more difficult. We are now empowered with easily available information. The author of the book "The World is Flat" mentioned in it how did his daughter easily found the addresses of her friends by searching their phone numbers using Google.
I bet you know Google is not an address book, but a powerful search engine. Thus, anybody can do a background check, and this "anybody" could be our potential employers, future parents-in-law, future spouse, school mates, colleagues, etc.
I hope these are not scary, but beneficial to many by better knowing their potential partners in work and life. However, Google search is general and form the cyberworld that has both true and fake information. SentryLink provides search services on specific backgrounds such as driving, credit, property, and one of them is Criminal Background Check using public records obtained from state and local government offices. I hope this does not make job hunting more difficult for ex-criminals. Instead, may be such available knowledge can help to avoid awkward situations since employers can know in advance and can be better prepared to work with ex-criminals from the very start if they decide to employ any of them.
Furthermore, there are jobs which are not suitable, and vice-versa, for ex-criminals. Thus, respective bosses can do a criminal check through SentryLink on their potential employees.
Although it reminds me of the book "1984", it is not about the technology, but about how the technology is used. I doubt we can prevent these technological advances. Thus, the best is not to have anything to hide and live according to our conscience. Such transparency should encourage an honest society and world.
How about hiding from other mortal human beings? It is getting more difficult. We are now empowered with easily available information. The author of the book "The World is Flat" mentioned in it how did his daughter easily found the addresses of her friends by searching their phone numbers using Google.
I bet you know Google is not an address book, but a powerful search engine. Thus, anybody can do a background check, and this "anybody" could be our potential employers, future parents-in-law, future spouse, school mates, colleagues, etc.
I hope these are not scary, but beneficial to many by better knowing their potential partners in work and life. However, Google search is general and form the cyberworld that has both true and fake information. SentryLink provides search services on specific backgrounds such as driving, credit, property, and one of them is Criminal Background Check using public records obtained from state and local government offices. I hope this does not make job hunting more difficult for ex-criminals. Instead, may be such available knowledge can help to avoid awkward situations since employers can know in advance and can be better prepared to work with ex-criminals from the very start if they decide to employ any of them.
Furthermore, there are jobs which are not suitable, and vice-versa, for ex-criminals. Thus, respective bosses can do a criminal check through SentryLink on their potential employees.
Although it reminds me of the book "1984", it is not about the technology, but about how the technology is used. I doubt we can prevent these technological advances. Thus, the best is not to have anything to hide and live according to our conscience. Such transparency should encourage an honest society and world.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
An advertisement free guide to web hosting
I am quite impressed with this guide to web hosting by web hosting choice. I am at the moment considering getting my own domain name for this blog, and also checking out hosting and website software/templates for another up coming website. Then I got this opportunity to review this site. Thus, I look into it with interest and as I read on, I find that they are sincere, factual, no boasting tone, and truly as they claimed that it is an advertisement free guide.
I find their Learning Center useful, especially the sections on scam and cheap hosting. I did some search and found a really cheap plan $12/year, but looking at these:
Disk Space 1000.00 MB $6.00 for each extra MB)
Data Transfer: 2.00 GB / month ($18.00 for each extra GB)
comparing with another at $4.99/year with these:
Disk Space 50.00 MB ($1.00 for each extra MB)
Data Transfer: 5.00 GB / month ($3.00 for each extra GB)
A small suggestion for the site is about the default numbers in the Quick Web Host Search box. I believe most visitors are first timers and many of them are not prepare to pay anything near to $40/month and $25 setup fee. On the other hand, isn't 25Mb disk space too low when even my Nokia N80 have 40Mb RAM and 2Gb mini SD card in it?
Post Sponsored by Web Hosting Choice.
I find their Learning Center useful, especially the sections on scam and cheap hosting. I did some search and found a really cheap plan $12/year, but looking at these:
Disk Space 1000.00 MB $6.00 for each extra MB)
Data Transfer: 2.00 GB / month ($18.00 for each extra GB)
comparing with another at $4.99/year with these:
Disk Space 50.00 MB ($1.00 for each extra MB)
Data Transfer: 5.00 GB / month ($3.00 for each extra GB)
A small suggestion for the site is about the default numbers in the Quick Web Host Search box. I believe most visitors are first timers and many of them are not prepare to pay anything near to $40/month and $25 setup fee. On the other hand, isn't 25Mb disk space too low when even my Nokia N80 have 40Mb RAM and 2Gb mini SD card in it?
Post Sponsored by Web Hosting Choice.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Not just another online shop
First of all, it is not an online shop because it doesn't directly sell the products listed on it. It provides price compare services, and listing the cheapest price they know.
There are sites that claim to do so but only have a limited number and categories of products listed. Here, I think it has good coverage. For example, as I was looking for a magnifier for my Nokia N80, I searched for the word magnifier, and it found 77 products in 30 categories.
Next, does it the best price? I didn't do a thorough review, but only a simple check on one of the magnifier, Rectangular Illuminated Magnifier, whose listed price here is £4.99. Then, I did a search in eBay and find the similar item at US$15.95. Thus, at today's rate of US$1.95289 = £1, £4.99 = US$9.7449211 is the cheaper price.
Among the many features, I like these two, which I think are uncommon. There is an option for you to search only those "shops you know" which refers to the very established and well known shops. This is useful for careful people who would prefer to buy from known shops. You are allowed to specify your budget range.
Anyway, I didn't get the magnifier because it is still above my budget at the moment.
Savebuckets sponsored this post.
There are sites that claim to do so but only have a limited number and categories of products listed. Here, I think it has good coverage. For example, as I was looking for a magnifier for my Nokia N80, I searched for the word magnifier, and it found 77 products in 30 categories.
Next, does it the best price? I didn't do a thorough review, but only a simple check on one of the magnifier, Rectangular Illuminated Magnifier, whose listed price here is £4.99. Then, I did a search in eBay and find the similar item at US$15.95. Thus, at today's rate of US$1.95289 = £1, £4.99 = US$9.7449211 is the cheaper price.
Among the many features, I like these two, which I think are uncommon. There is an option for you to search only those "shops you know" which refers to the very established and well known shops. This is useful for careful people who would prefer to buy from known shops. You are allowed to specify your budget range.
Anyway, I didn't get the magnifier because it is still above my budget at the moment.
Savebuckets sponsored this post.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
A review of a reviewing site
This site aims to provide a place where user can give their reviews of cash advance products such as payday loan. Potential users can benefit from the reviews from people who have been helped by these products.
I think the idea is nice. Unlike testimonials on most companies sites, where only their products are being discussed, not to mention testimonials are one sided, this site make it easy for consumers to compare different products and read not only positive reviews. Thus, this site has the name TrustSource to reflect this aim. It also has a more detail guides on these products in general.
Similarly, as this is a review, I should also point out the following observations:
(1) it does not restrict itself to payday loans only. However, I am not sure if it is intentionally or not that they don't provide a list of products that they host reviews on;
(2) the home URL is about stop smoking products. I spotted some pages such as "How Do We Rank?" and "Disclaimer/Terms of Use" are not yet updated. Having said this, I trust that most readers of this post should find the page updated by the time you read it.
As the saying goes, "to err is human," and I guess it is a new site, and probably not a very commercial one since I don't see it trying hard to sell things, lets us wish it may grow to become a good, neutral and trust worthy source of product reviews from real users.
This is a Sponsored Review.
I think the idea is nice. Unlike testimonials on most companies sites, where only their products are being discussed, not to mention testimonials are one sided, this site make it easy for consumers to compare different products and read not only positive reviews. Thus, this site has the name TrustSource to reflect this aim. It also has a more detail guides on these products in general.
Similarly, as this is a review, I should also point out the following observations:
(1) it does not restrict itself to payday loans only. However, I am not sure if it is intentionally or not that they don't provide a list of products that they host reviews on;
(2) the home URL is about stop smoking products. I spotted some pages such as "How Do We Rank?" and "Disclaimer/Terms of Use" are not yet updated. Having said this, I trust that most readers of this post should find the page updated by the time you read it.
As the saying goes, "to err is human," and I guess it is a new site, and probably not a very commercial one since I don't see it trying hard to sell things, lets us wish it may grow to become a good, neutral and trust worthy source of product reviews from real users.
This is a Sponsored Review.
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