Things to do

Things to do during the coming 3-week holidays:

• Complete OPSYS Mini-project (left with report)
• Increase my knowledge in Japanese language
• Play CelinoSEA
• Go meet up with friends (if there's any outings)
• Go cycling
• Try to go jogging
• *Just go out as much as possible*

近況

Seems like a long time since I blog as again the same reason, time flies.

Last week Tuesday, on the 9th Nov 2010, I went with dad to NTA (National Taxi Association) to get a new phone. My priority has always been Samsung Galaxy S but ended up choosing iPhone 4.

The reasons are as follow:

• Looking through videos I saw lots of Apps that I liked.
• Jailbreaking is the only way to make it "open-source".
• It is a Linux based kernel which is something I definitely need.
• There's flash.
• Jailbreaking means leading to customizability, just like what Android/Ubuntu have been.
• Lastly, I hate Steve Jobs and his old products. Only disliked the newer products. (Jailbreaking removes his "lock", lol.)

Having said these, I feel that some friends who were around me MIGHT dislike me, some may turn their thoughts or whatever I don't know of.

Initial state of my new phone

Lovely Android pattern lock on the iPhone4

Themed!

Themed - Suave HD!

私がこれプロダクト嫌いない！（笑）

夢だった (Dreams)

I can't believe I dreamt of two happy events this morning.

One was that our pet rabbit Oreo, is all healthy again and the other is that I've obtained a Samsung Vibrant phone and it was all clean and glossy, like new.

VMwareからUbuntu

 

It's interface is surely way better compared to the one in Windows. LOL. I can't believe how sexy Ubuntu always can be, and how it links to Android OS where it is FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE.

Ubuntuはすべて！

Ubuntuの Rhythmbox

Definitely a good music player on Ubuntu. Just look at those Korean/Chinese/Japanese fonts on it, freaking sexy!

Ubuntuのフォントがセクシーな ！

Galaxy S又はDesire HD?

So with me telling my dad that I really wanted a new phone.. because of all my efforts, my parents decided that they will buy a new phone for me.

At first I thought I had to rely on M1 plan to get a new phone where Galaxy S cost $728(wtf). However and luckily enough, I called up the Singtel customer hotline 1688 to enquire whether if it's possible for a recontract and with some light, it is able to. That means we have two plans able for recontract which means either one can be used to get a new phone.

Yes at first my choice was Galaxy S all the way but after reading all the stupid opinions on the net about GPS problems and LAG, I came out with a conclusion about this phone myself + gave myself another choice which is the Desire HD.

Looking at all the unboxing videos of Galaxy S and videos of this device with lagfix applied, I realized one thing - the processor is definitely better than any of the smartphones out there. Why? Here's why. Developers at xda knew that the lag was due to the older filesystem implemented on the storage device and what this means is that with a stock Galaxy S, right out of the box, the lag is due to processor being damn fast but it has to wait for the filesystem to complete its previous/other tasks. Aint this a simple conclusion of why it lags?

As for GPS problem, it would most likely be the problem with hardware where some devices were affected but not all. Well, I am experiencing the same problem with my current Omnia II so I don't see why people are kicking a fuss over this issue - you can blame the GPS chip provider.

Saying that, this paragraph relates for myself and that is the choice between Galaxy S or Desire HD. When it comes to a mobile gadget and being a trance listener, I will definitely need a gadget that can play music with the ability to change sound effects like equalizer and all. I know Desire HD has the Virtual Dolby SRS, but then again with the experience from my laptop I don't think it will really give a good experience for me.

Pros and Cons that I weigh for my choice:

Galaxy S Pros:

• Fast Processor
• Super AMOLED
• I prefer Touchwiz over HTC Sense
• Music Player has a definitely pro in its interface
• Good out-of-the-box apps which I require

Cons:

• No flash for camera means absolutely no dark room macro shots, however I believe  the night mode is good for night landscape photo taking.
• GPS problem - I may once in a while play with maps

Desire HD Pros:

• Huge screen
• Have flash for camera
• (Ugh, I can't think of any other pros)

Cons:

• POOR BATTERY LIFE - THE USUAL HTC CRAP
• HTC Sense UI tends to get a little dull (especially after playing with Android on HD2)
• (After looking through videos of this phone) It definitely looks laggy.

だから、この選択がほんと困難な。

Ubuntu は面白い

Have been playing around with Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick since yesterday and apparently this kind of OS suits me. I can play all my HD videos, listen to music, browse internet, log on to twitter and facebook.

Only downside is that I can't do much of productivities, especially when there's no support for adobe photoshop cs5.

Also, since games are something I hardly play these day, I can stick to Ubuntu until I have a game to play. 笑

Lastly, I just love the font named 'Ubuntu' on Ubuntu.

Ubuntu は面白い。

Desktop - 25102010

時間に飛ぶ

時間に飛ぶ。- yep, time flies.

It's already end of week 1 for school. We've started on linux and it seems like all our modules uses virtual machines, again. But seriously, no more windows alright - it's all RED HAT LINUX.

Also, it seems that this semester is yet another memory work. What I do hate about this semester is that there are quizzes in like week 3, 4 and 5 then week 6 etc. MEMORY WORK IS GONNA KILL ME ONCE AGAIN ARGH.

Hope I wouldn't have problem just like last semester. HOPE - KIBOU - きぼう(希望) - XIWANG.