Belkin Vision N1 Wireless Router
Posted in Electronics on 17 Jul 2007 at 9:35 am
Belkin has just released this new Wireless Router with an interactive display and it has an interface to get all the information across.
Information from the display:
- Activity of your network
- Download and Upload speeds
- Bandwidth Usage
- Number of Connected Devices
The router is compatible with 802.11g, 802.11n draft 2.0, and 802.3ab. For the network setup it is a CD-less install, just plug-and-play to setup the network easily.
Price: $200
Link: UnCrate
Day of Rampage!
I have never gotten as pissed as I have the other day! I think I blew a couple of veins, and I wiped the floor with a couple of people. The worst kind of people are those who lie and those are just pure scum bags. People screw up and I don’t mind that, people make mistakes and you can fix that.
My problem is with these kinds of people:
- Those who lie
- Those who stab you in the back
The other day I went off on someone that I don’t think was expecting me to go off, I’m usually really cool about everything and even when I get worked up I’m aggressive but level headed, but this time I let the flood gates open and didn’t care until I made sure this guy knew that I’m stopping just short of killing him,. When I really go off is when someone messes around with my work, I don’t care if that person is high up or below I will push them out of the way if they don’t get out of the way. I take responsibility for my work, and I have pride in my work and if someone is screwing it up and its coming to me then I will be extremely pissed off. That is one situation where I wiped the floor with a guy who is supposed to be respected, I basically told him he is useless and shouldn’t even be in this profession, and told him to not open his trap again, or I will be shutting it for him permanently.
The other person was trying to squeeze a deal to somebody else because I know that he was getting some cash under the table, and it was clear as day but after working on it the deal came my way. I was honest about the whole thing, the whole way, and if we didn’t get it then I didn’t mind since I knew we put full effort and I knew I’m going to do a good job but this idiot was still trying to get us to go through someone else. At that point I got pissed since I knew there was some dirty work happening under the table and so I decided to tell him that since he is an intelligent person he shouldn’t be asking stupid questions.
I really get pissed with dishonest people, both when dealing with them internally and externally.
Review: Shrek 3
Shrek is the movie I have been looking forward to watching for a little while now. Shrek had set the bar with comedy and there was a high expectation for this movie, and I have to say they did a good job with the storyline and the comedy. I really liked how the story was going, and how things developed. They managed to turn it into a funny story of all the other fantasy story’s characters tied in. I think this movie was better then Shrek 2 but not better then the Original Shrek, but its very enjoyable with some very funny moments and worth watching.
Link: IMDB
Review:
Power Supply Fix
Problem:
I came back home to find my PC not working, and after messing around with it for a bit I knew it was the power supply that shorted out.
Solution:
I called Professional Computers in Hawally at 2611661/0 to see if they can fix it and they said they could most probably fix it. When they took a look at it they couldn’t replace since it was a special size because of the specific size of the case. The opened it up and fixed it, which took a whole day. They fixed it for only 5 KD, I think they only charged me for the part and not for the labor. That is why I will be going back to them for other business they do a good job, most of the time.
Borders Dubai Again
I was really looking forward to visiting Borders in Mall of the Emirates, it was on my list of places to go to on this trip. I got this feeling of anticipation as I was getting closer to the store inside the mall, as soon as I got close I just wanted to run in and stay there but I knew I couldn’t, I would go later since a few of the guys had somethings to do.
When I walked in the first thing I did was to look for any changes in the books and positions in the wall from the last time I was there. I have to say that I was impressed they really were updating the books and details every week which is very good. You get to see a different selection and that they are paying attention the stock and items they have, with different recommendations and also trying to improve the layout for you to see more interesting books easily. I couldn’t help wanting to read a book for a longest time or just sit there but I had a few things I had to do. I picked up a few magazines and a couple of books this time around, and I still wanted to stay there for a little while longer, but I had to leave.
The Load
Posted in Personel on 16 Jul 2007 at 7:30 am
There is a lot I want to do these days but work has been a lot and I have been running around trying to put together something else as well. Putting together a business plan is good but putting everything in writing as well as figuring out all the numbers requires a lot of foot work.
I’m also looking into just doing a bit of an overhaul to one computer to get it running smoothly again with a just a few minor upgrades. I love working on a PC getting it upgraded, upgrading the firmwares, and then setting up the software correctly. I don’t have standard software that I install in every computer, I have a base set of softwares and then I install the softwares which will designate the use of the specific PC, if it doesn’t need to be there then it shouldn’t. Keep it simple and light, that is what I have learned.
Then I need to visit some family which I haven’t been able to for a little while these days. I’m just happy I managed to hang out with my brother and his family on saturday it was nice being around and playing around with the kids.
I think this might be the first weekend that I go to the ocean and I’m going to take full advantage of it, I want to go for a swim for sure.
Kuwait Airport Update
Posted in Kuwait on 15 Jul 2007 at 2:20 pm
There are wings to Kuwait Airport, and they have updated one of them, as soon as you walk out of immigration its the wing right in front of you with Gates 4 and 5. The changes do look very nice, they gave it a good face lift with a clean clear look removing the old looking glass previously there.
They also opened the new Duty Free which isn’t too bad and reasonably priced items when we were going through it. The one thing that still annoys me is the lack of magazines, its the first thing I look for in an Airport but it seems it will be like this for while.
They are still working on the other two wings, but Kuwait Airport needs a major expansion and their website can only be said to be visually painful with outdated information. The most annoying thing in Kuwait Airport is the weak wireless signal all over the airport. It would only take an investment of 1000KD to flood the whole airport with commercial level access points.
The Full Mix
When you are in Dubai you really don’t feel like you are in a Gulf Country, that is a good and bad thing. All these towers and people living there from all over the world. The one thing which is a little confusing is that people who are there are from all parts of the literaly from every continent living and working there. You are dealing with so many different nationalities yet there isn’t one speicific way to deal with all of them.
All the amount of good looking women is just insane, forget about when you go out at night to specific place, I’m talking about just going to a shopping mall. Its as if cut-outs of Stuff and Maxim magazine were walking around the mall. Its a very crazy mix of people, and from so many different cultures. I think one of the key factors which makes Dubai successful is that they make everyone feel welcome. I think its nice to visit, but I wouldn’t be able to live there.
Becker Highspeed 7934
Becker is out of Germany, and the company is a subsidiary of Harman International Inc. which owns other companies which you would be familiar with such as JBL, Infinity, Harmon Kardon, and Lexicon. I saw this product in the Harmon Kardon shop in Mall of the Emirates. I have been thinking about a GPS Unit for the whole Gulf in the Landcruiser but I haven’t really looked into it and the Garmin units were too complicated for my use, so I was looking for something simpler and I found it.
Main Functions:
- Navigation
- Picture Viewer
- Music Player
Features:
- 3.5″ Touch Screen Display
- Navigation in GCC & 37 European Countries
- 1 GB SD-Card (Included, and up to 2 GB)
- MP3 Sound By SD-Card
- Picture Viewer
- Powerful Processor allowing for MP3/WMA playback while Navigating
- Voice Navigation in a choice of 17 Languages
I have already installed the GPS unit in the Landcruiser and has been very useful, but with a GPS Syncronization time sometimes takes too long. I got some testing to do with all the different functionalities but after a little use I’m really happy with the results but there are a few things to work out.
Link: Becker
My IT Overhaul
I have been thinking about formating my main PC for a while now since it feels very slow, and there can be a number of improvements that I can make after learning from my mistakes. What accelerated the issue was two things, I blew the power unit inside the power supply in my small PC, and my big old PC is making some very strange sound.
I went straight to professional computer to get my PC fixed and check my options for my next build. They have a very good selection goods so its worth checking out.
After fixing of PC number 2, I have a few upgrades in mind for PC number 1.
- My Power supply was fixed for 5 KD, which is fantastic to get it back the same day. I was told a transistor inside the power supply burned out so they had to replace it.
Upgrades (For Old Big PC):
- Upgrade sound card to X-Fi
- Upgrade to DVD-/+ R/RW for one drive
- Full Clean Install
- Maybe XFX 8800 GTS
I will be thinking about this upgrade while looking at the new PC.