RAM prices are falling. 4GB sticks of RAM is starting to become the norm these days as you can see their huge drop in prices. I should’ve waited a bit longer to upgrade my PC and opt for a 4GB stick instead of 2GB. Multi-tasking can sometimes consume a lot of RAM. Especially Firefox and Photoshop which I often have running simultaneously. I no longer tweak Firefox to reduce memory usage as much as possible. Or run CleanMem on a scheduled 5-min intervals to free up unused RAM ever since I got myself 2GB of RAM. But if prices for 4GB RAM continue to drop lower, I might just add one to make it a total of 6GB.
• Setting up my Windows 7 workstation
November 4, 2010I’ll be using Windows 7 Enterprise x64 operating system for my new PC. I’ve been spending days setting everything up, personalizing user interfaces and most importantly, setting up the security options in Windows 7 - DEP, SEHOP, Applocker, LUA, non-autoplay. These few Windows 7 security features are proven to be very effective at keeping malware away. [...]
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• Apple iPad no thanks
September 18, 2010I’ve been fascinated with the iPad when Apple launched it many months ago. Sure tablet and touchscreen is nothing new but it failed to start a revolution in computing. Now that Apple has take up the challenge, touchscreen tablets may just revolutionise the computing world. Already we’re seeing computer hardware heavyweights Dell, Asus, Samsung etc [...]
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• Mid-range gaming rig for a client
July 22, 2010One of my clients threw me an RM2000 budget for a personal computer. I’m assembling it for him as a favor. His son will be using it for mostly gaming, no doubt about that. What a person likes in Facebook tells a lot about that person Budget of RM2k for a gaming PC is [...]
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• Websites using white background colours
July 8, 2010Are an eyesore, literally. Staring all day at a computer screen is no doubt one of the worst things you can subject your eyes to. But for me, it’s an occupational hazard I have to live with until the day I decide to switch profession. One of the best ways to provide some relief for your eyes [...]
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• Why I’m not interested in Streamyx high-speed broadband internet
April 6, 2010Telekom Malaysia launched a couple of high-speed broadband packages two week ago. I didn’t bother to find out much because I’m certain the initial services won’t be rolling out in my area anytime soon. Another reason for my ignorance is I absolutely have zero faith in TM’s “best effort” quality of service. Admittedly, it’s the money [...]
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• OpenOffice 3.2 loads noticeably faster
January 17, 2010OpenOffice has been my bread and butter word and spreadsheet editing software since back in version 2.3 days. Loading OpenOffice after booting up the PC, it has always been fairly slow. But that doesn’t really bother me at all as once OO is loaded and cached in memory, it loads quickly thereafter. At the time I’m [...]
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