It has been a while since I updated the blog about the Lenovo experience. To their credit, I was finally able to change the delivery method from “deliver” to “pick-up” on day 2. Though they kept of questioning me on why I want to change the delivery method. I finally got it on day 3 [...]
So I have bite the bullet and ordered a new Lenovo T410 for my own business use. It has been 3 weeks in the queue and I was eagerly waiting for it to arrive, except it didn’t. Two weeks after the build date, I got a notification that it is being shipped with UPS. I [...]
Came across TekSavvy during my search for high speed internet, and ended up with getting their home phone service. I am a cheapskate, so I had to calculate the costs of switching from Bell to TekSavvy. Cost of a basic Bell phone line: $29.32 $22.95, plus $2.80 for touchtone, $0.19 for 911, and $3.38 in [...]
I thought I share with the world my adventures in mobile broadband. Ingredients: Linksys WRT54G3G router – you won’t find one in Canada, so start your search on eBay. Don’t worry about the which network it belongs to… 3G PC Card datacard – I decided to pick up an Option Wireless GT Ultra (GX0302) branded [...]
As a mobile gadget guy, I was interested in the iPhone alternative and trying to find a phone that defines me as “me”. It was cool when I was carrying the iPhone 2G in Toronto since no one had one, but now it’s just so common to see someone pull out an iPhone 3G or [...]
Just came across from a post on N97Fanatics.com I want one of these… well, maybe not.
I have been told that I have failed to post pictures in a timely manner… so in my sleep-deprived state, I deliver you two sets of wedding pictures. Kim and Scott’s wedding Rebecca and Richard’s wedding
I was just looking through a security audit of some sites, and half of the complaints include “the ability for people to know your underlying technology”. For those who are using Apache 1.3 or above (and using a distro that has configuration files in /etc/httpd/conf.d), you will find this solution helpful. Simply create a file [...]
One of the great joys of being a gadget guy is to shamelessly spend money on shinny new gadgets… so out of a whim (and impulse), I search high and low to find my beloved Nokia N97 and sourced it from a store in Mississauga. Here are my first impressions: The box: simple, elegant, relatively [...]
This may sound like a rant, but there’s a silver lining to my tale: A year ago I experienced a persistent cylinder misfire on my poor 1998 A6 2.8, and so I go to my trusted mechanic friend at a VW dealership and got the advice to buy new spark wires and ignition coils. In [...]