I’m sorry blog, I’ve been really busy lately. I only have time to update something now because I have more or less settled some big stuffs. I have now finished my 9-month assignment in KL, and starting tomorrow I will go to work in Cyberjaya again. Life will need some adjustments. I have also embarked [...]
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Don’t throw that picture away yet!
Posted: 7th January 2010 by Jacky Yong in Computers, PhotographyTags: exposure, fix, photoshop
How many of you remember taking a photo, only to find out that the photo turned out bad due to incorrect exposure? (It could be due to underexpose (picture turning out too dark) or overexpose (picture turning too bright).) Even though in the world of digital photography where the camera decides everything for you, things [...]
Happy DongZhi, or in chinese, 冬至快乐! It’s amazing now that you think about it, the ancient chinese calculated this annual path of the sun which coincides with the winter solstice. The winter solstice is when the sun has gone as far south (if you live in the northern atmosphere of the earth) as it can [...]
Karmic Koala vs Windows 7
Posted: 21st December 2009 by Jacky Yong in ComputersTags: Karmic Koala, Microsoft, ubuntu, Windows 7
My first impression of Windows 7 was good. Coming from a Windows XP environment, W7 proves to be a refreshing change in terms of speed and looks. Perhaps this is really not a fair comparison. The aging XP was really quite bloated with all the softwares I installed. Being an easily infested little weakling, XP [...]
Damn that MBR!
Posted: 18th December 2009 by Jacky Yong in ComputersTags: bootrec, bootsect, GRUB, MBR, ubuntu, Windows 7
Stupid beast this MBR (master boot record) is from Windows. Even in its 7th reincarnation, MBR still bugs me. I am not a big fan of Windows, but I still find myself going back to Windows. And Windows 7 looks more attractive and sexier than XP by a mile! Anyway why do I bother about [...]
Some random ramblings
Posted: 20th October 2009 by Jacky Yong in ComputersTags: altis, Canon, NGV, Peremba Square, wira
Remember my Wira that I have converted to NGV over a year ago? Yes, over a year ago. I keep a record of how much I have traveled and the amount that I refueled so that I can gauge how much I have used and how much I saved compared to using petrol. I wanted to know [...]
How to drive in Malaysia
Posted: 5th October 2009 by Jacky Yong in ComputersTags: drive, highway, malaysia, technique
The below is a representation of how one should NOT do in Malaysia, but for reasons quite unknown, has become a standard for everyone to adhere to while driving in Malaysia. Foreigners driving on Malaysian road, you will find this guide very informative! 1. Turn on those hazard lights in the rain and in the [...]
If this is not Muhibah, then what is?
Posted: 15th September 2009 by Jacky Yong in ComputersTags: malaysia, muhibah
1. I saw this malay kid, wearing a t-shirt with all chinese wordings there. It’s a club or something of a chinese school. How did he get to wear that t-shirt? Could be given by a chinese close friend, or maybe he studies in that school? Who know…. 2. During the ghost month festival, there [...]
Ubuntu boot partition is full!
Posted: 22nd August 2009 by Jacky Yong in ComputersTags: boot, clean, disk, full, space, ubuntu
Arrghhhhh!! This happens rather frequently, caused by the release of a better and more bug-free Linux kernel. This is a good thing actually, but its side effect is exactly what this post is trying to solve. Your boot partition grows, and the next thing you know, you can’t upgrade to a newer version of the [...]
How I kept myself updated with my friends
Posted: 14th July 2009 by Jacky Yong in Computers, Silly meTags: Blogroll, feed, RSS
I knew all along that there was a thing called RSS-feed. But little did I know that it would be that useful to keep in touch with my friends. Yup, RSS. Rich Site Summary. Sounds very simple really. A standardized XML format that is exposed to the outside world for all to see, and feed [...]