Technology 101
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Tech News 101: Painful Unhanging the Frozen Hard Nokia N8
(Nokia N8 is great but sometimes I forget that it is more than a phone – it has a very complex system running in the background. Image Nokia)
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Technology 101: Environment Friendly Home Solar in Malaysia
(The entire home solar set is expected to cost house owners RM60,000 – it is not cheap but the return of investment does look favourable. If there are special funds for house owners to part-finance the set-up cost and then tie the repayment to the monthly FiT, that will promote greater use of solar panels at residential areas. Image source: http://www.eurocosm.com/)
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Tech News 101: Nokia N8 Firmware Update Part 2
(I love the smell of napalm…err…software updates for my Nokia in the morning. Image source: http://noknok.tv)
I thought it was the long-overdue PR1.2 update but the Nokia device updates screen shows the release type as “Symbian Anna” (now I believe that PR1.2 was never released in Malaysia). It took less than 30 minutes for the latest updates for my N8 from Nokia servers – it was clean and smooth.
Gaming 101: Getting Down on Addictive Mobile Games
(The latest craze in mobile games – the famed Angry Birds, now even comes in form of cakes. My son even got himself a stuff toy version of the Angry Birds last week. Image source: http://walyou.com)
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Tech News 101: 1Email, The Worst Case Scenarios
(Dealing with “not so up-to-date with the latest technology” government servants on official business can be tricky at times – especially when things are not so clear like the use of free, secured emails for official communications. Image source: Flickr)
Tech News 101: Free Email for Everyone?
(Is there a real and valid reason to have an email address? How about when the Government have decided to create one email for all Malaysians? Image source: http://www.itsngenius.com)
Tech News 101: Nokia N8 Firmware Update
(Software updates for Nokia are essential for smooth running of the hardware and improve user experience. Image source here)
PR1.1 firmware has been deployed in other regions since January 2011 but only yesterday I was able to update the firmware from PR1.0 to PR1.1 (my previous attempts shows the message “no update available” when rest of the world was already playing with PR1.1). The update was fast and done without hiccups.
Tech News 101: Playing with Nokia N8
Update 1: Read the excellent “13 Reasons Why I Love The N8“
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Hmm, how should I do this?
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(The Commuter, which was filmed entirely on the Nokia N8 in HD, stars Dev Patel as a commuter on his way to his first day of work.… [Click to read the rest] “Tech News 101: Playing with Nokia N8”
Tech News 101: Nokia N8, My Personal First Impressions
(After many phones over the last few years, this Nokia N8 must be my real smartphone which means a major leap from a traditional phone experience – Image source: http://www.photographyblog.com)
Well, it is not really an iPhone but it is cheaper and in some areas, better and certainly a quantum leap over this.
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Technology 101: Unsecured Website Astro Now Secured
(Validation through email, SMS and PIN number – I really did not expect that from Astro after the earlier snub but then again, it is a welcome change)
A couple of years ago, I highlighted just how unsecured some of the popular websites are and one of them was Astro. I did write to them officially but the response was lukewarm (almost patronizing from the webmasters).
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Technology 101: Finding The Safest Airplane Seat
(Chances of survival in case of a crash – pick your seats wisely – it may even keep you alive in the unlikely situation. Note the irony of things – you pay more for Business Class but your chances of survival are even slimmer. Photo by Sourav Mishra from Pexels)