Apple recently released iOS 4.2.1 which added quite a few awesome features including AirPlay, AirPrint, Safari “find on page”, and free “Find your iPhone” feature for iPhone 4. (sorry 3GS and 3G users… Apple purposely wrote you guys out of the deal.) My personal favorite would have to be the Safari search feature. I have [...]
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Nov 11
“Too Asian”? – MacLeans.ca on Canadian Universities
The article was removed shortly from MacLeans due to “controversies”. I personally think it is an interesting and insightful read. The article is rather lengthy, but it addresses many real issues in universities in Canada and the US. (esp. University of Waterloo, which is my school.. and I am Asian.) =p Update: the article has [...]
Nov 08
Update on ZFS, OpenSolaris and our NAS build.
A few months ago I wrote a post detailing my most recent NAS build, running FreeNAS powered by ZFS. Since then the post has gather a fair bit of attention from curious readers and people who are looking to finally DIY an alternative to commercial NAS products, especially the Drobo. So what has happened in [...]
Sep 20
iPhone vs. Android devices
Recently we’ve had an interesting debate among some friends about which is the better platform. The debate of course came at the expense of my buddy Mitchell McKenna‘s Facebook wall… but nonetheless some interesting points were brought up. Mitch, I’m sorry we hijacked your thread. However, after David’s comment I just had to voice it [...]
Sep 18
Random Thoughts on : this blog, new iPods, iTunes, Apple TV, DD-WRT Routers
Just look at the title… can we be more random than that? I’ll add bold headings so you can skip to the stuff that interest you, if at all. =) Jump to: | iPods | iTunes | Apple TV | DD-WRT Routers | This Blog I’m really quite happy how this little blog has turned [...]
Aug 12
iPhone 4: Demand > Supply or Marketing > Customers?
Here is my story of the day… I woke up at 4:30 am and arrived at the Fairview Apple Store at 5:20 am hoping to get a good position in line for the iPhone 4. People gradually started showing up after 6:30 am and lined up neatly in front of the storefront. With great anticipation, [...]
Jul 31
iPhone 4 is avaiable in Canada! or maybe not… [UPDATED]
On July 30th, the iPhone 4 was officially released in Canada! I know many friends of mine actually drove down to the US to buy an unlocked phone… Either way, the country is filled with anticipation for the new iPhone and its allegedly crippled antenna system. I called many stores only to find out the [...]