the long 1 semester break... :P

a lot of time for me to do something which in turn will greatly advance my knowledge for my career...

what am I going to do...? beside watching the RAT 31 SL/E air surveillance radar turning on top of Bukit Lunchu...?

firstly... i will continue my initiative to make my own .pdf handbooks and powerpoint presentations (using OpenOffice.org of course... ngeee :P) on the radar system. the technical library will be my second office.

after duty hours, i will continue my initiative to download as many ebooks, documents and anything that helps me improve my knowledge as possible. i have downloaded much of them before but my laptop were stolen a week before i came to UiTM Johor to register. concern about owning personal computer be it desktop or laptop, three days later i bought a refurbished laptop for rm500. just an obsolete hardware technology but enough for me to learn much... hehehee... IBM Thinkpad T20 with Intel Pentium III 700MHz, 2x 128MHz PC 100 SDRAM, 2 minutes battery, 12GB of stock hard disk unit and a depleted CMOS battery which will require me to reconfigure the BIOS if i did not switch on the laptop for more than two days... actually i am not sure the BIOS reconfiguration is required due to the CMOS battery is depleted or it has something to do with the BIOS millennium compatibility. heheheheee.... as i remember when i was in form four secondary school which is 10 years before, computer manufacturers claimed that their products are millennium compatible...

the laptop does not built with a wireless card. i had to use a PCMCIA wireless card which will clearly seen hang out from the slot...

this is the image of IBM T20 Thinkpad... the PCMCIA wireless card hanging out from the Type II PCMCIA (CardBus) slot...

the most frustration on the laptop was the graphic performance... i cannot enjoy the smooth glossy desktop offered with Linux Kubuntu anymore which is far more fascinating than Windows Vista be it Ultimate version... really... and the Kubuntu i used to enjoy was configured only with a moderate setup with Compiz... i did not have the opportunity to try more advance setup.

another disadvantage was the only one of USB slot. i had to use a USB hub but i think this is not a big problem since the slot is USB 2.0 type...

it took me three hours just to test the laptop before i bought. everything was in good condition except the battery which i considered acceptable with the price offered. but when i brought back, the stock hard disk start to annoy me. i could not load the Linux Kubuntu i have installed. i brought it back to the store but everything working as per normal. the hard disk malfunctioned again when i brought it back... i decided to take it out and i found that something is broken inside when i shake the hard disk unit. i can not open the hard disk case since i do not have the special watchmaker...

i faced one after another problems with the laptop but it all gave me many precious experience of computing. i learned back how to format and install older version of Microsoft Windows OS which require us to know the command needed... : ).....

buying another laptop to replace the stolen unit made me think for quite some time... learning from my past experience... i am kind of one who will buy something when i think that it is needed and i will firstly get to know what the spec is and the performance which fit my need... there is nothing to do with elegance, extravagant or any such things... i love to challenge myself with this method with anything i want to buy... my mom said i do not have to keep my money... just simply buy a new unit with acceptably high performance. the issue is i do not need that kind of laptop but a desktop. i even use only an old cracked case of handphone because it suite my need... heheheee... furthermore... from my past experience high-end laptop will drag me to an unprofitable and ''lagha" activities like gaming which will endanger my "ibadah" activities... hehehe....

anyone tried the P1 Wimax Broadband service? not yet? never heard of? catch it up quickly... the performance is really pleased... high stable speed... i do not care the huge size of the modem... the performance is really really intimidating.... if there is coverage at your place, get it quick... i'm using my buddy's unit right now...like it is my own... ngeeheehee... i wanted to own one but i am going back to UiTM Johor this July. the coverage is not there yet and i think that this will be the case until next few years... : (...