Recently I asked myself some questions. What is my hobby? What are my passions? I really could not come out with an answer. So I asked my wife. And she replied, “playing games.” I was contemplating her statement in my mind, thinking if gaming actually qualifies as a hobby. I mean, normal hobbies are reading, [...]
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My Old Dell Inspiron 5100
Recently while my iMac was down due to hard disk failure, I had to take out my old Dell Inspiron 5100 laptop to use. I was quite surprised this 8 year old computer was still working well. Before I put the laptop into storage I had cleaned it up, removing unnecessary programs and documents. So [...]
iMac Hard Disk Died
Last week the hard disk in my iMac died. I had to take out my 8 year old Dell Inspiron 5100 laptop. Surprisingly it still worked. This is an old photo of the Dell laptop that was about to be placed in storage. At first the iMac would not boot. It was stuck at the [...]
Samsung Galaxy S Gingerbread 2.3 JV9 Firmware Upgrade Using Kies
This morning I received the welcome news via KeeMan’s blog about the Android Gingerbread JV9 update for Samsung Galaxy S. Okay I know I’m a week late but I was on holiday and didn’t have my computer. I plugged in my phone, opened Kies and was greeted with this screen: If you don’t see any [...]
Samsung Galaxy S Froyo 2.2.1 Firmware Upgrade Using Kies
I’ve just upgraded my Samsung Galaxy S firmware from version 2.2 (DXJPA) to version 2.2.1 (DXJPE). Some improvements for the 2.2.1 firmware include: Lag fix (oh-yeah!) GPS fix Upgrades to Contacts, Camera, Video and Music Player, Browser, Gallery, YouTube, Phone Dialer and Keyboard This is a follow-up to my previous guide on upgrading firmware from [...]