Saturday, June 30, 2007

American


Been flying on this airline for so long that I've forgotten my real citizenship.

Friday, June 29, 2007

Chrysler Crossfire


Priviledged to drive a diverse array of cars.

As of today, these are the cars I've rented this year (with the number of times in brackets):

  • Chrysler 300 (3)

  • Chrysler Crossfire (1)

  • Chrysler Pacifica (3)

  • Dodge Charger (2)

  • Dodge Durango (1)

  • Dodge Magnum (1)

  • Dodge Nitro (1)

  • Honda Accord (2)

  • Jeep Grand Laredo (1)

  • Jeep Liberty (1)

  • Lincoln Town Car Limited (1)

  • Nissan Murano (1)

  • Toyota Sienna (1)

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Wii's Killer App: YouTube


I managed to get my Wii online. If you're having problems (error code: 51330) connecting it to your wireless router and you've already properly set the SSID, encryption type (WEP, WPA, or WPA2), and the password, remember to set your router to 802.11b only or mixed mode (802.11b/g).

I found out that the firmware in most Nintendo Wii's only support 802.11b out of the box. When you successfully connect to the net, the Wii will prompt for a firmware upgrade and that will enable 802.11g. So after the upgrade, you can set your router back to 802.11g only and you should be running fine.

Saturday, May 19, 2007

Friday, May 04, 2007

Lexus IS 250 AWD (missing photos)

Scarborough Lexus Toyota

A showroom desert sage metallic IS 250 AWD

Angry eye rear lights


The road test black IS 250 AWD

A great looking Lexus that's small, easy to maneuver in the parking lot, travels smoothly over the potholed roads of Toronto, and has a fairly smooth V6 engine.

Sore points are poor steering wheel feedback, unbearable delay with gear changes made with the manumatic mode, and questionable interior quality like the cheap plastic roof opener switch.

Monday, April 16, 2007

New Toy, Almost


For one grand, it didn't work grand

Pros:
  • Amazingly large and sharp screen

  • Great soft touch back surface

  • Impressive photo quality for images taken in daylight

  • Reasonably small size

  • Speedy GUI and processor for running Gameboy, NES, and SNES emulators

  • Has all the features I want in a phone

Cons:
  • Mandatory flash and shutter sound when taking photos with macro mode or regular auto focus mode

  • Photo taking is slow so setting up for a photo takes a long time in dim places

  • Minimum distance for camera is too large for me to take food pics

  • Slow camera start up and auto focus speed

  • GPS has difficult locking onto satellites

  • Creeky body when the slider is open

  • Wi-Fi is touchy even in the browser so when it disconnects it will occasionally have problems connecting back to the same access point

  • Freaking expensive and I'm very afraid of getting it scratched in my pockets