My Life With IT

Apparently, mobile phones these days can’t really last till your contract ends or even longer. My Omnia is screaming overwork ever since I started making full use of the data plan. Opera Mobile 9 gave me problems with logins after a few weeks, so I decided to install Opera Mobile 10 Beta to test it out. It worked beautifully until just a day later that the processor is unable to take the heat, literally.

Omnia keeps hanging or lag terribly. I am at my wits just to use basic functions like Plurk, Twitter, Facebook, Gothere and FourSquare! Just surfing using Opera Mobile 10 Beta only! How can do this to me? In addition, IE for mobile is acceptable. Not that I’m complaining but I like to use the keyboard to hit “Enter” and it does nothing. Neither did Opera Mobile 10 Beta react except appear a cursor.

Since it’s nearly 2 years that Omnia has been with me, I have to find a replacement. Unfortunately, Nexus One and HTC HD2 have 1GHz processor with 512RAM. Looks like it’s still quite some time before processors and RAMs can shrink small enough for mobile phones. To think I thought Nano technology was the hot stuff in 1997.

Therefore, I’m uploading photos via mobile and checking road maps for now. There must be a way to have an easier time using Omnia to surf!

A pleasant invitation from a representative from InFocus was a welcoming change. I accepted the invitation since I had some time. It was a launch session to introduce a number of new and updated projectors that would be more user friendly and better asthetics.

After watching the product videos, I was really impressed with the changes and love the new projection images. I chatted with a few of the representatives and gathered some background information about InFocus. It is a company whose core business is projectors, hence, they have about 460 patents related to projectors. The company is currently more than 20 years old with projector knowledge. It is looking at 3D trends and various technologies that will enhance user experiences.

Now, my arrival at Raffles Hotel took me to pass through some tourists. I was going in the right direction when I saw the sign stating the room that I was supposed to be going to. Upon reaching the room, I was greeted by the banners that InFocus had placed strategically so that I wouldn’t miss the room.

There, I was greeted by the people in charge of the registration. It was a breeze since I didn’t have to sign anything, I like that smooth flow. Being greeted by the buffet spread was too tempting since 11am is near to lunch time. After obtaining my goodie bag, I was ushered into the room. The projectors were on display and even had power running through so that I could play around to find out the ease of using. I should have made a small Power Point slide (apologies as my understanding was wrong) could have used some .jpg or .jpeg files to test them out since they come with the technology to plug and play USB devices.

We were given an overview of the milestones and upcoming road path where InFocus would be moving towards. The goodie bag was rather informative too. All the necessary brochures of the projectors being displayed and the specifications and key features.

People who are often on the go and need a mobile or portable projector, they have a few models to be considered. A feature that I found rather useful for those designers is the Split Screen. In addition, as a trainer, I like the idea of the glow ring around the lens to let me know that the projector is in standby mode. Schools are using them and installing them on ceilings can be a challenging task just to check that the projector is ready to be used.

The projectors also have this technology called BrilliantColor. A very useful function for classrooms too. With this function, the room lights can still be on while the images from the projector can still be viewed clearly. A delightful range will be the home entertainment range for people who simply love to entertain guests with wonderful movies giving the home theatre effect. Information below is an explanation by InFocus for the BrilliantColor function.

DLP® Projectors with BrilliantColor™ technology feature multi-colour processing to produce stunning, vibrant colours on the screen. Unlike other technologies such as LCD which use just 3 primary colours to produce the image, DLP® Technology with BrilliantColor™ uses up to six separate colours. BrilliantColor™ not only improves colour accuracy, it brightens secondary colours as well. This combination produces a new level of colour performance that increases colour brightness by up to 50% over other technologies and provides accurate true to life image.

Besides being impressed by the technology, I was rather contented with the service from the start. Even if I wasn’t buying anything, I was treated politely and I believe that one day, I may just buy a good projector from InFocus just because they have good smiles and treating everyone with respect.

On a last note, I love the USB Thumb drive. It contains the images and detailed information about the projectors that allowed me to be able to upload for your viewing pleasure. All images have been resized to allow faster loading.

It’s a funny thing that gets really interesting over the years just about copyrights. I remember the huge uproar over being fined just for keeping or was is sharing MP3 songs over the Internet. Quite a number of people were fined with the court supporting certain cases.

I think the person who first came out with MP3 for songs is purely for personal use and the ease of the digital song format got spread fast and furious. Even better than the singers trying their darnest to hold autograph sessions and concerts with their marketing strategies like freebies, etc.

It’s so strange since spreading the songs and movies via the Internet is a lot faster than spreading via the television, billboards, newspapers, special shows interviewing the actors and actresses, and other money spending marketing techniques.

The Internet consists of Twitter, Facebook, Plurk and I don’t know what social media they will come up with in just a year’s time. Things that do need publicity tend to spread faster online than offline. By the time the video or something gets into print, more than a million views may have just hit the video in Youtube.

Recently,there’s this huge case about weddings playing copyrighted songs. Seriously, I am amazed at the ways money can be squeezed out from using the word “Copyright”. I wonder if it’s meant for everything since I don’t remember that word can cover everything. It’s a sad thing that just to play one song, the couple may just get into deeper debt by playing a few songs at their wedding.

From this point forth, will anyone dare to do anything or will there be ways about it? Humans are creative creatures who can come up with wonderful ways just to avoid being prosecuted. That’s where bribery came about since the I don’t know when. We have come a long way from reducing bribery, I hope we don’t have to resort to this stage just to play a few songs at a wedding dinner that’s supposed to be a happy occasion.

Sometimes I wonder what’s the use of “Apply Online” and “Quick Apply” if 80% of the companies often request that you send the resume via email. Is the format of the buttons that send out the information that difficult to read?

Another question is that there are some positions that don’t require (IMO) for a need to have a look that is required for that position but a request for a photograph is often required before they even want to go through your resume.

Instead of using photographs as a visual aid to remember candidates by, develop an assessment template to record the strengths and weaknesses of each candidate and assess them objectively according to your job requirements. (Fair Employment)

So, I guess I could be too hasty in thinking that they want the photographs for other reasons. Unfortunately, legislation can’t be enforced in order to keep up the competition. Seriously, who wants to have another person snatch their rice bowl away?

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