My Life With IT

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After using the Samsung Omnia for more than a week, I can safely say that I love it. I love the slimness and it’s sleek looks. I like the auto brightening of the display based on the surrounding lighting. I am use the auto function. So far, it seems to work fairly. I’m not a good gauge at the display.

I like the way Samsung built in the keyboards. They are not too tiny like the default keyboards that comes with Windows Mobile. I can press the keys using my finger and that is why I dislike iPhone despite its sleekness

Windows Mobile 6.1 has threaded messages and it makes it so much easier to continue the SMS if you key in halfway and have to answer someone else. I don’t have to save the message and read the message that I was trying to reply too. Unfortunately, deleting a message also means deleting the whole thread and you can’t save just one message from the same person.

I tried the mass sending of SMS and sent blank messages instead. I don’t know if that’s what it was supposed to do but I wasted a few good long SMS that way. Thus, I won’t be attempting the stunt except using the email. The volume is quite good but the vibration is a wee bit too weak. Perhaps it’s the size.

Overall, I love it a lot because I can take quite decent photos with the 5MP camera. The dim lighting will cause the photos to go dark but when I tried using the flash, the photos turned out too white. Looks like my S5 IS is a better option for such condition.

There is a slight lag despite turning off the Samsung Widget programme. I feel that the processor speed is alright but the RAM should be increased since it doesn’t seem to match the processor speed.

I still haven’t used the Wifi because the last time I connect to Wireless@SG, I didn’t manage to surf the net except the error page.

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With news that Microsoft is going to acquire Yahoo! Google has taken further steps to crush its opponent’s buying power.

It said Microsoft had previously sought “to establish proprietary monopolies”.

Microsoft made an unsolicited offer for Yahoo on Friday, and Yahoo has said it is considering the proposal.

“Microsoft’s hostile bid for Yahoo raises troubling questions,” said David Drummond, Google’s senior vice president for corporate development and chief legal officer.

This goes to show that Google is troubled by the bid judging by the use of the word “hostile”. On the other hand, could this be a start to fight against the large hands of Google? Or just a cutthroat method by Microsoft?

It sounds interesting that the buyout would result in a name called Microshoo. Perhaps, the “shoo” part is to shoo away the giant?

Buying a computer for the first time can be daunting for some people as they may not know everything about computers. You can avoid the common mistakes once you know what they are. Examples like paying with a credit card, buying that cheap computer without realising that it doesn’t come with a monitor or buying the marvelous hardware while the software may not run on it.

Once you have your spanking new computer, you have to break it in. You want to be sure that it will work smoothly for years to come. Technology runs too fast these days but you won’t want to be buying a new set every 6 months, do you? This technique is called a burn-in test.

After using for some time, Windows users know that the OS doesn’t seem to load as fast as before. So, what can you do? You do a few fixes like removing drivers that are no longer used. Looks like I ought to start some spring cleaning on mine too.

Do you have any more tips on how to improve the performance?

I’m on the hunt for a replacement for my Dopod 838Pro. It’s dying. Right now, my list consists of E-Ten Glofiish M800, i-mate Ultimate 9502 (but it doesn’t seems to be available in the future here), Samsung Ultra Smart F700 (no WLAN for this though), HTC P6500 (no QWERTY keyboard) and HTC S730 (no touch screen, smartphone).

I like the design of HTC S730 but the screen is smaller compared to E-Ten Glofiish. While I like the sleek design of Ultra Smart F700, it lacks the capabilities of Wifi. Now I wonder if I will use Wifi since I prefer to read my RSS via a larger screen like a desktop or laptop.

Life can be so difficult to choose. I can’t have everything inside one phone. Why can’t they come out with a DIY version?

After all the trouble I thought it was with Vista, it wasn’t. It was the conversion of the GIF file to PNG and JPG that had problems. MyBlogLog has my updated avatar again. I ought to have a check on my head soon. Sometimes, I’m just too anxious to accuse certain things. I must be losing my mind.

For BlueJar’s “How to” Group writing project, there were quite a number of posts in the contest. I haven’t been able to read all of them when they were first posted due to other commitments However, I have to vote my 3 favourite posts, so here they are.

Contains Zero Trans Fat - Truth or Creative Advertising? by JoLynn Braley

How to Guide: Increasing Your Sphere of Influence by Steve Belt

How to Track New RSS Subscribers Google Analytics in 3 Easy Steps byRhys

Here are the others who also deserved to be mentioned.

Top 5 ways to romance your blog by Phil Van Treuren
Public Speaking Made Easy by Cedric
Enter a How-To Contest for Cash by Matt Gibbs
How To Promote Yourself (When You Don’t Want To.) by Dee
How to create a post in Wordpress by Roberta Ferguson
How to Successfully Switch Your WordPress Theme Without Throwing Your Computer Through the Window by Steven Snell
How To Nail That Job Interview In The First Thirty Seconds by Martin Stoddart
How to speed up WordPress easily by Marco
Simple way to Track Downloads by Shrihari
How to Speed up your Torrent downloads by Felix
How To Review A Blog by AdTracker
How To Be A Flamer by WishBone
How To: Add Copyright Notices To Your Blog by Kyle Eslick
7 Steps to creating a successful community by Karthik
Beginners “How to” Guide for SEO by Steve
Add social bookmarking buttons to your blog by Girish Bhaskaran
How To Deal With Angry Customers by John
How to Have a Great Movie Experience by Em Dy
How To Make Your Wordpress Blog Safer by Simon Ward
Lock Folders without using any Software by Madhur Kapoor
Testing Lessons – Top 5 Secrets to Bug Hunting Success! by Debasis Pradhan
How To: Install WordPress locally(on PC) by Sumesh
How To Pull In Quick Cash With a Myspace Resource Site by Levi
What the hell is a column inch: How to advertise in a local newspaper by Angela
How To Prepare For The Perfect Date by Shaun Low
How To Ride a Bicycle in the City by Roger Green
How do you track your comments? by pelf
How to become a better writer in 30 days by Writing Nag
Don’t You Want To Be An Internet Marketing Rock Star? by YC
3 Ways On How To Create A Buzz With Social Web Widgets I.E MyBlogLog And Blogrush by Jonathan Kok
How To Get Approved for PayPerPost With A New Blog by Karol Krizka
Tips and Tricks: How to Write, Send, Reply, and Forward E-Mail by Lillie Amman
5 Tips To Enter Sweepstakes Online by Monika
How to clip a cat’s claws without getting nailed by Mary Anne
Mind Map Tutorial on Blogging by Monika
Eating Crow by Susan Wingate
How to Become a Human Calendar by Luciano Passuell
The Client Cycle Explained by James Mitchell
How to Sleep on a Plane by Sheila
Screensaver for Promoting Your Company by David
Trick To Rename Internet Explorer Titlebar by Haris

Enjoy reading them

Update: Was honourably mentioned Thanks!

After installing Lotus Domino Designer, I often get this error, “Task Loader Error: File not found (nhkdaemn.dll)” after opening Notes.

Does this happen after installing Designer when Notes is already installed? I can’t find much information about this DLL file. Except that it seems to be safe.

Domino Version: R6.5.4 CCH4
Windows: XP Pro

Anyone had this problem before? How did you resolve it?

Useful shortcut keys for Windows.

• Windows-M
  Minimizes all windows
• Windows-E
  Opens File Explorer
• Windows-F
  Find Files
• Windows-R
  Opens The Run Dialog Box
• Windows-L
  Instantly Locks your Computer
• CTRL-Esc
  For those poor souls that do not have the a Windows Key on their keyboard, this combination will open the start menu.
• CTRL-Shift-ESC
  If you love Task Manager as much as we do, you will love this quick key.
• Windows-Pause
  Opens System Properties Dialog Box.
• Alt-Tab
  Switch between running applications
• Alt-Enter
  Open properties of the selected item.

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Icons with shortcut keys being shown at Cry How To.