"Take That" You iPhone Suckers!!!
Its nice to see for once the consumer are now at the helm of the pricing war. Be it the launching of the iPhone or the rights to the BPL soccer channels, the service provider are now turning ups and downs in trying to find the best marketing plan so as to woo subscribers over. With names like Flexi-lite, iPhone Value, Power value etc etc..
But I got to admit, M1 seems to comes out with a very peculiar marketing plan that seem to stands out from the rest. Its called "Take 3". And the reason for Plan name is: 1. take a phone, 2. take a plan and 3. take it home.. thus: take 3... How lame can you get..,-.- Ok all you guys at M1.. go an "Take 5" before you ever comes out with another plan like this. And the worst part of it, after going thru the details and waiting for half an hour for a customer service to answer my queries, the plan really sucks. I would just "Take it Back". M1 should just name the plan "Rent-de-iPhone-Service". Okay, the catch is good.. take the iPhone for $0.. yeah FREE!!!!... Only to be informed that you have to return it after the contract ends... Huh ??? ITS NOT YOURS TO CALL YOUR OWN... its the first kind of Plan here..!!! Unique right!!!...:( Well.. "Take that" to all those iPhone suckers... You kena "Take by M1" this time..
Added life...
The biggest gripe about the iPhone and may be all smartphone is it's battery life. People who have tried the N series, the HP Compac, Samsung Omnia have experienced the same old thing of dwindling battery life within a day or less with normal usage.
But after going thru the Forum and reading feedback and suggestions, I managed to extend my iPhone battery life to 2 days of normal usage after 100% charge. These is what I did:
1. Wifi, 3G & Data Roamimng
I switched all these off when not in use, And on it when I need it. Yes it can be cumbersome but why leave it on? When 80% of the time you are not even using it? Wifi is for internet excess,.. Are you on the net all the time..?, I am not. And the 3G, basically this is for better downloading and faster net excess. So it goes hand in hand with the wifi. And data roaming is yet another element required for net excess. It helps you to connect to the net and when this is off, you wont be able to get excess. This is good practise if you frequent overseas, (like to JB). As the Data Roaming charges can be very high over there.
After switching off these 3 items, I can get the iPhone to be able to last me for 2 days without charging. Yes, there will instances where the usage of the iPhone is not a norm, like if you watch 3 movies, and listening to music for 5 hours or more. But I am pretty sure, these suggestions above will atleast helps you in your abnormal use of the iPhone...
The Snow Leopard...
For all Apple System's user, the Snow Leopard is an extremely good OS. Its one step up from the Leopard, which have a couple of bugs that lag the system. The Snow leopard is fast and have lots of cool features. And the Snow Leopard can be upgraded directly from the Tiger, no need to upgrade to Leopard. I have tried it and it works fine.
But beware.. it does not support the Freehand Program. So for all those Freehand addict (like what I used to be).. may be you should try to switch to Illustrator before you install the OS. It support other design programs from the CS3 pack, like Photoshop and InDesign well...
Good Apps for iPhone
Here are two of the Apps that I found to be very useful and good in features.
The first App is the Singtel Data Usage. I have come across cases of people who sign up for Data plan from Singtel but have yet knows how to really gauge on the usage. And there are letters to the forum saying how they being charge as high as $500 - $800 per month for their unintentionally excessive usage of their data plan. So this App (for iPhone only) helps us to keep track of our usage. And I found this to be useful and informative. Make me manage my usage and bills better.
The second App is the "AlQuran" to be mistaken for the "iQuran"... The latter is much better. With better audio and clearer translation, personally, I find this App is a much better version than the "iQuran".
Its that time of the year...
Its been a while since i put up something here... Been slacking quite abit. Never thought anyone would be interested to read my blog anyway,.. until someone just email me and say:."hey, I have been to your blog...'" and I say: "WHATTT!!! its been about 5 months since my last posting... Talk about having a writers' blog (its supposed to be "Block").. well, yeah ok its lame bigtime... I know. What do you expect from someone who have not been writing for months.. Anyway its year end, I have to attend to stress-up Wife as kid's are having their final exams. Its been routine for every year during this exam period, jittery, sleepless, insomnia and severe headache.. and this is from the Mum not the kids. The kids... well... they are fine.. Revising History with iPods plug-in on both ears.. Wonder how they do it?? I guess they not only able to partition their System hardisk,.. They are able to to it to their brain too.. Cooolll. For me, they are fine... No worries. I just to make sure my supply of cup noodles are abundant at this time..
Thank you for the life experience...
There will be countless of people that will come into your life in one way or the other. They will be there for reasons beyond your explanations. There are times you may feel some of them are godsend to you. And at times you may feel that their presence in your life is like a punishment for all the wrongdoing you did in the past. But whatever the reason it may be, their presence will be an experienced that will teaches you emotionally or spiritually. But mostly their presence was initiated by yourself either consciously or otherwise. Sometimes they arrived to provide you support, assistance, guidance and many more reasons which only you will know. And sometimes they left you as abruptly as they came. Either they passed away or walk away. Whatever the outcome, these people are the ones that helps gives your lessons of life. With the elements of joy, hate, happiness or sadness you will usually learnt to formed an emotional foundation necessary for you to use in all the coming new relationship that will comes you way. For all those that touches my life, especially my family...thank you.
Just enjoy the coffee...
There was once a gathering of an Alumni organised by a retired Professor at his home. Upon the meeting of all the attendees the professor saw and heard how these young ex-students of his were complaining about how tough life and career was. Even though there were lines of luxury cars out in the parking lot obviously belonging to all of them, he heard them saying that their pay was too low and how things are expensive these days, and so on and on.... He then ask all of them.."Do you all want a cup of coffee?". And not surprisingly all of them acknowledge the need for some nicotine juice. The professor went to his kitchen and come out later with the pot of coffee and different kinds of cups for them to use. Some are cheap plastic cups, glass mug and an expensive porcelain cups. He then told them. "Okay, help yourself to the coffee.." When all of them are finished taking the cup coffee, he grab their attention by saying: " I heard all of you complaining about how difficult life was. How you just cant get enough from what you have." .. he continues " And I also observed that when I placed the different cups for you to pour your coffee into, most of you chose the expensive porcelain cups for yourself. When all you wanted was just coffee. Just imagine that life was the coffee that you want to enjoy, it does not need to be poured in an expensive porcelain cup for you to enjoy it. You just need to know what you want from life, thats all"
