Comments on: Top 4 Lists, News & Reference Pages

By: Leesa-Maree

Leesa-Maree — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:00:27 +0000

Yes, will keep you up to date about the election. I will put some interesting stuff on your facebook wall.

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:03:45 +0000

LINUX MAN! All the way… Microsloth just ain’t worth the anguish and zillions of hours of care… As far as Mac’s go, wel… Who can afford ‘em??? Plus they are starting to get viruses… It’s not endemic like on PC’s yet, buut in time it will soon be I think. Open souurce is the only cure to viruses and general hassels. That means two computers, one for PC games, and another Linux one for net access.
.
http://www.news.com/Multiplying-Mac-Trojan-not-epidemic-yet/2100-7349_3-6217540.html?tag=ne.fd.mnbc

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:12:27 +0000

I hate to tell you, but I have been finding myself thinking about a Mac lately.

For gawd sakes, man, talk me down…

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 06:38:16 +0000

Yep, we’re doing most data entry on the Palm (with the foldout keyboard) and pay as you go computers. There are tonnes of internet cafes all around Malaysia (and Thailand I’ve heard). They are pretty cheap too, ranging from $1.50 to maybe up to $3 Canadian per hour. (Although, our hotel in KL charged a whopping CAN $18!!!) The ones mainly we’ve used cost CAN$1.75/hr. All in all, a pretty reasonable price since that includes a fast internet connection, Skype & other internet software, dual layer DVD burners and usually the latest MS Office. I’d almost say it was more worthwhile than the hassels of owning your own up-to-date computer, net connection and dealing with viruses and stuph. Except for the occaisional person who might prefer to have “privacy” while surfing that is…
.
I was originally planning on buying a laptop and toying with getting one or two WII\’s in Asia, but am having second thoughts now… Just too much hassel carrying them or shipping them. Guess we\’ll see how spectacular the prices are once we hit Hong Kong, China or India. Who knows?!?!?
.
I did buy both exp packs for AOE III, and the latest Call of Duty game DVD’s though! Plus Windows Vista Ultimate and MS Office 2007 everything. I still won’t be convinced to put even VISTA on the net when we get home though. Version 6 of Linspire is really nice, and includes a HUGE schwack of printer drivers older versions didn’t have. Long live the Penguin!!!

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:12:47 +0000

Why is it you’re more computer savvy with a goofy little portable hand-held in the middle of a (prosperous) third world country than I am with at my own house with a desktop and absurdly overpowered laptop? There is no justice. Unless you’re doing all this technical sutff through some public computer. Does KL have interent cafes?