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Category: Hardware
Why Still No Mac For Me
A lot of my geek friends have their own Mac now: [Amen](http://tukangpoto.textamerica.com/), [Boy](http://www.avianto.com/), [David](http://www.sundah.net/david/), [Dicky](http://massaint.or.id/dicky/), [Eko](http://data.startrek.or.id/) and maybe others too. But I insist not buying a Mac and that keeps me getting the question *Why I still insist not buying even a single Mac?* * I can do everything I need with my current desktops… Continue reading Why Still No Mac For Me
First Experience of Burning a DVD
Yay! I burned a DVD for the first time. At last I can make my one month old NEC ND-3500AG to good use, creating a coaster in the process due to bad media (I hope). It took me about 8 minutes to burn 3.2 GB of data to an el-cheapo 4X DVD+R disc. All went… Continue reading First Experience of Burning a DVD
My Linux on Thinkpad T41p Guide
I recently bought myself a second hand [IBM Thinkpad T41p 2373GEU](http://www5.pc.ibm.com/us/products.nsf/$wwwPartNumLookup/_2373GEU). Only recently I managed to install a Linux distribution in it. The distribution is, of course, [Gentoo Linux](http://www.gentoo.org). The greatest thing about this notebook is that the model and its variants are used by many greatest Opensource hackers. So it is easy to find… Continue reading My Linux on Thinkpad T41p Guide
Hosed My Disk Partition Table
I managed to hose my notebook’s partition table today while I was attempting to install [Fedora Core 3](http://fedora.redhat.com) in it. At first I tried using Partition Magic to resize the Windows NTFS partition. The resize process went without any problem whatsoever, and finally I was able to install Fedora Core 3 in the resulting free… Continue reading Hosed My Disk Partition Table
Annoyed By Thinkpad’s Previous and Next Buttons
Thinkpad’s keyboard has two buttons ‘previous’ and ‘next’ to complement cursor keys on the right side of the keyboard. This keys are supposed to bring the previous page or the next page, similar to web browser’s back and next button. But in my opinion, those keys are clearly designed to be the “inadvertenly clear three… Continue reading Annoyed By Thinkpad’s Previous and Next Buttons
Thinkpad T41p First Impression
I finally got my chance to use my newly bought Thinkpad T41p for the first time. My first impression is how little it came with other than the notebook itself. Other than the notebook, it only shipped with a power cord and AC adapter, a phone cord, two Trackpoint caps, a quick setup instruction, a… Continue reading Thinkpad T41p First Impression
Comparing Data Transfer Rate of Digital Transmission Lines Around Us
The following is my compilation of various data transmission rate around us. I roughly converted values in M or Kbps to a more meaningful KB/s or MB/s, and then sorted them by transfer rate from slowest to fastest. * CSD: 9.6 kbps, roughly 1 KB/s * HSCSD 3+1: 43.2 Kbps downstream, roughly 4 KB/s *… Continue reading Comparing Data Transfer Rate of Digital Transmission Lines Around Us
Going To Reinstall My PVR
After trying real hard to find time to reinstall my PVR, I think I will just reinstall it now. Finally I will be able to put those [Hauppauge WinTV PVR-250](http://www.hauppauge.com/html/wintvpvr250_datasheet.htm) [Nugi](http://nugraha.net) brought me several weeks ago to good use. I could have just install the new hardware without reinstalling all the software from scratch, but… Continue reading Going To Reinstall My PVR
My T41p Has Arrived
My T41p ([snatched from eBay just a week ago](https://priyadi.net/archives/2004/10/14/won-a-notebook/)) has just arrived. I still won’t be able to play with it until next month, but at least it is now in my wife’s good hands. That’s a major relief to me because there’s always a chance that the deal was a fraud. The goods reportedly… Continue reading My T41p Has Arrived
I Need A New Keyboard
My current keyboard has started acting funny. My Left Shift and Enter keys frequently don’t respond when I hit them. I’ve been pretty disappointed with this [Microsoft Natural Multimedia Keyboard](http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/productdetails.aspx?pid=019). It worked OK only for first few months. After that, it requires considerable more force to push down the key, writing a lengthy document could… Continue reading I Need A New Keyboard
Won a Notebook!
I just won an [IBM Thinkpad T41p model 2373GEU](http://www5.pc.ibm.com/us/products.nsf/$wwwPartNumLookup/_2373GEU) on [eBay](http://www.ebay.com) for $2025! A bit more expensive than what I had hoped before. I was hoping to get it within 1800-1900 range, but it’s still a good deal since the seller claimed it is brand new, not refurbished. And also considering the model is no… Continue reading Won a Notebook!