New MacBook

Fresh out of the box and onto the table..

On the left is the new 13" MacBook next to the PowerBook G4

Finally got my replacement macBook. The last one I lost was my 13" black MacBook while filming Thorpe Ali's movie trailer 'Miss Tomoi'. In total, this is my 7th Macintosh. 

Except for the lost black MacBook, the rest I still have in my possession and they are - Power PC 6200/75, Power PC 7100/66, Macintosh IIfx, 15" PowerBook G4, iMac G5 and the latest 13" white MacBook 2.4 Ghz Intel Core Duo. Not forgetting the 8Gb iPhone, 2Gb iPod, 60Gb iPod AV and an original Apple stylewriter. 

I was very fortunate to have had the privilege of using Macs like many light years ago. We used to order our Macs direct from Mac Warehouse in Hong Kong and I have been hooked to Macs ever since. To a certain extend I may have influenced not less than 10 Mac converts and so far I have yet to hear a single complain. Testimony to that growth is the setting up of the one and only Malaysia Mac User Group -  myMUG

bloggers r us

"Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress no matter how slow" - Plato

Having shown these 3 family members and friend on how to start their own blog I couldn't agree more. 

It was Aidil on Saturday (2 days before your exams), Fithri on Sunday ( a day before your baby was born) and Lan on Monday ( 3 days after you shaved your head bald)

As you all have found out by now, that there is actually a lot to write, but take your time. No pressure.

All this credit must go to Jai

No news is Bad news

Yes the long absence has a reason..

I lost my Macbook, I lost important files, I lost few hundred Pictures, I lost my Nokia E90, I lost my Address book, I lost my skype contacts.

For certain, I did not loose my mind.!

Let's start everything, all over again.

Be right back. soon.

The Powerbook G4

Its good to be able to use it again. At least for the time being while my I book awaits for the logic board and hard drive replacement. Unfortunately the power cable and adapter ran into some kind of problem when plugged in. The cable from the adapter to the mac seems burnt from the electrical heat. This is due to the cable being rolled around the adapter when not in use. In the end the thing conked out.
Time for a new power cable.
The shocker is the orignal would cost you rm390 for a 65W. For a compatible piece it would cost you rm 300.
Solution ImBi Plaza. A shop on the 2nd floor run by some Pakistani, was willing to try and open up the adapter and replace the burnt wire.




WALAH ! problem solved. It took them about one a half hours to open, repair replace the wires, glue and a few rounds of duck tape.

The final thing cost me rm20.

Works just like new.

Another satisfied customer.

My MAC is DEAD

I am compelled to write, after a very, very long time.

Having been an avid Macintosh user since the early 90s, my most trusted Brand of computer has finally turned me down : (

Over the years I have the pleasure of owning the PowerPC 6200/75, PowerPC 7100/66 AV, Macintosh IIfx, 15" Powerbook G4, Apple Stylewriter 2400, 60GB Ipod video and finally the 13" black Ibook 80GB.

Yesterday, 6 Aug 2007 the unthinkable happened. My Ibook crashed at about 1.30pm right after lunch. There was that spinning icon of a curser which doesn't seem to come to a stop. My next reaction would be to press the start up button. The screen went blank for a bit longer than usual, then the unfamiliar little envelope with the question mark appears staring at you.

Oh oh. what happened? Not to worry, its a Mac. nothing can possibly go wrong, and at worst, if everything fails than my friend Zul will know how to deal with it, after all it is still under Warranty.

"Sorry Bro, how I wish I could share with you some good news but unfortunately, your Mac really did crashed on you and there is nothing else we can do" said Zul. He just shook his head and said that the hard disc emits a certain 'clicking' sound at start-up, indicating a 'hardware problem'.


...........the ill fated hard drive

The next reaction, my documents. How do i access them, I was halfway through preparing 3 or 4 proposals and need to submit one of them by tomorrow. Ok, stay cool.

You got to do what you got to do. Lets start all over again.

Actually I had an option of retreiving my files. A shop in Low Yat can do it. For a 80GB it would cost me about rm 1900. And I may have to wait for a month, because they have to send it to Korea. At 70% success rate, I thought maybe its not worth while.

Maybe its worth a lot more than that. The proposal is worth alot more. It's OK, maybe I should be alot more careful in future, and maybe its time I clean house with proper documentation and archiving.

Whats lost. Well family pictures, some important documents, emails, presentations etc and the list goes on.

Nevertheless, lucky thing I had my computer backed-up 6 months ago. So all is not too bad.

Moral of the story is, SHIT do Happen! ....even to Macs.

Time to update the blog!!!

Oh me gosh, it has been quite a while since I last wrote anything...

Thanks to you Sharizal, I have found blogging. Hopefully, I can create my site with a Mac operating system since I do not posses a highly technical skill in HTML or even Dreamweaver for that matter. This sure is a good start, since I have been surfing through the net searching for a suitable site to share some thoughts on the local design issues. Yes design, its one hellava BIG topic.