With the Apple iPad releasing in a couple of hours in Singapore. Telcos are dishing out iPad data plans to complement the iPad WiFi + 3G model. Users save the hassle of cutting their regular SIM card into microSIM.
M1 is offering iPad data plans with speed up to 7.2Mbps. A speed I have never obtained during my 2 years of M1 7.2Mbps data plan subscription. Even with 7.2Mbps capable devices, the speed pales in comparison with my old Singtel 2Mbps Mobile on Broadband service! For my case, it seems like M1 is tagging a speed which it is not obtainable, be it in the day or at night, in the west or in the east, in the north or in the south of Singapore. Must as well M1 say Mobile Broadband speed up to 1000Mbps right?
So M1 iPad data plan? Think again. Think carefully before signing on the dotted line.
Didn’t realized MLDonkey 3.0.2 has been released until I saw Marcos comment. Tried my luck at compiling this release. Installation instructions are similar to previous versions (e.g. MLDonkey 2.9.7). If there are any issues with the package. Do inform me. 
- mldonkey lite – supports filetp, bittorrent
- mldonkey lite (no gd) – supports filetp, bittorrent
- mldonkey normal – supports filetp, bittorrent, edonkey
- mldonkey normal (no gd) – supports filetp, bittorrent, edonkey
- mldonkey full – supports filetp, bittorrent, edonkey, directconnect
- mldonkey full (no gd) – supports filetp, bittorrent, edonkey, directconnect
CHDK (Canon Hack Development Kit) has finally been ported to the Canon S90! CHDK extends the functionality of the camera like allowing you to control your camera remotely through USB! Not only that, you can create scripts to invoke the camera functionality.
One of the cool feature. It overwrites the shutter speed! The Canon S90 allows exposure time up to 15 secs. With CHDK, you can open the shutter way longer than 15 seconds! No bulb mode though. Time to get ND filters!
Installation is easy, download the BOOTDISK.BIN and PS.FI2 for your camera and firmware version. Load it into the root of your SD Card.
To start CHDK, start the camera in Playback mode. Hit the menu button and select update firmware. Confirm the update and the camera will reboot with the CHDK firmware.
Don’t worry, it doesn’t update the camera firmware, it simply loads the CHDK off the SD Card. CHDK is unloaded when your camera is rebooted.
Check out the CHDK website. While you are at it, check out the Canon S90 CHDK port forum thread.
The Canon A85′s CMOS sensor decided to give me on me after seeing all those ugly shots I’ve taken in the past. Traded it in for a Canon PowerShot S90 through the Canon Privilege Purchase Program.
The PowerShot S90 that cost me S$595 with 8GB SD card & pouch
So why did I choose the PowerShot S90?
- It’s small and lightweight
- Outstanding image quality when compared to other compact cameras
- Better low light performance than other compacts
- Good JPEG quality with option for RAW image
- Fast F/2 lens
- Manual controls for aperture, shutter speed, flash exposure
Some not so cool stuffs
- Lacks HD movie mode
- Control dial is too loose which may cause you to adjust the exposure value unknowingly
Check out the Canon PowerShot S90 Microsite!
Surfing on the go using iPod Touch is pretty much a norm nowadays with mobile wifi devices like the mifi or handphones installed with software like JoikuSpot or PDANet.
Do you know you can surf Internet through bluetooth? Apparently not a lot of people know of Bluetooth DUN (Dialup Networking). Most modern handphones with bluetooth supports DUN. Basically, the idea is to utilize bluetooth DUN to allow your iPod Touch (generation 2 and newer) surf Internet through it. Why only iPod Touch generation 2 and newer? It’s because iPod Touch generation 1 lacks the bluetooth feature.
What are the plus points? It goes easy on the batteries. Wifi drains batteries faster than bluetooth. So if you are like me using JoikuSpot, you will notice that your handphone’s juices runs out pretty quickly. Same goes for the iPod Touch.
Waiting for iBluever to be announced! Oops, forgot to mention what it is about. It is an application that allows your iPod Touch to recognize Bluetooth DUN. Bluetooth stack on the iPod Touch is limited to multimedia devices like headphones (officially). So these apps actually allow more bluetooth devices to be recognized. My iPod Touch now recognizes handphones/computers so I can bluetooth files around. It also recognize my bluetooth GPS receiver so I can navigate my way round unknown territories.
Oh before I forgot, iBluever is likely to be a Cydia app.
M1 mobile broadband (Sunsurf) speed is getting from bad to worst lately. Did a short study last year on M1 Mobile Broadband Speed and it was quite terrible. I am suppose to squeeze about up to 7.2Mbps for download and 2Mbps for upload but I have problem hitting 1Mbps download on most if not all occasions.
Was contemplating on whether to sign up for multi-sim services so that I could use the data package tied to my handphone plan when I am outside. At first I thought the slow speed was due to my handphone (a E51). Searched online and found out that there are M1 customers complaining about their slow speeds as well. Swapped the M1 sim card and inserted a Singtel sim card into my E51. Oh man, websites are loading, mails are coming in, contacts and calendar entries are synchronized instantly.
Considering to sign up for mobile broadband? Try other telcos unless M1 announce a major upgrade to their infrastructure.
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