Lately, every time I turn on my laptop, I receive an error message about a problem that causes my laptop to boot at a system default configuration.

The error code is 0215 with the message System CMOS checksum bad – Default configuration used.

I sent a photo capture of the system message to my technician and am still waiting for his reply. Meanwhile, i checked on the internet to see what this is all about and people are saying this could be a registry problem, or just something as simple as the CMOS battery dying.

Ah, I hope it’s because the battery is dying. In any case, would still need to catch the laptop to the shop to get this solved!

YouTube, which is owned by Google, has just introduced a new face-blurring tool on the site, which allows users to blur “all” faces on video with a simple click. It is not error-free and some faces would be undetected, hence not blurred. Right now, we are not allowed to only blur specific faces.

This is considered a major step for a video sharing site and in fact, YouTube is the only website that offers this. Face-blurring uses the same technology as Google’s Street View which blurs the license plate of vehicles. The technology has been ported to YouTube.

Anyway, despite being able to blur faces, sometimes we can still pick out people or places, especially if we are familiar with the location so it’s still not entirely safe.

Eerrmmm I am trying my best not to succumb to one of those attractive tablet plans offered by Celcom. I know I don’t need one, and a friend is soon giving me his iPad 2 as he has a new tablet – an Android, but it is so cheap to commit to one plan since I am already paying a lot of money to subscribe to my current mobile 3G and voice plan.

After checking the prices, I may even pay less for my monthly subscription…. I need to go to the Celcom office to confirm this first but it sure looks like it. And with just a few hundred bucks, I could have another device…. in addition to the iPad 2 that my friend is giving me. It’s used but what the heck, it’s white!

Aih… dilemma. Why I do even need a tablet now???

Facebook has just rolled out a new feature on their site, called App Center. It is like a bazaar of applications, currently offering some 600 “high quality” apps.

According to Facebook, with this App Center, it makes it easier for users of Facebook to choose the apps that they want to download, install and use. Users could also check their friends’ Facebook page to see which apps they are using.

Facebook is continuously looking for app developers to develop apps for them, or at least have them available to Facebook users. Apps are meant to make users stay at the main site longer, to enable advertisers to better target their market.