Computing & Internet

Free Lifetime Warranty For Modem

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I mentioned that my telephone line was struck by lightning a week ago. Well, I have changed most hardware and got the telephone line repaired. However, since that strike, my internet connection has not been the same. My signal keeps dropping causing my internet connection to break.

I thought that it’s all because of the electric charge that has gone through my cables and hardware but my friends, who are also Streamyx subscribers, tell me that they are experiencing bad internet connections lately as well.

Anyway, I called TM customer service and made complaints that my signal keep dropping. After numerous calls and a lapse of a few days, they finally lodged a report for me.

This evening, the Telekom technician came and replaced my broadband modem/router for me. Well, he could not be sure if the problem was with the previous modem/router but he said let’s try a new unit and see if the problem persists.

The thing is, he does not know that I got hit by lightning. Anyway, I do have free lifetime warranty on my modems from Telekom because I was one of the first 5,000 Streamyx subscribers when they first launched in back in I have forgotten which year. Awesome!

So far, I did experience a drop in signal. Maybe Streamyx is crappy lately. Maybe it is a problem with my telephone cable. We’ll have to wait and see.

General

Children’s Healthy Outdoor Games For Summer

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My friend, Warren, who has a toddler, is concerned with the crime rate in his area to allow his son to play for long hours outdoors. Living in the city has its advantages and disadvantages, of course.

Just now, when I learnt of these manfred mantis playsets, I thought that they would be perfect for Warren to install in his backyard. There’s room enough for this! And even if there’s not enough space, there is nothing to worry about as the versatility of the Manfred Mantis allows it to be fixed and installed according to the size we prefer.

I am sure that Warren knows the benefits of having one in his yard. Besides the fact that his son no longer needs to go to the neighborhood playground to play, which is risky, he could invite his friends over and have a blast in the privacy and security of home.

The Manfred Mantis home playset is so colorful and fun to play with that it could occupy the children for long hours. Outdoor activity like this would be great especially in summer. I am sure that the children would prefer playing with the Manfred Mantis over watching TV or playing electronic games!

Computing & Internet

Streamyx Sucks Big Time

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I thought that I should not blame Streamyx for the broadband internet connection that has been plaguing me since early last week. Like I mentioned, my internet connection has never been the same after my set up was struck by lightning.

However, today I learnt that I am not the only one experiencing signal drops. I have, for the record, experienced, almost thirty times disconnection today alone and yes, I am pretty pissed off! I could hardly get any work done at all because I wasted plenty of time just trying to reboot my modem, enable/disable my connection, just to try to get a more stable internet connection.

And you know what? There are some websites that I could not access to. My web host has told me previously that this is a problem with Streamyx. I could access these sites with my Celcom 3G via my mobile device so it is confirmed that these sites are live and there is no issue with their server.

I would not say that I am paying an arm and a leg for my internet service because it is only RM66 per month but I still expect it to function without the signal dropping as and when it likes and spoiling my work midway.

So, yes, Streamyx sucks big time!

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Spreading Information To All Women

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Recently, I wrote a few posts about harvesting and storing stem cells from menstrual fluid. Some people may have thought that I have gone crazy to be suddenly writing about menstrual fluid. However, I am a blogger and as a blogger, I believe that it is my responsibility to inform. And I think that it would do all of us good if as many people know about the C’elle Stem Cell Research Innovation as possible.

If you do not know what C’elle is all about, I think that it is not too late to visit their website at http://www.celle.com where you can read all about C’elle and their stem cell technologies of harvesting, processing and storing stem cells from a woman’s menstrual fluid. You can also read C’elle Client Testimonials.

If you are a guy, and think that this is not your concern then you are wrong. A woman’s stem cells from her menstrual fluid could actually be transformed into other stem cells and would have an excellent chance of matching the cells of her first degree relatives, namely her parents, siblings and children. Therefore, I feel that all women should be provided with this information and be given the opportunity and easy access to store her stem cells.

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How To Manage 100 Blogs!

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A couple of my blogger friends have gone crazy about blogging and they just started and started blogs until they have more than a hundred blogs! A lot of these are domain blogs while some are hosted for free from Blogger.com or WordPress.com

They told me to do the same as well, as blogs are our virtual property but I can’t. I salute them for their dedication but I think I need a balance in life and not spend the better part of my 24 hours on blogging and other issues that concern my blogs.

However, I still do have twenty blogs and there’s one thing I learned. If you have multiple blogs, you are not obligated to update them. You do not owe it to yourself or your readers to update them daily. If there is a stretch of time that your blogs are left idle, don’t worry, your blog will still be available when you have the time, the mood, or the blog idea to write and publish a post.

So, there’s really no need for special time management skills to manage multiple blogs. Just do it at your own pace!

Computing & Internet

Where’s The Coffee?

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Here’s grate news that any coffee lover would love to know. How many times have you been to a new city and tried to look for a great coffee house? I know the pain thought I am not such a coffee lover but my mother is! She would want to find the best places that serve her favorite coffee no matter where we go and we end up circling all over.

Just now, I got to know of this community based website where members can find a great coffee house based on information, review and rating of other members.

Community sites like these are great in the sense that you get first hand information from other coffee lovers so you do not waste time looking for coffee or end up at a place that do not serve coffee as good as you expected.

Want coffee? Check out http://www.wantbeans.com

Computing & Internet

EntreCard Issues Warning On Quick Drop Pages

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A couple of days ago, I received three emails from EntreCard. They sent a strong message out to bloggers who are hosting Quick Drop Pages and those who still have these pages online on 1st July, 2008 will be banned from EntreCard.

EntreCard says that they have accumulated a long list of permalinks to Quick Drop Pages so come 1st July, they will just open all of these pages and then ban whoever who still have these pages online.

I think this is a great move by EntreCard to create a level playing field once again. I cannot understand why people are so obsessed with accumulating EntreCard points. Well, I know that we could sell these points for cash or use these points to advertise our EntreCard on top blogs. Still, I don’t see the point of going of the way to accumulate these points.

I have wanted to write on this a long time ago and it’s on my list of topics to write dated 11th April, 2008! LOL Now that EntreCard is finally making a stand on this, well, what an opportune time for me to write on this!

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