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May
Edifier DA5000 Pro Print E-mail

Work have occupied 2/3 of my daily life and it's difficult to find time to blog nowadays. It has been more than a month since my last blog post where I mentioned that I cleared my room to prepare for something big, and that 'something big' is coming in few parts, and here is the first part.

During the recent PC Fair, I visited the Edifier booth where I have worked as a promoter for 4-5 times and caught up with my fellow 'colleagues'. However, I went there with the intention of buying a new set of PC speakers - Edifier DA5000 Pro

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I told my former boss I wanted to buy Edifier DA5000 and that I came by train. He burst into laughter and showed me the packaging size. I stared in disbelief as there were not one big boxes but two and I wouldn't be able to carry even one box home, what else in a train! Just as I was about to tell myself that maybe I'm not destined to buy that speaker, he offered me a special deal to courier it directly to my doorstep at no additional cost and I just couldn't say no to such a deal.

2 Fridays ago, the package arrived...

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Ripped of the boxes to reveal the contents

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First box contained the subwoofer, second one contained the 5 satellites drivers, some manuals and even a wireless remote control.

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The LCD monitor is rested above the middle channel speaker, fits perfectly.

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And behind I have 2 more speakers to complete the surround system. Meanwhile, the subwoofer is placed on the floor.

The subwoofer delievered a very solid bass, so solid that it keeps my neighbour awake at night (evil grin). I wasted no time in playing some games that support surround audio which includes F1 2010. It really makes a whole lot of differences in driving simulation. I need not rely on the rear mirrors but I could easily trust my ears to tell me if the cars are approaching fast from the back and whether they are trying to overtake from the left and from the right.

Moving to first person shooter games, I could hear enemy footsteps approaching from the back and deliver the killing shot before they do!

Perhaps the only issue with the speaker is that the rear speakers are a little soft as the power output is slightly lower on the rear channel, I managed to overcome this by adjusting the audio distribution via Realtek HD Audio Manager. At first the sound emitted from the speakers sounded a little 'plasticky' but after couple of hours of 'burning in', it begins to feel like every dollar spent was worth it.

Last Updated on Saturday, 21 May 2011 23:25
 
18
Apr
Clearing my room Print E-mail

I'm one of those many people who keep the full package contents of any items that I buy, including the boxes. So the day came when the cabinet is filled with junks. Took me a good 1 hour to sort out what to throw and what not to throw.

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The reason I'm clearing my room is because I'm preparing the room for something big and massive, stay tuned!

Last Updated on Monday, 18 April 2011 21:55
 
09
Apr
My ACCA graduation Print E-mail

I cleared my ACCA exams when the results were announced more than a month ago and so here am I - the 22nd SunwayTES ACCA/CAT Graduation Ceremony.

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CAT & ACCA 22nd Graduation Ceremony

Time has passed real quick and it seems like it has just been not too long ago that I attended my CAT graduation. Anyway, I took a day off on Friday to collect the graduation robe from the university, met up with some lecturers and some friends, then came Saturday 9th April 2011, and this special day is the product of the difficult journey that I've been through for the last 2 years.

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This was my CAT graduation, taken on 11th April 2009, 2 years ago !

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Last Updated on Sunday, 10 April 2011 01:41
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17
Mar
My home network Print E-mail

There's many ways of trying to be a geek but this is probably my way. My home network has gone through a long way. It started off from one PC connected to the Internet via USB ADSL modem back in 2004 and I had a laptop back then. In order to share the network connection, I used a crossover cable and that was my first home network.

Over the years, I eventually changed to 4 port router, then to a WiFi router and just recently, a Cisco Linksys E2000. The upgrades are in order to cater for the increasing devices connected in my house. This is how my home network looks like.

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Two of my latest addition to the home network was the Cisco Linksys E2000 router and the Canon MX357 network all in one printer. The Canon MX357 printer is exactly what I need, I could perform scan/fan/print over the network. Before this, one PC had to be left on to act as the print server but now this is no longer the case.

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Recent shopping for network equipments.

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New router in place

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Canon MX357 network printer. Screw the 3 years warranty, did a Cost-Benefit analysis and I believe I would save more money from modifying the printer with a CISS system in the 3 year period. This printer is just awesome, it has almost all the features I need at a reasonable price.

Last Updated on Thursday, 17 March 2011 23:12
 
13
Mar
Living room upgrade Print E-mail

Not too long ago, we decided that it's time to upgrade the living room so we got ourselves a 50 inch Plasma TV - Panasonic P50U20K.  The TV was just perfect for me, it wasn't too expensive (compared to the overrated LED TV) and didn't include all those unnecessary features such as LAN and USB - why it was unnecessary will be explained below.

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Last Updated on Sunday, 13 March 2011 23:28
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