WWDC 2012

The Apple's conference on new thing coming out from Apple. To tell the truth I am excited to see what Apple inc going to announce this year that became an eye opener for all. Since the death of the great Mr. Jobs, Apple conference had always been dull, boring with their new CEO Tim Cook. Announcing the new iPad with all new but same old look and not even a wow is depressing.

But anyhow this time, I felt that they actually did a pretty fine job. Something make me wanna buy their product, some just pure "meh". Below is the round up of what's new in WWDC 2012.

Macbook Pro

Apart from the hardware update from the older Macbook Air and Macbook Pro and killing off the 17 inch model, Apple had actually build a new generation MacBook Pro. This time finally Apple managed to stuff in their trademark Retina Display on this 15" baby. It is slimmer and lighter than the previous 13" model! With 2 integrated USB 3.0 and 2.0 port, 2 Thunderbolt port and also a HDMI cable port. Blazing high speed ram and this time around flash storage for a Macbook Pro is greatly a yum yum product if you asked me. And best of all, it started shipping today! However the price is just wooping high. Oh well, better stick back to my older gen Macbook Pro.  

Mac OS X

Mac OS X the ninth big cat of the family. Seriously Apple one year one new OS?! You got to be kidding me. By looking at this Mountain Lion seriously makes me think of Agent K in MIB, you know the poker face? Alright jokes aside. Basically I think that what Apple is trying to do is to bring what the user love about the iOS and put it inside the Mac OS. They had been doing this since the previous Lion. Now what are the things they brought in it.

1. Better integration of iCloud - hences better syncing feature between your other iOS with Mac.
2. iMessage - Now you can chat thru your MacBook instead of the your other iOS devices.
3. Notification Center - Drag it and you can view all your notification like mail, message etc.
4. Power Nap!? - Your Mac will still sync in your mail, updates etc when you put your mac into sleep.
5. Dictation - Speech to Text *about time =.=*
6. Sharing - now you can share your photo, website with the integrated twitter button!
7. New Safari - More Gesture and also iCloud integrated, more pretty overall.
8. Game Center - Game Center comes to Mac OS!
9. Air Play - Nuff said

Out of all these new feature, there are more to come but yet to reveil to the public. Oh well this new OS will be available on July at the Mac AppStore and pricing at only USD 19.99.

iOS 6

One of the most anticipating upgrade of all time. And one of the most common mobile OS that every time you throw a stone out, you will hit a person using iOS. This is Apple's 6th version of the iOS, main rival Android OS. The new feature/ updates are as follows.

1. New Map from Apple! - Apple is trying to kick out Google in their daily life now. Providing turn to turn navigation and 3D view of Map. Hopefully this Map will be usable in Malaysia. Else is just plain boring.

2. Siri - Now siri knows more about sports, player cards, opening an app. It is now a more integration between the Apps and the OS. oh ya! Siri will be available on the new iPad as well.

3. Passbook - pretty neat app I think, having all the QR code when you purchase movie ticket, boarding pass, voucher in one place. And nice card scrapping animation :)

4. Facetime - now support 3G instead of only wifi!

5. Facebook - instead of just tweeting, now iOS integrates Facebook on it. meh

6. Phonecall - Instead of just declining a phone call, you can now fire back a message and even set an reminder to call back whoever is calling you at that time.



Apple usually makes me want to get their products, but they failed in the previous 2 conference selling out the new iPad and also the iPhone 4s. This one had made me want to give them my money. Not bad I would say. But still far from the Steve Job era.

Spent more for a better future?

To tell the truth. I'm quite a stingy side of people. Every penny and cents that I use must count. Let it be food or leisure. I want to get the most out of what I had paid. Well folks, that's life.

Today I realize that many of us are also spending a lot on money on education getting themselves or their kids to the best university in the world, paying hundred of thousand of tuition fees, living expenses etc. When people do this firstly they will thought of the parents are filthy rich, most likely the case I would say. Secondly, the education standard are higher? I think this is somewhat a subjective question, I believe this depends on the determination of the student. And lastly the reason that only now I find useful is the network.

Seriously I'm regretting the time I spent after my secondary school. The college era. I often think back and felt depress, what on earth am I doing back then? Getting merely pass in examination is no OK. My resume doesn't looks great, in fact I failed to get interviews. I felt that my result are pathetic.

So now my plan within 5 years. Stick on with the same job for 2 to 3 years. Get recognition or capital, after that go for a MBA. Going to big University, meeting big name, big shot , whatever else. Then just maybe, maybe I can get called to enter into business consultancy line* Which I desire the most*. Let it be money going out as I know the network I can get is what we can call *Money can't buy*.

All the best Danny Boy!

Job oh Job!

This is somehow a personal post. I had not been working since I resign from my previous Company 2 months ago.  Being jobless isn't something good and yet is not that bad as well. The reason I left my previous Company is I had no intention being in the line *The more I work the more I felt the job is really insignificant to the Company* and I want to try something else.

Saying wanting to try something else, I mean to accept a bigger challenge. I do not want to stay in the office 9 to 5, doing paperworks. I want to be a influential character, I want to make my name shine. I want to...... well you get the point.

But it turned out most of the case, I'm being limited by my own self. Something is pulling me back, I failed to get interviews. I have that mini resistance to drive, and travel to far far places. The jam, the cost. But why o why am I still so timid. I missed the F*ck This Sh*t courage when I give my senior the resignation letter. But now I a home boy, afraid of this and that. Thinking to myself everyday when will I eventually step out from my comfort zone? When will I start to grow up like a man, a trustworthy man.

Please O God, Show me the way, show me a job that I have interested on my first glance, let me not to think about other things else but only to serve you well.

Stop the jobless streak lo Danny Boy!

Greed

Ever wonder why are there so many victims fallen for fraud investment plans? We heard that everywhere putting investment in a Company, and you will get double or sometime triple your initial investment back in 5 to 10 years. Throughout where I live, there had been this type of scam going around. But still why are there victims of such common scam?

One day me and my friend went for a cup of tea, and he told me one thing. Try to cheat money from a poor person makes you a bully, Try to cheat money from a rich person makes you a hero *Just like robin hood?* . Kind to think of it, is rather difficult to cheat money from a rich person. And many if not all the investment fraud and scam's victims are the poor/ normal type categories.

Well, I guess it all comes to greed. The greed of one heart overtakes the ability for a person to think correctly/ rationally. Does that mean that rich people doesn't want to get richer? Of course not. Is actually rich people will not rush into things. They do want to get richer, but as you got richer the more stingy you might be. They will investigate think rationally whether this is the real deal or not, etc.

So when someone offer you a investment plan do take a step behind, think about it. The process behind it, is the return realistic. Are there previously the same tactics being used? *Normally they just ran out of ideas* etc.

This also tell use something else, not to rush into things. Is better safe than sorry peeps.

Google market

It's been a long time since I last blog from a phone. The truth is I haven't got any application which are secured as I wish, so that I can blog with ease without going though third party.

I had been bragging about Google for not including blogger in their market. And I'm truly puzzle when I saw an apple iPhone have an official blogger application from Google. seriously, why not Android?

and today I realize that is not Google fault. The fact is the application is there on the market, just that the poor Malaysia market has some restriction that not all the application well be available here.

Today I rooted my phone and include market un locker to have a look what Android market have in the US. And there you go I'm blogging from my phone. Thanks Google! And sorry I misunderstand you

oh hi new "iPad"

Alright, I think i might be slow or just not interested in blogging in with Apple's latest gadget. To be honest, I think Apple had been feeling too proud on their operating system and design until they don't bother to give any significant changes in the latest iPad.

IMPROVEMENTS!! 
First and for most, the changes! The screen had ported from the famous iPhone's retina display.* This is what we want from the iPad2 but ahh well... at least is here. And a quad core display combine with the dual core processor. You heard me, is still the same old dual core. Hopefully they can perform well. A massive massive huge battery 11,666mAh battery. And also LTE capability if you are look at the 3G/LTE model. And a slight increase in the weight.

SAME OLD SAME OLD'
Firstly the design, its completely the same! so there is absolutely no noticeable different compared with the older sibling, iPad2. The price had not change, so this is one of the good things that everyone hope for. And the name, seriously the new iPad is just call iPad? You know how confusing and hard is it? Try and search on the google for "iPad" most likely you will get the 1st generation iPad. And when you are bragging with others that your holding your iPad.

Situation:

A : Hey is that an iPad2?
B : No is just an iPad.
A : huh? iPad? I thought it is not that slim no?
B : This is the new iPad.
A : Not an iPad3? or iPad2s?
B : Nope just an iPad.
A : *poker face*

Thats all folks.. Whether you like it or hate it, it is out now. To buy or not to buy, your take?

Understanding...

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND ME!!! is such a hard statement. Understanding someone is actually very very hard unless you had been to the same situation before in sometime of your life.

People doesn't understand people by looking at others situation. Yes, it is actually really really hard to understand what one is going through. The most you can do is to guess their next step, try to be by their side when they need your touch/ hand.

I wonder how good will the world be if you find someone that truly understand you, know what you want, understand your need, the urge of buying things, the addiction the lust whatsoever...

Well it would be cool thing to be, and yet so creepy. ahhh the dilemma inside of me.