Rainy morning in Korea

Took while waiting for a bus.

Food Street at Shinchun Korea 신천

신천 먹거리 골목에서 찰칵.
Night view at Shinchun, Korea

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Samsung e-Book Reader SNE-50K

 

Samsung’s new eBook was introduced today at the Kyobo book store in Korea. 

Its pretty small (5inch screen) for an eBook, but very portable.
The words on the screen are very clear and sharp.
I can’t really compare with other eBook readers, but the reader
seemed slow. It took few seconds to turn a page.
For a couple times, I thought maybe I didn’t push the button, but
it was just taking time to open a file or turn a page.
It would have been better if there were some kind of notice that
it’s busy. Then again, its a eBook reader, I guess speed isn’t really a big issue.

 

Unfortunately it does not have PDF reader but when you put PDF files into eBook reader via USB it will convert it into BMP file. The quality as you can see is not bad.
I just wonder how much space it will take on small 512 mb on board memory.

 

Since it’s touch screen, one can simply draw or write memo using stylus.
This works very well. It feels like if I am writing on a paper.

Some Links:
Digital Kyobo: http://digital.kyobobook.co.kr
Samsung eBook Reader Info: http://digital.kyobobook.co.kr/kyobobook/event/2009/090724_InKE5_1.jsp

Google Chrome not compatible with Hotmail

 

I don't care if Chrome is said to be faster than other competitor.
If it can't display web pages better than IE or Firefox, what is the use?

Yesterday, I found its hard to use Chrome to navigate Facebook.
Today, I tried Hotmail. Yep.. It didn't work.. Sigh...

Yes its  beta. But sites like Facebook or Hotmail is very highly used
social networking and email site.

Personally, I think such sites should work on beta version.
So far, Chrome....its disappointing...

Google Chrome

 

Google released beta version of Google Chrome, web browser today.  Oh man, I was so excited.

The file size is amazingly small. Took few seconds to download and installed very quickly.

The User Interface looked really nice. Clean. Simple.

Its got pretty much all the good tools from all the browsers out there; Opera, IE 7, Firefox, and Safari.

Its got secret mode (same as private browsing in Safari)

Its got quick box view (similar to Opera)

Its got search suggestion (similar to IE8 beta)

 

I have all of them installed so now I got 5 web browsers in my PC.

Some sites run better with certain browsers. So I wished Google Chrome would help me by making me use just one, Chrome.

 

I visited several sites I usually visit, and it was working great until it hit FACEBOOK~!!  A social networking site that I use every minute I can spare~!!.. 

Sadly.....Chrome had problem running simple features in Facebook. For example, when I click on "comment" next to friend's updates, it won't open a text box. 

 

Sorry Chrome. Everything aside, you have to make Facebook to work before I start using you. Even OPERA works fine~!!

Yes.. you are in "beta".. so I should wait till it to go gold...

 

Then again, I am now waiting for IE 8... I am not so sure if I will try the beta though.. but you never know.

Wow.. Amazing Laptop Battery Life

 

I unplugged my Dell Laptop.

Clicked "Battery" icon...

and boom~! 102hrs~!!

That's like 4 days on battery~!!

...

Darn thing changed back to 4 hours after

few seconds..

Sigh....

Cool looking Porsche

Was walking around the block after the earthquake, and

saw this cool looking Porsche.  I don't really know which

Porsche this is, but its first of the kind I have seen.

With the vehicle registration paper on the tiny tiny

windshield, I assume its a brand new car... Wow..