http://mog.zanneth.com/index.php Copyright 2010, Jeffrey Chia Jeffrey Chia en-US SPHPBLOG 0.4.8 http://mog.zanneth.com/index.php?entry=entry070826-022721 http://www.digg.com. Seems really cool!

]]> Miscellaneous http://mog.zanneth.com/index.php?entry=entry070826-022721 Jeffrey Chia Sun, 26 Aug 2007 07:27:21 GMT http://mog.zanneth.com/comments.php?y=07&m=08&entry=entry070826-022721 http://mog.zanneth.com/index.php?entry=entry070422-033611


]]> Games http://mog.zanneth.com/index.php?entry=entry070422-033611 Jeffrey Chia Sun, 22 Apr 2007 08:36:11 GMT http://mog.zanneth.com/comments.php?y=07&m=04&entry=entry070422-033611 http://mog.zanneth.com/index.php?entry=entry070407-035114
New Black Interface:


Old Interface Intact:


BTW, if you want the Windows XP theme in the screenshot, just go to the Miscellaneous section and download it (Royale Noir). It's a great theme for those who don't want to upgrade to Vista for whatever reason.]]> Technology http://mog.zanneth.com/index.php?entry=entry070407-035114 Jeffrey Chia Sat, 07 Apr 2007 08:51:14 GMT http://mog.zanneth.com/comments.php?y=07&m=04&entry=entry070407-035114 http://mog.zanneth.com/index.php?entry=entry070320-024227
Here are Monday's Pictures:







Long Live SASS!]]> School http://mog.zanneth.com/index.php?entry=entry070320-024227 Jeffrey Chia Tue, 20 Mar 2007 07:42:27 GMT http://mog.zanneth.com/comments.php?y=07&m=03&entry=entry070320-024227 http://mog.zanneth.com/index.php?entry=entry070218-134151


The Wii is very innovative. It is the first home gaming console to bring interactive gaming as an integration (unlke Time Crisis where you have to buy a separate gun controller). All games work seamlessly with the wireless Wii mote. For example, in order to slash with your sword in Zelda, you simply wave the remote around. Also, it makes for some interesting gameplay with Wii sports, where you actually have to pretend like you are batting in baseball or playing tennis.



Currently, I've only been playing Wii Sports (comes with the console) and Zelda: Twilight Princess (Awesome game). Both are a blast to play, especially playing Wii Sports with other people. Wii sports comes with 5 games, Bowling, Boxing, Tennis, Baseball, and Golf. My personal favorite is tennis.





Another thing I loved about the Wii were the channels. Channels are kind of like TV channels, in that when you start up the Wii you can view all your channels (like the game channel, Mii channel (for creating your own characters), Internet browser, or even a news channel. This allows for very interesting side things that you can do, such as checking the weather forecast, news, or even surfing the Internet.

If anyone plans to get a Nintendo Wii, make sure to Twilight Princess, or you will be missing out.]]> Games http://mog.zanneth.com/index.php?entry=entry070218-134151 Jeffrey Chia Sun, 18 Feb 2007 19:41:51 GMT http://mog.zanneth.com/comments.php?y=07&m=02&entry=entry070218-134151 http://mog.zanneth.com/index.php?entry=entry070204-135636
Here is what we had in the car:
Power Inverter (To convert DC to AC for our devices)
Television (To watch Heroes and play the Wii)
Nintendo Wii (Rather hard to play sitting down, but still fun)
3 Laptops
2 Nintendo DSes
2 PSPs

As for Flagstaff itself, the snow was really fun to play in. Best of all, since there was still sunlight, there was a lot of snow yet it wasn't that cold (until we moved to the second mountain area). We did everything from building snowmen to having snowball fights. Obviously, we used sleds to slide down the hills (taking injuries in the meantime). We also stopped by Dippin' Dots, a real cool ice cream shop. Thanks to everyone who came.















The rest of the pictures are in the Miscellaneous section.

Special thanks to Jim Magahern for putting up with the LAN car party and bringing us to Flagstaff.]]> Miscellaneous http://mog.zanneth.com/index.php?entry=entry070204-135636 Jeffrey Chia Sun, 04 Feb 2007 19:56:36 GMT http://mog.zanneth.com/comments.php?y=07&m=02&entry=entry070204-135636 http://mog.zanneth.com/index.php?entry=entry070201-195344
Quicksilver:



Words cannot describe how much I love this little application. When you run it, it simply puts an icon in your Menu Bar (similar to the System Tray in Windows) and uses no computer resources. When you press whatever hotkey you assigned, it will bring up a little window that actually let's you type in the application that you want to open. No more searching around your Applications or Program Files folder in order to find that application that wasn't worthy of Desktop/Dock space, you can simply type in what you want to open and have at it! I always loved Macs for their navigational speed, and Quicksilver puts it to the max!

Cyberduck:



Let's see about the current situation, Transmit recently updated their software and my serial number was considered invalid, stupid Transmit. I decided to go search for another FTP application and came across Cyberduck. Cyberduck is an extremely lightweight FTP client that allows you to manage your FTP server (which is used for things such as this blog). I really like this application for its simplicity, especially with the extendable bookmarks tab that pops out at the left of the application and disappears at whim. However, one of the annoyances of this application is that it doesn't put the folders/directories at the top, unlike Transmit. I really appreciate having the folders at the top since that is how I keep my FTP files organized. Oh well, Cyberduck will do nicely as a substitute for Transmit.]]> Technology http://mog.zanneth.com/index.php?entry=entry070201-195344 Jeffrey Chia Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:53:44 GMT http://mog.zanneth.com/comments.php?y=07&m=02&entry=entry070201-195344 http://mog.zanneth.com/index.php?entry=entry070201-000943 wallpapers section.

Aura:


Vertex Blue:
]]> Miscellaneous http://mog.zanneth.com/index.php?entry=entry070201-000943 Jeffrey Chia Thu, 01 Feb 2007 06:09:43 GMT http://mog.zanneth.com/comments.php?y=07&m=02&entry=entry070201-000943 http://mog.zanneth.com/index.php?entry=entry061227-215257 MacBook. To start off this article, I'm lovin' it! The operating system is so slick and smooth. Unlike Windows, everything just works on a Mac. When I plug in a flash drive, it doesn't take 10 seconds to download the drivers and say that it "found new hardware", it just instantly appears on the Desktop. The dock is very nice (Seen on the bottom of the screen) and removes the dreaded "abyss" of icons prevalent on my Windows PC.

About the MacBook itself, the look of the MacBook is great! The laptop itself is literally 1.08 inchs thin! The AC power is magnetic and the remote is very nifty (It brings up your music, videos, and pictures, and can even be used to activate a security alarm on the MacBook). The keyboard is nice to handle, since the keys are spaced out.

MacBook:


The Box:


The Remote and Magnetic Power Cord:



Another thing I love about the OS is how intuitive it is. Unlike in Windows, Mac actually tells you the hotkeys to perform actions, while Windows you are left trying to figure it out (Never even heard of using Ctrl+ESC or Windows+D until a couple months ago). Expose is very handy for shifting between tons of applications, and F10 is easier to use than Windows+D for clearing to the desktop). It's all of the little things that add up to an awesome OS. Switching from using Windows to using Mac took very little time, although getting used to the option key is annoying.

Expose in Action:



Also, the Dashboard is seriously one of the coolest things ever. I don't know why, but I'm simply intrigued by it. By pressing the F12 key, you bring up your own customizable screen of widgets. You can easily download widgets at Apple's website easily and quickly, not to mention how many widgets there are (Ranging from games to a Wikipedia widget, along with stuff like AirPort radar, calculator, and even your own chia pet!). You can probably imitate this in Windows with third-party software, but here it is nicely integrated into the Mac operating system and has lots of support. Microsoft must think it is a success, because they are copying the Dashboard by putting "Gadgets" into Vista. The Dashboard makes it very easy to look something up on Wikipedia or in Dictionary.com (I love reading Wikipedia articles, it has everything).

Dashboard (Yes, that is a chia pet widget):



I would strongly recommend a Mac to anyone. In conclusion, once you go Mac, you never go back! I'll post more stuff as I get to it.]]> Technology http://mog.zanneth.com/index.php?entry=entry061227-215257 Jeffrey Chia Thu, 28 Dec 2006 03:52:57 GMT http://mog.zanneth.com/comments.php?y=06&m=12&entry=entry061227-215257 http://mog.zanneth.com/index.php?entry=entry061204-174451
Oh well, at least the stop, drop, and roll rule applies here.

Link]]> Miscellaneous http://mog.zanneth.com/index.php?entry=entry061204-174451 Jeffrey Chia Mon, 04 Dec 2006 23:44:51 GMT http://mog.zanneth.com/comments.php?y=06&m=12&entry=entry061204-174451