2.66GHz

nvr mind the numbers. seems like the bigger the number the more problem there is. heck, 2.66 is worse than 1.7!

kinda laggy rite now. to lini: lagging means slow in respond, another slag tat came from gaming. n hell it took 2 minutes to startup when my 1.7 took 28 seconds! this is wrong!

nvm, gonna change it back the next morning.

got nothing to do for new year's eve, cant play gunz, the computer's crap, n i dont have resolutions cuz im dumb enough to b such a moron.

juz bring it on bad luck... juz promise to go away after u're done with me. Happy New Year Eve or soon to b Happy New Year...

lagging...

knew it...

its official. 7 is not a lucky number n i hate it.

grrr... not gonna talk.

get over with it...

the ministry of education dont need me to advertise tat the results r coming tmr. hope they dont delay it any longer. or its end of trust to the ministry.

oh wait, there's nvr been any trust! silly me...

NEXT!!!

supposed to get myself some heat sink compound or watever u call it. guess wat? dad's car's license expired, mom gone to office n was supposed to come back at 2. came back at 8... there's a quote in our family. whenever my mom says: 一下子. it means: 一小时. strictly applies when she's shopping for clothes. oh, make it applied with multiples.

hence, delayed the swapping of 2.04GHz(1.7 actually) to 2.66GHz.

replies to huiyi's questions in cbox:
  1. i can only post my own results since im running it on my computer. u only need to snap a picture of the mainpage n post it on blogger. or the better alternative, type it out.
  2. i am not rich. my parents r the ones trying desperately to make us look rich for i-dunno-wat reason. n thx to their eagerness to change everything(changed house 6 times, car 4) we now have to pay the bank approx. 66% of our monthly income. which isnt a great need at all.
signing out.

2.04GHZ!!!!

been messing up my computer. n now, my humble SINGLE core Intel Pentium 4 1.7GHz processor now have a core speed of 2.04GHz! here's the proof:could pumped it to higher clock speeds, but settled here. currently checking its stability before i'll go further. think i'll settle here, dun wanna blow up the whole thing. here's the specs:
  • core speed: 2038.6MHz
  • multiplier: x17
  • FSB speed: 119.9
  • core voltage(Vcore): 1.744v
tried GunZ, its brilliant. n it doesnt heat up much, its still roughtly the same temperature. its only a bit higher than room temperature since i have another DC fan blasting it with cold air at max power output(thermister shorted out. -evil laugh-). stocks r nvr enough. im planning on adding another. it only cost bout 14 bucks per fan so its not a big investment. a rather wise 1 i should say, unless u wanna go with liquid cooling which could go up to 200 bucks per unit. i got an uncle who has already spent 6oo bucks on liquid models n i have to say, its a bit over reacting when all he does with his computer is typing...

of course, im not stopping here. im gonna swap this 1 with a 2.66GHz(still a single core) processor n overclock it. my target would be ~3GHz. probably more. its gonna heat up a lot so i have this in my arsenal:its a heatsink n fan combo i got from bargaining with a computer shop owner who said its broken. changed a blown transistor, removed a resistor n shorted out the thermistor. orginal rating for this is DC 12v 0.6A, but now, DC 12v 1.7A. difference? i can shread papers with its fan like hot knife through butter. n chopped my fingernails in the process. when attached to the heatsink, it goes from room temperature to 13 degrees celcius in 14 seconds!

gonna go buy some heatsink compound or coolant paste as u may call it tmr.

huiyi, go download this: CPU-Z n post the content.

ridiculous? i know

so the layout is stupid, i know. im juz messing with it to c how slow my computer can b loading this page. took 4 seconds to 'enable' the page to b scolled. computers have gotta b better than this.

wish i could now buy a bottle of heat sink compound n change the freakin 1.7Ghz trash. i already have a 2.66Ghz standing by, since this 1 doesnt supports overclocking... really a piece of trash. freezes even when i played a 128kbit song. strangely, it supported GunZ well, except for the 1 milisecond(or so i think) delay in graffics its managable if im not playing clan wars. yeah, i think i can go duelling with this. still, some1 get me some heat sink compound!

got some really big of a spotlight to errect today. it wasnt a particularly tough job, but since u only have 2 F2s who came(compared to last year, all of us came) to help n none of them knows wat to do, it dragged on. i think kat hao is still on the job rite now(sweet revenge huh lini?).

stole an old amplifier from my mom's offfice yesterday n rigged it up. this is some part of it:
yeap, this is the amplifier. Jebsen JK-007.another thing i stole from my mom's offfice.
a speaker i took out from an Akira tv months back. works great as a subwoofer. there's another 1 at the other side of the monitor. n the crossover is behind the desk, cant reach down there so no pictures.
my stupid keyboard. i think there's something stuck on the contacts. not bothering to fix it cuz i know nth bout keyboards... n tats a Microsoft Explorer mouse, good for playing GunZ, though i would buy the Logitech 1 if i have tat kind of money...my CPU. i'll list down the parts with the ones i prefer in brackets.
  1. Gigabyte P4 Titan series GA-8PE800 ATX, supports only Pentium 4, FSB 533MHz [ASUS Striker Extreme]
  2. Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1.7GHz [Intel(R) Core i7-965 Extreme Edition]
  3. Western Digital 80Gb HDD
  4. 2 x 256Mb DDR2 Apacer RAM
  5. Sony CD drive
dont ask me bout my monitor.

Xmas...

juz a quick post. Merry Chrismas everyone!

Alvin and the chipmunks Chrismas Song

free

too little to do, too freaking much time. im too free, wish i've got something to do than nailing up pictures n changing water in the ridiculously huge aquarium...

i quited the job. ok, not me quiting technically. my dad got enough n called my boss himself. i didnt get mad. after screwing up so much i'd better b lucky my boss didnt cut my pay. so now i end up with no job. which translate into TOO MUCH FREE TIME!

tried to burn the time off. books, math, tv(not working as well as it did 2 months ago. yeah, havent watched tv in 2 months), computers, electronics... u name it. n im not occcupied in any of them. mostly juz either i got bored or i finished too fast. the math part i only understood the 1st chapter n half of the 2nd. given up, let the teacher do the work.

this is odd, did i accidentally flipped on the 'start-being-depressed' button in my brain? this isnt the kind of holiday i've been expecting. ok, the tokun part is, the rest is more or less a tragic history. so no, im not happy.

gonna replay GunZ. havent did tat since....wat? 4 months ago? n 1.7GHz is realy gonna let me down... i'll try.

any happy-making suggestion?

RAE over

yea, yea, no big deal. the RAE's over, who cares?

well, I care. cuz i've been reading for the whole month for this. the guys at MSCC better iv me my certificate or i'll swear no to touch amateur ever again.

well, its actually quite easy i think. wat dya think of this question:

In the constrution of a radio transceiver, which type of wire should be used?
a. Bare wire
b. Wire wih two cores
c. Wire with the suitable voltage and current rating and well insulated
d. Wire with insulation


ok, so everyone knows the answer to this. i cant think of anyone who doesnt know this. i dont know y the passing percentage of RAE is only ~45% every time. this is moron's work.

talking bout exams, this aint look like an exam, candidates dont behave like ppl who came for an exam, n they dont even care bout it! ppl who came half an hour after the exam has started gets to go to his seat n begin, ppl chatting, sms, even eating sweets! n the worst thing is, its all malay guys in the exam hall!

there's an exhibition there bout armateur radios. they have stalls selling tranceiver, antennas, adaptors...etc. wishing to own 1 rite now....

hey, n guess wat. chung lin from penang(not butterworth) sent his 'platoon' for exams. turns out jit sin's not the only 1 getting the offer by motorola. there's actually 3 schools in pulau pinang which gets them. n they have a coach n we dont! 30 scouts from the school registered for the exam n is taught by a real ham(another term for amateur radio operator)! his call sign 9W2POH. this is not fair at all. is the jit sin admin's really supporting this offer or just merely 应酬? besides, the coach says he's not charging the schools for teaching. hear tat? not a penny! guess JSHS elecs is getting pushed out of the picture.

ok, forget bout all the politics. Happy Birthday Li Ni.

did i spell ur name rite? guess i should have sticked to Lenny...







wat the f*** is wrong with me!?

got back to work. yea, fine with me. but got nth to do for the whole freakin day!

it happens. when my mind is too free. everything depressing juz flashes in front of me. i cant even c the road. bumped into a really really expensive piece of machinery(talk bout >a million bucks expensive) on my way to the toilet. stepped on the welder which was supposed to toast me into carbon there n then. wat the hell is going on!?

n it came back. my old symptoms or watever u call it. i get dizzy n have purple flashes in front of my eyes, cant move for a few seconds. have to stand there like an idiot for a few seconds everytime a get up.

got scolded BAD for screwing up lots of stuff. cant even bolt anything right. my handler got mad n have a gay for replacement... jeez... im giving up after this week. since tats wat my dad wants from the start, i'll b a good boy for once in a while.

tomorrrow's the big exam. n i cant study. cant concentrate. not even loud bass changes anythingg. n my mom keeps finding the worst time to interupt with those annoying demands of her... cant i freaking have a peace of mind for ONE f***ing minute!?

wat is wrong with me?

T-minus 2 days and COUNTING

i meant the RAE exams. if the results r coming out in 2 days i would b lecturing my mom on how hard pmr is. probably wont decrease the volume of the 'music' i'll b facing but its better than doing nothing.

n the most ridiculous part is... i havent read anything! its not like im gonna waste 50 bucks to fail an exam. its too expensive for tat. i only read a coupla of wiki articles n nth else. n i dont have anything to read!

today was 迎新日. the school was stingy enough to make a 1m x 0.5m banner to hang on the stage whereas they always DIY a wallpaper in the past. seriously, msia is getting worse every single day. i might coinsider migrating to another country in the future. cant stand having politics arguing over the suitable colour of underpants to wear to a meeting.

oh, n its raining like hell this afernoon. if tats not depressing enough to watch, how bout listening to some sesame street songs all the way home. like 20 minutes of annoying, head-blowing songs.

i've adi missed a lot of days at work for the sake of the school.... perhaps they would appreciate us better than criticizing our mics. no offence but, teens channel's constant swing in tone gets up my nerves. tan kim tong nvr criticize them bsc he nvr got to use those.

gotta go, RAE studies...

bass hunter

had fun at school 2day. those chinese orchestra idiots surely dont know how to party. juz look at the song they gave us to play at EVERY ocassion. surely, they donyt tell us wat to do, so we ditched their cds n replaceed them with much suited songs of our own.

found some really high bass songs...

Blue -Eiffel 65


Everytime We Touch Radio Remix -Cascada (no offence, but its better in the remixed version)


Radio Girl -Barcode Brothers


tats bout it. now max out ur speakers n turn up the bass...

n lini, upgrade to WMP 11 pls..

an entry

sorry, ran out of ideas for the title...

i've done practically done nothing to day except settting up an aquarium n sketching my homework(junan's mixer schematic). mayb i did sat on the couch n daydream for a long time, but who knows? i didnt even notice the time before i snapped into reality n found my dog slepping on my stomach. yea, he likes to do tat.

the only thing tat frustrated me today is this stupid mediocre of a computer. it so damm slow! well, u cant expect much from 1.7GHz... tried to overclock it, but it juz wont budge. have to get myself another processor fast. Core 2 duo? or maybe Core 2 Quad? its recommended in many forums.

besides, i need a burner drive. i cant keep asking my mom to borrow her laptop just bsc i have to burn a coupla cds... n she'll make me drink those yogurt/swamp goo of her. it really taste bad, worse than rotten cheese...

Somewhere Only We Know -Keane

dumb computers...

my mom.... switched my computer for a crap of a machine. says its more important to have a better computer at her office.

seriously. i think im being used all along. 1st, she brought this perfectly nice(ok, usable by my standard) computer home. n told me to fix it. if i can fix it, its mine. i was sure im able to fix it cuz its juz a minor problem n my mom doesnt want to spend 60 bucks n format it(my mom's typical way of fixing computers is by formatting the whole thing). n so i did, n done more than fixing.

this morning i wake up n saw my mom tearing the computer apart. i greeted her good morning n she was shocked to c me. she even asked:' wake up so early for wat?' i asked y she tear MY computer apart n she said there's no need to have a computer this good at home(by tat u mean u wont let me have a decent computer?). n she said she'll get another 1 home by afternoon.

at 1st i thought tat i'll get a better computer but as a precaution i took the 512MB RAM(left the 256MB to its new owner), took the HDD(n replace it with a 15GB HDD which i dont know whether it works), n took out the audio jack i made(yes, the computer came without audio capabilities. n i have to make an adaptor to fit in the motherboard). tat'll teach the new owner a lesson. i think the new owner would b tat ego clerk of her.

afternoon, she DID come back with a CPU. its got a nice shell. but looks trully can b deceiving. i cracked open the thing n found crap. the HDD in there is only 20GB, 128MB RAM, Pentium 4 1.7GHz.... blah... the point is: ITS CRAP!

n here's wat she say:' dont b like this la. at home we dont need a too good computer ma... not do many tings nia...(yea, try typing ur recipies, search for recipies online, looks for those moron songs.... FOR U! n this crap's audio device's driver is corrupted! even worst, the power switch does nothing, i'll have to switch on by manually hotwire the SMPS!) so if u fix this computer, u can have it." wat have i done to deserve this!?

good thing i still have some parts i stole from the previous CPU. cuz the HDD in this junk is full of.... no-good stuff. swapped with my HDD adi.

list of things i'll do to this CPU:
  • change or overclock the processor
  • get a new driver for audio
  • tweak everything
ok, tats all i can think of for now. wish i get to go to PC fair n shop for motherboards, video card, processor n a decent sound card. cant live without music. n RAM's not tat important. i adi have >800MB at my disposal.

back to busy...

all bout computer maintainence

  1. disk defragment. when u save something into ur hard drive(i'll short it to HDD), the computer just throw it into the HDD n doesnt care bout neatness. so when ur computer search for the file, its gonna take longer n eats up ur CPU. besides, u can put more stuff into ur HDD when its neat n tidy. hence disk defragment, it tidies up ur HDD to boost system performance. it should b done once every two weeks.
  2. antivirus scan. well duh! virus r a nuisance since it copies n corrupts file, not to mention slows down ur PC in the process n causing crashes n system errors. there's 3 type of antivirus currently in the market. 1 type is the dictionary antivirus, this type is worst of all. it compares processes with the internal database of known virus. its not actually effective, top detection rate is 75%. n new viruses r not detected. 2nd type is heuristics antivirus. this type is my favorite. it doesnt rely on enormous database to identify viruses. it detects processes tat are stupid n malicious n quarantines them. bitdefender scored 96% detection rate with this. 3rd type is the sandbox type. this type is the most interesting of antivirus. it DELIBERATELY infects th computer with virus n watch for effects. n this too uses a massive database of known viruses n effects. the way of removal isnt important since the main point is locating the virus. removal can b done manually, or with 3rd party softwares.
  3. malicious software ,adwares, spyware, keyloggers, malware(worms, rootkits, trojan), logic bombs, phishings...... normal antivirus wont bother these threats. that's where 3rd party software comes in. they do the job better...
  4. registry cleanup. whenever u make a permanent change to a computer(e.g. installing a software, downloading a file, change a setting....) a registry entry is added. overtime, the registry gets too stuffed n causes the system to slowdown on startup n file searching. this is bsc thre r crap entries in the registry, hence needs a cleanup. tats y old computer is slow, too much crap entries.
  5. disk error. overtime, ur HDD would b cramped with errors, this check would remove those errors. not a priority.
  6. RAM optimisation. RAM usage is nvr efficient, there r tools out there tat correct this n improves system performance.
  7. system restore. this is important, set a restore point frequently so tat u can rollback whener u screw up ur computer deliberately or accidentally.
  8. internet setting. this is done through 3rd party software. recommended for serious users.
  9. firewall inspection. firewall's ur 1st defence against internet threats. update them regularly so tat u're protected.
  10. process monitoring. this should b done whenever u have free time. dont do this unless u know wat u're doing. its basicly take a look at the processes in the task manager n look for malicious process tat isnt supposed to b running. it is a 1st sign of being attacked. terminate the process if its a threat.
  11. disk cleaning. cleans up unused files tats buggin ur PC. do this anytime u want.
  12. overclocking. (this is SERIOUSLY not kids stuff. dont do it unless u know wat u're doing. do this at your own risk. im not responsible for the result of doin this.) overclocking is basicly making ur CPU's internal clock run faster. not th time at the right corner of the desktop. ok, an example. if ur CPU runs at 2.8GHz, after overclocking it may b running at 3.2GHz. it looks like child's play but its not. doing this wrong could ruin ur processor n in most case render ur machine unusable. mine's originally runs at 2.66GHz but i overclocked it to 3.1GHz. its WAY faster since the computer can multitask faster n more efficiently.
ok, tats the end of my guide. i'll post more if i can think of any more. below is a list of software u can try:
  • Spybot S&D
  • Threatfire
  • Zone Alarm
  • Trend Micro's Hijack This!
  • Argente Registry Cleaner
  • Bit Defender
  • Tuneup Utilities
  • NoScript(for Mozilla Firefox)
  • AdBlock(for Mozilla Firefox)
  • SmitfraudFix(tell me if u'r gonna use this, its a v effective tool but i have to coach u through it)
hope my guide is useful...

wrong mood at the wrong time

industrial machineries hate me. i can accept tat...

i've broken a few things in tat factory since my arrival. a 3.5 drill bit(which was supposed to b tough), a few screwed up products, n today, almost a high pressure air hose. i dont think air drills like me anyway. always gives me a sore arm after every drilling whereas other ppl does it like a breeze.

today's been boring at work. my 'handler'(i get 1 since im new okay?) keeps all the work to himself. dunno whether its bsc he's affaid of losing his job or the more probably answer: preventing me from tearing the factory down. ta, the latter answer sounds more acceptable.

i wont reject the possibility of him afraid of me replacing him bsc i've done a better job at wiring, im better at electronics, n i just proposed a way to save the company's money by not using an additional bypass switch since the timer module already has it. i know, i know, im an asshole to everyone...

its raining today. im enjoying it bsc it clears my head from grumbling at the lack of words. i juz stared at the sky for a full half hour until my handler came with questions bout transformers. it was peaceful at the momment, n for the first time of my life, my brain wasnt thinking. yes, i wasnt thinking bout anything. i even forgot to breath(ok, mayb i breathed in the duration of my unproductive stare).

I'm Still Here -John Rzenik


Leave Out All The Rest -Linkin Park


晴天 -Jay Chow


sorry if im torturing u guys with my bad taste of songs...

an annonymous entry

sorry bout the false alarm guys. ppl shouldnt b using same screen names. its not polite. if u do tat in online games, u'll get banded. tats how serious it is.

i've got nothing to do these days. juz work, home, computer, sleep, work, home.... its becoming kinda of a life cycle or some sort. guess tats where the idiom '日出而作,日落而归' comes from. nah... too much chinese for me in a short time.

its kinda peaceful doing this actually. for the first time, i dont get bored doing the same thing. i finally feel responsible towards things. which product's deadline's coming, which's the primary concern, doing things on time. things i dont take as serious stuff in everyday life.

bout electronics club. today NOBODY goes to the duty of keeping spotlights at tokun. our boss is SO going to b mad. i dont need an excuse, im working, n having a good time fumbling with electronics stuff i've nvr seen before.

some songs i found on an annonymous piece of paper:

小酒窝 -林俊杰,阿 Sa


Moving Mountains -Usher


I Put On -Kanye West


Dangerous -Kardinal Offishall ft. Akon


if u know wat i mean, turn the bass of ur speaker to 90% during the song I Put On unless ur speakers cant stand it. max volume recommended as long as ur speaker dont sound like tin cans...

klaxon blarring, loud

ok, its red alert guys. no! not the game! som1 just took junlin's name n used it on lini's cbox.

i hav no idea if tat's really junlin or not. so i dont know wat to do. i dont wanna seal up my blog bsc i didnt know who to allow. ok, a few r on the top of the list but i cant have 2 ppl on my allow list. its stupid.

ok, announcement. the screen name 'BaSsHuNteR' belongs to junlin. but he seems to b sleeping at the time of post. im not sure whether to believe or not but i'll keep my suspicion to hackers for a while.

signing out, n watch out ppl...