If Only I Had It

 Hey guys, I know it has been a long time since I have last wrote on anything here. Have been quite busy with work and all. Yes I do have a life outside of this blog. I was also away on a holiday in the United States visiting a long lost friend of mine. Havent seen him for the past 12 years since we graduated.

He is actually a surgeon now based in the Big Apple. During my duration there I came across something that I thought I should share with you guys. Dont you get frustrated most of the time with promises from your ISP provider. They always say that their internet connection is the best but the truth is it is always expensive for nothing.

Most of the time my internet connection goes according to timing. Work time is always the best as well as from late night till early morning other than that the speed is more like a dial up connection although the price is more of a DSL line.

What am I talking about you might ask. Well it is Satellite Internet. This is more of a broadband service that uses a two way satellite connection. It is more clearly knowned as  Satellite DSL. The speed using this service is by far the best I have seen. Using it was a breeze and it was very good especially when I did a lot of video conferencing. I know by know you guys would say that this is great but is way out of my budget.

Well there is surely one thing I can tell you guys. It is within means. There is this company called HughesNet that supplies the equipment and the connection for this type of broadband facility. So far the pricing that I have seen them quoting is very cheap. It is only about USD 79 per month and there is multiple types of facilities that they are providing.

I would surely recommend this service to anyone who is seriously using the internet or even in fact to anyone who is using the internet paying for a service and not getting what they expect.

Head on down to their website which I have provided in the links above and you would notice that this is surely a service to get. Hopefully they will bring such a thing down to Malaysia as soon as possible as I am clearly down hearted with my service provider.

The little cube shown to you here is known as the Iona Cube, which is actually a compact cube packed with Internet radio function. The Iona Cube is equipped with WiFi connectivity which lets you hook up to any WiFi network to receive Internet radio. The gadget is a concept design of Cambridge consultants, which the intention is to clam the Internet radio function into a simple little cube with low-cost design. And it allows users to access up to 10,000 Internet radio stations.

Operating the radio such as switching programme channels is easy, which you just have turn the Iona Cube onto one of its four sides to change to the pre-programed radio station. The fifth side is where the speaker is mounted and the sixth side is for you to turn on or off this radio cube.

The Iona Cube gives the complete different experience from operating traditional radios which mostly deal with “push buttons”. This cube definitely simplifies the way that users select Internet radio stations. And the cube also allows customization via its web interface. The cube definitely eliminates the hassle as seen in traditional Internet radio which users have to scroll endless list of stations. So, using this cube, they’ll just simply flip it. The entire design of this radio cube is focused on the simplicity, so it ain’t even come with a volume button. But no worry, you’ll still be able to adjust its volume by twisting the cube to the right to increase the volume. And twisting to the left to decrease it.

Internet casino gambling has been a thing that is quite a craze recently among internet gamblers. I have been mainly involved myself in sports betting but I think after trying out virtual casino on the internet my direction has recently changed.

There are many casino games on this site from your normal blackjack to various amounts of slot machines. I rather enjoyed the russian roulette. Their website design is so easy to navigate through that I did not have any problems signing up fast and getting to my bets within minutes. Their connection is good as well so there has been no lag experience for me so far.

For those who wanna be free from wired data network but feeling uneasy with data security issue of wireless or WiFi data connection, you can make use of the Panasonic AC Outlet Internet Connection Kit to let you freely move around in your house or office space.

The AC Outlet Internet connection kit makes use of the building’s electrical wiring to link your computer with the broadband modem for Internet connection. In short, it’s an adaptor that can turn any mains outlet into a network point. Have one adaptor connected to your Internet modem (using a LAN cable) and plugged into the mains outlet. And you can then move around with your laptop from room to room, as long as you have another adaptor plugged into the mains outlet of the room which you’re in.

Tip for the paranoids, this is a more secure way of having your data transmitted over electrical wiring instead of transmitting in the air. Furthermore, the adaptor also adds extra security to your data by having AES 128-bit encryption. And it delivers much faster in speed, with 170Mbps, than any wireless network.