Expected too much from the AirPort Extreme base station
When it came time to upgrade to a gigabit home router, I agonized for a long time between Cisco’s e4200 and Apple’s AirPort Extreme. In the end, Apple’s big January 6 sale made the decision for me, and I bought the big AE (MD031) on the spot. The big AE paired with a MyBookLive is great value for the money compared with a Time Capsule. The gigabit Ethernet port has genuinely been a huge win — I get up to 100MB/s transferring files from the MBL, though wireless still feels a bit slow. And the one-click network extension you get from pairing the big AE and the little AE is genuinely handy.
Some random notes on AppleTV2G
1. Even though the power cable is labeled 125V, it plugs straight into a Chinese outlet just fine. If your TV is an older model with no HDMI port — only AV composite, S-Video or VGA — you can pic...
Severus Snape
The life of Snape. In his childhood, he was a scrawny boy with black hair that was too long and dirty, clothes that fit him poorly — jeans that were too short, a shirt that was some oddly styled s...
Team Up for Rio Adventure
After finishing Angry Birds Rio, I was looking forward to the movie version. Last Monday I suggested to my friends that we go see it on Friday, opening day, and by Friday I’d gradually rounded up a group of 14.
(Repost) American rock band Metro covers Beyond's 'Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies'
King of 2B
Yesterday I saw 【The Most Unbelievable Pencil Drawings】 on Weibo 38-year-old artist Paul Lung created these amazing pieces with a 2B pencil and A2 paper. He doesn’t use an eraser, and each drawing takes him roughly 60 hours. That’s seriously impressive! Some netizens have jokingly dubbed him the “King of 2B”!
Hold Your Horses-70 Million MV
Reposted from a Yinyuetai MV. This MV is seriously impressive! Can anyone name all the famous paintings featured in it one by one?
New intel on the World of Warcraft movie
According to the information available, the World of Warcraft movie is co-produced by Blizzard Entertainment and Legendary Pictures, and distributed by Warner Bros. The director has been confirmed as Sam Raimi, the director of Spider-Man. Earlier reports had it that the Warcraft movie would be titled The Rise of the Lich King and open in 2011, and that David Wenham might play Arthas.
Become an Avatar, lose yourself in Pandora
Yesterday afternoon I saw the 16:50 showing of Avatar. Although I’d already watched a ton of official videos and clips, I was still deeply blown away. The beauty of Avatar is that it made an internet-addicted otaku freelancer like me suddenly loathe modern technology and Earth, and long endlessly for Pandora.