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updates 2: LOL...after putting in the Windows 7 disc, then realised i have XP and Vista Business for the Fujitsu, this means that i would not be able to do an in-place upgrade to Win 7 Home Premium...is this another sign that i should not recontract the broadband on mobile? LOL

updates: now that i'm reverting the Fujitsu to Vista...the notion just came back to me to attempt an in-place upgrade to try out the huawei e180 modem...LOL...

so, looks like unless i'm willing to shelf out another S$200+ for another Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade, I'd to revert the Fujitsu laptop to Vista.

i went to Challenger, and walked around Funan Centre and the shops did not seem to be selling the Family Pack!?

so far, everything i'm doing on Windows 7 on the Gateway 11" laptop seems OK.

all except this USB Huawei E180 modem, which keep "hanging" the Windows 7.

i called Singtel and they gave me the instruction to download the dashboard update, which i did, but it still hanged! :(

the longest i have so far use before hang was 12 minutes!! then the machine just freezed!!

i know of ppl who also using huawei modem and did not encounter such issues.

i let my colleague used my modem on his win 7 laptop, also no such issue...

so, why...?

it now seems clear that i should just stick to using iPhone for the internet tethering, and save my money by not subscribing to another broadband on mobile plan...

it's fortunate that i had only signed up for one year and next month is the last month...

so, looks like i shall not recontract any further...

the main difference between mine and my colleague was i did a clean install whilst my colleague did an in-place upgrade.

if i really want to satisfy my curiosity, i could roll back everything on the Gateway to factory setting, meaning Vista, and then do an inplace upgrade to win 7, and then try again. and when i need to activate win 7, probably have to call them.

i don't think i'm currently in that mood to do all these...not recontract is probably a better option for me.

First, we're happy to announce that the team has identified and fixed the issue with the YouTube conduit; you can now find and add videos from YouTube to your library and posts. As always, thanks for your patience!

The other news we have today is about a new addition to the Six Apart family: TypePad Micro, a new free level of TypePad that is streamlined for microblogging. We see a new form of blogging emerging that lives between the quick status updates of Twitter and Facebook and the long-form posts of "classic" blogging; TypePad Micro is designed to meet that need. You can read more about TypePad Micro in Chris Alden's post on the Everything TypePad blog.

TypePad Micro

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A lot of the new capabilities we've added to TypePad this year were actually inspired by some of the best things about Vox: favoriting, member profiles, a dashboard to follow other bloggers, and easy ways to post content from other social media sites. But the things that make Vox different from TypePad are still there: Vox has always been -- and still is -- the best place for "friends and family" blogging, where you're in control over who sees what. TypePad, on the other hand, is built for the blogger who wants, no, craves, attention.

Do you have a passion or interest you want to share with people beyond your Vox neighborhood? If so, we'd love it if you tried out TypePad Micro. Maybe you've always wanted to start that obsessive blog that's just about waffle restaurants. Or want a place to share videos of your favorite band (Jonas Brothers, anyone? Anyone? ...). TypePad Micro's great for those topic-specific blogs. Take it for a spin and let us know what you think.

On the Vox front, our designers are working on some cool new themes (coming soon!). We'd also love to hear your thoughts about where we should take Vox in the coming year. What are the key things you'd like to see for Vox? If you've had a chance to use TypePad this year, what are the features there that we should bring over to Vox? And, if you're thinking big thoughts, how could we connect the Vox and TypePad communities in order to bring together bloggers and their shared passions? Your feedback is really important to us, so please leave a comment here, or shoot me a message.

And again, thanks for your patience as we found and fixed the YouTube bug!

~ daisy

Well, the weather outside is frightful and the MOO warehouse staff are getting ready for the Holiday rush. Our trusty elves are enjoying their last silent night before a few weeks of rigorous stocking stuffing. Soon your MOO orders will be walking in the air and climbing down your chimney.

You'll need to make sure you get your orders placed before our cut off dates, as we would not want you to have a blue Christmas. We thought you may want to see some of our packers at work in the MOO grotto, so here are some festive snap shots from our Rhode Island office...

If you're worried about your cards getting stolen by frosty the snowman, then we are offering a London, UK collection special. If you want to collect your order, simply send us your order number via the contact form, quoting your order number and "COLLECTION" in the subject line. We'll then flag your order for collection and give you instructions on how/where to collect your order. This is for a limited time only (until the 16th December), so be sure to get your order in ASAP.

As many of you have noticed, the YouTube Conduit is not working. I am so sorry about this; I know how frustrating it is.

The team is looking into how to get this fixed and I will update you as soon as I hear something. In the meantime, not all is lost... There is a work-around for posting videos.

When you're in the Compose Screen, just click on "embed." Ignore the fact that it says "Widget" before everything because you can definitely use this to embed videos as well. You'll just need to input the embed code from the video, enter a title (if you want) and hit OK.

It might not show up perfectly in your compose screen, but when you hit "Save," your video should appear just the way you wanted it to.

Hopefully this will allow you to keep posting videos while we figure out what's happening on our end.

As always, thanks for your patience.

~daisy

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this is not unique to Challenger, why do they have to stick price tag over the instructions?

it does not matter whether i understand Japanese words or not, there are pictures for references!

there are some retailers even paste the price tag on the book cover, and then wrap with transparent plastic...for goodness sake, if you are going to wrap that book, then wrap it up first before you stick that price tag!!

this is about service, common sense!

and yes, it's always the little things that i pick on.

i got this from a female schoolmate, when i was in Primary 5 (she was in Primary 6 then), I think. there was another figurine but it got lost somehow...and even this one has got some parts chipped off - carelessness of the maid.

i had asked around, even my cousin whom i thought still had contact with her.

i got to know her most likely on that day when there was a staff meeting, and she came to our class with my cousin to ensure the class was in order. they started some kind of a word game, and i knew my cousin was going to pick on me...i still remember i wrote one word "versus", and both of them said there's no such word... :(

i only remember her english name as "Evelyn", that's was it... was "Ng" her surname...?

...

my colleague went back to Malaysia, and I took over to conduct a briefing to our customers on the forthcoming new system...

actually, he was around in the morning, but it was decided that i should take over from the morning.

anyway, as i'd told the audience, the last time i stood in front of an audience was way back when i was in Primary 4 or about 10 years old, reciting a poem...

but surprising, i was not as nervous as i thought i might be.

i did however, attempted to go through his slides, and think about what to say, or add a couple of slides - actually, not very important slides, it was one slide to show my name, another slide showing "Q & A" - and i attempted to write down my thoughts as notes in the powerpoint, but in the end, i had only wrote a few lines...

i went to bed around 1am, tired, sleepy, and was hoping i would not overslept...

i was hoping i would not yawn while conducting the briefing, but i suppose when you are the person talking and thinking, you won't yawn...

and i realised the things that i had said in the morning are different from what i had presented in the afternoon...

it was a good experience...

i wanted to crack jokes by using Steve Jobs - something along the line of wearing something similar to him - but i figured this audience probably do not know SJ...

and because of the huawei modem, it hang my Gateway laptop a few times the day before, that i brought along my Fujitsu as a backup. the Fujitsu also hang, and it was then that i realised it could be the modem that's the culprit, because when i use it without the modem, the laptop was fine...

well, guess what...

it might not have been the SD Card, Readyboost...

i found today, 13 Nov 09, that it is the huawei modem that is hanging windows 7!!

this is the broadband on mobile huawei modem...shucks!

so, i probably have to rely on iPhone Tethering for a while, until there's a driver for the modem...:(

i'll put back in the SD card and see if it hangs...