Entries from December 2004 ↓

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Need a fuss-free computer that doesn’t break the bank? How about a RM2,000 Mac? Impossible? Think again. Or perhaps Think Different, whatever fits the situation.

According to the infamous rumour site Think Secret, Apple is reported to be readying an entry level Mac, to be targetted at PC users who buy the iPod and have concerns over compatibility. Codenamed “Q88″, the Mac will be sold sans a screen and should be revealed sometime in January.

The lowest priced Mac in Apple’s stable is currently occupied by the eMac, starting from RM3,300.

Details are sketchy at the moment, but it is obvious that Apple is taking advantage of its stronghold of the digital music player market with its successful iPod and iPod Mini variants. The sleek music player has seen 2 million units shipped, contributing $537 million to Apple’s bottomline in the 3rd quarter of 2004.

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On the .Mac front, Apple is planning to increase storage space of .Mac subscribers to as much as 1GB, in addition to new services in 2005. This is a welcome moved considering the increasing demand for bigger storage amongst netizens. Competition from Spymac, GMail and Yahoo Mail is fierce and bigger storage can only benefit subscribers of .Mac.

Artist impression of Desmond @ Yap

I have some added information about the phone scam which happened last Sunday. Perhaps I should provide a description of the guy involved. Desmond the con man.

He’s about 5″ 9 or 5″ 10, slightly big sized, curly hair, dark skinned. Perhaps in early 40s. Well-spoken. Looks Chinese-Eurasian. And he calls victims via a 016 number.

A friend has just revealed to me that this conman has swindled him off RM50 a couple of years ago. His description of him is spot on. He targets primarily designers, so you designers and advertising peeps out there beware. My friend was conned around the Starhill area, so I presume he hangs around there a lot.

I am determined to catch this guy, so if anyone has any info on him or are able to provide pictures, I would be eternally grateful.

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Thanks for the mugshot, Juan. The audio recording of his voicemail also confirms it. This IS the guy we so wish to find. And for the rest of the designers who have responded, thank you. Let’s get this guy. I’ve sent this mugshot to a friend who knows people in the Special Forces and has agreed to help. Let’s nail him and give him a good thrashing.

Popped by at Sunway to sign some papers at my lawyer’s office during lunch, about 2 hours ago. Located upstairs of Kakimotor, the person I was supposed to see was out for lunch. Consequently, I went for lunch, to cut waiting time. Already on the verge of a gastric attack, I reparked my car near a coffee shop to grab some lunch. Lunch lasted about 15-20 minutes. To my bitter puzzlement, I found a long scratch on the driver’s side of my car. An obvious malicious, deliberate act of envy and stupidity, I shook my head in disbelieft. 20 minutes.

Fucktards.

I cannot comprehend the reason behind scratching someone’s car. I cannot accept the fact that some sick individuals actually derive satisfaction from this. I wasn’t obstructing traffic flow. I was not parked on someone’s property. I was parked legally and away from any vehicle, goddamit. This scratch-someone’s-car-fetish is really baffling. Just as much as the phone scam that happened to me on Sunday.

So tell me, if you understand English at all, you fuckheads, ARE YOU HAPPY NOW? What the fuck did I ever do to you? For your info, you insolent fools, I bought the car for the love of driving, not to pick up women, nor to show off! If you find that you are jealous of someone else’s new car, go fucking work harder and buy one. And fergodssakes don’t steal. Bitch.

I promise to exercise capital punishment if ever I find the culprit. That includes phone fetish dude Desmond as well.

Low-lifes. Hope you all die in a tsunami. Bring back the innocent to life.