Posted on Thursday, 25th September 2008 by Jimmy Auw

Nothing really important here, just want to publish my first book (scheduled on mid October 2008)… Before, I did some translation for some foreign books, but I decided to write my own. So this is the first one, and another will follow. I expect my second book will be better than this. More depth in terms of coverage and more general in terms of the potential readers.

A result of some sleepless night…

Tags: Asus, book, Eee PC, eeepc, elexmedia
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Posted on Sunday, 21st September 2008 by Jimmy Auw

So far, I’m very anxious to see how much power I can save with my laptop (let’s say - if I turn of my screen, my speaker, my ODD, etc). Well, this time I have chance to test myself

I use my laptop, ASUS F3JC. Powered with Intel T7400 (2.16 GHz), 2 GB or RAM, 120GB of SATA HDD, 15.4″ screen, and a Super Multi ODD. What else? I use standard 65 Watt adapter.

I use a device that can measure the power consumption directly. You just need to plug this device on to the wall outlet, then connect your peripheral to this device. Then, this device can measure the power consumption of your peripheral instantly (real time). Take a look of the device below.

This tiny little device can measure the Voltage, Current, Power Consumption (in Watt or VA), Frequency (Hz), Efficiency (Power Factor), and Power Usage (kWh). This is a great device, but somewhere not available in Indonesia.

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Tags: consumption, energy, notebook, power, watt
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Posted on Monday, 1st September 2008 by Jimmy Auw

Don’t ask me why I write this article. It’s just that… I like to learn new things… Everything. Just sometimes I get enough with my daily IT life, then why don’t I learn something new. Let’s say, a diamond

I have learned around, and got simple answer to pick a diamond: Color, Clarity, Cut, and Carat. It’s about 4C, no matter who come first - but I prefer Color and Clarity as first two, then followed by Cut and Carat.

Color
As easy as the word means, Color will define the color of a diamond. According to GIA (Gemological Institute of America), a name related with diamond certification, there are range from D to Z to define the color of a diamond. D means colorless diamond, while Z mean yellowish diamond. Colorless diamond means higher price (so a diamond with D color grade will be more expensive compared to a diamond with G color grade). Most diamond on the market (for jewelry or wedding ring) will have F or G grade (shouldn’t go beyond G if you want a colorless diamond). This grade should be expensive and colorless enough for common eyes. You will need a reference/master color set of diamond to do the comparison. Get the colorless diamond if you plan to combine diamond with silver/white gold, while you can go with lower color grade (yellowish) diamond if you plan to combine it with yellow gold. Another kind of diamond color is red or pink. This is very rare and expensive also. Here’s is some color classification (the color naming guide may vary a little bit, but most expensive “real” diamond will not go beyond G color grade):
- D-F: Colorless
- G-J: Near Colorless
- K-M: Faint Yellow
- N-R: Very Light Yellow
- S-X: Light Yellow
- Y-Z: Yellow

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Tags: diamond, gold, jewelry, silver, wedding ring
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