Entries by Kam

Hello iPhone 4

I didn’t line up for the iPhone 4 when it was first released in Canada at the end of July, so I had to wait. It took about 6 weeks but it is definitely worth waiting. Before I say goodbye to my original iPhone, here are some photos of the iPhones for comparison.

Japanese Food in the Summer

With Autumn just around the corner (roughly another week), let’s review some of our favourite Japanese food we had this summer :)  Most of these photos are taken by my wife who is resistant to strange stares from other restaurant patrons.

UBC During Summer Break

It has been a while since I visited the University of British Columbia. I attended my classes there many many moons ago and now going there for a leisure walk has a totally different feeling. Especially during the summer break where there is hardly anyone around, it feels a bit deserted but feels like the […]

How To Setup RAID10 with Ubuntu

Finally I have Ubuntu setup the way I like on the Acer easyStore h340 Windows Home Server hardware. I did not employ any Drive Pooling software as I experienced it on Windows Home Server and I didn’t quite like it. This time, I want my files to be stored in a more standardized, redundant, fault […]

Upgrading WD My Book Studio II

Ever since I got the WD My Book Studio II, I keep all my photos in it as it is a RAID device.  A 2TB device provides 1TB of storage when it is in RAID 1 mode (mirrored) and I quickly approach running out of room with RAW files being part of what I keep. […]

How To Use Google SketchUp for Interior Design

Google SketchUp 8 is probably one of the easiest to learn 3D design software. It is very easy to understand concepts like draw a shape and extrude it to become a three-dimensional object. With the free version of Google SketchUp, you can use simple shapes to create a quick 3D space. Here I have an […]

Western Digital My Book Essential 1.5TB

Ever since I took down the Windows Home Server and converted it as a Linux file server, I have been having some trouble connecting my wife’s Windows 7 laptop to the Samba file shares. And recently her hard drive is getting full and we need a quick way to back up her work. So I […]