昨天早上老婆與女兒的對話〜
媽媽：不可以，爸爸可能外出不在家，你一定要自己帶門匙。
女兒：爸爸不是這樣的人，每次休息他都會到馬路邊接我放學的。
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Personal electronic devices and accessories review and rating.
* Laptop- Two HP Compaq I bought years ago broke less than 1-2 years of regular usage. For reasonable pricing and long lasting life, I recommend Dell. Even the lower-end Inspiron 1501 I bought in the states, battery end-of-life is after 7 years of usage. Dell Latitude D520 severed as web served for the last 2 years and since then I never seem any major incidents. The other recommended brands include Toshiba, Lenovo and Acre.
* Webcam- No manufactures can beat Logitech's pricing and hung selection & variety. I am using c510, c525 & QuickCam and they are all in good condition. But balance it with quantity and bandwidth, I will say c525 is a very reasonable choice.
* Wifi asset point/ router- I used both best rating routers Buffalo and Linksys in the states. However, my first wireless route in Japan was Fonera Simpl plug in play wifi, which had afford-less setup process. After I gave that up to my in-law. I have used the PCI MZK-MF 150 since then. Not really satisfy for the 2/F signal those, but with my web server and 2 surveillance cameras running in the same time, It could still maintain little latency. I am satisfied with the outcome.
* From multiple purpose to inkjet, and photo to postcards printer, Epson is always the best choice. However, as a printer, the sunk ongoing cartridge cost is what matter most. Buy models which you can find inexpensive compatible ink online. Like I could have this icbk31, icc42, icm43 & icy42 compatible ink set for my Epson PX-V630(up to 5760×1440dpi) for less than 5 bucks from Rakuten Japan.
* External HDD- I use I•O Data HDPC U500K since day one when I came to Japan on 2007. It has a really nice round corners and compact streamline design. 500GB might seem little though compares with today's standard.
* USB Flash Memory- Price has dropped tremendously, but it doesn't mean you can pickup any brands that sell on the shelf. Go pick Buffalo, Kingston, Memore & Sandisk, you sure won't feel regret.
* Tablet- No complain for my Amazon Kindle Fire for ebook reading and wifi usage. The only issue it has is the select, copy & paste functions for text.
* Smartphone- iPhone4s & 5 are my first and second smartphones. I can't think of anything else.
* Mobile Phone- Japan mobile industry ahead of the world more than a decade before smartphone. Even before the born of iPhone, mobile phone in Japan already could watch tv, serve as train pass, shopping, browsing, emailing, messaging and more. Of course with the smartphone era, this technology advance has long gone. But picking one of the best mobile brand from it. I will pick Sharp.
* Charger Adapter- From Apple to any other devices, don't use anything else but the original charger/ charging adapter, you can tell the different right from the charging speed. That's why you have to pay 2000 yen compares with those 200 yen's one from Akihabara.
* Portable Charger- The best one I used so far is Sanyo Smart Energy LU02 (3.7V/ 4900mAh) from Softbank. It can charge two devices concurrently together with 2A in total. The charging speed won't disappoint you either. The price tag for this high quality device is 8000+ yen.
* Flat Panel Television- 3 years ago, landed my first flat panel tv in 27 inch Sanyo LCD 26SX300, then found out that it was too tiny compare with my 300 square feet living room. I am happy with quantity and price- 500,000 JPY, but next time when you buying your new tv, please compare the space of your living room beforehand.
* DVD Player- JVC always stand out for the multi-regions DVD player.
* Camera-My first digital camera had 8/16MB build-in memory, it could hold up to about 30 pictures. Then it used a cable to connect to the PC in order to transfer pictures. It was such a classic. My second camera was Canon PowerShot A95. A 5.0 megapixel camera with plenty of features. It was broken when I dropped it on the floor. If I can fix it, I will say this is the best camera to own. 5.0 megapixel is actually good enough for most regular home users. My latest camera is Casio Exilim, which is a family gift. Needless to say, it is an inexpensive camera. What can you ask for?
* Electronic Dictionary- My old Seiko SR series saved my first year of life In Japan. Then I broke it myself by directly sitting on the unit. Luckily, they fixed for me for 10,000 yen, and even better they upgraded my model to SR-G7000M and which I am still using until today. Seiko is sure the only electronic stationery you will ever need.
* Webcam- No manufactures can beat Logitech's pricing and hung selection & variety. I am using c510, c525 & QuickCam and they are all in good condition. But balance it with quantity and bandwidth, I will say c525 is a very reasonable choice.
* Wifi asset point/ router- I used both best rating routers Buffalo and Linksys in the states. However, my first wireless route in Japan was Fonera Simpl plug in play wifi, which had afford-less setup process. After I gave that up to my in-law. I have used the PCI MZK-MF 150 since then. Not really satisfy for the 2/F signal those, but with my web server and 2 surveillance cameras running in the same time, It could still maintain little latency. I am satisfied with the outcome.
* From multiple purpose to inkjet, and photo to postcards printer, Epson is always the best choice. However, as a printer, the sunk ongoing cartridge cost is what matter most. Buy models which you can find inexpensive compatible ink online. Like I could have this icbk31, icc42, icm43 & icy42 compatible ink set for my Epson PX-V630(up to 5760×1440dpi) for less than 5 bucks from Rakuten Japan.
* External HDD- I use I•O Data HDPC U500K since day one when I came to Japan on 2007. It has a really nice round corners and compact streamline design. 500GB might seem little though compares with today's standard.
* USB Flash Memory- Price has dropped tremendously, but it doesn't mean you can pickup any brands that sell on the shelf. Go pick Buffalo, Kingston, Memore & Sandisk, you sure won't feel regret.
* Tablet- No complain for my Amazon Kindle Fire for ebook reading and wifi usage. The only issue it has is the select, copy & paste functions for text.
* Smartphone- iPhone4s & 5 are my first and second smartphones. I can't think of anything else.
* Mobile Phone- Japan mobile industry ahead of the world more than a decade before smartphone. Even before the born of iPhone, mobile phone in Japan already could watch tv, serve as train pass, shopping, browsing, emailing, messaging and more. Of course with the smartphone era, this technology advance has long gone. But picking one of the best mobile brand from it. I will pick Sharp.
* Charger Adapter- From Apple to any other devices, don't use anything else but the original charger/ charging adapter, you can tell the different right from the charging speed. That's why you have to pay 2000 yen compares with those 200 yen's one from Akihabara.
* Portable Charger- The best one I used so far is Sanyo Smart Energy LU02 (3.7V/ 4900mAh) from Softbank. It can charge two devices concurrently together with 2A in total. The charging speed won't disappoint you either. The price tag for this high quality device is 8000+ yen.
* Flat Panel Television- 3 years ago, landed my first flat panel tv in 27 inch Sanyo LCD 26SX300, then found out that it was too tiny compare with my 300 square feet living room. I am happy with quantity and price- 500,000 JPY, but next time when you buying your new tv, please compare the space of your living room beforehand.
* DVD Player- JVC always stand out for the multi-regions DVD player.
* Camera-My first digital camera had 8/16MB build-in memory, it could hold up to about 30 pictures. Then it used a cable to connect to the PC in order to transfer pictures. It was such a classic. My second camera was Canon PowerShot A95. A 5.0 megapixel camera with plenty of features. It was broken when I dropped it on the floor. If I can fix it, I will say this is the best camera to own. 5.0 megapixel is actually good enough for most regular home users. My latest camera is Casio Exilim, which is a family gift. Needless to say, it is an inexpensive camera. What can you ask for?
* Electronic Dictionary- My old Seiko SR series saved my first year of life In Japan. Then I broke it myself by directly sitting on the unit. Luckily, they fixed for me for 10,000 yen, and even better they upgraded my model to SR-G7000M and which I am still using until today. Seiko is sure the only electronic stationery you will ever need.
Sunday, June 22, 2014
「有遺憾的一生，才是完美。」
媽，您與我又回到大家各自的生活。您走後，我們都沒有傷心，因為我們都期待著下一次的相會。
媽，對於孫兒女們對您所做出的不尊敬行為，身為父親的我非常抱歉。沒有好好地把孩兒女教導好，真的對不起。
媽，在我滿18歲已後，我已經沒有將您當作傳統的「母親」看待。因為中國傳統的母親是「養兒100歲，長休90年。」你與我的關係，又何只母子那麼簡單呢！請您多享受您自己生命，人生並不是為別人的擔憂已活著的。如果你是喜歡幫助別人的，請在自己有能力範圍內多幫忙一些有需要的社群。兒子20多年前開始已經不需要您擔心了。但如果又來生，我也希望能再成為您的兒子，享受著那怕只是二十年那比太陽更温暖的愛。
媽，現在我希望與您分享的是生命的喜怒哀樂。請記著：「有遺憾的一生，才是完美。」
兒子雖然並沒有在你身體陪伴著您。但掛念您的心並沒有一天停頓過。請保重！
媽，對於孫兒女們對您所做出的不尊敬行為，身為父親的我非常抱歉。沒有好好地把孩兒女教導好，真的對不起。
媽，在我滿18歲已後，我已經沒有將您當作傳統的「母親」看待。因為中國傳統的母親是「養兒100歲，長休90年。」你與我的關係，又何只母子那麼簡單呢！請您多享受您自己生命，人生並不是為別人的擔憂已活著的。如果你是喜歡幫助別人的，請在自己有能力範圍內多幫忙一些有需要的社群。兒子20多年前開始已經不需要您擔心了。但如果又來生，我也希望能再成為您的兒子，享受著那怕只是二十年那比太陽更温暖的愛。
媽，現在我希望與您分享的是生命的喜怒哀樂。請記著：「有遺憾的一生，才是完美。」
兒子雖然並沒有在你身體陪伴著您。但掛念您的心並沒有一天停頓過。請保重！
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