Proof: That's AB on my HP laptop

So, this is not a review on AB. It’s just to show that AB is on Windows 7 and XP. You can get it from AppUp as mentioned here. The real difference is that instead of using touch and gestures as in ipad/iphone, you need to use the mouse. The mouse is marked as hand as shown in the red circle in the picture below. Enjoy! A great puzzle game.

Tips, to zoom out or in – to get full view of the obstacles/target use the scroll up down (of the mouse).

The little hand as navigation... no gesture here... use your mouse

I don’t have most expensive apple devices, the only apple stuff that I got was ipod shuffle first gen… that’s really quite a while back. One thing I must hand it to Apple is their apple store/itunes – it’s a great way to deliver application. I’m pretty sure it is of important to Apple, I would imagine that’s one of their cash cow. So happen that this few weeks I was trying ipad, really I’m evaluating to change my dated home laptops to ipad2 – Yes! ipad2… still waiting. Strangely, I felt that one of the killer app is Angry Birds. This thing hooked me. I’m a BlackBerry user so tough luck I don’t think ever Rovio gonna port this to BB. So I was reading the blunder from Microsoft claiming that AB (Angry Birds) is coming to its mobile platform and came across AppUp!

AppUp is a market place for Netbooks – that what they say. It’s another software store ala itunes or Blackberry App World. Now wait, why you need an application for this? We have lots and lots of websites selling software – download.com, etc. I think at the end of the day it’s about simplicity and the experience delivering this software. I reckon and app store like delivery is better that it tracks your purchase, recommend you upgrades, managing payment options, etc. Yes, some of the web store are doing this too but not everything as far as I know. Also the convenience of just clicking to that icon and start to shop is better than going to these websites – or it’s just me, after getting used to BB App World and seeing Itunes?

So if you’re interested, just go to google and key in ‘Intel AppUp’. Install it and fill up your personal detail. Here’s the problem – I choose my country location as Malaysia and I can’t proceed with payment information. So I ran the app and I can’t see any of those paid app! I need AB now! So I went to preference and change to neighbor Singapore and fill up my payment details. If you want to get the paid software you need to do this. I can’t believe that Malaysia still not there! Maybe it’s because of fraud but I can’t see that of much issue. If not might as well only release this to those country! So that is done, and I can get my Angry Birds for about USD4.99. The other thing is once you registered your payment option, your bank will be charged $0.10 just to validate. I get to know from the FAQ as well as my bank call to validate.

Once done, you get and option to download.  The speed my guess depends on your network. Once delivered, the same Windows installer will pop up. As per the FAQ you can have same software installed in up to 4 devices. Somehow it’s limited only to Windows 7 and Windows XP.

Aside from the payment option, I think overall it’s pretty nice app store. As of any store, it’s the content that matters most. I somehow felt that is MS opens this to all without the payment options made mandatory they might be getting a bigger audience. *MS response was they want to gauge the acceptance – which again strange, why limit(?).

Ok, so I need to visit my birds and blast some pigs! Adios!

Maisara merenung abah... dengan muka 'pelik'

Gambar ni anak bongsuku. Maisara… selalu orang cakap anak bongsu biasanya anak manja. Mungkin juga, tapi manatau Maisara bukan yang last hehehe… tapi Sara anak bongsoku sekarang. Di memang agak manja, manja yang lain macam sebab dibandingkan dengan 2 anakku yang lain, Sara tak ngam betul dengan abahnya. Setiap kalau aku pegang, tak sampai 5 minit mesti meraung macam orang cubit. Kalau anakku yang 2 lagi tu, abahnya angkat je memang seronok dan kalau nak tido mesti cari abah. Sara lebih manja atau terlalu manja dengan ibunya.

Hari ni Sara ‘behave’ dekat sejam. Mungkin juga aku tak meluangkan masa sangat dengan dia – mungkin. Sebab ada 2 orang lagi yang bila sampai kat pintu dah melompat-lompat,”abah! abah! abah!”. Boleh bayang macamana dah masuk rumah.

Jadi, misi abah – ‘bonding’ dengan Sara. Isteriku kata mungkin kena pegang dia banyak lagi… (ni alasan nak suruh aku layan kah… hehehe acah je). Tapi betul tu… Sara abah datang…

I was back but down with flu, cough and bit of fever combo. Took some medication and black out a bit – it’s pretty strong medication really. So here’s a bit of the stuff seen/done in Taipei…

1. Left: Taipei 101 from afar. 2.Mid: My hotel. 3. Right: At the foot of the tower!

1. Left: Taipei 101 before I left back to hotel. 2.Mid: The dinner place, quite unique. 3. Right: Street drummer playing at the night market…

1. Left: Beatle nut shop (no hanky panky). 2.Mid: The night market. 3. Right: The international airport

Will write a bit bout the trip once I’m feeling great again

that’s my ride to taipei

So far the ride was bumpy, the food was lousy… The only good thing is the air crew

Whatever it is, gotta take my hats off to Mr Tony Fernandes for making low cost travel a reality. Saw on the inflight mag that they’ve got a million passengers so that can’t be bad. You get what you paid for so no complaints. Though the food could be better!

Every time I sat on a plane it would remind me of my 1st trip to Beijing. I sat next to a guy probably in 40s. He had a red wine and we chitchat. He asked me, “are you married?”… Me,”no”…”you have girlfriend?”… Me,”yes”…”you slept with her?”… Me,”no”…and suddenly he was laughing… Then he said,”can’t believe I’m sitting next to a virgin!”… At that point I don’t know whether that’s a compliment or an insult. One thing for sure he is too drunk!

That was the funny and weird ones, for most of the others not much. Today on this flight no difference, hopefully we’ll have a good landing and get to see Taipei!

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I wish I’m flying with A380 tomorrow (in your dreams!)

I’m gonna be traveling this few days on a business trip. Haven’t been traveling for quite some time. I mean really on a trip far away from home… Thousand miles away.

I used to like traveling, that’s when I was single. Going to foreign land, meet new people, different culture, exciting food. Even the long hours in airport seems to be ok. I think the whole airport stuff is just to prepare you for the whole flying experience, to get mentally prepared for the long hours in the plane. Seeing those crowd rushing, the captains and crew, the bag gets checked in… Somehow you get conditioned that everything going to be just great…

That’s about it. After I have my own family and kids, traveling is more of a chore and challenge rather than something I enjoy. Long hours in the airport and flight makes me go crazy. That’s when I realize this is a scam! Hahaha… Airport is there to hypnotize you. Anyway, it’s more of the whole journey takes toll on you physically and mentally. I remember missing my flight to Australia because of my 1st daughter…

So I’m gonna go off tomorrow. The thought of airasia for long 3-4 hours flight already causing my body to ache. Hopefully no delay and everything gets done smoothly.

Tonight do one last luggage check – worst is to be there without your pants, fresh underwear, etc right? Sleep early. Spend good time with the kids.

Off on a jet plane tomorrow!

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I did this few times. I was about to give up but a dear friend think that I should give it another go. Probably I’m bored tonight? probably I got some time now? Maybe I want to say something? Maybe… sometimes it’s just like that…