Archives – October, 2006
So today I picked up the phone and signed up for cingular WWAN. I am just curious how good is the WWAN technology. The sony vaio comes with 30 days trial of Cingular WWAN. The activation process took me less than 5 minutes and then boom I am up and running with WWAN. This is the first blog entry that I publish using WWAN. I have just tested the speed and it is about 212 kbps down and 86 kbps up. The price is 60 bucks a month with 2 years commitment. So, still a little pricey for that kind of speed. Otherwise, all is good considering that I am able to go online anywhere.
October 21, 2006
I am now waiting for my vehicle to be serviced. It is for her 15,000 miles service. My vehicle is now a year old. So on average I have driven about 1250 in a typical month, which I think is an average miles per month in southern california. The waiting room here is not so bad after all. It has a wireless internet to keep me entertained. So with my lightweight notebook and the wireless internet I am a happy person. They are doing the regular change of engine oil and filter, fuel cleaner, fuel and air induction service, replace air filter, check trans fluid, rotate tires and check pressure, and perform 28 point inspection. I was told that the service will take about 1.5 hours.
So while I was waiting, there is this one girl who strikes a conversation. She was wearing this blue hospital gown, which makes me wonder that she looks like a person who works in the operating room. So she asked me what service am I getting for my vehicle and is it free. My response to that is of course i am here for my 15000 miles service. When I heard that she said something free, I started to question her what is she doing here as well, she said she was offered a free car wash on her new vehicle. So I said congratulations on her new buy. She walked to get a cup of coffee and offered to shake hands and introduced her name. We have a great conversation for about 10 minutes and then I am set to go. So I said nice talking to her and hope to see her again. Nope, I did not ask her number. But for sure there is no free 15000 miles service, i paid about 200 bucks for it later on. I can feel that the vehicle has a much smoother ride… another happy ending…
October 19, 2006
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So here is my new lightweight notebook still in the bag. So actually I opened the notebook in my friend’s house and what a notebook. I liked it and my friend like it as well. At first she was not really impressed by the sample model at the store. Not until we play with it and carry it around and it is just a great portable notebook to have. There is no regret and a great choice.. get a sony vaio for your next notebook 
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So lets get the box out of the bag and unleash the power of Sony Vaio SZ370 with Intel® Core 2 Duo Processor T7200 (2GHz, 4MB L2 cache), 2 GB of ram. A great thing about this is the integrated WWAN. I am not yet to sign up for the Cingular Wireless WAN. So that is the next thing I am looking into. I was told that the WWAN speed is about 3-4 times the speed of the old days dialup connection. It is not so bad isn’t it ? considering that you can have internet connections almost anywhere at anytime.
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Carbon fiber casing makes this one lightweight. Good finish, but becareful with it because I realize that the carbon fiber casing scratches pretty easily. So it is not scracth prove guys…. correct me on this if i am wrong. So is this like a racing car now … heh… carbon fiber casing 
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VGN-SZ370P and P is for premium. Well, the price is impressive too. I think this notebook is a little too high on the price in compare to the other notebooks with the same specs. But, what can I say. I just love this notebook. A great notebook, fast, and never disappoint me ‘yet’.
October 18, 2006