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  • 04 Mar

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    Joni


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    SUN Broadband Wireless on Mac OS

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    Sun Broadband WirelessSo last week, Mae and I were surfing the net using our respective SUN Broadband Wireless dongles on our MBPs and I got a bit annoyed cos I was only getting a GPRS signal (green light indicator) while she was enjoying her breezy HSDPA signal (cyan light indicator). I looked for the options to configure in the “SUN Broadband” Application on my Mac but didn’t find any. Apparently, for Mac users to configure the network settings of the SUN wireless Broadband, we have to plug the thing into a Windows PC first, install the software, then change the settings from there. Here are the simple steps to take on a PC after installation:

    1. Choose Profile Name: “Sun BROADBAND STANDARD”.
    2. Go to “Tools”.
    3. Select the “Network” folder icon.
    4. For “Network Type” select “WCDMA only” from the dropdown box.
    5. For “Band, select “All Bands” from the dropdown box.
    6. Click “Apply” button.
    7. Remove dongle from USB port and transfer it to your Mac.

    And voila, an HSDPA data service is established! But don’t get your hopes too high, signal strength still depends on your location.

    I kinda find it odd, though, that I have to use a PC before I can change the settings of the wireless broadband. And I’m a bit annoyed with myself that I just found out about this now, all the while thinking WHY DIDN’T THE SUN CELLULAR PEOPLE INFORM ME ABOUT THIS?? No wonder I kept complaining about the crappy signal of my Sun Broadband Wireless, while Mae is all praises for hers.

    Hope this little info is useful to some of you!

  • 31 Jan

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    Joni


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    My 25th Birthday

    17

    I notice that every year birthdays become less and less special. However, this really isn’t something to be sad about, it’s just part of growing up. My 25th birthday the other day (January 29th) was nothing out of the ordinary. I practically spent the whole day in the office! So, what I did was I got myself a “toy” to make the day a little bit memorable:

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  • 03 Oct

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    Joni


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    Close Call

    7

    The past couple of weeks are just unbelievably crazy for me.  Sales are slow at my full-time job which is why I had to work doubly hard to reach our quota — but to no avail, really.  We had to resort to making major changes in our websites, especially by bringing down the prices of our products to attract buyers.  I’m inclined to blame the dwindling U.S. economy.

    At home, we’re also having problems.  My dad is being a pain again, as he has been for as long as I can remember.  I love my dad, but when will the madness stop??  More on this some other day.

    As if these two problems aren’t enough, last night I did something that I regretted tremendously.  When that software upgrade icon showed up on my MBP’s screen, I absentmindedly clicked ‘yes’ — not knowing that the upgrade process will take so long!  I got impatient after about 20 minutes, so I pressed the power button down to shut the laptop off.  When I turned it on again, the screen got stuck on the page where there’s an Apple logo in the center and a loading icon below it.  Even after almost an hour of waiting, it still won’t boot properly.  Of course, by then, I was already panicking.  I may know some stuff about computers, but when it comes to hardware stuff, I’m a big dummy.

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