Lowyat.NET: Latest topics by kwackers

[WTB] Garmin Nuvi Car Charger

kwackers — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:00:14 +0800

Looking for a Garmin Nuvi Car Charger at a more reasonable price than what their retail outlets charge.

PM me and let me know what you've got...

[WTB] Modem/Wi-Fi Router with Gigabit Ethernet

kwackers — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:23:59 +0800

Looking for a combo DSL Modem/Wi-Fi Router with Gigabit Ethernet ports (10/100/1000).

Please let me know if you're selling one or if you know where I could buy one. Thanks!

WTS: Scuba Diving gear

kwackers — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:52:34 +0800

Item(s): Selling off my scuba diving gear. Barely used and in excellent condition. The dive computer needs the battery replaced, but has only been used on one dive trip so it should be fully functional.

Package includes: Full body wetsuit, boots, fins, and dive computer.

Price: RM1,200 for everything. Non-negotiable.

Warranty: N/A

Dealing method: C.O.D.

Contact method/details: 012-202-2826 or loyal_kru@yahoo.com

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Item(s) conditions: Excellent. Some scratches and scuffs on the fins.

Picture: Available upon request

Reason for sale: Don't plan on continuing with scuba diving. Had a good time, seen the sights, but don't plan to continue with the hobby.

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With regards to the size of the wetsuit, I'm 5'7" and weight 162lbs / 74kg. If you weigh less, it'll fit you just fine. If you weigh more, you'll just look a bit like Mr. Incredible, but it'll still fit.

Selling everything off as a package so please don't ask me to split the items up.

It's a Bare full body wetsuit, Tusa Imprex fins, and and Aladin Prime dive computer.

[WTB] Thumbdrives with printed company logo

kwackers — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:22:00 +0800

I'm sourcing for thumbdrives to be used as corporate gifts. We need our company logo printed on the side. No preference as to brand/model, etc.

We'll be ordering in batches of 100 units. Please provide quotes (including unit price and total price x 100 units) for:

2GB Thumbdrive (no logo)
4GB Thumbdrive (no logo)
2GB Thumbdrive with printed logo
4GB Thumbdrive with printed logo

[WTB] Extended VGA cable

kwackers — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:09:38 +0800

Urgently need an extended VGA cable. Need to link two LCD projectors to display the same output from a single laptop. Looking for at least a 10m long VGA cable for this.

Can anyone recommend a shop at Low Yat that might sell something like this? And any idea how much this might cost?

Need broadband recommendations in Sri Hartamas

kwackers — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:50:45 +0800

Sorry if my question could be resolved by going through the threads in this forum but I urgently need to get a broadband provider.

I'm staying in the Sri Hartamas area. I had subscribed to Streamyx for about 4+ years before I finally got fed up with the near dial-up speed.

I switched to iZZi, enjoyed fantastic speed for the first two weeks, then watched it drop to a crawl for the rest of the year. Now, my downloads max out at 30kB/s.

I'm a heavy torrent downloader, so I need decent speed. I'm debating whether to go back to Streamyx (RM72/mo for 512 and RM94/mo for 1mbps, after factoring in the RM75 activation fee), or to just settle for the 30kB/s download speed and keep my iZZi subscription (RM88/mo)

Are there any other alternatives to iZZi and Streamyx in my area?

[addedon]January 14, 2009, 3:06 pm[/addedon]Ok, if there aren't any alternatives besides Streamyx, Maxis and iZZi, then just help me decide on one of the following:

1. Stick with iZZi and pay RM88/mo. for 300kb/s speed
2. Switch to Streamyx 1mbps at RM94/mo.
3. Switch to Streamyx 512kb/s at RM72/mo.

[WTH] Web Programmers

kwackers — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:38:08 +0800

Australian-based telecom consulting firm is sourcing for local web programmers:

Responsibilities:

- Design and develop Web applications

Requirements:

- Experienced in one or more of the following technologies:

MySQL/MS SQL databases

PHP5/ Perl

HTML/XHTML, CSS, Javascript

XML, SOAP, Web services

- 2 to 4 years of working experience preferred

If interested, submit CVs directly to c.nonis@avanser.com

[addedon]August 8, 2008, 6:24 pm[/addedon]Does anyone know of any other IT or programming-oriented websites or forums where I might post this job opportunity? Thanks.

Jayacom - Buyer Beware

kwackers — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:28:28 +0800

I've been looking for an MSI Wind U100 after reading a lot of positive reviews on it online. Found one unit on display at Jayacom, 3rd floor Low Yat Plaza:

The specs listed next to the display model clearly stated that it was a U100 with a 10" LCD screen and 1GB of RAM. Paid for it with my credit card, including the 2% processing fee and went home.

When I was installing Windows, I thought the screen looked kind of small, so I measured it and found it was only 8.9" In addition, the RAM only showed up as 512 megs. Did a search online and found out that the model they had sold me was the U90 instead of the U100.

Flipped it over and the sticker underneath confirmed that it was the U90.

I'm sure a lot of you are going to say that it was my responsibility to ensure that I was getting the exact product that I wanted, and I agree.

BUT, anyone who saw the unit on display at Jayacom would have made exactly the same mistake I did. The model number isn't listed on the product anywhere except underneath. And the whole time I was dealing with the shop manager, she never once specified that the model I was getting wasn't the U100 as described on the specs card next to the display unit. I asked specifically for the U100, and she sold me the U90 instead.

In fact, when I went back to Jayacom last night to complain, they sold another U90 to a buyer. I tried to warn him, but he was in a rush so he just paid for it. Today, he was back at Jayacom again to complain that they sold him the wrong unit.

What do you think? Honest mistake or fraudulent business practices?

Lesson learned -- make sure you're getting the exact model you want before you make the purchase. Check the model number, measure the screen size and make them power on the unit to confirm that it has exactly the RAM amount listed.

Normal Router + Wireless Broadband?

kwackers — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:42:18 +0800

Broadband provider
ISP/package: iZZi you (external USB)
Location: Sri Hartamas
Have you called your ISP's helpline?: Yes. They asked me to buy a router with wireless broadband support (ie. Linksys WRT54GC Compact Wireless-G Broadband Router)

Personal equipment
Modem: Kyocera iBurst terminal
Router: Prolink 9300G
Firewall used: n/a

Here's my question: I'm currently using iZZi to get online, and that's fine as long as I only want to get one system online at a time. If I wanted to get two, I just run the Internet Sharing Wizard and that works fine. But if I want to get more than 2 systems online, or if I want to get my wireless access point going again?

I already have a Prolink Hurricane 9300G from when I was using Streamyx, and was wondering if I can set up a network connection so that one PC is getting online through iZZi, and then sharing the connection out through my wired port, which would plug in to my Prolink wireless router.

Or does the Prolink wireless router only work with ADSL connections?

I've tried using just a switch, but that didn't work either.

I'd rather not have to buy a Linksys WRT54GC Compact Wireless-G Broadband Router just to share my iZZi connection with more than 2 systems, but at this point I don't know how else to set it up the way I want to.

Any suggestions?

[addedon]February 8, 2008, 1:44 pm[/addedon]Just a bit more info:

I tried plugging in my Prolink wireless router to one system, without any phone line plugged into the router. I went to 192.168.0.254 but it wouldn't even pull up the web interface for the router.

Figured I'd have a look at the settings there and see if it could be set to anything other than PPPoE.

[WTA] Which sub-forum would this go under?

kwackers — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 19:19:25 +0800

Sorry...I wanted to post the following, but didn't know which Trading Zone sub-forum it belonged to:

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I'm looking for one of these Mobicool Portable Mini-Fridges. It's the same type that was advertised as a free gift when you purchase a Canon LBP-2900 Laser Printer. Tried to get one at the Canon shop in Midvalley, but they weren't aware of the promotion.

Anyone selling theirs, or know where I might buy one? Please let me know...

Thanks!

Where's the Garage Sales forum?

kwackers — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 14:19:59 +0800

Haven't been on the LYP forums in awhile, but wanted to shop around for an Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Processor. Didn't see the Garage Sales forum where it used to be.

Has it been removed permanently?