I bought my MacBook Pro back in 2009. It was a Mid-2009 (2nd generation) version with a Core 2 Duo with the basic 2GB of memory and 250GB hard disk drive. I chose Mac because of many reasons; here are some of them, ordered by what I thought most important first: Solid construction: The unibody construction was a huge factor. The size was quite slim and easily portable. The aluminum exterior felt solid. Since getting the laptop, I’ve only dropped it once. The hard drive died as a result (expected); was not a big deal to replace it. Battery Life: Continue Reading
Steve Jobs’ Clicker
I was snooping around the A/V desk at the RCAV One Conference that was held last Saturday at the Vancouver Convention Centre, and came across one interesting piece of equipment that I didn’t really recognize. It turned out to be a PerfectCue receiver, identified by the convenient markings on the rear of the unit that I was facing. So I proceeded to look up more information about this little unit. And it turned out that it was also the same system that Steve Jobs (and Apple in general) used in his keynote presentations! Before the black clicker, there was a blue Continue Reading
Comments on the new signage at SkyTrain stations
I was going through some of my photos and came across a set where I was comparing old and new signage on the SkyTrain. Below is one example from Granville Station. You can see the new sign in the foreground, with the existing sign further back. What struck me is how complex the information is on the new sign. The primary emphasis (judging from the size of the text) of the new platform signs is placed on the platform numbers, as opposed to the direction of travel as is in the old sign. In fact, the direction of travel isn’t Continue Reading
DennisTT.Net 10 years old
It’s hard to believe I’ve had this domain name for 10 years! Although I only got the domain in 2004, my first websites date back in 1999-2000 using services like Netscape Websites and Angelfire, and when <blink>, <marquee> and animated GIFs were the craze. I created this blog back in my high school days, before the time of Twitter (now most of my day-to-day spam is there instead… :P). That was the time while I was in IB, started transit-fanning, and developed MyBB. Over the decade, some things have changed, some things haven’t. I’ve since graduated from university, became a Continue Reading
Updating VMWare ESXi from 5.1 to 5.5
In the previous post in the series of my “VMWare Adventures”, I was having problems with the hardware passthrough feature with ESXi 5.1 (read the previous post if you want a recap on what ESXi and passthrough are). With the recent release of ESXi 5.5, and favourable comments in the communities, I decided to give the upgrade a shot.