slice of koh

One of the last things on my to-do list was to install Windows 7 on my desktop.   It took about 3 hours to format my hard drive, install the OS, and finally install the critical updates.  There is definitely a difference in performance.  For some reason, all the updates and drivers were just faster and smoother.  Maybe Microsoft is messing with me.  I’m just beginning to mess with all the functions, but so far, I’m pretty satisfied.

On Tuesday, Sprint and HTC announced the first 4G smartphone which will be released sometime this summer.  It is by far the best-specced smartphone announced to date.  Although the HTC HD2 is by no means less powerful, having Android and sveltier looks make this option very attractive.  The mobile phone has 480×800 4.3 inch TFT LCD screen, 1Ghz Snapdragon processor, 1 GB built-in storage, 512 Mb ram, and both front and rear-facing cameras sporting 8- and 1.3-megapixels, respectively. The phone also features HDMI-out, 802.11 b/g WiFi, and 8 Gb microSD card.  On top of that, it will run Android 2.1 with Sense UI.

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It’s been almost 2.5 years since I graduated from college.  I’ve worked in strategy consulting for a couple years.  That natural step would be to go get my MBA, right?  Well, I decided to take another route.  Starting March 2010, I will be joining Google in a product marketing role for one of their consumer products. Read the rest of this entry »

I just finished Mass Effect 2.  All I have to say is “Wow…”  The only other game in recent memory that made me sad when it ended was Uncharted 2.  Sequels get really bad reputations, but Mass Effect 2 took the great parts of the original such as engaging story, deep characters, and interesting plot twists to keep the players happy and engrossed while taking Shepard from death to impending doom. [Spoiler Alert Ahead] Read the rest of this entry »

The Apple iPad is a novelty.  Everyone around the globe was waiting for Steve Jobs to unveil the rumored “tablet” that would change the computing world as we know it.  I was a little cautious because most first generation Apple products are subpar.  After the press conference on the 26th, the iPad clearly does not truly differentiate itself from a netbook, smartphone, or iPod Touch.

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