Super light browser: K-Meleon

I was looking for a very light browser on last weekend to run some experiments. Light meaning it will not hog the system memory, so FireFox (3.xx.xx and 4) and Chrome are out of the picture since they suck up system memory. I tried Safari, but it uses the system CPU power too much, and my system is not so updated [ring a bell? ;) ], after a while, the whole system slow down because of Safari. My rockmelt and other browsers just cannot meet the requirement and I hate IE......
So time for google......


K-Meleon show up in top 10 search from google. And since it got portable version (no installation!), I quickly download it and give it a try.

From the developer:
"K-Meleon is an extremely fast, customizable, lightweight web browser based on the Gecko layout engine developed by Mozilla which is also used by Firefox. K-Meleon is Free, Open Source software released under the GNU General Public License and is designed specifically for Microsoft Windows (Win32) operating systems. "

Okay, K-Meleon is like brother/sister of FireFox, but after some testings and serious reloading, the memory never go more than 300M. And my system did not slow down. NICE!

K-Meleon support tab browsing and also come with mouse gesture which we have to install addon for FireFox to enable that. It can also enable reloading on specific tab for a period of time [that is the main reason I was looking for this kind of browser]. To do that:
Open the webpage -> View -> Reloading -> Continuous Reload...
A windows will pop up asking for how long it wait to reload in seconds. Put 120 for 2 mins or 180 for 3 mins, do not put too short like 60 seconds.

The only drawback of K-Meleon is the update is very slow (3 update only on 2010), which can be an advantage because less update needed. :)
Another drawback (depends on individuals) is the interface looks very outdated, unlike FireFox 4, IE10, Safari, and Opera which have most updated looks.

Here is the link to K-Meleon:
http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/


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The making of USB thumb drive and memory cards

Have you ever wonder how your USB thumb drive and memory cards are being made? Here a video for you after the jump:



Happy weekend :)

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iPad2 for RM1499 in Malaysia - confirmed!

I blog about this few days ago:
http://outdatedpenanguncle.blogspot.com/2011/04/ipad2-for-rm1499-in-malaysia.html

Now it is confirmed! But only black iPad 2 is available for now.

Check out: http://www.apple.com/asia/ipad/buy/#my

At same time, iPad2 available at these Asia country:
Australia
China
Hong Kong
Korea
Macau
New Zealand
Philipines
Singapore

Before you order your iPad2, here is a post that you should read first:
http://outdatedpenanguncle.blogspot.com/2011/03/what-is-still-missing-from-ipad2.html

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How to erase CDR effectively!

How do you get rid of CDR? Burning them will be very polluting, coz the plastic. Crush them? But how do you sure all the data has been erase? Here is a solution:





It uses high voltage arc to get rid of the metal layer that contains the date. Okay, not everyone have access to high voltage, this post just wasted your time and money. :P


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iPad2 for RM1499 in Malaysia

Fellow Malaysian, iPad2 for just RM1499?

Rumors or truth? Wait until tomorrow.
http://www.shoppingnsales.com/2011/04/27/29-april-2011-ipad2-available-in-malaysia-at-rm1499/

update (28/4/2011): apple Malaysia put the date is 29 Apr on their website, so watch out Malaysian!

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Freeware PPC: Turbo Contact backup

I haven't being writing anything on PPC, coz that platform is going to disappear slowly because of ever growing market share by Android and iOS. But I am still using my HTC Touch Elfin, remember I am Outdated Penang Uncle? ;)
Anyway, I just found a freeware that can backup contact and SIM contact for you.


From the website:
Turbo Contact backup can:
* Save all your contacts to a XML
* Save all your SIM contacts to a XML
* Restore all your contacts from a XML
* Restore all your SIM contacts from a XML
* Delete all your contacts
* Delete all your SIM contacts


I just downloaded it, but haven't try it out yet.

To download, click here.

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Source: http://www.turboirc.com/ppc/

Aluminium powered RC car

No, it is not electric power or battery power. It is Aluminium. See the video after the jump:





With some sort of chemical reaction, aluminium (soda can) can produce the power to run the RC car for ~40mins, up to 20mph. But not sure there is any harmful chemical waste produced with this process or not.

To find out more detail, go to here


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