There are 20 different dream cars for purchase, from Nissan to Porsche. You win the race, earn money and upgrade performance like Boost, Acceleration, Speed and Handling. If not, also can upgrade visual looks such as Body color, Spoiler, Body kit and so on.

Best 3D Racing Game

In iPod touch, the racing experience become more realistic. Because you control car by accelerometer, no control pad. Pinch to stop and two finger swipe up to boost, iPod itself is the controller. On top of that, the game performance is fantastic! No lag at all.

All skills on PC can be done in iPod too, drift, near escape, boost and more. EA never miss out the car crash graphic and sound effect details. It really worth your $4.99 (USD) to purchase from iTunes Store (download ~ 95mb).

My Two Cents

I’m now driving Mitsubishi Lancer EVOLUTION in third city. Two more cars in my garage: Chrysler Hemi 300C, Mazda Mazdaspeed3 but seldom use them.

Now I hit the bottleneck where it is hard to break the level. I tried many time to destroy $80,000 worth of things in one round but failed. If you’re playing the game, please tell me which stage are you in now?

Microsoft release its Windows 7 earlier than expected to stop Apple grow market share. The fact is it failed to do so. User who want migrate to Mac still insist their mind.

The title of the 8 short ads are:

• Broken Promises
• Teeter Tottering
• PC News
• PC Innovation Lab
• Top of the Line
• Trainer
• Surprise
• Customer Care

Which is your favourite ad? I like Broken Promises and Surprise. The surprise ad make me surprise! Watch Mac ads here.

Let’s see what is new in WordPress 2.8.5 before go to fix my blog’s errors. Headline changes in the release are:

• Fix for the Trackback Denial-Of-Service (DOS) attack
• Fine tune PHP code variables
• File upload functionality to be whitelisted for all users
• Retiring of the two importers of Tag data

No big surprise. Just better security fixes. Then why I take the upgrade?

There are few errors in my blog recently, could be more than a month i think:

• Once publish new post, it turn to blank instead of admin page.
• Can’t build XML sitemap for search engines.

WordPress 2.8.5 Make Better Blog

The errors make me loss traffic from search engines. What I did was deactivated all plugins. Recheck wordpress theme php code don’t have space or line after php close.

After that upgrade to WordPress 2.8.5 with single click (my favourite feature in WordPress 2.8). And yes, I get my blog back to work as normal.

Only reactivate plugins that really need to make blog load faster. Rebuilt XML sitemap and now can publish post without error!

Search is now more meaningful because you can search blog content, Google profile, twitter or FriendFeed status of your friend. Let’s say you want to know how many of your online friends using iPhone, you run a social search and result may give you better idea.

How To Google Social Search?

You need to add your friend’s contact, subscribe your friend’s blog into Google account before you can do social search.

Since it is still under experimental labs, you have to browse to Google Experimental Search (only can join one at a time)  and join Google Social Search.

Open Google search page you may see “Show Options” under the search bar. Show it and click on “Social” to filter results only from your friend. It is specific search result that build for you!

I did a search on iPhone and found 16 results from my friends. Hope you enjoy, have fun!

It is time to explore more power in iPod touch! How good if I can utilise iPod touch “Maps” feature offline. The Maps app detail enough for me, it includes some place of interest, hotel name, location name, and subway station.

Google Map Enhancer

There are so many offline maps app but most of them retrieve map from Open Street Map which is too rough. They don’t have details and even don’t have road map for some locations. The best still Google Maps!

After all, found an app from Cydia named “Maps Enhancer” that cache maps inside iPod touch itself. Instead of app, I should say it is a tweak of iPod Maps app. No need to learn how to use. It auto cache all maps you browsed unless you disable the settings.

My Two Cents

To make it more useful, I browse and zoom as detail as I can on the location I want to visit. Of course it took some time to load and cache, but useful during offline. It work just like online!

The weakness is it doesn’t support search during offline yet. So what I did was bookmark all the places that will be visiting including hotels, place of interest, stations, etc. Just drop pin in Maps then put in your own location label.

Too excited to go through new MacBook features. So glad it has become better with same old price.

Why MacBook 2009 Better?

Basically MacBook 2009 has total upgrade. The upgrade from inner part: processor speed, hard drive capacity to exterior part: cover, screen, trackpad and battery. I’m sure you can’t resist the redesign whether you’re MacBook lover or not.

The six main upgrades are as below:

• Processor: 2.26 Intel Core2Duo, it just got faster
• Hard Drive: Now at 250GB capacity (old MacBook comes with 160GB only). More rooms for your video and photo.
• Unibody – Thinner, lighter and slimmer. It features a new seamless, more durable unibody enclosure just like MacBook Pro in polycarbonate version.
• LED-backlit screen – Upgraded from LCD screen to LED backlighting glossy widescreen for more spectacular viewing experience.
• Spacious glass Multi-touch trackpad – No more button on trackpad. The whole Multi-touch trackpad is a button!
• 7 hours Battery – Now it last longer with new battery. (Old battery is 5 hours)

Further, the MacBook got rounder and cuter due to its unibody. Overall, I’m very satisfied with the specifications, design and features. How about you? Find more technical specifications here.

My Two Cents

Since Apple has already reduce its price early this year. Don’t think the price can go down more. I believe this is the best price, or else wait for Christmas / year-end promotion.

For me, I think this is perfect model for MacBook first time user. Just can’t wait to get one for myself soon. Do you think I should the new MacBook? Or get a cheaper laptop with same specification and save some money?

While many antivirus softwares giveaway for free, Kaspersky selling for $39.95 (USD) per year subscription. Which mean we can’t deny its software quality and security efficiency.

Download Free Kaspersky 2010?

While struggling to get better security for your computer, I’m going to tell you how to download free license from Kaspersky! Yes, it is genuine licensed copy.

On October 22nd (today) you will be able to download a copy of Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 for free here! Please be patient. You may need to wait few more hours until the download go live. Now the website only has these sentences.

Thank you for visiting our special offer page for Windows 7 Launch Party attendees and hosts. Our offer will go live when Windows 7 is publically released on October 22nd. Please check back then to receive your license code for Kaspersky Internet Security 2010.

Thanks to courtesy of Kaspersky as a part of offer for Windows 7 launch parties. The official selling price for the latest version is $59.95 (USD). So why not? It definitely pretty good and worth the download and install. Hopefully the license valid for 1 year.

Get ready for the download page because I don’t know the offer’s end date and time.

The virus was created so smart to attack antivirus first before spread itself. No choice have to use third party tools to remove it.

Once cleaned, I try reinstall back Norton Antivirus but failed. It end up with “interruption” error. I stuck there, can’t remove nor install it. At last, found the workaround at Symantec Support page.

Delete Registry Keys

The long list of steps almost make me mad! But better than no solution. I think registry is the root cause. Because it work right after I delete the registry keys. In fact I have deleted symantec registry before this but doesn’t help. You have to delete all 6 registry keys mentioned.

74BE21DBFDBD3D11EBAE000ACC725290
86C46C6D5F9F3D11EBAE000ACC725290
9526CFE08DA32DC4CB754D39A75FCCE0
AC68B2D7D5D2E96429DE5EB626DBD1C3
497CA84818B8A04418EA464733D75B72
3B27DC00FD2ECFD4CB1CC54C5F4615D8

Now my server antivirus is up and running again. So far my experience told me Norton is not the best product in antivirus software. Do you have suggestion for stronger antivirus and security? Please tell me if you know any.

I’m using LogMeIn and VPN server all the while. Don’t know there is a software “ShowMyPC” until a supplier told me. It make remote access to pc anywhere in the world via just Internet connection even easier.

How To Remote Access PC?

ShowMyPC doesn’t need installation. Launch the executable file and you have 2 function: Show My PC Now or View a Remote PC.

Once Show your PC,it automatically generate a set of long password. Give out the password to the person you want him to access your computer. At this point, remember don’t simply publish your password or others may remote control your computer unattended.

For security reason it reset the password each time you relaunch the program. No need worry hacker. It run on built in SSH (Secure Shell) connection and VNC software.

To remote access PC, just key in the auto generated password on destination PC it auto link up the remote session. No login, no waiting, no plugin, Cool!

My Two Cents

Other than Screen Sharing, it support Application Sharing, Desktop Recording, Chat too. Most important, it is FREE and Premium tool.

Don’t miss it if you need to support friends, uncles, aunties like me. Later I might come out an Online Support Package to make money online. What do you think?

Am targeting ShenZhen, ZhuHai and Hong Kong self tour on next year. Yes, self tour for more adventure, more flexible time and less product selling shop. My experience in Shanghai and Seoul told me group tour want us spend more money on their affiliated shop so they get better commissions.

Electronic Travel Guide

Since self tour don’t have tour guide, we need to plan trip by ourself. Travel guide book in bookstore could provide more ideas on attractions, things to do, transport and food.

I think transport info is the most important among others during your trip. Instead of travel book, I prefer electronic form. iPod Touch can be your travel guide as a map, train, bus information even food, hotel with good traveller app.

I have setup 3 Apps in iPod as travel guide for Hong Kong trip:

• HK MTR Lite (free @ iTunes Store~2.6mb)
  
• Lonely Planet Travel Guides ($0.99 @ iTunes Store ~65mb)
  
• Hong Kong 720

Of course there are a lot more on the Net, get what you pay. Personally, I think Hong Kong 720 is a must have App for the trip. It has all famous attractions’ introduction and information to get there.

PS: There are apps for ShenZhen and Malaysia travel too. No harm to download because it is FREE!