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Today, I just recieve a mail for uTorrent. Surprising, uTorrent for mac has arrived. Sadly, it is still a beta. I have tried this uTorrent, running in my macbook. It is indeed pretty lightweight client. There’s a couple of lack-down or lesser-feature on the windows uTorrent, no upload/download speed indicator at the dock icon, no remote access (web interface), no blocklist and etc.

Now the lightweight power and performance of µTorrent available for your Mac. Get µTorrent Mac Here.

*By the way, I have my first crash after 5mins launching the app.

VIN: I’m a mix-breed of PC and Mac, here. 

A new 2nd phrase Microsoft ad campaign just released awhile ago. This time, Microsoft uses Apple’s stereotype of ‘get-a-mac‘ ad. Previously it was Gates/Seinfeld ad and it was kinda a big EPIC failure. I’m not really a big fan of ‘get-a-mac‘ ad because Apple really indirectly bashing Microsoft’s Windows and lately the Apple ad getting directly bashing Vista instead. Microsoft never return the favor until now.

The Microsoft version of ‘I’m a PC‘ really is a great marketing ad and it really shows that PC’s are not just used by people in offices in suits (like PC guy in ‘get-a-mac’ ad), but by people of all walks of life.  

The world’s largest particle accelerator complex, Large Hadron Collider (LHC), has been switched on last couple of hours ago. It is indeed a breakthrough, not only for the involved scientists but for the people in this world as well. LHC is to recreate a similar condition which exists just after the ‘Big Bang‘. LHC is developed under CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) and it is funded with approximately 6 Billion euro (USD 9 Billion). Wow, just imagine it. Probably Google also sponsored as well.

“With great power, comes with great responsibility“

This seems extremely risky if ones goes wrong direction. It might create a mini-blackhole instead during the collisions. But some scientists say that it can be ‘easiler’ decayed.

There will be a few steps or phrases. So, once the first beam is established, the next steps, taking place later in 2008, will be to accelerate and then collide two beams. Be sure to catch more news on CERN live, or BBC radio, or Guardian’s Big Bang Article.  And video below descibes a good overview of this LHC experiment.

Yesterday, the big ‘G’ or Google just released its first public beta browser, Chrome. Currently it creates tremendous news throughout the big INTERNET. Is it going to be replacement for ‘Firefox‘? Sadly, I doubt it can happen anytime sooner. Currently this beta is only for windows, mac and linux have to wait.

Google Chrome is open source browser and just like Mozilla Firefox. It is a WebKit, open source application framework, and just like Apple Safari browser.

First impression:

• It is pretty cool to have another browser on the INTERNET.
• It is definitely a pretty lightweight browser and with simplicity layout.
• It is easy and simple to search by typing in the URL bar.
• It is pretty fast to load the web pages.

• It has no add-on or plugins supports
• Some websites have problem rendering
• No ‘Home’ button for the keyboard shortcut

Google Chrome is indeed a rip-off browser for all main browsers out there, IE7/IE8, Firefox, Opera and Safari. All the good ‘ideas’ have been taken it out and put into Google Chrome. It is kinda like ‘rojak‘ browser. From the simplicity layout, it is actually based on IE7 abit. Chrome can allow user to drag out the tab to be independent windows or other way around, this is based on Apple Safari ‘idea’. Chrome has a feature to be able to track down your most view sites and can be reload at once in a single tab, that is based on Opera ‘idea’ which is speed-dials. There are a lot of similarities. 

What’s unique about Chrome? Each tab has its own process. So whenever ones tab crashes, Google Chrome will not crash its own. There’s no other browser works in such a way. But it is a bit annoyed, see the above image. It creates chrome-babies along the way under your windows task manager.

Lastly, it is still a very early stage to judge this Chrome. The official link won’t give you the full version of installer. That’s mean you have to online to download and install at the same time. Below is the offline installer that I have found.

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Fast and Furious is the upcoming anticipation movie  (2009) in The Fast and the Furious film series(2000s). The teaser trailer just release today. It is related back to the original movie.

Fast and Furious will release in 5 June 2009 (USA). The plot is when he is released from prison, Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) teams up with Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) work with the feds to bring down a heroin importer by infiltrating his operation.

My favour part of this teaser trailer.

Unknown Guy: So you two know each other?
Vin Diesel : He used to date my sister.
Unknown Guy: You’re lucky man
Brian : How is that? (O’RLY)
Unknown Guy: You’re still breathing
Vin Diesel: Heh… (XD)