Hell yes. Finally, Skype for iPhone is released, and is available to be downloaded from App Store.

Now, getting in touch with Skype user is easier and can be done anywhere when you are on mobile. Too bad voice call only can be made on WIFI connection. I just don’t understand Apple for asking that restriction.

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The day that I’m waiting for has come, after waiting for a week from the that that I book my iPhone. My collection time slot is 2pm-6pm at KL Convention Centre. I thought it will be chaotic here, with massive crowd, but it turned out there are more Maxis staffs compared to people that come for iPhone collection.

And just look at collection hall. Only a few people hang around to see the iPhone demonstration on the stage. The rest are really Maxis staffs working on this day.

Well, there’s this interesting group of Maxis staffs here on the way out. They will basically applause each and every person that walk out with iPhone in the hand, cheering them up. Sorry, the photo is really blurry as I take this while I’m walking out.

Despite of the rumors not to buy iPhone first as new model will come out soon, well, this is something that I’ve been waiting so long, and something that I’m so eager to get one. But unlocked iPhone 3G is available so long already on the black market. That’s the thing. When I want to get thing, I really want something that is properly released. Anyhow, here is the bag that I got today from collecting my iPhone.

And here is my new white 16GB iPhone, and a free t-shirt that Maxis gives. The thing about Apple’s handheld product is, the body always have glossy finish that can easily scratch. Like it or not, you have to invest at buying a case for your handheld product, and cases for Apple products are not always cheap.

The one that I’m buying is Griffin’s Nu Form case. I guess this is the one that attracts me most. It doesn’t add the bulk to the iPhone that much and the case looks pretty neat.

And here is the iPhone 3G’s box ripped open.

The content of iPhone 3G box (not as much as you think)

• iPhone itself
• Stereo headset with mic
• USB charger
• Dock connector to USB cable
• Various documentations
• Apple logo sticker (I still have another one from my iPod Classic box unused)
• Cleaning cloth
• SIM ejector tool

The thing about touch screen device is, it is always like finger print magnet. Meaning, you have to always have the cleaning cloth with you to wipe out those oily finger prints. But as soon as you start touching the screen again, then you have to repeat the same thing again – wiping off those oily fingerprints.

Also, the touch screen seems so delicate where it needs some kind of protector to protect those expensive screen from getting scratched. And this is another thing that I have to invest for my iPhone.

So, I’m getting Power Support Anti-Glare Film Set for my iPhone 3G. Apart from eliminating glare on the screen, this film resists smudges and fingerprints. Really. Your fingerprints doesn’t really stick on this film. But good thing comes with a price. This one costs me RM68. DOH!!

So here is my new iPhone 3G next to my previous HTC Touch Pro. Quite a few people asks me what I will do with my HTC TP? Well. I’m keeping it ;) iPhone and Windows Mobile is 2 different worlds. There are things that works best on Windows Mobile device that iPhone can’t replicate.

Finally, as what I always do when getting a new mobile phone, here is my updated phone timeline. As always, I kinda wondering what will be next ;)

Nokia 3210		Nokia 8310		Nokia 6610		Nokia 3650		Nokia 6600		O2 Xda II mini
Nokia N95		HTC Touch Pro		Apple iPhone 3G

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Well, it’s official now that iPhone 3G is here in Malaysia. That is quite a long wait for some of us (including me). Now on Apple’s website, Malaysia has been included in the countries that have iPhone available.

Well I can’t wait for tomorrow too, where I will be collecting my iPhone.

The night seems to run slower than usual tonight.

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Oh my god. I kinda not believing what I see. Was browsing Gmail just now then suddenly I see the Web Clip showing about availability of iPhone in Malaysia – brought by Maxis.

There are 3 plans for iPhone, and since I’m already Maxis Postpaid subscriber, I might want to switch. With 24-months plan, the subsidized price of iPhone 16GB is RM1890. That something that fits my pocket I guess.

More about it here.

http://www.maxis.com.my/iphone/index.asp

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Last Feb 10, I update my twitter (and Facebook status) with the following

Got another 500GB harddisk at Low Yatt. Now my PC has 1.6TB worth of space

Something that computer owner feared most happened to me. Do you know what happened to my existing 500GB hard disk – it crashed.

Happened on the day that I came back to KL from my hometown. I’m using my computer as usual, where it suddenly freezes. When I reboot the computer again, I heard the hard disk making a noise, the sound like it want to spin, but then slowing down and come to halt, and want to spin again, and slowing down and came to halt again.

Even though the drive is shown in Windows Explorer, double clicking on it shown the following error message.

I tried to use ‘chkdsk’ comamnd, lots of bad sector reported. But after it finished scanning, still same thing. The hard disk won’t spin.

It’s quite an interesting thing to see about this. You buy a new harddisk, then the old one starts to grumble. I have also heard the same thing from car owner as well – where when you just decided to sell your existing car to buy a new one, suddenly your car starts to make scene – having damage that will cost you fortune to fix, like broken timing belt etc.

This is my old 500GB hard disk that crashed.

Another thing, this hard disk just barely 1 year old. What a bad time to crash. If it crashed before 10th Jan 2009, I can still go for warranty. And that’s another irony thing – your gadgets tend to broke just when it reached the end of the warranty period.

Anyhow, quick search into Google gives me something promising. There are quite a number of data recovery software out there that can recover files from crashed, corrupted hard disk.

I’m using Nucleus Kernel NTFS below. If the partition is FAT, they have another software specialized for FAT.

I’m glad that 99.9% of my files can be recovered. About 8 files totally corrupted and cannot be rescued. I guess I will have to start burning the important files to DVD from now on.

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