[All My WTF] My Honest Feeling Regarding The Start Button In Windows 8.1 Preview

Do excuse me: this is a bit lengthy. But fortunately, not in words.

So. Microsoft have recently released the new Windows 8.1 Preview which featured many fixes in all sort of area for Windows including the “return” of the Start button. Obviously, I installed it just to see what's up.

Frankly speaking, there is no difference for me whether the button is there or not as I’m already used to Windows 8 interface (using touch-based device helps a lot) but nevertheless, this new Start button in Windows 8.1 somehow left me a bit puzzles.

Because this is not the Start button that we all know from Windows 95 to Windows 7.

[Huiyoh] Glow-Suit Dancers At Intel's Computex 2013 Party

I don't whether it is a written tradition or just natural, a lot of tech companies organize a gathering or a party for media and their guests during Computex in Taipei. This year (which is my second time in Computex), I ended up at Intel's party since they are the one who invited me there.

Despite the fact that I didn't get to stay long (it's Computex = work in beast mode!) there, I get to check out these glow-suit dancers over there:

While there are many things from Computex 2013 that I've yet to published, I've already posted quite a number of them including several demo videos over at Lowyat.TV such as this Intel Bay Trail demo, Intel Iris Graphics demo, NVIDIA Shield demo and an introduction to both Razer Blade as well as Razer Blade Pro with Razer's CEO himsef, Min-Liang Tan.

Do check them out if you are game for them. :D

[Vroom Vroom] Some Say He Likes Donuts: When The Stig Drives Red Bull Racing F1 Car

Every self-respecting petrol heads would know this particular personality in white racing suits and white racing helmets. That personality is called The Stig from the world famous Top Gear automotive show and the fella was recently given a Red Bull Racing F1 car to drive around.

Here’s what happened...

...and this is how it looks like through on-board cameras. Clearly, The Stig loves donuts.

[Source: Bigbosscorin @ YouTube and Top Gear @ Facebook. Image: Top Gear Festival South Africa @ Facebook]

[Music Monday] Ava Adore by The Smashing Pumpkins

I admit: I'm not what you can call as a “fan” of The Smashing Pumpkins but I do like the band despite only knowing a handful of their songs such as 1979, Cherub Rock, Tonight, Tonight, Today, The End Is The Beginning Is the End and this particular one - my personal favorite - Ava Adore.

Taken from their album called Adore, it was actually the first Smashing Pumpkins’ song that I ever heard thanks to this one TV channel (I forgot which one) who played it almost on daily basis before they start their normal transmission years ago. Think I was in secondary school that time...

Anyway, the band is coming to Kuala Lumpur (yezzz!) later this August to headline the Good Vibes Festival and with that, my entry for his week’s Music Monday is to celebrate that news. Can’t wait, woot! :D

[Image: dido @ Flickr, used under Creative Commons license]

[Swoosh] Quick Look: The New Nike Hypervenom Football Boot, Blazing To Malaysia This August

Revealed to the world just few hours ago in Rio by the world famous striker and Brazil’s hometown hero Neymar, say hello to Nike Football’s latest football boot: the Nike Hypervenom. Apparently, the new addition to Nike Football’s line-up will be replacing the long-running T90 series.

The Nike Hypervenom comes with a NikeSkin-based upper which is technically a combination of a soft supple mesh bound and a thin polyurethane film. The upper is also treated with Nike All Conditions Control technology which gives it consistent level of traction regardless in wet or dry pitch.

Together with the help from some of the world’s top podiatrists, Nike also created a decoupled outsole for the boot which comes with a groove in the forefoot area that is said to allow the first metatarsal – the bone that defines reaction time of the foot’s first movement – to be activated quickly. Furthermore, the outsole is also made from compressed nylon which made it responsive while being lightweight at the same time.

[(The Fashionably Late) Music Monday] Survival By Muse

Hectic period. Hectic life. Especially now that it is less than one week to go before Computex Taipei takes place.

I will survive this. Hence, the song...which I listened to more and more these days to keep myself motivated.

[Don’t Sleep On This] Nike x Undefeated “Bring Back Pack” Part II: Coming To In Juice KL On May 25 For RM 579

Back in February, two giants in their own right - Nike and Undefeated - unleashed special edition Nike Dunk Hi and Nike Hyperdunk that are called "Bring Back Pack" are themed after an one-off Nike Dunk Hi that were conceived to celebrate Undefeated’s first store.

Obviously, the reaction was pretty good when the collection landed in Malaysia at Juice KL last March. Well, I expect the scene will be more or less the same when the SECOND (yup, part 2!) pack - officially called Nike x Undefeated “Bring Back 2003” - goes on sale at Juice KL in Bangsar tomorrow’s noon (May 25).

Nike Dunk Hi from Nike x Undefeated "Bring Back 2003" Pack