Advantages of the iPhone 4 over the iPod Touch 4 (besides phone functions):

• IPS screen vs. TFT screen - This will make the iPhone 4's screen much more vibrant and color accurate from any angle except straight on.
• GPS - The iPod Touch will still work with location-aware applications, but the accuracy, location update speed and location availability are severely limited in comparison.
• Compass - Applications that require the iPhone's compass will not work with the iPod Touch, and applications that have an added benefit from the compass will not have that benefit with the iPod Touch. Example: Star Walk
• Rear- facing Still Camera - The iPhone 4 has a good 5MP rear-facing camera with LED flash and the iPod Touch has an 0.7MP rear-facing camera with no flash.
• Camera Flash - Aside from being for use when taking photos or video, the iPhone's camera flash is used for certain apps like flashlight apps. Although arguably useless, these apps obviously will not work with the iPod Touch.
• HDR - The HDR photography function only works with the iPhone's higher res camera and is not available on the iPod Touch.
• Louder speaker - Although the built-in speaker of the new iPod Touch is reported to be louder than the previous model, the iPhone's speaker is still quite a bit louder.
• Glass back - The glass back of the iPhone 4 is much more scratch resistant than the stainless steel back of the iPod Touch.
• Mute button - The iPod Touch 4 has no mute/screen orientation lock button.
• Proximity sensor - The iPod Touch has no proximity sensor. This shouldn't be needed for other applications besides making phone calls, but theoretically, it could be used in other ways, though Apple has not authorized such use.
• Oleophobic coating - The iPod Touch has no oil-resistant coating on the glass. Keep a microfiber wipe handy.
• Case and accessory options - A far wider variety of cases and accessories is offered for the iPhone 4, even more so than the small difference in units sold would have one expect.
• Find my iPhone - The Find My iPhone service of Mobile Me is only available for the iPhone. If you lose your iPhone, you still have this slight added chance of recovery. If you lose your iPod Touch, you're pretty much SOL.
• The unknown factor - Strangely, there are some very few apps that work for the iPhone and don't work for the iPod Touch, with no explanation whatsoever as to why. Of course no major apps would have this problem, as developers want apps to work on as many devices as possible.

Advantages of the iPod Touch 4 over the iPhone 4:

• Smaller - The iPod Touch 4 is much thinner than even the already thin iPhone 4. It is also much lighter. The screen size is the same.
• No contract - The iPod Touch will not cost you any additional monthly cell or data fees, locked to a single carrier (in the US). If you want cellular data, you have a much wider choice of providers who offer Mi-Fi like devices and connectivity for a lower price than iPhone data plans.
• No interruptions - Games, browsing and productivity apps will not be interrupted by a phone call if you're using an iPod Touch.
• Much cheaper - The TCO of the iPod Touch, even when comparing subsidised cost and the difference between cellular plans, can be hundreds less than an iPhone.
• Higher capacity - The iPod Touch comes in a 64GB capacity model for half the price of the 32GB iPhone 4. There is no 64GB iPhone 4 offered.

Ambiguous differences between the iPhone 4 and the iPod Touch 4:

• Battery life - The iPhone has a much larger battery, which should mean more battery life. However, the cellular hardware negates this advantage. If you're using your iPhone as a phone, you will have lower time between recharges than the iPod Touch, depending on your usage habits.
• RAM - The iPhone has 512MB of RAM and the iPod Touch only has 256MB. Most apps wont show any difference, and the iPod Touch has lower general RAM requirements due to lack of the constantly running mobile phone elements of the OS. Startup time may also be longer on the iPhone 4 due to the increased amount of RAM. However, theoretically, apps could require the higher amount of RAM to run (though I'm not aware of any) and performance could differ when running lots of multitasking capable apps concurrently.
• Rear Camera Video Performance - Both devices produce the same 720p video files. However, the hardware is different. Some people actually prefer video taken with the iPod Touch, though theoretically, the video from the iPhone should be better.
• Microphone - The microphone hardware is different between the iPhone and the iPod Touch. However, in real-world use, such as for Facetime chatting, most people didn't notice much difference in performance.

No difference between the iPhone 4 and the iPod Touch 4:

• CPU - All observation shows that other than with regard to RAM, the CPU is the same A4 processor, at the same speed.
• Front-facing camera - The front-facing video and still camera on both devices is the same.
• Facetime - Facetime video chats work equally well between both devices.
• Screen size and resolution - The screen is the same size and has the same incredible 960x640 pixel resolution.
• Other screen details - Other than the IPS/LCD difference, the screen of the iPod Touch has the same LED backlighting and glass welding process that combine to make the iPhone 4 so amazing.

The truth about Medeleine Mok Shin Han

Medeleine Mok Shin Han is dangerous.

I hope for your sake that Google has led you here.

I honestly think Medeleine Mok Shin Han is a very dangerous person, for anyone who chooses to get involved with her in any way, be it for professional or romantic reasons. For this reason, I'm posting this as a way for people to be warned about the possible behavior they may encounter from this person who I believe to be seriously mentally ill.

It's been nearly five years since my life was last affected by Mok Shin Han Medeleine. I was fortunate enough to get out (be forced out) when I did, after four years of systematic mental and emotional abuse. I probably would have lost my life had things gone on much longer.

Rather than post details here, I suggest that anyone who wants more information about Medeleine Mok should comment here and get in touch with me. I will explain in more detail my experience with Medeleine and the reasons I believe she should be avoided.

Meanwhile, DO NOT hire Medeleine Mok Shin Han. Do not get involved with Medeleine socially. Avoid her completely if at all possible.

I should add that I do think Medeleine is a good advocate for LGBT rights, but there is a risk that her statements can get out of hand.

Absolutely Zero

You. You were a friend. You were a friend of mine I let you spend the night
You see how it was my fault. Of course it was mine.
I'm too hard at work. Have you ever heard of anything so absurd ever in your life.
I'm sorry for wasting your time.

Who am I to say this situation isn't great when it's my job to make the most of it?
How could I ever know that it would happen to me. Not that easy.

Hey what's that you say? You're not blaming me for anything that's great
But I don't break that easy. Does it fade away?
So that's why I'm apologizing now for telling you I thought that we could make it
I just don't get enough to believe that we've both changed.

Who am I to say this situation isn't great? It's my time to make the most of it
How would i ever know that this would happen to me, not that easy, no, no, no, no

If all along the fault is up for grabs why can't you have it
If it's for sale what is your offer, I'll sell it for no less than what I bought it for
Pay no more than absolutely zero.

Well neither one of us deserves the blame because opportunities moved us away
And it's not an easy thing to learn to play a game that's made for two that's you and me
The rules remain a mystery. See it was so easy.

Who am I to say this situation isn't great? It's our time to make the most of it
How could we ever know that this would happen to me, not that easy, no
All along the fault is up for grabs and there you have it
Well it's for sale go make your offer, well i sell it for no less than what I bought it for
Pay no more than absolutely zero.

- Jason Mraz

How to NOT be an idiot like Edison Chen

Edison Chen brought his Mac in for repairs at an UNAUTHORIZED GREY MARKET Mac shop in Central, where the staff proceeded to search for and steal photos from his hard drive.

First of all, that shop next to the very good Ultimate PC and Mac shop in Central, is NOT an apple authorized reseller. It is a parasite that took space next to a well-known shop to try and steal business. Just by comparing the two shops it should be obvious which one is the one you should take your business to and which one is a shady place where you can have your data stolen.

Second, what idiot sends his computer in for repair without wiping private data? I will NEVER send my computer in for a hardware repair until I swap the hard drive out with a new one that has a fresh OS install on it. My data never leaves my home.

Did you know that even if you erase files from your computer, and empty the trash, it is really easy to retrieve those files, especially photos? You need to swap the hard drive with a new one that has never had private files, or you need to use a utility to zero all data (preferably overwriting random data several times) after you've deleted the files from the drive you're sending in for service.

Buy a cheap hard drive for this purpose if you need to.

For software repairs, it's always better to ask someone to do on-site repair. Watch them as they work. Of course it's better if you can copy all of your private data to a backup drive that the repair tech doesn't have access to.

If the staff at that grey market reseller stole photos from Edison's hard drive, then do you really think they won't have other things, like credit card numbers, eBay and Paypal passwords, your own personal email passwords for their amusement? Be smart, folks!

If you have private data on your disk and it gets stolen when you send your Mac in for repair, then it's your own dumb fault for letting it happen.

The third way to avoid being an idiot like Edison Chen is to stop talking like you're someone's 12 year-old ghetto bitch.

http://www.clotinc.com/blogs/public/edc/

Profile:

"edc is edison chen ........... hate the game and dun hate the player .......... i am all bout unity ............ but if u fucks wid me i gotsa fuck wid u ........... in clot edc's role is the FRONTLINESOLDIER.... ACT LIKE U KNOW......."

Yeah. You go Ed.

Censorship in Hong Kong Cinema

I'm really annoyed by the practice of censorship of mainsteram and independent cinematic film in Hong Kong.

While I don't see a huge number if films in the cinema, one of the films I was really eager to see was Ang Lee's Lust|Caution. I've been a huge fan of Ang Lee since I first saw his comedic masterpiece The Wedding Banquet back in about 1991. In my opinion The Wedding Banquet was a better film than Eat, Drink, Man, Woman, the title of which I like to joke sounds like Arnold Schwarzenegger asking someone out on a date.

But I digress. I've loved ever Ang Lee movie, and I really wanted to see Lust|Caution. Until I found out that it would be censored before release in Hong Kong. While not as drastic as the censorship in the mainland, where a full 30-something minutes were cut out, there were neverhteless 8 minutes cut out from the Hong Kong cinematic version.

I very strongly want to see the film as Lee envisioned it, even though he claims the censorship doesn't really cut much of crucial importance from the film, and the scenes in the HK version were still steamy enough to get the point across.

So I've thus far refused to see the film, and I'm waiting for the uncensored import DVD version to be released. It might be tricky to get, as this film is much higher profile than 9 Songs, which was also censored in Hong Kong. But I've got a DVD supplier who got me my British copy of 9 Songs who might be able to help. Barring that, I can always ask my parents to send me a copy from the US, or even order it from Amazon.

So it's still going to be a while before I can see the film most of my friends are raving about. But I'm glad that the first time I see it it will be in its "purest" form.