Corsair 32GB Ultra Rugged Flash Survivor USB Drive
If you are looking for a heavy duty flash drive then this is the way to go. This isn’t your run of the mill flash drive, its made from CNC-milled anodized aircraft-grade aluminum. The case can survive in conditions that most gadgets would probably be destroyed by. It can even survive up to 200 meteres under water when the case is sealed. This is one Corsair’s unique flash drives, at 32 GB it can transfer at a data rate of 17-18 MB/s which is pretty good for a flash drive, but it takes some time to fill up the 32GB.
The Corsair Flash Survivor comes with the TrueCrypt software which can encrypt and decrypt any file on the flash, and it is a free piece of software that anyone can use. Overall this is a great high quality flash drive, but for all the positive parts about this flash drive it is a bit pricey, but for some people its worth it, I won’t say I don’t like the idea of a rugged flash drive.
Price: $200
Link: OhGizmo
Spyderco Byrdwrench Multi-Tool
A multi-tool always comes in useful, but this one is a little different then the usual multi-tool. When thinking of a multi-tool I think of swiss army knife, I don’t think there is anyone that hasn’t had a swiss knife at some point in their lives. This Spyderco Multi-tool is very different as multi-tool, it is more functional the the small pocket tools.
Features:
- Full Blade
- Functional Pliers
- Screw Drivers (+,-)
Price: $76
Link: UnCrate
The Day
6:10 am - woke up
6:30 am - breakfast
7:30 am - Met up with family to go to the funeral in Sulaibikhaat
8:10 am - Arrived, there was some traffic and police regulating traffic. Seemed more organized then before.
9:10 am - They were praying
9:30 am - Condolences were to begin, there were a lot of animals around. They started pushing so we left the line it became insane.
10:00 am - The National Guard stepped in to organize these people, and it did work out.
11:10 am - We gave our condolenses and left, just before the Al-Sabah Family left.
11:30 am - Went to work to finish up a few things
12:45 pm - Went home to get some food and some sleep
There is just a sad feeling, Sheikh Saad was loved by the people of Kuwait. He cared for Kuwait and all developments in this country were due to him and Sheikh Jaber. We have lost some good and irreplaceable men. No matter what they did you always knew that they loved Kuwait and its people more then anything else. I even felt saddened by the day, I knew I had work but it didn’t feel like a work day or a holiday, something just didn’t feel right.
Link: Flickr
Only One Starbucks
It has been an interesting day, a bit on the sad side, so I thought a change of venue would do. Called up Monichum to see if he was up for a ride right around sunset, he was up for it. So we got ready, and 20 minutes later we were at the Miseela gas station filling up our tanks, mine was almost empty. We knew that everything was shutdown for the day, and Monichum told me the 2nd ring road and the sea side are packed every inch with cars so we should avoid that area. We decided to head down Bida’a for bit, and when passing by the palms it looked dead up front then heading down the street the it looked like traffic was at a complete standstill, we decided that we would head back at any sign of traffic. We took the U-turn and came back, even at Arjan/Chic everything was shutdown.
He said he heard that the Starbucks at the airport was open, since we just wanted something cold to drink we might as well try. We kept getting texts from people to avoid certain areas from traffic, but the 6th ring road was fun as usual and the airport road was lots of fun. We got to the airport parked our bikes in an open area. I think they should start fining people for parking in handicap without a plaque, just like the states a $250 fine would keep you out of that spot for sure. We even told two people not to park their cars there, it pisses me off.
So we went inside the airport and it was packed, it even smelled bad at the entrance. Once you get in you can breath, and to our surprise the Starbucks was open. As we were walking to it we kept saying hello to people we knew, and they were just going there instead of staying home. We left after finishing the cold drinks, the funny part is I think we spent more time saying hello to people then sitting there. We wanted to be riding but we needed a cold drink and a quick stop, and as it turned out the Starbucks at the airport was the only one.
Grandizer in Kuwait
There is something that I love about this picture. It is a mix of feelings when I see this picture, I love Grandizer and I love this image with Kuwait. I like this shot so much I just had to put it up, this is the original Grandizer which brings back memories. The flickr account has some more cool shots.
Link: Flickr
No More Gaming for Dell XPS
Dell bought out Alienware in 2006 but nothing really changed with the Dell line up or the Alienware line up. Dell XPS gaming line was somewhat in direct competition with Alienware desktop PCs over the past two years, but now Dell has cut their Dell XPS gaming line up, it will continue as a high end line but they will dedicate for the first time the Dell R&D to work with Alienware to make better machines. The result of this work will most probably be showing up next year, it will be interesting for sure.
Link: Crave
PS3 ≠ Blu-Ray Player
These are a few reasons why you shouldn’t use your PS3 as a Blu-Ray player.
- Doesn’t work with Universal Remotes
- Louder than Standalone Blu-Ray Players
- Interface is not user friendly
- Doesn’t work with multichannel analog outputs of any old AV receiver
- Consumes a lot of power
- Doesn’t integrate with new AV recievers to say that it is producing DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD sound.
I have tried the PS3 as a Blu-Ray player and I have found it to be a bit stiff, and its annoying using the controller to control the whole thing, it doesn’t have IR so you can’t control it with another controller. The interface has a lot of features but it does take you some time to figure out the menu system.
Link: Crave
Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
انا لله وانا إليه راجعون
A great man has passed away, no words can describe what he has done for our country.
Three days of official mourning, any private company that will be working over the next two days will be fined by the Government. So we have two days off work, a few of us are going to go into work for certain things that need to be done.
2008 Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera A8GCS Berlinetta
This Maserati is an interesting looking machine, I like the way it looks but I don’t like the rims. The body work looks really interesting, I keep thinking that machines guns will pop from the front and missiles will pop from the side. The damn name by itself is a mouthful, and I cut off half of it.
Link: SeriousWheels
The Barber
I didn’t have a chance for a while to get a shave or a cut. I was looking for the right time to go, so I headed in on Satruday and the place was packed. I knew there was going to be a wait so I took a magazine with me. Time flew since I was reading a motorcycle magazine while taking a few phone calls.
As soon as I got on the chair I wanted to get rid of the wookie like beard that I had. Its not that bad, but it gets really itchy throughout the day and night. He inserted a new blade, put the warm towel and then the cream, the best feeling in the world is when he took that all off. It felt fantastic, I no longer had the itchy feeling it was really relaxing and so I took a nap like usual. There is something about the barbershop that is sacred to men, when I woke up I had that very clean feeling, no more scratching.
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