Addition to the family

30 May 2010 | Posted by Jay | Filed in Jay, Mac

Ladies and gentlemen, I’m proud to introduce the 15-inch MacBook Pro to the family. I was slightly embarrassed while walking out of the Apple store whilst everyone in the store, including customers, applauded as if I was Steve Jobs himself at one of his Keynotes.

Half-Life 2 on Mac

28 May 2010 | Posted by Jay | Filed in Jay, Mac

I can’t express how much I’m in love with the recent release of Steam on Mac. Portal and Half-Life 2 look pretty sweet and I can’t wait for Counter-Strike: Source.

Kia (Cerato) iPod connection

19 April 2010 | Posted by Jay | Filed in Jay

I’ve gathered that one must purchase a specialised Kia connector cable (around $70) in order to use iPod with the in-car audio system. This allows you to control your iPod through the dashboard interface (select/skip/rewind tracks, volume control and etc). It’s a convenience to have this feature as I find it difficult and dangerous to play with the iPod controls while driving.

Resize a disk image

11 April 2010 | Posted by Jay | Filed in Jay, Mac

I was struggling to resize a disk image in Mac OS X and I stumbled across this post.

hdiutil resize -size xx{m or g} filename.dmg

Example: hdiutil resize -size 1g mydiskimage.dmg

Four Winds Revolving Restaurant

29 January 2010 | Posted by Jay | Filed in Food, Jay

2807 Gold Coast Highway
Surfers Paradise QLD
Telephone: (07) 5592 9900

This is possibly one of the best try-hard Chinese restaurants ever. The best thing: the view. The worst thing: the food. If you’ve never been to a high rise and seen glimpses of the ocean and the city then definitely pay a visit to the Four Winds Revolving Restaurant for a lifetime memory.

For under $20, I could have enjoyed a nice Asian all-you-can-eat experience. But at Four Winds, you get exactly that experience plus seafood and a magnificent view for a price that can pay for more than 2 at the all-you-can-eat. Prawn crackers, spring rolls, fried rice, sushi, Thai chili fish, Mongolian beef, and steamed vegies take up the majority of the dishes available at the buffet.

The service is extremely average and a friendly reminder that there is a surcharge if you are thinking about showing off your brand new credit card. A birthday table behind ours paid at least $500 in cash so, if you are thinking about a day-light robbery, be sure to consider the rich patrons visiting Crown Plaza.

5 out of 10.