Norton Internet Security 2006 DOWN!!!

What is going with this Norton Internet Security that USED to be good??? I was updating it on my laptop and suddenly, it just expired, even though I just installed it in april last year. I thought it was supposed to be a one year subscription. How can they just expired the software and leave their customers high and dry without any firewall protection???

Hence, I decided to switch back to windows firewall for the moment because I am online in a public area. Protection is very important. (The same message for safe sex, use comdom kind of advertisement. You know the usual "be safe, not sorry" message should be printed on computers too. Hahahaha........)

Af ter switching over, I realised that my internet explorer is running much faster. And no, it is not because the RAM is increased or internet speed has increased. But it is noticable that it takes shorter time to complete downloading a page. With the firwall up, I went online to look for a solution at the discussion forum to get activation code or product key etc to figure a way to get my Norton Internet Security(NIS) 2006 back. Then I realised I am not the only one who noticed this. There are plenty of users denouced Norton and noted increase in speed without NIS. It seems that there is a 46% in Boot delay. WOW!!! REad this!!! the NIS 2007 is not much better too. And this review that NIS 2006 is not totally effective against all spywares.

I have been using NIS 2004 to NIS 2005 without any hitches, but it seems that the NIs 2006 is problematic in installation and has update packages that even cause users who buy original package to be expired too. With the NIS 2007 out now and my NIS 2006 expired, I really got to reconsider whether to switch to other firewalls or other antivirus programs and Norton is considerably expensive for US$69.90 a year.

BYEBYE to norton, which USED to be good.

Valuair (Jetstar) Sucks II

As you may all know that I have gone for a Bangkok trip last month, from my previous blog. The trip was great. But before I left, I received a letter from Jetstar. Below is the content of the letter.

My thinking was like:"Oh, this is the way you are going to treat your customers. Hmm.....I will think twice before I fly with you again or maybe there is no need to think." And off I went for the trip, service on the plane was good, after all, there is actually not much need for service fro the short trip. It is like taking a public transport bus, you board the bus, travel and alight when you are supposed to.

While I was there, I had a very rude shock!! I arrived at Bangkok, thinking that I will leave from the Bangkok International Airport - Don Muang, as shown in the letter from Jetstar.

For your information, if you do not know, the Bangkok International Airport is CLOSED!!!!! Thank God, the staff at the VAT (GST) tax counter and tourist information counter at Siam Paragon informed us before we were supposed to fly off the next day. I cannot imagine a "big" company like this can make such errors, sending all our passengers to an airport that is CLOSED. I have the gut feeling that the first printout about the wrong flight time is also their mistake now and having to pay $60 to correct their error is disgusting. And not admiting to their error, it also disgusted me.

Presently, I have sent out a complain letter and it has been more than a month since I have received a reply. I will advise the general public not to fly with them. Moreover, there are two seperate incidents of them refusing to allow disabled passengers to board their plane, which is unjust. We, consumers, must know our rights that we have the power to choose where and who to spend our money on......

First Day of School

Yeah, tomorrow is first day of school. My fellow comrades would have called me mad, but look on the bright side. First day in school is unavoidable, so why not just rejoice in the LORD. Heehee... For your information, I have been a crouch potato for two months and I can really get used to living like this..

I do not know if the stress of first day is getting into me, even after so many years, but somehow, I broke the tap in my bathroom. HAHAHA!!! I have "accidentally" asserted too much strength. Maybe I should bring the tap to school, saying:" If you dun behave yourself, I will break you like I break this tap" HAHAHA!!!! That will be interesting to see the faces of the pupils. If there is enough popular request, maybe I will consider uploading a picture of the tap.

Still, to one and all, have a blessed 2007 and see you at work for the teachers, as for the rest of the work force, back to work as usual. New year, time to meet some new "clowns"Hallejuyah!!!!