I got myself a DVD burner today. It’s an ASUS DRW 1608P3S drive, which can write at maximum of 16X on DVD±R, 8X on DVD+RW, 6X on DVD-RW, 8X on DVD±R (Double Layer), 5X on DVD-RAM, 40X on CD-R, 32X on CD-RW, and can read at maximum of 16X on DVD-ROM and 40X on CD-ROM.I also got myself 1 gigabyte TwinMOS DDR RAM, making my system happier with a whooping 2.25 gigabyte memory. Cool, huh?

It’s time to say goodbye to my sucky 32 MB built-in AGP card, I finally bought a decent one!

My new graphics card is a Gigabyte product, and comes with 128 MB of DDR RAM, and NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 GPU. It supports AGP 8X and 4 pipelines. It has DVI-D, D-sub, TV output. It’s not a high-end graphics card, but will serve my purposes — it’s all that I need to play FlightGear and BZFlag!

I’m here at Chittagong once again, and this time my job is to conduct a technical training for local high school teachers. Teachers from 14 public and private high schools are supposed to participate in the training program. The venue is Agrabad Kala Kakali High School, one of the core ILCs of Relief International.

Here’s what I’m going to talking about in the training:

• Overview of computer software and hardware:
  • Capability of computers
  • Hardware and peripheral devices
  • System and application software

• PC configuration and maintenance:
  • CMOS/BIOS setup
  • OS installation
  • Driver settings and installation
  • Tips and tricks to keep the machines running smoothly
  • Virus protection
  • Backup procedure

• Overview on networking
  • Advantages of a networked environment
  • Topologies, LAN, WAN, switching, routing, cables, sockets
  • Peer to peer networking concept
  • Security issues, firewall
  • Practical session
  • Connecting RJ-45 plugs
  • Hub/switch settings and installation
  • Connecting PCs with 10 base T cables
  • Sharing peripheral devices

• Overview on Internet:
  • WWW, e-mail, bulletin board, relay chat
  • Connection types
  • Netethics

I gotta sleep early tonight, the training starts at 10:00 tomorrow!