Unifi Speed on 20111026

Ran a simple upload/download test at testmy.net for my Unifi connection. Definitely faster than Streamyx, you can see the difference when opening YouTube videos.

Somehow the download speed of the wired connection runs approximately three (3) times faster at 1.6 Mbps than the wireless connection at 0.5 Mbps. 

downstairs.unifi.02

:::.. Combined Test Results ..:::
Download Connection:: 1678 Kbps or 1.6 Mbps
Download Test Size:: 1.8 MB or 1843 kB or 1887437 bytes
Download Speed:: 210 kB/s
Upload Connection:: 944 Kbps or 0.9 Mbps
Upload Test Size:: 386 kB or 386 kB or 395280 bytes
Upload Speed:: 118 kB/s
Tested At:: http://TestMy.net version:12
Test Time:: 2011-10-26 22:06:46 Local Time
Validation:: http://testmy.net/db/ND2UiJE.tkZsuFp
User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:7.0.1) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/7.0.1 [!]
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upstairs.unifi.01

:::.. Combined Test Results ..:::
Download Connection:: 515 Kbps or 0.5 Mbps
Download Test Size:: 0.6 MB or 614 kB or 629146 bytes
Download Speed:: 64 kB/s
Upload Connection:: 532 Kbps or 0.5 Mbps
Upload Test Size:: 193 kB or 193 kB or 197640 bytes
Upload Speed:: 67 kB/s
Tested At:: http://TestMy.net version:12
Test Time:: 2011-10-26 22:02:44 Local Time
Validation:: http://testmy.net/db/ps38bSj.EFsHP5r
User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:7.0.1) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/7.0.1 [!]
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Computer Hardware Failures

Before they die, computer hardware usually gives out subtle warning signs.

The DVD-RW drive starts to become unable to finalise every one out of few CDs.
The hard drive starts to fail to boot up every now and then.
The DSL modem keeps getting disconnected and unable to reconnect automatically.
The mouse becomes unresponsive.
The thumb drive can't be accessed on more and more computers.

I've experienced all these in the past few years and fortunately managed to get them replaced before disaster struck. Can't forget to emphasise the importance of backing up data periodically. Every now and then, everyone should burn their important info onto DVDs or a series of high-capacity storage.

It's always better to duplicate copy rather than to forget making a copy of your important stuff.