Archive for the ‘Updates’ Category

Switching from Macintosh to Windows Vista

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

The news: Some of you might have already known that I made the switch a few weeks back from Macintosh to Windows Vista. I went to the PC show with my girlfriend, and we purchased a pair of laptops together - We each purchased the NEC Versa E6300 14” ...

Secrets to smart decisions when you graduate from college

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

It is true. You search and sniff out information that is most relevant to you. As someone who's going to graduate soon - I thought this article brought in an alternate view point to my life.The question I have is - Isn't it difficult to get jobs that you are ...

Your Laptop Data is no longer private when you are traveling

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Now airport authorities have the power to download and check the data inside your laptop. > <Taking your laptop into the US? Be sure to hide all your data first | Technology | The GuardianLast month a US court ruled that border agents can search your laptop, or any other ...

Career Advice 2.0

Monday, May 5th, 2008

An interesting slideshow for career advice. It's one of the marketing channels for a book on career advice. In general there are 6 lessons:There is no plan - You can only connect the dots looking backwards.Think about strengths, not weaknesses - Do what you are good at.It's not about you. ...

Google allows advertisers to bid for keywords that are trademarked

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

It will be interesting to know the impact that this will have on Google. They seem to be eroding their stand of "not being evil". Increasingly, I see the detrimental effects that being public listed can have on a company's stand and directions. I don't think the founders would have ...

Challenge: Test your maths

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

I get the kick out of watching this video. Tuition teachers can try getting your student to solve the calculation of Singapore's taxi-fare to prepare them for their PSLE. Apparently this has proved challenging for several professionals.

I love Code Monkey

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

Original Code Monkey Video An Awesome AMV which won an award. There is tremendous potential for free-lance artists (song-writers, firm writers and directors), and you have one more option than the conventional way of approaching firms to groom you. I just chanced across Ling86's video on Youtube, and was definitely impressed ...

Reborned

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

My fourth public blog. A new beginning. A fresh theme to restart my life without looking backwards. My goal for this blog is simple. To express myself, and to make a side income through writing. I love technology, and my life revolves around analyzing and working out new web applications on ...