After an infinite hiatus (or some 22 million seconds), I’m back with a long overdue post. Where have I been the past 6240 hours?
As freak floods that tend to occur once every 50 years hit Singapore this year at a rapid rate making us older than the 45 years we are supposed to be, it is ironic timing to see PUB Chairman Tan Gee Paw given the National Day award of the Distinguished Service Order.
Singapore with a population of approx. 5million (throwing in all the foreigners & all) has never exactly been a lucrative market for most foreign entities in comparison to the rest of the World. The telecommunications market, media, and subsequently pay television market have longed remained in the hands of government owned entities, despite the opening up of these markets in recent years.
When you reach a certain age (like 17), Disneyland suddenly doesn’t hold the enthrallment as it once did when you were say maybe, 7. Instead, when you work to buy your air ticket to the country where they exalt liberty, suddenly the foremost attraction became Universal Studios. Watching cowboys slug it out behind false walls, meandering jet skis in Water World …
Is one born to slog their entire life?
This one had me up in arms … you mean EVERY single iPhone has been using the same notification sound for all messages. The next minute I’m going to find out an iPhone cannot have a customized ringtone either? Hang on, someone tell me it does!
Apple has unveiled a host of new features, some long overdue, and most importantly their much touted iCloud service.
Google has introduced its +1 button for websites to use, competing with the likes of Facebook, Twitter, and also StumbleUpon for space on web sites. The button was launched back in March in Google Search.
Here is a nifty trick I figured out while trying to avoid having to install another 30 day trial of a video convertor program so I could convert video files from WMV to FLV format.
Microsoft recently bought Skype for a paltry US$8.5 billion, which meant the software giant values Skype at around $1,000 per user.
The Google Nexus One used to be the first to receive all Android updates, but not anymore with the Google Nexus S.
The Android 2.2 update codenamed Froyo unleashed a whole host of features available on the Nexus One and here is a list of what’s new and what dazzled me in this update.