Monday, 30 April 2007
ERP rates rising
The ERP rates at 5 gantries around Braddell area will be increased by 50 cents for all classes of vehicles, starting 7th May (Monday).
- CTE gantry north of Braddell Road - 0800h to 0900h.
- CTE gantry south of Braddell Road - 0830h to 0900h.
- PIE gantry at Kallang Bahru from 0830h to 0900h.
- PIE gantry at the slip road into CTE from 0800h to 0900h.
- The gantry along Bendemeer Road from 0900h to 0930h.
Do remember to top-up your cashcard as each ka-ching will deduct more value from it. :-)
Saturday, 28 April 2007
Singapore Flyer
This is a photo of the half-completed Singapore Flyer taken a few weeks back. An upcoming attraction bearing a strong resemblance to the London Eye. Like the latter, it is a giant observation wheel and is set to be our most iconic visitor attraction, providing panoramic and breath-taking views of the Singapore city. Its progress can be monitored as one travels on the Benjamin Sheares Bridge and is scheduled to be completed in March 2008.
Friday, 27 April 2007
Apple TV, the answers
Everyone should own an AppleTV... Well not us, not yet! :-P We did however did some research to find out more about the device and here are some useful links that you should take a look.
Wednesday, 25 April 2007
CSSEdit 2.5
CSSEdit is an excellent tool to work on CSS for your website. Upgraded to ver 2.5 recently, it now come with "Tabs" and lots of other fixes and improvements!
Words of Wisdom
Though its end you may not see,
It will reach like widening ripples
Down a long eternity. — Anon.
Tuesday, 24 April 2007
Tips to prevent spam
Spam is a major problem that everyone with a connection to the web and an email account face. Here a few tips that will help keep you away from the crosshair of a spammer.
Monday, 23 April 2007
An interesting quote!
I recently heard an interesting quote and it goes:
Sunday, 22 April 2007
Pro Caddy for Mac Pro
Pro Caddy allows users to utilise the existing unused optical bay to house an additional, bootable HDD on the Mac Pro. This is an excellent way to increase storage without resorting to external devices.
Saturday, 21 April 2007
BYOB @ Ikea
Dear friends, do remember to BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag) when you shop @ Ikea from now on. Ikea has begun charging for the plastic shopping bags (between 5 to 10 cents) and we think it is a very good initiative for enviromental protection.
Friday, 20 April 2007
Aperture 1.5.3
Apple updated Aperture to 1.5.3. According to Apple; the update addresses issues related to overall reliability and performance.
OnyX 1.7.9
This is a minor software upgrade which contains a couple of minor bug fixes for an excellent system maintenance application.
Thursday, 19 April 2007
Words of Wisdom
Though often it’s met with resistance;
The transformation begins within us
And will take a lot of persistence. — Hess
Wednesday, 18 April 2007
A night @ The Esplanade
We had a great evening last night catching "The Phantom of the Opera" at the esplanade last night. The set was grander; the performance was great and the effects were really nice. The dropping chandelier was not as scary as we've thought. :-P
Tuesday, 17 April 2007
Running windows on Intel Mac
While considering when is a good time to upgrade to an Intel Mac, a little research on running windows helps us better understand on what we will be facing with. This article gives a run down on ways we can run windows, and this one shows the user how to get Parallels Desktop (a Virtualization Software) up and runnning.
Monday, 16 April 2007
Apple unveils video production suite
Apple unveiled an upgraded video production suite and new video server application at NAB today. Final Cut Studio 2 includes Final Cut Pro 6, Motion 3, Soundtrack Pro 2, Compressor 3, and DVD Studio Pro 4.2. Final Cut Server, is a server application that works seamlessly with Final Cut Studio 2 to provide media asset management and workflow automation. These applications are targeted at post production and broadcast professionals.
Sunday, 15 April 2007
Missing Sync for Windows Mobile 3.0.2
A minor update to an application that allows your Mac to sync with a windows mobile device, details can be found here.
Saturday, 14 April 2007
Use WPA!
We've always used WPA for our WiFi devices as it is a more secure technlogy. Dear friends, do take note as this report serves to reinforce our view that we should avoid using WEP as far as possible. We believe some day; some genius somewhere out there will find a way to crack WPA. But meanwhile, use it as it provides better security for your wireless network.
Friday, 13 April 2007
Leopard delayed
Apple recently announced that the next generation Mac OS X codenamed Leopard will be delayed. Initially, schedule to ship in June, it will now be release in October instead. Here's the statement taken from Apple's website:
"iPhone has already passed several of its required certification tests and is on schedule to ship in late June as planned. We can’t wait until customers get their hands (and fingers) on it and experience what a revolutionary and magical product it is. However, iPhone contains the most sophisticated software ever shipped on a mobile device, and finishing it on time has not come without a price — we had to borrow some key software engineering and QA resources from our Mac OS X team, and as a result we will not be able to release Leopard at our Worldwide Developers Conference in early June as planned. While Leopard's features will be complete by then, we cannot deliver the quality release that we and our customers expect from us. We now plan to show our developers a near final version of Leopard at the conference, give them a beta copy to take home so they can do their final testing, and ship Leopard in October. We think it will be well worth the wait. Life often presents tradeoffs, and in this case we're sure we've made the right ones."
Sunday, 08 April 2007
Apple TV hacked
Not long after Apple TV was released, a series of hacks was discovered by enthusiastic users and the details were posted on the web. Here's an article detailing some of the hacks, we expect more to follow. :-P
Saturday, 07 April 2007
Happy Easter
We would like to wish all our friends, loved ones and visitors to this site a very Happy Easter! :-)
Friday, 06 April 2007
Farewell Scotts
Scotts shopping centre used to stand on this site, famous for its food court that has a variety of cuisines. Our favourite being the Korean food stall that serves excellent dishes. We will surely miss the Picnic food court. :-)
Thursday, 05 April 2007
Dual Quad-Core Mac Pro
A new member has been added to the Mac Pro family! Welcome the dual 3.0GHz quad-core "Clovertown" Intel Xeon equipped Mac Pro, a total of 8-core processing power. The basic configurations come with 1GB RAM, 250GB SATA HDD, a SuperDrive, a NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256MB SDRAM and a set of Apple Keyboard & Mighty Mouse. We could also select the build-to-order option through AppleStore.
Two 2GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon - SGD$3,873.50
Two 2.66GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon - SGD$4,388.00
Two 3GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon - SGD$5,753.00
Two 3GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon - SGD$6,897.50
*Pricing obtained from AppleStore.
Price reduction for Cinema Display
Apple has reduced the price for 20" (SGD$998), 23" (SGD$1498) and 30" Cinema Displays (SGD$2998). The dream of owning a 30" may indeed become a reality now. :-P
*Pricing obtained from Applestore online.
Wednesday, 04 April 2007
Which apps needs upgrade?
Moving from a PowerPC based to an Intel based Mac can be daunting if you consider the software that need to be upgraded to take advantage of the performance the Intel CPU brings. Fret not, go through this guide to help you decide whether it is time for you to switch.
Tuesday, 03 April 2007
Garmin GPS60CSx Firmware 3.30
Garmin has updated the firmware for GPS60CSx to version 3.30, do check out the details here.
Monday, 02 April 2007
Using Special Characters in Mac OS X
This guide gives us the tips to the use of special non-standard characters like the Ctrl key (⌃), Option key (⌥), or Command key (⌘) to better illustrate a keyboard shortcut.
Sunday, 01 April 2007
Garmin's Mac support
Garmin has finally released two beta Mac OS X apps, the POI Loader and the WebUpdater. We hope they will release MapSource and NRoute for Mac soon. :-)