Thursday, 31 January 2008
Nikon's PMA announcements
Nikon announced a couple of Nikkor lenses and a new DSLR body, the D60 at PMA. The D60 is a 10 megapixels camera, capable of continuous shooting at up to 3fps and equipped with a 2.5-inch LCD.
Onto the lenses... Nikkor AF-S Micro 60mm f/2.8G ED is ideal for macro photography and is equipped with the silent-wave motor. Nikkor PC-E 24mm f/3.5D ED is ideal for architectural photography and is IMHO the missing lens in Nikkor arsenal for a long time. Lastly, the Nikkor AF-S DX 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR. This lens looks like a replacement model for one of my favourite budget-lens the older 18-70mm. The former should be an ideal lightweight travel lens to match with the D60.
Monday, 28 January 2008
TextWrangler 2.3
Our favourite freeware text editor the TextWrangler was recently upgraded to version 2.3 and is compatible with Leopard.
Sunday, 27 January 2008
Othello gathering :-P
Yesterday, we had a a small gathering with a few MUGS pals at the Sunset Grill, located at Seletar East Camp. The restaurant is well-known for their spicy chicken wings and drumlets (Level 1 to a very, VERY spicy 10) and their buttoned mushrooms. The boys were daring enough to take on a Level 4 while we girls had an entertaining time watching them literally sweat over their food. :-P
We also took the opportunity to take some pictures of an Othello gathering, 2 white GTIs sandwiching a black S-GT. It was great, with the picturesque background of the airport and an aircraft hangar.
Saturday, 26 January 2008
MenuMeters
MenuMeters is a nice little app that tells you what is happening behind the scenes of your Mac.
Thursday, 24 January 2008
Tips to fix Mac slowdowns
Macworld has published some tips that may help us fix the occasional "Mac slowdowns". :-P
Tuesday, 22 January 2008
Words Of Wisdom
May His peace fill your heart day and night;
As you walk with the Lord in the light of His Word,
You will find that He’ll lead you aright. — Hess
Sunday, 20 January 2008
1st outing with VAGSG
We attended our first inaugural Volkswagen / Audi Groups Singapore (VAGSG) meetup held at Kallang McDonald's. The usual suspects turned up and boy did we get a surprise when an Audi R8 appeared! We could hear the V8 FSI engine roar as it made its entrance. Impressed were we, with its carbon fibre trimmings, the beautiful LED headlights and who could resist the aerodynamics on the car in the form of 2 large diffuser openings and a small popup spoiler! Direct your mouse here for some pictures! :-)
Thursday, 17 January 2008
MacBook Air
In a keynote address during MWSF 2008, Steve announced the launch of a new Mac portables called MacBook Air. The MacBook Air is slimmest portable computer so far and one have to see it to believe it. Configurations and prices are as follows:
1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, 80GB HDD - SGD$ 2,988
1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, 64GB SSD - SGD$ 5,088
*Prices obtained from AppleStore Online.
Wednesday, 16 January 2008
Garmin's Bobcat
Garmin has announced a new beta GPS software code-named Bobcat. The software adds transfer support to its GPS receivers, do check their site for more details.
Monday, 14 January 2008
Sashimi lobang!
Recently, our friend Jeff recommended a fantastic sashimi place named Sakuraya. They have branches all over Singapore and we visited the one at Parkway Parade. When we arrived, we noticed that it had a similar concept to the Greenwood Fish Market, i.e. a market one corner and a few tables in another. They had a huge array of sashimi and Fred soon selected a scallop, swordfish and salmon combo. Jeff mentioned previously that their sashimi is airflown twice weekly, but sadly for us, the next shipment was delayed. Nonetheless, we had a great meal and even bought a few packs of cha soba and soba sauce home for those late night snacks. :-) Yummy....
Saturday, 12 January 2008
A new beginning!
Today marks a new beginning for the both of us! After five long (and arduous :-P) years of courtship, we are finally tying the knot today. It has been a long trip of its' equal share of ups and downs and we're glad to have each other for company.
All the planning, anticipation, stress..... has accumulated to a grand finale today. As we set off on a new journey in our life together as man and wife, we're thankful that our friends and loved ones have taken time off their busy schedule to share this important occasion with us.
Please view some images shot by our friend Jeff in his gallery. God blesses...
Wednesday, 09 January 2008
Words Of Wisdom
Though its end you may not see;
It may reach, like widening ripples,
Down a long eternity. — Norris
Tuesday, 08 January 2008
Apple updates Mac Pro
Apple has just announced an update to the Mac Pro line. Now armed with 2 Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Harpertown” processors, in 2.8GHz, 3.0GHz and 3.2GHz variant. That's 8-core of processing power in our hands. There are numerous built-to-order configurations that we can choose from, pricing for the basic configurations are:
- One 2.8GHz Intel Xeon, 2GB RAM, ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT (256MB), 320GB HDD - SGD$3742.70
- Two 2.8GHz Intel Xeon, 2GB RAM, ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT (256MB), 320GB HDD - SGD$4588.00
- Two 3.0GHz Intel Xeon, 2GB RAM, ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT (256MB), 320GB HDD - SGD$5925.50
- Two 3.2GHz Intel Xeon, 2GB RAM, ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT (256MB), 320GB HDD - SGD$7273.70
*All pricing obtained online from Applestore Singapore.
Sunday, 06 January 2008
New GPSr from Garmin
Garmin recently announced a series of GPS receiver that will be release in the coming months. Of particular interest to us are the "Colorado" handheld GPSr, "nüvi" in car GPSr and the "Mobile PC" series for portable computers. We hope that by the time these GPSr goes on sale, a native Mac version of the Garmin software will be available. We're keeping our fingers crossed. ;-)
Friday, 04 January 2008
Test shot - Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8
When Nikon announced that they will be releasing a 14-24mm f/2.8 lens a couple of months ago, I was delighted because of the aperture and range offered. The lens will provide a very interesting perspective to the images shot with it. I finally had the chance to test out the lens last week, and I throughly loved the images it produced. Here's a test shot to show the quality of the image it captured. Time to save up for it, I guess. :-)
Wednesday, 02 January 2008
OnyX 1.9
OnyX was finally updated and is compatible Leopard. According to the developer, it this version was totally rewritten. Do check out the site for more details.
Tuesday, 01 January 2008
Happy New Year!!!
