Saturday, 31 January 2009
Old & New
Friday, 30 January 2009
iSync plugins
For some strange reasons, Mac OS X does not natively support syncing of contacts, calender and other data to a number of mobile phones. Luckily, there is a piece of software that can help. iSync plugins supports more than 200 mobile phones from Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Siemens and Sony Ericsson. It enables syncing through iSync, and works really well.
Thursday, 29 January 2009
Petrol prices went up!
Petrol prices have gone up for the second time this year; prices increased between five to seven cents. Price for diesel was down by four cents though. :-/
OpenOffice 3.0.1
OpenOffice (for Intel Macs) has been updated to version 3.0.1.
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
Words Of Wisdom
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
Garmin RoadTrip 2.0.1 reviewed
Macworld online has reviewed Garmin RoadTrip 2.0.1, a Mac-based application that allows users to plan routes, create waypoints, download tracks and more on their Macs. This app is free (currently) and can be downloaded from Garmin's website.
Monday, 26 January 2009
Little Snitch 2.0.5
Little Snitch is our favourite firewall app that helps protect our Macs against unwanted guests from the Web. The application has been updated to version 2.0.5 to fix some bugs and improve compatibility with various screen savers. Do check out the release notes for more details.
Saturday, 24 January 2009
新年快乐!
We would like to wish all our friends and loved ones.....
新年快乐！
身體健康！
恭喜发财！
Thursday, 22 January 2009
Stormy weather?
We thought it would rain, but it didn't! :-P
Wednesday, 21 January 2009
ERP rates adjustments
LTA announced ERP rates adjustments which will be implemented from 2 Feb 09. The details are:
- CTE (north of Braddell Road-southbound) - cut by 50 cents on weekdays.
- PIE (Kallang Bahru-westbound) - cut by 50 cents on weekdays.
- PIE (Eunos Link-westbound) - cut by a dollar.
- Eu Tong Sen Street (towards Suntec City) - cut by a dollar on Saturdays.
- Fullerton Road (towards Suntec City) - cut by a dollar on Saturdays.
- ECP (Marina South-eastbound) and the slip road from Ophir Road - increase by 50 cents to S$2.
Saturday, 17 January 2009
More good food to try!
We've mentioned before that the restaurant, Cafe de Hong Kong serves some very nice Hong Kong cuisines and our friend Jeff introduced us to the restaurant. The ieatishootipost blog recently published an article featuring some delicious dishes (that we've yet to try) and somehow we've got the feeling that our friend Jeff has got something to do with it! :-P
Friday, 16 January 2009
Sennheiser HD800
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
Westone ES3X Custom
Westone launched a new custom IEM recently! The ES3X is a three-way IEM that features a low, midrange and high frequency drivers for smooth response across all frequencies. And being an IEM, it should provide long-wearing comfort and up to 25 dB of ambient noise isolation. A pair of these gems will set you back USD850.
*Retail price obtained from current Westone website.
Sunday, 11 January 2009
Delicious Seafood Rolls
Here's a pair of delicious Seafood rolls from Cafe de Hong Kong to whet your taste buds! ;-)
Saturday, 10 January 2009
Words Of Wisdom
Our lives have changing seasons too;
So when a gloomy forecast comes,
Remember--God has plans for you. - Sper
Friday, 09 January 2009
Nik Software - Complete Collection for Aperture
The Complete Collection for Aperture was launch by Nik Software recently. It includes Dfine 2.0, Viveza, Color Efex Pro 3.0, Silver Efex Pro, and Sharpener Pro 3.0. An edition of the Complete Collection designed for Adobe Photoshop is available.
Thursday, 08 January 2009
iLife 09 & iWork 09
Apple also unveiled major upgrades to iPhoto, iMovie, and GarageBand and an updated version of iWeb under iLife 09. iPhoto 09 now have a new feature that can do facial features detection and automatically compile an album for a particular person in your photo library. The various applications in iWork 09 were also beefed up significantly. Do download a trial copy from Apple's website to try out all the interesting features.
New 17-inch MacBook Pro
Apple launched a new 17-inch MacBook Pro at MWSF 2009 today. The new model features Intel Core 2 Duo up to 2.93 GHz, aluminum unibody, LED-backlit display, magnificent NVIDIA graphics, built-in battery with up to 8 hours of use per charge. Do check out Apple's website for more details.
2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB RAM, 320GB HDD
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT with 512MB
S$ 4,388
* Price obtained from AppleStore Online.
Wednesday, 07 January 2009
Pump prices up by 4 cents
After a series of downward adjustment over the past few months, petrol prices have once again made the upturn. As of last night, prices for all grades of petrol and diesel were raised by 4 cents per litre. This trend is expected to continue with the oil producing countries cutting back on production!
Sunday, 04 January 2009
Special Beef Bee Hoon
The bee hoon was fried until nice and crispy and a delicious black bean sauce with tender slices of beef was poured over it. This is another yummy dish from Cafe de Hong Kong. Do give it a try!
Saturday, 03 January 2009
Garmin WebUpdater For Mac 2.0.5
Garmin updated the Mac version of Webupdater to version 2.0.5 for compatibility with Mac OS X 10.5.6.
Friday, 02 January 2009
Read & Write NTFS Volume
We've found this page that details the steps and software needed which will allow our Macs to read and write to NTFS volume on the Mac. Good stuff!