Friday, 26 June 2009

GSS 2009

The Great Singapore Sale will end in a month time, have you been contributing to the economy... like doing some real shopping? If you have not, it is still not too late. :-P

Thursday, 25 June 2009

New mini amps

Come end-summer (in the US), we can expect at least two new portable audio amplifier to be release by Headamp and Ray Samuels Audio. Both companies are developing a small/slim portable amp that complement the iPod Touch, iPhones and iPod classic. The biggest cons for the current line up of portable amps is their size, somehow even the smallest is not sleek enough for the head-fi audiophiles. The next few weeks should be interesting...

Sunday, 21 June 2009

iPod + iPhone Buyers' Guide 2009

Grab your free copy of "2009 iPod + iPhone Buyers' Guide" from iLounge today!

Saturday, 20 June 2009

Words Of Wisdom

When our problems overwhelm us,
God wants us to look to Him;
He provides the right solutions..
Lighting paths that once were dim. - Sper

Friday, 19 June 2009

Nikkor AF-S 50mm F1.4G reviewed

DPReview just posted a review of the Nikkor AF-S 50mm F1.4G lens, do check it out. :-)

Wednesday, 17 June 2009

iPhone 3.0

Apple has just released the iPhone 3.0 firmware update via iTunes. The software adds cut/copy/paste, SMS forwarding, MMS, Spotlight searches and a bunch of other features to our 1st Gen iPhones. Good stuff! :-)

Monday, 15 June 2009

Boot device selection

Here's a tip that detail the steps in selecting different boot device on our Macs.

Tuesday, 09 June 2009

New MacBook Pro & Air

Apple updated their MacBook Pro & MacBook Air families during WWDC this morning. The former 13-inch MacBook (unibody) have moved up to take the name as MacBook Pro, and is now armed with FireWire 800, SD card slot, illuminated keyboard, better display, built-in battery and the ability to take higher capacity RAM modules. But, it losses the Optical audio input/output.

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2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 13-inch LCD
2GB RAM, 160GB HDD
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics
SG$1988

2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 13-inch LCD
4GB RAM, 250GB HDD
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics
SG$2488

The 15-inch MacBook Pro gets better display, faster CPU, ability to take higher capacity RAM modules, SD card slot and built-in battery. But, it losses the ExpressCard slot.

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2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 15-inch LCD
4GB RAM, 250GB HDD
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics
SG$2788

2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 15-inch LCD
4GB RAM, 320GB HDD
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT (256MB)
SG$3288

2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 15-inch LCD
4GB RAM, 500GB HDD
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT (512MB)
SG$3688

2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 17-inch
4GB RAM, 500GB HDD
ExpressCard/34 slot
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT (512MB)
SG$4088

MacBook Air seen a slight price drop, with improved specs:

1.86GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 13-inch LCD
2GB RAM, 120GB HDD
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics
SG$2488

2.13GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 13-inch LCD
2GB RAM, 128GB SSD
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics
SG$2988

* Prices obtained from AppleStore Online.

Public Holidays for 2010

The Manpower ministry has published a list detailing dates of public holidays for 2010, check it out here!

Sunday, 07 June 2009

Words Of Wisdom

A test of true Christian love: Do you help those who can't help you in return?

Friday, 05 June 2009

30 Must-Have Tweaks!

Smashing magazine published a list of very useful Mac tips and tricks titled "30 Must Have Tweaks For Your Mac".

Tuesday, 02 June 2009

MacBook (white) updated

Apple updated the MacBook (white) recently. Details are:

2.13GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB DDR2 RAM, 160GB HDD, SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics
SG$1589

* Price obtained from AppleStore Online.

Monday, 01 June 2009

MindNode Pro 1.3.3

MindNode Pro was updated to version 1.3.3 with various bug fixes.