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Source Source Thomas Johnson passed away yesterday at the age of 89. The founder of Celestron, the telescope company, he adopted and refined the Schmidt Cassegrain line of telescopes which allowed amateur astronomers to look at the heavens in their own backyards at relatively modest prices. From what I read, he changed the industry and made astronomy that much more … 
Source Source Thomas Johnson passed away yesterday at the age of 89. The founder of Celestron, the telescope company, he adopted and refined the Schmidt Cassegrain line of telescopes which allowed amateur astronomers to look at the heavens in their own backyards at relatively modest prices. From what I read, he changed the industry and made astronomy that much more … 
Source Source Thomas Johnson passed away yesterday at the age of 89. The founder of Celestron, the telescope company, he adopted and refined the Schmidt Cassegrain line of telescopes which allowed amateur astronomers to look at the heavens in their own backyards at relatively modest prices. From what I read, he changed the industry and made astronomy that much more … 
Who reads nowadays any more? Most people are playing Angry Birds on their tablets! Actually, that's not true, people are playing AB and also using their tablets for many other purposes. With the popularity of tablets such as the iPads and other Android devices swamping the market, shouldn't we just use our tablets to read books and magazines and not have another device to … 
I have been a fan of Palm for over 10 years now. 2 years ago, they introduced the new webOS, the operating system of my current Palm Pre Plus phone. Last year, HP bought them over for US$1b dollars. They did so because they wanted to get into the mobile space as fast as possible. The Cloud was where things were happening, and prior to this, HP had nothing to show for. In the … 
I've always enjoyed going to Starbucks, liked the 'third place' concept very much and think they hire very good people. So when CEO Howard Schultz released the new book a few months ago on …
On 7th May, I voted for the first time ever in the General Elections, and also had the good fortune to work as a Presiding Officer at my polling station where a certain percent rage of the Holland-Bukit Timah GRC residents were assigned to vote. It was a very good experience and I wish more people will volunteer in the next elections to be polling and counting agents. One …
In the General Elections to be held next month, your vote is secret. It means that no one will know who you vote for. For many years now, an urban legend has been going around that has created so much fear among eligible voters. The urban legend goes like this: if you vote for the Opposition parties, your life will be adversely affected, your voting pattern will be recorded …
For many years now I haven't been able to buy any music MP3s from the iTunes store in Singapore (does anyone have any updates? Has the situation changed?) This is another case of customers wanting to give money to companies but they just don't want to take it. Then customers need to try extra hard to make it possible! Fortunately, everything changed this past week when … 
So after my lighted Amazon Kindle cover stopped working recently (see previous entry), Amazon refunded me the cost and I had the opportunity to shop for a new case. I don't know how to call this Kate Spade Kindle Cover... extremely cute? (click = big) It costs US$69.99. The design has been inspired by the US$325 Kate Spade Book Clutch. A fuller review can be … 
Recently, my Kindle Lighted Leather Cover's light stopped working. I wasn't sure what the reason was because there were no screws that I could tinker with. The case came with one year warranty so I knew Amazon could get it replaced for free. What I didn't expect was how well the process went. Firstly, I had to call them, so I switched on Skype, went to Amazon's 'contact us' … 
When I heard the learn’d astronomer, When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me, When I was shown the charts and the diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them, When I, … 
Updated 7 September: I received my Kindle 3! Took some new pictures with comments. Edited buying process. November 19, 2007, was a special day. After three years of work, we introduced Am … 
Every year on this day, Charles M. Schulz's comic strip is dedicated to the veterans of D-Day when 160,000 Allied troops crossed the English Channel and invaded Nazi-occupied France. Seeing Snoopy going off to war gives me the shivers. There were those who needed to fight for freedom.. Even if it took the longest day to do it. Saving Private Ryan Normany invasion … 
We were taking a post-dinner stroll at Marina Barrage last Saturday when we saw a portion of the sky light up. The sky literally brightened with a reddish hue and I guess we must have been pretty transfixed by it because we decided to go on mission to find out what was causing the sky to light up every few minutes or so. We followed the reddish patch in the sky and finally …
Hello! It's been a while since anything was posted here so the purpose of this entry is to revive this relatively dormant blog. Happy New Year to all who read this blog! =) May 2010 be a year filled with exciting experiences and wonderful memories for everyone.
Hello! It's been a while since anything was posted here so the purpose of this entry is to revive this relatively dormant blog. Happy New Year to all who read this blog! =) May 2010 be a year filled with exciting experiences and wonderful memories for everyone.
Baba Yetu is the name of the song that is played when one first starts the popular computer game Civilization IV. The music was so good that I wrote to its composer Christopher Tin 4 years ago and actually got a detailed reply. He was the first 'famous' musician who had replied to my queries so I promised myself that I would buy all his future albums from then on.Well last … 
Normally in any car, you'll be able to see how the car is doing by looking at the dashbord. For example, you can see the speed of the car, the engine RPM, the distance travelled and the approximate amount of fuel left. Now, what happens if you wish to know more about how well the car is performing? Is there any way to obtain additional information such as amount and cost … 
Fantastic news today! Amazon.com announces the new Kindle 2 for international markets. Unfortunately, Singapore is not one of the many countries that the device will be available officially. (Click here for my previous Kindle 2 entry to find out how you can own one in Singapore.)A while ago, I had an interview with a Digital Life reporter who was writing on a story about … 
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