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Alas, even the prudent tech savvy me has succumbed to being infected by this elusive and persistent malware. Silly me downloaded an executable file yesterday evening, did a simple ‘Scan for virus’ using the right-click context menu. Kaspersky reported no virus found and proceeded to launch the file. As I waited 2 seconds for a ...
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For iPhone fanatics, the next OS update looks to be just around the corner. Not sure if it is going to be before Christmas though. Something tells me we should be looking to after the new year. Below is the image from here.
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For those of you looking to get you hands on the next major release, WordPress 2.9 RC1 is ready for download. Generally not suggested for live blogs unless you know what you are doing. No matter, a release candidate as opposed to a beta development software, I reckon it should be quite safe to implement.From ...
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No, I am not going melodrama and fixing a broken heart. I just completed a redesign of a project site and will be fixing the theme here. I believe it is broken somewhere. Or at least I think it is. I wil need to see how I can clean it up and make the site ...
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I have always maintained that WordPress is the best blogging platform be it your blog is hosted on wordpress.com or you have a self-hosted WordPress site. One of the reasons WordPress has …
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First, it was Google. suspending and banning Adsense accounts of bloggers who wrote reviews for programs like PerPayPost. Now, 5 days ago, FTC published a new guideline requiring bloggers to disclose their connection or relationship with the said product or service. Blogs all over have been buzzing about the new FTC regulation the past week.No, ...
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Who ever said a little competition ever hurt anyone? This time round, consumers in Singapore are seeing some benefits. Since Singtel brought the iPhone 3G to our shores in Aug of 2008, they have enjoyed a surge in new and recontracts on subscriber numbers. Being the only telco with exclusive rights, one can only wonder ...
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It is surprising to me somewhat that even till today, Internet Explorer (IE) continues to be the most used web browser with 62.69% market share. The open-source Firefox (FF) web browser by Mozilla was released on November 9, 2004. With v3.5.6 available to the public, Firefox now holds just shy of a quarter of the ...
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Previously, I posted an entry on Aiza Seguerra, a popular Filipino singer on her latest album True Love. Charice Pempengco is another young Filipino who is set to be a rising star. Having made guest appearance with the likes of Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion, Charice made her second appearance on the Oprah Show in ...
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It has been a couple of days since Apple launched its latest product the Apple iPad. I am still however struggling to understand the rational of the product. According to Steve Jobs, the iPad is supposed to fill the gap between the mobile laptop and mobile phone. Something Steve claims the Netbook have not been ...
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I have always been a fan of the Porsche 911. With its roots dating back to 1964, the original 911 Classic (1963 – 1989) was a replacement to the Porsche 356 (1948 – 1965) and essentially a sporting evolution of the VW Beetle. Except for over 100 different models (Types) and new ...
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#nowplaying: Just found this game via facebook and been playing it online for the past 2 days. Thought I share it here with folks who love the Three Kingdoms or Romance of the Three Kingdoms genre for that matter.A new server just launched ‘S3 Kingdom United’ on Jan 3rd so now should be a good ...
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For those who are familiar, Qik Video Camera was previously available on the iTunes App Store for 1.99 and was notably, perhaps the best video camera application out there for the iPhone. It worked on the 2G, 3G and 3GS. Everything you could wish for on the native Apple video app, you got it on ...
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WordPress just released a minor update to the popular blog publishing platform to fixed a security bug. It would seem that trashed post can be seen by other logged in users. Depending on how sensitive the issue is to you or whether your site involves having registered users, you might want to upgrade to WordPress ...
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For those of you like me who have jumped on the recent WordPress 2.9 release, the 2.9.1 update might be what you are looking forward to. 2.9 brought some new features to WordPress self-hosted blogs and evidently, some bugs as well.For the patient and more cautious WordPress brethren who had held back on the first ...
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In the last article for the blog building series, we looked at auto-syndication of content to 3 main services namely OnlyWire, Ping.fm and Twitterfeed. Inevitably within the mix, Facebook is one of the targeted social network. Be it you decide to use all 3 syndicators or just one, you should be able to target Facebook ...
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In recent months, we have seen the launched of more and more smart phones. For a long time now, Research in Motion (RIM) has created a certain niche in the use of smart phones by corporates. RIM’s push mail will not be going away anytime soon and for the real corporate warrior, the BlackBerry remains ...
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If social media applications like Twitter and Facebook are things you cannot live without on a daily basis, Google Buzz might already have you excited and hopping around the house. If you have not yet heard of it, then you should not be calling yourself a social media freak.There is a lot of talk out ...
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Following tech news blogs for the past couple of weeks can only be explained as something as mundane as taking a dump in the head. While like many other folks, I am curious to know what’s installed in the next generation iPhone 4G or iPhone HD or iPhone ‘whatever̵ 7; it’s called. Among all the fake ...
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Sorry but the post title obviously means I am pretty darn pissed will SingTel’s sub standard service. For the past 2 months, I am experiencing at least 10 network disruptions daily when I work from home. I mean seriously, a couple of weeks I can understand but 2 whole months?I have never had this problem ...
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