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Having an iPhone locked to a network which doesn't provide 3G connectivity, and is unable to make VoIP calls despite having good wireless networking built in, is like buying a Ferrari and finding that the only thing you can do...
New foreign talent! The Agonist’s main protagonist (sorry, couldn’t resist the pun), founding editor Sean Paul Kelley, will be relocating to Singapore for a few months as of 1 July. His re …
The NTUC Comfort taxi driver taking me to Changi Airport wasn’t the usual uncle-type of person. He was young, inquisitive and made interesting observations instead of remaining sullenly qu …
I have exciting news to announce. Hewlett-Packard (HP) has invited me to Germany to cover their latest product launch! So I will be heading to Berlin over the weekend and covering the event for a few days. A big THANK...
Blogging by iPhone is killing my eyes. And I nearly lost my previous post on Teens cos I pressed the wrong button on my iPhone. So I’m now using a black new notebook. Well actually it’s a …
While preparing my Organisational Behaviour presentation on stereotypes, myths and truths about our respective countries, I found myself collating more negative than positive points about being Singaporean. Actually, my groupmates and I took turns to talk about pros and cons...
Want to find out which are the hottest buzzwords on Facebook? Check out Lexicon, which was launched on 15 April 2008. Lexicon counts occurrences of words and phrases on Facebook Walls, over time. I made a few searches. Not surprisingly,...
My Dell laptop, which had lots of security software and firewalls installed, still somehow managed to get hacked when I connected to wireless this morning. I tried to log in to a more reliable source but when that got rebooted,...
Finally, my video of Danny giving us a lesson in making the perfect cup of gourmet coffee at Geek Terminal, has been edited and compressed. Check it out: See my previous post on Dinner at Geek Terminal, for the full...
At INSEAD, you can do two types of clubbing. Type one involves lots of loud music, sweaty bodies on the dancefloor, and alcohol. You may get pissed drunk, have a hangover and feel really tired the next day. You will...
At this point I am pleased to announce that one of my namesakes just did the following in this order: Gave birth at home Updated her Facebook status with news that she had given birth Headed over to hospital with...
Weird things have been happening on my blog. As I haven’t even had time to tinker around with it, it obviously wasn’t my doing :P Firstly, Strangeknight told me that my blog was down. I ch …
Have a strict IT policy? Readwriteweb shows you how to get around it... all in the name of productivity ;-)Saved By: Vanessa Tan | View Details | Give ThanksTags: tips, office, tools
I’ve received a few reports that comments can’t seem to be posted on this blog. I tested it a few times and it seems to work fine, even when not logged into Movable Type. So please let me …
While I may be in London and Bristol this week, I will not be contacting most of my friends in the area. Dear friends, I don’t mean to avoid you, but we have a busy schedule and I don’t wi …
Since possibly 30-40 people have asked me similar questions over the past few weeks, I have decided to compile this FAQ which I can, regretfully impersonally, refer them to when I don’t wi …
Bah, big things happen when I’m travelling about and not online. No surprises about Apple’s 3G iPhone, though the low price is a nice welcome. I’m on the other side of the fence, quite lit …
I and two of my cousins played at my grandmother’s birthday dinner on Saturday. These are recordings from our rehearsal on the day itself. It was a last-minute affair, since we were ‘volun …
Kate Bauer cites examples of how a guy hooked up his car alarm to his mobile phone so he’d know when it went off. A UK pub had problems with graffitti in their washrooms, so they required …
Bird's Nest in my house! Originally uploaded by vantan Any idea what species of bird would build a nest hanging from a plant in my house? One friend already has a good idea... but if you have other theories...
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