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It was April Fool’s day yesterday. April Fools pranks are nowadays getting so commonplace that we read news with, at least for me, always some lingering doubt about its authenticity. In fact, you could say that April Fools ...
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Truth be told, when I first heard of the LKY Day petition, and saw their two websites, I thought they looked suspicious. Not totally fraudulent perhaps, but certainly not entirely aboveboard. Viral messages were circulated ...
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Western Digital last month launched four new network attached storage (NAS) products to meet the increasing demands from prosumers, creative professionals and small businesses. The existing My Cloud Expert Series gets a two-bay ...
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I frequently talk about IT security. It’s time to practice what I preach. Since two weekends ago, 22nd March, this blog website has gone entirely on HTTPS. Accesses via HTTP is redirected to HTTPS. The HTTP port is ...
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The Sony Alpha a6000’s kit lens, the SELP1650 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS lens, doesn’t focus very near. It has a minimum focus distance of about 25 cm, which makes it unsuitable for close-up macro shots. ...
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We all expected that the passing of Mr Lee Kuan Yew would be a very significant event in Singapore and for all Singaporeans around the world. Mr Lee has been a visionary leader, moulding Singapore into the success story it is ...
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Many of us may have read about Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s red box from Mr Heng Swee Keat’s post on facebook. It’s a touching revelation about how Mr Lee worked, and how dedicated he was to Singapore. I was a little ...
| Technology
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I must be getting quite comfortable with upgrading pfSense. I just finished an upgrade from 2.2 to 2.2.1, and only midway remembered that I hadn’t done a config export and backup. Just the last upgrade exercise, I was ...
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You’ve probably heard of LowePro. They make all kinds of bags, mainly for carrying photography gear. I was quite surprised to learn, recently, that LowePro also has a universal travel adapter. It’s probably made by ...
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Sony announced the Alpha a6000 a little over a year ago. Touted as the world’s fastest auto-focus APS-C mirrorless camera, the a6000 replaces the NEX-6 camera and, to some extent, the NEX-7. Featuring a 24 MP sensor, 11 ...
