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Then, after installing Gentoo Linux yesterday, today I had a go at Ubuntu. This time, instead of a spare PC, I installed it in a virtual machine in my MacBook Pro. I know, this is hardly a fair comparison, but let’s just ...
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I spent a part of today installing Gentoo Linux in a spare PC. If you’ve not heard of it, Gentoo is yet another Linux distribution. It stands out from the rest in that practically everything you install is actually compiled ...
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I’ve long found driving in NUS to be very frustrating. There are too many reasons. One of my long-time complaints is with the internal shuttle bus services. My chief gripe with them is that they often drive in such a manner ...
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The big news last week, apart from Mubarak stepping down, is Nokia jumping ship.
There had already been some speculation, before their Feb 11 announcement, that Nokia would tie up with Microsoft. Yet, I still found their press ...
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Yup, if you’ve not voted, tomorrow’s the last day to vote for your favourite N.E.mation clip. Remember there are 4 ways you can vote, and each of those 4 ways count separately: at the www.nemation.sg website (visit ...
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There was a problem with my Nexus One. After reading so much about HTC Singapore’s service, I was quite apprehensive about claiming the warranty repair service for mine. This is particularly since my Nexus One is unlocked, ...
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I’m not the patriotic kind that will want to write about or promote a “government project”. But hop over to N.E.mation 5, because this one deserves some attention. It’s a stop-motion animation competition ...
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After the less-than-pleasing experience with my Logitech V470 Cordless Laser Mouse for Bluetooth, I started to re-look at my Apple Magic Mouse, as well as a friend’s Razer Orochi mouse. The problem with the Logitech mouse, ...
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After deliberating for some time, I finally got around to getting a cordless mouse today. I wanted to do away with wires, preferably use bluetooth. I was actually looking at a Razer mouse, but found that it was too expensive for ...
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Last Christmas (the one in 2009), we were in Hawaii. I was just doing some “housekeeping” on my notebook and started to look through some of the photos, particularly those of our family holiday in Hawaii. Oh, and the ...