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We finally decided that we had enough of donating paying IDA about $400 or so a year for a restricted license required by our extremely old walkie talkies at work. The walkie talkies we had were really very old and the batteries ...
| Technology
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When Google announced the Nexus One last month, I felt it was an interesting development that has begun to change what an Android phone can represent. Some people will know that I have been, until then, rather anti-Android. There ...
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So, the inevitable question came when I had to re-install Linux on my PC. The PC isn’t new, but I got a new hard disk, and my old Fedora 7 was too old that the current latest Fedora 12 wouldn’t detect as a ...
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The new Apple Magic Mouse announced earlier in October has started shipping. It’s a pretty, clean, smooth, button-less and seamless mouse just like the Mighty Mouse it replaces. It is even more so, because there’s not ...
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Yes, I’ve fallen to the “dark side” and acquired an iPod Nano this week. I got a pretty good deal, paying about S$292 for the 16GB model. I’ve been doing some research, and even waited out till the IT Show ...
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Set meal includes black coffee, but no milk
This will be the first time ever I’ve seen a set meal that includes coffee ‘O’, tea or a soft drink, but not milk for the coffee. Look at the menu. No doubt, they ...
| Lifestyle & Family
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Live Tasmanian mussels
This is the Live Tasmanian Mussels, the Chef’s Special at Galbiati Gourmet Deli located in Rail Mall along Upper Bukit Timah Road. It is served in white wine, black pepper and tomato sauce. The ...
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I bought the Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus from Comex last week. The 1TB model was selling at only $239 (was $309 the week before at Sim Lim Square). I had planned to get an external hard disk for my MacBook to put Time Machine backups ...
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We picked up a Nokia E66 business smartphone from M1 at Comex. It was going for quite a good price it seems. $298 for a low-end 2 year contract, considering that it is $368 from M1 Shop’s “Online Exclusive”. The ...
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Another item I acquired during my pre-Comex shopping trip last weekend is this notebook cooler pad. It has two fans, is slightly elevated at the back so that it is tilted forward, and it emits a cool blue hue when it’s ...
