California is looking to follow in the footsteps of Massachusetts in making the OpenDocument Format the official standard for state agencies, reports CNET. After I got locked out of MS Word for Mac recently (I won't comment on this), I switched to NeoOffice, the native Mac OS X port of OpenOffice. My switching to NeoOffice... Continue Reading →
Limiting Profile Depth Search on Friendster
One of the greatest joys in life is going through the profiles of friends and their friends on Friendster. It used to be incredibly easy to search for like-minded people who were closely connected to you. Type in a keyword, select the "profile depth", and viola, you've got a list of like-minded people (or otherwise)... Continue Reading →
Exactitudes
I found this very interesting website called Exactitudes by chance while browsing through a book called Web Design: Portfolios (Icons S.). From the book: Visualises the complex relationship between the individuality and the collectivity: the apparent contradiction of wanting to stand out from the others and be unique by assuming a group identity. Images from... Continue Reading →
Taiwan Earthquake Disrupts Internet Access
If you reside in Asia and are having problems with your Internet connection, chances are good that it's due to the recent earthquakes in Taiwan. According to this report from Bloomberg (Japan), the earthquakes have disrupted Internet access all across Asia: Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. Southeast Asia's largest telephone company, and Hong Kong's PCCW Ltd. said... Continue Reading →
Remembering Passwords
Learn a password technique that will allow you to write down your passwords, put them where everyone can see them, yet have no one able to access your accounts! No longer will you have to deliberate if a password is memorable; no more identical passwords from site to site, "so I won't forget".
Click Here to Unsubscribe
When the Community Chest (Singapore) sent me an unsolicited e-mail, it was quite an unpleasant surprise. So imagine my horror when I scrolled down the page to "unsubscribe," only to find that unsubscribing was not only difficult, it even required a donation!
I Got Myself a MacBook
I just bought myself a MacBook! I got a refurbished one (some 20% off retail), and I must say that I'm absolutely delighted at my purchase. Aesthetic Risks Getting refurbished does have its risks, as explained on this page on the Apple's website. The risks associated with refurbished products are generally aesthetic, with things like... Continue Reading →
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