This week saw a surge on goodbye letters. You know those letters that you write on the last day of work. Usually very polite, thanking everyone, including the receptionist, not burning any bridges, keeping the future door open etc. First…
Password Managers
There is a good chance that you have more than 10 accounts that requires user id and password. Personal web mail, Facebook, Twitter, corporate network account, HR portal, online forums etc. How do you keep track of the passwords?
Chocolate porn
Feel like watching some chocolate porn? Continue and feast your eyes on these beautiful creations. From Boing Boing
How good is your grammar?
I read this article that 20 common grammar mistakes that everyone makes now and then. Very insightful. Some of them are pretty obvious, but I am still have problems trying to get a grip on “Lay and Lie”. I’ve edited…
Politics Singapore style
The opposition Workers Party has sacked one of its members YAW Shing Leong. He is the MP for the single seat Hougang constituency. As a result, a by election has to be called as an MP has to be a…
Wave Cloud
Wave cloud was observed in Florida. It is called a Kelvin–Helmholtz instability (fluid dynamics). Helmholtz or Hermann von Helmholtz also did some groundbreaking work in electromagnetism. Click on the picture for the series of breath taking pictures. Kelvin Helmholtz
Whitney Houston has passed away
Whitney Houston, a movie icon died in a hotel room with her entourage. Far cry from her days in the 80s. She married rap artist Bobby Brown and subsequently there were rumours of rampant drug use. LOS ANGELES – The…
More ways to use Evernote
Evernote is a service where you store your notes. You can enter notes from any smartphone, computers and browsers. Pretty run of the mill stuff right? It seems that it can do much much more. September 18, 2009 Guy Kawasaki…
SAF seeks to build mental toughness.
You never know what you get to read in the newspaper. For example the following: A programme to build mental toughness among military recruits by teaching them to talk about their emotions and think positively seems to be producing better…
The Dumbest idea in the world.
Forbes ran an article on “Maximising Shareholder value” as the The Dumbest Idea in the World. Now reading it. Very interesting. The real market vs the expectations market In today’s paradoxical world of maximizing shareholder value, which Jack Welch himself…