The Ramblings is now WordPress 3.2. The new Admin panel checks the version of your browser and gives you a warning. if it is too old. My FireFox 3.6 gives a yellow warning. Internet Explorer 6 users are suppose get…
Nook Color as a multimedia tablet.
I was conversing in a forum about which tablet to buy when someone suggested the Nook Color. After a quick noodle, it looks like a very promising candidate. A check on Utube, there were some side by side comparisons. The…
HTML 5
A website setup by Google to showcase HTML 5 coding. It uses the topic about browsers show case how to do animation without flash. Move the mouse to the edge of each page and watch it curl. The website released…
Void decks should they remain void?
I came across this blog post on void decks on the ground floor of housing blocks. Good, now I’ve got your attention. But this post is not about politics, it’s about urban planning and social spaces. Having won Aljunied GRC,…
Family’s ‘special night’ ends in tragedy
This is a very sad story on two fronts. MALAYSIAN police have classified the death of Singaporean lorry driver Lah Lee Hock as a case of ‘sudden death’, but his son believes something more sinister could have happened. On Sunday,…
Singapore Cabinet website not updated.
I was looking at the Singapore Cabinet appointments to read up on the new appointees. The new Cabinet was announced on 18 May 11. I suppose it takes some time to line up the resumes and pictures. The website…
Willard Boyle, father of the digital cameras
I just saw this on Engadget, the man who revolutionized digital imaging has passed on. We have some sad news to share with you today: Willard Boyle, the man who created the imaging technology behind everything from digital cameras to…
Firefox Sync not working.
This is for anyone encountering the same problem with Firefox Sync. I was using this to sync between my home pc with FF3 and the office with portable FF4. It was stable, everything works as it should I never need…
Post from Temasek Review
This is an interesting post from Temasek Review on the ruling party. You guys (PAP) were once my heroes. When I was young, I was so proud that I had a government that was indeed one of the world’s best,…
Interesting posts from The Register
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