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Tutorial: Introductory plastic kit-modeling – Model preparation

I kit model as a personal hobby, I particularly like assembling mechas and vehicles. Besides getting down & dirty, the past time involves the combination of ones patience, skill, tool handling, let be painting or adding details to produce one-off models unique to a modeler's wants and imagination. Kit Modeling tutorial article table of contents Intro, cutting & sanding pieces Priming...

Assembling an external harddrive storage enclosure

There will be times at a go where you will start to outgrow the harddisk capacity on your computer, that is where the magic of externally storage devices come in, not only allowing you to expand your storage capacity on your current setup but adds a degree of flexibility by allowing the content to be accessed to any computer...

Tutorial: Drawing and computer coloured art – Part I line art and planning

I enjoy sketching and drawing as a form of expression, not to mention a way to relax as well. It's a hobby I enjoy doing since I was a kid and never stopped since. This tutorial will cover some of the basic techniques I use in creating various hand-drawn artworks you see around the site. Article table of contents Line art...

DIY your own home theater personal computer – Installing drives and booting up

Article table of contents First impressions, Installing RAM & the addon cards About the heatsink. installing the CPU Installing CD-ROM & Harddrive. Wrapping & booting up Installing CD media drives and harddrive Whether you intend to use your HTPC as a universal player for DVD or Blue-ray movies, you can always purchase a Blu-ray writer or combo drive for use in the PC as...

DIY your own home theater personal computer – Installing the CPU

Article table of contents First impressions, Installing RAM & the addon cards About the heatsink. installing the CPU Installing CD-ROM & Harddrive. Wrapping & booting up Installing the CPU, some interesting parts A small confined case requires some careful space management for components, also considering that regular parts do not fit well in such a small case. One of the most interesting and unique...

Tutorial – Build your own DIY home theater personal computer

A home theater PC is very much alike a regular home PC, only that it is used mainly more for media and visual needs. Also given the increasing adoption of alternative medias such as digital content sold over the internet, as well as soft-copy video, music files over conventional mediums such as DVDs or CDs. A home theater PC...

20 Traffic Police Driving Test Tips and Hints

Golden rules for learner drivers taking the traffic police test. Taking a driving test can be an unnerving experience, here are 20 tips I share from my own experience as a learner driver myself. These tips are updated for the 2017 season. 1Understand your test vehicle. Try to make the warmups before the test, its crucial if you are using a different...

Tutorial: Upgrading your computer processor (CPU) with cleaning and thermal paste application

This tutorial aims to serve as basic guide for anyone who wants to go about safe upgrading of their computer central processing unit or CPU for short. Usually I will recommend cleaning be done at least once every 2 years. This include people who wish or are intending to do an upgrade & would like to know about the...

Tutorial: Graphic card GPU cooler heatsink maintenance and thermal paste re-application

The graphic processing unit (GPU) is very similar to a computer's CPU only that it is a dedicated processor built to handle the processing of graphic related information with it's own dedicated RAM, The logic is very similar to having a mini PC strapped inside your PC, thus reducing the load on the main processor itself and improving system...

Tutorial: Drawing and computer coloured art – Part II Digital colouring with photoshop

Article table of contents Line art and planning your piece Digital colouring with Photoshop Colouring in Photoshop I use primarily Adobe PhotoShop 7.0 for computer generated art and for colouring my black & white pieces, it a very much cheaper alternative too actualy buying physical colouring tools and supplies for colour. Ulead photo express is my second most used software, though I prefer...

Voices of central Singapore interview with blogger Shaun

Interview with Blogger: Shaun Chng Article & questions by Creslyn, freelance writer for the Tanjong Pagar GRC magazine publication, VOICES. The interview focuses on the blogging life in Singapore, with a few snippets on my blog & how it started, including my views on the current Singapore blogging scene. Meet Shaun Chng – the unsuspected hero in web designing who started...

Build your own personal computer- Finishing touches and POST

Article table of contents Introductory components Installing the CPU & memory Casing & installing the motherboard (aka mobo) Graphics, soundcard & add-on cards Internal & external media drives installation Cabling, PSU, case LED lights & power button Additional cabling for output ports Finishing touches, power on self test (POST) & BIOS Operating system installation (Win XP) Finishing touches, power on...

Build your own personal computer- Internal and drive installation

Article table of contents Introductory components Installing the CPU & memory Casing & installing the motherboard (aka mobo) Graphics, soundcard & add-on cards Internal & external media drives installation Cabling, PSU, case LED lights & power button Additional cabling for output ports Finishing touches, power on self test (POST) & BIOS Operating system installation (Win XP) Internal and external media...

Build your own personal computer- Casing and motherboard

Article table of contents Introductory components Installing the CPU & memory Casing & installing the motherboard (aka mobo) Graphics, soundcard & add-on cards Internal & external media drives installation Cabling, PSU, case LED lights & power button Additional cabling for output ports Finishing touches, power on self test (POST) & BIOS Operating system installation (Win XP) Casing and installing the...

Tutorial: DIY steps to build your own personal computer- Introduction

About this tutorial Welcome to the DIY workplace. This article primarily serves as a written guide for anybody out there who intends to DIY his/her PC. As I noticed an increasing trend of people moving away from boutique/big branded PCs, turning to cheaper home built alternatives, so why not write an article which are both useful and helpful? I've included...

Build your own personal computer- Operating system installation

Article table of contents Introductory components Installing the CPU & memory Casing & installing the motherboard (aka mobo) Graphics, soundcard & add-on cards Internal & external media drives installation Cabling, PSU, case LED lights & power button Additional cabling for output ports Finishing touches, power on self test (POST) & BIOS Operating system installation (Win XP) Operating system installation An operating...

Build your own personal computer- Installing CPU and memory

Article table of contents Introductory components Installing the CPU & memory Casing & installing the motherboard (aka mobo) Graphics, soundcard & add-on cards Internal & external media drives installation Cabling, PSU, case LED lights & power button Additional cabling for output ports Finishing touches, power on self test (POST) & BIOS Operating system installation (Win XP) Installing the CPU and...

Remaking Sentosa attractions project (Ideas submitted on 1999-2000)

Update (July 2009): Well there had been alot of happenings since I've last revisited these ideas for remaking Sentosa. Prior to these submitted ideas, the island is more of less, well just an island with the closure of the fantastic Fantasy island water theme park and the Asian village. Few developments we see in place currently are the trans-island monorail,...

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