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Apple iPad annouced, not a workhorse, but hey it can run iPhone apps!

It interesting that such technology and capability already existed ages ago, but no one seemed to put it all together for the consumer. Apple seem to always get that right, this time they are doing it again with a new slate tablet computer called the iPad. At first glance, it looks like an over sized iPhone, which the distinctive bezel,...
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Solving iPhone 3Gs apps “unknown error” or “file not found” in iTunes 9.0.2 64-bit

I had this problem with iTunes previously, but solved the problem by reverting the program, so I am posting this here in case anyone who experienced the problem on a same setup can get a solution here. After updating iTunes on my PC to the spanking new 9.0.2 64-bits to suit my current system platform, I kept getting numerous...
Computers

Word random crash on Windows 7 Ultimate and Office 2007

I came across this problem when doing some word processing on my new installation of Office 2007 on Windows 7. If you are running the final release build of Windows 7 (build 7600) and Office 2007, you may have this problem of being unable to use your mouse to click on text or click-drag the right scroll bar. Closing...
Gaming

Mechwarrior 5 coming soon on PC and 360

Being an avid fan of the battlemech universe, this installment to the mechwarrior franchise will sure to get any battletech fans jumping out for joy. The latest trailer released by Piranha Games shows the in game-graphics bringing out all the details of the battlemechs, far better than what I recall having entered the series in Mechwarrior 2, where there...
Computers

Gearing up for the “all powerful” Alienware M17x

With my university term starting in October, it's very much shopping time to get the gears and stuffs in preparations for my departure. Shopping is good therapy, well, not until you see the bill! The choice of my desired system was much of a personal debated topic as well. The story started with this quad core desktop which I...
Computers

Integrate and wrapping WordPress 2.8 functions with Gallery2 (with conditional CSS)

Following the upgrade of the site, I've successfully integrated gallery2 with wordpress 2.8, able to call wordpress functions within gallery itself and maintain your wordpress sidebar. This was not previously achievable with gallery1 considering that some wordpress and gallery share some variables which needs to be redefined to avoid conflict, with this new setup I am glad to say...
Computers

Launch of Dell Swarm

Due to be launched on the 5th of May and the first of it's kind in the world, Dell Swarm by Intel and Dell is an online ordering portal targeted at students and value hunters alike. So it works like a mass order system we usually see taking "lobangs", only that this time, you are dealing the lobang directly...
Computers

Followup of the hacking situation

Am updating all scripts on my servers as I type along in this blog post, there is quite much updating to go, I guess I just sneak an update here. After much investigation of the previous hacking attempt in my last blog post, it seems that the DoS problem narrows down to a vulnerability in the roundcube webmail program,...
Computers

ShaunChng.com servers hacked

Sorry for the 1 hour downtime last night from 12:30am to about 1:30am (Singapore time). The site is up and functional now. I jumped when I got a downtime message from my servers, strange, the server can be reached and pinged, so not a hardware or network problem, but my website cannot be reached. A short search later led...
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Got a new ASUS WL-600G all-in-one network gateway

Got a new ASUS WL-600Gg wireless gateway DSL router today at Sim Lim to replace my old 2wire 1800HG which went "kaput yesterday" after a good old 4-5 years I say. Looking around, I am surprised at how low the prices of networking equipment now. Back before 2000 I remembered paying a premium for home networking equipment. That was...
Computers

Singnet users, watch out for email account upgrade phishing email from “helpdesk@singnet.com.sg”

Received an unexpected email from "Singnet" Today, apparently without a doubt (even without the obvious spelling errors), though this E-mail is obviously a hoax, I do not know how many people are fooled into thinking it is genuine. It reads: ATTENTION, This mail is to inform all our Signet Webmail users that we will be upgrading our webmail site date.Subscribers of...
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Nokia Repair, well that was quite decent. Confirmed failure after warranty?

Collected my phone yesterday at the Wheelock Nokia service center. The service was rather good on my personal opinion, besides the long string of complaints and comments the service center is notorious for. I mean, come to think about it, dealing with customers at the service is not an easy job, having to put up with downtime for the...
Computers

Mind your own problems… and modem – Singnet

One problem, one too many, I am quite fad up with an incident trying get my modem repaired today but never got anything done at all. It have to be like that, the day where I have to submit my UCAS application online, the day just after the Comex IT show, my DSL modem just went poof. After further...
Computers

Comex 2008, Part II

Was at the Comex Show again tonight after the Nike Human Race. Some of my running kakis wanted to go check out the show after dinner around the area. There were few rather cool last minute deals includes bluetooth headsets going for $29 with 1-1 exchange. Display set cameras at 40% off retail prices as well as laptops slashed...
Computers

Comex 2008

Was around comex on Friday mid-afternoon. I think visiting during office hours may be the best time to check out the deals, especially before the weekend rush. Technically, we can say that is the last of the IT shows we can expect this year, with PC and the IT show 2008 over for this year already. The place was...
Gaming

Team Fortress 2 Heavy Achievements and Update on Valve

I've held this update till it's officially released today worldwide. Today will mark the day where the 3rd line of class achievements are released. This time particularly for the Heavy class. As stated by Robin Walker in the official Team Fortress 2 blog, their main goal for the Heavy is to make the big guy be more effective even...
Computers

Excellent Dell Service

Ordered a new server today from Dell. I will give the wait for the upcoming PC show a miss for servers as only consumer products will only be on sale at the coming exhibition later this month. Nevertheless, having said that, what I can say besides putting up with the hassles of automated telephony, Dell always never fail to...
Computers

New ISP phishing email (as Singnet) on the books

As part of my usual updates and sharing of Phishing emails I receive in my junk folder in addition to my previous entry on phishing. Here is an interesting new find I got recently, so as claimed by Singnet themselves. This email is smart by using your email's domain and top level domain (usually in the format domain.tld) and verifies...
Computers

Bill Gates Retirement

It is official straight from Mr William Henry Gates III himself- on June 27th, Bill Gates will stop commuting to Microsoft's Redmond campus on a daily basis, and begin full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation where he plans to donate his fortune of approximately $40 billion towards charitable causes. Bill Gates will retire from his day...
Computers

Team Fortress 2 New Pyro Achievements Tips and Hints

The Pyro achievement pack is out today, so got about over the night to play Pyro over my few favorite public servers such as the 32 player Yen Japanese server, and got my Axtinguisher already! It's remarkable that most of the achievements for the Pyro are easily obtainable this time, contrary to the Medic pack which many are...
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