Someone wrote in just now to tell me he found my blog while Googling for “That CD Shop”. Sure enough, two of my blog posts rank #2 and #3 when you Google for that phrase – be it using Singapore or international settings. Aside #1: The last time someone found my blog while searching for …
Month: December 2006
My new red iPod nano has arrived! The packaging was lurvely. Here are some shots: Installation was a snap. Didn’t need to install extra iPod software – all I needed was iTunes. My old 4G iPod died recently because I had connected it to a laptop which only had iTunes. Good that Apple is cutting …
Wanna join in the party? It’s at DXO at the Esplanade this Saturday evening (16 Dec 2006). YAH is a project I’m supporting. It stands for the Youth Advolution for Health, a peer-led programme. We helped to set up a blog for the youths and are happy to let them run the rest of the …
Congratulations to Theo Walcott for winning the BBC Young Sports Personality Award. Even better – Arsene Wenger says that the young man will be making more appearances in future games for Arsenal. (ps. Am I glad I bought more Theo Walcott shares in Sportdaq recently.) Technorati Tags: Arsenal, Theo Walcott, Arsene Wenger
This is a (rich) builder’s dream come true: Autodesk has come to Second Life! The 3D design software company has an island for real-life attendees of Autodesk University. I kind of tried Autocad as a student many years ago and managed to conjure up some feeble-looking shape. Ironically, I’ve progressed much further in Second Life …
I’ve always liked lighthouses. The strong pillar that guided the ships. The bastion of light in a field of darkness. And now, someone’s living quarters in Second Life! If I ever had to live in a lighthouse, I wouldn’t mind if it looked like this. (Note: A Mac with a large Apple display helps a …
The most popular post on Vox right now is about how a Chinese guy gets a penis transplant (donated by a 22 year-old brain dead man’s parents) and then his wife rejects it. There are all kinds of innuendos in here but it is funny, in a tragicomic sense.
I bemoan missing the big Chelsea v Arsenal match, point out spoof Ashley Cole bank notes and note
VanPod IV died last week and this time I must admit the fault was entirely mine. I plugged it into my new laptop, forgetting that while iTunes was installed, the iPod software was not. Now VanPod displays a folder with an exclamation mark, and I think my warranty has finally expired. In any case, I …
It’s confirmed – I’m going to the South By Southwest Interactive conference in Austin, Texas next March! I’ve booked my accommodation. Thankfully it is nearer to the venue than the hotel I stayed in this year, which was along the highway. Do drop me a note if you’re going as well. We could meet up. …