Goodbye Steve

I didn't know him personally and I doubt he even knew if I existed, but when I head about Steve Jobs passing away I felt upset and sad.

It was strange. I realised there were others having the same feelings and were even trying to speak out their emotions by using post-its and sticking them on the nice glass walls of Apple Stores.

 I guess it's the way he speaks

Firefox 3.0!

Firefox version 3.0 is out! Stated to be faster and more secure and with 15,00 improvements. get it now! www.getfirefox.com

Free iTunes Account

For those using iTunes and have been rejected registration due to fact that you don't stay in a iTunes country.

This helps you get an account and gets iTunes to automatically download cover art for your mp3s! :D

http://www.winandmac.com/tips/free-itunes-account-no-matter-where-you-live/

Fring Fring

For those of you who are using a Nokia phone based on the S60 Symbian OS, you might want to check out this software called Fring http://www.fring.com/

It allows you to use the GSM/3G network or WiFi to connect to Skype, MSN, Yahoo and even make phone calls using SIP.

Also available for Windows Mobile and certain Sony Ericsson phones.

Starhub Max Online Express upgrade from 6mbps to 8 mbps

I did a test before and after the starhub upgrade using Speedtest.net, here are the results:

BEFORE Upgrade 6000 kbps




AFTER Upgrade 8000 kbps


Those Starhub users on the Max Online Express plan, just power off and on your modem to receive the upgrade.

For more info: http://www.starhub.com/portal/site/Online/menuitem.0d8be557eb269ac6265d8a608324a5a0/?vgnextoid=48d53094b576c010VgnVCM10000038425a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=ItemCMId%3A32f52e51e1c36110VgnVCM100000464114acRCRD

uTorrent optimal settings

Here are some settings that helped me to maintain 80kb/s and above using a Starhub MaxOnline 6mbps connection.

Free Download of Command and Conquer Gold!

For those fans of the original command and conquer which was launched 12 years ago, EA is allowing free downloads of the original.

Get the the United Nations' Global Defense Initiative (GDI) disc here and the Brotherhood of Nod disc here. This version of Command & Conquer Gold is Windows XP compatible and identical to the version included in the compilation Command & Conquer: The First Decade. EA has also provided installation instructions for the game.

For those of you in Singapore, File Axis has local mirrors.