If you are thinking of looking for a career with the Home Team, then this blog post is for you. Home in on a career that makes a real difference.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will be having a career fair from the 15th January 2010 (Friday) to the 17th January 2010 (Sunday) from 11.30am to 9.30pm daily at Marina Square Central Atrium.

The following 6 departments will be participating in the MHA Career Fair:

• Singapore Police Force
• Internal Security Department
• Singapore Civil Defence Force
• Singapore Prison Service
• Immigration & Checkpoints Authority
• Central Narcotics Bureau

If you are deciding which department to apply for, you may want to consider the Singapore Police Force (SPF). Everyday will be a difference experience for you, car accident, armed robbery, fighting, suicide and even bizarre things like snakes in the neighbourhood and even cats being stuck on the tree. These experiences will make good stories to share with your friends and even your kids in the future.

I got a friend who is in the SPF for many years and every time we met up, he always share us his experience as a policeman, from gruesome cases like suicide to humorous cases like asking those gangsters who hides a long parang knife in his pants to squat down.

In SPF, you will acquire skills that will turn you into a professional, vested with authority to protect the citizens of Singapore. It will be Real. Rewarding. Respectable.

Ministry of Home Affairs Career Fair 2010
Date: 15th – 17th January 2010 (Fri – Sun)
Time: 11.30am – 9.30pm daily
Venue: Marina Square Central Atrium

For further details you can check out MHA’s very own Facebook Page.

Citibank’s Mobile Banking Platform went live on the 14th August 2009. Unlike OCBC or Maybank where they chose to have a native iPhone app for their mobile banking, Citibank chooses a web based approach. Instead, you can add the bookmark icon on your home screen for quicker access similar to the native iPhone application.

The platform consists of two services, namely Citi Mobile and Citi Alerts.

Citi Mobile
Citi Mobile is a customized version of Citibank Online, Citibank’s Internet Banking Platform. The functions available on Citi Mobile are the most popular functions on Citibank Online, such as bill payment, funds transfer and account summary.

Citi Mobile is available to all Citibank’s customers who have Internet access on their mobile phone. You can carry out transactional activities including funds transfers and bill payments using the same Citibank Online login access with your card number and PIN. It is browser-based, and no registration or software download is required.

Here are some benefits of using Citi Mobile:

• Simple and convenient login – No enrolment, registration, or software download is required to access mobile banking on your browser, providing you with the flexibility of accessing your account details and managing your banking transactions and activities anytime, anywhere.
• Secure process with end-to-end encryption – To ensure the highest level of security, the two-factor authentication is used.
• Flash SMS – Transactions are protected via the One-Time PIN (OTP). Citibank sends the OTP via Flash SMS to provide superior usability. Flash SMS works similar to the normal SMS but it is not delivered to your SMS inbox. It is used to provide the best user experience, as the SMS will be sent as a layer on top of your browser, saving you the hassle of closing your browser to retrieve your OTP from your SMS inbox.
• Citibank Gourmet Pleasures – Citibank Gourmet Pleasures is a dining privileges programme that offers Singapore’s widest selection of dining deals with Citibank credit cards. With Citi Mobile, you can search via cuisine type or location on the go to identify the best dining deals offered with Citibank credit cards, as well as the latest promotions and offers.
• Optimized mobile banking offering – Citi Mobile is optimized for standard mobile devices, as well as the iPhone, to enhance the end user experience.

Here are some of the services provided by Citi Mobile:

• Card and bank accounts balance enquiry
• Card and bank accounts transactions enquiry
• Credit card payment due date and credit limit enquiry
• FX rates information
• Funds transfer & bill payment
• Information on the best Gourmet Pleasures dining and other deals from Citibank Gourmet Pleasures
• ATM and branch locator via FindMyCiti

For more information on Citi Mobile, check out www.citibank.com.sg/citimobile.

Citi Alerts
Citi Alerts is an SMS service that notifies you automatically when a banking activity such as a salary credit or a credit card charge occurs. It also allows you to access your banking and card information on-demand via two-way SMS.

There are two ways you can be alerted using Citi Alerts.
Alerts on Demand allows you to request a variety of information via an SMS to a pre-set number, including your account balance, outstanding credit card bill, and last four credit card transactions.
Here are some examples of Alerts on Demand:

• Card and bank accounts balance enquiry
• Card and bank accounts transactions enquiry (for last four transactions)
• Available credit line and outstanding credit card bill

Alerts offer you SMS notifications when you receive a GIRO credit of a specified amount, or when a charge above a pre-set amount is swiped on your credit card. You can customize which alert you wish to receive.
Here are some examples of Alerts:

• Receive an alert whenever a GIRO credit is made to the account
• Receive an alert whenever a transaction occurs on the credit or debit card
• Receive an alert when an online payment or transfer is made
• Receive an alert when a cheque has bounced, or when it has been cleared
• Receive an alert when a credit card / Ready Credit payment has been received
• Receive an alert when a Premium Account expires, Time Deposit is due to mature, or Time Deposit has matured

For more information on Citi Alerts, check out www.citibank.com.sg/citialerts.

Interesting Facts
3 most popular functions on Citi Mobile

• Checking of account details and account summary
• The search function for Citibank promotions and deals
• Funds transfer

2 most popular mobile devices used to access Citi Mobile

• Nokia
• Apple iPhone

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After navigating around with Infocomm123 for about a week, I realize it is more than just a questions and answers portal (even though it is their main feature). There are many others such as the Big Fact Book and the Wireless@SG coverage (my personal favorite)! In this blog post I will give a brief walk through of the features.

Main Page

The one-stop portal where you can find all your infocomm answers!

iAsk, iAnswer

iAsk

iAnswer

Ask other users infocomm queries. There is a pool of users who often return to answer users questions, and give new insights to the topic.

Starter Kit

Starter Kit

The Starter Kit includes 4 interesting video guides for different people of different age groups: Senior citizens, Homemakers, Youths and Working Adults! The Starter Kit is a great tool to get users to learn what they need to know about the Internet. Watch the interactive videos now and be on your way to becoming an infocomm guru!

Big Fact Book

Big Fact Book

There are many up-to-date and helpful articles on a host of infocomm topics: broadband, email, entertainment, hardware, Government services, Internet, mobile, security, software and wireless. Users can read up on the chosen topic, beef up your infocomm knowledge and/or simply be enlightened!

Widgets

Widgets

The handy cool-looking widget is a must have on everybody’s desktop/PC. Now you can get the latest updates of INFOCOMM123.sg directly delivered to your desktop! Updates include the latest questions posted on iAsk, iAnswer, articles from Big Fact Book and the latest contests/promotions happening on the portal! Widgets work on both Windows and Macs.

Wireless@SG

Wireless@SG

Find out about Wireless@SG with InfoComm123. From sign up to free surfing around Singapore and pick up tips on how to surf the Internet safely. Additionally with the offline Wi Fi finder, find Hotspots in Singapore, offline! Users will be able to find Hotspots with ease. Furthermore, they can also search by Location Types and Operators.

Events Calendar
Infocomm123’s Events Calendar allows you to keep up-to-date on the infocomm events in Singapore all year round! There are different events displayed for all levels of proficiency of infocomm, from learning how to build a PC from scratch, to learning how to use Microsoft Word.

Games and Contests
There are two contests going on right now, the iLike. iLink Contest and the X-Box Xtravanganz! Do note that the contest will end this coming Monday, 27th July 2009. So if you have not took part in the contest, what you waiting for?

Sitemap
Lost you way in navigating the site? (you shouldn’t be), check out the Infocomm123 Sitemap and it will give you an overview of Infocomm123!

Not yet a member of Infocomm123? Join now! By becoming a member, you will get insights to infocomm by freely asking any infocomm questions anytime and you get to help out fellow users with their infocomm queries and you will get rewarded!

• iAsk, iAnswer is the platform to post any questions related to infocomm or you can help your peers out by answering their questions!
• Whether you are posting a question or answering questions, you will stand a chance to win a Microsoft’s Xbox 360!
• Not only are your peers answering your question, Infocomm gurus such as Microsoft, eBay are on board to answer your questions as well
• Infocomm123 provides a wide array of infocomm related information
• Just jumped onto the Internet bandwagon? There are starter kit videos to help get you kick-start your first Internet experience

Get started today! Simply register an account and start posting questions or answering questions!

Just a reminder, the iLike.iLink & X-Box Xtravanganz Contest will end on the 27th July 2009 (11 days left).

iLike. iLink Contest
The contest will end on 27th July 2009. To take part in this contest, you just need to do 3 simple things:

• Write a blog post of 250 words or less to share with your readers why you love Infocomm123.
• Include a link to Infocomm123 in the blog post.
• Notify webmaster@infocomm123.sg with your blog post URL.

The person who direct most links to Infocomm123 will win himself or herself 1 year worth of Golden Village (GV) movie tickets worth SGD$240.

X-Box Xtravanganz
The contest will end on 27th July 2009. To take part in this contest, you will have to ask questions in iAsk, as well as answer other people questions in iAnswer.

• For every question you asked in iAsk, you will get 2 points.
• For every question you answered in iAnswer, you will get 5 points.

The person who obtain the most points will win himself or herself a Microsoft Xbox 360.

Need more information? Check out the Infocomm123 Games and Contests page.

I will be endorsing Infocomm123’s iLike.iLink Contest as well as the the X-Box Xtravanganza from the 8th July 2009 till the 27th July 2009. I would need to blog one post every 3 to 4 days during this period.

Let me introduce three things in this post:

• What is Infocomm123
• iLike. iLink Contest
• X-Box Xtravanganz

What is Infocomm123?
Infocomm123.sg (“Infocomm123″) is a one-stop portal to get all one’s infocomm answers. Users can post questions on the portal and have fellow users answering them on the popular feature “iAsk. iAnswer“. Aside from this useful feature, there are a plethora of articles on infocomm topics on Big Fact Book. Interactive starter kits, e-Government guides and calendar of infocomm events are also all found on Infocomm123.

Think of it as Yahoo Answers but in a more local context and the topics revolve around Infocomm Technology. It just takes you 5 minutes of your time to register (no email activation is required) and you after that you can proceed on in asking your question. Most of the questions asked have a reply and there are rewards for people who reply to questions, which I will talk about in the X-Box Xtravanganz.

iLike. iLink Contest
This contest will commence today all the way till 27th July 2009. To take part in this contest, you just need to do 3 simple things:

• Write a blog post of 250 words or less to share with your readers why you love Infocomm123.
• Include a link to Infocomm123 in the blog post.
• Notify webmaster@infocomm123.sg with your blog post URL.

The person who direct most links to Infocomm123 will win himself or herself 1 year worth of Golden Village (GV) movie tickets worth SGD$240.

X-Box Xtravanganz
This contest will also commence today all the way till 27th July 2009. To take part in this contest, you will have to ask questions in iAsk, as well as answer other people questions in iAnswer.

• For every question you asked in iAsk, you will get 2 points.
• For every question you answered in iAnswer, you will get 5 points.

The person who obtain the most points will win himself or herself a Microsoft Xbox 360.

Need more information? Check out the Infocomm123 Games and Contests page.