Founder of lesterchan.net, a Singapore tech and gadgets blog running since 2002. An engineering leader by day and a WordPress plugin developer since 2003, with a soft spot for gadgets, smart home, and a good deal.
Thanks to Li Xiang for the graduation gift she bought me in Hong Kong in April 2010, meet Dahhhh, the rabbit from Raving Rabbids! My NUS commencement falls on Wednesday, 7th July 2010 at 8pm, a slot I dislike.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 25: in the semi-final played, Spain beat Germany 1-0 to reach the final. Tomorrow, 11th July, Uruguay face Germany in the third-place playoff. All times listed are Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 24: in the semi-final played, the Netherlands beat Uruguay 3-2 to reach the final. Tomorrow, 8th July, Germany take on Spain in the other semi-final. All times listed are Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 23: in the quarter-final played, Spain edged Paraguay 1-0 to advance. On 7th July, Uruguay face the Netherlands in the semi-final. All match times listed here are in Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 22: in the quarter-finals played, Uruguay beat Ghana 4-2 and Germany thrashed Argentina 4-0. Tomorrow, 4th July, Paraguay take on Spain. All match times listed here are in Singapore time.
Andrey Kem emailed asking whether my plugins needed custom icons, having noticed since 2003 that they use the famfamfam set. She's building what she calls the world's biggest free icon set, eventually 3,926 icons, with around 1,400 ready so far.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 21: in the quarter-final played, the Netherlands beat Brazil 2-1 to advance. Tomorrow, 3rd July, brings Uruguay versus Ghana and Argentina versus Germany. All match times listed here are in Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 20: in the quarter-final played, Spain edged Portugal 1-0 to advance. Tomorrow, 2nd July, the Netherlands take on Brazil in their quarter-final. All match times listed here are in Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 19: in the matches played, Brazil beat Chile 3-0 and Paraguay edged Japan 5-3 on penalties. Tomorrow, 30th June, Spain face Portugal. All match times listed here are in Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 18: Argentina beat Mexico 3-1 and the Netherlands beat Slovakia 2-1. Tomorrow, 29th June, brings Brazil versus Chile and Paraguay versus Japan. All match times listed here are Singapore time.
No idea why SingTel released this after office hours! You can now register your interest in the iPhone 4 with SingTel. The site is Flash, but viewing it on an iPhone redirects to a friendly pre-registration page.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 17: Ghana beat the USA 2-1 and Germany thrashed England 4-1. Tomorrow, 28th June, brings Argentina versus Mexico and the Netherlands versus Slovakia. All match times here are Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 16: Switzerland and Honduras drew 0-0, Spain beat Chile 2-1, Uruguay beat South Korea 2-1. Tomorrow, 27th June, brings USA versus Ghana and Germany versus England. All match times are Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 15: Japan beat Denmark 3-1, the Netherlands beat Cameroon 2-1, Portugal and Brazil drew, Ivory Coast beat North Korea 3-0. Tomorrow, 26th June, brings Switzerland, Chile and Uruguay fixtures, in Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 14: Germany beat Ghana 1-0, Australia beat Serbia 2-1, Slovakia beat Italy 3-2, and Paraguay drew New Zealand. Tomorrow, 25th June, brings Denmark, Cameroon, Portugal and North Korea fixtures, all in Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 13: Nigeria drew South Korea 2-2, Argentina beat Greece 2-0, England beat Slovenia 1-0, USA beat Algeria 1-0. Tomorrow, 24th June, brings Ghana, Australia, Slovakia and Paraguay fixtures, in Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 12: Spain beat Honduras 2-0, Uruguay beat Mexico 1-0, and South Africa beat France 2-1. Tomorrow, 23rd June, brings Nigeria, Greece, Slovenia and USA fixtures. All match times here are in Singapore time.
Apple finally released iOS 4.0 to the public at around 1am Singapore time, reportedly identical to the WWDC 2010 GM build. Direct download links from Apple cover the iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4 and iPod Touch models.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 11: Brazil beat Ivory Coast 3-1, Portugal demolished North Korea 7-0, and Chile beat Switzerland 1-0. Tomorrow, 22nd June, brings Spain, Mexico and France fixtures, all in Singapore time.
There's little detail on the page, but SingTel say they're in final talks with Apple to bring the iPhone 4 to customers. They plan to make the new iPhone as affordable and compelling as possible. Fingers crossed it lands soon.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 10: Denmark beat Cameroon 2-1, Paraguay beat Slovakia 2-0, and Italy drew New Zealand 1-1. Tomorrow, 21st June, brings Brazil, Portugal and Chile fixtures, all in Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 9: England drew Algeria 0-0, the Netherlands beat Japan 1-0, and Ghana drew Australia 1-1. Tomorrow, 20th June, brings Cameroon, Slovakia and Italy fixtures, all in Singapore time.