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I posted my dream PC specs back in August 2006, and some now look unrealistic, so I've been researching. The Intel Core 2 Quad heading mainstream this year is codenamed Kentsfield, essentially two dual-core dies on one package.
These are the modules I'm taking in my first year, second semester: Principles of Economics, Financial Accounting, Computing and Society, Fundamentals of Information Systems, and Enterprise Systems Development. A solid, varied load to push through the term.
I went to Sim Lim Square today to buy my mom's accounting server. As always, I bought from Fuwell, whose service from Kelvin Siah I love. It's built around an Intel Core 2 Duo E6600.
I've released updates to four of my WordPress plugins: WP-Polls 2.13, WP-PostRatings 1.05, WP-Stats 2.06 and WP-UserOnline 2.06. All four are now internationalised, so you can easily localise them by translating the included .po file into your own language.
Happy New Year 2007 to all my visitors out there! Wishing you health, happiness and success in the year ahead, and thank you for continuing to read and support this little blog of mine. Here's to a great year!
As we know, Vista was originally scheduled for 2003 but slipped over five years for various reasons. Vista is a much-improved OS, but the long delay has cost Microsoft, which is already looking ahead to Fiji and Vienna.
We had a DMMT gathering yesterday at Marina's Sakae Sushi, organised by Charlene. Among those who turned up were Charlene, Stacey, Zhi Wei, Laily, Suqin, Li Xiang and me. By chance we also spotted Zhi Fan and his girlfriend.
My 2006/2007 Semester 1 results: B+ in Data Structures and Algorithms, B in Computer Organisation, D+ in Discrete Structures, B- in English for Academic Purposes and B in Introductory Mathematics. My CAP is 3.18. Disappointed CS1102 only got a B+.
Wishing all visitors to my site a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I hope you got what you wanted; what I want isn't available yet, maybe by Christmas 2008. Tonight I'm having steamboat with family.
Li Xiang bought a new computer today from Fuwell in Sim Lim Square. The specs include an Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, an MSI P965 Neo-F board, 1GB of Twinmos DDR2 and a PowerColor X1950 Pro 512MB.
I caught Flag of Our Fathers last week, a touching and rather gory film, decent overall. It plays more like a documentary than an action war movie. It was also the first time I learned about war bonds.
While searching for XHTML 1.1 DOCTYPEs, I came across Wikipedia's article on XHTML 2.0, and after reading it I can't wait. The features look great, including the ability for any element to act as a hyperlink, much like XLink.
Look at what this guy can do with Microsoft Paint; he's genuinely good. It's astonishing how much detail and artistry someone can wring out of such a basic, much-maligned tool that most of us only ever use for quick scribbles.
I caught Deja Vu today and it's a good film. My eyes were glued to the huge screen throughout. The technology they use to trace the criminal is uber leet; whoever invents it could outdo Bill Gates.
Monday 7pm marked the end of my exams, it's time to relax, update my plugins and, if I have time, HTMLise my new layout. I've also installed Windows Vista; the GUI is great, but it runs slower than XP.
Before heading to Sitex 2006, I had the famous Mee Rebus and Soto Ayam at Bedok Central Hawker Centre, just $1.50 and $2.00 respectively, with generous portions. Cheap and good, the best Mee Rebus and Soto Ayam I've eaten.
I think Singaporeans love to whine. The bus is too cold, complain; too hot, complain. Nobody gives up an MRT seat for the elderly, complain. Teenagers kissing on the MRT, complain. Students selling ice cream for pocket money, complain too.
I've been busy redesigning this site and studying for exams, ending 4th December 2006. We also celebrated my dear's birthday at Cafe Swiss in Swissotel The Stamford; the food was good but not really to our liking.
Ever wondered what happens if you run out of drive letters in Windows, with C through Z all used and A and B reserved for floppies? The next drive you plug in is still detected, just without a letter.
Microsoft Windows turns 21 today, having first launched as Windows 1.0 on 20th November 1985. Back then the PC market was barely out of its infancy, and it's amazing what Bill Gates and company achieved.
After five years of development, Windows Vista has gone gold and will reach the public by 30th January 2007. With its release to manufacturing today, anticipation is steadily building around the new operating system.
I think the pig is the most pitiful animal ever, with every negative human trait mapped onto it, and we eat almost every part of it too. Just consider all the phrases: eat, sleep, lazy and stupid like a pig.