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Archive for March, 2009

Just as the time when lots of applications on the web are running on Adobe Flash (e.g watching videos on youtube.com), Microsoft so-called flash based web application named “Silverlight” is gaining momentum as more and more web-based mash-ups/applications are based on that.

Question ….. what has it gotta do do with me?

Well, it actually has an effect on users and a techie guy like who is always on the internet; it definately does.

As more and more web applications run on silverlight, internet browsers like Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome and many others will be affected.

How it affects the user, is when a website prompts “You need the latest version of Silverlight” message box appears on the desktop and it will be a complete disaster if your web browser does not support Silverlight.

Till now linux based browser Konqueror and cross-platform based browser Opera has yet had official support for Silverlight. Whether is it a Microsoft tactic to kill Adobe Flash or web browser competition is yet been known.

Websurfers, like you and me however, can enjoy the rich and dynamics of websites that is being displayed on our desktop.

For some, the title of this post might a bit ridiculous …… but it is actually true.

What did I do to get this service?

Well you simply need to get an internet connection ready, a laptop and your mobile phone with you.

Poketalk.com allows you to sign up for free and have your mobile calls made for free too. Seems confusing ….. 

Well this is how it works…..

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For the first time, I felt very satisfied and grateful for the things that I bought during the IT Show fair.

It has been a while since I really bought anything during a fair and it was a last minute rush hour since it happen.

There was the external hard which I always wanted …. a dream WD MyBook 1 TB for SGD$169.90 for my laptop, a 2GB notebook ram (SGD$32) and a 2GB M2 memory card for my mobile phone for only SGD$13.50.

Overall, it was a satisfying evening.

The title might sound a bit ridulous to most but I’m not surprised if the are a few of visitors of this years IT Show (which is held at Suntec City) will be doing just that.

To top that, LCD TVs has their prices nose-dived and if someone were to say that they are going to get a 42 LCD TV for thie  laptop display ; I’m not particularly surprised.

Just take a look at the Panasonic TH-42PV8H  below.

This baby is now going down below the retail price of SGD$1299 !

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As I was going through websites after websites, research on new stuffs that can be of help to my visitors here in my blog, I found out this new reference which can be very useful to everyone …… even though you are a novice in PC or laptop computing.

The site is PCTHREAT.com.

If you are feeling threatened … don’t worry.

This site is extremely useful as it covers those fake anti-virus or spyware programs that are hyped to safeguard your computers but actually performing otherwise.

We know, on the internet, there are floods of anti-virus and spyware programs. But which ones are fake … hmm …. that’s a question few could answer. Even worse some of these programs suddenly appear on the desktop as a pop-up prompting you that you are infected ( it happens to almost everyone ….. me included) but actually they just wanted you buy the software.

PCTHREAT.com is extremely useful as it added in-depth info and knowledge on how these parasite softwares and how to remove them safely (instructions provided ….. ain’t that cool ).

Not only that this site will also showcase the top 3 genuine softwares that will certainly safeguard your PC and laptop.

Check out this site and I’m sure you will love it.

If it is in the forums, you will forumers “upz” or “bumm” the post as theyu want more people to view that forum post.

In my blog, I have great news for you guys as there are now more new asources where you can get the pricelist and we are now one hour and a half till its opening (the IT Show mania)!

Check out new links for pricelists updates from the links below:-

Bootstrike Pricelists - Updated hourly and compressed into one zip file for download (FREE)

Coldfreeze Pricelists - Image Photo gallery of all the pricelists .

OC Workbench - Forum based pricelist updated by users/forumers.

Enjoy the IT Show and as normally Singaporeans will say “Hoot lah”…..

It has been a long while since I did a poll on this blog and what better time to do it; duing the first day of the IT Show 2009.

Well just have a survey or sorts …… you can have more than one selections in this very poll.

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Get that IT Show spirirt going and see ya’ all there …..

You can get a new laptop during this coming IT Show (which begins tomorrow) by simply trading in your old one.

PC Dreams - The One Stop Laptop Solutions will be having trade-in deals with Acer, Compaq, Lenovo and Dell (more brands might be available according to PC Dreams).

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If you are confused on what laptop to get during the show ….. you can read my previous blog posts on Laptop Buying Guide Part 1 and Laptop Buying Guide Part 2.

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