As to where I first came across a recommendation for Richard Rhodes’ books on Nuclear bombs, my memory fails me. But few books I have read stretched me like “The Making of the Atomic Bomb” and “Dark Sun” have. For someone who prides himself on being able to read a …
It is with a sense of disappointment that I draw the curtain on my collection of photos for 2007. There were a few “a-ha” moments during that time, but more overwhelming is the sense that I didn’t do much in pursuit of this art. A simple look at the numbers …
We’ve all been there – something vitally important (!1!!) has gone belly-up and we need answers – fast. It just so happens there’s a discussion forum where we can ask for help. You’ve registered, made a gigantic post detailing every single aspect of the problem that you are aware of …
I currently live in a rented HDB apartment in Yishun. Soaring rentals forced my wife and I to move out of the (slightly-decrepit) condominium apartment that we had lived in for 2 years since moving to Singapore. Despite the occasional sense of regret about the lack of facilities at your …
At this moment, there are two petitions sitting in my feed-reader/email asking me to do the right thing – Get the Singapore government to repeal a law against gays and another asking for action against Myanmar. In my heart I know the right thing to do is to sign these …
One of the newer features in WordPress 2.1.x onwards is the ability to export and import almost all the content from a WordPress install using a WXR file. The file contains (to quote) “posts, comments, custom fields, pages, and categories” and if you are starting a fresh WordPress install on …
As a kid, I was lucky to have had many oppurtunities to experience long road trips through the heart of southern india – the bustling commercialism of the Bangalore – Chennai route; the shimmering heat haze and inviting canals on the Coimbatore – Bangalore route; or the seemingly never-ending villages …
The “It” in the title refers to a couple of different photographic techniques – namely, HDR and “Strobist“. Now, one might argue that HDR has been mainstream for quite some time now. Witness for instance, the incredible abuse of this technique by perusing the “hdr” tag on Flickr, or even …
So, despite brave statements to the contrary, I’ve been forced to abandon my Creative Zen MP3 player and switch to an iPod. In my defence, I didn’t switch out of frustration with my Zen – I was forced to when it stopped working. A trip to the service center proved …
So you love your new Explorer replacement and can’t stop telling your friends about it. Problem – you also love your keyboard shortcuts, especially Win+E. Except every time you hit Win+E, Windows Explorer shows its ugly face again – boo! If you are lucky, your Explorer replacement has the option …