L.G.: OK, good. So let me ask: Who and/or what is to blame for the souring economy, the bear market and $140-plus oil—the folks in charge?
C.F.: Well, I don’t think any president is responsible for any one of those things, and that’s not a partisan comment — just like I don’t think we can blame [...]
This is a follow up to MP3 for dummies. Most people will have heard of Limewire, and am using the basic version. However, if you’re looking for an Open Source, cross platform and FREE alternative, get FrostWire.
No idea what papercraft is about? Well, after living for 26 years, I found out about it today, and find it very interesting. Perhaps a hobby which I can pick up. Some inspiration for you……
If you’re a owner of a Windows Mobile Smartphone, head over to http://sla.mapking.com/ to download a free street directory right onto your phone / pda.
This post is dedicated to web applications which will make a difference to you. No fancy geeks’ wetdreams, or some millionaire idea sprung from the hostel. If it is here, it works. The list is not exhaustive and is bias to my own experiences and needs. This post will be constantly updated if I find any other worthy mention.
Are you working on two different PCs, or part of a group project? Tired of keeping the “latest version” of each file, or email exchange of resources? Get everything in sync with Windows Live FolderShare. It part of the Live series from Microsoft, and simply works. Its a synchronization, sharing and remote access application built [...]
WinFF is a GUI for the command line video converter, FFMPEG. It will convert almost any video file that FFmpeg will convert. WinFF does multiple files in multiple formats at one time. You can for example convert mpeg’s, flv’s, and mov’s, all into avi’s all at once. WinFF is available for Windows 95, 98 , [...]
2008 has to be remembered as the year when smartphone goes mainstream. Although many “analyst” and so called “experts” attribute it to the iPhone, personally I think the Samsung i600 and HTC Touch (at least in Singapore) played a much more significant role in introducing smartphone to the mainstream. Most importantly, these phones were available [...]
A French court on Monday ordered online auctioneer eBay to pay nearly 40 million euros in damages to Louis Vuitton for selling fake luxury goods, in a ruling cheered as a victory for copyright protection.
The Paris commercial court ruled in favour of six LVMH brands and also barred eBay from selling four perfumes — Christian [...]
Don’t know what IPTV is about? For those technically inclined, check out its Wikipedia entry. For the rest of us, think Youtube, except that the “content” is not produced by users, but by the broadcaster. So generally. you get better quality programs, not some homemade videos or worst still, mobile handset shot videos. However, the [...]
2008 will be remembered as the year of Web 2.0, but perhaps for the wrong reasons. Once again we’re entering the tail end of an economic cycle, however this time round, the culprit has noting to do with the Internet. Web 2.0 has indeed been a thrilling ride, and personally I have gained much, as [...]
Today I just thought of doing something really useful for my friend and families. I have come to realize that what comes naturally to me are actually valuable skills, resources, or practices which should be shared. I am not going for any Web 2.0 solutions or anything geeky. Just REAL and USEFUL solutions which will [...]
Today’s oil prices have been hovering around USD130 a barrel, mainly due to demand and supply issues, although some may argue that oil futures trading is playing a major role in pushing the price of oil to new heights.
I have always tried to explain to my friends and relatives on why MLM is something you should avoid at all cost, not just because of monetary reasons, but it involves things that are invaluable. I have found the perfect way to illustrate the evils of MLM, through the M - C - M relationship [...]
We all love money. So much so that every aspect of our lives revolves around it. Have you ever truly understood what is this “thing” which you’re spending most of your life after? I found Marx’s explanation of the evolutionary role of capitalism extremely “enlightening” in my understanding of what is money.
Neowster is short for Noel's & Esther's Own World. This is a personal hobbyist site, maintained mainly for the purpose of honing my knowledge in WordPress, and sharing useful information or knowledge to make someone's life easier. To a smaller extend, I hope to propagate the ideology of Crowdsourcing, as I see it as the best mechanism in regulating our unregulated capitalistic world, overcoming humanity's trait of greed, self interest, and fear, in arriving at the best decision. 
