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Backup Symbian and Windows Mobile PIM to the Web

If you own a smartphone (running Symbian OS, or Windows Mobile), there is a simple and free way to backup your most valuable asset, your PIM data, without you ever needing to connect to the PC and installing additional applications on your PC. All you need is an Internet connection.
Note: Ability to run Microsoft Exchange [...]

[ More ] June 18th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Smartphone |

Save the World, Use Firefox

If the statistics are true, then at least half of you reading this are using Microsoft Internet Explorer. I have noting against Microsoft, but “apple vs apple”, Firefox is simply the sweeter of the two, and there is no “switching cost” involved in downloading and installing Firefox 3 since your Internet Explorer still stays intact, [...]

[ More ] June 16th, 2008 | 3 Comments | Posted in Application |

Sandboxie to Protect Your PC

When you browse the Web, changes occur to your computer system. Some harmless, like recording the addresses of Web sites you have visited, so the browser can help you complete a Web address that you type in. Some more harmful, like the unsolicited installation of malware. When you use Sandboxie to protect your browsing session, [...]

[ More ] June 15th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Application |

Going Green? Its about Dollars and Cents

Personally, I believe the global “green” movement we are seeing right now are noting more than marketing strategies for branding, positioning and product differentiation, catering to the market trends. The companies wants us to believe that we can make a difference in playing our part in reducing greenhouse emission, and therefore make purchase decision based [...]

[ More ] June 14th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Technology |

Euro 2008 for The Poor

This year’s Euro 08 just doesn’t seem to generate the same kind of excitement as compared to other previous major football tournaments. This could either be due to England’s absence, or perhaps this got to do with Starhub’s exclusive rights to broadcast the event, forcing non Starhub cable customers having to come up with a [...]

[ More ] June 11th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Web |

Asus Eee PC900 vs HP Mini-Note vs MSI Wind

3 months is an eternity in the tech industry. Back then, I was contemplating whether to go for the Asus Eee PC900 or the ECS G10IL. Today, the Eee PC900 is retailing for ($798) at major outlets, but the ECS G10IL is still nowhere to be seen. Since then, new entrants such as the HP [...]

[ More ] June 1st, 2008 | 3 Comments | Posted in Gadgets |

pfingoDESKTOP Review

If you have no idea what is pfingo, I first talked about pfingo here. The post was more of an introduction, so now here’s the guide to using its desktop client pfingoDESKTOP as a viable Skype replacement.

[ More ] May 31st, 2008 | 1 Comment | Posted in Application |

Truth about Multi Level Marketing - MLM

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 [...]

[ More ] May 29th, 2008 | 1 Comment | Posted in Featured, Finance |

Web Proxy for Dummies

Singapore has banned access to two pornographic websites in a “symbolic statement” of the country’s societal values, its media regulator said on Friday.The two sites, which the regulator declined to identify but local media named as YouPorn and RedTube, work in a similar fashion to popular video-sharing website YouTube.

[ More ] May 24th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Web |

TrueCrypt - Opensource Encryption

Encryption is something we know we need, but keep putting it off due to a lack of know-how, or the perceived inconvenience associated. With the prevalence of laptops and ultra mobile PCs in the market, data have become more “mobile”, so too have data theft. Can you imagine the implications of your personal data being [...]

[ More ] May 22nd, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Application |
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