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.
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 [...]
With the latest round of price cut, HSDPA in Singapore is ready for prime time. HSDPA is the 3.5G technology marketed as “mobile broadband” in Singapore. A quick glance will reveal that for under $20, consumers will be able to get a “mobile broadband” from each of the 3 telcos in Singapore, namely Singtel, Starhub [...]
The ability to burn a CD / DVD has gone mainstream, with the disc writing capability now a standard feature on even the most basic setup. However the process / experience of burning a disc differs largely among users as there are a host of paid and free burning software available in the market. For [...]
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.
In view of the recent tragic events in Myanmar and China, it showcases how powerful the traditional broadcast media is, and how it can shape your interpretion of events.
Reports on the events in Myanmar have focused largely on the plight of the homeless who were displaced by the cyclones, and how the ruling government have [...]
Have a crucial presentation but the video can’t play? Need to edit an image but no editor installed on your host machine? Need to edit your documents but no documents editor on hand? Worry no more. Whether you’re a student, stay home mum, working professional, or company CEO, make full use of the 16gb thumbdrive [...]
One of the pioneers of Web2.0 is del.icio.us, and since then, they have been acquired by Yahoo. So what’s their business? To put it simply, they provide you a central repository to store your bookmarks, and offer a intuitive way to categorize them by “tagging”. The social element comes in when your bookmark are automatically [...]
Upgrading to a new camera? Eyeing the latest 10 or 12 megapixels offerings? Bet you never though about how you’re going to store and share these extra megabytes. Are you sick of receiving 6mb email containing the latest holiday pictures, or 50mb Powerpoint presentations? Worse still, are you one of the culprits? Bigger is better, [...]
I am sure many people went through this dilemma. Whether to buy off the shelf or go down to Sim Lim Square to build a custom specification CPU. I just made a decision and will like to share how I arrive at it.
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. 
