Mac OS on a Lenovo

I could install Mac OS on a intel based Lenovo notebook. While it wasn't easy, it was nice to be able to use a Macintosh platform from a PC based notebook. It isn't 100% Apple but 65% you can experience it like you are using a real Apple computer. Some issue encountered was unable to bootup without disc which was resolved. The other problem is unable to use ethernet, wireless and unable to set graphic setting. It seems Mac OS doesn't have 3rd party drivers for networking devices and graphic card too. The graphic problem isn't much a problem as I can view the screen with ease, it just isn't at the best quality. I can't connect to network or surf the net as it doesn't work with the on board network devices. Until I could find a mac driver or update something, this Mac operating notebook will be a standalone. 

Irritating advertistment

Do you ever get fustrated by some advertistment on TV? I do. Especially that Starhub ad that keeps on showing on TV everytime. So what is about the ad? It is irritating, the dog thing and the music. What has it got to do with mobile and TV? Whatever the reason, I don't use any starhub product or service and for now it is the worst ads I think so.

MS vs Mac

If you don't know what is MS, it means Microsoft. Not Miss. Mac is Macintosh, not big mac. These two groups are always being compared their products against each other. It is like comparing orange and apple. While both of them started early during the early days of computers, both went through a different route. We all know MS more than Mac. Everyone seems to own a computer running MS Windows. I would say, it was the price and avaliablity in the market that gave MS the popularity. We can only use Mac OS on a Apple branded computer. There isn't any other brands that produce Apple. MS doesn't produce any computers, but their OS could support all kind of brands including the OEM market. Also their price is cheaper depending on the brand and product. 

local security standard dropping

First there was the escape of a local terrorist. Then attempted escape of two convicts. Now a report of someone using another person's passport to leave Singapore. So the local security is losing it? And all these happens during the first six months. Could it be that the officers doing the security must be thinking that nothing will happen on their shift? I am sure while security is still secure enough but there will still be others trying their luck to see if they could get past. Meanwhile I am sure heads continue to roll for the latest lapse.

ymail.com

I tried to sign up a new ymail account. Surprised that I could still get one with a username I wanted without those numbers. Many have complained on forums that they couldn't get their own unique names. So why should I use another yahoo mail since I have rocketmail? Rocketmail is a classic and I am keeping it in case they close it again. Ymail can be use and if it get spammed it doesn't matter you can let it go.

new mail domain from yahoo

Yahoo is wooing new users with a new Ymail and re-opening their existing Rocketmail. Rocketmail was bought by Yahoo to battle with hotmail during the early days of internet. Ymail will gives user a fresh grab of personal usernames. Rocketmail will give users back a bite of internet history. Will this move actually help yahoo? It might improve during the early run. Whatever the results, I still have my rocketmail from 10years ago!

Joe's back!

Joe Augustin is back on radio! He re join Power98. Glad he is still needed. Being back to Power98 is much better than any of those other stations belonging to that big company. They plays advertistments for 10mins and DJs tries to be funny when they are irritates. But for now, I haven't been listening to any radio. Can't listen at work.

Got a bargain

Visited the PC Show. Usually the "bargains" are just so so. However one bargain that made me spend is the Lenovo notebook sold by Challenger is a good grab. Just $999 comes with Vista Home Prienum and 3GB ram. At least since I don't have an up to date notebook, this one is a good oppertunity to upgrade at a price of 1k minus $1.

DVD Review

A ghost movie? At least that was what the movie when it first released claimed. It also warns pregnant moms not to watch. Because the story is about ghost haunting the mums. Interesting show with a mix of Singaporean actors and scenes. However there isn't much scary ghost in there. All in the mind and just creepness.

Movie Review

An entertaining show. A simple story but it is the Panda that is fun to watch. The animals in the show hates the Panda but the Panda is big enough to bodyslam everyone of them including the master. Nicely drawn animation.

Haikel join 91.3

In the news, Sheikh Haikel joined 91.3 as the replacement of the DJs that left. He will team up with Suzanne Walker. It seem to me that the management of 91.3 wanted to move up the spot from #7 against the other stations. I have no doubt Suzanne is a good host. However to move up the spot does not depend on the DJs. It is the management. You change all your DJs but still play only the crap music on air, it attracts no one to listen. So is 91.3 moving forward? Not forward but backwards the moment they start terminating DJs as scrapgoats for not moving up the spots.

DVD Review

This is a terrible show.... Too much distractions and confusion in the ghost zone. I couldn't continue to watch it as it is boring and a waste of my time.... Can't remember the review then but I assume it got great review because of its local connection..... I just watch the whole show. The ending is crapped. I considered it as no ending.

Icahn vs Yahoo

Icahn trying to get Yahoo to sell itself to Microsoft. So what will happen if it does happen? Lay off. Yahoo is trying to protect its own people and now Mr Icahn think that is wrong. While he doesn't say that, he wants Yahoo be under Microsoft's weight. If that does happens, be sure Yahoo mail be gone in the long run. All its feature eroded and copied into hotmail. The unlimited storage could be gone too. Yahoo would be better off fending itself, working together with google woule be better than MS. Google is better than MS in the internet world. Yahoo is also better so it is a matter of Google vs Yahoo. But if Yahoo is out and swallowed by MS, it would be a sad day for the www world.

91.3 FM revamp - AGAIN?!

If you read mypaper today, they have the news article, 91.3 revamp. So how many re-vamps are they going to do every few years? Now I know if you are reading this, you probably am listening to mediacorp radios. No I don't quite like them ever since they evolved from the 90s. 91.3 formerly a full brand under NTUC. They played pure techno music which most other english stations avoided. They were unique then. Released 2 music compliation that even top the sales chart locally. Then Mediaworks happened and they became WKRZ. Now they started going downhill. The first revamp and rebrand. They lost a lot of listeners because they played less techno music. Next they did another revamp, during which techno music only play at night 8pm to 12am. The last straw when WKRZ got revamped yet again into RADIO 91.3. They bumped all traces of techno from air. Dumped long time station techno DJs Jensen, Jason, Rico. They lost all the techno listeners. Sure they got in some legends from the radio scene. Joe, Petrina, Hubert, Denise. Together with their current DJs Marilyn, Suzanne, Jane. A fresh relaunch with a brand new name. While it was good to hear from some familar voices, the music selection are not great. The plays the same kind of music played on those other stations. And also their reception signal was bad. Later another revamp, calling themselves the "NEW" 91.3. Stupid. Whoever is the management. Why is it even new? Because departure of some DJs and entry of others? Sure but radio is about music. No changes to the music. Now they even started to fires DJs because management don't like what they do on the show. And no they didn't do any shock jocks stuffs. They just got fired. Joe Augustin got fired after Patrina resigned. So this is the way they show their DJs. It doesn't seems respectful to a senior DJ around. And Jamie Meldrum, the DJ and programming director claims some lame reason when termination letter handed over, fired mean fired. He is a nobody here, while considered someone great elsewhere, I never like him when he talks on air. Makes DJ Digby Taylor sweeter then him. So by firing Joe, they chased away many loyal listeners. It surely won't bring up the station to beat the rest. It will remain at #7 or dropped further. If it is a revamp, remove the current management. This station has nothing unique, weak signals and music that doesn't fits my taste. I am listening to 1003. Maybe to power98.
Full story here: http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/view.php?id=614676&da=y

watch out scammers

Read it from the papers. Past months, I have witness some teenagers approaching passer-bys to sell them paperclips. I overheard them trying to sell the clips or clip for big buck ($10). Sound absurd but you never know someone would pay for it maybe at a lower price. I saw them around Tiong Bahru Plaza and also outside Central National Library. Today in Mypaper, a report that these teens are selling them not for their projects in school. Some would consider them cheats or scammers, because they pay for the clips knowing the money would help them excel in school and not for other stuffs. Beware of the teen clips sellers!
For full report here is the PDF page of the news.
http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/view.php?id=610028&da=y

DVD review

This show is just a normal shoot and blow up show. Not much people killed except for the bad guys. A weak plot. WWE star John Cena can make it. He should try another flim. One funny scene, when bad guy Robert Patrick was told by his goon that they are being chased by a guy that seem like the Terminator. Robert Patrick was a Terminator from Terminator 2. His expression was kind of cheeky.