Current Read - The Truth about Markets

Just started, but I can assure you this book isn't about the stock market. Its about world economies, and build up from the pre-existence of it. Well that's kinda my view this early into the book.

My 2 other blogs are keeping me busy enough, and finding time or things to post on this blog is getting exhaustive. Will keep going thou, but hate to post boring stuff.

Staroffice, Linux on Singapore Airlines - the cradle to grave project manager behind it

"Singapore Airlines is offering access to Sun's StarOffice 8 office productivity suite free of charge to passengers on its new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. StarOffice, Sun's proprietary version of OpenOffice.org, runs on the aircraft's Linux server and is accessed via a seat-back terminal at each passenger's seat, according to Sun.
"Thanks to new USB ports embedded in the armrest of each chair (near the headphone jack), passengers now can use a USB key (aka thumb drive)--or other portable drive--to access their documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files from software running on the plane's Linux server..."
Complete Story



My first ever post on work, its one of those things you really want to just talk about.
Yup, been working on this project since 2004, and being binded in an NDA, I'm sworn to secrecy....but I guess I can tell a bit more about it now.. :)

It has been a challenging project, and the scale of getting such a complex Application to run on an "embedded" system certainly posed very interesting issues. Well, I'm not here to discuss this today. So just wanna sit back and enjoy the articles.


Here's one from the ever popular Digg.com:
http://digg.com/linux_unix/StarOffice_Linux_fly_high_on_Singapore_Airlines



Couple more links:
http://bigblog.com/linux/staroffice-takes-to-the-skies-955726932.html
http://sun.systemnews.com/articles/111/5/news/18166

Synergy - KVM no more!

Being a person who uses multiple OS (MacOSX, Linux and Windows) running on different PCs with different Displays to do the job, it has always been a pain to have a keyboard and mouse for each system, and not being able to fluidly move across the different system OS.
Well, if you have the same problem as me, frat no more -> Synergy

It allows one of the computers to be the "server", and then with the right amount of configuration you, can seamlessly move your pointer and input across the different OS and screens with a SINGLE keyboard and mouse! It basically uses IP, so as long as you have your PCs connected on the same network. Viola! You're all set.

With the little time I have

Coming back from work, playing with daughter, looking at investments/trades, then with the ever little time left, there's this game that I'm currently playing on my Sony PSP.



There's a real reason why I writing about this, I guess.. where I'm coming from is that apart from the really fancy graphics on some of the games available, this RPG game based on puzzle challenges is really quite addictive, without much graphics to awe upon. Maybe it's also just a personal preference kinda thing, well the real reason would be the gameplay is short enough for me to put the PSP down (yes, its tough) to make sure the baby doesn't fall off the bed.. yes.. she's starting to flip around pretty quickly...

Anyway.. I do recommend the game for Bejeweled fans.. and for the fact that you can set the game down when needed :)

here's the a gamespot review: http://www.gamespot.com/psp/puzzle/puzzlequestchallenge/review.html?sid=6167782

Still on the "search" topic

I've just started on the book (given by my brother), I think the human brain is capable of multitasking pretty well; although I hate to get graphic but u can imagine this book spending some very private time with me in the toilet....don't get any funny ideas :)

Since we're on this topic, came across a little website that I thought I might want to share as well. http://lloydi.com/blog/simplygoogleoriginal.htm.

The things people do.....

What was I thinking..??

Ok, I figured by now Google was not going to get back to me... O_o
But hey can't tell myself I didn't try.

So, on goes the search for the next big thing in life.

Looking thru ACRA.... how many Google* in Singapore?

Some interesting results searching for Companies in Singapore that starts with Google.

Wonder what happened to the one that was GOOGLE a.k.a INTERCOM f.k.a CLC Global.

Well I certainly do hope Google's activities in Singapore do pick up.