PS. This entry is dedicated to my buddy Mark. Together we have conquered dungeons and overcome challenges only 0.17% of the population today can relate. For many years, I have identified the web address Darkspore.com with Mark’s personal site. I vividly remember it was one fine afternoon, when I was waiting for the traffic light [...]
Entries Tagged as 'For the Geeks'
Darkspore – Day 1 Of Beta Testing
March 13th, 2011 2 Comments
Tags: beta testing · Darkspore · pc gaming
For The Love Of Singing Sunflower – Plants Vs. Zombies, The Warcraft Style
January 22nd, 2011 2 Comments
Cynthia finds it creepy. But I happen to love the singing sunflower companion, quite possibly the best companion we see in World of Warcraft to date. It sings random lines, musical notes flying up its head. OK. It is a little bit spooky. That child like voice coming out of nowhere. Randomly, it would sing, [...]
Tags: Cataclysm · World of Warcraft
Hands-on With Garmin-Asus A10, An Android Phone
December 21st, 2010 2 Comments
The world seems like going Android, or so it seems looking at the recent phones that arrive at my review desk (this time from omy.sg). Android platform does have its charm. It is fast evolving. Quite a number of manufacturers are designing phones based on Android platform. The beauty of it is that [...]
Tags: A10 · Android · Garmin-Asus
4,606 Hours 46 Minutes Of Played Time In The Span Of 6 Years
December 7th, 2010 12 Comments
Say on average, a movie lasts around two hours. I could have watched more than 2,000 movies over six years, in addition to the many I have already watched. Or say if I spend eight to twelve hours reading a page-turner, I could have read around 450 extra books. Instead, I have poured my 4,606 hours [...]
Tags: World of Warcraft
Extended Hands-on With Sony Ericsson Xperia X8
November 28th, 2010 No Comments
Previously, I did an article for Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro. This time, they sent me their latest Xperia X8 wireless phone for review. I don’t envy the wireless phone manufacturers. To satisfy the mass market requirements – which at times contradicting to one another – must be hard. I have my preferences. Who doesn’t? [...]
Tags: Android · Sony Ericsson · X8
Time To Choose A Powerful Security Suite – Norton Internet Security 2011
October 21st, 2010 No Comments
After installing the new Norton Internet Security 2011 into one of my computers at home, I opened up my web browser to rearrange my toolbars. The moment I stacked one of the toolbars onto the Google toolbar, I have received a notification from Norton saying that the downloaded file is likely to be safe. But [...]
Tags: blogger event · Norton from Symantec · Norton Internet Security
Nokia N8 – A Promising First Look
October 20th, 2010 3 Comments
Some of you have asked if I have had the opportunity to touch and feel the upcoming Noka N8. I would have, had I not missed the last few Nokia blogger events. Some personal commitments still take priority. And thanks to your inquiries, I have gathered enough courage to give Text100 a ring to see if a [...]
Tags: blogger event · nokia · Nokia N8
Flip Video – A Video Recording And Sharing Device That Fits Into Your Pocket
July 29th, 2010 No Comments
It is a coincidence that most of my recent entries are technology related. I promise I will go back to my write-ups on outer-V and mascara, eyeliner and angled brush in no time. One evening, I have attended a blogger event hosted by Cisco in one of the restaurants at Vivocity. Centered to this event [...]
Tags: blogger event · Cisco · flip video
Starcraft II Local Retail Copy S$109 Vs US Digital Download US$59.99
July 28th, 2010 24 Comments
Take today’s exchange rate as an example. 1 US dollar is just below 1.36 Singapore dollar. You can do the maths and work out how much more gamers in Singapore are paying for a local copy of Starcraft II (35% extra). I have pre-downloaded my US version directly days before the game was launched and have paid US$59.99 this [...]
Tags: Blizzard Entertainment · Starcraft II
God Of War III – “You Are Dead”
July 25th, 2010 2 Comments
Picture this. I would be siting on the sofa manhandling my gaming controller with such vengeance and ferocity; Cynthia would be siting on the floor reading newspapers or doing her own thing. Often when she looked at our plasma television, she would see the words in font size one million that said: You are dead. [...]
Tags: God of War 3 · PS3