Archive for June, 2009

Dream Furniture

Saturday, June 13th, 2009

I recently moved into a bigger room after living in a cramped pad for almost three years. There's lots of space for stuff I plan to put into it. I always wanted to have a floor lamp. It's the kind of lamp that stands about five to six feet high ...

Wordpress Version 2.8 released

Saturday, June 13th, 2009

Wordpress 2.8 was released last June 10. I promptly upgraded to the new version which was a quick, no-brainer process thanks to the new automatic upgrade feature introduced in version 2.7.  Here are some of the major changes: The Wordpress CMS interface is now faster to use It's easier to choose and change themes ...

The Palm Pre is Out

Monday, June 8th, 2009

The Palm Pre is finally out. June 6 was the day. It's available for $199.99 after rebates from Sprint: If you're still on the fence about getting a Pre go over to PreCentral.net where you can find loads of videos and a comprehensive review on the new smartphone. It's about an ...

Palm Pre Demo Video

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

There have been so many rumors about when the Palm Pre will finally be released that I have given up following all the hype. I am now content to wait till the official announcement from Palm whenever that happens. But there are signs that the first week of June is ...

I, Speed Addict

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

I have to admit I'm a speed addict. No I'm not talking about the drug. I'm addicted to what is defined as the rate at which something moves or travels. A lot of the recent compact and subcompact vehicles on the road today have small engines with a good torque ...

Windows 7 General Availability date is Oct 2009

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

It has been announced on the Windows Team blog that Windows 7 will be on store shelves beginning Oct 22nd. The Release to Manufacturing (RTM) build will be available to OEMs/Partners by the second half of July. I have high expectations that PC owners transitioning to Windows 7 from previous versions ...