16 posts tagged “internet”
Have you heard of Finetune? I reckon it's got the most complete song library on the web, and for free. Trust my reckoning.
Here's my first playlist consisting of 45 of my favourite tracks, and surprisingly Finetune has them.
I've just signed-up for Bloglines. I felt it's terribly easier to centralise all the feeds that I read into a single location. I could do the Firefox's 'Live' bookmark but the bookmarks bars is already cluttered, so now I get to enjoy a cleaner browser.
And now Gum advises me not to catch The Heirloom... which makes The Da Vinci Code and Superman Returns being in my anticipation list.
And did I tell you that I worked my butt off yesterday and drooled excessively in my sleep this morning?
Off to watch Tiramisu...
I've been cracking my head trying to have a workaround on the error messages I keep getting on my computer. First I just can't get Launchcast to load on both Firefox and IE, and now my Norton Liveupdate is cock-ing up! Nevertheless, atleast the browsers are working as it should.. and Last.fm radio stream is so jittery that I rather not listen to it, despite it's recent data migration which is supposed to make things better!! Hell.. what is this a tech blog???
I’ve finally managed to figure out the reason why I couldn't get anything done on Last.fm the other day. The culprit – my firewall program. ZoneAlarm has this mobile code feature which gives you the option to block or accept block embedded objects, mime objects and block scripts from loading when you arrive at any web page on the net. Nifty enough it also enables you to set customize privacy settings for a site, such as allowing or disallowing mobile code, cookies or even private headers.
Enough of that, Last.fm is really cool. Formerly known as Audioscrobbler, it compiles music play lists from users and personalizes recommendations, and even matches you up with other users whom might share the same musical interest. The thing I really find useful is its player plugin, which acts as a messenger between your music player (iTunes, Windows Media Player, WinAmp etc) and the web server. In other words, any tracks that was played more 50% will be updated to your personal chart on your profile. Cool indeed. It also provides a radio player which enables you to listen to different songs based on your musical taste. You can also generate your overall chart and put it on the web, something like the one below.
Just when I was gleaming with exuberance on signing up with Last.fm, the site is down for maintenance. Why must this be happening today...
Anyway, there are some songs which is stuck in my mind,
- King or Rodeo - Kings of Leon
- Jeremy - Pearl Jam
- Ten Storey Love Song - The Stone Roses
Thanks to Dina for introducing me to Explosions In The Sky. Pretty.
I admit, I jumped a few times in my seat while watching The Maid. Shafit was the one who spotted me, what’s worse at one time when the popcorn flew all over. That’s ok, I don't mind being the scapegoat for being wimpy.. at least for this movie.
Despite the poor reviews on magazines or anywhere you might have read, the reason I particularly like The Maid is because it has something we can relate too, as Singaporeans. We all know about the month, the reason hell money are burnt, and its taboos. Nevertheless, some audience might think the storyline is a bit of a crap, but I would recommend it to any die-hard Asian horror fans, like myself. Now whenever I’m on my way home only to see the ashes of hell money scattered in places along my void deck, I can’t help but to recall the creepy scenes from the movie. Yikes!
As an added note, I think Alessandro is like a peach on a little red wagon.
Was browsing The Newpaper today (unfortunately I couldn’t recall which day the paper was dated) when I came across an article by Art Fazil. Theory has it that Jack The Ripper could be a Mat – a malay cook to be exact whom worked onboard ships during the 1800s. Shocking. After some web research I’ve discovered a slew of casebooks that attest the theory. You can read one of them in Crime Library.
I’ve finally attained the rank of Mediator in Gamespot, after a year of signing up. However I find myself participating less on its forums or even joining one of their guilds – but it’s the best place around for gaming reviews and news, and not to mention tracking my games as well.
Was on stand-by till 4 pm today, all my plans went down the drain. Almost went to Wisma to get the pair of Gravis, but I’d reckon from the time I left home to the place the shop would have closed. It doesn’t matter, I still have Sunday despite IPPT in the morning. By the way called Dina earlier on. On the phone her voice sound muffled, so I thought she was talking with her mouth full. Unfortunately she was having fever.
Will be meeting Shafit and the rest of the blokes for a session tomorrow evening. He’ll be introducing me with a pair of drumsticks. It’s just something I’m very curious about. As a note, I’m getting fond of BSP’s "True Adventures". Everytime I listen to it felt like I’m in someplace beautiful yet exciting.
I was reading Maxim when I came across the page on API, the acronym for Asia Paranormal Investigator. Like a kindred to SFOGS, it’s aspiration is to bring together people from all sizes of laptops through the medium of supernatural penchant. Globally.
Perhaps at this point of time I’m reconsidering to sign-up for its free membership. It’s online crib needs major updating, but I don’t really mind because API is something relatively new, in terms of agenda I suppose. Correct me if I am wrong but SFOGS or SPI apparently have been around longer. Something that sparked my interest is its study on a supposedly haunted object, available for auction on eBay, and perhaps you would think twice before viewing it in API.
The artwork of Bill Stoneham, named "Hands Resist Him" – depicts a boy
and a doll like girl standing infront of a glass door, or window. The
24 by 36 inches painting was created in 1972, and the artist professed
that while painting it, he had somehow channeled his inner conscience
of sensitivity to place– physical, geographical place
into his artwork. He had made it credible that previous owner of the
artwork and the curator of the art had died one year later.
Honestly, it rather creep me out the more I looked at it, especially
the scans of the boy’s head whom was supposedly to reveal a hidden but
disturbing positure. Warnings and disclaimers have been given to
potential bidders. Several people whom had actually downloaded the
print had experienced several unexplained events, for instance, a young
family member had been awoken in the night to see the two children in
the picture fighting against each other.
Although it is not well documented (perhaps BBC once had) or made publicly well known, would you risk to bid for it? Perhaps it is a hoax? The art ended selling for $1050, and some even dismissed the art might have originated the haunted-items-are-worth-more phenomenon on eBay. Smaller reproductions of the original have been made available to the masses, but why would it be made accessible if it is known to be daunting?
I promise myself today will be the last time I satisfy my shopping crave – at least for the month. I refuse to think that I did it on impulse, because I classify the items as ‘NEED’. Basically I bought the following items for my iPod:
- Belkin carrying case
- Griffin EarJam
- Belkin Splitter
Total: $76.90
I need a case for my iPod, think of it as an investment. Initially I had two choices, to get one from Vaja, or just grab from off the shelves. Vaja iVod really made my mouth drool, but the price tag made my saliva crawl back into my mouth again. At the store there was Evo, a silicon translucent skin which cost around $29. The Belkin case cost about $10 more. Heck, I rather buy the latter because it’s more sturdier and offers a more complete protection. I need noise canceling ear plugs, but seems most of the it cost quite expensive. Since I won’t be totally dissing the iPod earphones (it’s still one of the most comfy pieces I’ve ever had), I’d rather settle for something less pricey.
At
the earphones section, I almost bought Sony Fontopia which cost around
$79. Like in a twist of fate, my eyes caught EarJam. With its
thoughtful carrying case, I can store it in if don’t need it. God saved
my wallet from the big-ticket. I need a splitter. Think of it as my
contribution for good deeds. Most of the time when I’m traveling to
work or back home I’b be with my colleagues, and most of the time they
wanted to hear what’s in my iPod. Since sharing music is a good thing,
I’ve bought the splitter so my friend next to me can plug his phones
and groove. Clever eh? As an added note, the confirmed line-up for the
three nation biking trip are myself, Osman, Hasmi and Rohan. Now I need
to worry about applying some annual leave.
As an added note, I’ve felt like having a jet lag. I’ve been to London, Tokyo, Los Angeles and every major capital you could think of. It’s just that my curiosity flew me to the Patani border – that’s where I’ll be going to this September.
No, I didn’t go to the above places – at least not physically. Have you heard of Google Earth? It’s the next best thing since satellite scans, although the database was supposedly taken some three years back. The standalone application can be downloaded for free, but it’s probably optimized for broadband connections. Too bad I can’t zoom in enough to the roof of my block.
I have decided to get a new printer today, only after I’ve excavated my entire wardrobe. Later.
Was suppose to come back for work tonight but all the personnels who were on standby already got ther replacements, so Adrian and myself headed back home. Come tomorrow I have to attend inservice after months of absence due to overtime duties - something for a change in my work schedules.
Today, I want to welcome Taufik to the world of online correspondence. He had just set up his broadband connection and MSN messenger. Pointed some interesting sites to read as an entree, like Wired and BoingBoing. In addition, I introduced him to Multiply where he can take a look at Dinas and my site. Seems like he's interested in blogging, so I advised him to read some blogs as well as take a look around on which service he'd like to sign-up.
Naura is making a habit of calling me juku. Isn't that one of the doggy-eared thing in Star Wars?
For now I better get some sleep, and look forward for the weekend :)
