This Blog’s Readability
I guess I should feel relieved that this blog is quite readable after all heh
The Amazing Eee PC!
Very excited to hear that the ASUS Eee PC will be available by the end of the month for around only S$650! With built in WiFi, webcam and solid state storage, it sounds perfect as a mini computer for short trips overseas! Not convinced? Check out the Eee PC Online Test Drive right here
Ideal length and modes of comms
Seems like some younger folks claim that the email is going the way of the dodo. Personally, I can’t see myself having to login to a dozen social networking websites just to keep up with my correspondence. Instant messaging replacing email on the other hand seems more likely, especially with the popularity of using mobile devices to send short messages i.e. SMS. And the (im)patience with which many people now expect an immediate reply to their messages! Don’t get me…
Harry Potter movies dissected
With the fifth Harry Potter movie out this week, and the final Harry Potter book launched next week, it’s only fitting that we take stock of just how much Harry Potter movies have evolved since the Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone in 2001. See this video analysis on New York Times.Â
Make PDFs Online
Online PDF creation services are nothing new and I’ve never found them terribly exciting anyway, what with PDF creation being built into OS X and free (if basic) PDF print drivers freely available for Windows. And why bother uploading to convert when you can do it yourself by just clicking on the “Print” button? But this week I’ve found PDF Online capable of doing some that OS X’s PDF creation tool isn’t capable of – creating a single PDF file…
Free online file conversion tools
Though still in beta, these two online services do a good job at file format conversion. Zamzar is a multiple format file conversion tool, supporting not only conversion to/from Microsoft and OpenOffice formats, but also various graphics and audio formats! See here for a complete list of all formats supported. Vixy on the other hand is a lot more specialised – it converts FLV online video files (including YouTube ones!) into downloadable files of various formats for your computer, iPod…