Monthly Archives: September 2008

It is indeed a sad day for me to read that JB Jeyaretnam died today. There are many things he did not do right, but many more things that he did. I believe he was last challenging in court the … Continue reading →

I sent a request to the National Library Board to get a book by Don Knuth in the library. Here’s their reply: Dear Sir/ Madam, Thank you for the recommendation. Your request has been received. We shall respond to you … Continue reading →

I thought I should just put this out on the blog before I forget: a) For a clever way to check on the Singapore public transit schedule, check: http://sbsnextbus.appspot.com/ b) An amazing tool that turns pretty much any Symbian S60 … Continue reading →

I am really pleased with the success of SFD Singapore. I was moderaing the business track and it saw about 30-35 members in the audience for each of the topics. I particularly liked the talks by Michael Cheng on the … Continue reading →

I am happy to see thatThe Singapore Tourist Pass made available to all tourists so that they can use the “world class” public transport system. I wonder why the availability of this card is still kept as a secret and … Continue reading →

It is almost upon us. I am really happy to see that more people have stepped up to the task of promoting free and open source software. The Linux Users’ Group (Singapore) and the Singapore Linux Meetup Group are putting … Continue reading →

I am really thrilled that Qumranet is now part of Red Hat. The ONLY way to do virtualization is through fully GPLed and open source technologies – no hidden, proprietary, closed source stuff. Enough said. Really pleased. side note: posting … Continue reading →