So how old do you think are the chaps behind WordPress – the platform that Techgoondu and tons of blogs run on?

I recently found out that one of the founding developers – Matt Mullenweg, is all of 25 years old this year! Gosh, what was I doing at 25…

And if you happen to be in Hong Kong during on April 5th (Sunday), you might want to meet him at WordCamp – a “WordPress fest” of sorts – in Hong Kong.

If you register by today, its just 10HKD at the door, otherwise it’ll be 25HKD. Pay when you’re there. Techgoondu doesn’t get any kick backs on this.

I’m not sure what happens at these WordCamps, but I think it should be interesting to find out what’s up with the WordPress community here. I plan on being there so shout if anyone is in the hood!

Looks like there ain’t a WordCamp Singapore planned yet?

Some 100 users will be able to hook up to a public trial of StarHub’s new 21Mbps mobile broadband service, as the telco readies to launch it commercially within the next three months.

This promises, on paper, to be three times faster than the 7.2Mbps services now offered commercially by all three telcos here. While tests have been run on 14.4Mpbs services, it looks like operators here will go straight to 21Mbps this year, since newfangled HSPA+ technology is fast becoming available from network vendors like Huawei and Ericsson.

The public trial is the latest “one-up-manship” that’s been going on between StarHub and SingTel of late, as both ready for a speed race over the air. In January, StarHub said  it was readying its network for a 21Mbps speed boost. Just days later, SingTel announced that it had done a live demo of a 21Mbps link at the Volvo Ocean Race stopover. …

I had not gone to Sim Lim Square or Funan Centre (now called Digitalife Mall or something) for two months, and I think that’s a record. The reason: I had overspent at the turn of the year on my crazy watercooling PC, and I was determined to stay away from temptation.

Yesterday, however, presented a chance to check out the latest gizmos again, since I had “sacrificed” my 2.5-inch 250GB portable hard disk to replace the faulty one in my wife’s Compaq laptop (that’s another story, trust me).

So, down I went to Funan to look for a replacement to put into my Silverstone TS01 hard disk enclosure. Man, are prices for 2.5-inch portable drives falling fast. …

When I first saw pictures of the new HP Pavilions launched here today, I wasn’t surprised to see more sleek, shiny models to follow the recent trend in skinny laptops. Nope, not even the one-inch-thin girth, attractive as it is, fired up my imagination.

Rather, it’s the price. The new HP Pavilion dv2 entertainment lappies start from just S$1,299 – a “surprisingly affordable” offer, says HP.

For once, I  have to agree with a press release – slim just hasn’t been cheap for full-fledged laptops (not counting low-power Netbooks). …