Want to win a tech grant of S$50K from MDA?
Start-up@ Singapore 2009, a national business plan competition with a 10-year pedigree, is giving away this to potential winners, amongst other goodies like S$200,000 cash prizes. The initial executive summary…
How to convert YouTube music to mp3
A friend asked me about this, so I thought it's good to share in a post. You'll need an audio editor/recorder. One that I highly recommend is the open source…
Happy Chinese New Year!
The goondus at Techgoondu wish one and all a Happy Chinese New Year... may the year of the ox not bring us more hard work and toil! Here's to a…
Presenting Machinegun v4 – my own Dream PC
Right after I wrote the annual Dream PC article for Digital Life in Dec 2008, I felt an itch to upgrade my existing PC, which was actually doing well as…
Biggest Windows crash screen you’ll see
Unless you have a bigger screen at home, this is probably the biggest screen on which you'll see a Windows error on. Spotted this screwup at the big display ad…
LotusLive: a cloud-based social network for businesses
Cloud computing and social media are big themes this year. Every major software vendor – from Microsoft to Google – is talking it up and jumping on the bandwagon. IBM…
Sony Ericsson launches music kiosks with DRM-free songs
You can now buy DRM-free songs for your Sony Ericsson phone at a kiosk situated at its stores islandwide. With the phone maker's PlayNow Kiosk service launched across the island…
Geek Buy #2: Denon AVR-1509 + Definitive ProCinema 600
My new home theatre setup just got delivered today! It's a Denon 1509 AVR (audio-visual receiver, sorry, not adult-video receiver for you, Billy) plus a set of Definitive Technology ProCinema…
Five free music sites on the web
I'll stick my neck out and make a prediction: in the future we won't need to own digital copies of mp3s, let alone CDs. Not when we can pull music…
Razer Mamba wireless mouse kicks ass
I managed to get my hands on the prototype of the new 2.4 GHz wireless mouse that has set a new record at 5600 dpi speeds, beating the new Logitech…
Creative Zii site down, as the new chip is launched
Was gonna blog about Creative's new Zii chip that was launched at the CES gizmo show yesterday, but realised its site is actually down. Another PR snafu? The company has…
Best selling Amazon 2008 album is free
Giving away your content free doesn't mean you can't make a living as a writer, musician or artist. Just ask Nine Inch Nails. Their Ghosts I-IV album, which was released…
Fortylove.tv: two chio Asian babes and their travels around the world
A throng of Santas running down the usually sleepy streets of costal Paignton in Devon, England. Overcompensating Christmas trees, snow in the the heart of the desert and theme park…
Meet the Ophone
Source: sohu.com Source: sohu.com Source: IT168.com Early images of China Mobile's Ophone has surfaced in recent days. Lest you think this is another iPhone rip-off, the Ophone is being made…
A Techgoondu Christmas gift guide
What's a geek to do before Christmas? Buy a Techgoondu-approved gift to make others - and ourselves - happy of course. Granted, this year-end is shaping up to be more…
S’pore exercise junkies get your distance fix here
Thanks to Daft Logic, exercise junkies - those who pound the pavement with their Asics and crank the gears on their Cervelos - can find out exactly how much miles…
Killer new Facebook panel for Xperia
Call me impressed with blobs meet Facebook concept! Having used the new Facebook Xperia panel briefly last week, I must say this alternative mobile interface for Facebook is one of…
Techgoondu gets on Creative Commons
by Kevin Lim (theory.isthereason.com), for creativecommonssingapore.wordpress.com We've moved Techgoondu's content to the Creative Commons 3.0 License (Singapore). This basically means that as long as you attribute to the source (i.e.Techgoondu),…
Open-source stuff for Windows
When you hear geeks talk about "open source" software, things always end up with this impossible divide between Linux and Windows (okay, "proprietary software" for you Linux cultists out there…
HTC’s white diamond
HTC has come up with a "white" version of the Touch Diamond, its much-loved (but slightly laggy) touch-screen phone. It comes with all the same features, including a sharp VGA,…
