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October 9th, 2012 | by
Alfred SiewWhen she posted those insensitive remarks on Facebook, Amy Cheong probably never expected, in even her worst nightmares, that she’d be sacked the next day and hounded out of the country by an angry online community. Yet,...
September 17th, 2012 | by
Alfred SiewMany broadband users in Singapore are hooking up to these services even though they are only available to folks in the US. It's simple: you just trick them into believing that you're in the...
August 20th, 2012 | by
Alfred SiewNot only does it offer cheap local calls, it gives you usually unbeatable mobile Internet rates while you're...
August 2nd, 2012 | by
Alfred SiewA geek's adventure in building a desktop PC using the latest Core i7...
July 13th, 2012 | by
Alfred SiewGet your Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update manually for your Samsung Galaxy Tab...
July 1st, 2012 | by
Alfred SiewCM9 is well worth checking out, if you are confident with updating the software on your phone. It's stable, good-looking and frankly, what my phone should have come with...
June 18th, 2012 | by
Alfred SiewIt's not the cheapest, or over-the-top, but it should hit the sweet spot for games and everyday tasks like video...
June 11th, 2012 | by
Alfred SiewTelcos have slashed the amount of free data you use to go online on your smartphone each month. Here are some ways to make sure you don't exceed the usage...
April 28th, 2012 | by
Alfred SiewEven though Skype and Bluetooth have both been around for a while, it's still a mystery to many users when it comes to connecting an Internet call to a wireless headset. Here's one way to get that conference call on your...
February 20th, 2012 | by
Alfred SiewWhat should you be aware of when you next sign up for those two-year contracts, after the big changes in the telecom market in the past few years? Here's a Techgoondu...
January 27th, 2012 | by
Alfred SiewOf all the things that can happen during Chinese New Year this week, I accidentally made the data on my network attached storage (NAS) device unreadable – and could easily have wiped out all the years of reports, financial...
September 16th, 2011 | by
Aaron TanIf you’ve been paying your credit card bills online, you should be familiar with the token PIN that’s required to access most Internet banking services in Singapore. This security mechanism is commonly known as...
July 21st, 2011 | by
Alfred SiewOkay, so you've just bought your spanking new Samsung Galaxy SII but hate it that Samsung has put in those kiddy icons along with a lot of junk from your telecom operator? Fret not. There are ways around these little...
July 17th, 2011 | by
Alfred SiewSo you’ve just bought your laptop and want to swap out the hard disk for a speedy solid state drive (SSD) instead? This is usually a straightforward task thanks to the modular designs these days, like on the Apple MacBook...
February 28th, 2011 | by
Alfred SiewHere's a detailed Techgoondu guide to building a hi-fi grade digital music system that gives you finger-tip access to thousands of...
November 21st, 2010 | by
Alfred SiewThe Samsung Galaxy Tab may be a great tablet out of the box, but it won't stop us from customising it to work even better, would it? Here are three essential tips for the Android...
May 5th, 2009 | by
Alfred SiewFirst off, I'm going to share my experience with FreeNAS, the freebsd-based, open-source NAS software for turning your old PC or new, low-powered Atom-based PC into a NAS (networked attached storage). Since NAS is all the rage...
