Category Archives: Computers & Technology

Total Cost of an iPhone in Singapore

My predictions for the cost of an iphone were not far off!
i expected high cost but this time singtel is really pushing it.
Somehow i still see alot of users getting the iPhone. I for one will stay away from the iPhone until there is more competition out there. The price of the iphone will definately [...]

SMU Mac Manual V3.1 *updated*

Go to
http://www.kianhean.com/smu-mac-manual/
Updated in this version!
Version 3.1 (20 Aug 08)
-updated printer settings that work!!!
the printer settings 110% work! Gentlemen start your printing!!

iPhone 3G Data Plan In Singapore

If the current prices and plans of data plans in Singapore stay stable, then the iphone will set u back quite some bit. No doubt that there would probably be special data plan promotions for people who buy the iPhone. You need to pay at least 22 a mth for a decent data plan.
Remember that [...]

iPhone launch in Singapore on 22nd Aug!

Oh wow what a surprise!
It is out sooner than expected!
But i predict the price would be hefty.
I predict
$600 for an iPhone 3G 8Gb with Plan
and
$800 for an iPhone 3G 16Gb with Plan
due to 4 reasons.

Singtel has paid a hefty price to carry this phone early
They are the current monopoly for getting the iPhone
There is no [...]

Get Ahead of the Weather!!!

With the weather delivered straight into the app you view the most (or for me at least) iCAL!!!
or any other calender app that can support ical subscriptions!
I get the subscriptions from the weather underground and they auto update every hour.
For e.g
Go to http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/48698.html
Copy the link of the ical icon on the right hand side of [...]

iPhone SMU Checklist!

Here are the things that the 2G iPhone can do in SMU!

Login to WLAN-Student (Suppose to be able to work in iPhone 3G)
Print (Rumored to be in the works)
Surf (via SMUGIP)
Receive Email
Send Email (Cant seem to get the settings right)

If you find other things your iPhone can do, send me a comment!

iPhone EDGE Settings in Singapore

Image by pouwerkerk via Flickr
Here are the settings for iPhone Users in Singapore
Singnet “EDGE” Settings
APN: internet
Username: 65IDEAS
Password: ideas
Starhub “EDGE” Settings
APN: shwapint
Username:
Password:
M1 “EDGE” Settings
APN:sunsurf
Username:65
Password:user123

Run Windows On your Mac For FREE!

Virtual Box is a free virtualization software that does what parallels and vmware does, but for free!
Check out
http://www.virtualbox.org/
Switching to a mac just got that much more attractive
and for a nice clean tutorial please visit
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/virtualbox-running-windows-on-a-mac-for-free-sort-of/

Singapore iPhone Apps Store!

Its up! its up!
Singaporeans can now slap themselves with one more piece of evidence that the iPhone is coming soon!
This was taken using itunes 7.7