microsoft and ipod price update

Please click to see enlarge version !

RETAIL PRICE :- NANO 4GB @ $248
NANO 8GB @ $348

RETAIL PRICE IPOD CLASSIC 80GB @ $428

IPOD CLASSIC 160GB @ 598/$439.61(DEALER'S PRICE)

eg. ipod classic 160GB @ $439
Retailing @ $ 598
A saving of $ 159 !



This is the price at Epi centre etc..

RETAIL : IPOD SHUFFLE 1GB-240 SONGS @ $78

RETAIL : IPOD TOUCH 8GB @ 498/$381.00(DEALER'S PRICE)
IPOD TOUCH 16GB @ 698/$506.60(DEALER'S PRICE)
IPOD TOUCH 32GB - $641.98(DEALER'S PRICE)

Find Cheaper price elsewhere let me know yeah !!


AVAILABLE IN HONG KONG !

JI LEADER MAS SELAMAT

IN SINGAPORE
A security lapse at Whitley Detention Centre led to the escape of Jemaah Islamiyah leader Mas Selamat Kastari on Wednesday afternoon.

Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng who apologised for the incident said Mas Selamat was being taken to the toilet before a meeting at the Family Visit Room when he escaped.

He is still at large.

QUESTIONS

Was Mas Selamat acting alone?
Why was he not restrained with handcuffs or electronic tags?
Shouldn't there have been fail-safe measures in the first place?
Would his escape lead to greater security threats here?

We are concerns about our police force's vigilance, and security operating procedures .

Have a good laff !!!

SONY ALPHA 200

Do you know that Minolta SLR is now "part of SONY" ??

Sony accept repairs for MINOLTA Camera !

In 2003 I inherited this Minolta Dynax 500si AF SLR Camera (Silver) Body and Tamron 28-2000mm len from a Bulgarian guy who needed money while he worked as IT Consultant in Singapore !

Minolta Dynax 500si AF SLR Camera (Silver) Body-film type


Tamron 28-2000mm len


Tamron Len Specification - Click to see enlarge version

The super high powered zoom which at one covers to telephoto 200mm from wide angle 28mm.
28-200 with zoom shortest photographing distance 80cm (at the time of 200mm) it achieved for the first time, as standard zoom you can use without inconvenience with all scenes, very much it is the convenient zoom lens.

2 compound aspherical lenses and LD (dispersion) with the adoption of the lens low, with the compact high picture quality.
With the インテグレイテッド focusing cam of new development, shortening the shortest photographing distance and improving of picture quality are assured.
In addition, close-up photographing at of shortest photographing distance 52cm (as for maximum photographing magnification ratio 1:4.8) it is possible at the time of 135mm.

Specifications

• Model name: 171D
• Mount: Nikon AF-D/CANON AF/Konica Minolta AF/for ペンタックス AF
• Focal length: 28-200mm
• Open F value: 3.8-5.6
• Lens constitution: 16 14 groups
• Smallest contraction: 22
• Shortest photographing distance: 0.52m
• Zoom type: Rotary system
• Maximum photographing magnification ratio: 1:4.8
• Filter diameter: 72mm
• Hood: C8FH
• Weight: 465 g
• Maximum diameter X total length: 78mmx82mm
• Price: ¥55,000

SONY ALPHA 200
Body made by MINOLTA


SPECIFICATION SONY ALPHA 200 - CLICK TO SEE ENLARGE VERSION

The "LEFT OVER" tamrom len will only fit on Sony Alpha range of SLR !!

The RRP for Sony alpha a200k is $1,099

NOTHING DECIDED AS YET ON WHAT TO DO WITH THE TAMRON LEN !!

ERS, IT SHOW_2008,2Mbps Maxonline ,MailStore ,Singaporean in Melbourne

Last Day of the Month 29 FEBRUARY 2008

Where to get buying tips for IT Show 2008 and other computer exhibitions

The IT Show 2008 Exhibition will be held next week, on 6th to 9th March 2008, at Suntec City.
IT Show 2008 web site : http://www.itshow.com.sg

IT Show 2008 Floor Plans :-
Suntec 6th Floor : http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii212/slayerx_fire88/itshow08lvl6.jpg
Suntec 4th Floor : http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii212/slayerx_fire88/itshow08lvl4.jpg

HardwareZone will open a special forum just before each exhibition at its website at http://forums.hardwarezone.com, where computer enthusiasts will provide news and tips on what are the 'good buys' and bargains.

For the IT Show 2008, HardwareZone has already opened a special forum at http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/forumdisplay.php?f=257

And for those who are interested in seeing price lists and flyers of the local computer exhibitions, you can try http://imagehost.yourfirstcreditcard.com/main.php, which is compiled by an anonymous volunteer. The flyers and price lists for IT Show 2008 are expected to be included once the Exhibition starts.

Expect 10.7% Bonus for final ERS payment on 1st March 2008

According to the 2008 Budget Speech delivered on 15th February 2008, the Singapore economy grew by 7.7% in 2007. Since the bonus for the Economic Restructuring Shares (ERS) is calculated at 3% above the real GDP growth rate, those who are still holding ERS shares can expect to receive 10.7% of bonus shares, payable on 1st March 2008.

Holders of ERS can check their balance and bonus shares on 1st March 2008 at the CPF website at http://www.cpf.gov.sg
Log in with your SingPass, and under Section A of 'My Statement', look for 'Click here for details of your discounted SingTel shares/ERS (if any)'.

You can also check your ERS shares at
https://www.psi.gov.sg/NASApp/tmf/TMFServlet?Log_out=true&logout_url=/NASApp/tmf/TMFServlet?app=ERS-NSSMenu%26isNew=true%26Reload=true%26option=Login%26option=EnqBal%26option=2%26option=ERS

2008 will mark the final bonus to be paid for Economic Restructuring Shares (ERS).

ERS Overview : http://www.ers-nss.org.sg/ers_ovw.htm
FAQ on ERS : http://www.ers-nss.org.sg/ers_faq.htm

StarHub's MaxOnline SurfLite enhanced to 2Mbps from 1st March 2008,
@$18.40 per month

With the scheduled implementation of ultra-high speed connectivity by 2015 under the Next Generation National Broadband Network (Next Gen NBN) project, StarHub has responded to SingNet's recent offer of 1Mbps speed @ $15.26 pm for the first 12 months (24 months contract), by upping its MaxOnline SurfLite plan from 1Mbps to 2Mbps from 1st March 2008, @$18.40 per month for the first 11 months of a 2-years contract.

See https://secure.starhub.com/shop/jfn?cfunc=184&octx=4c&jfnRC=6&promotionId=70263 for the details.

According to forum discussions at http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showthread.php?t=1878768, existing MaxOnline SurfLite subscribers also enjoy the speed upgrade to 2Mbps.

MailStore Home - The Free E-mail Archiving Solution

Consolidate, Backup And Search Your E-Mail

MailStore Home enables you to backup all your e-mail messages from multiple applications into one persistent and safe archive. You can import your mail from Outlook, Windows Mail, Outlook Express, Thunderbird, Exchange, as well as POP/IMAP accounts and local files. You read your mail from within the interface, search fast through all your messages by keyword and advanced criteria, and even burn a Backup CD with the click of a button or export messages to .eml format. Messages are stored MIME-compatible, and can be recovered at any time without information loss.

The article "How To Backup Your Email With MailStore Home" by Jordan Running from tucows.com will guide you through the first steps with MailStore Home.
http://www.tucows.com/article/1954

Download MailStore Home at http://www.mailstore.com/en/mailstore-home.aspx

This news clipping from Straits Times on Thursday 28 Feb 2008

OMG
40,000 Singaporean in Australia alone of which 10,000 reside in Melbourne !!

PoolzConnect , Swiss Pictue Bank

Gambling "make easy"
Member Services (65) 6212 0037
Sports Bet (65) 6212 0035
Lottery Bets (65) 6212 0039
ONLINE BET CLICK HERE

4D & TOTO are now available on PoolzConnect!

Beat the queue and start buying 4D via PoolzConnect.

Besides 4D, you can also buy TOTO Quickpick, System 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 or System Roll via PoolzConnect.

SPECIAL FOR POOLZCONNECT ACCOUNT MEMBERS!

As a special service, we offer you the opportunity to place bets on all matches in the E League Champ, German and Italian Leagues

Bets can be placed up till five minutes before kick-off.

	E League Champ starts on Saturday, Aug 11, 2007 and ends on May 4, 2008;
-	German League starts from Aug 10, 2007 and ends on 17 May, 2008;
-	Italian League starts from Aug 26, 2007 and ends on May 18, 2008.

Singapore Pools will be offering Motor Racing sports betting starting with the Australian Race in March. Sales for Championship Winner - Driver and Championship Winner - Team will start on Tue, 4 Mar 2008.

Click here for more details!
Click here for Press Release.


PoolzConnect members can place bets on motor racing through their accounts. The process is similar to placing bets for football.

You can be assured of an exciting time when you use this system to get your ticket to the races!

Podcast: the mrbrown show 25 Feb 2008: formula ultimate queue-up system Download MP3 (MP3, file size: 1.7mb, Time: 00:03:33)

Save your memories.

Protect your digital photos with a Swiss Picture Bank account. For a one-time fee of only 3 cents per picture we will preserve them for 30 years. CLICK HERE TO JOIN

IPHONE, ITUNE ,IPOD CLASSIC

iphone hacked !! iTune hacked !! What next ??


hmm... 16GB hacked version now sold in Singapore


160GB iPod classic @ $598



Cheaper to buy from epic centre !!



Jam Jacket @ $39



Avox i-cruiser - Made in Germany



i-F3 All in one @ 339.00
Good for traveler !

iPod SOFTWARE

ansee iPod Transfer v5.0.0.0

Fize Size:1835KB Language:English OS:Win2000/XP/2003 Date added:February 26,2008

License:Shareware WEB:http://www.tansee.com/

DVD To iPod Video Converter Suite v7.0.8

Fize Size:8749KB Language:English OS:Win2000/XP/2003 Date added:February 12,2008
License:Shareware WEB:http://www.cucusoft.com/

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Cucusoft iPod Video Converter Suite is an all-in-one iPod video Conversion
solution. This Suite includes 2 software -- "Cucusoft iPod Video Converter"
and "Cucusoft DVD to iPod Converter".

MPEG RM WMV iPod 3GP MP4 Flash Converter 4.34

Fize Size:15425KB Language:Shareware OS:Win9x/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Date added:Janaury 31,2008
License:Shareware WEB:http://www.tompegx.net

VI MPEG MOV RM WMV iPod 3GP MP4 Flash Converter is an all-in-one video converter software to convert video files from one format to another. It allows you to convert all popular video formats to avi mpeg mov wmv rm iPod 3gp flash swf flv mp3 zune mp4 with ease. The powerful features and unbeatable price make AVI MPEG MOV RM WMV iPod 3GP MP4 Flash Converter an affordable and powerful video conversion solution on personal computer.

Plato DVD to iPod Converter 6.66

free download @ cnet

SharePod 3 is a lightweight music management program for your iPod. You can copy music and videos between your iPod and computers usually without having to install anything on the computer. DOWNLOAD HERE

READ IT HERE !!!

YEAR OF THE RAT -2008

The Chinese Calendar

Perpetual Calendar : for Past, Present and Future

Would you like to know or confirm on which day of the week you were born? Or on which day of the week a particular event, eg New Year's Day, will occur in 2010?

What you need is a perpetual calendar, and you can find one at http://www.infoplease.com/calendar.php
The first year recorded by this calendar is 1583, the first full year of the Gregorian calendar.

Gregorian calendar : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar

Perpetual calendar formula : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpetual_calendar

History of the Calendar : http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0002061.html

At the bottom of the perpetual calendar at http://www.infoplease.com/calendar.php, you can also find out :-

(1) Day In History : Find out what happened on a certain day
(2) Year by Year (1900—2008) : Find out what events occurred in a certain year

There are also links to other calendars, such as the Chinese Calendar, the Hindu Calendar, the Islamic Calendar, and the Jewish Calendar.

RAT/AGE/ELEMENT
1924 [85 YRS] - WOOD
1936 [73 YRS] - FIRE
1948 [61 YRS] - EARTH
1960 [49 YRS] - METAL
1972 [37 YRS] - WATER
1984 [25 YRS] - WOOD

OX /AGE /ELEMENT
1925 [84 YRS] - WOOD
1937 [72 YRS] - FIRE
1949 [60 YRS] - EARTH
1961 [48 YRS] - METAL
1973 [36 YRS] - WATER
1985 [24 YRS] - WOOD

TIGER/AGE/ELEMENT
1926 83 YRS FIRE
1938 71 YRS EARTH
1950 59 YRS METAL
1962 47 YRS WATER
1974 35 YRS WOOD
1986 23 YRS FIRE

RABBIT/AGE/ELEMENT
1927 82 YRS FIRE
1939 70 YRS EARTH
1951 58 YRS METAL
1963 46 YRS WATER
1975 34 YRS WOOD
1987 22 YRS FIRE

DRAGON/AGE/ELEMENT
1928 81YRS EARTH
1940 69YRS METAL
1952 57 YRS WATER
1964 45 YRS WOOD
1976 33 YRS FIRE
1988 21 YRS EARTH

SNAKE/AGE/ELEMENT
1929 80 YRS EARTH
1941 68 YRS METAL
1953 56 YRS WATER
1965 44 YRS WOOD
1977 32 YRS FIRE
1989 20 YRS EARTH

HORSE/AGE/ELEMENT
1930 79 YRS METAL
1942 67 YRS WATER
1954 55 YRS WOOD
1966 43 YRS FIRE
1978 31 YRS EARTH
1990 19 YRS METAL

GOAT/AGE/ELEMENT
1931 78 YRS METAL
1943 66 YRS WATER
1955 54 YRS WOOD
1967 42 YRS FIRE
1979 30 YRS EARTH
1991 18 YRS METAL

MONKEY/AGE/ELEMENT
1932 77 YRS WATER
1944 65 YRS WOOD
1956 53 YRS FIRE
1968 41 YRS EARTH
1980 29 YRS METAL
1992 17 YRS WATER

ROOSTER/AGE/ELEMENT
1933 76 YRS WATER
1945 64 YRS WOOD
1957 52 YRS FIRE
1969 40 YRS EARTH
1981 28 YRS METAL
1983 16 YRS WATER

DOG/AGE/ELEMENT
1934 75 YRS WOOD
1946 63 YRS FIRE
1958 51 YRS EARTH
1970 39 YRS METAL
1982 27 YRS WATER
1994 15 YRS WOOD

PIG/AGE/ELEMENT
1935 74 YRS WOOD
1947 62 YRS FIRE
1959 50 YRS EARTH
1971 38 YRS METAL
1983 26 YRS WATER
1995 14 YRS WOOD

YEAR OF THE RAT !!

RAT & RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHERS

RAT & RAT-Good relation but will plot & scheme each other to achieve own goal
RAT & OX-Harmonious characters;very supportive towards each other
RAT & TIGER - Very different Personalities;hard to develop into good relationship
RAT & RABBIT - Rabbit is easily biased against rat
RAT & DRAGON - They appreciate each other's talent and good relationship
RAT & SNAKE - Both tend to sing the same tune; living harmoniously
RAT & HORSE - Loggerheads; once there is a dispute it would end up in conflict
RAT & GOAT - short term relationship and break up easily
RAT & MONKEY - good relationship but always being made use by monkey
RAT & ROOSTER - Ordinary friends and suitable as social network acquaintance
RAT & DOG - Both have different interests & personalities ; hard to maintain relationship
RAT & PIG - Never appreciate the rat due to its aggressive & invasive nature

RATTY RAT LUCKY NUMBER
1st lunar month (4/2-4/3) -Lucky number 5746
2nd lunar month (5/3-3/4)-Lucky number 6741
3rd lunar month (4/4-4/5) -lucky number 3568
4th lunar month (5/5-4/6) - Luck number 1991
5th lunar month (5/6-6/7) - lucky number 8146
6th lunar month (7/7-6/8) - lucky number 3260

7th Lunar month (7/8-6/9) Lucky number 3359
8th Lunar month (7/9-7/10) Lucky number 1825
9th Lunar month ( 8/10-6/11) Lucky number 9332
10th Lunar month (7/11-6/12) Lucky number 7400
11th Lunar month (7/12-4/1/09) Lucky number 6106
12th Lunar month (5/1-3/2/09) Lucky number 5107

GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE RATS AROUND THE WORLD !!

Tuesday , February 18,2008

Listen to the full show:

Download podcast (right-click the link and save): SWS: Rambo 4, Gone Baby Gone, and The Mist (MP3, file size: 13.9mb, Time: 00:29:11)
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See What Show, week of 6 Feb 2008. Grandpa action man Rambo takes on Burma army, Ben Affleck’s directorial debut and Stephen King messes with our minds! Reviews of Rambo 4, Gone Baby Gone, and The Mist!

The Hong Kong police are after the mastermind of a major new internet crimewave!

Podcast: the mrbrown show 18 Feb 2008: a hong kong crime wave Download MP3 (MP3, file size: 1.9mb, Time: 00:03:52)

Listen to the full show:

Download podcast (right-click the link and save): SWS: Juno, No Country for Old Men, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (MP3, file size: 12.4mb, Time: 00:25:56)
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See What Show, week of 13 Feb 2008. Teen gets pregnant! Old men can’t fight new evil! Barber gives too close a shave! Reviews of Juno, No Country for Old Men, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street!

Listen to specific reviews:
Part 1: Juno

Part 2: No Country for Old Men

Part 3: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Show notes for week of 13 Feb 2008:
00:56 - What’s Showing This Week - L, Kung Fu Dunk, and CJ7

Inflation? Rising food costs? This minister has the answer!

Amen ! Praise the father and the son, and the holy GOHst ……

Podcast: the mrbrown show 11 Feb 2008: the bread and butter sermon Download MP3 (MP3, file size: 1.7mb, Time: 00:03:32)

回魂夜 out of the dark 盧雄撞鬼

I thought this was a parody