This was on a mailing list and thought I should publish it here for posterity. (Tech Support | California, USA) Caller: "I need to report a very serious computer crime! The local university is running an illegal computer system!" Me: "Could you...

So, the PSLE results came out today, November 26 2009. My son did well (got 3As and an A*) and his "aggregate" is 241. Next step is to apply for secondary one. In a way, the system is freer now compared to when I did my PSLE 38 years ago. He has a...

Happy to have helped with the launch of Fedora 12 at the Singapore Polytechnic. It was a lunch and learn affair and we had about 120 or students in attendance - including about 10-20 faculty. Nice to see the interest. Good questions were asked: does...

Quietly pleased to be recognized with a Merit Award from Spring Singapore for "meritorious service and contribution to the Singapore national standardisation programme". Thanks, ITSC for giving me an opportunity to serve. Spring Singapore Merit Award...

My Mom was asking me for a small laptop for her to use and I figured that the best thing would be to get a netbook. With my sons and nephew in tow, we trooped down to VivoCity to see what's on offer. Best Denki was the first stop and nothing that...