Author: Benny Ling

  • Malaysia 2009 – Part VII

    Okay, so there’s a lot more images in that folder than I expected. No worries, it just means more posts for you! Here’s another, entitled “Wait, I’ve seen that somewhere! (Part Two)”.

    Nazi or Bhuddist?
    Nazi or Bhuddist?

    Right – so yet more late-night driving. I think this was after my Gramp’s 80th bday party, but in any case, we had seen this a couple of times before.

    Armed with lots of photon-capturing devices (read: cameras, iPhone), we went back to take some good photos.

    Now, the question remains: what is it? Sure, it’s a swastika, but it’s not for a Nazi party. Nope – if you read the text at the bottom of the image, it says something along the lines of “Buddhist Church of Sitiawan”.

    The design of the swastika is actually pretty cool – it’s made out of lanterns which make for an ominous sight at night-time.

    Pretty blatant of them to just stick it out there, though, considering how easily it could be mistaken for a Nazi symbol, and it’s not a small sign either, easily being taller than 2m in height, with a couple more for elevation.

  • Malaysia 2009 – Part VI

    Yes, I’m not quite done yet. On my desktop, there’s a folder with blog-able pics from my trip, and this one’s one of them. There’s a couple more to come, so we might reach Part X if we’re lucky (and if I can be bothered).

    In any case, the reason I haven’t been blogging lately is because my internet has been painfully slow. You can read all about it here.

    So, lets get into it, yeah? This one’s called I’ve seen that logo before, and goes out to all my mates on MacTalk Forums.

    Apple Allied Resources
    Apple Allied Resources

    We were driving along, going from A to B (as you do in Malaysia), and I was looking out the window, taking in the sights (as you do) when I suddenly spotted a familiar logo…

    Of course, I whipped out my iPhone, and snapped a picture as fast as I could. My sister was also snapping a pic of something random (I think it was a school bus), but the Apple logo was just too good a photo oppurtunity to pass up…

    Of course, now that I’ve taken the photo, you can go ahead and tell Apple to sue the pants off Allied Resources. Unless they’re actually a part of Apple, of course. But that’s unlikely. :p

    Comments below.

  • MacBook: White substance on memory cards or slots

    White Substance Image

    The white substance is a high-quality lubricant used by factories to facilitate installation of memory DIMMs. The grease will not damage the memory or any MacBook components.

    Over time the lubricant may evaporate and become less visible. Future RAM installations will not require additional lubricant.

    Note: While the grease presents no potential harm if it contacts your skin, it should be washed off using soap and warm water.

    via MacBook: White substance on memory cards or slots.

    RAM lube.

    I kid you not.

  • Artist of the Week: Lily Allen

    Just discovered Lily Allen. Whoa…

    via Twitter / Benny Ling: Just discovered Lily Allen ….

    From the Twitter, if you haven’t noticed.

    A former-colleague of mine responded to this, btu I don’t think he realised that I was taking about her music, not her looks or whatever… 😮

    Her style of music (some sort of indie/pop combo that’s just completely awesome) is just exactly the kind of thing I was looking for to spruce up my rather average iPhone music. I was kinda getting sick of hearing the same old crap every day, so change was in order.

    I highly recommend that you check Lily Allen out (no, not in that way…). Listen to her music on the iTunes Music Store, and buy it (if you’re so inclined).

    Bloody excellent stuff, I say.

  • Musical Graphs

    Billy Jean Graph

    !! omg blog !!: OMG, how geeky: Musical Charts.

    See how many you can name. If you get more than 6 or 7, then you’re a music nerd of epic proportions, and you have earned my never-ending respect. 😀

  • Dropbox? lolwut?

    What exactly is Dropbox?

    Dropbox is the easiest way to share and store your files online.

    No complicated interface to learn. Dropbox runs in the background on your desktop.

    Sync your files automatically to your computers and the web.

    Sign in and access your files from any browser or mobile device.

    Sharing files with your friends and family is just two clicks away.

    View your photos in a gallery and share them easily with anyone.

    via Dropbox – Dropbox Tour – Secure backup, sync and sharing made easy..

    Right, so I’ll do a mini-review of DropBox in a while, but for now, here’s a small taster.

    Watch the screencast for more info.

    Runs on Windows, Linux, and OSX. Free, and you get 2GB storage.

    However, if you sign up via my referral link, you get an additional 250MB, and so do I. It’s a win-win!

    So if you’re thinking of signing up (it’s free, and you’ll get 2.25GB straight off the bad if you hit my referral link), hit up my referral link. Thanks!

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