Tech On Me

Just a quick post to share with fellow Android users (Yes, I'm currently using a Samsung Galaxy S2 mobile phone). Just found out that you can get the Cerberus mobile security app for free only for limited time (till 29 Feb 2012). See the following link for more details : http://bit.ly/zHJtRm Instructions for download 1. Download and install the Cerberus app from the Android market,  2. Create an account with username and register your email with them.  3. Go to the following link: http://bit.ly/A8Skmp   to enter your Cerberus account name and email and wait for them to send you your free license code! (Do this by 29 Feb 2012 to get it free) To test if it’s working: 1. Make sure you turn on GPS setting on your phone/tablet. 2. On your computer browser, go to the following link: http://www.cerberusapp.com Enter Username and Password to login. 3 Make sure the “Command” = “Start Tracking” and click Send Command button 4. The map should refresh to show location of ...

Amazon Kindle Touch Lighted Cover When you purchase your Kindle Touch (as with most devices like your IPads and mobile phones these days), you can choose from an array of options for cases or covers to protect your precious device. I decided not to get a screen protector since I would get a cover to protect the Kindle unit.  My criteria was to get a cover that affords sufficient protection from knocks (and other mishaps) and must look decent enough to me. Browsing through the cover options available for the Kindle Touch , I came across the following cover: It fulfilled the criteria plus it has a built-in light for reading in dim light! BUT at a price...at US$59.99 (~S$78),  it is nearly 2/3 the cost of the Kindle Touch itself. I spent time mulling over whether I should get it or a cheaper cover plus an additional clip-on reading light. I weight the pros and cons and decided to bite the bullet and get the Kindle Touch Lighted cover by Amazon . What swayed the decision: 1. I d...

In my past posts, I did a review on Kindle Touch and also covered how to import it to Singapore . Now that you've got a Kindle eBook Reader, it'll be useless unless it is loaded with content. If you are like me, you would probably have some ebooks on hand, some of which are not natively supported by the Kindle e.g. LIT (Microsoft Reader), ePUB. Don't fret! Although the Amazon Kindle can only support some formats natively ( Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively) , there are softwares available that allow you to convert whatever ebook you have to be compatible with the Kindle. 2 good examples are listed below. Calibre ebook software: This is an excellent software available on multiple OS platforms that allows you to convert ebooks into nearly any format that is compatible with a whole range of ebook readers (Sony, Barnes and Noble's Nook etc.) For a full list of the formats supported, please refer to here . Go to the download page Click on your pref...

As of the time of writing, Kindle eBook Readers have not been made officially available for direct shipping to Singapore. So in order to own a Kindle, you have to use a workaround which often involves getting friends who are going to the US to get one on your behalf or alternatively getting it shipped here using a 3rd party shipper who provides a US delivery address to deliver it back to Singapore for a fee. The following sections detail the specific steps on how to do this. Step 1: Create an account with a 3rd party ("middleman") shipper For more details, see the following link:   a complete guide on how to do this (plus other tips on importing items from USA to Singapore) Step 2: Create an account with Amazon 1. Go to Amazon . As below, click Start Here under the Sign In button to create an account. 2.In the next screen below, enter your email, select option:  No, I am a new customer and click on the  Sign in using our secure server button. 3. In the next screen...

I still fondly remember when I first started reading my first full-length storybook. When I was about 5  years old, my mom, in an attempt to wean me away from the TV, forced me to read a storybook (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer). Despite my initial resistance, I found myself enjoying the story. Fast forward to the present, my love affair with books since then has always been considered an on-off affair. I decided to "re-ignite the spark" by getting an Amazon Kindle Touch eReader . In this age of Internet tablets with full colour LCD screens and multiple functionality (Surf the web, read books/comics, play games etc), what is the justification to get a grey-scale dedicated ebook reader? Here are some points I found when I compared it to my Apple Ipad 2 for the sole purpose of reading: An iPad, though an excellent media device, isn't very good for long term reading as   1. it has a screen that is too reflective, which I find isn't very good on the eyes and your eyes w...

I had ordered my new house helper the IRobot Roomba 550 in November 2011 but only received it just before Chinese New Year due to overwhelming demand. My Wife and I considered the following factors before purchasing this unit: We are both working so it is not easy to always maintain that level of House Maintenance especially when you are tired on the weekends. Even if it could keep the floors 80% clean, it would be better than 0% clean. It can be scheduled to clean so it can work while we are working too (:D). Freeing up one cleaning task meant we could put our energy into other tasks   Being a robot, it doesn't have the usual social problems with maids: no need to train on how to do work,  no need to worry if the maid steals or if she brings her boyfriend back to our place secretly for hanky panky etc. The guy who delivered the unit spent some time to demonstrate how it works and showed us the parts that need to be maintained. I had initially ordered the Roomba 560 M...