Archive for September 2010

World Community Grid Update: 1 Year, 152 days, 4 hours, 20 mins, 42 secs and counting…

Sep 21st, 2010 | By | Category: Other Stuff

Yes, that’s how much the team has contributed since we formed.
Want to know what World Community Grid is about and how you can join? Read this post I wrote a few years back
The Small Changes team currently stands at 4! Join us and boost the numbers!



Civilization V: Digital Manual now Available

Sep 21st, 2010 | By | Category: Tech & Web

Can’t wait for it to be unlocked/released?
Well, you can now read the manual to kill time here.
3 more days before it reaches Singapore…



Making a difference one sandal at a time…

Sep 21st, 2010 | By | Category: Other Stuff

Before I returned from Taiwan earlier in May, I had decided to throw away my sandals because I simply did not have enough space in my bag. This meant that I had to go sandal-less for the months following my return.
And so I decided to hunt around for a new pair to buy. It was [...]



There is always more than one story…

Sep 11th, 2010 | By | Category: Other Stuff

“The single story creates stereotypes. And the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue but that they are incomplete – they make one story become the only story.”

I particularly liked this video because it’s not just about stereotypes of groups of people it’s about people. Too often, we judge others based on a [...]



Civilization Fan Facebook Group

Sep 9th, 2010 | By | Category: Tech & Web

Ok, so I’m quite a fan(although I only ever play the the Romans and the Americans) when it comes to Civ and I wanted to find more people to play with, talk to about it or just know that I’m not the only nerd who loves conquering the world until the year 2050.
But I couldn’t [...]



BlackBerry Protect: First Impressions

Sep 8th, 2010 | By | Category: Tech & Web

I just got to try out the much talked about BlackBerry Protect application that will become part of all BlackBerry devices. It’s basically a security solution that allows for

Remote backups/restores
Remote Locking of the device
Sounding of an alarm
Location Tracking
Remote Wipe Data
Display A Custom Message to a Locked Device (Really nifty)

The Installation
The installation is really easy. Because [...]



Microloans – a more sustainable way to help?

Sep 2nd, 2010 | By | Category: Other Stuff

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”
- Chinese Proverb
Each time someone comes with that donation card or tin, i’m very likely to smile and say, “No thanks.” I suppose I’m not so much of a donations person.
Why? I [...]