So how much portable storage is enough? 8GB? 16GB? 32GB? How about a whopping 128GB? Kingston claims it’s the first to reach that huge amount of space in portable storage. But really, who care about first right? What matters is that 128GB number. Now enough geekism. The DT200 (short for DataTraveler 200) also offers password [...]
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Ninite – Install all your fave free programs with one installation
October 27th, 2009 
sylv3rblade Ninite is an intuitive utility that allows you to customize all your favorite apps into a single installer. All you need to do is tick the checkbox for the application you want installed, download the installer and let it run. Ninite does the fetching of the installers for you. This is a boon for people [...]
Turn On and Enable Aero (and Aero Peek) in Windows 7
October 26th, 2009 sylv3rblade Windows Aero on Windows 7 is much more functional than just eyecandy and supports several intuitive features like Aero Peek, Live taskbar thumbnails and of course the glass effect. It’s also the platform for other interesting UI improvements like the Windows Flip 3D. Without Aero enabled, you’ll be missing out these interesting features. The good [...]
Apple Refreshes iMac, Mac Mini, MacBook & Added Magic Mouse
October 24th, 2009 sylv3rblade iMac Bright 21.5? display or 27? LED-backlit display Wireless Keyboard & Magic Mouse Intel Core i5 or Core i7 “Nehalem” (for 27? iMac) 160GB, 320GB, or optional 500GB harddrive Price (21.5?): SGD$1,788 (3.06GHz Core 2 Duo/500GB) or SGD$2,288 (3.06GHz Core 2 Duo/1TB) Price (27?): SGD$2,588 (3.06GHz Core 2 Duo/1TB) or SGD$2,988 (2.66GHz Core i5/1TB) Official [...]
Windows 7 is finally here!
October 22nd, 2009 sylv3rblade Windows 7 is now on sale around the world. There’s also a slew of new computers from netbooks, gaming laptops to full pledged workstations going on sale carrying Microsoft’s new OS so there really is much cause for celebration. Here’s a rundown of what you can expect.
Update Multiple WordPress blogs at once
October 21st, 2009 sylv3rblade Working with wordpress is a charm but it does get to a point where keeping your blog primmed and updated becomes more of a chore. Problem is, if you don’t update your blog often then you’re likely to be vulnerable to attacks… but what if you need to update 50 or more blogs? Hassle? Not [...]
WordPress 2.8.5 Hardening release
October 21st, 2009 sylv3rblade WordPress 2.8.5 has been released. As always, it is recommended to update your WordPress installation to the latest patch for security purposes. Here’s a quote from the WordPress team about this release. As you know over the past couple of months we have been working on the new features for WordPress 2.9. We have also [...]
Convert DOCX to DOC files for free
October 19th, 2009 sylv3rblade It’s 2009 and yet everyone still hasn’t adopted the .docx file format which is why we usually end up hunting for free Docx to doc file converters online. Not five minutes before deciding to write this, I was scouring google for ways to convert to convert DOCX to DOC and as expected, the usual problem [...]
Apple’s Fifth Generation Ipod Nano
October 13th, 2009 sylv3rblade Fresh news from the It’s Only Rock and Roll event, Apple launches it’s new fifth generation iPod nano. Encased in a polished aluminum and glass exterior, the new nano unit sports a new built-in video camera, microphone and speaker, allowing users to record H.264 VGA video (640 x 480 pixels) at up to 30 frames [...]
Amazon Kindle coming to the Philippines
October 13th, 2009 sylv3rblade The Amazon Kindle is set to hit Philippine shores on October 19 at $279 (approx. Php13,000 not including customs and other taxes). This 6″ international GSM version will be available to over 100 countries (obviously including us ) with international shipping.