Due to the unique orbital mechanics, the moon closer to Earth than that it has been in more than 18 years. Some observers to dub it a “supermoon.”. The next similar occurrence will be in 2029. Date / Time : 20th Mar 2010, 2148hrs (GMT+8)Camera : Canon 550DLens : 70-200LII @ 200mmSettings : f8. 1/250, ISO-100Others : HandheldPhotographer : Leonard…
Resize, Increase or Expand BootCamp Partition in Mac using CampTune | Software Review | Mac
One of the key features in Mac OS (latest as Snow Leopard) is BootCamp which allows Mac user to selectively boot into the desired OS environment easily. However, as the space requirements changes over time, there maybe a need to adjust the size of the 2 partitions i.e. NTFS & HFS+. Traditionally, one can backup the BootCamp partition, delete the…
Nike Inc. (NKE) suffered price decline after a weak quarterly profit | Stock Analysis | US Stock Market
Nike Inc.(NKE) reported on 18 Mar 2011, a smaller quarterly profit than most analysts had expected. Financial-wise: – Fiscal third-quarter net income of $523 million, or $1.08 a share, up from $497 million, or $1.01 a share, in the year-earlier period– Sales increased 7% to $5 billion– Gross margin fell 110 basis points to 45.8% as the cost to make…
Japan Yen strengthens post Japan earthquake, tsunami & nuclear plant meltdown | Forex | Japan
It is rather unusual to see Yen strengthening against major currencies after the various calamities which hit Japan since last Friday. The latest movement of USD/SGD on late 17th March 2011, saw the key support of 81 breeched. For the past 1 year period, Yen has been oscillating between 84 and 81. Back in Sept 2010, it was at 86…
Singapore Blue Chips for Value Plays | Stock Review | Singapore Stock Market
As predicted in my past blog entries, Japan has suffered the 3rd worst intraday price plunge in her history for the Nikkei 225 Index. Stock markets round the world are also not spared: A) Asian Stock Markets: B) European Stock Markets: Likewise, for Singapore Stock Market, the STI has breeched 3000 psychological level to end at 2946.1 (-2.8%). Looking at…
Risk of Failing Japan Economy with recent Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear meltdown | Economic Review | Japan
It reminds me of the calamitous 1995 Kobe earthquake. The Kobe quake killed 6,500 people and caused 10,000 billion yen of damage – about 2.5 percent of Japan’s gross domestic product. Over the subsequent six months the country’s stock market plunged 25 percent, even as big global markets moved higher. Yet there are big differences between conditions now and 16…
Region free Playback on portable DVD drives? | Macbook Air Superdrive vs Imation IMN-600LE VA | Gadgets Review | Singapore
One of the biggest headaches for external portable DVD drives is the restrictions to play disc of multiple regions. A RPC2 type will restrict a maximum change of region to 5 times. This is typical of the latest Macbook Air superdrive. One wonderful alternative which I’ve got in the recent IT Show was Imation IMN-600LE DVD drive/writer. It is a…
iPad 2 vs iPad 1 | Key Comparisons | Gadget Reviews | Singapore
If you currently own an iPad 1, should you be changing and buying the new iPad 2? Is it worth the change? Let me run through some of the key comparisons and considerations before you make your own decision. The incremental benefits can be categorized as: A) iPad 2 is sleeker than iPad 1 iPad 2 is 33% thinner and…
World Stock Markets in jittery with recent Japan Earthquake & Tsunami | Stock Markets | World
While the world has to dealt with the political uncertainties in Libya and the rising inflations from the spikes in world oil prices, Mother Earth has not been any kinder to us. Japan’s most powerful earthquake in more than 100 years killed at least 1,000 people and triggered rising radiation levels at one of the nation’s several nuclear-power plants, according to…
Canon EOS 60D vs Nikon D7000 | Entry Level Digital SLR (DSLR) | Gadget Review | Singapore
I have been looking around for a good entry level DSLR. After simple hunt and speaking to a few professionals, basically, I can narrow down to 2 main models – Canon EOS 60D or Nikon D7000. PROS for Canon EOS 60D: The EOS 60D features two extra Megapixels, although you’ll need decent optics to see even a minor benefit of…