June 2011
1 post
The .htaccess File →
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Been a long time since i posted!
I shall post with a small article about the htaccess file i used, I have been doing much research on web page…
February 2010
1 post
Vodka Pasta →
another dish that is easy to cook on exchange!
Vodka is optional seriously ;D (tho cheap almost everywhere else other than SG)
…
January 2010
3 posts
MediaTemple Powered →
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I am now hosted on mediatemple!
For those how do not know who they are, heres some info.
(mt) Media Temple, Inc. is an industry-leading,…
Wedges! →
I will be starting a new section featuring recipes that are easy to cook when you are on exchange!
It will feature cheap, asian (sometimes) and have ingredients that are easy to find whether u are…
Turn Linksys router into an access point! →
This is how i did it… in 10minutes.
1. ONLY connect your linksys modem to your computer and connect to it. (try 192.168.1.1)
2. Use this setting under the adv section of your router.
set the…
September 2009
2 posts
SMU Mac Manual V4 →
Here!
Changelog
Version 4 (9 Sept 09)
-updated printer settings (we can use the ipless method see 7)
-checked for snow leopard compatibility
-updated links for VPN
-faster snow leopard way…
OMG! Auto config file to connect to VPN wo... →
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Only works for snow leopard!
i found this .connect file in the school shared drive!
Kudos to the CIT team! who says there arent helping mac users ;p
August 2009
2 posts
SMU iPhone/iTouch Manual v1! →
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Its here its here! its quite empty for now but it has important stuff!
Contents
1. Connect to WLAN-Student
2. Get your SMU email on…
iPhone SMU Checklist →
Here are the things that the iPhone can do in SMU!
Login to WLAN-Student (using this)
Print (Rumored to be in the works)
Surf (via WLAN or SMUGIP)
Check Email (using this)
Read pdfs
July 2009
3 posts
Make Firefox on Mac Faster/Snappier than ever... →
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Although i love macs and apple, due to the number of plugins and tweaks you can do with it, my fav browser is still firefox, . I wont go into detail to…
The best plan for Apple iPhone 3G S in Singapore →
Since the release you have been wondering what is the best plan, i will show you my view…
i feel the iflexi value plan for the 3G S 16GB.
this is why.
For 2 years you pay (contract…
June 2009
2 posts
SMU Important Dates iCal (Mac)/ SunBird (Win)... →
Updated for Acad Year 2009-2010!
http://www.kianhean.com/smu-important-dates-ical-subscription/
Easiest Way to Remove Durian Smell From Your Hands →
Image by Duncan Allan via Flickr
And its not using soap!
Step 1:
Take a durain shell
Step 2:
Run water through the spiky part of the shell, washing your hands in the…
What does snow leopard mean for SMU mac users →
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Here are the significant impacts of the realease of OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard on the community.
1. NO MORE ENTOURAGE!
I think this alone is…
May 2009
1 post
SMU Password Expiring →
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Why SMU Demands we change our password every 6 months but Singpass does not need such a measure at all.
Our Singpasses are alot more sensitive than…
April 2009
1 post
SMU Mac Manual Updated to v3.3 →
Link
http://www.kianhean.com/smu-mac-manual/
Changelog
Version 3.3 (17 Mar 09)
-updated printer settings (we need to use old settings )?-updated auto connect for WLAN-Student
Version…
March 2009
3 posts
Mac OSX Print Drivers! →
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Many people do not know of this 3rd party site that provides print drivers for many many printer models.
Download it, install and it should work! =D…
Fix Growl Mail Crash Under Safari 4 →
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From http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20090227003450677
In the meantime, you can workaround this issue by putting Growl into…
Hack SMU Lib Proj Room’s LCD TV Presentation... →
Or rather known as the WePresent which has no mac comptiblity and lags when performing high bandwidth operations. (movies games etc)
Step 1
Get a VGA to VGA cable!
…
December 2008
5 posts
Auto Connect to WLAN Student on your iPhone/iPod... →
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Isnt it irritating that your device doesnt auto save the preferences of connecting to WLAN Student?
This is the solution for auto connection!!!!
…
Unibody Macbook Review! By Razzberrie →
Image by Getty Images via Daylife
Read the full review of the unibody macbook by razzberrie here!
good job gal! Keep it coming!
Unibody MacBook Review Part I:…
SMUX Wallpaper →
Something i did when i was boreddd
Dl Link
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/3350/SMUX%20WALLPAPER.zip
Make iTunes recognise compilations! →
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Dont u just hate it when you have a compilation and iTunes treats each song as a seperate album?
An album say “Best of 2009” will have 20…
Know the difference →
November 2008
2 posts
Alternative to CountIFs function in excel 2003! →
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Thanks to people not upgrading to the latest version of excel, i had to search around the net to find a solution to this. luckily i found this site…
Evidence to back up notion of SMU becoming an... →
This is written to catalog sightings and other evidence to support the notion that of SMU becoming an ultra mugger school. This is to prevent people from saying that seniors always think their…
October 2008
5 posts
Joke of the day →
New Macbooks DDR3 giving me a headache →
Traditionally i would buy a macbook and upgrade its ram to 4gb easily by going down to sim lim square to get apple compatible rams. However, it seems that apple has outdid itself this time and is…
Get SMU Email through your iPhone →
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Credits to raymond
Email: smustu/yourname.200x@whatever.smu.edu.sg (if you are running firmware 2.1 or above, put domain as SMUSTU and leave it out of the…
Some photoshop! →
September 2008
2 posts
iPhone Settings for SMU →
Image by .schill via Flickr
Soon i will post an iphone manaual
But till then
How to connect to WLAN-Student
Works only for iphone 3G and 2G (firmware 2.0 onwards i…
Singapore F1 Race Ticket Design →
oooo i love that design
Link →
Go to
http://www.kianhean.com/smu-mac-manual/
Updated in this version!
Version 3.2 (11 Sept 08)
-updated printer settings (no need to find ip and computer name!)
August 2008
6 posts
Total Cost of an iPhone in Singapore →
My predictions for the cost of an iphone were not far off!
i expected high cost but this time singtel is really pushing it.
Somehow i still see alot of users getting the iPhone. I…
SMU Mac Manual V3.1 *updated* →
Go to
http://www.kianhean.com/smu-mac-manual/
Updated in this version!
Version 3.1 (20 Aug 08) -updated printer settings that work!!!
the printer settings 110% work! Gentlemen start your…
iPhone 3G Data Plan In Singapore →
If the current prices and plans of data plans in Singapore stay stable, then the iphone will set u back quite some bit. No doubt that there would probably be special data plan promotions for people…
iPhone launch in Singapore on 22nd Aug! →
Oh wow what a surprise!
It is out sooner than expected!
But i predict the price would be hefty.
I predict
$600 for an iPhone 3G 8Gb with Plan
and
$800 for an iPhone 3G 16Gb with Plan
due…
WOW! A Complusory Survey!!! →
It is rare that i write a rant like this but i think it is neccessary
i recieved an email that said
You are cordially invited to take part in this survey to contribute your views on…
Get Ahead of the Weather!!! →
With the weather delivered straight into the app you view the most (or for me at least) iCAL!!!
or any other calender app that can support ical subscriptions!
I get the subscriptions…
July 2008
8 posts
iPhone SMU Checklist! →
Here are the things that the 2G iPhone can do in SMU!
Login to WLAN-Student (Suppose to be able to work in iPhone 3G)
Print (Rumored to be in the works)
Surf (via SMUGIP)
Receive…
Big Cup of Youget →
Yumm yumm hahahaha
it was so nice i had to post it
Fix for connection and auth problems for smu mac... →
Thanks to jun kit (http://www.kianhean.com/2008/07/02/adium-alive-in-smu/#comments)
for sharing this with us!
He has found out that you go to
1.System Pref -> Network -> Advanced -> 802.11x
…
iPhone EDGE Settings in Singapore →
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Here are the settings for iPhone Users in Singapore
Singnet “EDGE” Settings
APN: internet
Username: 65IDEAS
Password: ideas
Starhub “EDGE” Settings …
Run Windows On your Mac For FREE! →
Virtual Box is a free virtualization software that does what parallels and vmware does, but for free!
Check out
http://www.virtualbox.org/
Switching to a mac just got that much more…
Singapore iPhone Apps Store! →
Its up! its up!
Singaporeans can now slap themselves with one more piece of evidence that the iPhone is coming soon!
This was taken using itunes 7.7
SMU iCal Important dates updated again! →
Singapore public holidays are inaccurate if you subscribe to the apple Singapore holidays. Link below from mozilla is accurate .
Also i realised that knowing when SMU has its holiday is very…
Adium alive in SMU! →
Using the 1.3b5 version of adium, all connection issues with using adium in SMU seems to have been solved. i am not sure if this is caused by the new OSX updates or something done internally on…
June 2008
9 posts
SMU Important Dates iCal subscription updated! →
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SMU IMPORTANT DATES For academic year 07-08 *updated* & 08-09!
Changelog
Jun 27 2008
Added dates for new BOSS bidding schedule for Term 1 and 2 for…
Visit to Apple Computer Singapore →
Way cool day for me at least. I visited Apple Singapore for the first time!
Externally it was nothing to cry about but internally it was rather cool!
Lots of renovation going on but cool people +…
Download Firefox 3 FINAL before the rest do →
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OSX version
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/products/download.html?product=firefox-3.0&os=osx&lang=en-US
Windows version
…