Starcraft II: Available 27 July 2010.

Blizzard Entertainment is finally releasing the second installation of their popular RTS game, Starcraft II. Although it has taken them 10 long years (A little overdue...) I'm quite excited! Next, when is Diablo 3 going to be released? Another 10 years :P Visit the official Starcraft II website: http://us.starcraft2.com/

Google Andriod Froyo 2.2, to be enjoyed, cold :)

Looks like the Andriod phones will see Froyo soon :) And judging from the highlights given by Google, it looks really good! Plus it also supports Flash 10.1. The Android 2.2 platform introduces many new and exciting features for users and developers. This document provides a glimpse at some of the new user features and technologies in Android 2.2. Hit the jump to view the introductory video, highlights and more!

Preview: Sony NEX-5.

Image courtesy of DPREVIEW.COM. The NEX series will initially comprise two cameras - the NEX-5 and NEX-3. In terms of specifications, both cameras are essentially identical - the NEX-5 gets a slightly smaller magnesium alloy body and 1080i AVCHD movie recording but in ever other respect they're the same. A mount adapter will be available, giving the ability to use Sony and Minolta Alpha-mount lenses. The LA-EA1 adapter will have a motor to control the lens aperture but nothing to driving the autofocus (they can't currently focus SSM and SAM lenses with built-in focus motors either). We have no pricing for the ...

BlackBerry Bold 9650.

BlackBerry Bold 9650 - un-boxing done by CrackBerry.com. The new Bold 9650 comes with pre-'installed' with a 512MB internal memory and expandable to 32GB via a microSD card. The Bold 9650 will probably only hit Singapore's shores in the next couple of months later. You can view and read more about the specifications of the new BlackBerry Bold 9650, here, http://na.blackberry.com/eng/devices/blackberrybold/bold_specifications.jsp Hit the jump to view the video of the un-boxing and its performance. :)

MFT: Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2

It looks like the Micro-Four-Thirds (MFT) cameras are now becoming a trend amongst the amateur photographer. Compact in size with the option of interchangeable lenses, not only is this light on your shoulders but lighter on your wallet too. The camera will come as part of a kit, with the newly announced LUMIX G VARIO 14-42mm/F3.5-5.6 ASPH/MEGA O.I.S. (that's a mouthful) lens. Pricing and availability have yet to be announced. Read the press-release here.

DIY Project: Macro lens on a shoe string budget.

So you're on a shoe-string budget but love taking macro shots of insects, grains of rice, flowers or just about anything that is blown up 0.5 times larger than what it exactly is to the human eye? I only found this out after purchasing my Tamron AF 90mm f/2.8 Macro lens, to be honest, on a personal level, I find this setup a little daunting. It takes patience and well, even more patience to get the setup correct. If you're game for it, read the rest of the DIY project at the following site: http://www.diyphotography.net/macro-on-a-budget-or-back-to-back-couplers

HTC Desire – available in Singapore, end May 2010.

HTC Desire is now available in Singapore come end of May 2010. The superphone (read: No longer known as smart phones.) will be priced at with a RRP tag of S$898. Running a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor makes the phone incredibly responsive while the instinctive HTC Sense experience lets you wield the power of the HTC Desire with the greatest of ease. Read the press release at http://www.htc.com/sea/press.aspx?id=129702&lang=1033 Overview of the superphone: http://www.htc.com/sea/product/desire/overview.html

Day #166 update.

Posted: July 29th, 2007 | Author: grey_fox | Filed under: Oldies - post of yester-year! | No Comments »

Here are some quick shots that I took of the tank after its weekly maintenance. I did a major trim to the hemianthus micranthemoides bunch growing in the back. I reckon that if you pull the bunch out straight, they may infact reach up to more than 1 metre in length.

Other clean ups that were done were mainly general trimmings and yanking of the older leaves and such.

Flora and fauna are doing rather well and the panda & salt-pepper corydoras that I purchased are getting bigger and fatter.

View more of my tank photos at my flickr album.

Enjoy!

Looking for an interior decoration firm.

Posted: July 28th, 2007 | Author: grey_fox | Filed under: Oldies - post of yester-year! | No Comments »

Sorry for the lack of updates lately. I’ve been rather busy with work and hardly have the time for myself. Anyways, in today’s post I’m writing on looking for an interior decoration firm for my future place.

Recently (about 3-4 weeks ago), my wife and I went down for a interior decorator’s open house at the Singapore Expo centre. We receive some phamplets, name cards and after sifting through the preview of design work offered by these firms, we shortlisted only a few, sent out emails with our requirements and only received one reply!

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La Casa – the re-visit.

Posted: July 15th, 2007 | Author: grey_fox | Filed under: Oldies - post of yester-year! | No Comments »

In my previous post, La Casa – Our future home, about done. we were once again invited down to our future home by Far East Organisation for a smoothie demonstration as well as go for a ‘look-see’ around.

Although its not completely done yet, I can see that it will probably take the developers another 5 to 6 months before its entirely completed. I managed to take more photos of the place this time and the photos sets will show you more of the different pools as well as the club houses and some shots of the showrooms.

Photo set of the La Casa visit that my wife and I went down to.

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Site updates.

Posted: July 12th, 2007 | Author: grey_fox | Filed under: Site-related | No Comments »

New theme installed for Aquastuff. Better?

I’ve also added a “Using Aquastuff” page for you to find out how to effectively use Aquastuff with ease. Feedback would be much-appreciated.

New additions – salt & pepper + panda corydoras.

Posted: July 8th, 2007 | Author: grey_fox | Filed under: Oldies - post of yester-year! | No Comments »

I just purchased 4 panda corydoras and 2 salt & pepper corydoras to be added to my tank.

Cute little fellas who help maintain the bottom community of the tank. Currently I have only 1 adult salt & pepper corydora. Hopefully with 6 new ones to be a part of its ‘gang’, it’ll be happier since corydoras do indeed do better in a group.

You can view more of the photos take at my flickr album located at the following URL. http://www.flickr.com/photos/snaps_at_aquastuff/sets/72157600578985341/.

Enjoy

My fertilization tools & hardware.

Posted: July 5th, 2007 | Author: grey_fox | Filed under: Oldies - post of yester-year! | No Comments »

In this picture what you are seeing are the fertilisers I currently have for my tank. What you see in the cupboard are the following.

Lushgro – KNO3, K2SO4, KH2PO4
Seachem – Flourish, Equilibrium, Iron
Tropica – Plant Nutrition, Plant Nutrition NPK
Ferka – Potassium

The rest are actually miscellaneous items such as the ADA drop checker which checks the pH levels of the tanks’ waters. Measuring spoons for dry and wet fertiliser dosing.
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