Home cooked salmon cream sauce spaghetti with chives, mixed herbs and pepper. Served with broccoli soup.
Picture taken with Leica V-Lux 3 compact digital camera in Macro mode. Handheld snapshot at f/2.8, 1/15 sec, ISO400, 25mm (35mm equiv).
The Leica V-Lux 3 compact digital camera has a mean Macro mode. You can stick the lens right into the food and still get pin sharp snapshots of your favourite food.
Cliff wishes one and all a Happy and Woofelicious New Year!
My kid got a bit confused as to when daddy spent a day as a Golden Retriever.
Cliff is a sport when it comes to dressing up. And my clothes fits him just nice!
It’s the first day of 2012. Here’s wishing everyone a prosperous and successful year in 2012!
Best Wishes for 2012 from tech4tea.com
The courier dropped off the S$329 (incl 7% GST) graphics tablet for review today. I’ll be trying it out over the next two weeks.
Out of the box, the Wacom Bamboo Fun graphics tablet with pen, driver and bundled software discs, and the optional wireless kit.
The Bamboo series is the entry level line of tablets for the company, while the Intuos is the mid-tier line, with the Cintiq line the high-end tablet cum LCD display for the heavy-lifting.
Bamboo Fun is compatible with both Windows (7, Vista, XP SP3 or later) and Macs (OS X 10.5.8 or later, Intel processor).
The three re-styled and improved Bamboo models – Pen (S$129), Pen & Touch(S$179), and Fun (S$329) form the third generation of the Bamboo series.
The aesthetic design has been restyled to feature a lime green highlight around the edge and a reduced bevel around the tablet’s working area.
Optional wireless accessory kit (S$65) comprising a battery and wireless transmitter for the tablet, and a USB dongle for the computer.
Bamboo Fun is the priciest and largest of the three models, measuring 352 x 209 x 9.8mm with an active tablet area of 217 x 137 mm.
It supports 1024 pressure levels in the stylus pen tip and a resolution of 2540 pixels.
Bamboo Fun features four customisable ExpressKeys, supports the use of both pen and finger-touch, and supports wireless usage through an optional wireless accessory kit for an extra S$65.
This kit may not be available in some countries though.
Bundled software includes Adobe Photoshop Elements 9, Corel Painter Essentials, and Bamboo Scribe 3.0.
This free WD TV Remote app from Western Digital turns an iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, or Android compatible mobile device into an advanced feature remote control for the WD TV Live or WD TV Live Hub.
WD TV Remote app has all the features of the standard WD TV remote control, plus additional advanced features.
The WD TV Remote app allows users to more easily navigate the wide variety of digital media WD TV users enjoy on their television.
Users must own a WD TV Live with firmware release version 1.05.18 or WD TV Live Hub updated with firmware release version 3.01.19.
This includes media from leading entertainment services like Vimeo, Dailymotion, TuneIn Radio, Deezer, Facebook and YouTube, to personal video, photos or music.
The new WD TV Remote app provides all the features of the standard WD TV remote control along with several advanced features.
A gesture pad helps users to navigate menu screens and services with intuitive touch gestures.
QWERTY keyboard support for text entry and search functionality is also included.
Western Digital WD TV Live wireless streaming media player
A favorites screen provides quick access to entertainment services on the WD TV.
Volunteers from CA Technologies host children as part of CA Together in Action initiative.
Glad to see the staff volunteers having as much fun as the children.
Following its donation to the Mainly I Love Kids (MILK) fund earlier this year, CA Technologies hosted the “Kids’ Day Out” event during the festive season at their new office in Collyer Quay.
“Every year, staff at CA Technologies offices around the world make the commitment to come together to make a difference to the lives of those who are less fortunate,” said Mr. Lionel Lim, President, Asia Pacific, CA Technologies.Volunteers had worked overnight to transform the premises into a fairytale carnival with different game stations featuring child slides, child-sized cars, a ball play pen, handicrafts and creative balloon art.
49 preschoolers, aged six years and under and from disadvantaged backgrounds enjoyed themselves, and were treated to a festive lunch.
The preschoolers are from Beyond Social Services, a partner of Mainly I Love Kids (MILK).
49 preschoolers, aged six years and under and from disadvantaged backgrounds were at premises of CA Technologies.
The company also invited staff to “grant” the children’s wishes which had been hung on a “Wishing Tree” placed prominently by their reception area. All the children’s wishes were fulfilled.
A new line-up of IPS monitors from LG will be unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas next month (January 10-13). This 2012 IPS monitor line-up will be available globally starting February 2012.
LG's line-up of IPS monitors for 2012 will be unveiled at the CES in January 2012.
LG’s new IPS monitors (using In-Plane Switching technology) promise consumers an optimal 3D viewing solution, offering immersive 3D viewing with higher resolutions from wider viewing angles. The new IPS monitors are divided into the DM92, DM82 and DM52 series, as well as the D43 3D monitor.
The 27-inch DM92 series comes with slim bezels and a lustrous chrome stand. The DM92 series is also optimized for enjoying 3D content. By incorporating an IPS panel, the DM92 series enables greater depth, consistent color and brightness at wider viewing angles compared with conventional 3D displays.
The 23-inch DM82 series comes with 7-watt built-in speakers and has a chic and futuristic design, employing a metallic neck supported by a square,
The 27- and 23-inch DM52 series offers versatility and efficiency in a flexible package. Combining immersive 3D with IPS, the DM52 series comes equipped with a range of connectivity features, such as HDMI and USB, for content-sharing with external devices.
Optimized for 3D, LG’s D43 monitor promises bright 3D images as well as SUPER Resolution and vivid colors through the 3D effect mode. The D43 easily converts 2D content into 3D without any additional software. A 3D hot key enables users to easily adjust and control the depth of 3D images.
Expected to happen in the first half of 2012, the combined technology and teams from the merger is expected to help accelerate pace of innovation in cloud and mobile optimisation.
Akamai has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Cotendo, a company that offers an integrated suite of Web and mobile acceleration services.
“By combining our innovative technology and employees with Akamai, we expect our customers and partners will gain access to a comprehensive, global platform and wider portfolio of leading-edge services supported by some of the most experienced providers in the industry,” said Ronni Zehavi, CEO and co-founder of Cotendo.Helping to mitigate the challenges of operating in a hyperconnected world, Akamai provides a secure platform over which businesses can engage users across the Web, mobile, cloud, or a mix of public and private network environments.
Cotendo, on the other hand, offers an integrated suite of Web and mobile acceleration services.
Founded in 2008, Cotendo is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, with a technology center in Israel. Cotendo currently has approximately 100 employees, with over 50 based in Israel.
The combination of the two companies’ technologies and teams is expected to increase the pace of innovation in the areas of cloud and mobile optimization.
Under terms of the agreement, Akamai will acquire all of the outstanding equity of Cotendo in exchange for a net cash payment of approximately $268 million, after expected purchase price adjustments, plus the assumption of outstanding unvested options to purchase Cotendo common stock.
The closing of the transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, is expected to occur in the first half of 2012.
It’s Boxing Day and a day of recovery from the Christmas celebrations. Check out the Angry Birds game apps from Rovio Entertainment for the PlayBook in BlackBerry App World, now available for US$4.99 each.
PlayBook owners registered in Singapore can buy the apps at S$4.99 each.
Play Angry Birds from Rovio Entertainment on the BlackBerry PlayBook.
The popular game/series from Rovio – Angry Birds, Angry Birds Rio and Angry Birds Seasons are now available on the BlackBerry PlayBook.
Angry Birds
Angry Birds on BlackBerry PlayBook
The survival of the Angry Birds is at stake. Dish out revenge on the green pigs who stole the Birds’ eggs. Use the unique destructive powers of the Angry Birds to lay waste to the pigs’ fortified castles. Angry Birds features hours of gameplay, challenging physics-based castle demolition, and lots of replay value. Each of the 288 levels requires logic, skill, and brute force to crush the enemy.
Angry Birds Rio
Angry Birds Rio on BlackBerry PlayBook
What happens when everybody’s favourite fierce fowl get caged and shipped to Rio? They get very angry! In Angry Birds Rio, the original Angry Birds are kidnapped and taken to the magical city of Rio de Janeiro, where they eventually escape their captors and set out to to save their friends, Blu and Jewel – two rare macaws and the stars of the hit motion picture, Rio. Angry Birds Rio will pair the physics-based gameplay of the original game with unique twists based on the film.
Angry Birds Seasons
Angry Birds Seasons Rio on BlackBerry PlayBook
It was a dark and stormy night … but that won’t stop the Angry Birds! Pursue the pigs through 30 levels filled with pumpkin patches, exploding jack-o-lanterns, and creepy skeletons, lit by a full moon and eerie lantern light. You’ll get some unexpected help from a BRAND NEW BIRD – he starts out small, but don’t let his looks fool you! Complete all the levels to find some special tricks and treats!
Santa Cliff wishes one and all a Merry Christmas!
Santa Cliff taken with Olympus E-P3 with 40-150mm lens. 170mm (35 equiv), f/4.8, 1/160 sec, ISO 200.
