• Tech,  Technology

    Cut the Rope now FREE on IE9!

    Cut the Rope is one of my favourite games on the iPhone. Its a puzzle game where candy is tied on strings and you will have to manipulate and cut the strings to feed a green blob called "Om Nom". Apparently it has been downloaded over 60 MILLION times to date! The great news today is that, instead of paying $0.99 (approx RM3~) at the AppStore (US link), you can now get it for FREE on PCs with Internet Explorer 9 installed. Now I know that many people especially designers and web developers, may cringe at the mention of IE but as I wrote during the launch of IE9 beta…

  • Blogging,  Product,  Service,  Tech,  Technology,  Triberr

    Hotmail’s new look–15 years and going strong

    If you’re like me, Hotmail was the first real email address you had. It was the coolest thing to see your nickname and getting really excited if and when someone emailed you. Hotmail launched in 1995 and was one of the first free email service. Over the years, unfortunately, Hotmail started to lose its luster, especially with a whole lot of new free email providers cropping up like mushroom. Hotmail with its clunky design and lack of features (2MB space only!) got left behind. From left : (i) The small crowd of techies & bloggers (ii) Unsubscribing from a newsletter with a dropdown menu within Hotmail. Fast forward to 2011…

  • Tech,  Technology

    How to change the new Facebook Photo “Lightroom” Viewer back to the old version

    Don’t you hate the new Facebook Photo Viewer that’s with that “lightroom” effect? I seriously dislike it a lot! Its so annoying and doesn’t enhance the user experience at all, in my opinion. I found a simple way to walk around this issue. Can’t remember where I saw it la, some tech site I think. Note : In addition to the steps below, here are more steps to help “remove” the new viewer Open in new tab – In Chrome I tried duplicating the tab, it seemed to remove the lightroom effect. Haven’t tried on other browsers tho. This works on other browsers like Firefox Refresh the page – Pressing…

  • Tech,  Technology

    Digi and Maxis iPhone 4 Comparison Chart

    Im using both a Digi and Maxis number. So I guess you could say I’ve got my foot planted firmly on both camps :P Am interested to see whose plans is better so I decided to make a comparison. Unfortunately, some things were in the way Digi does NOT have a 12 month contract plan Maxis has plans with 1GB, 2GB and 3GB while Digi has plans with 1GB, 3GB and 5GB So i present the following table: Digi and Maxis iPhone 4 Comparison Chart for 1GB and 3GB plans with 24 month contract Interesting things to note to influence ur decision: Warranty : Digi offers only 1 yr warranty,…

  • News,  Tech

    Malaysia News : Digi iPhone 4 Rate Plans (& Maxis too!)

    Edit 2 : Rates are correct. Click on Link below to see proper link. If you’re interested, I have made a comparison chart – Digi and Maxis iPhone 4 Comparison Chart. Edit : That was fast! Digi pulled down the link. It now redirects to their main site. Lucky took screenshot Found this link on Twitter to the Digi iPhone 4 plans and it shows the new plans that are valid from 24th Sept. Below is a screenshot in case they pull it down As usual, the table is damn confusing. Was it for 24 mths or 12 mths? I bet most of you have seen the plans from Maxis…