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If nobody knew what Wikileaks was, they probably do now after the arrest of Editor-in-Chief Julian Assange. It’s ironic how the whole drama of his arrest and other allegations actually boosted the popularity and support of Wikileaks. I have long heard about the site, but never really dug into any depth. I mean let’s face [...]

Apple recently released iOS 4.2.1 which added quite a few awesome features including AirPlay, AirPrint, Safari “find on page”, and free “Find your iPhone” feature for iPhone 4. (sorry 3GS and 3G users… Apple purposely wrote you guys out of the deal.) My personal favorite would have to be the Safari search feature. I have [...]

The article was removed shortly from MacLeans due to “controversies”. I personally think it is an interesting and insightful read. The article is rather lengthy, but it addresses many real issues in universities in Canada and the US. (esp. University of Waterloo, which is my school.. and I am Asian.)  =p Update: the article has [...]

A few months ago I wrote a post detailing my most recent NAS build, running FreeNAS powered by ZFS. Since then the post has gather a fair bit of attention from curious readers and people who are looking to finally DIY an alternative to commercial NAS products, especially the Drobo. So what has happened in [...]

Recently we’ve had an interesting debate among some friends about which is the better platform. The debate of course came at the expense of my buddy Mitchell McKenna‘s Facebook wall… but nonetheless some interesting points were brought up. Mitch, I’m sorry we hijacked your thread. However, after David’s comment I just had to voice it [...]

Just look at the title… can we be more random than that? I’ll add bold headings so you can skip to the stuff that interest you, if at all. =) Jump to: | iPods | iTunes | Apple TV | DD-WRT Routers | This Blog I’m really quite happy how this little blog has turned [...]

Here is my story of the day… I woke up at 4:30 am and arrived at the Fairview Apple Store at 5:20 am hoping to get a good position in line for the iPhone 4. People gradually started showing up after 6:30 am and lined up neatly in front of the storefront. With great anticipation, [...]