Vista SP1: Small things come in big packages

Microsoft's planned Vista Service Pack 1 may not be adding many features, but it sure does take up a lot of space.

Based on current test versions, the operating system update will be a 1GB file when uncompressed. By way of comparison, Windows XP--the whole thing--shipped on a CD, which only holds about three quarters of a gigabyte. On the plus side, systems that already have the latest Vista patches can be brought up to the Service Pack 1 level with only a 50MB compressed file through Microsoft's online Windows Update utility.

http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9768026-7.html

How to Write a Cover Letter and Resume

Cover Letter
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Write_a_Cover_Letter

Resume
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_write_a_resume

Storm Worm Targets YouTube Users

http://www.websense.com/securitylabs/alerts/alert.php?AlertID=799

Yahoo rolls out enhanced e-mail service

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070827/tc_afp/technologyitinternetcompanyyahoo

27 - 31 Aug 07 Stock Market Mood

This weekend, investors here are likely to be watching for signs of any slowdown in the US economy, based on the latest new home sales data published overnight yesterday, which could set the mood for the start of trading next week. Furthermore, MAS has just pointed out DBS has got additional $1.1 billion direct exposure to collateralised debt obligations (CDOs) than it previously disclosed.

In Memory of SSG Liew - 23/08/2007

SSG Liew, 4 SIR 10th Mono Scout PS, will always be remembered. He is the best sergeant.

May God bless you.

Microsoft Launches Snazzy New Search Engine Tafiti

It's pretty cool. Silverlight - a serious competitor to Flash, is used. For that, viewers need to install Silverlight plugin.
http://lifehacker.com/software/launch/microsoft-launches-snazzy-new-search-engine-tafiti-292396.php

Install Silverlight plugin
http://silverlight.net/

Identity attack spreads; 1.6M records stolen from Monster.com

This is pretty serious!
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9031418&intsrc=news_ts_head

Got Myself $10 Popular Voucher

I just got myself one $10 Popular voucher :)
It's time to go shopping!

Independent Financial Advisers VS Tied-Agents

Oh ya. I would like to add something - I am not a IFA.

http://www.maa.com.sg/career_train&comm.htm
http://www.pensionsorter.co.uk/independentadvisors.cfm (UK Article: Some may not apply)
http://hongjun.blogspot.com/2007/07/perception-of-ifa-vs-fa.html (My previous article)

National Day Rally 2007

1. Introduction
2. Income Gap – leaving no one behind
3. Upgrading Education – levelling up society
4. Ageing Population – living active lives
5. Working Longer – more savings for old age
6. Improving CPF – building a nest egg
7. Upgrading & Renewal – best home for all
8. Forging Ahead – go for it together

Investopedia - 20 Investments

Vista Cursors on Windows XP

It won't have a big change on your XP look and feel but nonetheless, they look rather good.

Plans to Get Another Blog

I am having plans in getting a new dedicated blog for Technology news and this current one to be more personal.

I am in the process in designing and setting up environment ready for the new blog.

A Petition for the Development of Unmanaged Visual Basic

What Is It ?

By providing a new version of a COM-based Visual Basic within the Visual Studio IDE, Microsoft will help maintain the value of its clients' existing code, demonstrate its ongoing commitment to the core Visual Basic language, and greatly simplify the adoption of VB.NET by those that wish to do so.This mirrors the approach taken for the C language and enhances the viability of VB.NET while preserving customers' assets. By continuing development of both managed and unmanaged Visual Basic, Microsoft will demonstrate their commitment to their entire developer community.

http://classicvb.org/petition/

I myself has just signed my petition (It will take a while to load).
You can find my name "Loh Hon Chun" near the bottom.

http://www.classicvb.org/petition/signatories.asp?lang=en&page=-1

.NET Checklist

This list of over 700 guidelines is excerpted from the textbook Practical Guidelines and Best Practices for Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Visual C# Developers, by Francesco Balena and Giuseppe Dimauro (2005, Microsoft Press) and is meant to be used together with the book. All the examples on applying these guidelines are provided in the book, together with a thorough description of each rule and its benefits as well as cases where the rule isn't recommended and shouldn't be used.

Download
http://www.box.net/shared/3ki66r7yjl

OpenProj - Replacement for Microsoft Project

Official Website
http://openproj.org/?q=node/21

The Fall of Asia Pacific Bulls

The market is doing really bad this month. The entire Asia Pacific stock market has fallen and China is not spared this time round.


The bulls are becoming bears.

Hotmail Email Storage Up to 5 GB

Microsoft's Live Hotmail now offers 5 GB of email storage space. Yahoo's mail is currently offering unlimited storage space and Google's GMail is currently offering 2.89 GB of storage space.

Apple Beats Microsoft at its Own Open XML Game

Mac support for Microsoft's Open XML document standard has arrived, but it's Apple's iWork '08, not Microsoft's Office, delivering the goods.