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My Favourite Free iPad Apps for Toddlers

Posted on November 21, 2013 by bookjunkie

Ironically after writing a post about the hazards of being connected (due to the ease and portability of devices), I also wrote about my favourite free ipad apps for toddlers. Yes there are advantages we can’t ignore and we have … Continue reading →

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How My Life has Changed with an iPhone

Posted on June 5, 2012 by bookjunkie

Hope you read my post about my life now with an iPhone compared to when I just had a simple Nokia. It’s quite interesting for me to take stock at different stages of my life. And in our world today, … Continue reading →

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I Would Never Let My Kid Use an iPad & Stories from My Childhood

Posted on March 27, 2012 by bookjunkie

It’s my third post at White as Milk. Would love to hear what you think. I talk a bit about my own childhood too. And even though I am not a parent (so not qualified as such), I express some … Continue reading →

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The Revolutionary 1984 Mac Ad

Posted on December 15, 2011 by bookjunkie

I may have seen this as a kid and most likely didn’t understand it. But it sure is amazing to watch decades later. If something can stand the test of time then it must really be great. What were your … Continue reading →

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I Wish Singapore Hospitals Would Get Open MRI Machines for Claustrophobic Patients

Posted on September 13, 2011 by bookjunkie

I didn’t even know this option was available till I searched. Even more about this new technology here. I am writing this post as I myself have severe claustrophobia, and someone close to me has to go through an MRI … Continue reading →

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Hey Gen Y: 3 Reasons why you may find me Primitive

Posted on July 18, 2011 by bookjunkie

1. Books: Enid Blyton, Laura Ingalls Wilder and Judy Blume defined my childhood – not Harry Potter (I haven’t read a single book and found the original movie a bit too young for me – ok boring). I wanted to … Continue reading →

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The iPad2 & the Coolest Ever Magnetic Cover: A Very Frail Steve Jobs Introduces New iPad to Standing Ovation

Posted on March 3, 2011 by bookjunkie

I am always so impressed by Steve Jobs’ presentations.  He is quite an inspiration. Was hoping the new iPad would be smaller, but at least it’s thinner and lighter. Steve Jobs demonstrates how it’s thinner than the iPhone, so that’s … Continue reading →

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I Quit Facebook And I Don’t Regret It

Posted on January 10, 2011 by bookjunkie

This is a follow-up from my distress call of a post from when I quit Facebook cold turkey.  I am now fine with the whole business and not so jittery any more.  I have never smoked, but I believe that … Continue reading →

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One Thing I Have in Common with Johnny Depp

Posted on December 9, 2010 by bookjunkie

I hate phones too.  They make me jump out of my skin each time they ring. The worst thing is a phone ringing late at night or early in the morning. It makes my heart stop, because it’s always bad … Continue reading →

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8 Reasons Why I Switched to WordPress

Posted on December 8, 2010 by bookjunkie

Found this cool infographic at TechKing and it confirms to me that I am on the right blogging service. It’s good to know that WordPress is ranked by Google as the number 1 blogging service. I started off with blogger, … Continue reading →

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Who is Julian Assange?

Posted on December 6, 2010 by bookjunkie

I have been seeing news about Wikileaks and Julian Assange splattered over the headlines and the internet. Curiosity made me seek out videos on him. The whole picture is still not clear to me. To some he’s a hero, and … Continue reading →

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I think Facebook is Impersonal: Anti-social media? (via Newspaper to New Media)

Posted on November 24, 2010 by bookjunkie

This affirms why I quit Facebook and I just had to reblog this excellent post. You’ve just got to watch the video of the woman in the glass house (an incredible social experiment) who is just fed up with what … Continue reading →

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12 Reasons Why I Miss My Low-Tech Life

Posted on November 20, 2010 by bookjunkie

1. I used to meet my friends at a prearranged time at a prearranged spot like outside a movie theatre or at the train station.  They couldn’t be late, because there were no cell phones then for calling and giving … Continue reading →

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Co-Owner of Facebook Eduardo Saverin is Living in Singapore

Posted on October 31, 2010 by bookjunkie

I only just recently learnt that Eduardo Saverin is the co-owner of Facebook, with the interest generated by the movie The Social Network which Mark Zukerberg (the face of Facebook) has claimed to be inaccurate. Even Saverin has claimed inaccuracies … Continue reading →

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10 Years of Technology

Posted on September 25, 2010 by bookjunkie

Technology, and the progess from the past to the future, amazes me. Read more. It seems that the iPad is cannibalizing laptop sales by 50%.

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iPad Ads

Posted on September 2, 2010 by bookjunkie

Watching Mad Men has made me more interested in advertising and the best advertising today is done by Apple. They don’t show the iPad ads on Singapore TV, but since I hardly watch TV this is the first time I’ve … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs Launches New Nano and iTouch

Posted on September 2, 2010 by bookjunkie

The tiny square nano with the full touch screen looks cute.  I somehow wish they would have come in a non-metallic version as I think those scratch easily and are not as pretty has their original white material that the … Continue reading →

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Sweet Rumour About a Smaller Baby iPad or iPad Nano

Posted on August 24, 2010 by bookjunkie

I hope the rumour is true. Since the ipad is a basically a bigger version of the iTouch, I think Apple should come up with an in between size. I find the iTouch too small (3.5 inches diagonal size) and … Continue reading →

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Back From India And Lacking The Energy to Blog

Posted on August 14, 2010 by bookjunkie

I am back from India and I have no motivation to post. It’s quite disheartening to me because I never lacked motivation before. I am trying to understand why myself. I think it’s because I feel like I have missed … Continue reading →

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Twitter’s Down: Cute Notice (& My Technology Rant)

Posted on August 1, 2010 by bookjunkie

I was reluctant to be on Twitter and have been getting wary of Facebook as well, but my Gen Y cousin urged me to get with the times. Today I was tickled by this cute notice on Twitter. As someone … Continue reading →

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Old-Fashioned Letter with a Stamp

Posted on July 9, 2010 by bookjunkie

I felt like I was on a cloud today. The postman delivered an old-fashioned letter from my dear friend in Perth.  Just holding the envelope in my hand and feeling the weight of it was a joyous thing.  I was … Continue reading →

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House Finale Filmed with Canon 5D Mark II DSLR

Posted on July 6, 2010 by bookjunkie

I love the intelligent medical drama, House and if this isn’t the best free advertisement for Canon’s DSLR I don’t know what is.  I have never owned or operated an SLR, but this makes me yearn for one.  Just the … Continue reading →

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