I posted about the new James Bond theme song and now it looks like the video for the song has surfaced on YouTube. Here it is:
September 2, 2008
First impressions of Google Chrome
I’ve been using Google Chrome for the past 30 minutes. For those of you who don’t know, Chrome is Google’s attempt to enter the Internet browser market aimed directly at competing with Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. It’s no secret that Google wants to bury Microsoft and this is another step towards that goal.
My initial impression – it’s very intuitive and does everything you would expect from a web browser. One of the nicest features is the combined address bar / search bar feature. There is no longer a separate box for the URL and another box for searching.
Chrome will actually learn your surfing habits. For example, if you’re like me and use Amazon a lot, you probably go to www.amazon.com and then click on the Amazon search bar and perform a search. Now, with gears, all you have to do is go into your address bar, type amazon (even partial will work), click the “TAB” key and Chrome has learnt from your past browsing experience that you want to do a search within Amazon. This speeds things up enormously!
The other neat feature I’ve found is the “New Tab” feature. When you start up a new tab, instead of giving you a blank screen like other browsers, it shows you your most commonly used bookmarks and screenshots of your most commonly visited webpages.
If you want to try out Chrome, it’s available at:
August 25, 2008
Review: Samsung LN52A550 52-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV
This TV is amazing. You will love it. It arrived last week and was very easy to install (it was also lighter than what I expected. I was a little concerned of the weight because it was going on a glass top TV stand).
The picture quality is outstanding. I had a few friends around on the weekend and they were all stunned by the quality.
Some reviewers have commented on the poor sound quality. It’s not that bad, but sure, it’s not that great. But what do you expect? If you can afford this TV, then adding some decent speakers into the package shouldn’t be too much hassle. The TV is designed to look great and clunky speakers on the side would take away from that.
I’m a gamer as well and the responsiveness of the screen is fantastic.
Overall, I am really satisfied with this purchase. 5 out of 5!
