Get free Microsoft products here. Only for NUS students though, but I’m not sure if its only for SoC students and those with Unix accounts. If there is anybody out there without a Unix account can you try to access the site and comment if you are able to get it. If you are I really wonder why this is not publicised to students. I only found out through a friend who is taking a module where the lecturer told them about it as they needed Visual Studio or something like that.

No reference to the SNL Narnia Rap but just that I just want to have a lazy sunday. Just rest and relax despite having FYP work to do.

Happy Chinese New Year to all who celebrate =) Enjoy the holidays especially here in Singapore until Tuesday. My schedule would be to start and finish 1 assignment tomorrow and as always FYP work. Hopefully I’ll be able to communicate properly between the hardware given thus making FYP in a much better standing.

After collecting my clothes I want to make this clothe folding ‘machine’ which is something I prefer to this clothe folding technique

Anyway I guess its back to work now….
Enjoy the holidays people

At least thats kind of how I feel right now. No sleep last night but the good thing is had more breakthrough for FYP! Thank you Lord! =D So in essence my phone application is more or less done minus the communications that should work but dont due to different implementations of Philips and Nokia sides (well at least it should be different implementations since they dont communicate properly :P).
So I was looking for a Java API to access a device through the USB port and I didnt find an actual proper finalised and up-to-date API for USB for Java on Windows which I think is really a surprise for me. Considering USB is kind of the defacto standard of attaching anything to your computer and with Java actually surpassed C++ on Sourceforge last year, meaning more and more people are developing Java applications. There is a Linux version however, and it supports recent versions reports this article at IBM.
Anyway now time to try for a major breakthrough :P If this works its possible that there will be a working demo instead of a simulation at the next FYP meeting with my supervisor =D

Happy advanced Chinese New Year folks and enjoy the holidays if you have them ;-) Back to FYP……

1) I want to redesign my website now, despite having my FYP to do. Just feel a sudden urge haha
2) I dont know what to do right now for my FYP. Kind of run into roadblocks and just realised that I really dont have a real direction on what I’m supposed to do. In this time of helplessness I turn to God who comforts me. I believe this is a test for me to trust the Lord more :) Thank you Lord and I pray that I persevere. I cannot remember who said it but something somebody said just struck me. It goes something like this: “There is no such thing as luck, however perseverse and opportunities will arise that make it seem as if it is luck. Its 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration”. Well it really went something like that :P
So anybody going through hard times just persevere. :)

PS I will have to discipline myself not to redesign the website however more talking of it makes me want to do it even more!!! :P

Having problems installing my old Lexmark Z13 printer. When installing the driver a Software License Agreement pops up but it never pops up fully because it doesnt respond anymore as show below.

This is annoying. Tried uninstalling the old drivers and reinstalling it and still the same problem. Had this problem before and after some luck it just managed to work. Annoying….

Using the Intel Core Duo, the new MacBook Pro and the iMac have been unveiled at Macworld 2006.

Wacth Job’s keynote address: Over 1.5 hours but the good stuff happens just after the hour. Having a bit of a problem watching it despite being in the school network. Some times the audio just disappears.

And yes dual booting with Windows is possible. So now who wants a mac?

Back to fyp…

Just finished a Quake 3 session :D
KQuery rocks!
Night people and Selamat Hari Raya Haji

** Updated at 14:54:51 on 2006/01/09 **
And as always I never finished my holiday list :P
Note to self, try to fix my amx mod. Went out to to buy a new phone today due to the fact that the phone that I’m using for my FYP died on Friday. Just couldn’t switch on. I would see the white backlight then it automatically switches off. And since its an overseas phone (from Europe I believe) its not covered under the warranty here. I sent it to Nokia care centre in Suntec and got a quotation of $488 to repair the phone. Now who would want to do that if it cost $210 to buy a new phone? Anyway last semester 3 modules + FYP on top of that leading to a official 3 day week but if you include FYP it could be like a 7 day week? :P

Anyway have fun for the coming semester people. Have fun and all the best and I continue to stuggling with trusting God and socialisation (which I believe I have had little exposure to in my school life after primary and pre-University). Attended the 1st session of my church’s (COOS!!!) Baptism Membership Class.
Memory verse
John 1:12
Yet to all those you receive him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God.
Memory Psalm
Psalm 23
The Lord is my shepard I shall not be in want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
He leads me besides quiet waters,
He restores my soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I shall fear no evil, for You are with me,
Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies,
You anoint my head with oil, my cup overflows,
Surely goodnes and love will follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever

With that good night folks and God bless