Asian Tiger

I was scouring on the Internet, looking for information to some of the best MP3 players. I intend to get one which plays MP3 as well as FM radio. On top of that, I needed some 1-2GB of storage space (both for music and data).

While I was browsing around, I bumped into Finis’ SwiMP3 product. Built for the swimmer or snorkeller, you will be able to observe that the player is located at the back of your head instead of dangling at your waist. There is no earplugs or earphones as the sound is conducted from your cheekbone and directed to your inner ear.

With this fully waterproofed MP3 player, you can now enjoy your music while swimming, snorkelling and practically any other water activities involving water (may not be a good idea for scuba divers). The SwiMP3 is compatible with Windows and Macs. You will need 32MB hard drive space on your computer and an available USB port.

The SwiMP3 is priced at RM720 (US$199.99) and is available from Finis Inc.

Yup! I’m just reminding myself daily to stop procrastinating and get on with my Masters programme. I’m at the very final stages of my Masters of Information Technology programme where I need to only pass the Specialised Project module. The deliverable of this module is an actual working system from conceptualisation through realisation.

When I first proposed my project, I was very fascinated by PHP and MySQL, which is like the language of the web. Hence, without a single knowledge of either product, I jumped right in. Call it a baptism of fire if you like but I was drowning in the lava. The PHP language was a little difficult for me to pick up and SQL syntax killed all desires to learn.

During my fiery journey, I realised that not only must I know PHP and MySQL, I need to pick up skills on HTML, CSS and Javascript. Dang! This is just too much for me. Nevertheless, I’m halfway through the project, building my application as I go along, begging for help wherever the good samaritans may be.  God be with me as I limp through this treacherous journey of frustration, agony, pain and unknown.

FireFox 1.5.0.3 is now available for download. If you have not heard of FireFox, you don’t know what you are losing out all these while.

FireFox boasts of the following:

• Better Web experience - blocks spyware and pop-ups; tabbed browsing
• Fast browsing - faster page loads
• Automatic Update
• Strong Security
• and best of all; themes and extensions. You can load additional packages of applications to the FireFox browser to extend its functionality.

Don’t procrastinate anymore, try out FireFox. You’ve got nothing to lose because FireFox is free.