monoceros blogs...unfortunately I didn't take advantage of it. I left the house a little late in the afternoon and had to do a mall-run for facial cleanser. I should have left this for another day and taken a walk at Gallup Park instead. Oh well, I hope there'll be other days.
Boon came over earlier and gave my computer a mini make-over. I'm now on Mozilla Firefox instead of Internet Explorer and I'm really pleased about this - no more annoying pop-up ads, neat little tabs that let me access as many websites as I want (without having to open up a gazillion windows like before), and a bookmark toolbar containing my daily reads. I also had a firewall installed and a lesson on organizing my music on itunes. Now I can go home and show LK a thing or two. Mozilla Firefox really is better than IE. For the first time, I'll be installing something on LK's computer and showing him how to use it!
I had dinner with Peiming and then brazenly asked her if I could borrow her vaccum cleaner (my little dustbuster won't do much for my upcoming summer cleaning of the apartment). So we returned to my place with the Dirt Devil and the ballet, Romeo and Juliet, on DVD - required viewing for Peiming's upcoming exams in September.
I had laid out my reading for tonight, but I didn't get to it for some reason. And after chatting on the phone to her boyfriend Max, Peiming watched about five minutes of the ballet before falling asleep on the couch, headphones still on her head.
It's a cold night tonight, cold for this time of the year. 5 degrees celsius.
Discoveries:
1. I get over jet lag pretty easily.
2. I switch to driving on the other side of the road easily too.
3. There is an extended version of The Bourne Identity on DVD.
4. Natalie Portman is doing a commentary for the 10th anniversary DVD of Leon, otherwise known as The Professional. In the full version of the movie, her character actually asks Jean Reno's character to sleep with her. No wonder she turned down the role of Lolita in the re-make with Jeremy Irons, she'd already pulled off that role in her debut movie.
5. Liz Claiborne earrings are cheaper in the US than in Singapore, and are even cheaper when Marshall Fields gives a sale.
6. Hush Puppies and Aerosoles have nice shoes in their fall collections.
Posted by Monoceros at August 22, 2004 1:40 AMYes! Go all the way Mozilla! Especially Firefox!
Haven't met Boon before, but anyone who spreads the gospel of superior web browsers is a comrade of mine!
Tip: CTRL + T to create a new tab (Mac users use Apple + T)
You can also install new skins and extensions...
Posted by: Van Tan at August 22, 2004 5:22 AMyeay you are another firefox user!! it's really much friendlier.
Posted by: tiggie at August 22, 2004 7:57 AMok, somebody get me a Firefox software!
Re The Professional: Yeah, Natalie Portman was brilliant in that!
Posted by: dsd at August 22, 2004 8:41 PMi should try mozilla. hmm.
btw - robinsons stopped bringing in aerosoles shoes!!! they still have some sandals, but i want the other pretty shoes, grr.
Posted by: a l at August 23, 2004 2:08 AMI'm using Mozilla now, too! I don't miss the pop-up ads either. And I love the way you can make all the links in your Favourites category simultaneously appear in separate tabs.
Internet Explore- what? ;-)
Posted by: Adrian at August 23, 2004 4:04 AMHallo lovely people! I guess I've been pretty out of touch when it comes to new software - this Mozilla thing is so widespread?? Yes, DSD, a l, definitely switch to Mozilla - all the pop-up ads are gone, gone, gone!
A l, no more Aerosoles?! That's disappointing. You know, I've noticed that the Hush Puppies in Singapore don't bring in the fancy fall shoes that I always see in the US. The designs back home are a little different. Maybe Asia doesn't carry the same lines as they do here. I'm going to miss them when I move back!
Van, wish you could meet my friend Boon. He's quite a whiz with comps. I do believe he even has two monitors on his desk. I know about the Ctrl + T thing - very useful. But what's this about skins?
Posted by: V Heng at August 23, 2004 8:33 AMSo cold? And it's only August, what will October/November be like this year? Any nice Liz Claibourne clothes? = )
Posted by: irene heng at August 23, 2004 9:02 AMmum dont tempt her!
Posted by: Lin Kiat at August 23, 2004 9:05 AMJust a note to DSD and a l - there are different Mozilla browsers about. Mozilla (original) is not bad, but is not as fast as its offshoot Mozilla Firefox, which is highly recommended. It's eaten a teeny weeny bit off IE's market share, thanks to people like us who are posting on this blog!
Vanny, go to Firefox Themes and have a look around when you have time ;-) I've found some extensions useful, too, though you should only install what you really need. Basically, you can do a whole lot more with this browser.
Posted by: Van Tan at August 24, 2004 9:18 AMsuperior web browsers? i think you'd be hard pressed to find one more 'leaky' than ie. it's been getting alot of press lately on how bad ie is, even from microsoft sponsored companies.
question is, how long before the ev1l empire buys them out.
hey, two eyes, two monitors =)
Posted by: noob at August 25, 2004 10:43 AM