Segovian Chronicles

Hello world

Richard Relos — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:57:50 +0000

Hope i can revive the love lost fo blogging… i got plenty of sensible and blog-able topic in mind.

Moblogging

Richard Relos — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:46:23 +0000

I am old enough to have experienced a way of life without internet and without mobile phones. And here I am testing my new toy! Isn’t technology good?

…using my Android Smartphone

zzzZZZ

Richard Relos — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:23:45 +0000

I am mothballing this blog indefinitely until I get the time, the usual passion to blog and a focused content…..

Colors of the Merlion

Richard Relos — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:49:18 +0000

Caught upon the different colors of the Merlion in Sentosa on CNY day 2. Gong Xi Fa Cai!

Restored and chrome

Richard Relos — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:52:43 +0000

Windows Vista and Windows 7 users beware. I have installed an NDAS driver from Ximeta to enable my network drive over my home LAN. Though it used to work perfectly on my old WinXP machines, the driver screws the newer Windozes big time. By big time, i mean BSOD. O yeah, BSOD occurs in Win7 too. And since it was in a messed up state, there’s no way to uninstall the offending driver, manually or automatically. Luckily, there’s system restore. Just clicked my way into a pre-install state bliss.

On a side note: Chrome browser is not for me. It just doesn’t meet my need. This browser just keeps on timing me out of any secure site. It’s fast alright, even its timers.

Where’s my domain?

Richard Relos — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:26:18 +0000

After few months that I have reset my domain and blog. My old blog got banned somehow in Google SERPs. Probably due to numerous spam links, obviously, a result of my own negligence.

Now that I have a new Blog URL, and has actively patrolled by comments for spams, my domain’s back on top of Google SERP when googling my name. Cool!

How’s work now?

Richard Relos — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:18:23 +0000

I am now a former employee of Barclays. Barclays Global Investors that is. Why former? It’s because BGI has been acquired by my new employer, BlackRock. Almost two years with BGI has left me good memories and tremendous growth. Here’s hoping the same with BlackRock. The same enthusiasm and positive outlook is now channeled to our new team at BlackRock.

Anyways, after few days after the official execution of the “divorce”, I saw this advertisement from CNN.com. Funny, but this is now reality. The world “Global” was BGI’s punchline, at least in name and in internal culture usage.

(Mis)guided browser interest

Richard Relos — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 07:25:34 +0000

Suddenly, I don’t feel the urge to get myself Firefox. I was one of the first adopters of the browser since its pre-V1 beta days. However, I got myself the (de-facto standard?) dominant IE and the simplistic Chrome. I don’t think I’ll ever find practical use for Firefox. I am not a fan of the plugin paradigm of Firefox either, so no love lost there. Let’s see how it goes…

My Christmas Gift to myself

Richard Relos — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 07:20:55 +0000

Here it is, brand me evil or stupid, but I got myself a Windows 7 Ultimate on my ThinkPad X200. Replacing the old and annoying Vista.

My new desktop. My wallpaper being RSS Steadfast, one of Singapore Navy’s stealth frigate.

Windows XP mode.

Of course, I couldn’t complete my desktop without Eclipse. This one’s Galileo.

All I want for Christmas (maybe in far future)

Richard Relos — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:25:17 +0000

… is a Lego Mindstorm