::Singapore::
Hello everyone out there this is the blog owner here. I am on Starhub "MAX" Online more like Max offline to me. LOL! Anyway if anyone out there in Singapore reads my blog I really would like to know how you all feel I feel that the service of this ISP is lousy. Even with more freebies from Starhub like Printers and offers to Wireless products the services does not meet the expectations of us subscribers. Quoted from SCV website.

20 November 2001 Tuesday
SCV received its ISO 9001:2000 certification this month, a testimony that the company meets the international requirements of a good quality system. This is for both its SCV MaxOnline as well as its MaxTV service.
“SCV is the first company in Singapore to be awarded the ISO 9001:2000 certification to both its media and infocomm operations,” said Wu Tek Ming, CEO of PSB Certification Pte Ltd.

When SCV was in control the access was still at acceptable rates not that Starhub took over speeds get slower and crawl. Downtime is high as it happens almost every month. Sometimes I wonder what Starhub is doing. Well do go and sign a petition from some guy.

Website : Petitions Online | Starhub Max Online

::Sony::
Bye bye Sony CRTs at least for the 17 and 19 inches. Sony officials said the company will quietly phase out all of its 17-inch and 19-inch CRT monitors by March 31, part of the industry's shift away from CRTs to LCD panels. No more high definition monitors for the consumers. Well at least there is the LCD, go and get a Sony CRT soon maybe will become a antique item. My guess would be that the prices will be slashed to clear stock so look out at SLS maybe you'll get a good deal.

Full Article : Extreme Tech | Sony

::Anime::
Imagine going to school and studying Anime, aparently that is what is going on in the US as college courses are setup to make it as a subject. Horray for all the Anime lovers and readers in Singapore. Maybe all the comic reading and VCD watching has finally paid off as Anime gets more reconigition.

Full Article : Slashdot | Anime School

::OS Updates::
Listed beneath are recommended updates that you should install if you have Windows XP, 2000, Millennium Edition or 98 Second Edition. Where possible I've linked to where the actual update can be downloaded & saved from should you need to apply it at a later date, e.g. due to a re-install. This listing also covers some important OS updates which not even WindowsUpdate's features. Updated regularly this site will keep your Operating System up-to-date with the latest security patches & more.

Full Article : Techspot | OS Updates

::Consoles (PS2)::
DMS3 : This is a 3rd generation mod chip for the Playstation 2 console. The DMS 3 is touted to provide divx and mp3 support in short a media center for the PS2. It has a Stealth Mode to become tranparent to online games, 1st software upgradable modchip. It is a really cool chip with the expected launch on 25/1/2003 this Saturday but as you know these things always delay themselves. Well if you wanna get more information about mod chips do a search cause I dun really wanna post the links here do leave me a mail and I will get back to you on where to get the information about the mod chip from.

::Cosoles (PS2)::
SAITEK WOW : With Out Wires adapter. This little innovative device creates a bridge between you PS2 controller port and a wireless station to plug in your controllers giving you distance from the console. This little device provides 8 hours game play on an 6 hours charge and the best thing it is charged directly from the console. This little bugger has a range of 10 m enough for you to get far from the television.


Reviews : Adreneline Vault

Website : Saitek WOW

::Mobile Phones::
floAt’s [Mobile Agent] was surfing the internet for an SMS agent and found a freeware. Yahoo! That is so nice someone out there writes such cool stuff for free and it is T68i friendly. Blue tooth can be used for communications very nice.

Well if you people are wondering the functions are :
- SMS sending, receiving, Archive, Manage, 7-bit, 8-bit and Unicode (16-bit UCS2) encoding, Reply Request, Flash SMS. New incoming message pop-up/notify.
- Upload File to phone, basically any files which is accepted by the phone, depending on the model.
- SIM Phonebook editing
- Read-only hierarchical phonebook (only numbers are available, other information such as Company name seems only available in OBEX form
- Connect via Native Bluetooth (MS-XP SP1), Native IRDA, Serial Port and any device with virtual serial port.
- Outgoing call initiate/hang-up and status monitoring
- Incoming call control and monitoring
- Active/Dynamic menu support
- Keypad monitoring to detect key sequence for remote control
- Active scripting support (VBScript and JScript, other add-on available)
- Multiple SMS recipients, just drag more numbers to the “To” box, or type it in semi column separated, No Group supports yet.
- Power and RSSI monitoring
- Seamless reconnection to keep the link and monitoring active
- Tray mode when minimized
- XP Theme aware

Website : floAt’s [Mobile Agent]

::Consoles::
A USA company has announced a next generation of game console called the "Phantom" . The features of this console are even better than the current X-box, GC, or PSX2. This game console support "Game On Demand". That means that you need not buy the games, just download games from their servers. This console only supports broadband.

Website : Infinium Labs

::Microsoft::
REDMOND, Wash. — Jan. 22, 2003 — Microsoft Corp. today announced broadened availability of the Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 application programming interface (API). The latest version of the Microsoft Windows® Gaming API delivers Microsoft’s powerful new High-Level Shader Language (HLSL) and features its most-advanced suite of design tools for the development of rich multimedia elements such as full-spectrum color graphics, video, 3-D animation and enhanced audio capabilities.

Full Article : MS Press Pass

::Welcome::
Hey there peps, welcome to SerNET which is my Digital Domain. Actually here will be posting on it information and news so do care to look around and have some fun. Some of the things that will be discussed are products and gadgets used in our everyday life. Also there will be a section on PS2 perhaps sometime later. Have a look around and do drop me a mail if you have something to share in this community. Thanks
Mark