"To
create a new standard, it takes something that's
not just a little bit different, it takes something
that's really new and really captures people's
imagination, and the Macintosh, of all the machines
I've ever seen, is the only one that meets that
standard." - Bill Gates, c.1984.
See
the
6.2MB
or
1.1MB
QT movie.
MacSingapore.com
A consolidation of MacSG & Mean. Useful page with tutorials
for the various campuses, interviews and software alerts. Dormant
from 2005.
Communities:
ME@N
- Mac Evangelists @ Nanyang
Originally Mac users at NTU who revived their scene. Now
extended to one and all, including some overseas. This
mailing list is my main mac hangout.
MUGS
- Macintosh User's Group Singapore. Revived in 2001; the forums are active; webpage revamped in 2004. The old fogeys from Apple ][ days used to be active here.
iChat
at MACSG. Meet us on iChat at macsg. Macrebels, MUGS, Me@n
or just another macaddict, drop in an have a chat. No iMac
account? Get a screen name/account from Netscape.
MacNUS
- Mailing list for macintosh users in NUS. Teething as of 2003. Webpage
is now up, using iBlog. Forum.
Applecare @ Apple Computer South Asia Pte Ltd
7 Ang Mo Kio Street 64, Singapore 569086.
Hotline: 6835-1812
Tel: 6486-6524
Fax: 6484-2609
Email: ascamk AT asia.apple.com
Kamisah Mahmood,
Customer Service Officer,
AppleCare Service Centre
Opening hours (updated 1st April 2005):
Mon-Fri: 9am to 7pm
Sat: 9am to 3pm
Sun & PH: Closed
Stitching mp3 files
Trying to stitch or join two mp3 files? You will need Quick Time Pro but the rest just requires a donation.
SMTP
& POP settings
Just setting up your mac? Helpingg someone else do it? All
the settings I could think of for a Singapore mac user
listed here.
Dialup
settings
Been on wireless too long? Here are modem settings you'd
best keep in a location setting for that emergency.
From
8.6 to X Making the change was surprisingly painless under very
tough conditions. Otterman, 6th March 2002. See also
Jamees Gallagher's 2-week old switcher's experience,
Apr
2003.
Coping
with Windows Media Audio Divx Doctor II solves the problem of avi files coded with
WMA sound. Otterman, 18th October, 2002.
Goin'
Wireless
No more wires in a jiffy, and iBook roams at home and in
Singapore. Otterman, 29th August 2002.
Not
so blue With internet help, my iBook surfs almost anywhere, via
bluetoooth to my Nokia 6310. Otterman, 20th August
2002.
Hanx
on Broadband Sorting out your thoughts on cable, ISDN etc. Hanx,
12th July 2002.