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On Apple vs FBI – What You Need to Know

What is it behind the battle between Apple and FBI over the San Bernadino shooter’s iPhone? What does this mean for you?

The battle between Apple and the FBI over the late San Bernadino shooter’s iPhone 5C has the world watching. Should Apple won the battle, the Government would likely find another case as justification to start another case. If the Government won, this would severely impede the trustworthiness of American software. Whichever way this battle goes, as an innocent bystander you will need to know what is the issue and what can you do about it.

The Lowest-End Smartwatch

How does the extremely low-priced smartwatch stacks up with their counterparts at ten times their prices? Surprisingly, pretty well. How good really are these cheap smartwatches? Read on.

What if I told you that you don’t need to spend hundreds of dollars to get a smartwatch? Yes you can get as notifications on your wrist, music remote control, and even make phone calls for less than $100. How can it be? Read more.

Personal Scrum on OmniFocus

Scrum improves productivity by improving team’s morale and increasing focus on deliverables. What’s great is that scrum is not limited to software development teams nor even limited to teams in the first place. Learn how to do a one-person scrum and the software that goes along with it.

You’re doing a one-person project and you feel like you need to manage your tasks more effectively? Maybe you should try Personal Scrum. This is the agile approach to software development but trimmed down extensively to support just about any personal projects of building just about anything – not just software. As Scrum brings immense improvement to a software development team’s productivity and satisfaction, personal scrum should also have a similar effect to a one-person project.

Futura Weather Improved

My improvements and bug fixes to the already awesome Futura Weather

Futura Weather was my favorite watch face for my pebble watch. What I like the most about it is it’s minimalist look but still managed to show all the important stuff and something extra. The built-in Simplicity watch face is a close contender but it doesn’t display the current day of week. Sure there are minor modifications to the Simplicity watch face but there’s just something about the two-tone stripe of Futura Weather that makes it so appealing.

The Late Adopter’s Pebble Watch Experience

Wanting to buy a Smartwatch? Here’s one that’s cheap and still useful.

I bought my Original Pebble smartwatch on 5 April 2015. There was a $10 off from it’s $99 list price including free delivery to Singapore. It took 10 days total turnover from order to arrival and the total charge was S$ 124.39 to my credit card.

How to Import Data from Singaporean Banks

Many banks does doesn’t generate transaction history files that are meant to be used by personal finance applications. They don’t follow the CSV standard closely. Here’s some scripts to help you convert your banks’ output to a standard CSV file ready to use by your personal finance application

When you have the slightest care about your money but you can’t hire an accountant just yet, you’ll likely use a personal finance software to keep your budget in check. If you’re lucky enough that your software can communicate directly with your bank then half of your monthly reconciling work is done already. However the rest of us aren’t that lucky – including myself. If you find yourself juggling CSV files whenever you need to update your financial records, I might have a solution for you.

Introducing the Most Powerful Yammer Client

Scuttlebutt 2.0 is the Mac Power User’s Yammer client and is now more powerful than ever with support for Yosemite’s sharing extension, chat interface, and unprecendented OS X desktop integration