Archive for May, 2006

Personalized Music from Pandora.com

Monday, May 29th, 2006

“What music can you recommend to me?” A question that Pandora.com seeks to answer, by providing a playlist generator with streaming music, but which streams personalized picks based on your selection and input. Surprisingly, it works quite well. Based on a large collection of music, Pandora is able to generate your own […]

Savings Deposits in Singapore Banks

Saturday, May 20th, 2006

Many in Singapore trust their money with DBS, the dominant bank in this market. Little do we know that the it provides the lowest interest rates and as incumbents, have very little incentive to innovate. Here’s just one example.
For several months, while waiting for our visas before moving to California, I had liquidated […]

First Home Video

Saturday, May 6th, 2006

In preparation for the baby, I purchased a Canon Elura 100 camcorder from Amazon last week.
I struggled with this decision to figure out whether I’d really want to deal with the hassle of using and editing home videos. I already have my hands full with regular photography, which keeps my busy with editing and […]