Cutting your mp3 files especially for rintones.

From mothers to teenagers, poeple love to identify themselves by setting their favourite songs as ringtones. If you're one of them, we have good news for you. You don't have to needlessly pay for ready made ringtones. Let us introduce to you a solution in the form of freeware PC application called mp3DirectCut. Providing a fast way to trim your music files you currently own, you can now personalize your ring or sms tones with your favourite portions of the songs.

Main Window
MP3 recording settings

Normalize
Split save

Teachers' Day Video 2008

LOL. Saw that video shown in the celebration today? Done by techyouon eh! Don't play play.

Serious, the front part is not well done. It's last minute work. Edited some things in slightly before the event started. The first picture was put in that time, and the part when we had one eleven's video was also edited due to grammatical error. Also, I was supposed to remove one of Ms Sylvia Foo's photo, but forgot it. If i really did, the audio will go away too. Makes the whole thing disorganised and odd. With only windows movie maker to do all that, its quite a challenge. Exported it out and ERROR came. Windows has unexpectedly blah blah blah error. (don't rely on windows too much, use UBUNTU!) Luckily managed use Mdm Yip's computer in the HOD room, with her, Mrs Chiang's and Mr Lau(that Tech manager) support and help, managed to get it done in time! It was quite a gamble ah. I didn't really go watch the exported version after editting on Mdm Yip's computer. Anyway, THANK YOU SO MUCH! HAPPY TEACHERS' DAY!

Because of this I didn't manage to get a taste of the cake my class bought ah! AHHH. Sian!

Its all worth it in the end ahh. All the cheering during the video. Made me wanna cry. LOL

COMEX is here again!

#source from www.comexshow.com.sg

#source from www.comexshow.com.sg

SINGAPORE'S BIGGEST I.T & CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION
JUST GOT BIGGER!
DON'T MISS THE MUST-ATTEND EVENT FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY,
EXCLUSIVE SHOW OFFERS AND GREAT BARGAINS
ALL UNDER ONE ROOF!

With a record of 330,000 square feet of exhibit space - the largest in show history - sprawling over 5 entire show floors of Suntec City Exhibition Centre (levels 1, 2, 3, 4 & 6), the COMEX show floors will be buzzed with excitement introducing more new product categories, spanning across industries and aimed to improve the consumer experience at home, at work, in the car or on the go.

More than 800 exhibitors will feature a dynamic and comprehensive line-up of the latest and hottest consumer technology gadgets from new next-generation digital televisions, wireless HD, coolest new multimedia phone, ultra mobile PCs, Digital Imaging, Wireless Technology, Portable Entertainment, HDTV, Plasmas, Gaming, MP3, Networking, Digital Media, Audio & Home Entertainment/Lifestyle Products, Broadband Technology, Multimedia, Security, Software, Consumer Electronics to a plethora of accessories all on display.

The biggest of its kind, COMEX 2008 will be an amazing event for consumer technology where visitors will experience the best in digital entertainment products, new gadgets & services combined with Exclusive Show Offers, Great Bargains and Huge Savings to create the ultimate consumer experience.

For the first time, there will be more exhibits at level 2, COMEX @ Suntec Ballrooms 1, 2 & 3.

With 4 Metres of comfortable walkway in each of the hall, visitors can easily breeze through an extensive array of the Latest Tech Gadgets from over 800 Major I.T Manufacturers and Suppliers such as Acer Computer (Singapore) Pte Ltd o Altec Lansing o Apple o Asus Technology Pte Ltd o Benq Singapore Pte Ltd o Brother International Singapore Pte Ltd o Canon Singapore Pte Ltd o Casio Singapore Pte Ltd o Cisco Systems - Linksys (Asia) Pte Ltd o Compaq Singapore o Creative Technology Ltd o D-link International Pte Ltd o Dell Singapore Pte Ltd o Epson Singapore Pte Ltd o Fujifilm (Singapore) Pte Ltd o Fuji Xerox Printers Pte Ltd o Fujitsu PC - AsiaPac Distribution Pte Ltd o Hewlett Packard Singapore(Sales) Pte Ltd o JVC Asia Pte Ltd o Kingston o Lenovo Singapore Pte Ltd o LG Electronics (Singapore) Pte Ltd o Logitech Microsoft o MobileOne Ltd o NEC Computers(S) Pte Ltd o Netgear o Nikon Singapore Pte Ltd o Oki Data (S) Pte Ltd o Olympus Imaging Singapore Pte Ltd o Packard Bell o Panasonic Singapore Pte Ltd o Panasonic Systems Asia Pacific o Pioneer Electronics Asia Centre Pte Ltd o Samsung Asia Pte Ltd o Sandisk o Seagate Technology International Pte Ltd o Sennheiser o Sharp o Singnet Pte Ltd o Sony Ericsson o Sony Singapore Pte Ltd o Starhub Ltd o Symantec Singapore Pte Ltd o Toshiba (Singapore) Pte Ltd o Western Digital (S.E.Asia) Pte Ltd and many more..........

PLUS ! For every $100 paid or deposit placed during the show, you will stand a chance to win:

1st Prize: S$ 20,000 CASH
2nd Prize: S$ 3,000 Cash
3rd Prize: S$ 2,000 Cash
And other attractive cash prizes

(* Remember to redeem your COMEX lucky draw coupons @ Level 6 (Hall 602)- Suntec City Exhibition Centre)

Copy Files Faster and Easier

If you are still using the plain vanilla version of copy and paste on your windows box, time to check TeraCopy out.

TeraCopy is a small utility designed to move files at a maximum speed, with more options than your default Windows Version. I have been using TeraCopy for a few months, and it's quickly become favourite I can't live without.

TeraCopy is free for home users, but only those running Windows. Download your copy here .

A free anti-virus protection for casual users or surfers of the internet is avg free. According to its website, it is used and trusted by over 70 million people. This programe provides a comprehensive basic security with features such as safe download or safe search. The layout is also simple, easy to download and easy to use.

Download this program free at http://free.avg.com/ww.download

Professional security

Whether you are at home or on the go, Trend Micro Internet Security Pro safeguards your online transactions, identity, and irreplaceable files with the most comprehensive protection available. Get all benefits of the proven Internet Security plus enhanced identity theft and transaction protection and remote security management.

Trend Micro Internet security Pro delivers the best theft protection, Wi-Fi validation, data theft protection, and system recovery, you can confidently e-mail, shop, bank, or share photos online, knowing your privacy and data are secure.

Price:US$69(One year subscription, install up to 3 PCs)


#HWM

Bored of those LCDs?

Introducing Hanspree LCD screens. The picture says it all.


It has a wide range of designs for you to choose from. If you like one of them, why don't you get your hands on one?

Currently costs S$699 for these 19" displays

Tech You On's got a new logo!

Tech You On is constantly expanding and a revamp to the website is necessary. Therefore, we have just got one artist from my class to design the new Tech You On logo.(maybe we didnt have a logo at all in the first place)

Here it is














A change to the webpage will most likely be done during the september holidays, but it all depends on workload and other projects. Look out for TechYouOn2.0!

Wait while 3.0 comes.

USB 3.0

On September 18, 2007, Pat Gelsinger demonstrated USB 3.0 at the Intel Developer Forum. USB 3.0 is targeted at ten times the current bandwidth, reaching roughly 4.8 Gbit/s (600MB/s) by utilizing two additional high-speed differential pairs for "Superspeed" mode, and with the possibility for optical interconnect. The USB 3.0 specification was released on August 13, 2008 and commercial products are expected to arrive in 2009 or 2010. USB 3.0 is designed to be backwards-compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 and employs more efficient protocols to conserve power.
#Source-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB#USB_3.0

Imagine transfering 1gB of data from your external hard drive in 2 secs or slightly lesser. Thats Cool.

Unique Skins!

YEAH! Got my unique skins a few days ago. Managed to get it on my tablet PC without much trouble. Its fit to the size. Just right. The skin looks just natural. Great product I would say, and recommend all of you to try it out.

Visit Unique Skins

Unboxing Unique Skins

When there is a winner, there always is a loser.

Dear Yzuke (Substituted name)

School: NHHS

Team Name: 311aa3047

Team Members:

Yzuke(substituted name)

Personaliser(substituted name)

Frazen(substituted name)

Yeoproz(substituted name)

Thank you for your support and participation in N.E.mation!III.

We commend you and your friends for your interest and efforts in the competition.

Although your team will not be proceeding to the next phase of the competition, we are impressed with the competitive spirit you have demonstrated. We hope that you have grown in your knowledge of Total Defence and animation.

Besides N.E.mation! III, you can also showcase your creativity at the Schools Digital Media Awards. The SDM Awards is an annual competition organised by Educational Technology Division, Ministry of Education. The theme for the animation category is National Education.

For more information about the SDM Awards, log on to

http://evideo.edu.sg/sdma/index.php/home/students_competition.

Looking forward to your entries at the SDM Awards!

We look forward to your continued support of N.E.mation! III by voting for your favourite clips at www.nemation.sg in February 2009. For further enquiries, please call Animagine Pte Ltd

Yours sincerely,

Ho Wei Siong

Animagine Pte Ltd

Co-organizer of N.E.mation! III

How can I not be sad? We did put in a lot of hard work into our

story you know! Never mind.When there is a winner, there is always a loser.

Anyway, who said we lost? We learnt skills that can make us

improve our stories.

I'LL BE BACK N.E.MATION!! WATCH OUT!

[EDIT] N.E.MATION YOU JUST WATCH OUT. I WILL BE BACK. -- Frazen

N.E.MATION COMPETITION!

N.E.Mation is an animation based competition.
It means National Education Animation, where youths gather together to animate on a topic that can educate others. The team here at Tech You On has joined this competition and we hope to win!.
This years topic is "What Makes You a Singaporean" a very interesting and insightful topic.

The website to sign up is http://www.nemation.sg/index.aspx.
The site also contains the works of past year's participants.

Best of all, the prize is a trip to the prestigious DreamWorks studio in USA!

You Can't Believe It

I am currently smiling all the way doing this post. I had waited to do this post for such a long time! ITS FINALLY HERE! ITS FINALLY HERE!!

Unique Skin is a company which prints laptops and other gadgets and devices' skins. It provides full customisation and also with a variety of design they have themselves. This is what I personally like about them. We can design our own kind of skin to be used on our gadgets. It makes the gadget special and unique. Perhaps, that is why they named themselves unique skin.

Ordering the product is rather easy too! All I need is a web browser and the applets to design your skin is already in the webpage itself. No messy workarounds with jpeg files and photoshop. Self Customisation made easy.

Visit http://www.uniqueskins.com for more details.



View my next post for the unboxing and applying of Unique skin.

WEE! WEE! Wii!

Introducing Nintendo Wii.

Nintendo Wii for me is the best game console currently in the market.

What is Wii?
Wii is for everyone. It revolutionizes gaming by bringing in interactions with the game with the Nintendo Wii remote or the Nunchuk. Nintendo Wii will give your family and friends a social experience. It seems like you ARE playing the game, not just by pressing a few buttons, but really moving your arm in a game of tennis and etc.


Why do I need Wii?

Wii is not just a gaming console, it's a reason to get together with your friends and family and play today's hottest games. Wii offers legendary Nintendo franchises like Mario, Zelda and Metroid, as well as all new classics like Wii Sports and Wii Play. Create your own Mii character to star in Wii games. Play friends online over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection or use the Internet Channel to surf the net from your sofa. You can even download classic Nintendo games using the Wii Shop Channel.









Nintendo Wii (Jpn) $ 364.00 SGD
Nintendo Wii (Local) + 4 games $ 599.00 SGD
Nintendo Wii (US) with Wii Sports

Visit here for more information

Singapore Managed to Clinch an Olympic Silver!

Singapore has finally managed to clinch a silver medal in
the Olympic women's table tennis team event, celebrating
for its first Olympic medal in 48 years, first Olympic medal
since independence.

On 17 August 2008, 7.30pm (GMT+8), Singapore and China
played a thrilling match in the Table Tennis Team Women's
Final and it lasted for almost 2 hours.

Despite giving it their best shot, Singapore's table tennis team
Wang Yuegu, Feng Tianwei, and Li Jiawei, were no match for
the China Team, losing a 0-3 in the end. The gold medal went
to China.

Feng Tianwei started off winning the first game for Singapore,
but however, lost the next 3 games to China's veteran Wang Nan.

Li Jiawei also won the first game, but lost the next 3 games to
world number one Zhang Yining. Guo Yue/Zhang Yining won
Wang Yuegu/Li Jiawei in the last match.

Singapore celebrated for this rare silver medal, our first Olympic medal
in 48 years. Singapore flag was finally raised in the Olympic Games,
after such a long wait.


Women's team table tennis result: China beat Singapore 3-0

Wang Nan (CH) beat Feng Tianwei (SIN) 9-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-6

Zhang Yining (CH) beat Li Jiawei (SIN) 9-11, 11-3, 11-4, 11-7

Guo Yue/Zhang Yining (CH) beat Wang Yuegu/Li Jiawei (SIN) 11-8, 11-5, 11-6.

CONGRATULATIONS TO SINGAPORE!

TechYouOn congratulates Singapore for getting their First Olympic medal since independence!











It has been a long wait for Singapore which last made the podium at the 1960 Rome Olympics, when weightlifter
Tan Howe Liang (right) won a silver medal - our one and only previous medal, made 48 years ago.


Semi-final results: Singapore beat South Korea 3-2

Feng Tianwei (SIN) beat Dang Ye Seo (KOR) 11-5, 11-5, 11-2

Kim Kyung Ah (KOR) beat Li Jiawei (SIN) 5-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9

Wang Yuegu/Li Jiawei (SIN) beat Park Mi Young/Kim Kyung Ah (KOR) 11-7, 11-6, 11-9

Dang Ye Seo (KOR) beat Wang Yuegu (SIN) 11-8, 14-12, 11-9

Feng Tianwei (SIN) beat Park Mi Young (KOR) 11-7, 12-10, 3-11, 11-9.

Do your best for the finals against China!
Table Tennis Team Women Finals: Singapore vs. China will be broadcasted live in Singapore at 7:30pm on 17 August 2007.

EEE! Whats that?

It has been some time. Last paper's Physics. Monday. Anyway, managed to dig out some time to post! Hope you people out there did not miss us!

EEE! What's that?
Made by ASUS, the EeePC focuses on 3 aspects
Easy to Learn
Easy to Work
Easy to Play



I would say that the EeePC is just like every common laptop, but just smaller and compact. Sleek and stylish design. Just right for people who needs a laptop everywhere they need as it is lightweight too!

Pros
Fully Shock resistance. Drop from the 4th floor down to the first, it wouldn't be a problem!

Designed to work power-efficiently and longer operating time.

Half the size of normal notebooks, and weigh less than 1kg.

Rapid start-up time.


Build in with Wireless Technology for you to connect to wireless hotspots

Specially designed, user friendly and intuitive user interface.

Cons
2GB-8GB Solid State Drive for past models
The newest Eee PC 1000 provides up to 40GB, but still less compared to normal notebooks.


Your fingers may be larger than those buttons on the keyboards.

Your face could be bigger than the screen.


Of course, with something smaller, you pay less. If I am not wrong, I saw one sold at challenger at IMM for $699 IF I am not wrong

Common tests!

Sorry to say that, but Tech You On will temporarily stop reviews for one whole week for the preparation of our common tests. We initially thought that we can still stick to a review every 2 days, but the topic tested in the common tests are too heavy to handle. We hope that you understand. We will resume functions on 16th August 2008 with even better reviews.

Thank You

Digital Photo Frame

Ever heard what a Digital Photo Frame is?



A Digital Phone Frame is basically a picture that displays digital photo directly from the screen that it has. You will not need to print your photos again and showing them to your friends and family would be a breeze.

There are many different kinds of Digital Photo Frames. Some which is compatible with mp3 audio files allows you to play audio from the photo frame too. To put it in simpler terms, a Digital Photo Frame is just a small TV set which is able to read the various picture file formats or perhaps audio.

Some includes a rechargeable battery in it, so you can take this photo frame around as you want to.

Certain frames can also load pictures over the Internet from RSS feeds, photo sharing sites such as Flickr, Picasa and from e-mail. Such networked models usually support wireless connections.

Happy National Day!

Well, today lets get technology aside. Tomorrow Singapore's going to celebrate our 43rd year of independence. We have gone a long way and lets work forward to the future!

Here to share with you a song done by the guys from Mr Brown show. Hilarious, insightful and heartfelt. Enjoy!


I do respect Mr Brown and his colleagues. They give me the notion of " from zero to hero". Mr. Brown was just a normal blogger, perhaps just like us. Soon he tried podcasting, and eventually came into fame with that. Tech You On would like to take this path like Mr. Brown and rise in fame.

Software Review:PowerISO

PowerISO is a powerful CD/DVD image file processing tool, which allows you to open, extract, create, edit, compress, encrypt, split and convert ISO files, and mount these files with internal virtual drive. It can process almost all CD-ROM image files including ISO and BIN.

Main Features:

• Support almost all CD/DVD-ROM image file formats(ISO, BIN, NRG, CDI, DAA and so on).
  Note: DAA(Direct-Access-Archive) is an advanced format for image file, which supports some advanced features, such as compression, password protection, and splitting to multiple volumes. It can be handled directly just like other formats, such as ISO, BIN, ...

• Open and extract ISO File.

• Create ISO file from hard disk files or CD/DVD-ROM.

• Edit an existing ISO file directly.

• Convert image files between ISO/BIN and other formats. PowerISO can convert almost all image file formats to standard ISO format file.

• Make bootable ISO file, get boot information from bootable ISO file.

• Make floppy disk image file.

• Optimize files to save disk space while saving ISO file.

• Mount ISO file with internal virtual drive. You don't need install any other virtual drive software.

• Can be used easily. PowerISO supports shell integration, context menu, drag and drop, clipboard copy paste...

System requirement:

• Windows98/Me, Windows2000/XP/2003/Vista operating system or above.
  Note: The internal virtual drive needs Windows2000/XP/2003/Vista or above.

• Intel Pentium 166MHz or above.

• 64MB memory.

• At least 10MB hard disk space.

* This information is copied from the site www.poweriso.com

I personally like PowerISO because it is easy to use, and it allows me to create cd/dvd image files so quickly and effectively. For people who do not understand what cd/dvd images are, and are keen to find out, PowerISO is the product that they should try. It allows cd/dvd images to be created in so many different formats and system requirements are rather low. Cheap and efficient is what I would tell you about this software.

What is so bad about it? Its not free but is still quite cheap, selling at US$29.95

How to get HD5?

The Beijing Olympics' just around the corner. With 2 more days to go, wouldn't you want to catch all the action in full HD? Mediacorp's HD 5's airing the olympic games in FULL HD! Don't miss out the action. Get HD 5 today!

How to get HD5?
HD5 is broadcasted over the air, however, you need a

• TV antenna to pick up the signal
• HD DVB-T MPEG-4 AVC set-top box (STB) to decode the HD signals and
• HD-ready TV or integrated HDTV set, i.e DVB-T MPEG-4 AVC STB is built-in the HDTV set) to display HD5

Also, you can get Singtel's Mio TV plan and watch HD5 for free. I had my Mio TV trial the previous time. HD5 just worked better with clearer pictures and audio quality even on a normal non-hd tv set.(With Mio Set-top box connected by component video cables)Of course, it will work even better with a HD-enabled TV.

Just like Singtel's Mio TV, the Starhub cable TV includes HD5 too. Starhub started providing HD services just recently on 28th July just ready for the Olympic games. Sign up for Starhub cable TV and you will get HD5 right on your TV.

MediaCorp’s HD5 is provided free to all who owns an HD DVB-T MPEG-4 AVC digital receiver. No fee is required.

People out there loves TechYouOn!

Wohhoo! People who have visited this blog said it was great work done. Thank you for all your comments! Tech You On promises to post at least once in every two days and feel free to tell us about what you want us to review on, or anything you may need help in. We do support too, if you need help!

Creative Zen Stone Plus! with build in speaker

Creative Zen Stone Plus is simply great. Its got everything in it. 2nd Generation of the Zen Stone Plus includes this uber cool built in speaker.

As small as a matchbox, it contains your favourite music files and plays them back not only through earphones, but a built in speaker.

The speaker is quite powerful, and it can be as loud as a normal cellphone.

Availability of the OLED screen allows you to know what you are playing, and find what you want to play.

Supports FM radio and allows you to preset 32 of your favourite channels.

Voice Recording is made easy with Creative Zen Stone Plus with its built in microphone.

Stopwatch function with the OLED Screen.

Power comes from a built in rechargeable battery in the player itself, and you recharge it as you plug it into you computer's USB port.

Listen up to 20hours of songs with the Creative Zen Stone Plus.

Why buy it?
Everything's built in to the mp3 player. There isn't much more you can expect from this reasonable price of

S$99-2gB
S$149-4GB

Earphones included in the package.