While Lee Wei and Ying Yin is preparing themselves for the MIT GAMBIT interview, I was looking at what is happening the Gaming World. Well it is interesting to found a subject for College Students that is about playing Games instead of Creating Games.
Students in UC - Berkeley can take up StarCraft studies for college credits.
Click Here for more Details
One of the line that I am quite interested for the course is "Calculus and Differential Equations are highly recommended for full understanding of the course." I think it is mainly on to the - flanking maneuver.
Well, here is what I pickup from the course web site
Week 3 Question 1.
A Terran Siege Tank in Siege Mode attacks for 70 damage, has 150 hp, and 1 armor. This
means that after two upgrades, a Siege Tank can kill another Siege Tank in two hits
instead of three. What are other significant damage combos? Be sure to investigate not
just upgrades and numbers of hits, but also unit group combinations. Which numbers are
worth noting?
Week 3 Question 3.
Is it more advantageous to attack in a line or to envelop your opponent’s army? Prove your point using flux calculations.
I wonder what is the answers to that kind of questions?
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Get credits point by playing games?
Monday, January 19, 2009
My WiFi
Need to connect your Notebook to the internet at the same time connect to a device (PDA) through Wi-Fi?
What you need was to connect both to an Access Point then. You may face lots of difficulties trying to connect some device to the Enterprise Access Point.
Intel came out with a new solution.
Simply put it, Intel My WiFi turns a notebook into an Wi-Fi AP that seamlessly takes care of all of the Wi-Fi connection details, allowing users to quickly connect to their devices. On one hand this is great news for some.
However, I wonder whether, this has been tested with current many Companies Wi-Fi Network security feature that shuts down Rouge AP features? Like Trapeze or Aruba.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
After 'O' level and wanna to study for free!!!!!!
Scholarships for Mobile and Wireless Computing Course.
We have several scholarships for 'O' level students when they apply for the Diploma in Mobile and Wireless Computing.
1) Industry Scholarships
You can be a
Avaya Scholar,
Cisco Scholar,
Sun Microsystems Scholar,
Microsoft Scholar,
Oracle Scholar,
BT Frontline Scholar.
Why apply for these Scholarships?
1) These Scholarships are bond free.
2) In the course of Mobile and Wireless Computing, students study subjects relevant to these industrial partners.
3) You can choose to study any type of degree course that you like after you graduated from the Diploma.
For example students will learn to configure Cisco Routers, Avaya PBX switches, Microsoft Windows 2008 Server and Oracle Database. They will also learn Sun Microsystem Java programming.
Hence Industry Scholars may stand a high chance of good job opportunities at the companies which sponsor them.
Click here to see how to apply.
2) IDA Integrated Infocomm Scholarships
This is scholarship by IDA to attract students to study in courses in Mobile and Wireless Computing.
IDA need talents in Mobile and Wireless Computing to help Singapore compete with the rest of the world. It is clearly shown the IDA Infocomm Technology Roadmap.
However students need to take into consideration that when you apply a degree course in Singapore, it need to be an infocomm-related degree.
7) Can scholarship holders go on to pursue a non infocomm-related degree?
Under the terms and conditions of the deed, IIS Scholarship holders have to pursue an infocomm-related degree at university level as part of the scholarship requirements. If you would like to pursue a non infocomm-related degree, the IIS Scholarship Secretariat may consider withdrawing the scholarship award; liquidated damages will be imposed accordingly by IDA.Click here to see more details.
Click here to see how to apply.
Temasek Polytechnic Scholarship
This scholarship is opened to any students that would like to study in TP. Hence student who wanted to join Temasek Polytechnic Diploma in Mobile and Wireless Computing Course may want to take up this Scholarship.
Click here to see how to apply.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
SDXC Card for Quad HDTV (Next thing after BlueRay)
There are many exciting things happening this year.
Recently Toshiba and some other Monitor Company release the next generation Quad Full High Definition (QFHD)(3840 x 2160) LCD screen. Basically, it is 56 inch in term of size.
Finally, it reach to a stage of decent definition for watching movies. I think it need some decent storage media. I hope SDXC (Up 2 Terabyte for Storage) will be the storage media for this level of definition. No need to worried about the scratches any more.
Hmmmmmm 2 Terabyte for storage. My current biggest hard disk is not even there yet. It would be interesting to carry one around and store lots of rubbish in it.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
What Made Lee Wei decided to join Dip MWC after O Levels?
Lee Wei was from Temasek Secondary School and joined Diploma in MWC with an 'O' level aggregate of 12 points. He is the president of MWC's Special Interest Group (SIG). He pursued a course in IT as one of his interests, and here's what he has to say:
Editor: Lee Wei, how were your results all along in Sec Sch and also for Pri Sch?
Lee Wei: I was one of the average ones in my class, hovering a little here and a little there. I didn't do as well as I should have, and scored only 12 points. This was the case in primary school as well, also an average student, attaining a PSLE score of 238.
Editor: What were the criteria you considered during the Joint Admission Exercise? How was the process and how did you arrive at a decision?
Lee Wei: Definitely, it was interest. I was only interested in IT and Physics, and since I could not get into my dream JC, I decided, 'Hey, why not my dream Poly?'.
Editor :Why did you choose to study in Diploma in MWC? Which choice did you indicate Diploma in MWC as in your selection form for the Joint Admission Exercise?
Lee Wei: Well, it was stated on the TP website that MWC had programming, which I was fairly interested in. So up it went as my first choice.
Editor: What are three things you like/enjoy about Diploma in MWC?
Lee Wei: It has programming involved.
It is rather focused.
It is the future.
Editor: Who do you think is suitable to take Diploma in MWC?
Lee Wei: Well, anyone who fancies programming or gadgets. We get to deal quite a bit with PDAs and the likes!
Editor: Why do you think Diploma in MWC is a good choice to consider?
Lee Wei: It is the future; almost everything will be wireless. Furthermore, it also teaches you other general areas of IT.
Editor :What advice do you have for ‘O’ level school leavers who are going to make their selection soon?
Lee Wei: Follow where your interest(s) and dreams take you, no matter if its foreign or otherwise. With passion, you can overcome these minor obstacles with great ease. XD
What Made Ying Yin decided to join Dip MWC after O Levels?
She is the Vice President of MWC Special Interest Group. Actively she took part in various events like OpenHouse, Xperiment Exhibition, Flag Day, Competition and so on. Moreover, she also help in co-ordinating various events.
Editor: Tan Ying Yin, how were your results all along in Sec Sch and also for Pri Sch?
I was formally from Geylang Methodist Primary School and Geylang Methodist Secondary School under Express Stream Academic. My results were quite average when I was in Primary school and when I'm in Secondary School, my grades improved a little and dropped back to average when I was in the upper secondary, mainly because I didn't like the subjects I'm studying at that time. Luckily, I managed to pass my O levels and made it to a Polytechnic.
Editor: What were the criteria you considered during the Joint Admission Exercise? How was the process and how did you arrive at a decision?
I did not consider myself to choose an IT course in the first place as my interest was in Business and Arts. So during JAE, the first 8 courses that I have choosen is all related to Business and Arts and the rest are IT. However, when the results were out, I was not posted to any courses at all! A close friend of mine was posted to MWC and was thinking about re-appealing. Thus, I followed her to TP to look for an advice. Our current lecturer attended to us, and provide us with additional information about the course. After giving some thought, my friend and I decided to chose this course!
Editor: What are three things you like/enjoy about Diploma in MWC?
The three things I enjoy about MWC is programming, the CDS (Cross-Disciplinary Subjects) offered and the people in TP! I know alot of people out there hates programming and are influencing others not to take IT. It is so not true! Programming is so fun to learn! Every time when I managed to solve something difficult in programming, I will feel a great sense of satisfaction and the urge to improve even more! Even though I could not get into the course I want to be in initially, the CDS offered by TP allows me to do so. I took up Entrepreneur, Singapore Law and Psychology during the past semesters in TP and they were great! In TP, we play hard and study smart. The people in TP are so fun to mix with!
Editor: Who do you think is suitable to take Diploma in MWC?
Anyone! Our course involves mainly on mobile and wireless technologies. For example, by using your mobile phone, you can access to the internet by Wi-fi, book tickets, etc. They works just like a portable computer. Can't you see that the world is getting more and more dependent on mobile and wireless technologies. Thus, we believed that the furture belongs to the wireless world!
Editor: Why do you think Diploma in MWC is a good choice to consider?
It is challenging and never fails to excite you on how technologies are so powerful nowadays. I never regret coming to this course at all!
Editor :What advice do you have for ‘O’ level school leavers who are going to make their selection soon?
If you did not managed to get into the course you wanted, do not be downhearted. Try to give yourself more options to consider.Studying in MWC has changed me, to be a more responsible and a studious person. Even if you cannot get into the course you are interested in, try to be optimistic! For example, I wan to be an entrepreneur in the future, although I cannot get to any business course, MWC and the CDS which I have taken are able to teach me relevant information about business, so that in the future I can manage my business better!
What Made Dave decided to join Dip MWC after O Levels?
Dave was from Pasir Ris Crest Secondary School who joined MWC with an 'O' level aggregate of 18 points. His current CCAs in TP is in the Student Interest Group, holding a Public Relations Secretary post and also in the Informatics and Information Technology Studies Club as a Sub-Committee Head. Here is what he told us.
Editor: Dave, how were your results all along in Sec Sch and also for Pri Sch?
Dave : Average
Editor: What were the criteria you considered during the Joint Admission Exercise? How was the process and how did you arrive at a decision?
Dave : The nearer the better for me.
Editor :Why did you choose to study in Diploma in MWC? Which choice did you indicate Diploma in MWC as in your selection form for the Joint Admission Exercise?
Anything related to IT and business was my interest, however my result is only good enough to enter IT course. MWC was 1 of my 12 choices however it was not my first choice. But i still enjoy having fun in learning in MWC.
Editor: What are three things you like/enjoy about Diploma in MWC?
First : The helpful lecturers
Second: The interesting modules
Third : The fun friends
Editor: Who do you think is suitable to take Diploma in MWC?
Basically anyone interested in knowing more about how mobile application in your phone work and those who want to know more about networking.
Editor: Why do you think Diploma in MWC is a good choice to consider?
I believe MWC will give you a bright future as if you notice, technology around you are becoming more wireless.
Editor: What advice do you have for ‘O’ level school leavers who are going to make their selection soon?
Do not be dishearted in any course you might get into, just work hard and it will pay off.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
The world's slimmest LCD TV
Hi there! We apologise for the lack of updates! Time really flies! We're in year 2009 already!
I've just read an article posted by Yahoo which is rather interesting; thus, I'm going to share it with all of you here. As mentioned in the title of this post, my entry today will be about the world's slimmest LCD TV.
This LCD TV is a product from South Korea's Samsung Electronics and it measures only at 6.5 millimetres thick!!! This is even slimmer than most of the mobile phones we are using! Isn't it amazing!?
Some information about the product:
- 40 inch LCD television
- 6.5 millimetres thick
- 12.2 kg
- Embedded with a fast wireless connection
- Signal cables are not necessary
- Estimated price range: 490,000 yen
According to Yahoo, this new product will be displayed during Consumer Electronics Show 2009 in Las Vegas from the 8th to 11th January. Hopefully this new product will launched in Singapore soon!
=)
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
2008 - Yahoo! Mobile Developer Awards
About 2 months ago, 4 teams from Mobile and Wireless Computing represented TP to take part in a competition organized by Yahoo! These teams are given 1 month to develop widgets for one of the four sponsors, namely, DBS Bank, Kellogg’s Asia Sdn Bhd, Malaysia Airlines, and UEEEU.com. Only one team from each category will be selected as the winner.
Congratulations to our senior students Wong Jing Xuan and Suhaimi Bin Bohari for doing us proud! Their widget were picked by Kellogg’s Asia Sdn Bhd as the top developers for the widgets they created for the company.
Some photos taken at the Yahoo! Developer Awards Ceremony:
The event is held at Zouk.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
MWC Freshmen Napfa
Now lets take a look on they are warming up :
Standing Broad Jump:
Pull Up :
Sit And Reach :
Sit Up :
Above are all the pictures of how happening that day is, now lets look at their tired face as our intructors gave them a final debrief !!
So have you readers come up with a conclusion about Diploma in Mobile Wireless Computing? In MWC we prepare student in all area whether in studies, napfa or in the future working society =)
*Updated- Additional Photos for the event
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
Games Convention Asia (GCA)
Just last Saturday, 20th Sep, the Games Convention Asia (GCA) was held at Suntec Convention Hall. Many many games were displayed there, from the popular to the soon-to-be-released, from big huge companies to small private organisations. There was just no end to the games as well as their consoles. Terminals and consoles were packed with the young and the young at heart, and several mascots roamed the hall.
TP's GET even had their own booth, showcasing games that the students had developed!
Well, I never knew THAT many people were into cosplay(CosCon - Cosplay Contest): numerous groups of friends gathered in and out the convention hall, preparing their makeup and and image to portray their favourite characters in the games. Everyone had great fun with cosplay, posing for photos and taking pictures. =)(Nice Photos at CosCon - Here and Here and Here)
But the main highlight of the convention had to be the competition of a number of games. Amongst these games, one of them, DotA, had 2 team finalists compete with each other, with their match flashed on a great big projector screen for all spectators to see. The battle was intense; both sides put up a good fight. It was a pity I couldn't stay to watch the match end.
So much for the wordy paragraphs, we'll let the pictures do the talking:
*Update
More nice photos that we took
Saturday, September 20, 2008
I am a Linux
Yup! I use Macbook pro as well as IBM thinkpad. I run Linux on both of them. Well ....
let's start with Mac first then
Mac 01
Mac 02
Mac 03
Mac 04
Well here is a cool one!!!!!!!!!!!!
So fun right?
Let see what Microsoft Says
PC 01
PC 02
PC 03
Sometime I like to be Mac.
Sometime I like to be PC.
Well I used Linux quite often as well.
Novell 01
Novell 02
Novell 03
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Now you see, Now you don't
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC)(Wiki) is the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator.
Click the following picture to see the specification of LHC.
Large Hadron Collider Rap.
What does this has to do with Mobile Communication?
Well, Let think about Global Positioning System (GPS). GPS requires very actual clock (atomic clock) (Wiki) to measure location. This technology comes from particle physics. We learned particle physics by experimenting with particle accelerator.
Quantum Teleportation may be further enhance through the LHC.
What is Quantum Teleportation (Wiki)
So what has Quantum Teleportation to do with Mobile Communication?
For current state, it can help to provide secure wireless communication. Today there are many engineer and scientist that are working in this area. (IEEE Paper)
You may want to ask how does LHC comes into the picture then?
One thing of which is Superluminal (Wiki) Communication. We are still not able to achieve Superluminal communication, we can make use of LHC.
Okay, okay what if LHC still cannot resolve no-communication theorem (Wiki) and the theory still holds?
Well, we still can make use of LHC to learn more about neutrino!
What has neutrino has to do with communication? Well today, all mobile communication uses electromagnetic wave for communication. Some scientist belief that neutrino communication are more efficient than electromagnetic transmissions. (Original Story)
Comics on LHC
*Updated
More Comics on LHC
Monday, September 8, 2008
Bug in DNS
Well, I know I'm slow, and the news is a little late, but better late than never, they always say.
Just wanted to share this piece of news, that, from my understanding so far, has been a little hushed-up. Its regarding a bug that hackers have exploited in Domain Name Servers / System(DNS), to re-route internet traffic to their own websites. These malicious hackers use their own websites to impersonate official / commercial websites, for reasons such as collecting personal information. This bug in the DNS vulnerability is a great security issue, and many top security researchers are concerned. Several patches have been developed to address the issue, so the situation is generally under control.
*DNS - name-to-address mapping system that translates names you can remember (such as www.doxpara.com) to numbers the Internet can route (66.240.226.139)
You can read the full story, news and updates at:
http://www.doxpara.com/?p=1162 OR
http://www.doxpara.com/
This is what I understand of the situation so far, and it has been most interesting, considering the fact that I learnt this from a gaming forum. Thus, games DO benefit us. =)
To pass or not to pass
Let's continue with the RFID security issues.
okay, we know that RFID on credit is not safe, but you don't have a RFID credit card, do you think that you are safe? Well read the following and determine it for yourself.
"A German computer security consultant has shown that he can clone the electronic passports that the United States and other countries are beginning to distribute this year. " This story <here> runs 2 years ago!
What is e-passport?
E-passport contains your bio-information in RFID chip that is placed in the passport. All US Visa Waiver Program country passport would be in have that in place and Singapore is one of the country.
The standard is from ICAO BAC International Civil Aviation Organization Basic Access Control which US Feds think that it is safe <Original Story from here>.
Singapore new passport is ICAO BAC standard using NXP chipset <Get more info from here> and <here>.
"Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors has sued a university in The Netherlands to block publication of research that details security flaws in NXP's Mifare Classic wireless smart cards."
<Get the story from here>
Here is the youtube video from the running story that crack the NXP card from london tube (*tube is MRT from UK):
Some more information about the RFID passport.
Can the clone passport be fake proof? Yes for
<Original Story here>
What can we do then? This may help to solve the problem.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
New staff in the house
Our diploma has recently had a new addition of staff!
Miss Pauline joined TP just 1 week ago, and had her staff orientation of TP. Here is what she has to say thus far:
How did you become a lecturer in TP?
I wanted to have the opportunity to team up with the young and fresh programmers, and impart my knowledge to them. This is due to my work in my previous company, where I managed several younger programmers.
What were you doing previously?
I worked at a company writing software applications and developments.
How did you find the staff orientation?
The HR people were very warm, and they taught me many things about TP.
What module(s) will you be teaching?
I'm not too sure yet, it hasn't been finalised. However, I expect that it will be more related to desktop or mobile programming.
How do you feel to be part of the TP IIT MWC teaching team?
So far, I'm new here, so I don't know what's ahead at the moment. I don't know how it will be like later on, but I am happy, and I want to value-add to the teaching.
When will you start teaching?
I'm not too sure yet, it also hasn't been finalised. But it could be the upcoming semester or the following one.
Well, let us welcome Miss Pauline with a warm round of applause!!
*applause*
=)
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Smart or Dumb Card?
The famous MythBuster are not allow to show the security weakness on (credit card that embedded RFID in it) smart card
" Texas Instruments comes on along with chief legal counsel for American Express, Visa, Discover, and everybody else... They were way, way outgunned and they absolutely made it really clear to Discovery that they were not going to air this episode talking about how hackable this stuff was, and Discovery backed way down being a large corporation that depends upon the revenue of the advertisers. Now it's on Discovery's radar and they won't let us go near it.
Well luckily we still have BoingBoingTV
Do you know that you are using RFID everyday, and you are also subject to the same security risk?
Monday, September 1, 2008
BRIC
What is BRIC?
BRIC means (Brazil, Russia, India, China)
Currently they are bigger growth in terms of mobile subscriber.
Singapore currently only have 6 million, these countries have:
Brazil 135.9 million mobile subscriber
Russia 87.26 million mobile subscriber
India 296.08 million mobile subscriber
China 680 million mobile subscriber
(wiki for other countries)
Why they are important? They are so call the emerging markets, as they are rapidly growing their economy, and they have so many internet user (wiki) and mobile subscriber.
(Story)
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Go2 Netbook
There are many choices for Notebook. Well there are also many choices for Netbooks as well. You can purchase a Intel Go2 Netbook through Amazon for US$400.
They can run both XP and Linux that comes with 1.6Ghz CPU, 1GB RAM, 9" LCD, with up to 40GB Harddisk.
Or you can choose to look at the other alternatives.
Well here is a web site (liliputing) that compares most of the various Netbook out there in the market.
