Improving the loading speed of websites
I just found out that the arrangement of the statement in the html page has a impact on the loading speed. In Google developer page, it is written that CSS files will be loaded simultaneously and should be place together, followed by javascript. JavaScript is positioned last because the first javascript will complete it’s loading before the second javascript is loaded. Hence the sequence has to be so. The second discovery is the design of the website layout. It seems like the recommendation is not to use Tables. Instead, use css to design the website layout. It seems to cause websites to load faster. More details can be found on…
Trading in Gold
I was quite frustrated with the low interest rate the banks offered and the high inflation rate we are subjected to. So I thought maybe it is a good idea to buy and keep gold and so I started to ask around. I started with the Jewellery Shops for obvious reasons. When I am young, I was notice my parents generation buying Gold jewellery to keep. I can now understand the rational for doing that now. I approached SK Jewellery and asked if I were to buy the gold pendant from them (those of investment grade), how much would it cost. I was told that it will be at Market…
Hotel Booking
I was trying to book a hotel where I am going to drop off for the airport transfer by Air Asia. The location was 1Utama, not knowing that this is a new shopping area. I forgot that the city area is called Bukit Bintang. There was only one hotel in that area and it is called One World Hotel. My usual portal for hotel booking is Asia Travel dot com. The hotel was full. Out of desperation, I tried to book another hotel nearby and it was not available in Asia Travel. I trusted them because the hotels in their portal are usually of certain standard. I decided to google…
Trip to KL
I was planning a trip to KL and was toying with the different options available, by car, coach, train and airplane. By car was the cheapest because I just need to pay for petrol but being a “slow driver who travel max of 100km/h”, it is going to take more than 5 hours to reach KL. I was considering the better quality coach (executive coach) which comes with the entertainment system. When I asked what type of entertainment were in there, I was just told that it was movies on demand with no specific title mentioned and the games were not mentioned as well. The coach cost $90 each and…
I bought a door viewer camera recorder
I bought a door viewer recorder recently so that I can record who loiter outside my house. Before I bought it, I checked for the viewing angle. A Singapore company charged me $250 over dollar for the camera with a viewing angle of 70 degrees and not recording function. I found one in eBay with a viewing angle of 165 degrees and with recording function, at USD 92 only. After I installed the camera, I realised that I missed out these points The sensitivity of the auto-detection. It turns out that my can detect movement up to 1m away. How sensitive is the auto-detection. Not so good, there is a delay…
Bought a bluetooth keyboard for my iPad
I just bought a new bluetooth keyboard for the iPad because I found it quite tough to write on my blog and other apps that require extensive typing. The trade off is a thicker and heavy iPad. I wonder if this is worth the investment. It is definitely heavier, like a mini laptop.
Air Ticket Difference
I plan to travel to HK In Jun and decided to book my air tickets online. I went to 3 websites, namely Asia Travel, Zuji and airfares.com.sg. For the purpose of comparison, I chose the same dates for the 3 websites. It came out that the prices of airline quoted by the 3 websites were different. JetStar Asia Travel quote only one price for adult and child. The price was $290 for JetStar. The total for 2 adults and 2 child totalled $1,160, the cheapest among the 3 websites. But when I try to book the ticket, i saw an additional charge of $160 for 4 tickets. The total added…
Building a good website
Building a website is easy but building a good website is tough. A good website must be able to attract traffic and generate interest in your product. To built a good website requires planning and a good research tool to find out what people are searching for. Then you have to make sure that your page is Search engine friendly so that it can be found. Without it, you are sure to be ranked far away from the main page and the chances that your potential customers would find you is almost nil. If you wish to find out how to do it right, attend this seminar which I will be conducting…
Guide to choosing a house in Singapore
There are a few things you might want to look out for when you choose a flat or apartment in Singapore. The obvious one is the distance to the MRT station. It is worthwhile paying a premium for the house if it is located near an MRT station. I learnt this from my boss when I was working in public transport company. If you buy a flat away from the MRT station, you pay less upfront for the flat but when you will have to pay more for transport. But if you pay for an apartmen near the MRT station, you save on transport cost, if not for yourself, for…
Online payment
I was trying to add a PayPal button for online payment for my seminars but it didnt work on WordPress. I wonder it is caused by my lack of knowledge or limitation in WordPress.