I hope its not just another blog. I realized it is 10 years since I first brought my first digital camera (A Sony Mavica FD 71) to record Ubin rapidly disappearing scenes .
The post will contain some of the retrieved pictures plus current ones.
Update July 30, 2010
Wordpress 3.0.1 is out. This time I am not able to update manually. Keep getting permissions errors. Have to install manually. Followed the on-line instructions . The update worked despite forgetting to disable the plugins first.
Update June 18, 2010
Wordpress 3.0 is here. I am not sure what new benefits are there. But it safer to update instead of being left behind and having to update over many version and getting into potential problems. I maintained another site which is just a sandbox to try out the new update before committing myself. So far the automated upgrade has worked, except for plugins which I have to update manually using cpanel file manager. Google Analytics plugin is a boon as I can see the latest queries by visitors, allowing me to update most sought information.
Update Apr 16, 2010:
This site is hosted using services of Poznet.com under their SG-Personal Plan.
This package enabled me to use WordPress which I am able to download and install. WordPress is a versatile tool where you can install all kinds plugins and skins to give a customized look. All you need next is to blog your content and not worry about technical stuff like dealing with incompatible browsers or writing HTML tags. Unfortunately installing WordPress with its frequent updates is often the scariest part. One has to learn arcane stuff only a geek would know, such as creating a subdomain, setting up a mysql database, using built-in cpanel file-manager tool which is akin to holding a live grenade. Luckily I have a nephew who is a whiz in all this.
For images I am now using free Google tools such as Picasaweb which is far better than Flickr which I was using earlier. For traffic analysis I using GoogleAnalytics. This way I am able to find out what kind of information internet users are looking for and update them.
As for camera equipment I am now using Sony A850 35mm full-frame digital SLR camera. Besides its archival value with 24 megapixels of image detail, its colors are simply awesome.
This blog owe its thanks to Ubin lovers like KP Tan who have been discovering Ubin long before I first visited the island. And also to Ria who encouraged me to keep blogging on Ubin.
If you have any pictures of Ubin, old or new, which you like to share them. Please leave our comments with your email (your email will not show in the comments). My special thanks to Ronald Koh who give me permission to post his photos.
Enjoy Ubin and hope to see you there often.
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