x0dus / Blog of Teo Chun Rui / » Tech http://x0dus.com TV Shows. Technology. Website Building. SEO. Music. Life. Sat, 17 Sep 2011 19:05:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 The Day I Fell To The Dark Side http://x0dus.com/the-day-i-fell-to-the-dark-side/ http://x0dus.com/the-day-i-fell-to-the-dark-side/#comments Sun, 16 May 2010 12:07:23 +0000 x0dus http://x0dus.com/?p=111 Today, I’ve fallen to the dark side.

Chun Rui

Don’t judge me, I tried to be different.

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I remmeber 2 years ago, I was looking for an mp3 player and I wanted to not get an iPod because every Tom, Dick, Harry had an iPod. I went out to bought an equally expensive Creative Xi-fi 32GB.

And it was spoilt after just 8 months.

Chun Rui

My iPod Classic lasted me for almost 2 years now, and I’ve dropped it so many times, I’ve already grown immune to feeling heartaches when I drop my Ipod. So, don’t judge me for sticking with Apple.

In other news, I ordered a Sager laptop today (: I am down 3,000 hard-earned 3,000 SGD, but I am one happy happy man.

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The postcard to gold, on my desk.

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Chun Rui

Always a proud moment, to have your name associated with Google (:

]]> http://x0dus.com/google-sends-me-a-postcard-to-riches/feed/ 0 Hilarious Mockery of Apple And Aces http://x0dus.com/hilarious-mockery-of-apple-and-aces/ http://x0dus.com/hilarious-mockery-of-apple-and-aces/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 09:14:43 +0000 x0dus http://x0dus.com/?p=98 Recently I started watching the Daily Show again, and Jon Stewart is still as funny as ever. On last Thursday’s show, they mocked Apple openly regarding their controversy with the Gizmodo incident.  Watch the video for a good laugh, I guarantee.


Also in other news, 4 days, Over 600 pages to study, CMFAS Module 9, Aced.

Chun Rui


]]> http://x0dus.com/hilarious-mockery-of-apple-and-aces/feed/ 3 The Day I Received A Google Mail In My Letterbox http://x0dus.com/the-day-i-received-a-google-mail-in-my-letterbox/ http://x0dus.com/the-day-i-received-a-google-mail-in-my-letterbox/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:14:37 +0000 x0dus http://x0dus.com/?p=77 You know, most website owners, dream of making money one day online, dreaming that someone or something out there will recognise your efforts for building a great website. As Football Manager Guru, a site of mine that I’ve been working on for the past year solidifies its place in the top 6 of Google search results for “Football Manager Blog”, a search term that gives 11 million hits, I see the amount of adsense money that I’ve been making from the site going up steadily.

And boy is it a joy. The last step before I could receive real cash from Google, is that they need to verify that I actually exist in sunny Singapore at the address I used when I signed up for my Google Mail aka account eons ago. Today they did just that, and what a day it’s been for me.

One day after my 21st birthday, I passed the CMFAS (Module 5) examinations, and I am one step away from getting money from Google after receiving the mail below!

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Chun Rui

Of course, I blanked out the voucher code.

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Chun RuiAll I have to do now, is await a postcard from Google, and I could collect the money from my Google adsense account!

For a first timer making money off the Internet, this is extremely exciting for me. It also validates the hard work that I’ve put in to my various websites, and I must say it is immensely satisfying.

Thank You, Uncle G!

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