VirtualBox 5.1.6 (released 2016-09-12)

VirtualBox 5.1.6 (released 2016-09-12)

This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed and/or added:

• GUI: fixed issue with opening '.vbox' files and it's aliases
• GUI: keyboard grabbing fixes (bugs #15771 and #15745)
• GUI: fix for passing through Ctrl + mouse-click (Mac OS X hosts only; bug #15714)
• GUI: fixed automatic deletion of extension pack files (bugs #11352 and #14742)
• USB: fixed showing unknown device instead of the manufacturer or product description under certain circumstances (5.1.0 regression; bug #15764)
• XHCI: another fix for a hanging guest under certain conditions as result of the fix for bug #15747, this time for Windows 7 guests
• Serial: fixed high CPU usage with certain USB to serial converters on Linux hosts (bug #7796)
• Storage: fixed attaching stream optimized VMDK images (bug #14764)
• Storage: reject image variants which are unsupported by the backend (bug #7227)
• Storage: fixed loading saved states created with VirtualBox 5.0.10 and older when using a SCSI controller (bug #15865)
• Storage: fixed broken NVMe emulation if the host I/O cache setting is enabled
• Storage: fixed using multiple NVMe controllers if ICH9 is used
• NVMe: fixed a crash during reset which could happen under certain circumstances
• Audio: fixed microphone input (5.1.2 regression; bugs #14386 and #15802)
• Audio: fixed crashes under certain conditions (5.1.0 regression; bug #15887 and others)
• Audio: fixed recording with the ALSA backend (5.1 regression)
• Audio: fixed stream access mode with OSS backend (5.1 regression, thanks to Jung-uk Kim)
• E1000: do also return masked bits when reading the ICR register, this fixes booting from iPXE (5.1.2 regression; bug #15846)
• BIOS: fixed 4bpp scanline calculation (bug #15787)
• API: relax the check for the version attribute in OVF/OVA appliances (bug #15856)
• Windows hosts: fixed crashes when terminating the VM selector or other VBox COM clients (bug #15726 and others)
• Linux Installer: fixed path to the documentation in .rpm packages (5.1.0 regression)
• Linux Installer: fixed the vboxdrv.sh script to prevent an SELinux complaint (bug #15816)
• Linux hosts: don't use 32-bit legacy capabilities
• Linux Additions: Linux 4.8 fix for the kernel display driver (bugs #15890 and #15896)
• Linux Additions: don't load the kernel modules provided by the Linux distribution but load the kernel modules from the official Guest Additions package instead (bug#15324)
• Linux Additions: fix dynamic resizing problems in recent Linux guests (bug #15875)
• User Manual: fixed error in the VBoxManage chapter for the getextradata enumerate example (bug #15862)

Good time to download and install!

- wong chee tat :)

Sep 2016 Singapore Savings Bonds - GX16100E

Issuance details - GX16100E

Bond ID	GX16100E
Amount available	$300 million
Issue date	3 Oct 2016
Maturity date(1)	1 Oct 2026
Interest payment dates(1)	The 1st interest payment will be made on 1 Apr 2017, and subsequently  every six months on 1 Oct and 1 Apr every year.
Investment amounts	You can invest a minimum of $500, and in multiples of $500 up to  $50,000 for this issue. The total amount of Savings Bonds held across  all issues cannot be more than $100,000.
Application period	Opens: 6.00pm, 1 Sep 2016 Closes: 9.00pm, 27 Sep 2016 Results: After 3.00pm, 28 Sep 2016 Keep track of the important dates with our SSB calendar.
Apply through	DBS/POSB, OCBC and UOB ATMs and DBS/POSBInternet Banking,  from 7.00am - 9.00pm, Mon - Sat, excluding Public Holidays. On  1 Sep 2016, these channels will be open from 6.00pm to 9.00pm.  CPF and SRS funds are not eligible.

This bond will be reflected as "SBOCT16 GX16100E" in your CDP statement and "CDP-SBOCT16" in your bank statement.

Interest rates

Year from issue date	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Interest, %	0.84	0.89	1.28	1.75	2.00	2.04	2.13	2.23	2.38	2.62
Average return per year, %*	0.84	0.86	1.00	1.19	1.34	1.45	1.55	1.63	1.70	1.79

* At the end of each year, on a compounded basis

Calculate the interest you will earn based on your desired investment amount using the Interest Calculator.

(1)If this day is not a business day, payment will be made on the next business day.

- wong chee tat :)

Scheduled Maintenance - POSB

Scheduled Maintenance - POSB

We are constantly upgrading our systems to bring you a more pleasant banking experience. During the mentioned period of scheduled maintenance, some of the services will not be available:

iBanking
Date	Maintenance Period	Services under Maintenance
Every Sunday	0400hrs to 0700hrs	System Maintenance - Foreign Currency Current Account (FCCA) - Foreign Currency Fixed Deposit (FCFD) - Multi-currency Autosave (MCA) - Multiplier Account
03 Sep to 04 Sep	03 Sep 1000hrs to 04 Sep 1200hrs	System Maintenance - iB trading services - Online Equity Trading (OET) via SG ibanking
10 Sep 2016	0200hrs to 0300hrs	System Maintenance - Intermittent disruption of services
11 Sep 2016	0000hrs to 0800hrs	System Maintenance - Token registration service - Token Replacement service
17 Sep 2016	0500hrs to 0600hrs	System Maintenance Credit Card/Debit Card/Cashline - New Credit Card Application - Additional Credit Card Application - Debit Card Application - Cashline Application - Application Status Overview - Document Upload
17 Sep to 18 Sep	17 Sep 1000hrs to 18 Sep 2000hrs	System Maintenance - iB trading services - Online Equity Trading (OET) via SG ibanking
18 Sep 2016	0300hrs to 0950hrs	System Maintenance Funds Transfer Overseas - Add Payee / Send Money (Send Money to Overseas Bank Account) - Enquire on Transactions (Send Money to Overseas Bank Account) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS Australia Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS Australia Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS India Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS India Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS Indonesia Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS Indonesia Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS China Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS China Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS Hong Kong Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS Hong Kong Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS Malaysia Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS Malaysia Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS UK Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS UK Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS Philippines Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS Philippines Remit)
18 Sep 2016	0650hrs to 0720hrs	System Maintenance Credit Card/Debit Card/Cashline - New Credit Card Application - Additional Credit Card Application - Debit Card Application - Cashline Application - Application Status Overview - Document Upload - Credit / Debit Card / Cashline related services

digibank app
Date	Maintenance Period	Services under Maintenance
10 Sep 2016	0200hrs to 0300hrs	System Maintenance - Intermittent disruption of services
11 Sep 2016	0000hrs to 0800hrs	System Maintenance - Token registration service - Token Replacement service
17 Sep 2016	0500hrs to 0600hrs	System Maintenance Credit Card/Debit Card/Cashline - New Credit Card Application - Additional Credit Card Application - Debit Card Application - Cashline Application - Application Status Overview
18 Sep 2016	0300hrs to 0950hrs	System Maintenance Funds Transfer Overseas - Add Payee / Send Money (Send Money to Overseas Bank Account) - Enquire on Transactions (Send Money to Overseas Bank Account) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS Australia Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS Australia Remit - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS India Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS India Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS Indonesia Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS Indonesia Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS China Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS China Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS Hong Kong Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS Hong Kong Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS Malaysia Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS Malaysia Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS UK Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS UK Remit) - Add Payee / Send Money (DBS Philippines Remit) - Enquire on Transactions (DBS Philippines Remit)
18 Sep 2016	0650hrs to 0720hrs	System Maintenance Credit Card/Debit Card/Cashline - New Credit Card Application - Additional Credit Card Application - Debit Card Application - Cashline Application - Application Status Overview - Credit / Debit Card / Cashline related services

SMSBanking
Date	Maintenance Period	Services under Maintenance
10 Sep 2016	0200hrs to 0300hrs	System Maintenance - Intermittent disruption of services

Paylah
Date	Maintenance Period	Services under Maintenance
10 Sep 2016	0200hrs to 0300hrs	System Maintenance - Intermittent disruption of services

D2Pay
Date	Maintenance Period	Services under Maintenance
10 Sep 2016	0200hrs to 0300hrs	System Maintenance - Intermittent disruption of services

- wong chee tat :)

McAfee DAT version = 8288 (sep 14th 2016)

McAfee DAT version = 8288 (sep 14th 2016)

Link: here ( Select Yes. And it keeps getting updated daily. Region=US)



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誦持六字威力無比，十八地獄變成樂土，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
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如來佛子慈悲引路，眾生往生極樂佛土，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……


六字斷除六道苦難頌


嗡字放光照耀天界，死苦難忍觀音救度，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
瑪字光照阿修羅界，爭斗死傷觀音救度，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
尼字放光照亮人間，生老病死觀音救度，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
巴字放光照亮畜生，蠢啞痛苦觀音救度，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
美字放光照亮惡鬼，饑餓難熬觀音救度，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
吽字放光照亮地獄，冷熱煎熬觀音救度，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……


- wong chee tat :)

六字真言頌 怙主三寶

六字真言頌 怙主三寶

虔心皈依怙主三寶，真心憐憫慈母眾生，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……

佛為導師法為正道，僧為善侶同為救主，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
登山階梯過河船舟，驅愚慧燈險隘坦途，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
口誦真言心中祈禱，地獄烈火從此熄滅，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
唱頌六字胸中發願，冷獄冰雪消融變暖，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
誦持六字威力無比，十八地獄變成樂土，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
世間無實因緣難料，生死輪回行善為要，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
萬物無常善惡交替，向善精進矢志不渝，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
暇滿人身難得至寶，虛度此生實為可惜，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
貪心無盡欲望皆空，惡趣業因棄之從善，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
萬惡煩惱罪孽根源，時刻提防凡夫癡念，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
強壯身軀入土荒野，驅走死神上師引路，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
瑪尼頌詞怙主三寶，諾言活佛順口編唱，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
虔誠頂禮觀音菩薩，消除罪孽速證佛果，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
如來佛子慈悲引路，眾生往生極樂佛土，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……


六字斷除六道苦難頌


嗡字放光照耀天界，死苦難忍觀音救度，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
瑪字光照阿修羅界，爭斗死傷觀音救度，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
尼字放光照亮人間，生老病死觀音救度，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
巴字放光照亮畜生，蠢啞痛苦觀音救度，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
美字放光照亮惡鬼，饑餓難熬觀音救度，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
吽字放光照亮地獄，冷熱煎熬觀音救度，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……


- wong chee tat :)

六字真言頌 怙主三寶

六字真言頌 怙主三寶

虔心皈依怙主三寶，真心憐憫慈母眾生，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……

佛為導師法為正道，僧為善侶同為救主，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
登山階梯過河船舟，驅愚慧燈險隘坦途，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
口誦真言心中祈禱，地獄烈火從此熄滅，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
唱頌六字胸中發願，冷獄冰雪消融變暖，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
誦持六字威力無比，十八地獄變成樂土，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
世間無實因緣難料，生死輪回行善為要，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
萬物無常善惡交替，向善精進矢志不渝，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
暇滿人身難得至寶，虛度此生實為可惜，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
貪心無盡欲望皆空，惡趣業因棄之從善，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
萬惡煩惱罪孽根源，時刻提防凡夫癡念，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
強壯身軀入土荒野，驅走死神上師引路，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
瑪尼頌詞怙主三寶，諾言活佛順口編唱，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
虔誠頂禮觀音菩薩，消除罪孽速證佛果，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
如來佛子慈悲引路，眾生往生極樂佛土，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……


六字斷除六道苦難頌


嗡字放光照耀天界，死苦難忍觀音救度，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
瑪字光照阿修羅界，爭斗死傷觀音救度，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
尼字放光照亮人間，生老病死觀音救度，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
巴字放光照亮畜生，蠢啞痛苦觀音救度，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
美字放光照亮惡鬼，饑餓難熬觀音救度，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……
吽字放光照亮地獄，冷熱煎熬觀音救度，嗡瑪尼巴美吽……


- wong chee tat :)

Blog Updates:

Blog Updates:

Minor updates:

- Update labels on some old posts

Will continue to make minor improvements for this blog!

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Tubbs is here!

Spotted Tubbs this morning and again in the evening. Tubbs saying: Good life!


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