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	<title><![CDATA[Big Discount @ Dreamhost]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Big_Discount_Dreamhost</link>
	<dc:creator>webzoomr</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[If you do not know yet, Dreamhost provides (not very bad) web hosting service with biggest storage, bandwidth and features you will find across the internet. Whether it&#8217;s for Ruby on Rails, PHP, Python, Subversion or Jabber hosting, Dreamhost has answer. This blog of mine has been hosted with them for very long and has ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2007 17:05:26 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Here comes the opportunity for bloggers]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Here_comes_the_opportunity_for_bloggers</link>
	<dc:creator>webzoomr</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[I know that lots and lots of bloggers are waiting a chance to be paid for writing what you love. That&#8217;s one of the reason I keep advising my friends to write what they passionate about instead of following other people&#8217;s niche. Well, here&#8217;s a golden opportunity for bloggers who are interested in Web 2.0 ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:36:22 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Why Apple’s iPhone has more buzz than Linksys’s iPhone?]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Why_Apple_s_iPhone_has_more_buzz_than_Linksys_s_iPhone_</link>
	<dc:creator>webzoomr</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[I posted this as a comment on Sabrina&#8217;s blog and I think it will be good to share with the rest about this. Everyone wants iPhone for now (at least me!), yet I am not sure everybody realiases that even if you can get one, you can&#8217;t use it with your mobile networks here (Starhub, ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:48:04 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[My very first AIR applications]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/My_very_first_AIR_applications</link>
	<dc:creator>webzoomr</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[It has been just a few months since I have dived into Adobe&#8217;s AIR which I see lots of potential and growth. Currently, I am working on two applications: Highrise on AIR and WordPress on AIR (I will write about this later). I can&#8217;t really say when this two applications will be launch to public ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:32:46 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Easy CSS for Lazy Designer]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Easy_CSS_for_Lazy_Designer</link>
	<dc:creator>webzoomr</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Sorry for my loyal readers, I have been wrestling with meetings, projects and stuffs, ended up not able to blog for past few weeks. Yet an email from Ming Yeow regarding a CSS Framework makes me want to blog again (well, today is holiday anyway, so as well take some of my time to write ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:59:01 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Before using Flickr API for business….]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Before_using_Flickr_API_for_business_</link>
	<dc:creator>webzoomr</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[We had quite a bit of discussion about start-up using Flickr API at yesterday TDM meeting. Ali is working on some sort of project which business model is built around Flickr API. Yet, it&#8217;s not easy to build a right business model around Flickr API, well at least according to the Flickr Terms of Use ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2007 21:27:52 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Meeting the TDM]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Meeting_the_TDM</link>
	<dc:creator>webzoomr</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[I had my first meeting with my gang, TDM (The Digital Movement). I have always been looking towards the meetings and gatherings (especially with geeks) and I had my good time with them! Those who has no idea about TDM, it was the group behind the Nexux 2007, Geekout and Blogout. For more information, you ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2007 21:24:21 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Jobs for bloggers, anyone?]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Jobs_for_bloggers_anyone_</link>
	<dc:creator>webzoomr</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Your dreams of earning something from blogging, or even becoming full time blogger maybe possible for WordPress users. Automattic (company behind the WordPress.com) has launched a job board for WordPress related jobs. Four categories of jobs will be there General, Blogger, Designer and Programmer and companies can post jobs at no cost (at least for ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2007 23:31:28 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Building a proper site navigation]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Building_a_proper_site_navigation</link>
	<dc:creator>webzoomr</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Every websites regardless of big or small has certain kind of navigation menu of course which is to help visitors in navigating the pages in the site. Then, we have various way to design such as drop-down menu with different level depth, collapsible menu, tree menu, tabbed menu and so on. Yet, a lot of ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:32:23 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Bloggers Beware!]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Bloggers_Beware_</link>
	<dc:creator>webzoomr</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[All the bloggers out there (including me), this is what will happen if you are too passionate in other word addicted about blogging. Yet of course, can&#8217;t help it, have to write at least one entry a day to keep some of the things away.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:30:57 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Target=”_blank” or not?]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Target__blank_or_not_</link>
	<dc:creator>webzoomr</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Currently it&#8217;s hard for designers/developers to design sites without links that are opened in new windows, mainly because of the clients&#8217; requirements and also it has become sort of rule for most of designers/developers out there to open an external link in new windows. As a Web Standards&#8217; evangelist, I as well as all the ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:48:39 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quaffs: Another Singapore’s social networking site]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Quaffs_Another_Singapore_s_social_networking_site</link>
	<dc:creator>webzoomr</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Quaffs is another Web 2.0 start-up focusing on social networking services and features. Social networking service there is done by Quaffs through a unique way. They want to bring in the combination of social networking plus shopping experiences to the users. A bit looks like MLM (Multi Level Marketing) but of course you do not ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:53:12 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Web 2.0 in Singapore]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Web_2_0_in_Singapore</link>
	<dc:creator>webzoomr</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[I will try to cover about the local Web 2.0 scene and its start-ups  (I actually do not want to version the web, but it&#8217;s the quickest to make all the people understand what I am going to cover). It seems like nobody is covering about the issues but I am beginning to see ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 22:22:12 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Singapore version of web designers]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Singapore_version_of_web_designers</link>
	<dc:creator>webzoomr</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s quite amazing to see how duties and responsibilities of web designers are defined here by the agencies and companies. If you take a look at job ads for web designers before, you know what I am talking about. Pity to web designers here though cos they may have to know combination of graphic + ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:51:41 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Is it really by IDA?]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Is_it_really_by_IDA_</link>
	<dc:creator>webzoomr</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[This year official NDP website has a sidekick site which is obviously done by IDA (Infocomm Development Authority) which can be reached here. IDA is an authority over technology matters in Singapore and it&#8217;s the government body which setup stuffs like web, usability and accessibility guidelines for government websites. The funny thing about is the ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2007 18:29:07 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Singapore is lacking of good hosting firms]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Singapore_is_lacking_of_good_hosting_firms</link>
	<dc:creator>webzoomr</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Web hosting (of course a good one) is one of a must have life-line for web designers, developers, businesses and even bloggers. Without a good one, we can&#8217;t get our jobs done efficiently and definitely, Singapore&#8217;s lacking of good hosting companies which can provide hosting services (shared, grid, VPS or dedicated) with great features but ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2007 11:03:46 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Expression vs Dreamweaver, verdict = MS sucks]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Expression_vs_Dreamweaver_verdict_MS_sucks</link>
	<dc:creator>webzoomr</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[I have finally downloaded Expression (Web) and tested it because I saw a lot reviews and forum posts in a few weeks saying that Microsoft Expression is a comparable to Adobe&#8217;s Dreamweaver. The fact is that Expression totally loses to Dreamweaver in terms of almost everything except for a great ASP.NET integration.  Seriously, Expression ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2007 02:15:58 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Outdated Curriculum in IT courses]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Outdated_Curriculum_in_IT_courses</link>
	<dc:creator>webzoomr</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[I somewhat feel that course curriculum for IT, Computer Science and Multimedia Computing in Singapore educational institutions especially polytechnics are really outdated and far behind what&#8217;s actually happening in the industry. Polytechnics are not keeping up with latest tools, technology and events which will have huge problems in long term in equipping students with …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2007 20:28:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[My issue with force opening new windows]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/My_issue_with_force_opening_new_windows</link>
	<dc:creator>webzoomr</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Over the years and years, we have been forcing people to open a site on a new window, which the main reason is to prevent them from leaving the sites. Technology has improved tremendously that all today browsers can do tabbed browsing. Whenever a user sees a link, he/she has a choice via right click ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2007 16:52:03 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[My issue with forced opening new windows]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/My_issue_with_forced_opening_new_windows</link>
	<dc:creator>webzoomr</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Over the years and years, we have been forcing people to open a site on a new window, which the main reason is to prevent them from leaving the sites. Technology has improved tremendously that all today browsers can do tabbed browsing. Whenever a user sees a link, he/she has a choice via right click ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2007 16:52:03 +0800</pubDate>
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