armchairtheorist 
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Jonathan Wong
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I work in the IT industry. And no, I will not fix your computer.
May 11, 2008
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The F1 Singapore Grand Prix was in town this week, so this can only mean one thing:Parties and debauchery.One of the many parties this past week leading up to the F1 race was the invitation-only Stylo Fashion Grand Prix which was held this past Friday evening at the Mercedes-Benz Centre.Somehow I got an invitation to ...
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So what the heck is an unconference?Wikipedia defines it as a “facilitated, face-to-face, and participant-driven conference centered around a theme or purpose.” It further adds: “The term ‘unconference’ has been applied, or self-applied, to a wide range of gatherings that try to avoid one or more aspects of a conventional conference, such as high …
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I just received a letter from StarHub Cable TV this week. They have wonderful news for us subscribers!…we are pleased to present to you the new Lifestyle Basic Group and a new tier, Basic Upsize. With this new packaging, we hope to extend a wider picking of channels that you will find easy to select ...
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I came across this gem tonight on the ExpatSingapore forums (via Salary.sg):What are you upset about? This is an expat site for the Singapore expat community to discuss matters of common interest. It is not for “journalists” to try find people to do their research for them, especially for stories that will increase ...
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This is what I noticed, after letting Twhirl run for about 24 hours straight:Yes, you saw that correctly. 670 MB in just one day.Unfortunately, Twhirl and it’s two main competitors, Alert Thingy and Feedalizr are all applications written on the slick Adobe AIR platform, and thus all suffer the same fate.I wasn’t able to try ...
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As most people reading here already know, I work for Microsoft as a technology evangelist. However, writing this blog, as well as whatever else I do online in the social media space is entirely my own choice, and not Microsoft’s.Keep that in mind as you sit down, relax, and listen as I tell you a ...
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Note: This article was originally published on iMediaConnection.com.More so than ever before, progressive companies today are exploring the use of experimental digital marketing to help them gain an edge over their competitors. Explore how organizations are leveraging technologies from companies like Microsoft and Adobe to build next-generation online experiences for …
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OK, I really have to stop using that silly “un-prefix” gimmick. unConference 2009 came and went this past Saturday. Except for a few technical glitches early on, the event was very dynamic and well-run, which is expected for an e27 event.Like I mentioned in my pre-coverage of the event, I was really stoked to ...
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I had a great time at the unConference last year. I even blogged about it.Naturally, I was really looking forward to this year’s unConference organized by e27. As I went ahead and visited the event website last week to register, I looked over the event details:Same place…Same time (almost)…But many times the price… What? Ticket ...
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Hey, let me share with you a few brilliant ideas I came up with recently!Let’s propose to Google (72.39% search market share) the following - on the top of every search results page, instead of providing a link to only Gmail, Google should provide a link to Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail as well. While we ...
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