Sort By:
That's what my hacker friend Michael Boman (pictured) asked me about yesterday evening. As a professional (read ethical) hacker, Michael is always on his Linux-powered ThinkPad everywhere he goes, and like many of us he's fed up of paying for a laptop and giving free publicity to the computer maker's brand.His suggestion was to use customisable stickers like the one on his …
In the last two weeks Singapore Press Holding’s latest local search venture, Rednano.sg, made quite a bit of buzz in the Singapore blogosphere. To no one’s surprise, the incumbent media giant received its fair share of criticisms mostly surrounding the question: “Why do we need Rednano.sg when there’s Google.com.sg?”I couldn’t figure it out …
Of all that is amazing in Leopard, I can't have to say I'm rather disappointed with the OS's default design.Changing the wallpaper is easy enough, but if you're less than happy with the new 3D dock, here's how to change it to something better.The dock is made up of five different PNG files:frontline.pngscurve-l.pngscurve-m.pngscurve-sm.pngscurve-xl.pngThese files are found …
Today I went back to visit Plurk and updated it since I last left it in favour of Twitter back in June. While I was trying to re-familiarise myself with Plurk, I had a sneaking suspicion that there were many like me who tried it when it first came out but now exist with 0.0 ...
Two weeks back I was on a panel at the PR Academy’s conference discussing “new media”. Unlike the barcamps and unconferences we social media folks are so fond of, this conference was done old skool with a government Minister as the guest-of-honour and panel mates that were my father’s age.I was the only “digital native” ...
Johnny Lee demos his amazing Wii Remote hacks, which transform the $40 game piece into a digital whiteboard, a touchscreen and a head-mounted 3-D viewer. A multi-ovation demo from TED2008.I just wated this video today and it’s an amazing demo of great innovation. What amazed me the most was how cheap it was to conduct ...
This phone above is powered by water. Yes, the stuff you get when you turn the tap. This hydrogen fuel-cell technology fascinates me more than solar or wind power and all that "green" jazz. This is not simply about alternative power but possibilities.If all it takes to power a 3.7V mobile device the equivalence of an hour's electricity charging is water you can get from the …
I use multiple computers, one at home (Mac) and one at work (PC). Both are laptops, both I own, both I leave in their respective shrines. I take them out when needed, but put them back right after.So clearly as a Firefox user, Google Browser Sync was a God-send. Well, until Firefox 3 came along. ...
Singapore Land Authority has sued the best online map service (IMO) in Singapore, Streetdirectory.com over copyright infringement, and won. The site has now been shut down to the disappointment of many including myself.Some alternative map services are:Google Map - Just type “Singapore, Singapore” into the search box. This service doesn’t have buildings and …
Just a quick post to let everyone know that there will be minor disruptions in the next few days to this blog as I migrate off Blogger.com to WordPress (hosted). I'm making the move because the Blogger.com service is giving me grief and it is also a better and more reliable on WordPress.My current set up has Blogger.com uploading updated HTML pages to my server via FTP. It's …
This evening I had the privilege of going for a "flight" on The Singapore Flyer courtesy of my client 3Com. I have been been to many tourist hot "high" spots including the Eiffel Tower, Taipei 101, and Petronas Towers' sky bridge, and I'd admit that this was unique. Not in an exciting way, probably because the sights of Singapore are not new to me, but different because of …
Love this video. Although Louis C.K. is a comedian, his observations are so true and I don’t know if I should be laughing or nodding. We do take technology for granted don’t we?
My colleague, Audrey, just came back from VMworld 2007 in San Francisco and guess what I got? A brand spanking new MacBook Pro!OK, so I paid for it. But it's such a bargain. This is the deal I got:Singapore store price: S$3,452.00Singapore student deal: S$3,106.00US store price: US$1,999.00 (w/o tax)What I got: US$1959.52 (incl tax)What it means to my countrymen: S$2,970.00I …
Think there’s a lot of new technology going into cars? Well, you’re spot on! So much technology in fact that in about 2 years, we Singapore drivers will more likely be driving data packets on an Ethernet cable with packet shapers and QoS to make us more efficient. Now doesn’t that remind you of Tron?When ...
Meet who? Tan Chade-Meng, apparently he’s the first of my countrymen to be hired by Google. I’m not the kind to go meet a successful Singaporean for nationalistic pride, and normally I’ll look at a person’s credentials and expertise before signing up for an event. But this time round, of all the fantastic things I’ve ...
Almost two years ago when I joined the PR world I began hearing a lot of enthusiasm around the social media and specifically bloggers and blogs. Today a lot has been done around blogger relations and here are some of the methods that have worked in Singapore.Product ReviewsThis is the basic give/lend a product to a blogger who's savvy enough to try it out and bam! you've got …
For those who have been following my blog for a while will know that I've been quite fascinated by Tumblelogs and in particular the hosted service provided by Tumblr.I like blogging and the nature of blogs, but I always felt uncomfortable with the formal nature of traditional blogs. Blogs like this one hosted on Blogger are designed for structured posts where you begin with a …
If you’re interested in finding out what people are saying online but don’t have the budget for expensive social media monitoring services, here are some tips for doing it the Google way (read free).Be site specificUser opinions are best found on specific community sites such as TripAdvisor for travel and IMDb for movies. In Singapore, ...
Eddie was a good man. I didn’t get a much opportunity to work with him, but the interaction we had at work was enough to tell me he was a man with a good heart.Just last month Eddie took me out for lunch at a nice Japanese restaurant with Jolene simply because I bought him ...
Here's a great article from Steve Rubel on the demise of internet/social media jobs of which I agree wholeheartedly.According to Steve,The web has finally become the dominant marketing and media platform and where everyone is largely focusing their resources. It's "the new normal." To me, this means that there will be less of a need for digital specialists across many …
…