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BookJetty finally makes it to Digital Life, I’m humbled to read BookJetty mentioned as one of the high flying-tech from Singapore. Special thanks to Irene for the writeup.Click here for the full article on Straits Times.
If you are a web designer, you know that PNG image rocks for its fine transparency support. But lacking of support on IE6 and below probably has gotten into your nerve at some point of your life.The quest to solve PNG image fix has started long time ago, but it all voice back to the ...
It has been a while since I last posted a blog on rails. I have been tied up with lots of stuff lately. And I just got my time back to move on with my first Rails project to build QuoteJetty. The ride has been fun, though many times I still have to goo...
If your tables have created_at/created_on and updated_at/updated_on columns, Ruby On Rails (RoR) framework is smart enough auto-assign the date time value, without you writing a single line of code.
That’s great, when you need to keep track of th...
The Digital Movement guys are back in action with PopOut 07. Thanks to them for inviting me to share about BookJetty, and I also look forward to learn from the sharing of other startups which have already made the cut, like Bezurk.com, Recruit.net and the others.It’s a short meet-up, two and a half hours, this ...
I have just completed the new blog design for Pluit Solutions.
I found the old design (the image on the left) was not serious enough for a business blog. So I created this new design with that idea in mind.
I also added a shot of myself, so you can sa...
Remember how we used to browse books in the bookstores, and check out the innerside of the back-cover, which usually contain a short biography of an author. I find that knowing the author’s biography helps me to appreciate his/her book more, and helps me to decide if I should read or buy the book at ...
I’m not sure if I should be happy or sad, lately the comment spams that I received have increased quite drastically. It was reallly getting into my nerves. But looking at the positive side, at least it indicates my blog is getting some attention....
The web industry is getting hot here. Thanks to Enterpreneur 27 Singaporefor helping to foster the entrepreneurship spirit among the young, especialy for those under 27.
I was invited by Justin Lee to say a few words about BookJetty.com on their upcomi...
If you have been staying in Singapore for the past two weeks, you must have heard or seen the sign STOMP - 75557. Honestly, I was really overhelmed by the ads campaign, I woke up one day seeing STOMP everywhere from the morning paper, in the MRT and al...
QuoteJetty is supposedly to be my first RoR application, but somehow as I was developing it, questions were surfacing about the viability of this idea. So after some deep thinking and inputs from friends, I’ve decided to put a stop to QuoteJetty ...
I’m not sure about you, but I always listen to music when I work. It creates the mood.
If you are like me, can’t afford to buy songs that last you a week without repeating “Superman” for at least 20 times (additional 1 more time...
I was buying dinner for my wife this evening, and as I walking back from the foodcourt, I saw an uncle walking towards my direction while talking on his handphone; and as he passed beside me, I overheard he said heavily, “I’m on my way out ...
ProgrammableWeb.com is ‘the website’ that showcases mashups around the world. BookJettyis featured as mashup of the day. It gets an average rating of 4 stars.
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It seems nowadays everyone is upgrading their service to 2.0 following the trend of Web 2.0. And it is not exceptional for Library.
Krafty Librarian, a librarian/blogger, wrote about Library 2.0 Theory: Web 2.0 and Its Implications for Libraries. She s...
Changi airport check-in counter roof. Taken some months ago with a friend. I wonder where the interior designer gets the inspiration from. :D
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Yesterday, I met Casey Chiang and his partner, founders of CodeJam Pte Ltd, known for their flagship product, MemoriesOnTV, a friendly application that allows you to create photo slides playable on CD/DVD. CodeJam has been around for 4 years, and Memor...
Neah..not another jobsite, that could be your first thought. But in reality, I think we seriously need at least another jobsite that looks at a different perspective of doing things.
The jobsites in town are either too expensive, free to use, but not ...
BookJetty is preparing itself to support the social elements so you can follow your friends’ or strangers’ bookshelves, and start a discussion thread.Did a face lift, opting for a simpler homepage, adding friends ala Twitter, with simple news feed to keep you updated of what’s new. This is probably the biggest change ever at one ...
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