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While everyone else is at PreMIX 2007, here I am sulking over missing it argh.. wish I could go!! In short, ReMIX is a Microsoft conference for web designers, developers and decision-makers who want to use new Web instruments to propel their career. Oh well.. thankfully I have it to neutralize all my sulking.My mum came back last week with a surprise for me from her shopping …
For the past few years I've been making many choices, some of which took me months of contemplation thanks to my fickle-minded self. This has led to me setting higher expectations, for what I want to achieve while also creating more opportunities for myself along the way. There were times when I was surprsied with the outcomes of the roadmap I had set forth, when I don't get …
*Note: TDM is strictly agnostic, and we choose to share with our community the events which we think are of high value and interest to our community. *Update: Unfortunately, there is also a ruby meetup happening at the same time… there are gonna be a lot of folks who are gonna be really torn, but make your choice folks! Hi folks! Nic has extended an exclusive …
Yesterday Peter gave me a link to a video he said sent him to tears, I watched it and ALMOST went to tears. It was an audition video of Paul Potts, a car salesman who has been aspiring to be an opera singer at the Britains Got Talent show featuring Simon Cowell as one of the judges.I highly recommend you watch this video, it inspired me to keep pursuing my dream and having …
Hi folks! In the words of Kevin Lim, this is probably the most overdue plug that we ever had to make, but better late than never! For the recent iX conference, we brought into the conference the community making great things happen, and for those who can make it, we decided to feature them in a handout that we printed for all the iX participants. Notably missing from the list …
Finally the iX Conference is over! I'm exhausted and all I've been doing ever since it ended on Thursday was shop shop shop and sleep sleep sleep. The event was very successful, we (aka the TDM team) were euphoric, so were the team from SITF who collaborated with us.However, even though the event was successful I still have my doubts about how insightful it was for the …
*Selected Videos Will be Released As A Series. Subscribe on the right hand side bar to make sure you do not miss out on them!Hi folks, just a shout out to everyone who had participated in the recent iX conference, either as part of the New Media Contingent, the Chillout 2.0 session, or the New Media Forum!It has been a great 2 days and it has certainly been tonnes of fun. …
Hey guys! Sorry for not blogging for some time... I've been busy with TDM stuff for the iX Conference. I'm back in Singapore for it, just arrived 2 days ago and its been work work work ever since I arrived.I am now at the conference at Suntec, attempting to do some "live blogging". This is my first attempt and I'm not a journalist so please be kind and forgive any lack of …
A few days ago CJ sent me this JAW DROPPING TED video that was a demonstration of Seadragon and Photosynth! These are 2 softwares that will really change the way people work and play.Seadragon is this software that allows you to browse through a huge amount of images at one go, while also allowing you to dive down and zoom many times into make small pixels that look like …
*update: Would not be fair to mention apollo with out mentioning the other engine that aims to achieve the same kind of richness and offline-online synergy. With Mike Downey coming down next week, thought we will do a little profile of the baby he is going to show us, and glean a little bit of insight as to why Adobe is touting Apollo as the new engine that is going to …
My brother told me about what his law teacher told him today in class, it was about the dumbest robbers in history... and yes, these robbers are really the dumbest ever.. you can find their cases in the English law archives of cases.Robber 1:A robber went into an electronics shop to steal a TV set, and he got away safely without anyone knowing. However, during the stock check …
With all the buzz going on about the web2.0 phenomena and how everything now is about YOU YOU YOU and not ME anymore, last year Time Magazine awarded YOU as the Person of the Year. Looks like this fever is still on with many e-mails, advertorials and announcements emphasizing the "YOU" factor... TDM blog postings are not spared either.The latest TDM blog post by my teammate …
Peter told me about this Nerd Energy Drink he found online, which is being sold in the US. Its supposed to be a drink(made specially for students) which enhances brain focus and memory retention.Seriously, when I visited the website and saw the product, I was shocked that someone would actually go with that kind of branding and DESIGN for an energy drink... and thought I …
Looks like the famous Madame Tussaud is "Keeping up with the times" as mentioned by a local paper today, with the Paris Hilton wax model being clad in the infamous jail bird apparel of black and white stripes.According to their Marketing Director, "We are all about fun, celebrity and current events. So, when we heard that Paris was going to be reporting to jail sometime in …
For the past week, I've been feeling like a workaholic with my sleep decreasing exponentially from my comfort zone of 12 hours to a meager 5 hours ;_;. Looks like my efforts to avoid myself from becoming a panda is going down the drain ack!!As you can see above, pandas are heaps cute but when you turn a human into a panda, you don't get cute. You get zombie... and THAT is …
Found this video on CJ's blog and the guys at Popular Mechanics; its Microsoft's new surface computing technology!Yes, I know, it is ultra cool and just looks like what you see in the movies! Really can't wait to get my hands on one (of course once it becomes more affordable). Imagine a computer with no irritating cables for mouse, USB devices, cellphones, PDAs, etc. All you …
Hey guys! I found another cool source for watching Naruto Shippuden, Bleach and Death Note. Just thought I should share it with you guys.Its Everyanime.com. They just upgraded their site w …
This is the weirdest thing in history, Powerpuff Girls have been ANIME-ized! or should you say "Japan"ized. The anime, titled "Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z" which translates to "They're here! Powerpuff Girls Z" has been airing in Japan since July 2006.According to rumours, a Japanese tycoon who is a HUGE fan of Powerpuff Girls and various other animes was devastated when he …
Ever since I came back all I've been doing is eating and eating and eating.... without holding back. I really miss all the good food in Malaysia (both hawker and restaurants), I wish my university hostel would just serve food as good as Malaysian hawker centres.On another note, ever since I got back my grandma's been calling me almost daily to go over to her house for dinner …
There's an announcement in the local newspapers to recall all of Advanced Medical Optics Inc's (AMO) Complete MoisturePlus solution. The article advised users of the product to stop using it immediately.Here's a short quote from the article on this issue: The recall was because of information from the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about eye infections …
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