thebackpackr.com is LIVE!

By The Backpackr on Friday, 15 of August, 2008 at 11:00 am

After weeks of planning, I’m now live with the first-firstest video. Do bear with me as I improve myself as this project unravels.

Imagine - I still don’t have a logo, but yet, we’re gungho enough to start up this site. I feel it’s absolutely crucial to have a community aspect to this video project.

For those who are totally not into watching YouTube, have crappy Internet connections or are seemingly too busy to even visit the WC, here’s the gist of the video - in bullet form.

  • thebackpackr.com is a site that will talk about the latest technological innovations
  • I’ll try to present a 2 minute clip slated for busy business-persons who need a quick fix of what is out there on the Internet
  • Tutorials on how to do things - DIY style and otherwise
  • Interviews with interesting personalities and celebrities (I hope!)
  • What you want me to cover - the ball is in your court. This project is a community driven one, and you can pose suggestions on the type of videos I will create.

This project will run for 4 weeks, starting today and I’ll attempt 2 video clips per week. So, stay tuned!

Music credit: Les Choses (Stephane Rathqueber)

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9 Comments

Comment by Mark Turner

Made Friday, 15 of August, 2008 at 4:06 pm

Hey there. This sounds like an interesting project. I’ll be stopping by to see your progress. Keep it up.

Comment by Cindy

Made Friday, 15 of August, 2008 at 6:05 pm

Hi! Cool VW van! Cool project too… although am still waiting for the 3-min first-firstest video to load so can’t comment on that yet :-) But I do know you will be featuring a cool news site soon!

Comment by Kee

Made Friday, 15 of August, 2008 at 9:14 pm

Coolness! Hensem lah u :P

Comment by Cyrene

Made Monday, 18 of August, 2008 at 2:40 pm

Yo Alex!.. Cool project.. will definitely check in to see ur progress :)

Comment by Sonia Zuzartee

Made Monday, 18 of August, 2008 at 5:37 pm

Great start!

Comment by The Backpackr

Made Monday, 18 of August, 2008 at 11:58 pm

Hi everyone, thanks for the well-wishes… It’s a little stressful having to learn so much all at once.

I never thought the day would come when I would even consider moving to a Mac platform! I was born with a PC in my hands!

Anyhow, ideas are more than welcome on what type of programmes I can work on next.

Comment by adeline

Made Tuesday, 19 of August, 2008 at 10:44 am

Hey Alex,

I love the attempt of this program.
Looking forward to see more!

Good luck

Comment by Cheng Leng

Made Thursday, 21 of August, 2008 at 5:03 am

WHAT! You have moved to a Mac platform?! I thought it is very possible to edit videos on PC as well as Mac. What’s going on man?!

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About thebackpackr.com

Thanks for stopping by. I'm Alex Lam, an adventure junkie who loves to travel. I also am a technologically inclined person (no, not a geek... REALLY!) and would like to share some of my tech encounters with you.


This site is primarily video driven, and I aim to churn out at least 2 short programmes per week. Stay tuned as I learn how to use a video camera and a Mac to edit my grub. Yes, I'm a PC dude. I now use a Macbook Pro.

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