Category Archives: How-to
WhatsApp has just silently increased the maximum number of people in a group to yourself plus fifteen others. In fact, I didn’t know about it until a friend told me, and I was in disbelief as my iPhone showed I was already at the maximum with 10 other people in the group. Here’s how you can increase your group size. 1. Upgrade WhatsApp to the most current version via the App Store. 2. Open up your group chat and click … Continue reading
DISCLAIMER: Your mileage may vary, and this test illustrates what I encountered as a non-US resident buying a product from the US. When you buy products from international sellers, whether on eBay or other sites, you are posed with an option to choose either: 1. PayPal’s currency conversion process 2. MasterCard and Visa currency conversion process The question I always ask is: which gives me a better rate? I had a hunch that PayPal would try to make some money … Continue reading
Today, TheBackpackr.com is honoured to have a guest writer – Blake Sanders who is equally passionate about all things Creative, Tech, Design & Travel. He is currently a writer for a tech and travel blog. Traveling should be an exciting and enlightening adventure, but often it becomes eclipsed by budget woes. Between transportation, accommodation, eating meals in restaurants and attraction fees, traveling to a new place can be quite expensive. In order to save money and focus on your vacation, follow … Continue reading
Just 2 days ago, a colleague of mine casually mentioned that emails from a particular client ALWAYS end up in spam, causing havoc. This can have HUGE repercussions on us, as my company, Integricity, an Interactive agency, always prides ourself to be fanatically responsive. Unwanted scenario – on a Friday evening at 5pm, just before going partying: “Hello vendor, have you worked on my email yet?” “Huh? Your email? I haven’t received it” “What? I sent it out 4 hours ago! … Continue reading
Over the last two days, I’ve been receiving many Twitter DMs that really pique your interest. After all, if someone says, “Someone said this real bad thing about you in a blog”, wouldn’t you want to see what it is all about? But, when 20 people say the same thing, you start to smell a dead rat… one that has decomposed for 2 months! To fuel my research (and quench for knowledge), I clicked on it from a secure environment … Continue reading
As a proponent of social media, we know how important it is to be transparent and to treat everybody with utmost respect. One golden rule that I uphold is, “whether a person is online or face-to-face, treat them the same”. However, we oftentimes witness brands / companies disrespect people online, just because they leave negative comments. It is seemingly too easy to merely hit the delete link and remove the pain. Now that would be the quickest are surest way to … Continue reading
These days, many people run blogs to voice their public opinion, or just to jot down their thoughts. Some use free blog engines and the URLs given to them – somewhat like xyz.blogspot.com or xyz.wordpress.com Those who choose to take blogging to the next level normally tend to opt for buying their own domain names. It portrays a certain professionalism and credibility. More advertisers are willing to come on board and connect with these bloggers. When you go down this … Continue reading
If only… 1. Food was free 2. There was no evil in the world 3. All countries requiring visas operated on the same system as Australia… I just completed the visa application process, and for someone who is Internet literate, perhaps even a tad technical, it was over in a mere 5 minutes! No more preparing the passport sized photos, no more waking up early, no more driving to the city, no more queueing for numbers and no more returning … Continue reading
When I travel, I always ensure my first aid kit is packed into my bags. It pays to be prepared, as you’ll never know when a headache will rear it’s evil head (hmm… is that a pun?), diarrhoea may strike, or you may accidentally cut yourself. So, the question is… what should you pack into a first aid kit? You don’t want to pack every type of medication, crutches and a wheelchair – so, what are the essentials? Feel free … Continue reading
With the advent of the Internet, entrepreneurship in Malaysia has been steadily on the rise – to the extent that some don’t even know, but they are already business owners! Take for instance, the onslaught of girls who sell clothes via their blogs, or those who blog and make money from ads or advertorials – are they not entrepreneurs? Several weeks ago, I accompanied 3 friends who were starting their respective businesses (2 providing IT consulting services, and 1 who … Continue reading
Here lie my thoughts: that of an entrepreneur, media-junkie, gadget-junkie, photographer, videographer, once-PC-user-but-now-Mac-user and husband.