http://thebackpackr.com Online adventures of an entrepreneur Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:30:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en How did a single photo prove to be an astounding success and turn into a totally viral campaign? Even more interesting were the behind the scenes photos which many did not get to see. The background to this campaign was a software reseller in Indonesia wanted to have a compelling reason ... http://thebackpackr.com/building-adobe-photoshop-cs4-on-your-own-diy-styl/ A quick post on how things change online depending on where you are. We transited at Kuwait International and I quickly wanted to check on a location I had to go to. And whoaa... things changed drastically on screen. Gave me a bit of a surprise for awhile. Even Facebook was ... http://thebackpackr.com/website-localization-in-kuwait/ Wow, I end the year with spelling errors on the national postal service website, and I start the year with an "interesting message" for the Kuala Lumpur City Hall left by a certain interesting individual with the handle "manadocoding". It's supposedly left for a "malingsia" - or is that supposedly ... http://thebackpackr.com/kuala-lumpur-city-hall-website-hacked/ Happy new year to all, and as my last post for the year, here's an expose on how our Malaysian postal services sends out greetings to the nation. nuff said! I hope all the staff at Pos Malaysia had a super Chritsmas celebration? *shudder* No wonder our parcels keep going missing. * ... http://thebackpackr.com/merry-chritsmas-whaaat/ I'll be speaking at the Asia Business Forum in April next year and was given the choice to speak on "Branding using Twitter" or "Adapting business practices to harness interactive technology and stay ahead of changing markets". I chose to go with the latter, especially in light of the impending recession. ... http://thebackpackr.com/glamourou-headshots/ An inherent problem of Macbook and Macbook Pro power adapters is that the cable tends to fray and after more usage, it will cease to work. Reinforce your cable with this quick DIY fix that will help you extend the life of your power supply. [stdvid]zu1n-bI2cPo[/stdvid] If you want to know how ... http://thebackpackr.com/fix-your-macbook-power-adaptor-diy-style-but-easy/ Errr, I was just trying to sign-up for a new Technorati account this evening, and I was presented with a fairly horrifying message. Brrr... I don't want to be in their head sysadmin's shoes right now. I bet he's literally freezing his butt off in the data center right about now. At ... http://thebackpackr.com/technorati-lost-a-master-databas/ I've been reading quite a lot about WordPress 2.7 (named Coltrane) and how it is a major upgrade over all the past 2.6 releases. I felt I needed to do the necessary upgrade and keep abreast with things. I do know of some people who have BROKEN their WordPress blog ... http://thebackpackr.com/wordpress-27-rocks-upgrade-complete/ I've been commenting on blogs for awhile now and wondered how these people just seem to have their pictures pop-up everywhere. Surely they can't have uploaded their pictures onto every person's blog, right? Duh, stupid question! Anyhow, the answer is really simple - get a GRAVATAR. That stands for GLOBALLY-RECOGNIZED-AVATARS. WOW... ... http://thebackpackr.com/my-first-time-getting-a-gravatar/ I'm not sure how you store your media, but I sure hope to goodness that you backup your data regularly. And when I say backup, it doesn't just mean burning one DVD copy of your wedding photos. These days, data is really the lifeblood of most businesses, if not all of ... http://thebackpackr.com/my-dvds-have-chicken-pox-dandruff-and-are-committing-suicide/