Oh well… the battle was fun while it lasted, though it didn’t carry on for too long. Upon arriving in Beijing, China, I was presented with an Internet connection in my hotel that totally blocked YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Blogspot and many other sites (I wrote about it here). Sure I had heard about the issues before arriving in China, and I was determined to get around them. The solution that several sites stated was to sign up for a VPN … Continue reading
And so… I have arrived in China, and have already been warmly welcomed by The Great China Firewall. Facebook, nope. Twitter, nope. Gmail, nope. Blogspot, nope. And many other websites – all NOPE! Only Foursquare and LinkedIn work, among a few other international social media websites. It’s no wonder the local Facebook / Twitter clones known as Weibo and RenRen are thriving. I’ve declared war on it and will endeavour to get around it. When I do, I’ll share more … Continue reading
In yet another bid to make Facebook Pages become even more human, or more like profiles, you can even tag these Pages in photos. Previously, you were only restricted to tagging your friends from your network within photos, but now, it opens up a whole new dimension with opportunities. How will this affect Facebook users? For the most part, it won’t have any effect at all on the average user. For businesses, however, it opens up lots of possibilities. Your … Continue reading
If you don’t already know by now, I am a huge proponent of WhatsApp and how it connects the world via a new way of texting. The addition of the group chat functionality several months ago was a much welcomed feature, that was missing for the longest time. If you still have no clue what this is all about, read a previous post on it here. However, it only supported up to 6 people in total, which was rather limiting … 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
Yes, I admit it – I was a software pirate. I started at a young age. I bought CDs entitled 100 programs for software design (honestly, who needs 100 programs? Duh, I was a dumb Chinese dude – a bit smarter now). Then, when torrent sites emerged, I scoured the Internet for cracks and had access to almost any software in the world. But those days are over. I have repented. The realisation that I was no better than a snatch … 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
In the fast pace of life, we oftentimes get caught up racing for the next deadline, the next event, the next promotion, the next million… is it really worth it? What is life to you? Are you really living life to its full? This amazing road safety video puts a spin on living life and how we should enjoy life. Love the concept, and hope you do too.
There’s been a lot of talk regarding cloud computing and how it’s so easy to gain access to your information from anywhere in the world. I travel quite a lot, and even as I write this, I’m in Istanbul with my wife Grace (she’s on assignment to take photos of a bride and groom while I am… “assisting”)! Though I am traveling, life must go on, and so must the business that I run back home. Enter a suite of … 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
Here lie my thoughts: that of an entrepreneur, media-junkie, gadget-junkie, photographer, videographer, once-PC-user-but-now-Mac-user and husband. 
