Month: August 2006

The Definition of a Merdeka Blogger

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One of the biggest events is coming to Malaysia in just 2 days; Merdeka Day. While everyone’s trying to place the biggest Malaysia flasgs available on their ‘Kancil’ cars, why not blog on this proud day and become a Merdeka Blogger. I’ll tell you what’s a Merdeka Blogger and what makes a blogger become one. :)

Bloggers who blog on Merdeka day are called Merdeka Bloggers not just because they’re writing an article for that day. They can only be called a true Merdeka Blogger if they’re writing with patriotism for their country and most importantly, themselves.

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Learn to Make Your Website User Friendly

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I have to first say I’m no usability guru like Jakob Nielsen. But I can say I’d be a proud apprentice derived from the teachings of Steve Krugg. Both are names mentionable in usability while one’s more known but that’s not the point here. The point is that we all know a user friendly website creates happy visitors thus converting them to be happy customers.

Aren’t you tired of having to dig through dirt to get to the information you’re looking for? Or don’t you find reading the content on the grand looking tourism website just difficult because of the background or the non-contrasting text? The worst scenario, basking in joy with the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow but not having a way back. Well, we know all about that.

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Virus via a Family Member Postcard

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I have noticed many may have fallen prey to this when I saw my keyword search report therefore I’ve taken the initiative to add this piece of information below to help you. I hope that helps. – July 1, 2007

Q: Oh no! I clicked on one of the links in the Aunt Edna email! What should I do?
A: First thing: delete the email. Then use a newly-updated virus scanner to check your machine for any infection. Next, download the free version of Ad-Aware, and check your computer for spyware and adware. And finally, if you really want to be safe, you should stop using Internet Explorer (which is very, very unsafe to browse with nowadays) and download Firefox, which is a safer, faster, more modern and totally free browser from the fine folks at Mozilla.

Source: 1001Postcards.org

If you’ve recently received a postcard allegedly from the provider 1001postcards.com, make sure you double check the suspiciousness of it being sent by a family member. I recently received one and curiosity led me to the finding of the Aunt Edna virus.

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Become a Logo Designer 2.0

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Any logo designer or designer or anyone for that matter should view this mad Yay Hooray thread on; redesign famous logos in web 2.0 format! What these people do is basically take an existing company logo like McDonalds, BBC, CNN, Adidas, Nike and even Coca Cola and redesign it into a fitting web 2.0 logo. … Read more

Cover Your Bases or Be Legally Slapped

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One of the items freelance designers aren’t armed with is a contract or an agreement that should be signed by the designer and the client. As much as the printed material isn’t all legal without a certified seal but the signature on the paper strictly certifies its officiality and authorization by both parties. This paper can’t rush the deposit or payment remainder from the client to you unless you sue them – which I don’t think you’d want to do.

However, this paper signed on can be your shining armor against some legal actions a client might take on you. For instance; if the client wanted to slap you with a legal suit for not offering what you say then your documentation of the list of items both parties have considered is in the agreement. Don’t get it? Well, legal agreements aren’t made for easy reading.

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Wrong Way to Display a Company Policy

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This is the first time I’ve seen any website literally doing something so wrong that it’s just plain funny. It might not be hilarious to most Internet users but for a website standards designer or developer to see this, you’d be saying “Which moron in this world would actually display a company policy using a … Read more

My 3 Plus Years Blogging in Malaysia

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The last Weekend Mail (Malay Mail) frontpage article was so inline with the quality trouble of blogs in Malaysia. So what does a blogger with 3 years plus experience in the local blogosphere do, he decides to cry and tell the tale of truth to the media.

I found the time on Monday to write an article to the Malay Mail email provided and voice out my concern, my beliefs and my observation of what’s been happening to our local blogosphere the past few years. It might be read as insulting or it might be read as another blogger trying to be in limelight but my peers and blogging friends would know me best for being the honest person.

This is what I wrote to the Malay Mail on that dark Monday.

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