Month: July 2008

PC Fair Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival

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Double happiness – yes or no? We’re still in the midst of the Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival where crazy bargain hunters and shopaholic roam to conquer the malls. Then come August 1-3 the inaugural second leg of the PC Fair in Kuala Lumpur will begin. However, its bargains galore is no more now.

On the other hand, our annual PC Fair here have new reasons for geeks to flood the halls – Chicks. If you Googled up the Malaysia PC Fair, you’ll find throngs of blogs with photographs of not cool gadgets but either cute or pretty or simply, damn hot looking chicks. Read more to find 2 women waiting for you.

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My Favourite Computer Game of All Time

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While Timothy and Ming (Nuffnang co-founders) may know how to speak Jafaikan, I betcha there’s one language not them or many may know how to speak it. Simple reason; it can’t be spoken by tongue unless you’re not human. Introducing; 1337 speak.

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Anyone figured out what it says? If you attended the Electronic Sports World Cup in Bandar Utama recently, pullout your free A5 notepad. There is a 1337 dictionary behind the front cover. I won my free 1337 A5 notepad from Multiplay. What I said was…

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Malaysia Wimax Licencees Have Until August

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Just a quick update on the Malaysia Wimax scene right now and the announcement by Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) Senior Director for Technology and Standards Division, Mr. Zamani Zakariah to the four (4) Malaysia Wimax license holders:

All four mobile WiMAX operators have been given a deadline of until August next month to commercially launch the WiMAX service in Malaysia. Otherwise, there will be a penalty imposed on the operators if they fail to meet the deadline.

Zamani also hinted the Government might cancel the WiMAX license of operators if they failed to roll out the WiMAX service by the second deadline after paying the penalty. I sure hope it doesn’t happen otherwise we’re going to see you know who getting a license too. And, many of us don’t want THAT to happen.

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Malaysia Wimax Implementation and Effects

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The talk about the Malaysia WiMAX rollout is getting rampant. Tech geeks and bloggers seem to be aiming for the keywords; Malaysia and Wimax. As mentioned, all you need are a few good posts to increase your Google Adsense revenue and position yourself better in search engines. Let’s see if I’m able to position this blog with the phrase; Malaysia Wimax.

While at it, I’m thinking about the Malaysia WiMAX implementation and its possible effects towards our working culture and possibly, lifestyle. When Wimax finally rolls out in Malaysia (hopefully by this year), the first business which will get affected are cafes like Starbucks, Coffee Bean and other free wifi spots. Would they survive the rollout?

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How Do You Select an Internet Broadband Provider?

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picture of lady on sofaOver a mamak session, I was discussing with a couple of friends about the recent troubled Internet connection I’ve been experiencing. As usual, similar complaints started coming out and all directed to only 1 provider. Needless to say, we all know who since they monopolize the market. LOL!

Despite our laughter, relating our own customer service cases and the useless results which spawned from it we started debating over what’s more important for an Internet provider in Malaysia. Was it the speed of the Internet connection packages? Was it the price with the fuel hike now and soon? Or, was it efficient and knowledgeable customer service support?

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Get TMNet to Refund You RM10 Per Day

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Here’s something I bet not a lot of people know about. Because if word got out, I betcha TMNet will crumble soon. One of my business network members was complaining about how his Internet connection was up and down. Worst part is when he sends an email the connection goes down.

Anyway, he related his connection problem to you know who and was left frustrated in the end – as usual. Later he found out from another friend, you has the right as the subscriber to demand a daily refund whenever the connection is down for more than 24 hours. Each day is supposedly around RM10. During this time of turmoil, RM10 is enough to fill a quarter pertrol in my MyVi.

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How to Start an E-Commerce Business in Malaysia?

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picture of shopping cart with moneyWith the advancement of online (web) applications, starting an e-commerce website and selling products online has never been easier. The best part is it sounds easy and it IS easy. So what do you need to start an e-commerce business today? I’d say, around RM10,000 or USD3000 for the investment.

And I wasn’t kidding about the figures. If you’re asking, why are the figures so high? It’s because I’m talking about professionally designed, real search engine optimized, online advertising and marketing type e-commerce businesses. If you’re still saying; but you said it’s so easy to start selling online today, yes I did say it but easy doesn’t always equal to cheap. Let me give you a quick breakdown of where the investment would and should go if you wanted to start an e-commerce business.

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TMNet Monopoly Will Fall Soon

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wimax logoIf I had the money, I’d sue them for mental disturbance and health related issues. For one, I believe an Internet subscriber could probably get grey hair from stressing out over a lousy Internet connection daily. And, the connection has been a b*tch the past few days.

I sure hope when the 4 Malaysia Wimax license holders; Green Packet Bhd, REDtone International Bhd, YTL E-Solutions Bhd and Asiaspace Dotcom Sdn Bhd, release the new Internet wireless standard then TMNet will crumble. But I wonder how does Wimax really work?

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