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3G and Web

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So I was on the plane, grabbed The Star and NST newspapers to gather what’s happening in Malaysia currently. Especially if the customs at the airport were extra strict or something. I was harboring 3 box sets of The Simpsons and other DVD titles if you wanted to know. No, they’re all for personal collection since I’m such a DVD addict. *grin*

Flipped a few pages and on the front page of the business section (if I recall correctly), in big bold letters was the Maxis launch of their 3G service. It didn’t come as a surprise to me seeing the leading mobile service provider being the first to release it publicly. Lightly streaming through the content, my attention grew heavier towards the part on charges. And again, not another surprise to me that Maxis is really pushing its financial capacity by offering quite a low rate for the starting of the service.

So what are the benefits of 3G and web?

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Website Up Soon

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My dear friends and readers, Me and my host have finally come across the solution to the weird 500-error problems experience. And I’m glad to say I wasn’t the only one experiencing this. The core seemed to be MT having troubles with the latest cPanel. *shrug* Anyway, I’m pleased to tell you the layout should … Read more

Malaysia and Usability

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What do they have in common? *pauses* Come to think of it, we don’t really have much of it. We’ve got the standard press button to cross the road, the standard Touch-n-Go tell amount you have left in your card and some other stuff. The places that you’d find investment in usability are those buildings of big corporations or named companies. Example; when going up in the lift of the KL Tower, it tells you how high you’re going and if I remember correctly, a voice would tell you the level you stopped.

In Melbourne, the city has implemented a new cool toy for tram patrons. It’s a device that tells you the next tram arrival and destined route later. Here’s a snapshot of it:

The system hasn’t been fully implemented and is still in testing phase. But this is still quite cool. Now, they’ve went the extra mile with the toy. Below the pole, there’s actually a button you can press that speaks the details out. Convenient and usability. ;)

So, why is usability rare in Malaysia?

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VISA and a Malaysia Blogger

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I just got this after visiting Mack’s blog, Brand New Malaysian. It seems that a local blogger is in a legal dispute with Visa International Service Association over a domain name. This really came as a shocker to me because I thought cases like this only could be found in the US. Anyway, the blogger … Read more

Blogger Burnout

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Is normally caused by the author themselves when they aren’t able to control the number of posts they supply to their readers. Wait, let me try to rephrase that. You are posting on your weblog too often! Have you considered how often you needed to post on your weblog before even starting it? Well, I … Read more

Hail Originality

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From the evolution of many different references. Don’t get it? Then read on and you shall find out. Though I’m sure some might have already guess what I’d be talking about. You know how many designers or clients or people put forth the claim, “that’s original..” Well, it isn’t really. I think we’ve come a … Read more

Malaysia E-Commerce Finally

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Knocking on the right doors in our hallway? Well, according to the The Star in TechCentral HERE, the percentage of credit card fraud cases has nose dived from 0.74% to 0.12%. When I saw the digits I was really thankful for the quick adoption of the EMV (EuroPay-MasterCard-Visa) chip. This is definetely the silver lining … Read more

Standardizing Web Project Cost

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Is the latest development in the discussion of the comments for the previous article I posted, The Malaysia Now. Strizzt and Viceice were both agreeing that there should be a standard system to follow in charging clients for a web project. However, given some thought there’ll always be pros and cons to a great idea. … Read more

The Malaysia Now

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For website designers isn’t the same as what it might’ve been 5-10 years ago when the Internet boom was still on. This post is a follow up to an already great article that has been posted by my buddy; Muid, over HERE. It was a concise explaination of the designers industry in Malaysia through his … Read more

Qualified SEO Specialist?

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I’m honestly not..or really not there yet. Haven’t heard of an SEO specialist? A quick breakdown from what I know is that Search Engine Optimization (SEO) has taken a poll since web design standards had risen. Both work together in achieving a better functioning website. SEO is all about the processes and discussions to having … Read more