QuickOrder and QuickPay Your Starbucks Coffee Using The Apple iPhone

iphone and starbucksWhy do a lot of people love using Apple products? What is so different about the Apple iPhone compared to other mobile phones? Well, obviously one of them is its great looking interface but Apple stands out because it continues to create products and applications customer will use…and keep on using.

It’s been rumored and reported from Forbes, Apple has been researching integrating future devices with the ability to place on-the-go orders at local stores. In fewer words, walk into your nearby Starbucks outlet and order via your Apple iPhone then pay at the counter.

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The Different Types of Blog Posts

paper filingBlogging has become a commodity and it has helped open up new areas for blogging especially in Malaysia. Instead of jotting down our daily lives, some of us are depending on our blogs to put food on the table. This is thanks to the different types of blog posts.

I’ve observed a number of blogs and generalized the types of posts are: common, tattle tale, summarized, write-up, review, paid or sponsored, and charity. Obviously, not all of them generates revenue like the most popular topics in a blog and they are also not blog niches.

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Apple iPhone Protective Case Cover in Malaysia

apple iphone case coverI recently had a chat with my Apple iPhone reseller; MAXIMiphone. And he told me they’ve gotten their hands on some awesome Apple iPhone protective case covers. They are called Apple iPhone protective capsule covers.

I’ve not tried one out yet – will get one later. But from the photos he passed on to me, they look really sleek and sturdy. Not to mention you can even interchange the faceplate protectors. Now, that is cool.

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Advertlets Online Advertising Has Expired and Resigned

Updated: January 5, 2008 @ 9:56PM
Josh has replied in the comments and informed they are rectifying the domain name DNS issue. A temporary solution to access Advertlets has been included in the post. :)

Advertlets logoI’m a Nuffnang supporter for one. Therefore, I’d first like to shout, “Nuffnang has triumph!”. Ever since the Malaysia market was introduced to localized online advertising agencies like Nuffnang, the first competitor to rise up on the occasion was Advertlets. The company was founded by Josh Lim who also heads his own web design agency.

However, it seems to me Advertlets has thrown in the towel as their domain expired on January 3, 2008. From what I’ve observed, I believe it’s due to blogger payment problems, customer support and pressure from the constant new registration of bloggers for their program. It was unmanageable…so to say.

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Rumoured Apple iPhone 1.1.3 Firmware Details

firmware 113I’m feeling Apple seems to be pretty desperate to either fix bugs or make sure their Apple iPhones aren’t unlocked time and time again. It seriously wasn’t long ago before Apple released their 1.1.2 firmware. And now, it’s rumoured a new 1.1.3 Apple iPhone firmware is due for release.

Nonetheless, I’ve read some of the items to be available for the Apple iPhone in the 1.1.3 firmware release and must say, I’m looking forward to this one. At least, more than the Apple iPhone benefits found in the 1.1.2 firmware – which I’m not using still.

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My Most Popular Topics in 2007

statistics chartIt’s another number, another year. Happy new year to all readers of Websites Made Simple. Doesn’t sound too enthusiastic now, does it? Well, I never took into account the number of years which fly by. It still feels like we’re in the millennium age and it wasn’t long ago everyone was worrying about the Y2K bug.

So I’ve put together a short history lesson of my most popular blog topics in 2007. It was weird because I never did expect some of these topics becoming one of the most popular blog topics compared to another in the same month.

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Website Review: Heartbeat Online Shop for Personalized Gifts

Heartbeat logoHeartbeat is a Malaysia online shop for personalized gifts aimed at customers who want a present more than ordinary. This is a requested website review by one of the Heartbeat founders; Vincent. When he got in touch with me, he already informed me there were other bloggers who’ve written about Heartbeat. However, I personally found the write-ups as not much a review but like a featured post.

Therefore, I pre-informed Vincent if he wants me to review his website it will be a review and not a write-up. It will be criticized for its strengths and weaknesses like the Tumpang website review. And Vincent was actually surprised when I told him because he thought the other write-ups were reviews. Well, Vincent…this is what I believe is a website review for Heartbeat.

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Apple iPhone 3G Version May Hit Japan First

apple iphone japanI just learned from CNN Money, two of the biggest Japan telecommunication providers are in talks with Apple to reap the market benefits of the Apple iPhone. The two telcos are none other than NTT DoCoMo and the third biggest provider in Japan; Softbank Mobile.

In terms of business figures, the famous NTT DoCoMo company has 53 million customers while Softbank only has a smaller 17 million customers. It looks to be a David and Goliath war against the two Japan telecommunication providers.

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8 Random Facts about Danny Foo

danny fooWhile randomly doing research on Technorati, I noticed some blogger tagged me to do a meme; 8 random facts about myself. And funnily, the definition I found on Wikipedia for a memetag is different to me. I always thought a meme is something random to be done as requested by another blogger but it could even be used to track statistics as well.

A memetag (or meme tag) is a blog tag that is included in all posts that reference a meme. When a meme is started on a blog – for example, ‘your top five favourite movies’ — the meme tag is included at the foot of the text of each post that responds to the meme invitation.

By including a memetag, bloggers are recognising the initial creator of the meme and allowing them to track how their meme has spread across the blogosphere through the use of social media tools such as Technorati. Source: Wikipedia

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31 Question Series for The Apple iPhone in Malaysia – Part 2

apple iphone faqYesterday, I shared the first 15 questions Jason pointed out to me. Those were only the simpler question hence the brief answers. And I want to side track a little that I recently even had to converse with a Sabah iPhone enquiry in Bahasa Malaysia. That was very good practice. Anyhow, today I’m listing the second part of the 31 question series.

Let’s start of with Question #16:
16. When was the version 1.1.2 released? I went to Low Yat Plaza yesterday and I heard that the next update is coming in another 1-2 weeks.
Version 1.1.2 was released sometime in November. As for 1.1.3, it’s all rumours so I can’t say for certain in 1-2 weeks 1.1.3 is released.

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