Day 3: Internet Surfing with Apple iPhone in Malaysia

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Apple iPhone WiFi This is the half-point mark for me and the Apple iPhone in Malaysia which I’m reviewing. But I’m not going to let that get in the way and enjoy every single minute the Apple iPhone is still in my hands.

That’s why today I’m going to lay back and do some intense Internet surfing on the Apple iPhone using my wireless home network. Previously on the day it arrived to me, I was facing some trouble connecting it to my wireless network. However, human nature is to make mistakes and we learn then laugh from them.

So here’s the joke; I got my wireless network password wrong.

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Day 2: Apple iPhone Videos in Malaysia

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Apple Iphone videoJust like the iPod Classic (previously Video) or the Sony PSP portable gaming device, video playing on a mobile device is one of the norm found in mobile devices. Albeit Apple’s new iPod Nano are smaller and can play videos, I believe my personal satisfaction will not be satisfied by it’s 320 x 240 screen size.

Even comparing to the iPod Classic, I would have to say the viewing ratio of only the Sony PSP or Apple iPhone would be about the right size (for me at least). The Apple iPhone isn’t bulky (at all) and it’s support of H.264 videos are stupendous!

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Day 1: Apple iPhone and Malaysia Apple Fans

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Apple iPhone interfaceAt today’s morning business network meeting, the Apple iPhone with me in Malaysia was the center of attention. It was also my prop for the day to share my story about how blogging will benefit an awareness drive like the one I’m conducting now. Personal stories aside there was much positive feedback in the room.

Members were saying how cool that it moved so fluidly using only their fingers. Some members even said the price was affordable after I shared with them the price Shiew told me. On the other hand, we’re talking about businessmen and women who’re starting to get interested with the Apple iPhone in Malaysia. One member even said he would’ve bought the Apple iPhone if he didn’t just spend RM1100 on his new mobile device.

The zoom and accelerometer capability stole the show whenever another member did it to show the other what the Apple iPhone was capable of.

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Day 0: Apple iPhone Arrives in Malaysia

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Danny and his Apple iPhoneIt was weird noticing many not talking about the Apple iPhone in Malaysia. Hence, the first article I wrote; Why Malaysia is Not Talking about the iPhone? Then approximately 2 months later at a recent Apple event, Steve Jobs announced the new line of iPod Nano together with the iPod Touch.

In less than a week, I got wind many who were reselling Apple iPhone in Malaysia. Some were doing it through the Low Yat forum while others ordered through blogs like iPhones Unlocked. And thanks to Shiew from iPhones Unlocked, I’ve a 7-day (or longer) ownership of my very own Apple iPhone in Malaysia.

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PacMee Malaysia is A Twitter Replica

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pacmee versus twitterI never knew what Pacmee albeit the Nuffnang advertisement which was running on this weblog a couple of weeks back. It was until I saw it in action at Timothy Tiah’s blog yesterday then I realized the fact.

It is just like…Twitter.com!

Being a website designer, I live around the web and stumble more around the web without the use of StumbleUpon. In simple words, I surf the Internet at least 10-12 hours daily. I’ve several things to do online from writing in this blog to reading the multiple RSS feeds of different genres.

But this isn’t about me. It’s about a service which has replicated another existing service with I would dare say, the same look! Not design but look.

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Personal Blogs Have Become Less Personal

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personal blog burdenThough more and more people are starting a blog of their own they are finding it more difficult to be more personal with their audience. Personal blogs used to be about the daily life of a person from being stuck in college classes, what did they eat at lunch to the quirky adventures of them in the toilet.

Yes, back in the days (I said it) a personal blog was all about the author, their life and their friends. However, as each day of the week starts to pass more and more bloggers have become…responsible bloggers. There are few to none which speak about their misadventures nowadays and are more reserved is how I’d put it.

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Hairspray Movie Retro Review

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Hairspray movie posterForget about High School Musical 2. Skip over the wild retro era of Grease and there you’ll land up in, Baltimore. In the seeming peaceful town of Maryland, you will meet the main character Tracy Turnblad (Nikki Blonsky).

The story is about how Tracy chases her dream of being a singing and dancing performer on the most watched TV programme; Corny Collins (James Marsden) Show. In the midst of it, you’ll find the usual story of love, frustration, disappointment, racism and a happy ending. What do you expect from a show set back in the 60s.

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Compliant Blog Theme Requirements

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XHTML buttonIt’s understandable not everyone knows the technical jargon XHTML. You may have heard of HTML, or maybe not. Sorry to say, this blog entry isn’t for the non-tech-savvy blog reader because I’m going to discuss about XHTML/CSS and its requirements for a blog theme.

As you know, there are now more and more emerging blog designers. Some who are Malaysia web designers making their way into blog design as well. It may be harsh to state this but I personally feel some blog designers or blog design companies are not meeting the requirements of a blog theme.

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Whitespace WordPress Theme in Pink

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The response to this new blog theme was really mixed. Some liked how the new wordpress theme still maintained it’s clean layout while some found it too plain. To be honest, I was captured by the first time I saw the Whitespace wordpress theme because of its simplicity.

To those who know me and my web design style, I’d prefer things simple any day. After all, Albert Einstein once said…

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler.

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New Websites Made Simple Blog Design Layout

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Old Websites Made Simple layoutFirst of all, thank you to everyone of before and now who have supported my Websites Made Simple blog ever since it started back in 2003. It’s been a solid 4 years of blogging for me and I never expected it to be that long.

For those who know, this blog was always a personal space for me to share my opinions. However, time passed and I began to realize my love for Malaysia web design and development was more of my passion. Hence, the change of focus and soon enough I was writing more and more articles about web design and development for the Malaysia scene.

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