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Do you really need a DSLR digital camera?
Posted by matblogger in Lifestyle, gadgets on December 7th, 2009
I guess this is a question every wannabe photography junkie keeps asking himself. For many years the good old SLR camera had been the de facto standard for many a professional photographer. Then came along the digital camera in the 90’s which took the photography world by storm and revolutionized it. From being huge clumsy gadgets, these cameras soon started to evolve into sleek sexy gadgets. Now you had a choice to make – is it the standard compact point and shoot digital camera or the DSLR digital camera?
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Apple getting sued again?
Posted by matblogger in General Discussion, Tech News on December 6th, 2009
Looks like the big A is getting sued again by unscrupulous lawyers again. I mean c’mon give them a break guys. What’s with going around scouting for big companies who might have incorporated a small portion of a design which was patented before and using the opportunity to make some big bucks? These are nothing but the “patent trolls” of the legal world. I have the least respect for them as they are just slimy opportunists waiting to take advantage of bigger firms. They either arm twist these companies to pay them out or get them to pay some kind of royalty or licensing fees.
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Holy cow! Apple sold 60,000 iPhones in a day in Korea!
Posted by matblogger in Tech News, gadgets on December 5th, 2009
Yep that’s right – 1 day, 60,000 iPhones in Korea. That’s considered really good compared to sales of about only 5000 in China during the first week! Anyone has the numbers for *ehem* Malaysia?
Here’s an extract from the report from International Business Times:
KT priced the 32-gigabyte iPhone 3GS at 369,000 won ($317) for customers subscribing to monthly plans based on the basic rate of 45,000 won ($38). Subscribers paying 65,000 won ($56) in basic rates can have the iPhone for 264,000 won ($227), while premium users signing up for monthly plans based on a 132,000 won ($113) basic rate could have the phones for free.
The 8-gigabtye iPhones were priced at 132,000 won ($113) for subscribers signed on the 45,000 won ($38) monthly plans.
As iPhone made its formal debut in China on October 30 through China Unicom, South Korea is one of the last major countries in Asia to get the iPhone which is also on sale in Japan, India and Australia.
Way to go Apple!
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Giving away Google Wave invites
Posted by matblogger in Software on December 5th, 2009
Thanks to @amirulruslan I’ve finally jumped on the googlewave bandwagon as well. I’m still trying to figure out my way around it. I have added a few friends on it and looking forward to add more. I guess you must be aware that googlewave is still in beta mode and its not possible to signup without an invite from google or from a googlewave user. So here’s the deal – I’ve got 8 invites left! All you have to do is to either drop me an email or just comment below. I’ll send you an invite right away. Remember, I’ve only got 8 invites left so first come first served 
. Would be nice if you followed me on twitter too!
By the way, here’s a video demo of what googlewave is all about.
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10 great ways to piss your employee off!
Posted by matblogger in General Discussion, Lifestyle on November 28th, 2009
I’ve been wanting to write something really personal on my blog and I guess this is the best time to do it. A recent incident which happened in my life has led me to write this post. Even though I didn’t get to complete my MBA due to certain personal commitments I still have an interest in picking up books on business, motivating employees etc etc. I’m sure there’s a lot to learn from these books. And I’m sure a lot of managers or entrepreneurs would love to read this book and apply it in their daily work life. I guess you can find a lot of material on the Internet on this subject too – like “10 ways to motivate your employees” or “How to build a profitable business”. I’ve been thinking that there should be some reading material on some great ways to piss your employee off since there are so many experts around in this field.
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Is the customer always right?
Posted by matblogger in General Discussion on November 2nd, 2009
One of the age old questions when it comes to running a business isn’t it? Do you know who actually coined this phrase which has turned out to be quite a nightmare for many an entrepreneur? This phrase was actually coined by Harry Gordon Selfridge, the founder of Selfridge’s department store in London in 1909. If you running a business, or have experience in running a business or even been in the customer service line if your company you’re bound to come across this phrase more than often during management and escalation meetings. I personally have heard this phrase way too many times and it more than often irritates me than anything else. Listen – the customer is NOT always right! Face it.
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“Macs can get you laid”
Posted by matblogger in gadgets on October 23rd, 2009
Ever wanted to know how it would be like if Steve Jobs and Bill Gates actually squared off? Watch this short cartoon clip that I found on Youtube. Not the funniest I’ve seen but hey it kills some time and I like the part both of them transform to Jedi warriors! Have fun nerds.
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The tallest church in the world – Ulm Minster
Posted by matblogger in Lifestyle on October 22nd, 2009
Today I was chatting with someone on how I would accept a move to Europe in the blink of an eye. It all stems from the positive experience I have had from my travels there. My job requires me to travel quite a bit and I have had the opportunity to visit a few countries during my business visits. Although I don’t like all the countries that I have traveled to, I especially hold my trip to Germany close to heart. I felt very welcome in Germany and although I didn’t know a word of German, people were extremely nice to me and made me feel at home. It was during this trip to Germany that I ended up living just a few hundred meters away from Ulm Minster – the tallest church in the world!
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So how do you get an iTunes account if you are in Malaysia?
Posted by matblogger in Software, Tips and Tricks on October 22nd, 2009
I’ve seen numerous tweets on twitter asking help from people on how to open an iTunes account in Malaysia. Pity that Apple doesn’t trust us Malaysians to give us a legal avenue to open an iTunes account and download music legally. Probably they are worried about our notorious history (and present) for piracy and also credit card fraud. But we’re not alone. A lot of countries don’t actually have the iTunes store available and hence will not be able to buy music from the the iTunes store. If you really want to open an iTunes account, there is a way to get around this.
itunes store malaysia takes you to the app store
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So you think you are a social media expert?
Posted by matblogger in Lifestyle on October 14th, 2009
So are you one of those social media expert bloggers? Well try to match up to the dude in this video – pretty hilarious to say the least!
Now, who’s the expert? You tell me!
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