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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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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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My love letter to TMNUT
Posted by matblogger in General Discussion on September 25th, 2009
To all the rotten nuts at TMNUT,
RE: Persistent disruption to my Internet Service (Yes, it is a big deal)
I have finally decided that it is high time that I pen this “love letter” to you in the hope that I can knock some sense into your thick skulls. Although something tells me that it is a futile attempt, I am going to try it nevertheless. I hope that you realize that when one pays money for a service, he or she expects the service to be provided in full at all times. I hope that you do realize that your customers do not pay you on a “best effort basis” but rather on a monthly basis when the payment is due. When was the last time that a customer told you that this is the best he can pay you for the crappy service that you provide? Wouldn’t you very efficiently bar his connection and promptly ask him for a reconnection fee?
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A disturbing but friggin funny video about Steve Jobs
Posted by matblogger in General Discussion, Lifestyle on September 16th, 2009
Not going to say much here! Walt Mospuppet sure has the hots for Steve Jobs… Oh by the way, DO NOT I repeat DO NOT watch the video at work. There’s a lot of geeky humor in this video, so if you don’t get it you know you’re not one of us. All the same, enjoy the video!
Thanks to The iPhone Blog.
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10 things on my tech wishlist for Malaysia
Posted by matblogger in General Discussion on August 31st, 2009
Happy MERDEKA to all my readers! As we are celebrating our 52nd year of independence from the British, it is also probably a good time to evaluate how much the country has achieved and what we are missing on. I’m sure we can do better in a lot of things but being a tech blogger I thought it would really make sense for me to list down 10 things on my tech wish list for Malaysia. They are not arranged in any particular order. Here we go…
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Malaysian Tech Blogger is now available on the App Store (MTB)
Posted by matblogger in General Discussion, gadgets on August 30th, 2009
Apple recently approved my all new iPhone Application – MTB. This application is an iPhone version of Malaysian Tech Blogger and is intended to reach out to a wider global audience to promote Malaysia. While the app is effectively an RSS reader which gets updated whenever there is a new blog post on Malaysian Tech Blogger it also has different tabs which supports my iPhone App development business and also promotes my iPhone forum – iPhone Kopitiam. I am basically using this application as a marketing tool for my blog, business and also my forum. It is incredible how Apple has opened up such a great platform for app developers to not only sell applications but to also use it as the marketing platform for the 21st century.
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How does Apple rate your app?
Posted by matblogger in General Discussion, Tips and Tricks on August 11th, 2009
I had recently completed yet another app for the app store and happily submitted it on itunesconnect waiting for approval within a week. Well it took about 10 days for the iPhone Developer team to reply and they responded that the app was actually rejected due to incorrect rating. This was definitely quite unexpected for me since this was a fairly simple app and of all the reasons I didn’t expect it to be rejected due to an incorrect rating. So what is the rating of an app? When you submit an application on itunesconnect, Apple expects you to rate the application like below:
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Malaysian internet users to get used to “Big Brother”?
Posted by matblogger in General Discussion on August 7th, 2009
Today I was reading an article on The Star titled “Internet users upset over Govt’s filter attempt“. Wow, we always seem to take 2 steps backward for every baby step we take forward. Nice one.
Here is what the report says:
Online and wire agency reports that the Government is mulling an Internet filtering system similar to China’s controversial “Green Dam” project has got the local online community in a huff, while technology experts questioned the viability of the project.
Basically the government wants to implement a system that would block “undesirable websites”. I wonder what would they consider as undesirable. Given the immense popularity of the internet media, I doubt this would go down well with the general public.
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Why do Malaysians put up with mediocrity?
Posted by matblogger in General Discussion on July 26th, 2009
This post was prompted by a comment I received for my previous post titled How crappy is Streamyx?. Here is the comment I received:
helo all streamyx customer…..
Always read customer write down the complain in blog and to much talking about suck TM because it’s very slow connection and sometime failed to connect. For me its very general situation. Malaysian people always talk too much but nothing and me too but this issue is compatible. U just make straight complain to TM and don’t simply to inform all the world. If u not intrested with TM product just leave it and do not subcribed. One more thing, If u think u are the best so u can build your personal network and personal dslam and personal server. If cannot dont talk too much. very funny.
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