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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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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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How do you get into the iPhone App business – part one
Posted by matblogger in Software, Tips and Tricks, gadgets on October 14th, 2009
This is a question a lot of people have actually asked me. Apple has done a great job of marketing their app store and according to some recent reports, there are more than 80,000 apps in the app store. A lot of people have made it big by selling their apps on the app store and this has actually fuelled a lot of interest among those who don’t even own an iPhone. Not only individual developers but even big game developers have started to embrace the Apple app store. Not exactly surprising considering the fact that some have even suggested that the app store is going to be as huge as the internet. As exaggerated as it may sound, the app is HUGE and it is able to reach to millions of customers each day. The keyword here is – convenience. It’s just too easy for any customer to browse the app store, search for some keywords, look at a few apps and decide to download it for a buck! And when there is enough interest the volume of customers who are downloading apps is enough to make a developer rich.
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How I setup push email on my iPhone for my Gmail Account
Posted by matblogger in Software, Tips and Tricks, gadgets on September 24th, 2009
FINALLY its here – push service for Gmail. It’s really baffling how come Gmail didn’t incorporate this feature for their millions of loyal users. Although Yahoo! was offering push email for quite some time, it seemed that you needed to purchases third party software to enable this feature in Gmail. Although it was widely speculated that it was just a matter of time before Google was going to enable push services on Gmail it wasn’t very clear when exactly! So what exactly is Push Email?
According to WiseGeek
Push email utilizes a mail delivery system with real-time capability to “push” email through to the client as soon as it arrives, rather than requiring the client to poll and collect or pull mail manually. With a push email smartphone, for example, the client’s mailbox is constantly updated with arriving email without user intervention. Smartphones announce new mail arrival with an alert.
In simpler words, what it means is that your mailbox is updated as soon as a mail arrives in the server. You do not have to login to your account to get the email by yourself.
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A roundup of iTunes 9.0 and iPhone OS 3.1 – part 2
Posted by matblogger in Software, Tips and Tricks, gadgets on September 11th, 2009
This is a continuation of A roundup of iTunes 9.0 and iPhone OS 3.1 – part 1. In the previous post we saw some of the neat (and not so neat) stuff that comes with iTunes 9.0. So what’s new with iPhone OS 3.1 then? Well before you install iPhone OS 3.1 you will need to download iTunes 9.0. Once you’ve done that then you got to of course download iPhone OS 3.1 (which is a pretty huge file) and this would probably take you quite some time if you’re on Streamyx – how surprising (trying to keep a straight face here).
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A roundup of iTunes 9.0 and iPhone OS 3.1 – part 1
Posted by matblogger in Software, gadgets on September 10th, 2009
The entire blogosphere is buzzing with information right from Apple’s new range of iPods, Steve Jobs’ health and the latest and greatest iTunes 9.0 – of course with a little mention of iPhone OS 3.1. Somehow I feel that the iPods and iTunes have taken the limelight in comparison to Apple’s latest firmware release for the iPhone. I had anticipated not many drastic changes to version 3.1 and my assumption proved to be correct. Subtle changes have been made which I will be discussing in a while, but more importantly lets discuss iTunes 9.0 first.
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How to start an online forum – Part Two
Posted by matblogger in Software, Tips and Tricks on June 28th, 2009
This post is a continuation of How to start an online forum – Part One. In this part we will discuss some good hosting packages available and also how to install vBulletin. Finally we will also see what are some of the SEO techniques possible with vBulletin as well.
For hosting, I would recommend going with Hostgator. Although there are many hosting companies around I have been a fan of Hostgator simply because of the fact that they have an excellent technical support team. Most of my queries have been solved over their online chat link or via email quite fast. They have some good cheap shared hosting packages as low as $4.95 per month and I would advice you to go for the entry level package for a start. Head on to Hostgator and check out some of their packages available.
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How to start an online forum – Part One
Posted by matblogger in Software, Tips and Tricks on June 27th, 2009
I’ve recently been busy working on an all new online forum for Malaysian iPhone developers – The iPhone Kopitiam. Although there are quite a lot of information available on the internet for iPhone programming, I started this forum for the following purposes:
- A virtual hangout joint for Malaysian iPhone developers
- Create a closely knit community
- One stop shop for resources
- Share any news related to iPhone in Malaysia
- Any hacks or mods that have been uncoveres
- And finally also share any potential job opportunities
Since this is my first experience in starting an online forum, it was quite a learning experience for me. I had to do quite a lot of research before setting up the online forum and also while setting it up. It wasn’t as straightforward as wordpress installation and I thought I could share how I did it with my readers.
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Dino Cards – My all new iPhone App
Posted by matblogger in General Discussion, Software on June 11th, 2009
Finally my latest iPhone App Dino Cards has been launched in the App Store. It took me quite a while to develop the app as I had engaged a designer to make hand drawn custom pictures as well as some cute graphics as well. So what is Dino Cards? Well basically Dino Cards is a flashcard application for kids, youngsters or anyone who is interested in Dinosaur facts. So what’s so great about Dino Cards? Well basically this is an interactive iPhone application with over 48 hand drawn dinosaur images and fun facts associated with them. Not satisfied with the fun facts? Well then you can just click on “More Facts” and that takes you to a built in browser within the app displaying scientific facts about the particular dinosaur from the internet.
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Making quick money with iPhone Apps?
Posted by matblogger in General Discussion, Software on June 10th, 2009
As I was looking at some of the Google Adsense ads on Malaysian Tech Blogger I came across this site called MyPhoneRiches. The ad promised $$$ by making iPhone apps easily and quickly. Out of curiosity I visited the website and what I read totally amused me. Being an iPhone application developer for more than a year I have actually come to learn that creating iPhone apps is not a piece of cake and it needs a lot of dedication and patience to learn it up.
Here is what the product promises:
Rake In Up To $27,249+ Per Day On
Complete Autopilot With An iPhone
App Business – Guaranteed!
What does this product comprise of actually?
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