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Business Model Canvas

2012-10-03T11:49:00.000+09:30

Very interesting video about 'Business Model Generation' - a simplified version to explain a quite complex concept.

Read the related article at Quora - What is the Business Model Canvas?

The Art of Web Design Explained

2012-09-25T08:26:00.001+09:30

This is really informative video explaining the evolution and direction of web design across all media & technologies.

Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity

2012-08-24T09:02:00.000+09:30

This is quite fascinating! worth checking out.

Massive-scale online collaboration by Luis von Ahn (CAPTCHA)

2012-08-23T16:10:00.000+09:30

Great talk by Luis von Ahn: Massive-scale online collaboration at TED.

This is the future of education

2012-08-17T13:23:00.003+09:30

Another fascinating TED Youtube by Salman from Khan Academy.

Check out the site for great library of tutorials at Khan Academy, makes you feel like you'd like to go back to school to study again virtually.

Quick and easy way to explain SEO

2012-06-29T11:18:00.002+09:30

I found this Youtube clip from Google very helpful when trying to explain the concept of search engine optimisation (SEO) in 10mins!

John Cleese on Creativity

2012-05-24T14:10:00.001+09:30

A humorous take on being creative and about Creativity by John Cleese

Vint Cert regarding - Thinking the Internet

2012-05-15T14:30:00.000+09:30

Video of Vint Cert, explaining the concept of the Internet in the early days. Very interesting and information, worth checking out.

OPEN Forum - Powering Small Business Success

2012-05-09T15:45:00.000+09:30

Just found this website with heaps of resources and articles for small businesses. Click here to visit the site.

HTML5 Wishlist

2012-01-12T10:10:00.005+09:30

1. HTML5 Media implementations
2 HTML5 audio quality
3. Better Offline Caching
4. Web Intents
5. WebGL everywhere
6. IndexedDB
7. Right-sizing images
8. Contacts API
9. Background services
10. Better mobile browser debugging

[Source Article from: ReadWrite Mobile]

Technology, Photography and the Arts

2011-12-08T16:02:00.001+09:30

This is something worth watching...

Email Etiquette

2011-11-29T11:42:00.001+09:30

In a nutshell...consider these...

Experiment with three-sentence emails for a better response rate.
Start with action-oriented steps, don't leave them at the bottom of the email.
Market your subject lines--make them an advertisement to open and read the email.
Take disagreements offline.
Don't "reply all" unless everyone needs to be involved.
Use numbers for reference in back-and-forth correspondence to reduce redundancy and length.

[FastCompany: Work Smart: Disrupt Your Inbox]

Life is great, Disconnect and enjoy.

2011-11-29T11:06:00.000+09:30

This is something worth watching...quite a different way to look at things.

A way to download Youtube videos!

2011-11-18T15:09:00.006+09:30

A number of days ago. I have been searching for a program or a software that can easily download Youtube videos for offline viewing or even for later watching onto the iPad or iPhone.

Finally found this freemake.com program and it does exactly that. A quick and easy by copying and pasting the web address (Youtube), and also comes with an option for saving in different file formats like MP4, AVI etc. Magic!

[ freemake.com ]

If you don't want to download any program, an alternative is to use this online version of ZAMZAR (Free Online File Conversion).

[ ZAMZAR ]

Related Links

How to Convert Your Files to a Different Format

A 6th Grader App Developer - An inspiration!

2011-11-18T11:56:00.000+09:30

This kid is an inspiration to all of us adults...Just when I'm learning my way to develop an app...this young kid is now promoting his quite successfully...certainly a bright future ahead of this kid.

The secret to happiness… is to lower your expectation!

2011-11-14T13:50:00.000+09:30

Barry Schwartz on the paradox of choice

The Past, Present and Future of Connectivity

2011-11-08T12:08:00.000+09:30

Sourced: TechCruch

Amazing Photography - Nikon Small World Competition

2011-10-07T09:46:00.005+09:30

Photo courtesy of Nikon's Small World 2011

If you're into 'Macro' photography, here's a link to Nikon's Small World website. Quite fascinating photos to get inspirations from.

Steve Jobs has passed away - Apple's visionary CEO

2011-10-06T10:47:00.017+09:30

Photo courtesy of Apple.com

A sad day for million of Apple fans around the world, to hear the passing of legendary Apple icon Steve Jobs. For most of us, who watched in awe and fascination his keynote speeches, introducing different products that changed that way we view technology, not just as a tool or device but something as a work-of-art, beautifully designed to impress even the most critics.
I'll be posting more resources in here as I discover bits & pieces to the life and inspiration of Steve Jobs.

The man behind the following:

Apple I (1976)
Apple II (1977)
Lisa (1983)
Macintosh (1984)
NeXT computer (1989)
iMac (1998)
iPod (2001)
iTunes store (2003)
iPhone (2007)
iPad (2010)

Resource Links

Think Different

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Steve & Bill together!

2011-09-29T14:44:00.015+09:30

While I was researching for inspirational Steve Jobs videos on Youtube, I came across this clip where Steve Jobs & Bill Gates being interviewed together, not sure if for first time though. It is fascinating to watch, how each share thoughts about each of their company (Apple vs Microsoft) & the crossovers.

Advice from Steve Jobs

Love & Passion in anything and everything!
You need great people around you (a good eye for detecting one)

Part1

Part2

Part3

Part4

Part5

Part6

Part7

Part8

Part9

Part10

Part11

and for the funny side...

Google's Eric Schmidt Says Jobs Merged Art, Science

Moving On Up - The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs

2011-09-29T08:48:00.003+09:30

[Photo courtesy of Amazon.com]

I'm currently reading the book 'The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs' by Carmine Gallo and found these interesting quotes.

"A person can have the greatest idea in the world— completely different and novel—but if that person can’t convince enough other people, it doesn't matter." - GREGORY BERNS

Moving On Up

"As soon as you move one step up from the bottom, your effectiveness depends on your ability to reach others through the spoken and written word." - PETER DRUCKER

The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs

2011-09-28T14:20:00.006+09:30

[Photo courtesy of Amazon.com]

While I was at the bookshop today, looking for some interesting books, I found this book titled 'The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs' and discovered other amazing stuff about Steve Jobs including Youtube videos from Carmine Gallo at Gallo Communications.

I've just tried downloading some of the Kindle (ebook) edition from Amazon.com.

Gallo Communications Youtube Channel

VPN in Plain English

2011-09-20T10:15:00.000+09:30

Wikipedia: A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a network that uses primarily public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or traveling users access to a central organizational network.

VPNs typically require remote users of the network to be authenticated, and often secure data with encryption technologies to prevent disclosure of private information to unauthorized parties.

A good way to understand VPN through this Youtube video below.

HTTPS in Plain English

2011-09-20T10:09:00.002+09:30

A video to explain the concept of a technical term called - HTTPS

Wikipedia: Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) is a combination of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) with SSL/TLS protocol to provide encrypted communication and secure identification of a network web server. HTTPS connections are often used for payment transactions on the World Wide Web and for sensitive transactions in corporate information systems.

Martin Seligman on Positive Psychology - TED

2011-09-20T09:11:00.000+09:30

Another one of those Happy and inspiring videos that makes you smile.