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Invitation to Google Wave

Even though it's a bit late compared to some of my friends, I received this email from Google earlier today; As the title says, it's an invitation to preview Google Wave, yeay!!! It's time to try it out, and see if it lives up to the hype. Here's a teaser;

My new phone (kinda) – Nokia 3120c

A friend of mine was probably pitying me and my old, el-cheapo Nokia 1650 handset, and decided to (forcefully) lend me his spare handset, a Nokia 3120c. That would probably make him less bad befriending me, especially when I take out my phone in the public while he's around :D So, ...

Through My Window – Bunkface

Few days ago I blogged about a song that has been played in our local radio stations but the singer / band remained a mystery. It was until today that they reveal themselves at their website, Everyoneconnects.net. The band was acutally our very own local band, Bunkface. I personally like their ...

Facebook feed not showing latest friend’s updates

Facebook changed its layout recently and I have few friends complaining that they are not seing their friend's latest updates on their facebook's main page. This is because Facebook has introduced News Feed which will display whatever Facebook think is the most relevant for you instead of showing the latest ...

Richard Stallman and The Church of Emacs at FOSS.my 2009

I attended FOSS.my 2009 today, and managed to record this video during Richard Stallman's opening keynote; I'm sorry about the quality of the video, because it was shot handheld using my Nikon D90 using fixed length lens (50mm) which cannot zoom in closer. I have few more videos and photos of him ...

Sorry, Linux only!

Was attending foss.my earlier today, and one of the sessions I joined in was MySQL Multi Master Replication Tutorial moderated by Walter Heck. It was a very interesting session as it's a hands-on session where we get to form groups and each group is to configure a MySQL multi master ...

Upgrading Windows Vista to Windows 7

Microsoft has released it's Windows 7, and I am eligible for free upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium from my current Windows Vista Home Premium. What I needed to do was to go to Microsoft's website to check for appropriate link,, and as mine is a Dell laptop, I followed ...

Through My Window

It's a song being made available at http://everyoneconnects.net/ . I like. What makes the song different? Read about it here: http://twitter.com/every1connects Through My Window Don’t want much, I just want everything Thought that I could, do almost anything One step in front of the other Thought that I could do it alone In the blink of an ...

Do not use default password, please

While waiting for someone at a local fast food restaurant here I decided to use the free WiFi. My habit when I'm at a public WiFi is to see how many people are sharing the line, and then to tunnel my connection if necessary. The person I've been waiting still not ...

Invitation to Google Voice

I was one happy guy yesterday when I received this email from Google: I was invited to Google Voice, yeay!!! My happiness was however short lived when I tried to activate my Google Voice, upon getting this error page Ah well, I guess I just need to wait a littlle longer till ...