Why is it not US$ 99 ?

April 21, 2011 Book

About 10 days ago, Amazon announced a new version of Kindle 3 – the same look, the same specification but US$ 25 cheaper (i.e. the new low price is US$ 114). But there is one catch – you can buy one at this low price as long as you allow Amazon to place “Special Offers” [...]

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Close encounters of the third kind

April 9, 2011 Book

According to the Hynek’s scale, first encounter is an event about sighting one or more unidentified flying objects (UFOs). And in my case, I encountered an unidentified computing objects (UCOs, i.e. computers) 30 years ago and it’s unidentified because those computers are housed in a large room, behind a thick wall and we could use [...]

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Kindle 3, iPad 2, I want 1

March 3, 2011 Services & Products

Actually I want both, as “I think” I need both. The new iPad 2 certainly is great as a mobile device to consume contents – it’s now faster, thinner, lighter, with two cameras and looks even better. While other companies think tablets are only an extension to their computers and TVs, Apple has turned it [...]

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iPad vs. Kindle Part 2

February 23, 2011 Book

Yes I was asked many times why I use Kindle to read eBooks but not iPad (even though I have both). I guess each of us has different reasons on why we pick one over the other, but apparently Amazon particularly likes to emphasize one point – One can read easily in bright sunlight. Granted, [...]

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How easy is easy ?

February 19, 2011 Off Topics

You know what ? It’s easy to think you’re the best in the world It’s easy to believe you have a better idea than Facebook, Google, Amazon, or Apple It’s easy to demand everything to be free It’s easy to claim the use of everything is human right It’s easy to ignore all other people’s [...]

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Real page number for Kindle (Latest Generation) … only ?

February 8, 2011 Book

Amazon just announced the details of their latest Kindle software update, but I have to say I am very disappointed about that release as all the promised great features are made available to Kindle (Latest Generation) only, in other words, Kindle 3 only. According to the web page, the new software update will be made [...]

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The Daily Rabbit

February 3, 2011 Services & Products

Happy Chinese New Year of Rabbit !! Not sure you know the history of the Chinese Zodiac but it is said that many many years ago, “Jade Emperor” invited all of the animals in the world to join him for the New Year celebrations, but only 12 animals bothered to turn up. As a great [...]

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Second annual report of a tiny, little blog

January 8, 2011 Services & Products

Even though this tiny, little blog has been maintained for many years, I started the annual report only from year 2009. I found it’s a very good exercise  for me to review what I have done in the past 12 months, and then focus on how I can make this blog better. So here is [...]

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Before the golden sun sets

December 31, 2010 Friends

Before the golden sun sets, Before the old calender is destroyed, And before the mobile networks get jammed, I wish you all a very happy New Year and a rewarding year ahead.

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Kindle 3 – the Bestselling Product of All Time on Amazon

December 29, 2010 Services & Products

According to the latest press release from Amazon, they announced that the Kindle 3 is now the bestselling product in their history, even better than the “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)”. And in the same business wire, it says on Christmas Day, more people turned on new Kindles for the first time, [...]

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