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The Yeo Kerfuffle
13 May 2010
There’s been a little mini-controvesy about some statements made by national treasure Philip Yeo.More
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Simplifying TV
19 March 2010
The recent write up of Avner Ronan’s chat with Mark Cuban has pushed me to shine up and publish this article. I’m coming at it from the perspective of a frustrated user and ‘consumer’, but my focus is on the equipment used to view the TV & movies that I watch. Obviously there are huge infrastructure and international challenges in the way that TV is currently distributed and that is probably another article, this is more a device ‘wishing’ piece.More
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An Explanation of Web Standards
15 July 2009
I was putting together a proposal for a site this morning. I normally try and avoid jargon, and explain concepts in as simple terms as possible, but can’t really avoid using (good) terms such as ‘Web Standards’, ‘CSS’, ‘unobtrusive JavaScript’ and ‘graded browser support’.More
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Offshore 'Sales' People
19 June 2009
Something that’s been happening a little more recently is random people getting in touch with me looking to outsource my web design. Which is a slightly interesting sell, as that is precisely the business that I am in.More
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Setting Up a Company in Singapore as an Expat
18 June 2009
There is an entire cottage industry of expatriate Accountants running company incorporation and employment pass services to other new-to-the-island expatriates. It’s a lucrative business, upwards of $4,000SGD a go, if you include company secretarial, bank account setup etc.More
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My First Hate Mail from Wen Kole
2 June 2009
Today brought my first piece of hate mail since I arrived in Singapore. I can’t say I was expecting it, as Singaporeans of all ethnicities are extremely nice to foreigners.More
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Unconference 2009, My Take
18 May 2009
I attended the e27 Unconference 2009 at Biopolis on Saturday and was pleasantly surprised at the levels of both high quality entrepreneurship and interest in the new web/technology scene within Singapore.More
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F*ck the Real World
17 May 2009
There seems to be a trend to publish a lot of information in video format these days, which is great but it’s by no means the best method to receive information. Watching video cannot be skimmed like text or easily bookmarked, plus it simply takes a lot of time and the functionality of the various flash players can leave a lot to be desired.More