Monthly Archives for March 2011

300311: Malaysia Govt Application Websites

Oh goodness gracious.   I hear stories of Government websites, “only working on Internet Explorer”, “only works on a PC and not Mac / other platforms”. How backwards is that?!!?!   So I filed my income tax application form online, … Continue reading

30. March 2011 by Philip Khor
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220311: Net Neutrality

Network neutrality (also net neutrality, Internet neutrality) is a principle proposed for users’ access to networks participating in the Internet. The principle advocates no restrictions by Internet service providers and governments on content, sites, platforms, the kinds of equipment that … Continue reading

22. March 2011 by Philip Khor
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190311: Another plug for YTL Comm’s YES 4G Broadband Service

Another plug for YTL Comm’s YES 4G Broadband Service It’s insanely quick.     Love the awesome wireless speeds. Very consistent. There are 3 status for signal strength. Green = super fast. Orange = very fast. Red = fast. Blinking … Continue reading

19. March 2011 by Philip Khor
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160311: Yes 4G vs P1 Wimax shootout

Update: Check out the speeds on this post Check out this video I made: Yes 4G vs P1 Wimax. A word of advice. Since YTL charges 9 sen/ 3 Megabyte of data, one gig will cost RM 30. 1. TV … Continue reading

16. March 2011 by Philip Khor
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140311: The thing about Control

I just received an eCard via Facebook from my sister on holiday in China. The Facebook app really suck the life out of you! It asks for permission multiple times to spam you, just to view a JPG image. Facebook … Continue reading

14. March 2011 by Philip Khor
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080311: Note about Privacy

Before that, check this out: http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/climate-weather/stories/magnetic-north-shifting-by-40-miles-a-year-might-signal-pole-r WE need more accurate GPSes! The thing about privacy is that different people prefer different levels of privacy. Some are comfortable exposed naked, while others are more cautious when it comes to posting pictures … Continue reading

08. March 2011 by Philip Khor
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070311: Mobile Gaming

Source: The Star Malaysia (070311) http://techcentral.my/news/story.aspx?file=/2011/3/7/it_news/20110307100217&sec=it_news Opinion: Mobile Gaming hurting Console? Nope. Can Angry Bird hurt the high definition games that come in 50 GB Blu-Ray discs on the PS3? My friend @lukasfoo just got his iPhone 4. And the … Continue reading

07. March 2011 by Philip Khor
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050311: YTL’s Claims

Source: The Star Malaysia (050311) http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/3/5/business/8192735&sec=business YTL Comms keen to launch 4G network in Sabah, Sarawak “Since the launch, Yes had achieved one million voice minutes, 670,000 text messages and more than 104 terabytes of data traffic” – YTL Comms’ … Continue reading

05. March 2011 by Philip Khor
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