Imagine yourself as a APMM

Somebody keeps googling for: Associate Product Marketing Manager Google Interviews. So I guess, to help out that person, I’m going to write something so that he/she can rest easy. So what do you study as a PPM anyway? 1. Google products, of course. Study every single Google product and feature, was it an acquisition and …

Hamster Generator

In a world where energy is running out and we are always looking into new ways for renewable energy, what is the best thing to generate electricity? The answer is simple! Hamsters! They multiply fast, they always seem to be alert at night, especially since they are nocturnal and stuff. And furthermore, the future could …

Skype for iPhone is out! (Yay)

I’ve been waiting for this for a while now. But Skype for iPhone is out today! Its naturally FREE and can be downloaded from the Apple App Store. It also works with the iPod Touch if you have a microphone and earphones attached. I think this rocks. Because as you know I’m a Singaporean expat …

Roermond? What kind of name is that?

From Roermond, Netherlands, March 2009 So I love to travel and I love to eat. So few weeks ago I was in Roermond to walk around to see the place. Roermond is a small city in the Netherlands easily accessible by the NS Trains. Its near Limburg, which is the South of Holland, so its …

Twitter 101

WHAT IS TWITTER??? Twitter is just about telling people what you are doing. To whoever is interested! — This post is for my mom, and anyone else who is interested. I went something like: Summer goes: “Mom if you want to know what’s happening to me all day you should check out Twitter” She goes: …

Do you love Philology too?

Couple of days ago, with my blog at hand I started to search for a couple of users or some use cases. So I ended up asking B who’s a total technical nincompoop, and JC who is the best flash / UI person I know. Still, both of them came back with the same outcome: …

I did not need the MacHeist 3 Bundle

So… I bought MacHeist 3 Bundle when I was sick! Must have been delirious or something! Firstly, the truth is I didn’t need the MacHeist Bundle. I didn’t use iSale, Picturesque, SousChef, World of Goo, PhoneView, LittleSnapper, Acorn, Kinemac, WireTap Studio, Big Bang Board Games… and I would only have used Espresso if it had …

Surviving the Slashdot effect

So back on the subject on Computing Clouds. After Olino.org got slashed dot and EC2 started dying under the slashdot effect, Jeroen has come out with a very nice analysis as well as what to do to balance those loads when you get slashdot-ed or dugg-ed or something along those lines. Enjoy! (Ik ben te …

I don’t like the iPhone

This is in response to: Engadget. And about Japanese schoolgirls. And I’m NOT holding on to an iPhone. (I took this photos when I’m super sick btw, I’m now just waiting for my chicken soup) You know, I don’t have an iPhone. What?!! Yes I have everything else Apple, a unibody MacBook, two iPod Touches, …