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[Random] Google Translate is awesome

The dream of having to converse with another person (from another country) that talks in a different language from me in real time, will be realized earlier than I expected. I always thought it is something that will only happen in the Doraemon’s world.

[Review] Love-Hate relationship with Android

If you are reading this, chances that you are pretty torn on if you should jump on the iOS or the Android bandwagon. HTC Desire is the first ever Android I have ever owned, and this review comes from a half-year usage on a daily basis. I once owned the first generation of iPhone, back in 2007, and that did at least set my expectation high for what a “usable” phone should be. I agree there is no ultimate (smart) phone, but I hope this review would at least shed some lights to potential Android owners. I’d figure that hardcore Android supported would jump in and torch me with their flamethrowers, but I welcome comments and discussion over this matter.

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[Tips] Easily develop AIR apps for Blackberry Playbook

Looking back during the early days of my involvement in this, I kept telling myself, “how hard can it be?” As you may know, RIM is almost the new kids on the block in the Tablet race game for 2011, which suffers a lot of criticism for not having a lot of app compared to its competitor, which is also true for Android, prior to launch previously. Give this platform a try, and you will know how much RIM has poured their trust and appreciation for Flash developer in this manner. And it is definitely not the developing for Android where you will still need to install the AIR player separately (which is EXTREMELY lame). The PlayBook has AIR integrated into its CORE OS, which means, you can get every single PlayBook on the planet to run your app without any extra installation.

Why is this post relevant to you? I’m pretty sure you might stumble across this infamous blog post: You Win! RIM by Jamie Murai. Certainly, RIM did listened to the rants and frustration of developer and evolved overtime to remedy their over-complicated process. Few months have passed since then, and I can’t tell how much I’m thankful to RIM for its appreciation for developer, and especially the Flash platform. I’m here, happy with my PlayBook (from the Free PlayBook offer) going to share with you the entire workflow and process, which afterall, is not as scary as it seems, but in fact, has toned down a lot more compared to the earlier days. Sure, you might argue Apple has the best submission mechanism and workflow in the world, but that does not happen overnight, neither do Android Market.

This will be the definitive guide for Mac users with Adobe Flash Professional to creating their PlayBook app. To give you an idea on how much time and effort you need to spend from developing to submitting an app to AppWorld, in point forms below, the 5 steps to your first app in AppWorld.

  1. Downloads (1 day)
  2. Apply as vendor (may take up to 3 working days for vendor application & code signing keys approval)
  3. Simulator and development (minimum 1 day, varies depending on complexity of your app)
  4. Signing your app (for submission to AppWorld) (1 day)
  5. Waiting for review and putting app on sale (7 – 14 days)

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[Travel] Singapore Biennale 2011 Open House

It was unplanned for, this trip, which initially I wanted to pay a visit to Singapore Art Museum (SAM) only to get inspired by this exhibition entitled, LIVE Singapore!

I was there last Saturday, and I’m inspired. Apart from that, I had no idea that there is this major art event going on in Singapore until May/June. It’s the Singapore Biennale 2011 Open House, compromising several venues, including SAM as one of it.

There’s so many things to catch up that you will be spending the entire day just for the event, and coming back for more, as there is a lot of short film premiere at SAM.

The event itself, which is featured on infosthetics, attracted me to pay a visit to this place, as I’m always fond with data visualisation.

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[Photography] Faces of Siem Reap

What would a Khmer look like in their daily lives? How much does it differ from you? Apart from the language? I would like to share with you this series of images taken during my trip to Siem Reap, showcasing the inner beauty of Cambodian people.

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