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Where I write things out: meals worth remembering, trips, gadgets, and the odd strong opinion.

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  • February 8, 2009

    How-to: Handle iTunes’ iPhone Carrier Update Dialog?

    You may have read in forums and elsewhere about the “iPhone Carrier Update” dialog presented by iTunes each time the iPhone is connected to iTunes 7.7 or later. In the past I…

  • February 6, 2009

    10 Things a Layman Should Know About Hong Kong iPhone 3G [Updated]

    Recently a friend of mine commented that my articles (posts) on the iPhone and its usage in Hong Kong are very helpful, but they are a bit technical for layman user like…

  • February 6, 2009

    What to Know When Buying an iPhone 3G in Hong Kong

    A reader of my blog asked a series of good questions and I thought it may be something all readers will be interested in, so I decided to create a post to answer him. Jonathan…

  • February 5, 2009

    Top 10 Longest Words in The Oxford

    | Rank | Word | Letters |

  • February 3, 2009

    Oops!

    Not much more to to say.

  • February 1, 2009

    PCCW – Netvigator Outrageous

    This evening (20:52) my girlfriend received a call on her mobile from PCCW Netvigator telephone salesperson. Like in most cases when one receive this sort of unsolicited…

  • January 31, 2009

    Missing In Hong Kong

    Today while taking photos in Causeway Bay I came across this flyer that a group was passing out.

  • January 29, 2009

    Top 10 Most Spoken Languages

    | Rank | Language | Speakers |

  • January 28, 2009

    iPhone Firmware 2.2.1

    Apple released a new firmware for the iPhone (v2.2.1).

  • January 27, 2009

    How-to: Enable Emoji On iPhone WITHOUT Jailbreaking

    There is a new way to enable the Emoji icons on your iPhone with firmware 2.2.

  • January 26, 2009

    Movie Review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

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  • January 25, 2009

    Auspicious First Day of Work 2009

    Many of you know I am not superstitious, although true to my tradition that I started a year ago.

  • January 24, 2009

    Chinese Standards in Hong Kong

    Today my mother showed me this free Chinese New Year poster (Fai Chun, Spring Couplets) she saw in a local newspaper (Apple Daily, Jan. 23, 2009).

  • January 24, 2009

    Happy Birthday!!

    Twenty-five years ago Apple released the Macintosh computer. With its original (arguably) approach to computing and Human Interface, it immediately changed the personal…

  • January 23, 2009

    Top 10 Largest Passenger Ships

    | Rank | Ship | Entered Service | Country | Passenger Capacity |

  • January 20, 2009

    Google Street View in Hong Kong

    Streetview anyone?

  • January 15, 2009

    10 Countries With The Most Workers

    | Rank | Country | # of Workers |

  • January 14, 2009

    My Life Without My iPhone

    Last Saturday I decided to sell my 1st generation iPhone. Believe me this decision did not come easily.

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