January 2012
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"Free AIS Wifi" at Siam Paragon
I feel like I should revive this geeky rant blog after what I had encountered at Siam Paragon on Monday.
So the malls have banded with Thailand’s top ISPs: DTAC, AIS, True and TOT, to provide “free wifi” in their perimeters to existing customers of the mentioned services.
I, a committed AIS customer of over 12 years (true story), was delighted to see the sign and...
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October 2009
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September 2009
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Windows 7 Nerds Day
You know how a few years back, hipster nerds and geeks like Adam Brody and Jon Heder have “supposedly” made nerds and geeks cool? Well, the trend never caught on here. Here, nerds are still nerds. The only things that excite them are computer codes and girls.
Why am I ranting? I signed up for the Windows 7 Blogger Day event on Saturday because I, according to the posted...
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CAT Telecom eyes WiMax deal with MCOT
The Nation Newspaper
BANGKOK: — CAT Telecom is keen on using MCOT’s 2.6GHz spectrum to offer WiMax broadband cellular services as part of its plan to develop new wireless businesses. CAT’s new CEO, Jirayuth Rungsrithong, said yesterday that CAT would talk seriously with the broadcaster’s management on a possible tie-up to develop WiMax on the 2.6GHz spectrum. CAT has...
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WatchCrossing the Chao Praya River on Bangkok’s BTS Skytrain.
If only could these things get to more parts of Bangkok, the city would be a much happier place to live in.
August 2009
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True Fail, Again
Just like I expected. True Move doesn’t have enough iPhone 3GS for the customers who reserved for them.
Yes those very customers who were forced to pay B2,000 with a promise that they will get their phone on Aug 28.
At the iPhone 3GS second press conference held today, True said they only have 3,500 units available, and will only be for those who made a reservation for a pickup on Aug 28...
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Some people just should not own an iPhone.
iPhone Forum User A: แย่แล้วครับ ผมกำลังลง app อยู่ พอเครื่องผมบูทเสร็จ มันก็กลายเป็นหน้าจอสีดำแล้วมีรูปแบตเตอรี่ขึ้นมาอ่ะครับ ผมลองไปที่ setting เลือก wallpaper ใหม่ แต่พอเครื่องดับไปแล้วผมเปิดขึ้นมาใหม่ wallpaper มันก็หายไปกลายเป็นรูปแบตอีกครับ ทำไงดีครับ
iPhone Forum User B: ถอดสายชาร์จออกก่อนสิครับ
iPhone Forum User A: เออจริงด้วยครับ ขอบคุณครับ
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iPhone Forum User A: Oh my god something went wrong! I was installing an app, when I finished restarting my phone, the screen turned black and a picture of a battery just appeared! I tried going into the settings and changing the wallpaper already but when I restarted the phone again, the battery is still there on the screen! What should I do??
iPhone Forum User B: Why don't you first try unplugging your phone?
iPhone Forum User A: Oh yeah that worked. Thank you.
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Tweet Your Rants
Wow Thai telecom companies are starting to pick up on this whole social networking thing. Finally!
Though for them it’s just another way to spam us with endless promotional pleas, but for us, it’s a way to directly, and publicly, attack them with personal complaints and rants.
Here are the Holy Telecom Trinity on Twitter. Follow your respective carrier and start tweeting your...
Webcamp Thailand →
Sometimes good things do happen in Bangkok tech world. Like these geek camps. Wordcamp, Barcamp, Beercamp. And now Webcamp for web designers and developer.
The participation is free. It will be a whole day event, which will be held <strike>at the cozy Third Place Thonglor on Sat Aug 29 from 10am onwards.</strike> soon. They have postponed the date. Keep checking their website for...
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DriveDD →
It’s quite refreshing to see Thai people come up with concepts like this. I don’t know how effective this site can be but at least it makes you feel better about not being able to retaliate on the road. Saves both your life and your embarrassment.
On a curious note: I thought we’re not supposed to use the mobile while driving? That’s DriveMaiDMaiD no?
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WatchWent to get my iPhone 3GS wrapped today at MBK.
I had always been a fan of the other shop, GMask, near PowerBuy on 4th floor. But I’ve been hearing some good reviews of the guys at Maximum, who don’t only wrap phones but also Macbooks and cameras.
And they have this matted sticker instead of the shiny one that makes the iPhone look plastically cheap.
The technique they used here is...
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FCCT Photo Contest
No you don’t have to be a photojournalist to participate.
Just have to follow these rules:
“All photos must be taken in the Asia-Pacific region.
Judges will accept submissions in four categories:
Spot news
Feature photography
Photo essay
Migrants and Refugees - A special category, sponsored by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), for the best single photo or...
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“We have to look at what is inappropriate. For pornographic content, we know...”
– An interview with Minister of ICT, Ranongrak Suwanchawee, by the Bangkok Post on Feb 1, 2009.
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Digital Lifestyle →
Bangkok is full of free magazine. I should know.
One that stands out though is Digital Lifestyle, a bi-monthly free magazine about technology and gadgets by GM, a publishing powerhouse responsible for some of Thailand’s most prominent magazines.
Ironically though, for a website that claims to give you the best and latest updates in technology, it doesn’t seem to know what RSS is and...
Sucks to be a geek
Well in Bangkok at least. It would rock if this was Hong Kong.
You would think this Asian city will be advanced in technology. We’re the first to have 3G iPhones in this area, yet we’re the last to get the 3G network—if it ever comes at all. There’s no such thing as free wifi here and online community is getting stalked constantly by social watchdogs we call Ministry of...