Sharing what we’ve built
8 July 2012
A lot of programmers starting with Python use just a plain vanilla text editor, and command line. Although fancier IDE such as WingIDE comes with a built-in debugger, the IDE-less way of…
21 June 2012
Prior to Lion, I used to install plugins that can open a finder folder in Terminal with just 1 click. However, with Mac OS Lion, we can now easily add a Service…
15 May 2012
1) Basic Search Google: [name] + (email or "contact me" or "contact us" ) 2) Website Search Google: site:companywebsite.com/personalblog.com + [name] + email 3) Social networks Google: [name] + linkedin/twitter/facebook 4) Paid…
11 May 2012
Sniffing traffic is a very hackish thing to do. So if you are against hacking things, stop reading. There are a couple of ways to sniff the HTTP traffic. Using Wireshark, which…
9 May 2012
I have a secret. I cheated badly with some iPhone games. The key to cheating is use an awesome software to hack the app. It involves changing some variables in the program.…
21 March 2012
Not sure since which update, my Mac OS Lion 10.7 would not go into sleep mode. Apparently, you can find out which service is preventing your Mac from sleeping by executing the…
9 February 2012
For a long while, Power 98 and Jia 883 did not have Internet streaming.. It is not a coincident that both are SAFRA radio stations.. But gladly, both now supports Internet streaming!…
8 February 2012
After attending an exhibition, I ended up with 50 business cards! Here comes a problem. All (or most) of them are good contacts that I would like to save to a spreadsheet.…
4 February 2012
There are times when you have exceptions raised in Xcode, but it breaks at UIApplicationMain in main(), and without giving you clues on where the error comes from. There is a way…
12 January 2012
I wasn't impressed with Android team on their documentation for installing Android SDK . It is long, and jumps from page to page. Here is my better version: Step 1 – Install…
22 December 2011
One year ago, I released SG Radio, but the app encountered a major glitch , and was taken down. I am sorry for taking so long to fix an app.. yeah 1…
5 December 2011
I read from problogger on writing good headlines for your blog post, and thought it is worth sharing. Instead of always writing your headline in usual plain ways, follow these rules to…
23 November 2011
This is a decision that mobile developers got to make when they develop an app. There are pros and cons to both the platforms, and the decision largely depends on what you…
23 October 2011
I participated in a 24hr hackathon over last weekend, and created Guidebnb – an app to find local guides. It is an Airbnb for local guides . If you want to try…
9 October 2011
The Home button got to be the most problematic hardware on the iPhone. Recently, my iPhone 4 Home button started to respond slower. I either have to press multiple times, or press…
4 October 2011
Five days ago, I posted what happens when you have a hackable voting system , and I decided to curl SG Blood to become an undisputed winner. However, under pressure, e27 admitted…
1 October 2011
There are 10 ways to think like Bill Gates: 1. Prioritize 2. Ask smarter questions 3. Make data-driven decisions. 4. Divorce your ego 5. Frame the problem 6. Get perspectives on the…
29 September 2011
Unfortunately, this happened to Asia's Top 50 Apps nomination, presented by Singtel Innovation Exchange , and e27 as the organizer. Interestingly, e27 community manager posted a blunt story about their flawed voting…
27 September 2011
I have always been curious over the number of developers in each country. Recently, out of a need to present this statistics for my work, I went deeper to search for an…
23 September 2011
With Steve Jobs: Without: