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Indonesia Craves the Blackberry

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Administrator

The Blackberry cell phone has rocketed in popularity in Indonesia in the past few months, from fairly obscure to a “must have.” The 4 reasons are: new, affordable data plans, Yahoo Messenger and FaceBook support, and a camera. GSM/Edge data … Continue reading →

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IMUG: Globalization and Software Test Automation

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Administrator

Dana Li, Business Development Manager at hiSoft, gave a a talk on software localization and QA at IMUG. These days, software company clients typically provide an internationalized product to hiSoft, and they translate it into 8 to 25 languages, then … Continue reading →

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Travelling with the Acer Aspire One Netbook

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Administrator

Before my trip to Bali, I decided to buy a Acer Aspire One ZG5 Netbook at Fry’s for $349+tax, and use that instead of my usual 15″ (and 5.5 pounds) notebook. The netbook model was white, ran Windows XP Home, … Continue reading →

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Trip to Bali and Lombok

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Administrator

I vacationed almost 2 weeks in Indonesia, arriving via Jakarta, but staying mainly in Bali with a day-long trip to Lombok. Getting There The flight there on Cathay Pacific from SFO was remarkable in that we head strong headwinds, so … Continue reading →

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IMUG Meeting: iPhone International Features and Apps

Posted on November 20, 2008 by Administrator

Lee Collins and Deborah Goldsmith from Apple gave a comprehensive talk on internationalization support on the iPhone since the English-only 1.0 release. Now at 2.1, dozens of languages are supported, driven by potential sales markets. They have a very strict … Continue reading →

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