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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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Electronic Banking Tokens in Indonesia

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Administrator

It’s interesting to see how a developing nation like Indonesia does online banking. Less than 1% of the population has a computer at home, and even fewer have a home Internet connection. Instead more people have basic cell phones for … Continue reading →

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Another Indonesia Trip

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Administrator

I went to Medan, Sumatra and Jakarta for the holidays on JAL, transiting in Tokyo. Since I had an overnite transit stay in Tokyo, the new Japanese foreigner immigration rules that started in November applied to me and I had … Continue reading →

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WhereCamp 2007

Posted on June 3, 2007 by Administrator

This weekend I went to the free WhereCamp unconference in the Yahoo! Sunnyvale cafeteria/conference center. A lot of attendees arrived for the Where 2.0 conference last week, stayed through the Google Dev Conference and now WhereCamp. All things geolocation were … Continue reading →

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Indonesian Photo Trip Report

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Administrator

Locations Once again I visited Indonesia, and took about 2,000 photos in Java (Jakarta and Ayer Island, Pulau Seribu), Sumatra (Medan, Berestagi, Danau Toba and Samosir Island) and Bali (Kuta, Sanur, Ubud, Kerobokan, and Tanah Lot). I was incredibly fortunate … Continue reading →

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