Tag: Technology

  • Hoshi paying Cat Toys on the iPad

    Yes guys, it is possible, a cat can play a game on the iPad. I downloaded Cat Toys Lite last summer but tested it out on Hoshi a couple days ago. What I saw surprised…

  • AmerasianWorld.com and Saigon Linux Group sites back online

    Two of my past websites are both back online now. AmerasianWorld.com / Salaam Central Asia My Kazakh Host Family - The Orazimbetovs AmerasianWorld.com was originally…

  • Saigon WordPress User Group

    It has been awhile since I helped start an IT user group in Vietnam. I helped initiate the first Barcamp Saigon and formed both the Saigon Linux User Group (which became…

  • IT Salaries in Vietnam

    One of the topics I have been having with people this week delves with the salaries of IT people, both Vietnamese and Expats, here in Vietnam. You get a lot of figures…

  • Oddly enough, I miss the Linux desktop

    Despite my recent positive article over a week ago about using the Macbook Pro, I have started to miss running a Linux desktop. I know some are going to hate hearing…

  • Tools I used since switching to a Macbook Pro

    It is hard to believe but I have been using my Macbook Pro for six months now. Oddly enough, I have no regrets, I really like it. I have been staying up late at nights…

  • Linux on Vietnam Airlines

    This was sent from my friend, Jeff Dinh, the CEO of Pho 24. I had no idea Vietnam Airlines was using Linux on their planes. Looks like an embedded Linux entertainment…

  • Linux/Unix runs my life

    I was going my Popular Posts and ran across a post from February, 2009, titled Linux Runs My Life. Boy have things changed since I wrote that article. Back in 2009, I…

  • Fedora 15 Coming Today

  • Barcamp Saigon 4

    Barcamp Saigon 4 is being organized. It will take place at RMIT on July 24, 2011. Registration is now open so you should signup at this URL…

  • Rackspace visiting HCMC, Vietnam, in late May

    Rackspace IT Hosting & Cloud Computing- Media Invitation Hi. Jim Fagan, VP and Managing Director of Rackspace Asia, will be in Ho Chi Minh City in late May to talk with…

  • Moving blog to Linode.com

    Edit 2: SaigonNezumi.com and it subdirectories have all been migrated to Linode.com. :-) It was very painless. The only issues I had were trying to figure out how to add…

  • Updating my iPad

    iTunes told me I needed to update my iPad. I downloaded the software from my Macbook Pro and sync'd it to my iPad. I am enjoying being an Apple user now though I used an…

  • Was Ubuntu really worth it?

    I was surprised that I spent nearly a year running Ubuntu on my desktop, netbook and laptops at home. Unfortunately for Ubuntu, I brought back an iPad from the US after…

  • Studying Linux at a coffee shop

    Yeah, Saturday night and I am brushing up on my Linux.

  • Internet line damaged in Vietnam

    It is not in the English news sites yet but the internet line shared by VNPT, Viettel and FPT was damaged recently outside of Vung Tau somewhere in the ocean. I found…

  • What I brought from the US to Vietnam

    Well, it is hard to believe I have now stayed in Vietnam for over 2 weeks now after my 7 week trip to the US. I have finally got over my jet lag. I sleep at somewhat…

  • My iPad

    I consider this one of my best buys ever. I picked up my iPad in Palo Alto after visiting Stanford. I started liking the iPad after seeing a Japanese businessman play…

  • Sabayon Linux Five Oh!

    Yesterday I installed Sabayon Linux 5.4 (Gnome Edition) on my faithful IBM Thinkpad T60 (I bought the model before the switch to Lenovo). I wanted to return to a…

  • Angry Birds - Addicting Android Game

    Ok guys, if you have not played Angry Games yet, download it from Marketplace. It is addicting and hilariously fun. I am playing it on my Motorola Milestone. I got to…