Information Technology

Probably the Best Internet Browser in the World

Friday, June 20th, 2008

If you are still using Internet Explorer (IE), well, shame on you.
Presenting the latest version of Firefox, FIREFOX 3.0!!!

Click here to learn why it is so good. Trust me, I’ve been using it. The increase in speed is noticeable. There were 8 million downloads of Firefox 3.0 in 24 hours recently and they are trying [...]

Alright time for an update

Sunday, April 13th, 2008

OK so Ern Sheong has gotten himself rid of that sales job with iZZi Wireless Broadband which required him to work all weekend and practically 9 hours a day in a shopping center trying to sell people one thousand ringgit broadband packages. (I actually got a promotion to booth supervisor, but when I realised that [...]

Snippets about my silence, and insights on Vista

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Alright haven’t found much time to blog lately (for 3-4 days already) and due to my crazy working hours… starting at 2 pm and ending at 11 pm everyday. And yes I cannot get up in the morning and usually I get up in time for lunch or for driving lessons (YES I AM ONLY [...]

HOSTILE TAKEOVER BID FOR YAHOO BY MICROSOFT

Monday, February 4th, 2008

The Microsoft-Yahoo Marriage
Microsoft has launched an unsolicited hostile bid for Yahoo! at the price of USD 44.6 BILLION. They have the intention to take on the world’s No. 1 internet search leader, Google, which is by far the one with the largest market share of internet searches and is making much more revenue in online [...]

COOLIRIS PREVIEWS & PICLENS: RECOMMENDED ‘MUST TRY’ ADD-ONS

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

I want to share a browser feature called Cooliris with all you ErnSheong.com readers! Cooliris is a company founded in 2006 with the mantra “Think Beyond the Browser.” Their headquarters are in Menlo Park, California, and their team consists of seasoned developers, entrepreneurs, and Stanford computer engineers.

Enhance your browsing performance with Cooliris!
The two core products [...]

ENTREPRENEURSHIP FEATURE: Home-Grown Start-ups SHOUTMIX and NUFFNANG

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

I would like to feature two applications which are currently found on ErnSheong.Com.

ShoutMix
The first is ShoutMix, the free chat widget proudly brought to you by a Malaysian named Tan Wei Heng. Tan started out with a passion to provide the best free shoutbox. In his words, “It started from my own enthusiasm on crafting shoutboxes. [...]

BE A VOLUNTEER: WCIT 2008, 16th WORLD CONGRESS ON INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY in KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

Be a volunteer for this large scale event! Featuring industry leaders in ICT, including top CEOs and Heads of State from various regions.
Quoted from http://www.wcit2008.org/About/default.aspx
Held once every two years, the World Congress on Information Technology is a premier global ICT forum that brings together global leaders in business, government and academia. Often billed as the [...]