Friedbeef’s Tech

Malaysian Blogosphere – In Person

It’s one thing to read someone’s blog, but it’s always great to meet the people behind the writing. I managed to attend a pretty large Malaysian blog gathering last week and got to meet a whole bunch of interesting bloggers including fellow Malaysian tech bloggers, LiewCF, Zeo and HongKiat.  Thanks Wingz and co. for organizing the [...]

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Web 2.0 – Where the Machine is Us/ing Us

Do you use Flickr, Digg, YouTube, or MySpace? If you’re a fan of any of these services, you’re part of the Web 2.0 revolution. Take a few minutes to enjoy this incredibly creative video on what Web 2.0 is all about, why it matters, and how it’s changing the world.  RSS Readers – please clickthrough to the post to view the [...]

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How to Put Wikipedia on Your iPod

Imagine carrying the world’s most comprehensive encyclopedia – in your pocket.  Updated every 6 months, Encyclopodia is a free software project that brings the Wikipedia, to the Apple iPod. Does not work on new iPods While Encyclopodia can be installed on iPod generations one to four, as well as on iPod Minis and Photo iPods… The following iPods [...]

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Massive List of Firefox Extensions You DON’T Want to Install

I’ve had quite a number of posts on this site which talk about the many ways you can improve Firefox with some top notch extensions… This however, is a list of extensions to AVOID.  Many of them have spyware or adware installed and are maliciously released to the community.  Take a quick look and make [...]

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Your Input Pretty Please

Dear readers, I’m embarking on a new web project and would like to get your input.  I’m looking for your suggestions on good productivity, personal finance, lifehacking or just general tips sites. 43folders.com, lifehacker.com and RealSimple.com are great examples of the types of sites I’m looking for.  Please leave a comment and tell me about [...]

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