Apple posted iPad Guided Tours

Filed Under (News) by billibala on 30-03-2010

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Apple has posted iPad Guided Tours – a series of videos introducing features in iPad. There are videos of apps which have not been shown in their earlier keynote including YouTube app and Videos app.

Wired Magazine April 2010 – How the Tablet Will Change the World

Filed Under (Article) by billibala on 27-03-2010

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The April issue of Wired Magazine is out! There’s 2 great articles covering the iPad and its implication to computing.

Make these you weekend reading. :)

(there’s a short summary in my personal site too)

March 2010 Meetup: What’s on your dock? [follow up]

Filed Under (Event) by billibala on 26-03-2010

Thanks everyone for coming to our March 2010 Meetup! Special thanks to the speakers – Leon, Steve, William and Casey.

So what’s on the speaker’s dock? Here’s the bunch of Mac apps that the speakers had featured in their presentation:

Leon – LittleSnapper

Steve – Evernote

William – MercuryMover

Casey – Pixelmator

Hope you had a great time and got some inspiration on your next app idea! We will post the videos of each presentation soon!

One more thing… don’t forget to try out the latest Darkroom app by Leon! If you are interested in iPhone user meetup, you can go to iphanatics.com for details. More about Steve can be found from his blog – hongkietown.com. William is on the JadeTower.

iPhone Game Engine Workshop

Filed Under (Event) by billibala on 24-03-2010

Jadason Technology Ltd and the Cyberport IncuTrain Centre are organizing the iPhone Game Engine Workshop. It’s an Unity3D based training from 26 March to 28 March. (This workshop is not free)

For details, please check IncuTrain Centre blog.

Kindle for iPad and other e-reader apps too

Filed Under (News) by billibala on 23-03-2010

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Amazon is readying its Kindle application for the iPad. Banes & Noble is developing reader app for iPad too. Check out Technologizer’s post for more.

kindle for ipad

CocoaHead’s got a new mic

Filed Under (Event) by billibala on 21-03-2010

Got a brand new mic for our CocoaHeads meetup this Thursday (25 March). Hm… I’ve forgotten to get a mic cover (those spongy mic condom thing).

Anyways, speakers and equipments are both ready. It’s time for a final call! Come join us this Thursday.

CocoaHeads Mic

Twestival Hong Kong 2010

Filed Under (News) by billibala on 16-03-2010

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Twestival Hong Kong 2010

The Twestival Hong Kong 2010 is the same day as our upcoming meetup. Our meetup will end early though (around 8:15 pm).

Let’s regroup @ the twestival for a drink and extend our Mac app crave there! (for a good cause too! Concern Worldwide is the selected charity of twestival this year)

What’s on your dock? Speaker lineup

Filed Under (Event) by billibala on 15-03-2010

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Normally, our events feature only one single speaker on a dedicated topic. This is our first event with a speaker lineup! It’s an accomplishment!

The speakers, each, will spend about 5 min to pitch their favorite Mac apps to us. 5 min is short but it’s long enough to show key features which make people stick. Come talk to Mac app lovers, get inspiration and feedback!

The meetup is on 25 March (Thur). Please check the event post for details and RSVP.

Leon Ho, an iPhone developer, has been coding on his Mac since his founded Stepcase. He likes staring at his Macbook Pro’s LCD screen everyday. He will show us a screen capturing application.

William Taysom Chief Philosopher at JadeTower.  Finds the Mac frequently frustrating, but it’s the best we’ve got.  He likes listening to Alex read articles while he lifts weights.*  He will show us a window managing application.

Belle Liu, Development Abstraction Layer of BeansBox, a digital agency in HK – an unintended Apple “evangelist” since her switch from Windows in 2002. She loves helping PC users switch to Mac and trying out any app with a sexy interface. She will show us a password manager application.

Casey Lau – Creator of Super Kaiju Hero Force for the iPhone, Associate Publisher of the Popcorn Media Network and organizer of iPhanatics and iPadawans in HK. He likes everything from Steve Jobs, even Newton. He will show us design and utility applications in 5 minutes.

Spike is a corporate IT director, photographer and writer. You may be familiar with his column in BC magazine or his blog Hongkie Town. One of Spike’s favorite applications on his MacBook is a productivity app. He will show us in meetup.

Thank you very much to all the speakers.

CocoaHeads March 2010 Meetup: What’s on your dock?

Filed Under (Event) by billibala on 07-03-2010

What's on your dockFebruary passes quick. It’s Chinese New Year, it’s short month, it’s… me visiting France and CocoaHeads Paris. :)

We are doing something Mac related this month. “What’s on your dock?” is an event where you speakers spend 5 min demo-ing one of their favorite Mac apps.

It’s a great chance meeting app lovers and talk about apps – why and how people like them. You will definitely be inspired and get better ready for your next app. Or, maybe, you can recruit beta testers too.

So, come share your own experience with the speakers, discover new Mac apps and have some random chats with the fellow.

The speaker list will come up soon. It will be a good mix of local and expat speakers as usual. :)

You aren’t one of the speakers? No worries! Show it to us in the mingling time.

(There’s still room for one or two more speakers. If you’d like to share your favorite with us, please contact me)

Details as follow:

Topic: What’s on your dock?

Date and Time: 25 March 2010, Thur 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, talk begins at 7:15 pm (iCal)

Venue: Ultimate PC & Mac Gallery, Central Shop Two – G/F, 99 Des Voeux Road, Central (Google map)

Registration: Facebook (this meetup is free of charge)

Event Contact: @billibala

Venue Sponsor: ultimate_logo