Nothing is Impossible!

Check this video about a two legs walking dog!! Amazing story!

Apple and US GAAP

Thanks to my MBA study, I could understand what this article is talking about! It is a breakthrough to me!

Check out my partial book collection.

I am testing out a web site called shelfari.com. It lets me put a list of books that I own and create a blog widget to display it. You could check out my partial collection on the right hand-side of this blog. Nevertheless, I just found out that I have purchased more books than I have time to read...

Very cool user interface face. Watch the video!

The iPhone Multi-touch technology is cool, but it is definitely not the first and the best. You should check out this blog post in Gizmodo, which talks about a touch sensitive panel developed by a New York University Scientist named Jeff Han.

If you don't have time to read the article, go straight to the video and you will be amazed. I am waiting for the next generation of user interface development that contains a flat panel with tactical feedback.

It is totally true....that being a sales engineer is not easy

If you have been an engineer all along and suddenly need to do sales work. It is totally true....that it takes time to adjust your thinking and the process is quite difficult. It is because the goal of an engineer is to get accurate result, whereas the goal of sales is to get the maximum amount of money.

What not to do during presentation

Presentation Zen has a nice write up about what happened during the Apple iPhone announcement. I was watching the keynote with my wife and my wife decided to walk away during the Mr. Sigman's (Cingular CEO) talk. It is a very good example of what not to do during a presentation. Given the high profile of an Apple announcement, did he just know he need to present in front of the WORLD 2 hours before?

I always like Steve's presentation, it is fun to watch him introducing new product. He is always full of energy and is one of the best hypnosist in the world. He keeps saying how cool, revolutionary, incredible, unique, amazing the product is. And at the end of the show you also believe in it.

Watch the Apple Keynote here. See for yourself.

A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods

This is a great tool when you need a quick reference on how to visualize information. When you mouse over the method name, a popup will show you an example of what it looks like. Very cool! Visit here for more information.

Running a Company without Managers?

Stumbled into a Blog post about a 20 people IT company with NO manager today. The company has a flat structure and each employee owns a part of the company. Whenever a decision needs to be made, everybody got involved and volunteered to do the work.

Quote from the blog:

The advantages of this model are:

• Ownership. Everyone is as involved as they want to be. No one is sulking because a decision was made over their head.
• Motivation. People are insanely motivated, because they’re a part of running the company - they don’t just work there.
• Implementing decisions. Because people are involved in making decisions, it becomes much easier to implement them. You don’t have to sell decisions to reluctant employees.

The disadvantages are:

• Time. Sometimes it takes time to arrive at a decision. This was never a problem for us, but if your business climate requires constant quick leadership decisions, this may not be the right model.
• Petty discussions. If you’re not careful, meetings can devolve into endless, petty talk about mindless minutiae. In this case it’s important to stop and delegate or to trust someone who cares to make a good decision.

This is certainly an interesting idea, but I don't think too many companies could be this democratic. After all, the % stake are different for each person. And the process certainly will have to be changed when the company grows bigger. Nevertheless, I really like the idea of self-motivation.

Materials on developing a good VC pitch

Although I don't need to pitch to any VC just yet, it doesn't hurt to learn how to develop a good business pitch. Guy Kawasaki, the famous blogger who started Garage Technology Venture, has proposed the 10-20-30 rule since his "The Art of Start" book. Now his partner, Bill Reichert, has written another post that talks about it even more.

I recommend everybody who are interested in starting business to view the following:

• The Art of Start Presentation Video (on YouTube)
• Another The Art of Start Presentation Video (Google Video, 40mins)
  
• The Blog post: The Entrepreneur's New Year's Resolution: "I Will Fix My Pitch"

A Must Buy for iPod and Phone user

MyBlu is a Bluetooth handfree + FM tuner + remote for iPod. This is a must buy for me because I am annoyed by the fact that I have to take out my Shure earphone every time I received a call. HKD$598 suggested retail price.

Controlling USB Missile Launcher with Wiimote!

A fun use of the Wiimote!

Cool Software: Unlocker

Have you ever tried to delete a file but unsuccessfully because the file was locked by some unknown process? Try this Windows software: Unlocker

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! What's your plan for this year?

See an interesting Happy New Year Image here. For Men only. hee hee.

How Projects Really Work (Ver 2.0)

Well described...well described. If you work in IT, this is a must see.

See here

A very big battery!

Saw this yesterday in MTR station. Interesting marketing campaign.

What's the name of the red shirt guy?

While waiting in line in MTR today, I notice the "KILL BILLS" billboard with a couple shooting targets in it. Than I look at the back of the red shirt guy and I am wondering whether his name is "BILL" too. Hee hee.

Asia Game Show 2006

I visited Asia Game Show 2006 today. I think it should be renamed to Sony game Show instead because you cannot find XBOX or Wii in the show at all. There are a couple shops there but the thing they sell are not that interesting.

As of the game itself, I am quit disappointed with PS3. Yes, the games look better, but it is the same game again and again. E.g. GTHD, RR and Devil May Cry. The Gundam game looks terrible as the framerate is really poor. The only game that I am a bit interested are Railfan (a train simulation game with real video footage) and Resistance.

Well, without the games, the only thing to see are the girls. The quality is quite so-so. We went to the show a bit early today so we missed the Cosplay show too. So I didn't take too many picture today.

For $25.....I think it should only worth $5 for the game and $5 for the girls.

Please feel free to visit the photo album.

Asia Game Show 2006

[Updated] Oh...poor robot....

I love technology!

But this video show that technology is not 100% reliable. The funny thing is that the girl standing there did nothing after the incident --- she just stand there like a robot. Haha.

Updated: I change the video link and it now contains funny caption written by others.

Software idea and MBA works...

Have a new software idea since last week and I am still thinking a lot on the possibility of turning it into a real thing. Unfortunately, there are too many MBA works at this moment that I cannot spend too much time working on it.

Next week is going to be real~~ fun...... one Econ homework, two Acct homeworks and a Managerial Accounting EXAM!

I am still reading one of the required book, "The Goal". So far I only finished around 80 pages.

One blog that I visit everyday now.

另類收藏家,建立一個虛擬 Museum is one personal blog that I visit everyday now. It focuses on design around the world. I find it quite interesting. So check it out if you have time.