14 May 2012
FOMO Addiction: The Fear of Missing Out ↵
We are so connected with one another through our Twitter streams and Foursquare check-ins, through our Facebook and LinkedIn updates, that we can’t just be alone anymore. The fear of missing out (FOMO) — on something more fun, on a social date that might just happen on the spur of the moment — is so intense, even when we’ve decided to disconnect, we still connect just once more, just to make sure.
Connected to this fear of missing out on something better that’s going on without you are these fake personas we promote on websites like Facebook. I say “fake” because we often present only the best side of our lives on social networking sites. After all, who wants to be “friends” with someone who’s always posting depressing status updates and who seems to be doing nothing interesting in their lives?
11 May 2012
You’re not missing out ↵
We try and do the most exciting things, and are constantly in search of exciting things, because we’re worried we might miss out on the fun that others are having.
The best in life isn’t somewhere else. It’s right where you are, at this moment. There is nothing better than exactly that.
Pause for just 10 seconds, and notice where you are, what you’re doing, who you are, at this very moment. Notice that you are breathing, and how lovely that is. Notice that you can smile, and feel the joy in that. Notice the good things around you. Give thanks for the people you’ve seen today. Celebrate the perhaps not altogether insignificant fact that you are alive.
Tengok orang lain macam seronok, kita pun nak tumpang seronok jugak, kan?
6 May 2012
iOS Apps Development
InsyaAllah, aku dah buat keputusan untuk berkecimpung dalam bidang iOS apps development dalam masa 6 bulan akan datang. Apa yang diperlukan ialah:
iOS Device (iPod Touch, iPhone, atau iPad). ~ Belum beliMac OS X Lion (Aku sekarang guna Snow Leopard). ~ Belum beliXcode 4 + iOS SDK (Sekarang aku tengah guna Xcode 3.2.6). ~ Belum adaAkaun iOS Developer Program ($99 untuk setahun). ~ Belum beliiOS SDK Essential Training di Lynda.com ($99.95 untuk DVD). ~ Belum beli
Aisehmen, banyak pulak modal nak kena keluar, dah la tahun ni banyak lagi projek aku nak kena buat. :|
UPDATE: Kensel, nak pakai duit hujung tahun ni. =P
2 May 2012
Compassion ↵
Compassion is a virtue — one in which the emotional capacities of empathy and sympathy (for the suffering of others) are regarded as a part of love itself, and a cornerstone of greater social interconnection and humanism — foundational to the highest principles in philosophy, society, and personhood. There is an aspect of compassion which regards a quantitative dimension, such that individual’s compassion is often given a property of “depth,” “vigour,” or “passion.” More vigorous than empathy, the feeling commonly gives rise to an active desire to alleviate another’s suffering. It is often, though not inevitably, the key component in what manifests in the social context as altruism. In ethical terms, the various expressions down the ages of the so-called Golden Rule embody by implication the principle of compassion: Do to others what you would have them do to you.
30 April 2012
Janki Method ↵
Janki Method is an attempt to shorten the time needed to learn programming. It grew out of my impatient dream to build an automated web business that would free me financially, geographically and temporally. I didn’t want to wait 10,000 hours. I suspect you don’t either.
For real?
Notable Young Malaysian Designer ↵
Digital Malaya Project (DMP) proudly to present the long-awaited compilation of list of our notable young designers. They are one of influential people in Malaysia to inspire new emerging designers. Focusing on graphic design, corporate identity, branding, illustration and web design, here are our on-going list of the best we have so far in Malaysia!
Jauh di sudut hati, nak rasa juga nama sendiri ada dalam senarai tu. Hehe~
28 April 2012
Ships ↵
If they can’t ship, release them. Our environment is wrong for them. They should go find someplace where they can thrive. There’s someplace for everyone.
We can’t, and that is the sad truth.
24 April 2012
Paul Graham's Todo ↵
The alarming thing is, the mistakes that produce these regrets are all errors of omission. You forget your dreams, ignore your family, suppress your feelings, neglect your friends, and forget to be happy. Errors of omission are a particularly dangerous type of mistake, because you make them by default.
So, do this:
Don’t ignore your dreams; don’t work too much; say what you think; cultivate friendships; be happy.
Dynamic Labs Sdn Bhd ↵
At Dynamic Labs, we love web design, programming, and desktop publishing.
p/s: Kompeni abang aku.
The Sanserist
Sedang aku buat kerja mengemas dan menyelongkar fail-fail lama dalam laptop, terjumpa dengan satu dokumen yang aku lupa nak muat naik dalam internet. Tahun 2010 dulu aku ada design satu template HTML/CSS, The Arialist.
Ada seorang mamat dari German, hantar emel dekat aku pasal template tu,
Kepada Markus, minta maaf banyak-banyak sebab aku baru nak upload benda ni. The Arialist guna font Arial, The Sanserist pulak guna Times New Roman, dan fluid layout.
Kalau nak guna, sila muat turun.
22 April 2012
Zeldman ↵
Mr. Zeldman, antara pelopor web standards, dan digelar The Godfather of Web Standards, dah guna design baru untuk blog beliau.
Why Mr. Zeldman, why? Enormous font size for the content makes the reading PIA.
This is not a finished work. I may make some things squeeze-y that are now rock-hard. I might lock the viewport and play with padding and things. But the site is now much closer to where I’ve wanted it for the past two years.
At least, it is not finished yet. We can wait. Really.
Or, maybe this is some kind of joke from him.
15 April 2012
6 Tahun
Creation date: 06 Apr 2006 04:32:40
Expiration date: 06 Apr 2013 04:32:00
Sedar tak sedar, dah 6 tahun. Dah boleh masuk tadika atau pra-sekolah, kalau domain InfoMalaya.com ni budak kecil. Budak kecil yang banyak buat salah, dan terikut dengan keadaan sekeliling.
Yang pasti, domain ni akan terus hidup sampai 6 April 2013. Lebih dari tu, wallahualam.
2 April 2012
Confessions of a Car Salesman ↵
Car salespeople are good at making us feel obligated to buy from them. They serve us sodas in the sales room. They run to get the keys for the test drive. They brave their bosses wrath with our lowball offer. So, when it comes time to make a decision we’re tempted to think we owe it to the salesperson to buy from them.
Artikel yang panjang, penat juga nak baca sampai habis. Tapi, banyak benda boleh belajar tentang trick penjual kereta.
