Archives for July 2007

Yesterday, Tony, his wife, and I attended the Vietnam Computer Electronics World Expo 2007. I came around 10:30 AM and ended staying over 2 hours. My frien, Mai, helped out with the designing of the venue. The show was very interesting, quite crowded, but worth the visit. Unfortunately, while taking some pictures, I lost the stylix to my Motorola E6 Rokr. I will spend the … [Read more...] about Vietnam Computer Electronics World Expo 2007

What's up with Google here in Vietnam? Google thinks that my T60 Thinkpad running OpenSUSE Linux 10.2 may be infected with a virus or has spyware.  Google is so funny (^_^).  Whatever... … [Read more...] about What’s up with Google in Vietnam

I met Mai and Vi at the Like This Cafe in Saigon. Yeah, there is a cafe named "Like This" and it is quite near my house. I never noticed it thus this was my first time visiting it (It is quite near Bud's Ice Cream on the other side of the street). Here is another cafe that I am sure that Mel (Antidote to Burnout) will like and approve. It gave me a very Seattle-like … [Read more...] about Like This Cafe – Saigon

Just giving a plug for my friend's new company, Games Corner, located here in Vietnam.  He sells the original Electronic Arts Games either online or at one of his stores.  One of his stores is located on the first floor at Saigon Centre located on the corner of Le Loi Street and Pasteur. Keep an eye on Games Corner since they plan to launch an online games entity in the near … [Read more...] about Games Corner – Vietnam

It all started with a simple meeting with Mr. Quang from Vina Consulting about a month ago. He asked Tony and I if we were interested in presenting open source technology at the upcoming Vietnam ICT Outlook Conference. I would represent the Saigon Linux Group and Tony would represent GHP Far East Co. Then came another meeting with the Hochiminh Computer Association where we … [Read more...] about The world is flat, impact to VN economy and the role of IT in Vietnam