Last Friday I was invited to the 2008 Saigon Oktoberfest by Tony and his company, GHP Far East. On the way there, I got soaked from the rain storm walking to the taxi. I did not want to enter an air conditioned room since I knew I would freeze so I decided to have a coffee at the Windsor Plaza Highlands Coffee shop. Do not worry, I did not order Highland's famous Rat … [Read more...] about Highlands Coffee at Windsor Plaza – Saigon
Archives for October 2008
BarCamp Saigon Venue Candidate – SaigonTech
This week the BarCamp Saigon organizers will finally select the venue for next month's BarCamp here in Ho Chi Minh City. Over a week ago, Anh Hung and I visited the Saigon Institute of Technology (SaigonTech) Cong Hoa campus. SaigonTech is a private university providing IT training to Vietnamese students. They have an affiliation with the Houston Community College System … [Read more...] about BarCamp Saigon Venue Candidate – SaigonTech
Google Hackathon (November 4th) – Saigon, Vietnam
This one has been in the works for a couple months now. Google will hold its first Hackathon (DevFest) in Saigon on November 4th. It is a free event and includes free food and refreshments :-) The location of the event will be at the University of Technology. Yours truly played a small part in refering UT to the organizers for this event :-) The event will run from 1 PM … [Read more...] about Google Hackathon (November 4th) – Saigon, Vietnam
Browser Update – Beginning of the week
Wow, another beginning to a busy week. Several more meetings scheduled for this week plus a BarCamp Saigon organizational meeting. Saigon Linux Group will be separated from Vscapeone and become it's own company, finally. It will be run by three Managing Partners from three different countries. Our first potential client wants us to develop an e-commerce site. It will be a … [Read more...] about Browser Update – Beginning of the week
Vietnamese Govt Watchdog to Regulate Blogs
The Vietnamese government announced that it created an agency to act as a watchdog in the regulation of blogs within Vietnam. With nearly 1.1 million blogs just inside Vietnam, I am curious to see how this agency, known as the Administration Agency for Radio, Television and Electronics Information (AARTE), will be able to regulate the large number of weblogs in this country. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Govt Watchdog to Regulate Blogs