Saigonica is no longer in compliance with AGPL for failing to to provide a Download Link to their modified source code. There is a new Twitter-clone in Vietnam called Saigonica. It is based on the open source micro-blogging tool called Laconica, currently one of the most popular Twitter-clones. It is nice to see the Vietnamese technology community embracing open source … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Twitter-clone Saigonica violates AGPL
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Missing the nice walks along the canal – Phu Nhuan District
Just a little over a month until my lease ends. I am reminiscing about two years ago when I was able to take a walk along the canal near my house with my dog, Lucky. Saigon's rapid development has taken much of the beauty of my area away but it is only for a short time. Before (Along the canal - August, 2006) (Lucky playing along the canal) (April, … [Read more...] about Missing the nice walks along the canal – Phu Nhuan District
Vietnamese Wedding Party
Today, I attended Thang and his brides' wedding party at the Rex Hotel. Thang is a former student and colleague of mine from Indochina Capital. It was one of the best wedding parties I ever attended in Vietnam. The food was great. It was also nice to meet the gang from Indochina Capital and Mekong Securities again. It has been a long time since I have seen most of … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Wedding Party
Having fun with the Xbox 360 in Saigon
Today I had some really great excite over at Patrick's place in The Manor. I got to play with his new Xbox 360 that he recently purchased from the US. This was the first time I ever played any video game on a 42 inch HD LCD TV (Toshiba). Let me tell you something, it was addicting. Patrick first showed me how to play Fallout 3. It took some time to get used to it but … [Read more...] about Having fun with the Xbox 360 in Saigon
Ubuntu Linux Install Week at AIS Picture Gallery
It all started at the beginning of last week. I wanted my American International School 11th and 12th Grade ICT students to start using Ubuntu Linux on their laptops/netbooks at the beginning of the second quarter. I knew it would take me nearly two weeks to get them working Ubuntu Linux systems on their laptops or netbooks. Tommy (11A), Michael (11A), Cindy (11B), Tyler … [Read more...] about Ubuntu Linux Install Week at AIS Picture Gallery