I’ve been away this weekend and able to step away from my laptop and the incessent compulsion to twitter or work. It’s given me a change to decompress and also to read a couple of books and think about Singapore’s web & technology entreprenurial scene.More

I was putting together a proposal for a site this morning. I normally try and avoid jargon, and explain concepts in as simple terms as possible, but can’t really avoid using (good) terms such as ‘Web Standards’, ‘CSS’, ‘unobtrusive JavaScript’ and ‘graded browser support’.More

Something that’s been happening a little more recently is random people getting in touch with me looking to outsource my web design. Which is a slightly interesting sell, as that is precisely the business that I am in.More

There is an entire cottage industry of expatriate Accountants running company incorporation and employment pass services to other new-to-the-island expatriates. It’s a lucrative business, upwards of $4,000SGD a go, if you include company secretarial, bank account setup etc.More

Today brought my first piece of hate mail since I arrived in Singapore. I can’t say I was expecting it, as Singaporeans of all ethnicities are extremely nice to foreigners.More

I attended the e27 Unconference 2009 at Biopolis on Saturday and was pleasantly surprised at the levels of both high quality entrepreneurship and interest in the new web/technology scene within Singapore.More

There seems to be a trend to publish a lot of information in video format these days, which is great but it’s by no means the best method to receive information. Watching video cannot be skimmed like text or easily bookmarked, plus it simply takes a lot of time and the functionality of the various flash players can leave a lot to be desired.More