[Book Review] Steve Jobs--The Exclusive Biography by Walter Issacson

Rating: 3/5

Genre: Non-Fiction, Biography

Book Review:

       The reasons I like biography is that it is inspring. I’d like to know more about someone I admire, and Steve Jobs was one of them. I started  out knowing next to nothing about Steve Jobs (although I own an iPod nano and a Mac book pro). I was kind of curious about the people behind it. From this book, I learn a lot about Steve Jobs, his invention, and his company. To most people, Steve was a Genious. But who would have known that he had a very conflicting personality. He was a firm believer in Hindu and Zen. Yet, he was obnoxious and very hard to deal with. He’d like to be at the intersection of technology and humanity. Yet, he was no humanitarian. He did everything in his own way regardless of whether his action will hurt others. I’m glad that I get to know that side of him.

[Book Review] The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

Rating: 3/5

Genre: Novel

Book Review

Most of us probably heard of “The Phantom of the Operas”. It is reproduced over and over again in various form. I first saw it in the broadway musical produced by Andrew Loyd Webber. Then I saw it again, when hollywood made it in the movie form. And, this is my third time. This time is in book, audiobook. 

As in other novel, the book is more elaborated. It contains a lot of details which is left out by musicals or movies. Also some parts, some important parts, are quite different from the musical and movie production. It is interesting. But I find it quite difficult to follow (esp. for non-native speaker), because it contains so many Theatrical terminology. But it  was alright. On the average, I enjoyed it. 

In Year 2021

Remember, a Day Made Of Glass? It's the vision of Corning, a company which manufactures specialty glass and ceramics.

This time it's Microsoft. Let's see Microsoft's vision for year 2021. 

Well, at least cars still run on tire...

I have one favor to ask. Talk to me. Tell me which technology is your favorite :)

[Book Review] Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay by Mira Kirshenbaum

Rating: 3.5/5

Genre: Non-fiction

Book Review

Do you know the term “Relationship ambivalence”? It is a state where you feel that your relationship is too good to leave, and, at the same time, you also feel that your relationship is too bad to stay. You feel like screwed up if you make either of the choices. So you don’t decide. You leave it to fate. You wait for the sign to tell you what to do. It may take months, years, or even decades for that sign to come. When the sign came, you’d ask yourself, why did’t I see this coming?, why have I waited for so long?,...

On the other hand, if might find the sign which convince you that your relation ship is too good to leave. And again, when the sign comes, you'd ask yourself,  why have I had to live with uneasy feeling, when the only problems in my relationship are so little and trivial and there is nothing fundamentally wrong with my relationship.

Google Map/Google Earth

The day Google Earth came out, the whole world was stunned. It's the first time we see the useful (and dangerous) civilian application. Starting from seeing the world, we can zoom in and see countries, districts, villages, and houses (including yours).

This is what you see
when you turn on Google Earth

This is What you see
When you look for a city

[Book-Thai] Facebook คืออะไร? ทำไม Facebook จึงประสพความสำเร็จ

“We’re utility. We’re trying to increase the efficiency to which people can understand their world. We’re not trying to maximize the time spent on our site. We’re trying to help people have a good experience and get the maximum amount out of that time.”--Mark Zuckerberg

ตัวตนของเราออนไลน์

จุดเด่นของ Facebook คือการใช้ตัวตนจริงๆของเรา อันนี้ก็ต่างจาก Social Network Services อื่นๆก่อนหน้านี้ซึ่งคนมักจะสร้างนามแฝงขึ้นมาใช้แทนตัวเอง อันนี้ไม่ได้หมายความว่าเราไม่สามารถใช้นามแฝงในการสร้าง Facebook Account แต่เนื่องจาก Facebook ถูกสร้างขึ้นมาเพื่อพัฒนาการสื่อสารระหว่างคนที่เรารู้จัก การใช้นามแฝงจะทำให้เราได้ประโยขน์จาก Facebook น้อยมาก

ตัวอย่างง่ายๆคือ ในสังคม Facebook เรามักจะยอมรับคนๆนึงเป็นเพื่อน ถ้าเรารู้จักเขาอยู่แล้ว หรือเขาเป็นเพื่อนของเพเพื่อนเรา (ซึ่งเราสามารถดูได้จากรายชื่อเพื่อน ในหน้า profile ของเพื่อนเรา) ถ้ามีคนที่ใช้นามแฝงเข้าไป เพื่อนๆอาจจะไม่รู้จักเขา และไม่รับเขาเป็นเพื่อนใน Facebook ก็ได้

Windows 8!, What a Nice UI!

I just have a quick view at Windows 8. I really like its user interface! It's like a whole new world. What do you think?