Posting Blog from iPhone or IPod

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Alist

Do you know that we can post blog directly from iPod or iPhone?

There is an official free app from WordPress Community that make you can post your blog anywhere as long as you have internet connection. We don’t need safari browser anymore for this.

Like this post, i write this post using WordPress app installed in iPod. It takes a little effort to type hundreds of words in ipod keyboard but ideas always come anytime right? When away from computer. We can save the post as draft and publish it wheb we get internet connection.

This free app can work for both free wordpress.com and self-hosted wordpress blog.

Just search “wordpress” in iTunes store to download thos free app.

Indonesia Lotusphere 2009

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Alist

Let’s get the beat. Lotusphere comes to you, come to Indonesia, come to Jakarta, event on February 26th 2009 at Shangri-La hotel.

Lotusphere 2009 Indonesia

You can register for this event on IBM Indonesia Lotusphere website.
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Acqua Alta in Venezia

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Alist

Jakarta flood… arghh that make us inconvenience. This last two weeks proves to us that governor does nothing. Traffic jams, car breaking, and don’t forget about big holes in every roads.

But in Venice (Venezia), Italy, atol-made city that is known as water-city, is also suffered from acqua alta (high water) these days. Although it is a nature disaster, higher water can be categorized as flodd and means we are into a doom era where global warming has been taking place. At some parts, sea-level water in Venice reaches 123cm high. Yes, Venice is sinking! The phenomenon occurs mainly between fall and spring but not every year.

See different in normal condition (my own photo taken last year) and high water condition (7 Feb 09, by Associated Press) in bay area in front of San Marco Square. (Sorry, no blank picture, this is what I have – including me & wife in photo)

Venice normal

In this condition, travelling and staying in Venice will be a bit tough since vaporetto (water-bus) might not be operated on schedule, guests tend to stay in hotels all the time, in short: tourism is suspended.

About Ibu Gendut

Posted on February 1, 2009 by Alist

A physical and gender-related words: “Ibu Gendut” (translated: F*t Lady) ever mentioned by Cinta Laura on her case against her old production company MD Entertainment, referring to a lawyer named Elza Syarief, mainly because Cinta Laura didn’t remember the lawyer name at the time of conversation.

And today on Kompas (1-Feb-09), Sukribo comic strip also mentions about the other “Ibu Gendut”, that I dare not to write her name since this is a hot and sensitive issue in Indonesia politics season. Just look into this comic strip especially drawn figures in the banner to understand who I am referring to.

The story is quite fun and satir, clearly describe our Jakarta city condition in recent months. I don’t have any position to this condition, just afraid that it will raise bigger issues in future.

Just enjoy it!