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4 Lucky Twitter Followers Breakfast With PM

4 lucky Twitter followers of Prime Minister, Najib Razak, and a friend each, were treated to breakfast with the Prime Minister for an hour at a restaurant in Kuala Lumpur. It must have been a dream come true for them.

News reports did not specify how these four people were chosen, except that one of the winners is the 500,000th follower of the Prime Minister.

According to the winners, the Prime Minister was affable, and chatted about many subjects, including sports. However, he was tight-lipped when it came to disclosing when the upcoming election would be.

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Still Waiting For That Windows 8 Tablet

I have been travelling quite a lot more frequently for the past month and while I could bring along my laptop, I left it at home because of the weight. Besides, while the places that I go to are civil, internet connection could be erratic sometimes, so it is not viable to lug around the heavy weight, just so I could work on it for that short while.

Obviously, many people are using iPad but it is not good enough for me. I am waiting for a tablet that runs on Windows 8 but it is still not here yet! How long more do I need to wait? Or should I just grab that Samsung Galaxy Note? I wish I win one so that I don’t have to spend almost RM2K buying it!! So expensive, you know?

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Delete Photos From Facebook

This morning, I accidentally uploaded a photo to my Facebook Page, a photo that I shouldn’t even keep on my computer, let alone upload it to the public! This photo, when uploaded, drained blood from my face. That’s how private it is.

Of course, i noticed it as soon as it was uploaded, and quickly deleted it. Thinking hard, I wonder if it is REALLY deleted, like wiped off from the Facebook server?

I did a search on the internet and found that it is a known fact Facebook may no longer show the photo on user’s interface, but it is still lurking in the deep bowels of its servers, accessible to anyone who has the direct link to the photo. Scary!!!!!

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Cloud Storage Technology

In my search for the best cloud storage services, I came across quite a few, some provide free account to test out the service and some don’t. Prices vary too and it is not easy to commit to a single provider. I am thinking of signing up to two companies, and store my files separately in both these accounts. As the saying goes, don’t put all eggs in one basket.

I found a good resource for information on cloud storage at Just Cloud. Here, you can get all the latest information on cloud storage, including how it works and the current top cloud storage providers. This makes it easier to read up on the industry and also look for a best value-for-money service.

Cloud storage is the way forward, though many people do not realize this yet. A friend, who manages a video portal, also stores all his files in the cloud. According to him, his videos plays as soon as we hit the play button, and viewers are not faced with the buffering problem. Hence, this is an improvement on viewer experience, compared to other video websites.

If you have not heard about cloud storage, let alone use this technology, you really should read about it!

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Win 5 X RM50 Vouchers To Dine At The Limestone’s Restaurant, Ipoh

Here’s good news if you are in Ipoh, or will be in Ipoh between now to 30th June, 2012. Emily2U blog is giving away five RM50 cash vouchers in a luck draw. All you need to do is read the giveaway post and follow the rules. Once done, your name will be entered into the draw, where five lucky winners would be selected randomly.

Instructions are in this blog post http://www.emily2u.com/emily2u-freebie-giveaway-free-cash-voucher-limestones-fine-dining-restaurant-ipoh/ Instructions are clearly stated, or just check it out quickly at Comment Number 1.

Contest ends at 11.59pm on 20th April, 2012. All the best to all of us!

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Mobile Photo-Sharing App Instagram Sold For US$1 billion

Facebook has announced, earlier this week, that they are acquiring popular mobile photo-sharing application, Instagram, for US$1 billion, in cash and shares. This certainly has made the developers instantly wealthy. Strangely, the app, which is free and used to be available for iPhone users only, never made a dime. And now, just a week after making it available for Android phones, it has made US$1 billion. Seeing that it is acquired by Facebook, it will soon be on that social network as well.

Personally, although I have Instagram installed on both my iPhone and Motorola which runs Android, I have never used this app before. I am not much of a sharer of personal photos but what really turned me away was that I had to register to start using the app. Bah!

Well, come to think of it, I could soon log in with my Facebook ID. Hah!

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What Are The Free Online Storage Sites?

My hard disk is showing me the red alert that it is about to be full. I have an external hard disk, but some how, it could not be read from my computer. Therefore, I have been actively searching for free online storage services, hoping to transfer some of my media away from my computer, for safe keeping and to free up some space.

Although I have found quite a few, I have not commit to any company yet as I am afraid that I would encounter problems later. As you know, the internet is very fluid and some companies may not be able to withstand the challenges and competition. We have seen many seemingly strong companies terminating some of their free services, or raising their subscription fee, haven’t we?

No doubt, I will eventually have to decide on which company to go with, or even open two accounts with two companies, just to be safe, you know? I hope that meanwhile, I could still continue with my research on the best service by reading reviews and asking friends about their experiences.

If you have anything to share, do leave me a comment. I can’t hold for too long, as I continue to shoot photo after photo as an event blogger!

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