Derived Regulation

Harnessing tech to address a nation's challenges

by Lim Sheng Ming , Brunei Darussalam

Four years of rejected payments

Dec 3, 2009 07:59

For the past four years I've been trying to pay for a domain transfer. Just minutes ago I discovered that I was, to turn a phrase, barking up the wrong tree.

Names shall be changed to protect privacy, so let's just call this particular domain name registrar DNR. About four years ago, I initiated a domain transfer from my old registrar to DNR. Everything went smoothly until it came time to pay for the transfer: DNR kept rejecting my credit card and all the other credit cards I'd inputted into its payment system.
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Google Chrome OS test drive

Nov 22, 2009 20:09

Know why they call it the "bleeding edge of technology"? Because most of the time you feel like slitting your wrists.

The ubber-developer-only version of Chrome OS is barely out of the stables and we're all already tripping over ourselves trying to install the darn thing. Already having VirtualBox installed, I followed TechCrunch's instructions and was up and running pretty quick.
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Eternal Internet

Nov 15, 2009 09:26

Ever thought about how Web pages are linked to each other?

In his book Linked, Albert-L�szl� Barab�si describes the topology of the Internet as a scale-free network. Webpages are connected to each other via the omnipotent hyperlink. When you build a Web site you get to choose which other sites to link to. And like high school there's a good chance you'll link to the popular ones, Web sites that many others have already linked to: The Googles, the YouTubes and the Facebooks. Barab�si calls these Web sites hubs, and although few in numbers, are responsible for "connecting" the entire Internet. In fact, the hardware servers upon which the Internet exists is also connected in the form of a scale-free network.
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Pay-per-view-style high-speed access

Oct 30, 2009 08:17

Local ISP incumbent TelBru is introducing pay-per-view access to high(er) Internet speeds.

The service, called Speed on Demand, is pretty much self-explanatory: Users pay an hourly rate for a temporary boost in their Internet speeds. Residential packages max out at 512kbit/s and this plan is making 1Mb/s and 2Mb/s available to the masses.
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Goodbye, GeoCities

Oct 26, 2009 13:03

Today, GeoCities officially dies taking with it a piece of our digital heritage.

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About Lim Sheng Ming

Tired of relatives misspelling his name, Lim Sheng Ming christened himself "LSM". Born in Brunei, he is currently based in intoxicating Japan where he is supposed to be doing research. A published writer, an accomplished Latin dancer, a Tai Chi practitioner and a committed Lifehacker, he still finds time to follow standards-based Web development and promote Internet accessibility. He is also one of the few who have switched from a Mac (but don't judge him for that).