Wireless@SG = Internetless@SG ?

I was out and about today as usual. Sitting at one of those nice coffee places in Marina Square, I decided to whip out my Powerbook (yes one of those machines that I bought nearly 8 years ago) to do some work. It picked up the Wireless@SG signal and I thought great, I can run through my mails and update my calendar. Alas, it was just a signal without bandwidth.

Maybe I should try switching it to Wireless@SGx as I have already configured the connection at my computer. Again, it was just a signal without bandwidth. So there I was drinking coffee and had not much done for the morning other than reading the stuff that I had borrowed from the library a couple of days ago.

A little after noon, I then decided to head towards Raffles City and test both the SG & SGx connections. Well, what do you know? There was a signal and I parked myself in another coffee joint hoping to get a run through for the day though my mobile office. Again, no bandwidth. Coffee + empty stomach + no bandwidth = Not good. I felt like I have completely wasted a day trying to get some work done while soaking in the city buzz.

So without one of those mobile internet plug-in thingy, what does a mobile warrior do? I tried the connection again on the small screen of my E63 only to get “No gateway reply”. So much for getting “connected” in the city.

So what’s the point of having a strong signal with no bandwidth? Or was it just me? I wonder if anyone else has the same issue.

Event: How to be a SERIAL ?

Event: How to be a SERIAL ?

Event Invitation

1. Think Big, Start Small & Scale Profitably
2. Clear Pain Killer
3. Keep It Simple, Stupid

Date: Wednesday 21st January 2009
Time: 6.30pm to 9.30pm
Venue: DXO, Colours by the Bay, 8 Raffles Ave, #01-13, Esplanade Mall

Infocomm LIVE! Meet Dan Lejerskar and Find Out The Seven Keys to Being a Successful Serial Entrepreneur

Date: Wednesday 21st January 2009
Time: 6.30pm to 9.30pm
Venue: DXO, Colours by the Bay, 8 Raffles Ave, #01-13, Esplanade Mall

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1. Think Big, Start Small & Scale Profitably
2. Clear Pain Killer
3. Keep It Simple, Stupid

These are just some of the key principles that define the success of Dan Lejerskar, Co-Founder, Chairman and Executive Vice President of EON Reality Inc.

Dan Lejerskar is a serial entrepreneur with more than 19 years of experience in Virtual Reality and Simulation. Prior to co-founding EON Reality, Dan also started several successful companies. These include PFAB, a real-estate development company, Prosolvia AB, a publicly traded simulation company, and RealityBUY Inc, an e-commerce company focused on interactive 3D.

Join us as Dan goes in-depth with his very own “Seven Keys to Being a Successful Serial Entrepreneur”.

This event is organised by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), in partnership with E27 and The Digital Movement.

SIGN UP now at http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://www.thedigitalmovement.org%2Finfocommlive-dan%2F

You can find the EDM over at http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://www.thedigitalmovement.org%2Finfocomm%2Fdan%2FDanLejerskar.html

Live Blog: Come meet the Jolly Good Fellow of Google @ DXO | The Digital Movement

Live Blogging for the TDM/iDA Infocomm LIVE event ! which APLINk attended this evening in Singapore

“Seated on the cushion, Meng introduces himself. He is an early Google employee and is the first Singapore Googler. He is hired as an engineer and now working with Google University. He worked on Mobile search, search quality, chinese search and all. HE developed emotional intelligence training program in Google. He is also the ambassador for Google.org – which is the official philantrophic part of Google. He graduated from NTU and worked in NUS. He considers himself bi-partisan. He also wants to save the world when he grows up. Go ahead – ask him about that and he will give you the entire flow.”

Live Blog: Come meet the Jolly Good Fellow of Google @ DXO | The Digital Movement.