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Posted 3 months, 1 week ago at 9:01 am. 1 comment
Right after I received my Kindle, I started browsing the Amazon Kindle store, adding all the books I am planning to buy to my wish list. I even set up a domain name for it: http://wishlist.shirleyman.com. After hours of ebook window shopping, I found out Kindle books cannot be purchased as gifts. <insert frowny face>
I guess it is better this way. Gifting books to Chinese (maybe just Cantonese) is a big taboo anyway.
If you owe me money (think about it, you probably do), or if you are planning to get me something for my and/or Jesus’ birthdays but you don’t know what to get yet, please buy me an Amazon.com gift card (.CA won’t work). My birthday countdown is conveniently located on the right sidebar. I don’t plan on celebrating my birthday this year, so you can’t buy me dinner.
If you want me to read a specific book on my wish list, write down the name in the gift card message. Thank you!
Here’s a very cute kitten video:
Posted 3 months, 1 week ago at 10:17 pm. 3 comments
In terms of delivering user experience, Amazon is my #1 favourite company. You heard it right, that’s above Apple. The Kindle, its packaging and the un-boxing experience are so well designed.
Here ’s an un-boxing video of the international Kindle. Unfortunately, it does not show you how cute it is when you plug in in the power.
I buy one to three books a month on average (<$100), but I don’t finish one before I start another (Yup, short attention span). Having all of books stored on one device will save me money and space. Finally there is an international version with global free wireless! It was an easily justifiable purchase, unlike white1 and the upcoming white3. I wish I can get ebook credits on the paperback books I have bought though.
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago at 12:32 am. 0 comments
Nice to see Kinder finally redesigned the egg capsules. It’s weird that I haven’t read about this on any usability blog, then I remembered it is still banned in the U.S..
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago at 1:25 am. 0 comments
I am on Chrissy’s lock screen. I think that’s awesome.
(I was stabbing with my pink knife.)
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago at 12:13 pm. 0 comments
One of the white things I bought recently. Would be nice to have a new computer to go with the new headphones.
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago at 12:25 am. 1 comment
Went to my first PechaKucha with Michelle and MoSteven. The format (20 slides, 20 seconds each) makes interesting presentations fun and boring ones bearable. I like the constant beer bottle kicking as well.
