Now, it had made a comeback.
Posterous act as a conduit. You register all your social media presence on it - your Facebook, Flickr, blog, twitter, Youtube, Picasa etc - and just sent your blog, photos, video updates to just one program and all your status would be updated in one shot.
It sounded promising but the interface was clunky and there was the problem of fragmentation as the implementation into each of the individual web outlet may not be perfect. I persevered and found a way around it, and lately I have been using it to update from - not to - my blog.
What impressed me the most was a couple of things. The API is much more stable. You can now count on Posterous to update all your status. It had been hit and miss before. And since it had a reliable app on iOS and Android, updating my blog and status on the go had been a doodle.
The second point was the update on the web interface. You can now be proud of it to be your main front. My theme basically displayed a set of 12 photographs of my last 12 updates and the visitor just click on it to read the blog. Excellent!
It still need a few more tweaks. You can now use your own custom domain to add exclusivity. I would be using it for my trip to Singapore soon and see how things work out! Watch this space.
I never realized that IKEA was opened until 11 pm during weekends. we found out about it last night when we took a late stroll around The Curve. On the way out Puan Anita decided to see if they were still opened and they were.
We did not do any shopping though as we could imagine the queue would be long that late. The boys were getting tired as well. Anita wanted to see if there were any new furnitures as we would be on a hunt for the new apartment we were planning to move into next month.
Even at this hour, the place was still packed. The cafe was still filled up with shoppers. And this was at the start of the long Chinese New Year weekend. Imagine if it was a normal weekend when all the city dwellers were around. I can imagine it would be a hassle getting things done at that hour.
We had problem heading back to the car park though. At 10 pm sharp, the underground walkway from Ikano to The Curve we’re closed. We had to go up the ground level and cross the road. Walk into the mall at the main entrance and make our way down to the car. A bit of a hassle if you were carrying your shopping ……
Next Wednesday would be a day off for Hari Wilayah. Then there would be another long weekend, with Thaipusam and Maulud Rasul. The boys would be absent the an extra day as well since we would be traveling to Singapore for the long weekend. Our first real holiday traveling abroad, and the first time their passports would be stamped!
Puan Anita as usual had been sorting out the packing all weekend. As for me, I am trying to sort out a quick way to blog on the fly and I was really impressed with the new version of Posterous. I had been using them since 2008, and it had been kinda lame for a while. The new revamp at the end of 2011 really did wonder for the product, and better still, they were still free of charge and now the API is much more durable.
I will write more about Posterous after the field trip …..
At the end, I must say that my favorite was the Spanish one. It was pretty simple, mainly pattern of colorful tiles painted onto the bear. But they were colorful and ultimately joyful. That got my vote.
The African bears we not too bad either. Most of them depicted local arts and paintings. They also tended to be colorful with plenty of animal motif. The same cant be said about the European bears as they tended to be simple and bland. Oh well! Have a look and see what you think.
The main foyer was filled with ornaments and shops of course. But there were plenty to see though the place could be rather crowded. A definite thumbs up for the Pavilion on their efforts.
There is definitely improvement in terms of the Internet speed - since I often use it for tethering - and of course the excellent camera that came with the 4S. Not just the bump up in resolutions. The aperture, optics and the sensors were actually much better and for the first time, I won’t miss a camera if I left them at home. During a few I my outings, I just relied on the iPhone. The video capture was no bad either. But I tended to use the camera more for the still than video. The videos I captured so far had been excellent, but at 1080p, the size was huge. I tended to do the editing on the phone using i
How good is Siri? I must say, living in Malaysia, we would not be getting our money’s worth. It was a luxury, not a necessity. In terms of processor speed, I did no notice much. This may be due to the fact that no many of the app utilise all the power.
Was it a worthwhile upgrade? Since I am an avid photographer, the 4S definitely got my vote. And I would upgrade jut for the camera alone. It was that much I an improvement.
See if the upload looked just as good …..
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