Chris Leong

Disoriented views from the rosy lens of an optimistic realist.

Month: January, 2009

GreatSummary – Online tool to summarize articles for free

I read a lot and i read a lot of various topics from politics, technologies, sports to any interesting reads. And like most techies, a big chunk of my reading is done online. With me doing my Masters, i need to read even more. So i always wish that there is a tool that i [...]

How Obama use digital marketing to win the election

US President Barack Obama really impress me in the way he uses the internet to win the US election. I read in the news on how he successfully digitized his efforts in promoting his ideas and vision to the public. Since my current passion is to really study digital marketing, this will definitely be an [...]

Attention Entrepreneurs – Resource to get your idea started

Recently I’ve been participating in many activities that involves in entrepreneurship or should i say the promotion of entrepreneurship. It’s always a fun and inspiring thing to do to talk to people who is so passionate and innovative. I find entrepreneurs naturally very positive. They must be, else they will just stay employed. I have [...]

Outlook Tips – Add a Second Time Zone

In my line of work, I do need to work with people from different time zones. Adding a different time zone can really helps to manage the time differences. To add a new time zone. Go to Tools menu > click Options > Under Calendar . Calendar options Under Advance options > Click Time Zone [...]

I’m on HWM Magazine

It is the first time for me to have my “face” in a magazine. Being a person who prefers to stay out of all this, it took me a long time and much persuasion from friends to put my picture in the article. As they say, people attached credibility when they can put a face [...]

Obama’s Inauguration with Microsoft Technologies

Just read some articles that Obama’s inauguration will be stream using Microsoft’s Silverlight technology… Silverlight has been chosen to stream U.S. President-elect Barack Obama’s swearing-in ceremony live on the Presidential Inaugural Committee’s Web site. Microsoft is also working with CNN using its Photosynth technology. Check it out @ Silverlight to Stream Obama’s Inauguration and Microsoft, CNN team [...]

Learn how to Write Secure Codes in Microsoft DevTalk

Microsoft is having an event this Friday, 23rd Jan. Its all about how to write secure codes for your .NET applications. So for those folks who don’t need to balik “kampung” check it out. Visit the link here to register yourself. http://www.microsoft.com/malaysia/events/devseminar/

Slides to Innovation Day Jan & TechNet MSDN summit

I know i have not been updating my slides lately. Its really a very hectic few weeks for me as I spend a lot of time finishing up my presentation for a big event – Technet MSDN. It was really a “good” experience because its the first time in my life that i need to [...]

Outlook Tips & Tricks – Managing your folders

If you are like me, my Outlook mail have too many folders storing different types of emails. Searching for your folders can be messy. Here are some tips on how to add your frequently use folder in your favourite list.   Favorite folders are shortcuts to your most commonly used folder. Think of it the [...]