For many geeks having to produce technical documentations or specs, Visio is a must-have piece of software that helps in creating consistent technical diagrams quickly.  I have been a Visio user since Visio 4.o (before Microsoft acquired the Visio company).  I have purchased every version of Visio since then. I’m also a big fan of […]

Rekan saya barusan saja menunjukan artikel mengenai Lenovo IdeaPad U1 yg baru. Konsepnya menarik sekali: layarnya bisa di cabut/lepas dari laptop dan dijadikan touch-screen PC.  Rupanya laptop ini memiliki 2 processor. Kalau sedang di dock pada laptop, maka CPU yg digunakan adalah Intel Core duo (Win-7 Premium). Kalau dicabut, layarnya ganti menggunakan processor Qualcomm Snapdragon […]

Pak Budi Rahardjo asks the all important question about universities in Indonesia: should a university such as ITB be a “teaching university” or a “research university”. Like other things in life, the answer is not necessarily straightforward. However, one thing is clearly needed to become a research university: research funding.
So the first question should be: […]

OK so since everyone is talking high-speed trains (Obama, Arnold the Governator, East Coast state govs, etc. etc) for various parts of the US, I guess Indonesia also wants a high-speed train. Which is fine, as long as the risks & gains are clear and understood by everyone.
Here are the details that I obtained from […]

Now that I’ve read through the specs, its very clear that the iPad is really a Giant iPod (a term I read in NY Times today).
Also, its seems there is disappointment everywhere.  People were expecting a tablet computer, where you could run MacOS-X with all the usual applications (eg. Adobe CS, etc). In fact, I […]