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Compatibility problems
Database, Published on 20/01/2010
» I took my compact 2.5 HD external storage device on vacation to Canada recently hoping to show my daughters some photos of amazing Thailand. My daughters both have relatively mew Macs and although the machines recognised an external drive was connected they refused to open the device to show the photos.
TAT prepared for crisis
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 24/02/2010
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand will use its crisis management centre to monitor impacts from Friday's court ruling on whether former premier Thaksin Shinawatra's 76 billion baht in frozen assets should be seized.
TAT opens centre to assist tourists
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 11/03/2010
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand will upgrade its crisis management centre to a national tourist assistance centre to help visitors during this weekend's anti-government protests in Bangkok.
Thailand's digital democracy in action
Database, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 17/03/2010
» As the red shirt movement heats up politics in Thailand, several non-politicians have been seeking ways to express their opinions as well as report the red shirt movement through popular social network sites like Facebook and Twitter, placing Thailand on the map of Digital Democracy along with many other countries.
Twitter sees red and yellow
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 17/03/2010
» With political tensions on the rise a new form of malicious act has surfaced on social networking site Facebook targeted specifically at Thais.
When the media Sees Red
Muse, Published on 20/03/2010
» With the red-shirted UDDs on the move, the local newspapers have been covering, and covered in, stories of security measures and the movements of the mob. As the situation looks unlikely to be quickly resolved, some people have been put off by the political and, of course, media channels through which we receive news of our troubled society on a daily basis. 'Muse' asked you last week, during this time when we're not sure of what we read in the newspaper or see on television, what kind of news you want to receive from the media: print, radio or television? Here are your answers!
What to expect during your child's first weeks at school
Learningpost, Sarah Pradit, Published on 23/03/2010
» Sending a child to school for the first time is an emotional and scary process for the child and the parents. Parents should be on guard and ready to expect a few changes and a lot of surprises.
Hoteliers in North and South dread unrest impacts
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 12/04/2010
» Hotel operators in the northern and southern parts of Thailand are concerned that growing political conflicts could hurt their businesses during the Songkran festival, even though they are far from the scenes of protest in Bangkok.
Location, location, location
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 14/04/2010
» Location-based services are now all the rage. Most modern phones have a GPS built in and suddenly, after being used only for maps or for tagging pictures, the feature has taken off, with services like Foursquare and Gowalla, but there is much more fun to be had beyond those two headline-grabbing services.
Quality over quantity
Database, Published on 14/04/2010
» Through the mobile street protests and the emergency rule, the Information and Communication Technology Ministry trudged on; permanent secretary Sue Lor-uthai held a press conference to brag that he had ordered about 10,000 websites to be blocked from the sensitive eyes of the Thai public between March 14, when the red-shirt street theatre opened, and the week before Songkran; he had another 700 awaiting blocks as soon as the courts approve; by contrast, security czar and the official censor of the 2010 Emergency Decree, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, only claimed credit for blocking or closing down 36 websites; the difference between the two numbers could not immediately be explained, but Mr Suthep was dealing with quality over quantity, successfully closing down Prachatai.com to the entire world, for example.