Technology
Liberate Your Life by Decluttering
There is a recent trend #mariekondo and #sparkjoy that had inspired many Singaporeans since the Netflix series Tidying Up With Marie Kondo was released on Jan 1 this year. The beginning of the year coincides with the Spring Cleaning for Chinese New Year. Many shared on social media how they took the extra miles to…
Read MoreGet Started in Recreation Slideshow Making
Lights, camera, action! That’s traditional filmmaking. When comes to recreation slideshow making, it is easy, just shoot, swap, and record! My first attempt at digital video was in 2008. It was a mere 5 minutes video created using tools that came with the PC. It was my first experience creating a training video with a…
Read MoreiOuting @ Telok Ayer Art Trail
How did our first iOuting Workshop go? It is with much excitement that I created a short video to document it. As mentioned in a previous blog, Kowling and I selected Telok Ayer because it is such a charming place. There were altogether 3 sessions for the workshop. In the first session, it was important…
Read MoreParent-Child Bonding over Electronic Collage Class
I conducted one course in end-Nov in one of the People’s Association Community Clubs. It was a crash course as within 1.5 hours I introduced cyber wellness, mobile photography 101, and electronic collage-making and gave a glimpse of how to make a video slideshow. Luckily, the learners were very open, enthusiastic and receptive. In this…
Read MoreJourney of Learn, Live and Share
To many baby boomers in Singapore, we have the experience of growing up in a third-world country and retiring in a first-world country. We had few photos when we were young, and we over-compensated that by having a lot of pictures of our children and vacation. These are common phenomena for us who enjoy photography…
Read MoreLeapfrogging from PC to Mobile Platform for Electronic Scrapbooking
Collage-making on mobile platforms took off around 2015 with the perfect storm contributed by the pervasiveness of 4G infrastructure, mobile-native applications, and social media. The PC platform is no longer the prerequisite. The intuitive mobile platform interface makes navigating the complexity of the file system and operating system environment become a thing of the past.…
Read MoreTechnology Disruption of the Scrapbook Industry is not a matter of When not If
I think that the traditional scrapbooking industry will be disrupted by technology gradually, similar to the publishing and music industry. Notwithstanding, there is still a niche that cannot be fulfilled by digitalization. Why traditional scrapbook industry is like the arts of brewed coffee? We love the therapeutic feel and touch of physical tools and materials…
Read MoreThree Electronic Scrapbook Ideas for Chinese New Year
Introduction Let us stop and think for a minute, what has been the subtle impact of technology on our practice of new year traditional custom? Be it Chinese New Year, Hari Raya Pursa, or other festive celebrations for other races? Has technology disrupted the traditional custom of the new year? Absolutely! Technology is everywhere: Online…
Read MoreExplore the Creative Use of Scrapbooks in the Healthcare Industry
The use of scrapbooking as part of art therapy, a complementary approach to engaging patients is still in its infancy. However, reports of its use have been explored in community care and hospitals outside of Singapore. An ‘ePortfolio’ in the form of a scrapbook consisting of photos and journals enables us to use the pealing…
Read MoreReflection, Reframe and Reorganisation
Many busy professionals, full-time housewives, and young mothers of school-going children do not have the time for themselves. We attempt to be more efficient, better organized, and super time management, only to find that more are piling up on our in-trays. The challenge is not so much about how we become better at solving this…
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