For a bleeding-edge tech company, it's sure hard not to feel Google's been a bit slow to acknowledge and address a phenomenon that anyone in China has been witnessing for years -- search results are censored.
In a new video and blog post, the folks at Google illustrate the problem and explain that they will now be notifying users that their search query may result in access to Google being cut off for a minute or …
Despite all the talk, all the late night sweats in Beijing, and all the curses from VPN-lagging China-based twitterers; it turns out Twitter and the PRC see more eye-to-eye than either side would have you believe.
The following is a screen capture by Nick (@riceagain), a Kiwi splitting his time between Taiwan and the Mainland, who noticed a peculiar phrasing when attempting to set the Twitter tweet location to "Ta…
As I write this, I am listening to Radio Free Asia, a podcast which I subscribed to on iTunes with no hassle. After I finish writing this, I plan, just for shits and grins, to run a Google search on Liu Xiaobo and proclaim my love for a free Tibet on Twitter.
When I first came to China, all the hysteria I'd heard about going to live under a Communist regime turned out to be unfounded. Chief among them: the interne…
In my previous two posts I outlined how to get your computer connected to your TV and where to get some good media centre software, as well as the setup I'm using. I continue in this part with where to find things to watch on your newly setup HTPC (or how to justify the purchase of a new 2TB hard drive).
All of this setup was for naught if you don't have decent stuff on your computer to watch. Here are a few s…
In my last post I explained how to get your computer connected to your TV and where to get some good media centre software. Before I share a few resources for getting content for your newly configured media centre, I thought I would talk a bit about my home setup and some of the more "advanced" tweaks you can make to get even more functionality and convenience from your HTPC (or HTMB, if you will).
First thoug…
If you're like me you probably long-ago did away with the bland programming of CCTV9, the endless carousel of period dramas, and ever-more-annoying variety shows that China's cable providers offer up. For some that means getting outside and getting a life. For people like me, that means finding better ways to get the entertainment I want when I want it.
This is part one of a three-part series I've wanted to put to…
This is clever.
So a few years ago Google enters China and is put under a global grilling lamp on whether or not it will adhere to local laws regarding censorship and its search results. Don't Be Evil held for a little while, but 300+ million Chinese Internet users was bound to make anyone check their morals at the gate eventually. But then, after floundering around in the country for a few years, they largely sai…
I've been enjoying my past few months of being a new Android user; but residing in China entails some frustrations and difficulties in getting the most out of your Google-powered smartphone - especially with regards a lack of paid apps support, and some popular apps missing from the Chinese version of the Android market. Here are a couple of solid - and legitimate - ways to tackle these two annoyances...
Get …
Usually I love living in China, thirstily drinking the kool-aid that this place is changing for the better, improving a little bit every day. Sure it has its warts, but compared to 5 years ago, 15 years ago, 35 years ago... it's definitely improving -- right?
Then Youtube gets blocked, Facebook and Twitter follow, as do pretty much all major UGC/SMS sites. Ok, ok, it's a complete pain in the ass, seems totally bac…
Back in 2008 I added a new feature to Lost Laowai called the "China Blog Network", with the simple premise of creating a Webring for China blogs.
Membership consistently grew over the next year and a half, but the script that was handling the CBN was beginning to buckle under the pressure. Wanting a more stable environment, as well as a more expansive and expandable set of features, I began work in my free time on…
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