Watch Bill Gates & Co Present Windows Vista

Quite fascinating
http://www.microsoft.com/winme/0701/29339/GA_Launch_MBR.asx

Official Launch of Windows Vista

In 1983, Microsoft announced their 1st Microsoft Windows.
12 years later, the 1st 32 bit Microsoft Windows 95 came and now long filenames is possible.
12 years later (Year 2007), Microsoft Windows Vista is launched.

How Brain Works

Brain is so complicated. Try out below:

1. WITHOUT anyone watching you (they will think you are GOOFY.....) andwhile sitting where you are at your desk in front of your computer, liftyour right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles.
2. Now, while doing this, draw the number " 6" in the air with youright hand.

Continue making the 6 in the air.......
Your foot will change direction. It works every time.

Explanation from "Infinity08", Experts-Exchange member.

"Those two movements are very basic, but your brain is not accustomed to doing them together. It can't consciously do two different things at the same time : in this case clockwise and anti-clockwise movements of foot and hand ON THE SAME SIDE of the body.However, you can train yourself to do this correctly, by doing it so often that it becomes an unconscious action. When you start to think about it actively (consciously), it fails.

Compare it to learning to drive a car. Driving a car requires a lot of different actions executed at the same time : handling the pedals, steering wheel, gear shifter, while at the same time looking around and having a global view of traffic around you. When you start learning, you'll have a lot of difficulties doing any two of these actions at the same time (eg. steering while shifting gear etc.). After a while though, when you've driven around for a while, those actions become "second nature" to your brain, and you don't even realise that you're doing them (because they're handled by the unconscious).

I mentioned earlier that the foot and hand have to be at the same side of the body (right or left) for this to work (or better : fail). Try the same exercise with your left foot and right hand and it shouldn't be a problem. The reason for this is that the right part of your body is controlled by the left half of your brain, and vice versa."

Amazon Web Services

Trying now
http://www.amazon.com/AWS-home-page-Money/b/105-4477430-1226022?ie=UTF8&node=3435361

How to Open Password Protected PDF Documents

This is interesting
http://labnol.blogspot.com/2007/01/how-to-open-password-protected-pdf.html

Googlebombing

I guess many have already heard of getting George Bush, US President as the top result in a Google search using keyword "Miserable Failure". This is an exploit in "breaking" Google's search algorithm known as "GoogleBombing".

Related articles
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/09/googlebombing-failure.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_Google_bombs
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2007/01/google-tries-to-make-googlebombs.html

Google New Spelling Auto Suggest

Another Innovation By Google
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2007/01/googles-spell-checker-included-in-all.html

How to Disable GPRS on Your PDA Phone?

Install PHM Registry Editor

You will need to first install a registry editor. Windows Mobile does not come together readily with a Registry Editor. Do not ask me the reason as to why the decision was made like this/that because I don't know why. Nevertheless, there is a freeware downloadable from the Internet that provides us with a GUI to "mess" with the registry. Download and install PHM Registry Editor now. Perform a soft reset after installation.

PHM Registry Editor: http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-phm-registry-editor-v0-70.html

Tweak your registry

1. Open your registry editor
2. Go to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ConnMgr\Providers\{7C4B7A38-5FF7-4bc1-80F6-5DA7870BB1AA}\Connections\IDEAS Internet (GPRS)\Enabled
3. Edit the key 'Enabled' by double-tapping or otherwise.
4. Change its DWORD Data from '1' to '0'.
5. Go to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ConnMgr\Providers\{7C4B7A38-5FF7-4bc1-80F6-5DA7870BB1AA}\Connections\IDEAS WAP (GPRS)\Enabled
6. Edit the key 'Enabled' by double-tapping or otherwise.
7. Change its DWORD Data from '1' to '0'.
8. Soft-reset.

If you really really hate GPRS, u might as well rid urself of the MMS function as well:

1. Open your registry editor
2. Go to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ConnMgr\Providers\{7C4B7A38-5FF7-4bc1-80F6-5DA7870BB1AA}\Connections\IDEAS MMS\Enabled
3. Edit the key 'Enabled' by double-tapping or otherwise.
4. Change its DWORD Data from '1' to '0'.
5. Soft-reset.

http://www.ppcsg.com/lofiversion/index.php/t49904.html

Run Ad-Aware In Background (Save CPU Juice)

This may already be known to some who actually explore Ad-Aware options. But I thought it is good to post it.
http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/1994/ad_aware_reduce_cpu_usage_scan_in_background

Google Search History

Now, you can search your previously keywords search using the new Google History (Beta). Pretty cool. To stop tracking, click on "Pause".
http://www.google.com/searchhistory/

The 3rd Annual Expert Awards | 2007

Great to see familiar names
http://www.experts-exchange.com/expertAwards2007.jsp

How do I clean a computer's hard drive before I sell it?

Article from LifeHacker
http://lifehacker.com/software/hard-drives/ask-lifehacker--how-do-i-clean-a-computers-hard-drive-before-i-sell-it-229531.php

To all Job Seekers

http://www34.brinkster.com/hongjunwap/jobsdb/

Fake Google Belarus Homepage

Try doing a search for keyword Google Belarus.

The top result turns out to be a site that mimics Google's Homepage. This site though is a copy of Google, it is not a malicious site. A search made on the copy site will simply do a post to genuine Google.

Google Mimic
http://www.google.by/

Google's Localized Version for Belarus (Genuine)
http://www.google.com/intl/be/

Live.Com Is Trying To Be Simple

It seems like Microsoft's own Live.Com is trying to portray a clean and simple landing page and be like Google. My personal opinion is the interface is just too simple.
http://www.live.com/

Advice Required

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Web/Web_Languages/HTML/Q_22124379.html

Shopping for CNY

Today is so tired.

Met up with Regine at Takashimaya Coffee Bean at 10.30am for breakfast before kicking off our CNY shopping spree. We did our shopping at Takashimaya, Bugis, and Queensway Shopping Centre.

All in all, I bought a pair of black leather shoes at Takashimaya and 2 shirts at Queensway Shopping Centre.

Charts for Google Spreadsheets

Add On for Google Spreadsheet - Generating Charts
http://imagine-it.org/google/spreadsheets/makechart.htm

Google Is the Best Company to Work For

Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For" ranks Google top.

Top 100 List
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2007/full_list/

Video from NBC on Google's Unique Corporate Culture
http://video.msn.com/v/us/fv/msnbc/fv.htm??f=00&g=fefdd320-1bd9-461f-8d5e-88927f341523&p=hotvideo_m_edpicks&t=m5&rf=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032633/&fg

Hussein in Hangman's Noose

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/30/hussein/index.html

O $ P $

Going to hang Pig's Head le.
Still pending $1,100.
Not even 50% is bank-in to my account.

How to dual-boot Windows XP and Windows Vista

I am going to do it myself in this coming week.
http://www.lifehacker.com/software/windows-vista-beta/windows-vista-beta--how-to-dualboot-windows-xp-and-windows-vista-179906.php

Merry X'MAS !

Going to Clear My Sch Fees By Next Week

Shiok man!
All my school fees debt is going to be cleared by next week before end of year 2006!

It is going to be record breaking! It is going to take me less than a year to clear.

Fauxto... like photo.

Create and edit your picture files online for free!
Another innovative product.
http://www.fauxto.com/

PayPal Integration Completed

Finally PayPal integration is completed and this marks completion of my freelance project, excluding some initial support should there need to be any changes.

I can finally catch some sleep :)

Fast Typing Skills Training

See how fast you can type.

To play, type the name of the enemies you see and then hit RETURN.
I am ranked 38th (Difficulty level: Medium).
Username is hongjun
http://cognitivelabs.com/word_shoot.htm

Hokkien man trying to take a photo

Summary of Blogs Mentioning EditGrids

Just so happen to find the below link and realize my blog is mentioned!
The reason as to why my blog is mentioned is because I actually quoted "EditGrid" as one of my entries previously. The below link actually points correctly to my previous post - http://hongjun.blogspot.com/2006/08/gsheet-google-spreadsheet-and-writely.html.

Internet is so threatening. No one can hide anything once something has posted live on the Internet.

Check it out!
http://www.editgrid.com/tnc/cliff/Summary_of_blogs_mentioning_EditGrid

How to login to an expired Windows

Thought this is an interesting article
http://tomorrowtimes.blogspot.com/2006/12/how-to-login-to-expired-windows.html

Microsoft SQL vs Oracle

Have a look at a paper written by David Litchfield.
Do also take a look at the pdf files posted in the below link as well.
http://blogs.technet.com/security/archive/2006/11/27/microsoft-sql-vs-oracle-david-litchfield-comparison-paper.aspx

Knoppix 5.0 OS

I finally finished downloading 600 over MB of files yesterday.
Had a try on this bootable OS on a CD-ROM and realized I almost forgotten how to use Linux!
It has been almost 2 years since I used a Linux.

Overall Rating: Good

Interview On Myself

hongjun joined Experts Exchange (EE) in Sep 1999, and has been a long time contributor in the ASP topic area. He has also achieved over a dozen other topic areas to reach the 1,000,000 point level, so we asked him what keeps him going.

How did you first find Experts Exchange?
Well, I first get to know Experts-Exchange during my poly days. A friend of mine introduced EE to me when we were stucked with some C Programming logic.

First EE question asked by me: Simple scanf question (C Programming)

What made you start answering questions?
Ever since I asked my first question, I often rely on EE to get quality and prompt replies to my technical questions.

Few months later, I realized there are some questions out there where I can also provide my assistance. I realized the need to give back to the community and to share knowledge.

First EE question answered by me: string requires char type but how to add all entries and get total? (C++ Programming)

What do you get out of answering questions?
In short: Knowledge
When I attempt to answer questions, I actually go through the process of looking for solutions all over the place. Through this process, I begin to know where to get the right solution at the right place at the fastest time. I also get to know a problem can be solved by many different methods and which is truely the most efficient and effective.

I must admit my bookmarks database is rather huge.

EE Profile
http://www.experts-exchange.com/M_237966.html
http://www9.brinkster.com/hongjun/ee/ee-profile.asp

Free Wireless@SG

News
http://www.ida.gov.sg/idaweb/marketing/infopage.jsp?infopagecategory=&infopageid=I3967&versionid=3

iCell Network
http://www.icellnetwork.com/

QMax
http://www.qmax.com.sg/wirelessatsg/index.html

SingTel
http://home.singtel.com/wirelessSG/wsg_index.htm

Coverage
http://www.ida.gov.sg/idaweb/marketing/infopage.jsp?infopagecategory=factsheet:wireless&versionid=1&infopageid=I3929

Knoppix 5.0

This tool is fantastic! One can use this for both good and bad.
Good - Learn Linux
Bad - Hack into one's Windows and copy out the entire harddisk contents.

http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html
http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Operating-Systems/Linux-Distributions/KNOPPIX-Live-DVD-2621.shtml

Got Myself A Free Book

I just got myself a free book by raising my hands and answering a question in a seminar.
It took me 3 tries on 3 separate questions before they finally gave me that book.

Book Link from Amazon (Cool right)
http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Microsoft-ASP-NET-Core-Reference/dp/0735621764

Search Engine With Visual Effects

Yet another innovative idea (But I don't really like this idea)
http://www.pagebull.com/

Today is VS and SQL 2005 1 Year Birthday

Today marks 1 year birthday for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
On 29th Nov 2005, these 2 products were officially launched in Singapore.

Hacking Email: 99 Email Security and Productivity Tips

Everyday, and some not everyday tips, on how you can keep your email safe and secure.
http://www.itsecurity.com/features/99-email-security-tips-112006/

Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpapers

http://www.brajeshwar.com/archives/2006/11/microsoft-windows-vista-wallpapers/

Will you stay in India?

If given a chance to go overseas for work for 6 months, will you agree to it?
If the place to attach to is India, Pune, will you?

Albert Einstein Quote

"When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity."

Statement Of Attainment (1)

I just got my certificate for the below
ES-WPS-1CRM0 COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
- OPERATIONS LEVEL

This certificate is issued by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA).

STB offers free shuttle service from Johor Bahru to attract tourists

It is going to benefit Malaysians.
Free shuttle + rebates and discounts at major departmental stores
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/242660/1/.html

We Live In Singapura

Very funny.
Don't forget to watch the youtube equivalent too!
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/43025356/

Find out who gives away your email address with Gmail trick

When you give your email address to a website, you hope that they don't sell or trade your address to a bunch of spammers. Well if they do, here is a simple way to see what sites are responsible for what particular piece of email. This requires you have a Gmail account.

If your Gmail login name was username@gmail.com and you went to samplesite.com to fill out a registration form, instead of just entering username@gmail.com as your email, enter it as username+samplesitecom@gmail.com instead. When Gmail sees a "+" in an email address, it uses all the characters to the left of the plus sign to know who to send it to. In this example it would still send it to username@gmail.com.

Now whats cool is if you search Gmail for username+samplesitecom, you will see all massages that were sent to that email address.

To see who is responsible for sending a specific message click the Show Details link and you will see the complete address.

http://www.hedir.com/introduction/about17942.html

BlueScreen Screen Saver v3.2

Brought to you directly by Microsoft TechNet
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Miscellaneous/BlueScreen.mspx

Vista's Pros and Cons

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=272182&intsrc=hm_list

How I Celebrated My Birthday

8th Nov 2006 - My 25th Birthday.

All was planned by Regine and my job was just to follow.

We met at HarborFront MRT at around 7pm before heading to Bugis.A small hint from her was that dinner would be near Fortune Centre. I was left making guesses on where would be the place for dinner. I have no idea. We finally reached a place which till now I don't even know what is the name of the restaurant. There wasn't any sign of any signboard nor name of the restaurant written on the menu. I would grade the restaurant highly for their ambience.

After we finished our main course, we were served with ice cream and brownie (both were heart shaped) by one of the waiters. On top of the brownie was a lighted candle. This arrangement was preplanned and well-timed. I appreciate Regine's effort for this planning.

We left for home early after the dinner because we still need to work the next day. Oh ya.. I got a birthday card, a bear (she also has got one), and a wallet from Regine as my birthday gift. I love all of these gifts.

8th Nov 2006 - A memorable Wednesday.

Happy 25th Birthday To Myself

I am a quarter century years old.

Target To Hit 3000 By End of 2006

I am short of 175 questions to hit 3000 total questions answered for EE.
Got to work harder from now on.

OT Today

Today is my first OT since 2 months ago.

Google's SearchMast Update

Google's another version of innovative search engine is updated again.
It now includes Wikipedia search as well.
http://www.searchmash.com
http://hongjun.blogspot.com/2006/10/searchmash-new-google-search-site.html

Windows Live Messenger 8.1 Beta

New Features:

• Redesigned, smarter contact cards give you more data about and easier access to your friends
• Your display name, status and personalization roam with you to any computer
• Try PC-to-phone calling with two free calls to virtually any phone in the world*
• Better server performance
• Automatic updates
• Improved sign-in performance

http://ideas.live.com/programpage.aspx?versionid=39014087-6c05-4de9-98ac-b37d7ccd5617

Online file conversion with Zamzar

http://www.lifehacker.com/software/conversions/online-file-conversion-with-zamzar-211968.php
http://www.zamzar.com/

8 Simple Rules For Developing More Secure Code

1. Habit #1: Take Responsibility
2. Habit #2: Never Trust Data
3. Habit #3: Model Threats against Your Code
4. Habit #4: Stay One Step Ahead
5. Habit #5: Fuzz!
6. Habit #6: Don't Write Insecure Code
7. Habit #7: Recognize the Strategic Asymmetry
8. Habit #8: Use the Best Tools You Can

http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/06/11/SecureHabits/

Freelancing

I have been having quite a bit of constant freelancing projects for the past month or so.

One of them "Woodward-partners" is completed with Regine
http://www.woodward-partners.com/dev (Note it is under some modification by another developer).

The second one is Dell-Privilege. But I stop working halfway due to some poor project management by the Business Analyst
http://www.dell-privilege.com/

I have one new project coming along but it is still under negotiation between the Business Analyst and the client to close the deal. Once again, I will work with Regine again.

Just another excuse to stay together.

Windows Vista Mail

Windows Mail is the successor to Outlook Express.

Windows Mail builds on the foundation of Outlook Express, adding a variety of new features designed to make your e-mail experience more productive and fun, while helping to reduce and annoyances such as phishing and junk e-mail.

http://www.lifehacker.com/software/windows-vista/screenshot-tour-windows-vista-mail-210915.php

CNET 10 Biggest Downloads

All time favourite by download counters.

1. Napster
2. ICQ
3. Netscape Navigator
4. Adobe Flash
5. Quake
6. Adobe Photoshop
7. Ad-Aware
8. WinZip
9. iTunes
10. Winamp

http://www.download.com/1200-12840_4-5167296.html?tag=dir

It's Me!!!

Netvibes Halloween Theme

Blog Entry
http://blog.netvibes.com/?theme=halloween

To apple theme
http://www.netvibes.com/?theme=halloween

To remove theme
Go to settings control panel to change theme

Bring killed tabs back from the dead (Firefox 2.0)

I think I love this feature but I am still reluctant to give up Internet Explorer 7.0
http://slackermanager.com/2006/10/bring-killed-tabs-back-from-the-dead-firefox-20.html

Dream of Multitabs Tabs for Search Engine?

Try yet another innovation
http://www.twerq.com

We’re Google. So Sue Us.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/23/technology/23google.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Standard Chartered Bank 2FA

http://www.standardchartered.com.sg/notice_2fa.html

UOB 2FA

http://www.uobgroup.com.sg/2FA/index.html

Internet Banking in Singapore

2FA stands for Second Factor Authentication. With 2FA, you are better guarded against online crimes such as Trojans and phishing attacks.

By next year, all banks will need to be equiped with this new security feature. Already, I am using this 2FA with MayBank. I would say MayBank is the pioneer to kick start this new technology. Very soon, DBS Bank will follow suit too!

MayBank 2FA (Live And Compulsory)
http://info.maybank2u.com.sg/banking_services/e_channels/2FA/index.htm

DBS Bank 2FA (Still in the process of sending out the devices to customers)
http://www.dbs.com/sg/personal/ibanking/news/

Top 10 open source Windows apps

http://www.lifehacker.com/software/open-source/geek-to-live-top-10-open-source-windows-apps-208909.php

Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 7

IE7 was released to the general public few days ago. What many do not realize is that it is being sent out as a high priority automatic update to Windows XP SP2 users. So many/most users are likely to update like it or not. It could lead to problems for some unknown reason if IE7 is running on a computer causing some legacy system not to function. In any case there is a tool to block the automatic update for IE7 this tool can be found here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4516A6F7-5D44-482B-9DBD-869B4A90159C

NTU Student survey

IE7 vs Firefox 2: The memory usage showdown

http://www.lifehacker.com/software/ie7/ie7-vs-firefox-2--the-memory-usage-showdown-208908.php

Internet Explorer 7 is OUT

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx

IE7 Won't Default to Live Search in Vista

People are having red eye.
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2006/10/ie7-wont-default-to-live-search-in.html

Flapjax Simplifies AJAX Development

Another technology to learn but I don't have the time.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2031880,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594

Install Vista, Buy Graphics Card

No money to buy new PC.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,71947-0.html

Google Hacking + Google Proxy

I think i am going to create a Windows GUI for this purpose when I am free.

Turn Google into Napster 2000
http://www.marcandangel.com/2006/10/13/turn-google-into-napster-2000/
http://www.ironlab.org/projects/findmusic.php

G2P Beta
http://g2p.org/

Why Green Tea Helps to Lose Weight

Recent studies show that green tea can help greatly in the process of losing weight. It does it by increasing the body's metabolism. If consumed regularly, it can help you burn as much as eighty calories extra. In a year, that’s about 8 pounds; you lose that much just by drinking, even without diet and exercise.

To further enlighten you as to how green tea works, read on below:

Green tea slows down the absorption of fats and regulates glucose. The same substance, cathechin polyphenol, restrains the transition of glucose into fats. By doing that, experts believe that green tea is an effective glucose regulator. It effectively prevents insulin spikes and slows the rise of blood sugar after every meal. Insulin, as specialists agreed upon, promotes the storage of fats as it deals with the body’s blood sugar.

Green tea has the ability to reduce appetite. Because green teas have regulating effects on the blood sugar, people who drink it are observed to eat food as much as 60 percent lesser than usual. This particular hypothesis was proven when green tea was injected into laboratory rats for experimentation. Researchers believe that it has the same effects on humans.

Green tea is a good alternative to coffee. If you drink tea instead of coffee in the morning or throughout the day, your body gets fewer calories in the long run. The sugar and the cream included in your daily cappuccinos add inches and bulges to the waistline. But with green tea, instead of accumulating fats, you are actually reducing its build up.

Green tea affects the bodily systems positively. A parallel research about green tea brings forward its overall effects in the body. The systems benefiting from it include cardiovascular, respiratory, circulatory, nervous, urogenital, immune, lymphatic, and musculoskelatal systems. With this, green tea shows to have a very broad effect on the body. Only a few types of food can boast of this characteristic.

Extracted from
http://uncommonbody.blogspot.com/2006/10/why-green-tea-helps-to-lose-weight.html

8 Internet Explorer, Firefox Features That Matter Most To Businesses

http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=193302751&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_All

New SQL Truncation Attacks And How To Avoid Them

Really interesting article.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/06/11/SQLSecurity/

Survey: Microsoft IIS 6 Ahead of Apache

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2029153,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594

Google Docs and Spreadsheet

http://docs.google.com/

All Singaporeans to enjoy free wireless broadband access in public areas for 2 years

Cool!
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/234742/1/.html

Google Picks Up YouTube for $1.65 Billion

The rumours for the past few days prove to be true.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2026753,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03069TX1K0001121

Google in Talks to Buy YouTube

This is a strategy by Google. Money can move the world for Google.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2025574,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03069TX1K0001121

Pen Spinning

SearchMash, a New Google Search Site

SearchMash is a low-profile site created by Google, that mixes Google Search with Google Image Search and adds some interesting features.
http://www.searchmash.com/

I sort of quite like this search site. It's simple and fast.
To see it in action, do a search or go to http://www.searchmash.com/search/sun+yan+zi directly to see how it actually works.

Body Aching Shiok After California Fitness Workout

I had a workout at California fitness last Wednesday and today.
The feeling was good.

Wednesday - Attended "Body Combat" class and I would say the workout was quite tiring but fun. Afterwhich, I went for the static stations.

Saturday - Attended "ABT" and "Body Combat" classes. Both were demanding on lower body and abs muscles. Tiring but fun.

Peter Crouch Scissor kick - What a Goal

Google Calendar - Creative Additions

http://www.google.com/intl/en/googlecalendar/new.html

Enjoy SMART$1,500 In Dining Privileges With Our Compliments

http://www.uobgroup.com/pages/promotions/promo_smart1500.html

Google Has the Largest Number of Dead and Old Pages

http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2006/09/google-has-largest-number-of-dead-and.html

Xabi Alonso Wonder Goal

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=7032316303141404085

Waiting for Time to Pass

I am waiting..

Toshiba Recall Faulty Notebooks Batteries

Toshiba Battery Exchange Program Information
http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_sc_dtlView.jsp?soid=1482876

TOSHIBA Battery Check Utility for Windows XP
http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/content/support/downloads/batterycheck_en.exe

Web-Based Calculator

Below worth trying

Google Calculator - http://www.google.com/help/calculator.html
Just try to search for 1+2+3*4 and you got the answer straight!

Yahoo Instant Search - http://instant.search.yahoo.com/
Note: There is no need to hit Search button. Just type and result will be shown.
Some queries to try:
* time in Paris
* weather in Boston
* convert 100 pounds to yen
* convert 5 kilograms to pounds
* sin(pi/3)

Programmer's day

The day has past
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmer's_day

Some Windows Tips

Why windows takes so long to start up.
http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2006/09/why-windows-takes-so-long-to-start-up.html

Why Windows takes so long to shut down.
http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2006/07/why-windows-takes-so-long-to-shut-down.html

Where Is My Drive?

I cannot find it.

10 Programming Languages You Should Learn Right Now

In order to increase your employability.

1. PHP - Did a freelance before
2. C# - Did a freelance before
3. AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) - Tried during my free time before
4. JavaScript - Being using it since v1.0
5. Perl - Never tried before
6. C - Mainly console based and UNIX shell scripting
7. Ruby and Ruby on Rails - Never tried before
8. Java - J2EE / SE / Servlet / JSP
9. Python - Never tried before
10. VB.Net (Visual Basic .Net) - Answered some questions in forum

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2016415,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594

Gone are the days of Visual Basic 6.0 and ASP.

Try Windows Vista RC 1

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/preview.mspx