Category Archives: My Life
Do You Like This Autumn Theme?
Before I know it 2010 Autumn is just around the corner, this mean it is time to change my blog theme again. Do you think this theme represent Autumn well? Share on Facebook
Switching To Windows Live Mail
Due to various reasons I need to use a email client on my home desktop. Have been using Thunderbird for years but finally decided to switch to Windows Live Mail. I have been using Thunderbird for years and it use … Continue reading
Surpassingly Good Coffee
Didn’t have much time for shopping on my recent trip to Hawaii. At the last day I stop by the newly opened "Kona Mountain Coffee Shop” at the hotel complex and picked up some coffee beans as gift. To tell … Continue reading
New Ice Cream Machine
I own a few home ice cream machines before but I never really like any of them. They all require you to pre-freeze the core overnight which kind of defeating their purpose. If I need to plan ahead overnight to … Continue reading
iPhone 4 Facetime Is a Waste of Time and Money
The new Facetime feature in iPhone 4 is a good idea but Apple doing it completely wrong. Beside requiring both phones to be connected to WiFi (which reduce the usability by at least 50%). It also require a series of … Continue reading
Solved The iPhone 4 WiFi Connection Problem
Picked up a a cheap $20 WiFi router from Frys which seems to resolve the iPhone WiFi connection problem. Funny part is iPhone fail to connect to higher grade hardware and prefer the low end stuff. I think the trick … Continue reading
iPhone 4 WiFi Connection Problem
Playing with my iPhone 4 for the past 48 hrs. It is slightly better compare to my old 3G but it is VERY buggy. I am not talking about minor edge case issues here, some of the very BASIC phone … Continue reading
Hawaii Vacation Photos – Part 1
View from our hotel room at Hilton Village. Waikiki beach is very quite in early morning (around 8:30am) Nichole really like all the animal they keep in the hotel, especially the silly penguin and the koi. … Continue reading
I am Back
Have not updating the blog for some time because I was on vacation. I switch to a topical theme today (to reflect on my vacation at Hawaii) and updated the server to Version 3.0. Will soon follow up with vacation … Continue reading
New Theme For Summer
Change to a new theme for the summer season. Enjoy Share on Facebook
Nichole Honor Band Spring Concert Part 4
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Nichole Honor Band Spring Concert Part 3
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Nichole Honor Band Spring Concert Part 2
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Nichole Honor Band Spring Concert Part 1
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Priorities, people, priorities
Some time I really don’t understand the priorities of some technologies company. Sony for example is one of them and Hitachi Maxell is another one. Hitachi Maxell and the Tokyo Institute of Technology have teamed up in order to develop … Continue reading
Got A Nook For My Daughter
Got a Nook for Nicole as her birthday gift. It is compatible with my large collection of EPUB books and will works with Overdrive’s library ebook. Overall it is not too bad. The LCD touch screen reaction is a bit … Continue reading
Ultraman Illustrations
Here is a selection of Ultra Monster illustrations done by Takayoshi Mizuki between 1965 and 1972. Sure bring back old memory. Share on Facebook
Easy Way To Create And Remember 90 Days Password At Work
Most company now require you to create a strong password usually with the following rules: At least 8 characters long. Must be a mix of numbers, capital, lower case and punctuation. Can’t reuse old password. Must change every 90 days. … Continue reading
Do They Think People Are That Stupid?
Have been getting a mix of “DHL/UPS parcel”, “Need you help on a will” and “you won a lottery” phising email for the last few days. Come on guys I dare you to come up with something a bit more … Continue reading
Looking for Sr. Firmware Developer
I need to fill some positions in my team; multiple position available in Research Triangle Park (RTP) North Carolina and in Sunnyvale. Job Summary: A software engineer to design, develop, debug and support enclosure firmware for existing and new disk … Continue reading
Why You Should Never Pay More Than $10 For a HDMI Cable
I have been telling people for a long time that you don’t need to pay super high price for a HDMI cable. In the old day of VCR, sure a better video cable will make small picture improvement. But in … Continue reading
Ogisan Raman In San Jose – One Bad Ramen Shop
Stay away from this so call ramen shop at: 5293 Prospect Road, San Jose”. To sum it up it is one of the worst ramen shop in the South Bay. I should have know better when I saw the name … Continue reading
Now Watching: おおかみかくし (Wolfed Away)
Ōkami Kakushi / おおかみかくし / Wolfed Away, the title is a play on the words ‘ōkami (wolf)’, and ‘kamikakushi (spirited away)’) is a originally Japanese visual novel developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation Portable, and now an anime. … Continue reading
Heart Sutra / 般若心経
A lot of you know I like to collect “Heart Sutra” also know as “Hannya Shingyo” in Japanese or “般若心経” in Chinese. I have one in my office at work and a few antiques in my home. The word means “wisdom,” … Continue reading