Monthly Archives: September 2009
How to read Chinese lrf ebook on a Sony ebook reader
UPDATE: This hack will not works on the PRS 600 or Daily Edition. With the support of multi-languages epub format in the latest Sony F/W upgrade, the ability to read Chinese LRF ebook is somewhat less important now. None the … Continue reading
Swordfish Net 102 Dual: World’s First Dual-Processor Netbook
We are not talking about dual core here this is dual CPU. A dual-core netbook, sure, but two physical processors? This is the first one I am aware of. It is common to see multi-CPUs in server class machine but … Continue reading
New Section: Feng Shui 101
Some of my closer friends know I have been studying Feng Shui (風水) and Chinese Astrology (命理) for over 30 years. I mainly interact with other Feng Shui Master (風水師) on a professional level and seldom do private consultation. Given … Continue reading
WordPress and Facebook together
Kind of successful in linking my WordPress blog with Facebook using the plugin “Add to Facebook” and “WPBook” but the result is not as seamless as I would like. Please let me know if you have a better solution than … Continue reading
Now Watching: Canaan
Watching Canaan (カナン)right now. Canaan is an 13-episode anime television series, conceptualized by Type-Moon co-founders Kinoko Nasu and Takashi Takeuchi, based on the scenario that they created for the Nintendo Wii visual novel 428: Fūsasareta Shibuya de (428 〜封鎖された渋谷で〜), which … Continue reading
Remove the annoying Sample Video floder in Media Center
To get rid of the Sample Videos that show up in Media Center’s “Library”, delete them (and the \Sample Videos folder they are in) from the Vista machine for them to disappear in Media Center (they reside in C:\Users\Public\Public Videos). … Continue reading
Media Center takes a long time to open up network drive
Like most people I store all my medias on a central server sitting in the garage. Sometime it will take forever for Media Center to recognize and connect to those network drives. One simple solution is to create a shortcut … Continue reading
Error “Not enough server storage” when coping files between Windows PC
This usually happen when the destination machine is a Vista. Unless you are running network or threads intensive application on the Vista box, you should first do a detail virus scan on the box. To fix this you can edit … Continue reading
蔬菜的英文名稱 (Common Chinese vegetable name in English)
Found this on the Internet. 椰菜花 Cauliflower 西蘭花 Broccoli 菠菜 Spinach 芹菜 Celery 牛蒡 Burdock 西洋菜 Watercress 大白菜 Cabbage 小白菜 Bok-choy 甘藍菜 Kale 空心菜 Water convolvulus 韭菜 Leek 金針 Lily flower 莧菜 Amaranth 蘿蔔 Radish ; turnip 紅蘿蔔 Carrot 荸薺 … Continue reading
Now Watching: 善德女王
My wife is watching this Korean TV drama right now. It is too slow for my taste but she like it. For me I will give it a 2/5 but my wife will rate it 4/5. Share on Facebook
Now Watching: 絕代商驕
麥提爽自小滿有商業頭腦,深明做生意才會發達的道理,於是發奮讀書,憑努力於美國史丹福完成MBA課程,並在彼邦尋找機會。畢業後,爽看中何問天公司的潛質,主動找上門向問天自薦,並開門見山表示不打工,只想做合作夥伴,就算只有0.01%股份亦願意,問天見爽與別不同,讓爽加入成為合夥人,二人關係亦師亦友,合作無間,專收購公司分拆出售,成為美國商界叱咤風雲的狙撃手。 Rating: 3/5 Share on Facebook
USB 3.0 external drive
Look like now there’s something you can use on your new USB 3.0 controller. Freecom announced the first USB 3.0 external hard drive today. It comes in 1TB, 1.5TB and 2 TB version and it based on 3.5″ drive standard. … Continue reading
Nichole starting her violin lesson on Mon
Nichole will start her violin lesson next Tue.. We decided to pick up a rental for her because we are not sure how long will she stay with it. We go pick up a rental today and I can’t believe … Continue reading
New Ebooks
Added 461 Japanese/Chinese Manga in LRF ebook format to my collections. All of them should be uploaded to my VPN storage by next refresh. A lot of them are out of print classic like COBRA and 相聚一刻. Series include: 七龙珠 … Continue reading
微波爐腸粉
粘米粉 150g 粟粉 20g 水 460 g 生 油 1 茶匙 鹽 1/4 茶匙 蔥粒適量 蝦米 、 叉燒適量 (用生粉拌勻) 腸粉豉油 : 水 5 湯匙 生抽 1 湯匙 老抽 半湯匙 糖 2 湯匙 雞粉 1/4 茶匙 把所有豉油材料混合細火煮滾放涼即成. 蝦米腸做法 : 把材料開勻, 放置片刻候用. … Continue reading
小籠飽
生粉皮材料 : 麵粉 20 g + 高筋粉 20 g + 冰水 20g 熟粉皮材料 : 麵粉 150 g + 滾水 75g + 豬油 20g 伴食醮料 : 薑絲 1小碟 + 鎮江香醋 餡料 : 半肥瘦豬肉 300g + 白菜 80g + 薑米 2 湯匙 雞腳凍 80-100 g <要巳凝固的湯粒> 調味料 : 鹽 1/2 茶匙 … Continue reading
Anime for cat lovers
If you like cat or you want to take a break from the “normal” anime then you should check out “Chi sweet home” and “Chi new address”. It is very funny and kids will loves it. Torrent seed can be … Continue reading
Casio Exilim 35th Anniversary Hello Kitty Camera
Most of you know my wife is a big on all thing Hello Kitty. She recently pick up the 35th Anniversary Hello Kitty Camera. The workmanship on those crystals is actually very good. It is very compact and light weight … Continue reading
My dream camera?
Some of you know I have been looking for a compact and good digital camera for some time now. Look like The new DMC-GF1 may be my dream comes true. http://www.dpreview.com/news/0909/09090204panasonicdmcgf1.asp Share on Facebook
Computer Engineers Can’t Drive
Forget about student drivers and that little old lady going 25MPH in a 45MPH speed zone – the worst drivers on the road are computer engineers, according to a study by Churchill Car Insurance. The insurance company collected and analyzed … Continue reading
Access my public storage
I created a 300 G public storage space for my friend to share their files on my home VPN network. Please let me know if you want access and I will send you the URL, login and password. Share on … Continue reading
Access my VOD server
You can now access my media streaming server using Orb. 1. Open an account at https://mycast.orb.com/orb/html/login.html 2. Send me your new login and password and I will add you to the user list. Share on Facebook
To use universal remote control with Vista Media Center
Some programmable remote control will not work with Microsoft Media Center. You can use the following registry key fix and avoid paying $$$ for a new Vista certified remote. For Media Center 2004: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\idIr\Remotes\745a17a0-74d3-11d0-b6fe-00a0c90f57da For Media Center 2005 and above … Continue reading