Aren't those Dutch amazing?! Or are they spending too much time in the coffee houses thinking up this stuff?!
INTERESTING!!!!
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Saturday, July 29, 2006
Friday, July 28, 2006
Have fun with Maths
Every in your life, you look back at your childhood? Mine was not an easy one :D. I always had problems with Maths. Infact I hate it. Even now while I work as an computer programmer, I still cannot feel comfortable with it. But then today one of my friends sent me this, and it is really the first interesting Maths related thingie I look at after quite a long time
Google Writely
Recently I have moved all my emails to Gmail. This proved to be quite a success since I hardly ever got any spam + I can now access my email from anywhere. The next step would be moving all my documents online. I had a look at Google Writely which again offering invitation to sign up. Writely offers a clean, no ads interface that is similar to an rich text editor. File can be exported to Word or PDF format.
Check it out at www.writely.com. Invitation can be requested from http://www.google.vc/ *unofficial Google website.
BTW, this article was written using writely. It supports blogger :)
Check it out at www.writely.com. Invitation can be requested from http://www.google.vc/ *unofficial Google website.
BTW, this article was written using writely. It supports blogger :)
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Backup or Restore Windows XP without new activation
You have thirty days to activate a new installation of Microsoft Windows XP before it stops working until you finally activated the installation. Activation works this way that you have to provide an installation number to Microsoft either by internet or by phone. If you change hardware or install the operating system again you will have to activate the product again as well. This does not make sense in my opinion but hey, they surely have an important reason for this procedure.
Now as I said earlier there is a way to reinstall Windows XP without having to activate the product again. Windows XP creates two files when the activation process was successful: wpa.dbl and Wpa.bak - those two files are normally located in your system32 folder of your windows installation. You need to back them up because they hold the information that Windows is already active.
Install Windows XP again or use a backup. After that is finished and you see that Windows is not activated start Windows in minimal safe mode. Navigate to the system32 directory and rename the files wpa.dbl and Wpa.bak to something else, for example wpa2.dbl and Wpa2.bak.
Now copy your backed up wpa.dbl and Wpa.bak into the folder, reboot windows and you will realize that Windows is again activated. This only works of course if you do not change relevant hardware like the motherboard for instance. If that is the case you will have to activate Windows again.
By » gHacks tech news
Now as I said earlier there is a way to reinstall Windows XP without having to activate the product again. Windows XP creates two files when the activation process was successful: wpa.dbl and Wpa.bak - those two files are normally located in your system32 folder of your windows installation. You need to back them up because they hold the information that Windows is already active.
Install Windows XP again or use a backup. After that is finished and you see that Windows is not activated start Windows in minimal safe mode. Navigate to the system32 directory and rename the files wpa.dbl and Wpa.bak to something else, for example wpa2.dbl and Wpa2.bak.
Now copy your backed up wpa.dbl and Wpa.bak into the folder, reboot windows and you will realize that Windows is again activated. This only works of course if you do not change relevant hardware like the motherboard for instance. If that is the case you will have to activate Windows again.
By » gHacks tech news
Spell your name with Google Images
Would you like to have your name display like this:
Go to http://www.progranism.com/junk/google_spell, type your name and try it for yourself. Pretty kool huh? Sounds like a big waste of google resource for someone but for me its a nice piece of art ;)
Go to http://www.progranism.com/junk/google_spell, type your name and try it for yourself. Pretty kool huh? Sounds like a big waste of google resource for someone but for me its a nice piece of art ;)
Monday, July 17, 2006
A few good laughs
1) When I die, I want to die like my grandfather--who died peacefully in his
sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car." --Author Unknown
2) Advice for the day: If you have a lot of tension and you get a headache,
do what it says on the aspirin bottle: "Take two aspirin" and "Keep away
from children." --Author Unknown
3) "Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group
for that. It's called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar." --Drew Carey
4) "The problem with the designated driver program, it's not a desirable job, but if you ever get sucked into doing it, have fun with it. At the end of the night, drop them off at the wrong house." --Jeff Foxworthy
5) "If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base." --Dave Barry
6) "Relationships are hard. It's like a full time job, and we should treat it like one. If your boyfriend or girlfriend wants to leave you, they should give you two weeks' notice. There should be severance pay, the day before they leave you, they should have to find you a temp." --Bob Ettinger
7) "My Mom said she learned how to swim when someone took her out in the
lake and threw her off the boat. I said, 'Mom, they weren't trying to teach
you how to swim.'" --Paula Poundstone
8) "A study in the Washington Post says that women have better verbal skills
than men. I just want to say to the authors of that study: "Duh." --Conan
O'Brien
9) "Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant?? I'm halfway through my
fish burger and I realize, Oh my God.... I could be eating a slow learner."
--Lynda Montgomery
10) "I think that's how Chicago got started. Bunch of people in New York said, 'Gee, I'm enjoying the crime and the poverty, but it just isn't cold enough. Let's go west.'" --Richard Jeni
11) "If life were fair, Elvis would be alive and all the impersonators would be dead." --Johnny Carson
12) "Sometimes I think war is God's way of teaching us geography." --Paul
Rodriguez
13) "My parents didn't want to move to Florida, but they turned sixty and that's the law." --Jerry Seinfeld
14) "Remember in elementary school, you were told that in case of fire you have to line up quietly in a single file line from smallest to tallest. What is the logic in that? What, do tall people burn slower?" --Warren Hutcherson
15) "Bigamy is having one wife/husband too many. Monogamy is the same."
--Oscar Wilde
16) "Suppose you were an idiot ... And suppose you were a member of Congress... But I repeat myself." --Mark Twain
17) "Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least
they can find Afghanistan." --A. Whitney Brown
18) "You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a
look that says, 'My God, you're right! I never would've thought of that!'" --Dave Barry
sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car." --Author Unknown
2) Advice for the day: If you have a lot of tension and you get a headache,
do what it says on the aspirin bottle: "Take two aspirin" and "Keep away
from children." --Author Unknown
3) "Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group
for that. It's called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar." --Drew Carey
4) "The problem with the designated driver program, it's not a desirable job, but if you ever get sucked into doing it, have fun with it. At the end of the night, drop them off at the wrong house." --Jeff Foxworthy
5) "If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base." --Dave Barry
6) "Relationships are hard. It's like a full time job, and we should treat it like one. If your boyfriend or girlfriend wants to leave you, they should give you two weeks' notice. There should be severance pay, the day before they leave you, they should have to find you a temp." --Bob Ettinger
7) "My Mom said she learned how to swim when someone took her out in the
lake and threw her off the boat. I said, 'Mom, they weren't trying to teach
you how to swim.'" --Paula Poundstone
8) "A study in the Washington Post says that women have better verbal skills
than men. I just want to say to the authors of that study: "Duh." --Conan
O'Brien
9) "Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant?? I'm halfway through my
fish burger and I realize, Oh my God.... I could be eating a slow learner."
--Lynda Montgomery
10) "I think that's how Chicago got started. Bunch of people in New York said, 'Gee, I'm enjoying the crime and the poverty, but it just isn't cold enough. Let's go west.'" --Richard Jeni
11) "If life were fair, Elvis would be alive and all the impersonators would be dead." --Johnny Carson
12) "Sometimes I think war is God's way of teaching us geography." --Paul
Rodriguez
13) "My parents didn't want to move to Florida, but they turned sixty and that's the law." --Jerry Seinfeld
14) "Remember in elementary school, you were told that in case of fire you have to line up quietly in a single file line from smallest to tallest. What is the logic in that? What, do tall people burn slower?" --Warren Hutcherson
15) "Bigamy is having one wife/husband too many. Monogamy is the same."
--Oscar Wilde
16) "Suppose you were an idiot ... And suppose you were a member of Congress... But I repeat myself." --Mark Twain
17) "Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least
they can find Afghanistan." --A. Whitney Brown
18) "You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a
look that says, 'My God, you're right! I never would've thought of that!'" --Dave Barry
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Huy and Hoa at Glen Eira townhall
This picture was taken at Glen Eira townhall after my citizenship ceremony on 12/07/06. 
Free Answers from Experts-Exchange.com » gHacks tech news
You might have stumbled upon this site if you ever had a computer related question that you could not answer. First step, ask google. Second step, find websites that force you to login or even pay to see the answer. Big thanks to eonestudio for making this little trick public. The above link displays a video which shows how you can take a look at the answers for free.
All you need to do is the following. Search for something, e.g. printing from a website, the search string you would enter would look like the following.
printing from a website site:experts-exchange.com
Please note that it is not neccessary to use the site:experts-exchange.com parameter, this is only done for demonstration purposes.
The first search result will link directly to the experts-exchange.com article with no solution but a button stating View Solution. If you click that button you see that you will have to subscribe to view the solution. Not today though.
Go back to the google results page and click on Cached which loads a cached version of that webpage. Guess what ? The cached page holds all the answers to the question right at the bottom. Just scroll down and see for yourself.
All you need to do is the following. Search for something, e.g. printing from a website, the search string you would enter would look like the following.
printing from a website site:experts-exchange.com
Please note that it is not neccessary to use the site:experts-exchange.com parameter, this is only done for demonstration purposes.
The first search result will link directly to the experts-exchange.com article with no solution but a button stating View Solution. If you click that button you see that you will have to subscribe to view the solution. Not today though.
Go back to the google results page and click on Cached which loads a cached version of that webpage. Guess what ? The cached page holds all the answers to the question right at the bottom. Just scroll down and see for yourself.
Friday, July 07, 2006
Another picture at the park
This is another shot I took at the park. Hoa didn't know that I was pointing the camera at her.
Picture at Glen Iris park
This picture was taken at a small park near our place. I was running toward Hoa and the camera just happened to catch the right moment. One of my "favorite shots"
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Hello, I'm A Windows XP OSX
Since the first time I look at my friend's Mac Pro, I been wishing that one day I can use OSX on my computer. Now its a dream comes true :)
Hello, I'm A Windows XP OSX: "
I've always had a secret desire to own a Mac. Of course, I didn't do anything to get one, but today I've made my first step: I've installed FlyakiteOSX, which is an application that transforms Windows XP in a Mac OSX. Like magic. The package is more than a simple skin, it makes subtle changes:
* Command Console looks like the Terminal
* every folder can have a different color
* Spotlight clone with Google Desktop
* new effects for icons and folders
* shadows for windows and taskbar
* new cursors, screen savers, boot screen, wallpaper, Jaguar sounds
* new look for Internet Explorer, Outlook Explorer, Office
If you go to the site, you'll see a small version of an online Mac OSX desktop. The setup has about 30MB, but the result is a beautiful new operating system that makes your work on your computer more enjoyable.
{ If you didn't get the title, these ads will help you. }
"
Hello, I'm A Windows XP OSX: "
I've always had a secret desire to own a Mac. Of course, I didn't do anything to get one, but today I've made my first step: I've installed FlyakiteOSX, which is an application that transforms Windows XP in a Mac OSX. Like magic. The package is more than a simple skin, it makes subtle changes:
* Command Console looks like the Terminal
* every folder can have a different color
* Spotlight clone with Google Desktop
* new effects for icons and folders
* shadows for windows and taskbar
* new cursors, screen savers, boot screen, wallpaper, Jaguar sounds
* new look for Internet Explorer, Outlook Explorer, Office
If you go to the site, you'll see a small version of an online Mac OSX desktop. The setup has about 30MB, but the result is a beautiful new operating system that makes your work on your computer more enjoyable.
{ If you didn't get the title, these ads will help you. }
"
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Hot Ice Cream Comes With a Warning
This ice cream comes with an unusual stipulation - customers must sign a waiver before tasting it because it's so hot.
Cold Sweat, a flavor sold at ice cream shop Sunni Sky's, is made with three kinds of pepper and two kinds of hot sauce.
'It tastes like fire - with a side of fire,' said Scott McCallum, a regular customer, who was eating the more sedate butter pecan flavor.
'I thought it was a cool idea, but I didn't think he'd make it that hot,' McCallum said of proprietor Scott Wilson.
Wilson started out experimenting with jalapenos in vanilla ice cream to appeal to Hispanic customers - which was unsuccessful - and worked his way up to Cold Sweat.
The waiver for the fiery mixture has dozens of signatures. Pregnant women and people with health problems are not supposed to eat it. Anyone younger than 18 needs the consent of a guardian.
Among the first to try Cold Sweat was Justin Smith, 22, an Angier woodworker. He went to the restroom and vomited after a spoonful.
He's had about five samples since, and wants to go for the record of 14 ounces in a sitting.
'It's got a good flavor,' Smith said. 'As someone who really likes hot stuff and doesn't mind being scorched, I can taste the difference, and it really does taste good.'
If he doesn't get the record soon, he might not get a chance. Wilson isn't sure he'll make another batch after the current supply runs out."
Cold Sweat, a flavor sold at ice cream shop Sunni Sky's, is made with three kinds of pepper and two kinds of hot sauce.
'It tastes like fire - with a side of fire,' said Scott McCallum, a regular customer, who was eating the more sedate butter pecan flavor.
'I thought it was a cool idea, but I didn't think he'd make it that hot,' McCallum said of proprietor Scott Wilson.
Wilson started out experimenting with jalapenos in vanilla ice cream to appeal to Hispanic customers - which was unsuccessful - and worked his way up to Cold Sweat.
The waiver for the fiery mixture has dozens of signatures. Pregnant women and people with health problems are not supposed to eat it. Anyone younger than 18 needs the consent of a guardian.
Among the first to try Cold Sweat was Justin Smith, 22, an Angier woodworker. He went to the restroom and vomited after a spoonful.
He's had about five samples since, and wants to go for the record of 14 ounces in a sitting.
'It's got a good flavor,' Smith said. 'As someone who really likes hot stuff and doesn't mind being scorched, I can taste the difference, and it really does taste good.'
If he doesn't get the record soon, he might not get a chance. Wilson isn't sure he'll make another batch after the current supply runs out."
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Magician cut lady in half
Morning everyone. Lets start today with a video with someone rips a lady in half in front of a lot of people. And the cool thing is the lady is alive ...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6yX4Nh5vK_s&search=criss%20angel%20half
Now the second thing is: What Google and Amazon is selling on the web:
We got: DEAD PEOPLE
and then we got
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6yX4Nh5vK_s&search=criss%20angel%20half
Now the second thing is: What Google and Amazon is selling on the web:
We got: DEAD PEOPLE
and then we got
Monday, July 03, 2006
Download Torrent at 100 Mbs
Worried about the RIAA or MPAA tracking your BitTorrent activity? Wish you could share back to the community, but afraid of being caught?
A shell free service called Silence is Defeat is offering the ability to use their 100Mbit full duplex connection to download any torrent you want. Since their connection is full-duplex and uncapped, torrents will download faster, and you can seed your downloaded torrents without giving away your IP address!
Here's how it works:
1. Sign up for a free shell at http://silenceisdefeat.org/ Instant lifetime activation through PayPal costs $1, or you can sign up for free via postal mail.
2. Use an SSH client like PuTTY to connect to your new shell account.
3. At the shell prompt, simply type 'bt ' and then the URL of the turrent you want to download. Don't use quotes. For example, bt http://example.com/thistorrent.torrent. Your turrent will nearly instantly download at incredible speeds. And the curses (simi-graphical) output will give you a readout of the progress. Once it's downloaded, you'll begin sharing, but the IP you're sharing from will be the IP of Silence is Defeat's server, not the IP of your home computer.
4. Download the file from SD and enjoy! I prefer an SFTP client like WinSCP, but you could just navigate to your public_html directory (type 'cd publich_html' without quotes when you first connect to the shell prompt) and then download the torrent'd file at http://silenceisdefeat.org/~yourusername/ instead, which may be easier for those who don't want to use an SFTP client.
If you need any help, simply join #sd on irc.freenode.org - those guys are always very willing to help, no matter what the problem is.
Oh, and your SSH and SFTP traffic is completely encrypted, so not even your ISP will know what you're doing, and Silence is Defeat doesn't log your activity!
A shell free service called Silence is Defeat is offering the ability to use their 100Mbit full duplex connection to download any torrent you want. Since their connection is full-duplex and uncapped, torrents will download faster, and you can seed your downloaded torrents without giving away your IP address!
Here's how it works:
1. Sign up for a free shell at http://silenceisdefeat.org/ Instant lifetime activation through PayPal costs $1, or you can sign up for free via postal mail.
2. Use an SSH client like PuTTY to connect to your new shell account.
3. At the shell prompt, simply type 'bt ' and then the URL of the turrent you want to download. Don't use quotes. For example, bt http://example.com/thistorrent.torrent. Your turrent will nearly instantly download at incredible speeds. And the curses (simi-graphical) output will give you a readout of the progress. Once it's downloaded, you'll begin sharing, but the IP you're sharing from will be the IP of Silence is Defeat's server, not the IP of your home computer.
4. Download the file from SD and enjoy! I prefer an SFTP client like WinSCP, but you could just navigate to your public_html directory (type 'cd publich_html' without quotes when you first connect to the shell prompt) and then download the torrent'd file at http://silenceisdefeat.org/~yourusername/ instead, which may be easier for those who don't want to use an SFTP client.
If you need any help, simply join #sd on irc.freenode.org - those guys are always very willing to help, no matter what the problem is.
Oh, and your SSH and SFTP traffic is completely encrypted, so not even your ISP will know what you're doing, and Silence is Defeat doesn't log your activity!
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