Year: 2009

  • Windows 7 and Ubuntu on HP Firebird 802

    2009-12-24 21.02.25

    Overall, setting up a Windows 7 and Ubuntu Linux dual boot on the HP Firebird with VoodooDNA 802 was a breeze.

    Some observations about this desktop:

    • So QUIET! It ranges from 10 dB (extremely quiet) to 30 dB (quiet room – my EeePc 901’s fan are this quiet), and you can sleep with it on. The internal HDD does not make any noise.
    • Surprisingly, the bundled mouse and keyboard’s USB receiver seems to work natively with the computer, regardless of whether it’s the command prompt, Linux, or whatever. Nice.
    • When I saw the 2.5 dual HDD were 5400 RPM I thought of getting an Intel 25M 80G SSD but so far it runs pretty well and SSDs may see drastic price drops over the next few years so I’m postponing that a year or two.

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  • one thing from the @SimonEdhouse incident http bit…

    one thing from the @SimonEdhouse incident http://bit.ly/7C90Wf is that geeks don’t like PR people. how twitter (it’s overcrowded with IT and PR people) didn’t become a battlefield given this is a mystery.

  • today’s #nptech #quote dreamweaver and drupal is what…

    d0012541_05040321today’s #nptech #quote:

    dreamweaver and drupal is what people use most these days to make websites. drupal is like wordpress, and dreamweaver is much more html code oriented

    미묘해…

  • quick usability comparisons after switching from the sprint htc hero to the droid

    should you switch from hero to droid? yes. some quick usability comparisons after switching from the sprint htc hero to the droid:

    where droid’s better (be it the hardware or eclair – i can’t tell)

    • finally, a respectable response speed. (see “hero sucks” below)
    • on a related note – no longer scared of opening full webpages like techcrunch – browser won’t freeze/crawl
    • when wifi is available, it turns off the 3g to switch to something that looks like edge to save batteries.. or maybe it just disconnects data altogether?
    • multiple gmail contacts sync (calendar sync is with only one)
    • unified multiple imap/exchange inbox
    • seems to have a stronger bluetooth receptivity, because with hero, when i placed the phone on the left hand side of my body (i’m left handed, so that’s a better position while i bike) while listening to music, i used to get frequent interruptions and i thought it was the headset’s (blueant x5) fault. turns out i no longer have this issue with the droid.
    • contacts app includes a “join duplicate contacts” feature
    • i am not 100% sure but it seems the design is ambidexterous compatible! i have been instinctively using this with my left hand. (i’m left handed)

    where droid sucks

    • non-standard microUSB/charging port. (hero has a standard microusb) moto why did you have to do this to me.. :/
    • the button placement still leads to hitting the wrong ones at the wrong times multiple times a day
    • the tiniest possible power button – it’s hiding behind a small chin and it’s hard to press it without looking at it.

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  • i haven't used outlook in a long time, …

    i haven’t used outlook in a long time, but when i see people writing email content (and links) on the subject line i’ve got to suspect there’s something seriously messed up with the user experience – maybe the WYSIWYG text editor of outloook is too slow?

  • Q: if i request three days off for sick …

    Q: if i request three days off for sick leave, get it approved, and go home to rest but i still work at home, who am i really working for?

    A: for “The Campaign”

    Photo: Calaveras, http://www.flickr.com/photos/luckmendez/2175024833/

  • Min: Hey Min Yoon is online. Yongho: hey…

    Min: Hey
    Min Yoon is online.
    Yongho: hey ming ming
    Min: I like that name
    Yongho: now you’ve got matching nicks
    sister: nu nu
    you: ming ming
    i’ll do yong yong
    Min: yo yo
    whassup
    Yongho: nope it’s gotta be yong yong
    Min: okay
    Yongho: sup zup ming ming
    Min: what are you doing
    Yongho: the same video editing from last night
    Min: ooh
    Yongho: i’ve got a funny still shot of your dad
    Min: what does that mean yong yong?
    Yongho: i’ll show ya
    Min: thanks yong yong
    what did you ave for dinner today
    Yongho: your dad cooked fish and some funky untasty soup thing involving 간장
    Min: nice!
    Yongho: it was yucky
    Min: where are you
    Yongho: hey i’ve got the still shot http://www.flickr.com/photos/yonghokim/4071398548/
    Min: what
    Yongho: he was scratching his head using this thumb fingers
    Min: COOL!!!
    are you cold Yng Yong
    Yongho: yeah i’m not feeling well
    but i ate multi-vitamins!
    rawwwr
    Min: I have to go to sleep now so BYE.I’ll talk to you tommorow
    Yongho: ok bye

  • 미국에서 스팸 메일이 opt-out 이라는 얘기 http://www.da…

    미국에서 스팸 메일이 opt-out 이라는 얘기 http://www.dal.kr/blog/archives/000776.html 를 @gatolog 님의 글 http://gatorlog.com/?p=1485 을 통해 읽고 깜짝 놀라서 관련 정책을 찾아보니 이런 흉칙한 법이 있다: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAN-SPAM_Act_of_2003 기본적으로 스팸을 보내도 되고 다만 opt-out 만 할 수 있게 하면 된다는 이야기다. 이건 내가 경험한 업계 규칙과 완전히 다른데? CC http://www.constantcontact.com/uidocs/CCSpamPolicy.jsp 이나 CM http://www.campaignmonitor.com/anti-spam/ 의 정책을 보면 분명히 opt-in 정책을 이야기하고 있다. 이것을 무시하고 여기저기서 긁어모은 주소로 이메일을 보내면 어떻게 될까? 수많은 스팸신고가 이어지고 Sendmail을 전담한 서버는 블랙리스트 먹고 처음에 그 이메일을 보냈던 계정은 정지 당한다. 사용자의 인식+(합법)업계의 대응으로 이루어진 현실이 법보다 앞서나간다니 꽤나 보기 드문 경우 같다

  • going through ArcGIS training http://www…

    going through ArcGIS training http://www.urban-research.info/workshops/california-gis.htm

  • tuve un sueño super raro donde estaba en…

    tuve un sueño super raro donde estaba en mi cuarto, tenía harta sed y me estaba tragando agua pero como tomaba agua demasiado rápido, no alcanzaba a saciar la sed, porque el agua iba directo al esófago y pasaba al estómago, y no mojaba la lengua. y seguía tomando.. fue tan real que cuando desperté chequeé mi water jug para ver si había tomado. sueño raro

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