Meet the Parents
Friday, July 30, 2004
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Snapshots
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Tidbits
Heading to San Diego today to see Trendy and meet her parents who are visiting from Taiwan. Trendy and I have been dating for almost two years, and this weekend will be the first time I meet her parents. I...
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Googllionaires
Wednesday, July 28, 2004
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Tech Buzz
The highly anticipated IPO of Google is starting to take shape. The buzz began earlier this year. Although many thought the IPO was going to take place before the second half of this year, Google decided to take the path...
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JL Audio 12W3V2
Monday, July 26, 2004
Section:
Gear
Instead of the two JL Audio 10"W0s subwoofers I have in my car, I decide to replace them with a single 12" JL Audio W3V2 woofer in a ProWedge Box. This swap frees up cargo room in the trunk area....
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Ghost in the Shell 2
Sunday, July 25, 2004
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Tidbits
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence will be releasing in theaters across the U.S. on 17th of September. I am a huge fan of the first Ghost in the Shell which is one of the best Animes in my...
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E-Bay Scammer Exposed!
Friday, July 23, 2004
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Tidbits
Justin, a victim of an E-Bay scam, created a web site to expose his scammer, Sal Wise. Justin has been tracking and revealing all sorts of information about Sal Wise including Wise's past frauds, scams, home address, and the car...
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Club Lexus
Thursday, July 22, 2004
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Tidbits
Earlier this week, Club Lexus invited me to take on the role of a moderator for its Photoshop Forum. I am very honored to take on this position. Club Lexus' forum has over 26,000 registered members with hundreds of people...
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Zoe: 17 Weeks
Wednesday, July 21, 2004
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Snapshots
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Windows Update
Monday, July 19, 2004
Section:
Resources
Microsoft had 5 critical updates this last time around when I went to check for the latest updates for Windows. I proceeded, as always, to download the patches like I have always done in the past. However, 3 out of...
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Thirteen
Monday, July 19, 2004
Section:
Reviews
Remember the times when you were a teenager? Of course, we all have been teenagers trying to define our identities in the grown-up world and desparately wanting respect and be treated as adults. Now looking back, I thought things I...
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Crazy Car Crash
Sunday, July 18, 2004
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Tidbits
Wow, this is pretty wild. Photoshop has nothing to do with it. It is real! Read the Story Here...
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Sony DSC-P100
Saturday, July 17, 2004
Section:
Reviews
The other day, I went to Best Buy to check out some new gadgets out on the market. When I went to the digital camera section, I immediately noticed the new DSC-P100 camera by Sony. It is a 5 megapixel...
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Tired.com
Wednesday, July 14, 2004
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Tidbits
Paul Boutin of Slate tells a story of a web site with only one page displaying a total of 6 words that reads, "Are you tired? Tell us why." The word "us" is an email link to the owner. Without...
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Population Check
Sunday, July 11, 2004
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Tidbits
Wow, this is one crazy applet that tells you the world population in real time. It also tells your the number of people living on earth in any day you specify. According to the site, the world population has...
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Presidential Ads
Saturday, July 10, 2004
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Tidbits
The American Museum of the Moving Image has an online exhibition showing all Presidential Campaign Commercials from 1952 - 2004. It is very interesting to see all the past campaign advertisements. Check out the Exhibition here Story via BoingBoing.net...
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Wonders from Japan
Friday, July 09, 2004
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Snapshots
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Tech Buzz
The Gizmodo report on the am3 Anime Vending machine reminded me to post some photos I took when visiting Trendy in L.A. The Japanese love making cute and colorful machines. It is no doubt that much of the Japanese technology...
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Typhoon Mindulle
Tuesday, July 06, 2004
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Tidbits
Reuters reports, "At least 22 people have died in Taiwan from downpours triggered by Typhoon Mindulle and 14 were still missing, officials said, after some areas in central and southern Taiwan received a year's worth of rain in five days."...
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Ring Plug
Monday, July 05, 2004
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Tech Buzz
Once in a long while, a new product or design in the market makes you scratch your head and ask that age-old question: why didn't I think of that or why didn't somebody think of that before? The Ring Plug...
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Dodge Magnum
Monday, July 05, 2004
Section:
Reviews
I went to my local Dodge dealership to check out and test drive the new Dodge Magnum. The Magnum looks much better and meaner in person than pictures. It has the retro style that reminds you of the cars the...
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Buggy CarWare
Sunday, July 04, 2004
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Tech Buzz
As pathetic as it sounds, we have all become accustomed to rebooting computers when they crash due to buggy software. In most cases, seeing the infamous BSOD (blue screen of death) and rebooting due to lock ups have become daily...
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Busting PhotoCHOPs
Saturday, July 03, 2004
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Tech Buzz
Having done hundreds of photoCHOPS (using photoshop to manipulate photographs) myself, from easy chops such as manipulating contrast, brightness, and sharpness to complex chops such as modifying cars, it is hard for me to believe the authenticity of many digital...
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Speak Taiwanese
Friday, July 02, 2004
Section:
Resources
Pretty cool huh? Check out other useful daily phrases on eTaiwanNews.com....
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GoDaddy.com Rules
Thursday, July 01, 2004
Section:
Tidbits
Register.com is such a rip off. I just initiated my domain name transfer from Register.com to GoDaddy.com. Register.com sent me an e-mail to confirm the transfer process which is normal. However, Register.com reminds me, "When you renew 5 or more...
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