Is your copy of MS Windows genuine?

A piece of news from Slashdot.org. Microsoft is looking for volunteers to test if their copies of Windows OS are genuine. Microsoft promised total anonymity in this test. They are giving out free softwares for those who help them in this test.

It has been a long time since I last posted information about the technology world. Should try to get more news :)

Would you call to a radio DJ to tell him your problems?

You may have known that I am listening to 988.com.my quite often these days. I especially like to listen to a programme on Friday's night. Many people call in and tell the DJ about their problems in their lives and relationships. I like to listen to this programme not because that I actually like it, but it just makes me think. Why are there so many people who worry and think so much about such tiny things. It just makes you laugh sometimes. :D

How are you? I am fine.

I am very tired now. I don't know why. Perhaps it is because that I didn't sleep well last night because I left my computer on re-compiling the OpenOffice.org with Java support.

There was a big earthquake in Japan 2 days ago. And there are still small shakes happening up to just now in that area. Hope that this ends soon. The Typhoon No. 24 is coming again... :( Those of you who have never experienced earthquakes or typhoon may think that it is no big deal, but it is actually very scary... So, good luck to all people...

ZzzZZzzzZzzz... sleepy... but want to watch Smap x Smap... zZzzzzZZzzz...

$ diff me others

$ diff me others

"diff" is a unix command that will give you the differences between two files. Therefore, the execution of the above command may give you the differences between you and the others... However, life is not that simple, and it is certainly unpredicted, undefinable, unexpected, thus making it fun to live in.

Many of us would like to stick with those who share the same interests, same dreams, same thoughts, same $WHATEVER with them. However, those are just the minority, whereas most of the people living in the world have different interests, different dreams, different thoughts, and different $WHATEVER from you. That is to say, the hint for living a happy and successful life lies in how well you mix with those "different" people but not those "same" people.

One plain colour, though simple and kind to the eyes, is not attractive. Let's make the world more attractive by having a mixture of all colours :D

Otsukaresamadeshita~~~!!!

Just participated the COOP's International Activities Forum 2004 last weekends. And I would like to say "otsukaresamadeshita" to those who went with me. You are the best, guys!!!

And this is about the next activity that we are having next. I am thinking of having some activities with those in Osaka Gaidai. Still thinking about the details so don't ask me for it now....

It has been raining for the whole day. Heard that another typhoon is coming tomorrow. Tired...

To those who are sitting for the SPM...

I am not sure if SPM is on the way, but I think it is because I can hear messages from the SPM sitters through 988.com.my, an online radio station of Malaysia. I really like to listen to this station. It makes me feel like I am in Malaysia. OK. This is not what I want to tell the SPM sitters. :P

As your senior, I wish you all good luck. But what I would like to tell you guys is that, SPM is not an end of your education, but just a beginning. No matter how well or how bad you do in SPM, it really means nothing. Nothing ends there. So, do your best!

Hehehe, youth is so good :)

I got a Gmail account!

Ok, for those of you who don't know what is a Gmail account. It is a web-based mail service provided by Google. It is in its testing phase now so it is not open to the public first. If you want a Gmail account you have to wait until someone with a Gmail account invitation right to invite you. Luckily enough, someone who I don't know invited me :D

Some of its benefit are as follow:
1. 1GB free space!!!! (the biggest point for those of you who like to store everything in your e-mail account :D)
2. New way of organising your mails.
3. You can search through your mails.
4. And more!!! (I haven't found out yet...)

So, drop a mail to me if you want. I may consider inviting you when I get the right to invite :P
khoyee@gmail.com

The way to stay focused...

Have you ever found yourself in a state that there are too many things you want to do at the same and you don't know where to start? I have, and still do. And I think that is the exact reason that I can't stay focused for long enough. For example, below are the things that I want to do at this very moment while I am writing this post.
1. Write a customized CSS so that my blogs look cooler.
2. Learn how to rip a DVD and encode it properly with FreeBSD.
3. Prepare for the next experiment next week.
4. Prepare for the programming class tomorrow.
5. Think and plan what to say in the forum that I will be joining this coming weekends.
6. Go to school to have my lunch.
7. Make an appointment with my dentist(still hesitating whether to visit him this Thursday)
How can I stay focused with so many things in my mind? Although I understand that I am not a super human and I can only do one thing at one time, it is still easier to understand than to practise. I really miss the days when my life was so simple. I go to school, do homework, read comics/magazines, browse online, chatting with friends, etc. and this is all I "have to" do in one day. Simple, huh? No worries for the future.
I would be glad if you share with me how you keep yourself focused. Till then.
p/s: Oh ya, my friend lost his handphone yesterday "mysteriously", here I hope that he can get over this soon enough.

Stop sending me doc/xls/ppt files!!!

Just feel like complaining about people who always send you a Word/Excel/Powerpoint as if Microsoft is ruling the world now. I think it is a manner to make sure that the recievers can view your file properly, isn't it?

Here are some hints for people who care enough about this issue. (Unfortunately, most people do not...)

1. Use plain text file(.txt) or rich text format(.rtf) unless you need to do fancy things. But most of the time you do not.
2. Convert the files into a PDF file if it is necessary. Actually, there are a few merits to use PDF files. It can be viewed FREE with Adobe Acrobat Reader. Nobody can alternate the contents of your files.

It is that SIMPLE! :)

p.s. Actually there is one best solution but I think ordinary users won't care about this. Anyway, the best solution is to use OpenOffice.org(http://www.openoffice.org/), which is free and is reasonably compatible with MS Office. Try it out!

They think they could bluff me :P

Yesterday afternoon on my way back home from the station, I stopped at the local bookstore for a while. When I left the bookstore, a salesman stopped me and said that they were having lucky draw and showed me a box with small papers inside. Well, the bookstore is big and they looked ok to me. Just for fun, I drew one. By the way, I have no luck of this kind. I never win any prizes in this kind of luck-testing. All I have won were cups, or those things you would not be happy when you got them. You know what I mean.

Back to the story, this salesguy, tore open the little cut of paper I drew from the box. OOoooHhhh! How lucky I was!!! I hit the second prize... But I think there was no sign of excitement in my face, I never believed that life could be that easy. The guy, noticing I was not really excited at all, showed me a catalouge and try to convince me how lucky I was to get the prize. It was a box that you can use it to recieve some kind of radio broadcasting, you can listen to new songs faster than anyone can, and even record it! Wow, that was attracting, I thought to myself but still, nothing more than that.

Then came another salesman, he brought another new "lucky fellow" to draw, so he told the salesguy serving me to move further. So, we did move away from the "lucky" spot! Then the guy kept on with all the amazing stuff this little machine can do, and how much it would cost me if I was to buy it myself. But I was expecting something... (you should know what I was expecting if you are smart enough :P)

As I expected, I could get it free but I HAVE TO SIGN UP WITH A MONTHLY FEE OF ¥5000+!!!! Hahahaha, now I knew why I was so LUCKY... Of course I rejected straight away and left the bookstore as nothing happened. And now I figured out why the other guy would like us to move away... they did not want me to meet the other lucky fellow. :D

Now, be careful of this kind of stupid salesman, don't be happy until you make sure everything is FREE....

hair cut (^_^)

Forget to mention that I had a hair cut today. But nobody will notice when I have hair cut. If I tell my friends that I had a hair cut, they usually reply with, "You look just the same before the hair cut!!!".

G-form...

Every time when a new semester starts, we will have to fill in and pass up a form called G-form to register for the lectures that we want to attend. I often feel so worried when I am filling this form, coz I am afraid that I make mistakes. What if I missed out some important lectures? What if I fill in the wrong codes of the lectures? What if this and what if that?... sigh... I think I worry too much (T T!)

Come look at this, file-sharers :D

I always think that we have to do something about file sharing. P2P is a great technology if you forget about the bad image of it being the biggest threat to copyrights laws. If it is legalised then most of the problems would be solved. Now come look at this possible solution! I think this is a great idea :D (of course someone would say, "Why must I pay even a dollar if I can do it free now?" Come on, be fair man.)

http://www.boycott-riaa.com/article/14369

What is a friend to you?

I suddenly though about this just now. What is a friend to you? Some may think that "Friends should be together all the time", or "Friends share the same interests", or "Friends are always on your side", or "Friends are those whom you go to when you need help and comfort". So, what is a friend to you? I am not telling you my answer coz you may copy it :P Hahaha...