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Once Upon a Time, There Was A Poker Bot
During college, I was hooked on IRC. I used to spend a lot of time on it. I also took a course in Unix/C programming, so as part of a side project, I developed an IRC Poker Bot. I recollected many good memories, and definitely learned a great d...
The Internet is 40 Years Old!
Apparently, today is the Internet’s 40th birthday! According to Wikipedia: After much work, the first two nodes of what would become the ARPANET were interconnected between UCLA’s School of Engineering and Applied Science and SRI Interna...
Start Me Up Again With Windows 7
Last night, I finally got my copy of Windows 7 Home Premium. I’ve been beta-testing it for a few months earlier, and was impressed with its stability and good looks. The installation process was, for the most part, painless. The only tr...
Touch Screen Laptop
I’ve kept an eye on touch screen laptops ever since ASUS announced one at CES back in January 2009. Since then, a few of them have popped up on sale from familiar manufacturers like HP, Toshiba, and IBM. However, the performance is less tha...
Beware of Bloggers Bearing a Bunch (of Jokes)
I like geeky or nerdy jokes. They make me think, laugh, and then think some more. For my favorite blogger friends, I have chosen some that I thought were funny and appropriate. I picked the ones that reflect their blogging style. Before you s...
Internet TV and Cloud Computing
Gartner has recently published the latest “Hype Cycle” diagram, outlining the latest trend of computing. I like this diagram because it reflects the people’s expectations of the technology they use – and it’s quite accu...
Wrangling Cables
I hate cables. For years, I’ve been struggling with managing cables at the back of my computers. I’m a non-Mac (PC) dude, so I always have a bunch of unsightly cables. In fact, all of my electronics suffer from messy cables madness....
Groovy Week
Last week, a lot of things happened. I got a lot of things done. Firstly, it was the week of my daughter’s 4th birthday. We had a lot of visitors in the house. We also made a special trip to Disneyland, so she can enjoy the night parade ...
Dorky Memory: Zork - The Novel
In the early 1980’s, I did a book report on this in Grade 8 for English class. I remembered doing a presentation of this “novel”, complete with turning the lights off. It was totally lame. My English wasn’t good back the...
Hey DJ (Hero)!
I used to be a DJ in the 80’s, and I enjoy doing party mixes for a crowd, or to a tape recorder. Having two turntables (and sometimes a drum machine), and playing various dance/club songs were fun me. It was an expensive hobby too, I bought...
Building An HTPC
A few months ago, I took the step and started building an HTPC (Home Theater PC) to watch/record TV and access the internet. For years, I used to do this on my desktop PC that was to a 19″ LCD monitor. Now, I have the need to watch TV (an...
Atari 2600 Box Art
I grew up playing the Atari 2600 back in the early 80’s. I remembered my parent’s basement in Toronto where they setup the game in a corner, next to the fireplace. During winter, it got pretty cold down there, but I didn’t care....
PC Tweaking Adventures: Overclocking
I was researching the difference between PC2-6400 and PC2-8500 DRAM capabilities, and comparing some prices. Out of curiosity, I used CPU-Z to check my current Patriot Viper PC2-8500 4Gigs memory sticks. It was under the “SPD” tab . ...
Singing in the Rain
There’s been so much rain in California recently, I thought I’ll sing about it. Well… actually, I’ll let the Yahoo’s Emoticarolers do the singing. This article was posted on Rudy Amid's Blog: Singing in the Rain Book...
Lunch Bits - Edition 28
We went to Maggiano’s Little Italy, last Friday. I was a sunny day when we talked about: The lunch menu: Caesar Salad, Calamari, Chicken and Spinach Manicotti’s, Stuffed Mushroom, Eggplant Parmesan, Linguini with clams, Lasagna, Tirami...
Top 5 Best Monty Python Skits
I just love Monty Python! When I heard about the Monty Python Channel on YouTube, I thought I’d put together a list of their best skits. There are many good ones to choose from. I’ll pick the 5 favorites that stick out in my mind. ...
Trying Out Fedora Core 10
Since I’m no longer running my own Linux server to host this blog, I have a spare machine to play with. Red Hat just released Fedora Core 10, I thought I try and upgrade my FC9 system, and see what changes they’ve made. As expected, I c...
Ga-Ga over Google!
Without fail, every time Google releases something, the crowd is all over it. I’m certainly a fan. Other than the usual Google search, I use a lot of their applications on a daily basis. Google does produce mostly good stuff, but some are...
Lunch Bits - Edition 27
We went to Outback Steakhouse on my birthday. It was a warm sunny day when we talked about: Buying a PS3 and not buying Blu-Ray discs. Is there really a point of buying/collecting movies, when the age of downloadable movie rentals is already her...
Lunch Bits - Edition 26
This is a slightly different type of lunch bits edition for me. I felt like eating alone in my company’s cafeteria, but still let myself be connected via Twitter and Yahoo IM. It was a warm sunny day outside, when I learned about: @thinkge...
Coincidence or The Force?
Last week, when I heard about an exclusive “Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Lightsaber Duels” Wii game coming out in November 2008, I was stoked. I saw the game preview video on EW.com, and promptly took a totally random screenshot (because...
Upgrading to Ubuntu 8.10
I haven’t used Ubuntu Linux before, although I did try the Live CD more than a year ago. I started to install 8.04 two weeks ago in a Toshiba Tecra M3 laptop to replace Windows XP, because I was having virus issues. Choosing the right Linux...
Wearing My Domain
I just dug this T-shirt from my closet the other day. Network Solutions gave this away back in the late 90’s to everyone who registered domains through them. As you can see from the faded prints, I’ve worn it down. Lin Burress told me...
Cloud Computing Hype
Ever since I attended the JBOSS World User Conference in February 2008, I’ve been getting a lot of junk emails from companies touting “Cloud Computing” technologies. It’s the latest buzzword in the tech industry. With big ...
Lunch Bits - Edition 25
We went to various restaurants. The days were warm and sunny, when we talked about: Mechanical Engineering. The highest in demand major! Skype is a good VOIP app. It’s good for video chat too. Just need a webcam and one of these phone ...
Outage
Well, I just had an epic outage yesterday morning. Around 8am, my 650VA battery backed Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) was … interrupted! The battery, or something, died on this thing. It was a no name brand, I guess I got what I paid fo...
PC Build 2008: Part 2
I completed my PC hardware setup. Last weekend, I concentrated a good chunk of time to get the software up and running. My Operating System of choice now is Windows Vista Ultimate. I’m planning to upgrade my PC to 8Gb of RAM, so I’l...
PC Build 2008: Part 1
It has been at least 3 years since my last PC build. My rule of thumb is to build a new PC with at least twice the capacity at the same price. A lot has changed in 3 years so it’s pretty easy to find new parts with at least 2x the power. ...
Star Wars Decorated Room
Has anyone ever thought of decorating his (or her) room with a Star Wars theme? I certainly have. When I was a kid, I used to have Star Wars action figures lined up on the shelf near my bed. Then over the study table, I would stack the Star War...
It’s Not Lupus!
I’ve been trying to catch up on House MD episodes in the past 3 weeks. I’m hooked with the series because of Hugh Laurie’s acting, the writing, and the story telling. I’m especially amused with the radical diagnoses and treatm...
