Archive for February, 2006
« Previous EntriesWinter Olympics gallery
Friday, February 24th, 2006An astonishing Winter Olympics photo gallery .
Wayfaring google maps generator
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006Building your own Google maps the easy way, but beware “the standard resolution on google maps is far too coarse for most Australian locations”
How to write a Technical Article
Tuesday, February 21st, 2006Expository articles expose or reveal a subject through facts, reason and argument. [However,] Your observations and experience often form the basis of your finding in the first place. Using your experience humanizes your writing and makes for an interesting read.
Values, and Belief v Religion
Tuesday, February 21st, 2006“His problem, back then, was not that he paraded his belief but that he believed. All this can seem quaint now when professing religion is practically a political necessity, whether one believes or not. There is now an inverse proportion between religiosity and sincerity.”
Here’s to the Clueless
Tuesday, February 21st, 2006from the Clueless Manifesto: The clueless accomplish amazing things–not necessarily because we’re bold, brilliant innovators, but perhaps because we just don’t know any better.
Freeware alternatives for everything
Tuesday, February 21st, 2006Free classes from MIT
Monday, February 20th, 2006Over a thousand free courses from MIT.
Microsoft Vista OS versions
Monday, February 20th, 2006Microsoft hasn’t yet issued any official announcement detailing the different versions of Windows Vista to be offered, but several online sites are pointing today to a list of them on a help page under development.
those cartoons
Sunday, February 19th, 2006Surah 5:2-4
Fear of Writing
Friday, February 17th, 2006It’s like exercise. No matter how out of shape you are, if you exercise a few times a week, you’ll inevitably get fitter.
Have you ever sold a diamond ?
Saturday, February 11th, 2006In developing a strategy for De Beers in 1953, N. W. Ayer said: “In our opinion old diamonds are in ’safe hands’ only when widely dispersed and held by individuals as cherished possessions valued far above their market price.” As far as De Beers and N. W. Ayer were concerned, “safe hands” belonged to those women psychologically conditioned never to sell their diamonds.
Corporate GMAIL in beta test
Saturday, February 11th, 2006google are inviting beta testers for corporate gmail.My opinion is that over poor wireless or dialup gmail is too slow anyway. I’d need to know where the hosting is done, have an idea about the management of email backup and storage and so before I’d recommend this to anyone.
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