AntBlog701: August 2007 Archives

August 30, 2007

domain renewal scam

I recently received following domain renewal scam email as shown on the right. (Click on the image to see the full size screenshot.) Recently, Techsurvivors has a discussion on domain name renewal scam - “How to get domain name back?”....
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August 29, 2007

Paul Potts on Sunrise this morning

Paul Potts was on Sunrise this morning with stunning performances. Paul Potts, the first winner of Britain's Got Talent, he sings opera arias. Before his performance on Britain's Got Talent, he was an unknown mobile phone salesman from Wales....
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August 26, 2007

The Week It Was, 26th August 2007

Here's the regular The Week It Was. As usual, the clip is available in H.264 format. (Click the screenshot above to watch the video clip) Hurricane Dean lashed Jamaica with 230km/h winds. Kevin Rudd was in New York as a...
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August 22, 2007

my iMac is now protected

Some of you know that I bought a 24-inch iMac with processor upgrade (to 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo) last November. In mid July, I upgraded the memory from 2GB to 3GB DDR2, which is the maximum amount my...
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August 21, 2007

Chinese drivers are the worst drivers on the face of the earth: John Laws

Radio station 2UE's host John Laws clearly does not like Chinese drivers. On 17th August, during a radio talk-back, he said “I understand that Chinese drivers are probably the worst drivers on the face of the earth.” That was a...
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August 20, 2007

The Boogeyman, Criminal Minds

Monday again. What's on TV besides Desperate Housewives? Criminal Minds. Tonight on Criminal Minds (season 2 episode 6, The Boogeyman): Gideon, Hotchner and their team investigate a tight-knit community in Texas to determine who has been victimising the children of...
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August 19, 2007

The Week It Was, 19th August 2007

Here's the regular The Week It Was. As usual, the clip is available in H.264 format. (Click the screenshot above to watch the video clip) The Treasurer Peter Costello celebrated his 50th birthday. Three journalists claim he vowed to destroy...
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August 18, 2007

‘Look at moiye’ Kath & Kim starts tomorrow on 7

The Logie awarding winning Aussie TV comedy Kath & Kim returns this Sunday. Kath & Kim will be back to screen on a new host, Channel Seven in Australia and TV3 in NZ and BBC Two in the UK....
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August 16, 2007

Elvis left the building 30 years ago

Elvis Presley left the building 30 years ago today (16 Aug) (or tomorrow in US time). 50 thousand fans are expected to show up at Presley's home, Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee. The commemoration will last for several days. According...
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August 14, 2007

new Pepsi glass bottle

I visited Restaurant 07 with Laurent yesterday. There's one thing I feel like to report here, the new Pepsi glass bottle. I hold the new bottle for a while, it feels good. I haven't got the new bottle yet, but...
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August 13, 2007

The Aftermath, Criminal Minds

Although I don't feel that ‘desperate’ as in Desperate Housewives, I am now liking Criminal Minds a lot. Tonight on Criminal Minds (season 2 episode 5, The Aftermath): The team is called in to investigate and profile a serial rapist...
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August 12, 2007

The Week It Was, 12th August 2007

Here's the regular The Week It Was. As usual, the clip is available in H.264 format. (Click the screenshot above to watch the video clip) The Reserve Bank has up the interest rates up by 0.25% to 6.5%. One year...
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August 11, 2007

Universal to sell DRM-free music

Although Apple's FairPlay (DRM) is flexible enought that most users will never run afoul of it, there are always some extremists demanding everything open. In April this year, Apple iTunes Store started selling EMI's DRM-free music at higher quality....
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August 9, 2007

PC vs Mac, the chapter of cables

Since late 2003, SillyDog701 Message Centre has an interesting debate thread... Apple Mac vs PC. In November 2003, I posted a very basic comparison by just looking at the back of PC and Mac. vs Now, here's an updated version...
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August 7, 2007

cleaned up, much better

A while back I mentioned why I needed a labelling tool, it is simply that I have far too many power cords, USB cables and whatever cables around. It is very dangerous to unplug the wrong one. For the three...
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August 6, 2007

Psychodrama

Last Monday Channel Seven aired movie-length (two hours of) Criminal Minds. It's back to the usual one hour episode tonight. Tonight on Criminal Minds (season 2 episode 4, Psychodrama): The BAU must profile a bank robber who forces his victims...
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August 5, 2007

The Week It Was, 5th August 2007

Here's the weekly The Week It Was. As usual, the clip is available in QuickTime H.264 format. (Click the screenshot above to watch the video clip) A Minneapolis bridge collapsed into Mississippi River. Eight lanes of one of the country's...
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August 4, 2007

Epson Inkjet and PrintOn DVD/CDs

I bought an Epson inkjet printer on 10th March this year. (see previous blog entry) The sole purpose for that Epson inkjet printer (Stylus Photo R230) was to print on CD/DVDs (direct print). And I did use it for such...
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August 3, 2007

All food taste nice once you put them on square plates

Monday was my third week of Italian cooking in Laurent's Cooking School. I made three dishes on Monday. I made Chicken Risotto, Cauliflower with Italian Cheesy Sauce and Amaretti Peaches & Apricots Crumble. Of all those three, I like...
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August 2, 2007

two's better than one, part 5: three is even better!

This is a long delayed photo. I've meant to show it a while ago. There's my 3 NexStar 3 external HDDs. I have 3 USB 2.0 external HDDs. Those are Vantec NexStar 3 series. Some of you may remember...
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August 1, 2007

My wireless network was hacked.

I have been enjoying my 802.11n wireless network (sharing with Laurent), until yesterday that I realised my wireless network was hacked for the last few days. I noticed something wrong with my internet connection, and one of the light has...
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AntBlog701 - August 2007 Archive