http://www.designpattern.org/wp A timeless way of living in the information age Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:27:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Cybook vs. Sony Reader vs. Hanlin vs. Iliad vs. Kindle. Conclusion: Too much inconvenience to use Sony Reader and Kindle outside US. Non-optimised PDF display is still a hassle on a typical size e-Reader screen. I have a large repository of PDFs I want to read on an e-Reader. The range of book ... http://www.designpattern.org/wp/?p=102 From your 191 subscriptions, over the last 30 days you read 7,335 items, starred 15 items, shared 0 items, and emailed 4 items. Roughly stable over the last few month. http://www.designpattern.org/wp/?p=101 I have been enjoying fully automated 3-hour backups using cygwin+rsync with cron as Windows services for a few years and I almost forgot what is backup. As I just got a new laptop, I decide to try Mozy. After a week, I decide to switch back to my reliable rsync. ... http://www.designpattern.org/wp/?p=100 Recently, I have been in a phase of moving all my applications online: Tiddlywiki -> Google notebook (still waiting for Jotspot/Google) Todolist -> Toodledo (updated: now back to Tudumo. Love the keyboard shortcuts and responsiveness) Collectorz Movies -> Facebook Flixster/IMDB voting history Endnote book collection -> Librarything IM -> Meebo (updated: but back to Pidgin) Powered ... http://www.designpattern.org/wp/?p=99 Places Visited Map: ZeeMap Yahoo Trip: Japan 2006 Photos: Flickr Japan2006 http://www.designpattern.org/wp/?p=98 I have been enjoying my three screen setup (the third one through Maxivista). Today I use Innobec SlideWindow to turn my old iPAQ H5450 into the fourth one. My 3.2 screen experience lasted 10 mins including Gtalk and MSN live messenger on them. http://www.designpattern.org/wp/?p=96 Windows CE Boot Loader v2.2. Anything interesting here? http://www.designpattern.org/wp/?p=97 New boardgame for the weekend - Ticket to Ride Europe10 game sessions in two days… very addictive but not as fun as the Carcassonne. I executed a very nasty strategy (two players only) in the last few sessions and it worked well. I have posted them here looking for some ... http://www.designpattern.org/wp/?p=94 My new dell 19 inch LCD (Spec in PDF) arrived last Thursday. I really love it: Very sharp contrast. It looks stunning when playing HDTV contents or scenic slide shows High flexibility of height adjustability (130mm up or down),swivel (45 degree left and right) and tilt (4 degreee forward and 21 degree ... http://www.designpattern.org/wp/?p=95 A few interesting points from the lastest Pew social trends reports.Pew Research Center: Are We Happy Yet? People who have children are no happier than those who don’t, after controlling for marital status. Retirees are no happier than workers. (stop dreaming about retirement) Pet owners are no happier than those without ... http://www.designpattern.org/wp/?p=93 Talking with my friend who maintains Mine Shaft Gap has opened my eye to the wonderful board game world (I was basically a MONOPOLY and RISK guy.). After ploughing through a few lists on “best 2 player games” at boardgamegeek.com, I decided to go for the Carcassone - The Castle. ... http://www.designpattern.org/wp/?p=90 I got a GN6210 bluetooth headset the other day. A few things I like about it: It works with mobiles, bluetooth-enabled computers and, most importantly, landline phones through a base. This means I can finally multi-task during long landline calls with friends and families without holding anything and being confined to ... http://www.designpattern.org/wp/?p=91 Finally, we had the chance to taste the world well-known Chilli lager. (Anything on Internet is considered world well-known. But the the entry does rank number one if you google “chilli lager”.) I love it! Though I am not really a beer drinker, this one definitely tastes better ... http://www.designpattern.org/wp/?p=92 I remember that there was a call for reader input from Scott Adam on “realistic-sounding sentences that Dilbert would utter that is mind-numbingly technical”.. and the winner sentence just appeared on today’s comic. (It might be reused in ... http://www.designpattern.org/wp/?p=89 I have never been a big fan of desktop wallpapers, widgets, sticky notes and web 2.0 desktops (protogage like) because I don’t have an extra desktop to spare for them. (I usually use two LCDs). Even I am ... http://www.designpattern.org/wp/?p=87