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DaffyDuck
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What a lot of the ignorant pro-Windowz factions fail to understand, is how much of a bloody impact Steve Jobs has had on the world we live in nowadays.
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 1:44 pm on April 8, 2007
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Boy ain't that the truth! It's the PC-fanboys that dis him for his success that really irks me. One of those is a columnist for the Bangkok Post Database section. The dweeb is always taking cheap shots at Jobs.
More than anything, it's a matter of their own ignorance, I think. He put the gist of his life into perspective- earning my undying respect in the process -when he gave the 2005 Stanford commencement address. Brilliant, prophetic even and yet humble.
Why anyone can begrudge the guy for his passion is beyond me....
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Bangkok Women : Meet Sensual Bangkok Women
Posted on: 3:02 pm on April 8, 2007
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top link again, Skippy  ...keep 'em coming
That was a great speech delivery from Steve and I agree on almost everything he said; I just want to highlight some passages:
1."...you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards."
so, so true one always discover the truth of the current experience or predicament later in the future.
2."... And then I got fired. How can you get fired from a company you started?"
that's an incredible story and one that always puzzled me
3."I really didn't know what to do for a few months...... And so I decided to start over."
that's a great life teaching, one should not be overly preoccupied or fear falling down but rather be prepared to quickly get up, dust yourself and run again. We all make mistakes or fall in hard times, the secret is to be up and running again and learn from past experiences.
4."During the next five years, I started.... NeXT.... Pixar... fell in love with my wife.... I'm pretty sure none of this would have happened if I hadn't been fired from Apple."
there is an old saying: When a door closes and bigger one opens later. Have faith
5."If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right.... Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose."
great line, so funny and yet so sad
6."Death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new.
That's the eternal truth and is how nature works
7."Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking..."
we should all heed his advice and I for one should remember it more often
8."Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish"
being lean and hungry is the success of life.... problem is that when you get older, you become bloated, hardened and less flexible and ultimately run out of your usefulness to life.... and it is then one reaches point 6
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 4:31 pm on April 8, 2007
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Now that Adobe has released Photoshop CS3, it's time to purchase an image editing software -cum- library management application. Before I take the plunge I'm looking around to see what the competition is offering. Apple has its own imaging workflow enhancement application, Aperture 1.5, which looks ideal to sort my large collection of photos (3k plus and growing), image adjustments and nifty handling of raw files (non-destructive editing) and metadata. However, I'm hesitating as there seem to be a couple of notable limitations; closed architecture all images stored in single, monolithic library and scalability issues it poses heavy demands on your hardware, very slow performance.
Yes strictly speaking Photoshop & Aperture are orientated to different uses; some say that a more fitting comparison would be Aperture v (Adobe) Lightroom but Aperture's library management facility and thight-knight integration with iPhoto is tempting me.
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Posted on: 4:42 am on April 9, 2007
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any of you guys owns a iPod Shuffle and is security conscious? Fear not, Podolock is your travel mate!
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 4:47 am on April 9, 2007
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In the business world, executives and managers are required to store files, presentation in small portable formats; enter flash memory USB key. We all own one, it's a tool of the trade. Nowadays with ever increasing PP presentation loaded with graphics, large excels files with charts, Outlook.pst data files can easily eat up gigabytes of memory. So I'm constantly looking for the holy grail of portable flash memory, I have a 4GB one and it's full already.
I've come across this little beast Corsair Voyager 16GB, is quite basic in terms of software (doesn't have sync facility of SanDisk drives, the market leader) but it offers acres of spaces in tiny format and looks durable and strong.
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Posted on: 5:16 am on April 9, 2007
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Quote: from Sarge on 7:01 pm on April 9, 2007
I've come across this little beast Corsair Voyager 16GB, is quite basic in terms of software (doesn't have sync facility of SanDisk drives, the market leader) but it offers acres of spaces in tiny format and looks durable and strong.
16 GB? Ah! That's puny.
Didn't Buslink show off a 64GB flash drive last year? Ca. 5k US$ if I remember correctly...
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Posted on: 8:41 am on April 9, 2007
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Quote: from Sarge on 7:01 pm on April 9, 2007
I prefer my portable 2.5 drive - 160 gb in my pocket. A bit larger than a thumb drive, but it fits everything I need on it, and it's faster too.
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Posted on: 10:56 am on April 9, 2007
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Protect your Mac, go Undercover.
Nice write-up in the Bangkok Post.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/040407_Database/04Apr2007_data64.php
Undercover: the case of the stolen Mac
Police team comes close to nabbing a thief, but better processes could help fight crime in future
GRAHAM K. ROGERS
The screen shots showing the Mac in the hands of the felon: Several windows opening and copying music illegaly
Trying to log in to the iTunes shop, Japan
Login screen: one of several attempts to get in
Police Captain Mongkol Puvaphrapachat, front row right, and officers involved in the case.
My own complacency with regard to home security caused the loss of my PowerBook last month, when late one night thieves forced the front door while I was asleep. But the security software I had on the Mac almost paid off.
When I first wrote about the theft in Post Database recently, I did not mention that it was being tracked: I had both the IP number of its location and several screen shots.
I had installed Orbicule's Undercover, but of course I hoped I would never have to use it. The opportunity to test it for real came when my house was burgled and several items were taken, including my 12-inch PowerBook. My emotions in the next weeks ranged from initial disbelief through anger, incredulity, relief and - above all - frustration.
Around the time Orbicule told me the IP address, Captain Mongkol Puvaphrapachat of Thammasala police station and his officers joined the discovery process.
Rightly, ISPs in Thailand will not reveal information about an IP address without the correct documentation. Unfortunately, the time taken to reveal the location was too long.
When Undercover was installed, I had followed the suggestions carefully. While there is always an Administrator account with OS X, I always work in a separate User account. Both have password protection. I also created an account with no password: a "honey trap".
The thief is drawn to that unprotected account. Using parental controls, I limited some functions of the operating system, and set it up so that some programs could not be used. I installed Open Firmware Password, to lock the system: with this the computer cannot be started with external disks.
The way I had the Mac locked up may be inconvenient for many people, though what is more inconvenient than a stolen computer? Like insurance, you hope you never need it, but when you do, you are glad you made the effort.
I notified Orbicule of the theft within a few hours and the database was activated. If my PowerBook was used online, it would send signals and the tracking process would begin. Peter Schols of Orbicule warned me, however, not to get my hopes up early: most connections do not occur for a couple of weeks. That comment was almost a prediction: on day 13, he sent me and the police the IP number.
Subsequently, I saw screenshots that the installation had taken. On the latest Macs with iSight cameras, Undercover also takes pictures of the user, "in the act."
Although there was no information that identified the user, I was able to build a profile:
- He (and I was certain it was "He") had a power supply. The thief forgot that;
- At the time, my accounts were intact, as was data;
- The user could see account names, so knew the machine was illegally acquired, especially as accounts could not be entered;
- He used WiFi, although the signal was weak;
- The PowerBook was restarted several times in a short period. He was attempting to break in.
Whoever was using the PowerBook watched the movie Crank, as well as country style karaoke (I made a note to delete that account), and had imported several megabytes of music and movies. He also contacted the iTunes shop in Japan.
During five days, the computer stayed in the same location with external and internal IP numbers unchanged. This indicated a manual setup, not DHCP, which the Mac has to use in certain situations. He too was probing: trying applications, examining the directories where my folders were still locked. Free space on my hard disk was diminishing.
I was watching a stranger tamper with my carefully maintained computer. Then it stopped.
Information about the location was not available until three weeks had passed. Then there was a burst of activity from the police who, like me, could sense a result and perhaps even the return of the loot.
Sergeant Wanchai Ackrawong visited my home and requested extra information, which I was able to provide. He also asked me to go along as I could positively identify the computer.
On the following Monday, Wanchai and his enthusiastic team of Prateep Sophee, Teerasak Sudtanin and Veerapong Korseay ferried me to an establishment in the Din Daeng area. Sergeant Wanchai had the foresight to bring his English-speaking son, Joe, as a translator.
Initially, Wanchai negotiated with officials to confirm IP details and other information. As it was not possible to conclude the business, we returned the following morning.
Despite cooperation, the computer had probably not been there for several days. Although I was allowed to link to the network and I was able to confirm the settings, there was no trace of my computer. At this stage, I do not expect to see it again.
That Undercover did manage to track the computer is positive. I immediately bought another licence for the replacement MacBookPro. That the police cooperated as much as they could was also a plus. We hear negative reports, but the officers I came into contact with were helpful and keen within the limits of what they were able to do.
A lack of security in the home lost me my computer, but good software (plus cooperation from my local police) almost got it back.
This theft was a minor event when compared with other crime that takes place. It is clear that, while this suburban police station was more used to traditional types of behaviour, computer crime will increase. Officers must be able to deal with this. A three-week wait for an address is unacceptable.
When serious crimes involve computer-use, swift identification of suspects is essential, particularly when considering the mobility of a notebook computer and modern connections.
Better liaison between the relevant agencies, including ISPs, with perhaps even the creation of a specialised (but independent) unit for the purpose, would remove such delays, otherwise the authorities' hands are tied.
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 12:13 pm on April 9, 2007
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Graham Rogers writes some good stuff. Darned shame he wasn't able to get his Powerbook back.  It's also quite amazing to read how zipped up he had it configured. Open Firmware Password sounds pretty ironclad. First time I've ever heard of it.
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 9:15 pm on April 9, 2007
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