To Plan or Not To Plan

Let’s say you have a great idea, you have read all the Entrepreneurial Proverbs … and you’re ready to jump. Then what next ?
Some one will probably tell you that it is a time for a business plan. And of course, you have no idea on how to start, to prepare and to pitch a [...]

How To - Upgrade Lifetype

Many of you may need to upgrade your Lifetype time to time, therefore I think it may be useful if there is a simple guideline (from a user point of view) to go thru those steps … on top of the detailed wiki article in Lifetype (don’t forget to read it, it is a must). [...]

Bowling - Two Lanes Spare

Oh yes, you read it right … pick up two lanes’ spare with one shot !! I love 10-pin bowling a lot but never know how to do it …

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/442909/awesome_bowler_picks_up_a_ridiculous_two_lane_spare/

How To - Metacafe Video in Lifetype

Since version 1.1.2 (?) of Lifetype, you can embed Youtube and Google videos in the post easily. But there are other good video sites such as Metacafe.com and livevideo.com, so how can we embed those videos into the post? Here is the how to guide, but some background first.
You know, to include a video in [...]

How To - Script.aculo.us Effect.Appear

Since I implemented Prototype and Script.aculo.us for the Lightbox photo album some time ago, I found that I can do more with these libraries - for example a Fade-in / Appear effect for my blog and posts (you can see it, can’t you ?). Now it’s the how to guide:

Provided that you already included the [...]

Entrepreneurial Proverbs

Yes, may be it’s a bit late to cross post this article, but I reckon it’s never too late to have something useful about how a geek can start up a business … especailly in a list of proverbs !!
And my favorite one is:
Jump when you are more excited than afraid — lack of fear [...]

I Know What I Did …

… in the last Year of Pig. Year 2007 is the Year of Pig, according to Chinese’s Lunar Calendar. Then I asked myself what happened in year 1995 (i.e. the last Year of Pig, 12 years apart) ?
Same to the “10 Years On …” post, I retrieved my back up CDs and I found my [...]

A Good Governor vs a Good System

Our city is going to “elect” a new governor / Chief Executive in a month. Once again, after ten years we have such a “system”, the election is to be done behind a closed door - a door to be opened to a group of “election committee members” only.
Somehow we were told it is the [...]

Happy Chinese New Year

Wishes all have a great Year of Pig !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4lERE8rw0E

My Beloved Camera

Annouced three and a half years ago, Olympus E-1 is one of the best SLRs (and DSLRs) ever made. Most of the pictures you can find in this site and the gallery were shot with this great camera. And now its replacement will be announced in early March. Can’t wait …
But how good is the [...]