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Create Multi User Profiles in Firefox

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

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Since my wife Chrissie enter into the blog world, now we have total of 3 blogs for all my family members. That is myself here, my wife and my baby.

Since I only have one desktop computer at home (my online earning still not able to buy me one laptop), we got problem to share the same web browser - Firefox. We all know the advantage of Firefox, so do not compromise to use other web browsers.

Especially when we need to leave some account logon such as Flickr, MyBlogLog, and Twitter, so that we could use on the spot when we need it. Its really not practical for us to login and out every time.

Create Multi User Profiles

Create multi user profiles can resolve this problem. So far, as I know Firefox can be set. Not sure if others web browser like IE able to do that? Anyway, we are not going to use IE :)

Actually, its quite simple to create multi user profiles with few easy steps. (more…)

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Poor Man Cheapest Wifi Router

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

wifi hotspotHave you setup a Wifi router at home? I like the freedom of wireless internet connection. Since I already installed broadband at home, I can setup an in house Wifi hotspot too. So that I can online via my iPod touch anywhere in or near to my house. I can online in living room, watch youtube on bed, tweet in garden, read feed in washroom. ;) Any situation you might think of is possible.

The best to implement Wifi hotspot is using a wifi router. But a good brand wifi router might cost nearly $200, which is quite expensive for me to support an iPod touch. Hence, I have setup a so called “poor man wifi router”. It has almost the same feature as normal wifi router!

Setup Poor Man Wifi Router

If you have read through how I transfer files to iPod touch wirelessly, the method is almost the same. You just need a wifi adapter to act as a wifi router. In the setup guide below, I use Gateway computer (such as a PC that connected to Internet, act as wifi router) and Mobile computer (such as iPod touch or laptop) to illustrate. (more…)

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Free Online Survey Tools

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Do you know how your blog performed? Do you know who is your reader? Your reader wanted to read which topic the most? We will never know more about our readers if we never ask. A useful method is using survey.

There are many survey tool out there. As a Google office user, I do not need to look for third party service.

The Benefit of Google Docs Online Live Survey

The visitors can submit the survey form instantly without login to Google. After that, results are automatically added to Google spreadsheet, and you can receive notifications by email when submissions occur. You can even add in Google Docs forms gadget to your iGoogle homepage for live update.

Finally, in your spreadsheet, you can create graphs and charts from the results, and then publish those charts back on your blog. As the responses going on, the published charts will update automatically. Cool isn’t it? This is why we call it “Live Survey”! And of course, it is Free :)

If you do not want to survey via blog or website, you could also survey your friend via email. (more…)

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NASA Send Your Name to Moon

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

NASADo you ever think of plan a trip to moon? You have to pay billions of dollar to make such kind of space trip! ;) Wow, this is ridiculous. But now, we could send our name to the Moon. Free! ;)

Who Send Your Name to the Moon?

According to NASA, this is called Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) “Send Your Name to the Moon” Project.

LRO project (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) is the first mission in NASA’s Vision for Space Exploration, a plan to return to the moon and then to travel to Mars and beyond. It will launch in late 2008 with the objectives to finding safe landing sites, locate potential resources, characterize the radiation environment, and demonstrate new technology.

With this project launch, NASA is collecting names to be send to the Moon. Names will be collected and placed onboard on the LRO spacecraft.

How to Send Your Name to the Moon?

It is easy. Browse to LRO project site, key in your first name and last name. Click on “Add Name” button, that’s it.

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