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Thin and Light Notebooks…just wait
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Blinklist
Since I’ve been traveling, I’ve been way off of my goal of logging onto 10 Web 2.0 sites a day. Sorry! but here are the latest: !http://www.blinklist.com:8080/Theme/Graphic/Blinklist.gif!:http://blinklist.com/richt This looks like a delicious clone, but it has been getting impressive increase in traffic according to “Alexa”:http://www.alexa.com/data/details/main?q=&url=www.blinklist.com and is now 4000 after just a year. Seems related…
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Paradise Garden
This is right next to the Jinmao and I’d agree, it is a great place for a fancy lunch. The dim sum is very good and they have a very open feeling. By foreign standards it isn’t too expensive and the decor is very, very nice. Pudong Restaurants – Reviews, Photos – VirtualTourist.com Paradise Garden…
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Another Wireless Setup issue
I someday wish that someone would solve this, but fresh on leaving work, I got to spend an evening fixing another network here in China. This time I had a good education in Chinese user interfaces and thanks to “dltool”:http://dltool.sourceforge.net, it was easy to figure out the interface and learn some Chinese words for things…
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Wifi Debugging
Well, the network at Qiming doesn’t seem to work that well, we have a low end all Linksys system with two access points and a LAN router, so how to diagnose it. “Tech-faq.com”:http://www.tech-faq.com/wi-fi-software-tools.shtml has a very good list of tools and at the top is my old favorite “Netstumbler”:http://www.stumbler.net/ this tool only works with Prism…
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Wireless Routers
This category has been pretty stagnent for a year now. The 802.11n standard is not yet out and it won’t get ratified until March 2007. So we are right now at 802.11g with some improvements that are mainly about tweaking TCP/IP and other parameters. There are some nonstandard protocols as well, but these require special…
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Webcam
Cowboy Frank”. Here are his current best products: * “Logitech Quickcam Fusion”: $99 list. His choice for the best overall camera. This uses USB 2.0 and has a 1.3 megapixel imager.* “Logitech Quickcam for NOtebooks Pro. $99 list. His choice for best notebook. It is very compact with just a 640×480 imager, so its stills…
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Eagle Creek 0-50W Transformer
!http://a1472.g.akamaitech.net/f/1472/124/4h/img.ebags.com/is/image/im5/50645_1_1?&op_sharpen=1&qlt=80,1&hei=249&wid=249!:http://www.ebags.com/eagle_creek/0_50_transformer/product_detail/index.cfm?modelid=50645. I wish I had this right now. It is a very small transformer that takes 220 and makes it 110V. Everything I own *except* for my Philips Ultrasonic toothbrush is 120-220V. Philips, get a clue. Otherwise, get this $15 thing. If you buy two from eBags, you even get free shipping. Eagle Creek 0-50…
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Zoom Player
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Chinese Translation Tools
Well since I’m learning Chinese in earnest here are the tools that I use. All are free and publically available and here’s the order: If I see a Chinese word or sentence and don’t know the translation: # “Google Translate”:http://google.com/translate_t. First I use the Google translator to see if I can generally see what it…
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Jin Mao Tower
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City Shop
!>http://www.cityshop.com.cn/img/logo-new-web.gif!:http://www.cityshop.com.cn “City Shop”:http://www.cityshop.com.cn/ This is a super highend grocer in Shanghai. It is super expensive and convenient. The one we visited was right next to the ??? (Binjiangdian) “Riverside Shop”:http://www.cityshop.com.cn/cityditu-binjiang.htm right in the Citigroup Tower . The prices there are really amazing and it is probably best for produce. The signs say that they are…
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Metro Cash & Carry in Shanghai
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Haagen Daaz Riverside Promenade Shanghai
There isn’t a central directory for Haagen Daaz outlets at least that I could find in Shanghai via google:”Haagen Daaz Shanghai” We visited the Haagen Daaz on the Riverside Promenade (???? binjiang da dao) right in front to the Shangri-la Hotel (???????). The view is spectacular there and I have to say that it is…
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Paulaner Braehaus Binjiang
!>http://www.smartshanghai.com/pix/paulanerlogo.gif! There are three “Paulaner”:http://www.smartshanghai.com/venue/236/Paulaner_Braeuhaus_(Binjiang) restaurants in Shanghai alone and they all look like Bavarian beer gardens although maybe a little hotter in the summer đ The one we’ve been to twice is located on the Riverside Promenade in Pudong which is right next to the river and has a great view. They do brew…
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The Kitchen
SmartShanghai.com | The Kitchen Salvatore Cuomo – reviews, pictures, map – 2967 Bin Jiang Da Dao, Shanghai The Kitchen Salvatore Cuomo is a little hard to find since it doesn’t have a Chinese name and no one around there seems to know where it is. If you ask for ?? (chu fan) in Chinese, then…
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Skype and China
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Pairing JX-10
Jabra JX10 Bluetooth Headset Review | Everything Treo o get the Jabra JX10 into pairing mode, there is a tiny button on the back of the headset. Initiating pairing mode on the Jabra JX10 was easy enough. This thing doesn’t work like any other bluetooth headset I’ve had. Normally you hold the ON button to…
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Kensington 120 Watt AC/DC Power Adapter
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Shanghai Sailing and Racing
!>http://www.shanghaibyc.org/images/inline_fleet_wanderer.jpg!: http://shanghaibyc.org “Shanghai Boat and Yacht Club”:http://www.shanghaibyc.org/ had to happen. Some fun things going on and there if finally a sailing club here. It is at Dian Shan Lake and for instance this “Sunday”:http://www.shanghaibyc.org/calendar.php they have a Round the Lake Pursuit They are based at the “Shanghai Water Sports Center”:http://www.shanghaibyc.org/locations.php#swsc. Form March to November the…
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Shanghai Biking
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Beijing Airport Air China Club has Wifi
It’s never clear in China where you’ll get Wifi access, but the Air China Club in the domestic terminal has free Wifi access. They also have about a dozen network taps but about half seem to be broken all the time. Also the “airport”:http://www.bcia.com.cn/en/index.jsp has real time arrival information which is pretty valuable if you…
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Identity Theft
Read a good piece about identity theft. One thing they mention is pulling your credit reports every year which is a pain. “Annualcreditreport.com”:http://annualcredireport.com seems to do this and makes it easy.
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Mobile Blackberry site
!>http://mobile.blackberry.com/mss/content/home/images/screen_home.jpg!:http://mobile.blackberry.com Well, it is almost impossible to discover, but Blackberry has for its latest models running Blackberry OS 4.1 a very cool site that free games, ringtones and other such stuff. It called “mobile.blackberry.com”:http://mobile.blackberry.com and for some reason is buried in the help menu. The best way is to type it into your blackberry browser…
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Smelly Plane
When you fly enough, you’ll see everything, in my case, this was some strange odor on a flight yesterday that caused the plane to return. All the smoke detectors went off over the Olympic Peninsula, so it wasn’t super fun to have to divert. The flight left this morning, so hopefully it will be trouble…
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Being Reasonable
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Google Analytics
!>http://www.google.com/analytics/images/intro_small.jpg!:http://google.com/analytics/ Google Analytics. “Bob”:http://www.bobsplanet.com says that this is without a doubt one of the coolest applications he has ever used. You basically put a tiny piece of javascript onto every page and you can see what the world sees. Google Analytics tells you everything you want to know about how your visitors found you and…
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Canon Rebates
“Matt” reminded me that you have to be pretty smart these days about photography. He sells his photos online and says you have to have a nice portfolio and then can get on stock photo sites. A good dream. Also reminded me that Glasers is a great place to rent and try lenses. Final great…
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Wang on Canon Lenses
Wang just sent me a great set of tips on wide angle lenses and his recommendation. If you recall from Tong Family Blog: Bob on Canon Lenses Bob talked about getting the Sigma 12-24 for wide angle work if you can find a good sample. Or the Canon 16-35L potentially. Wang’s comment is mainly that…
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The 10 Greatest Sports Songs
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