Travel for bloggers requires a more portable computer companion. I remember the old days when a 3 kg laptop is a normal addition to the list of luggage to carry. After ASUS EEEPC came many similar class small laptops or sub notebooks came out of the market. One of them is HP 2133 Mini-Note which [...]

Weekends are times that I spent with friends playing tennis after which we usually go to dinner together. One Sunday evening we had dinner on a nearby local restaurant known as Jakarrat which is popular for their delicious food and special roasted chicken. I was surprised when the waiter took our order with a pocket [...]

In MSSQL 7.0 manual update of records are sometimes done to initialize data in a table which is normally done in a Query Analyzer window. I’ll take for example a table called StudentHistory which has new field FullName and LastNameFirstName which was added to concatenate values from two other fields FirstName and LastName. Since, the [...]

Communication systems have evolved to use the latest technology available. The old way of placing international calls works the same way through a local telephone carrier via an operator or direct dial service. Mobile phones also allow you to call in the same manner. This type of calls are entailing premium cost. It’s a bit [...]

Oracle’s solution to an array of query, reporting, analysis, alerting, mobile analytics, data integration and management, and desktop integration are all captured as a set of technology dubbed as Oracle Business Intelligence. This helps support decisions of management in financial performance and other business related operations using a data warehouse. If you would like to [...]

One of the lures of Internet technology is the opportunity to work at home or have an online business. The advantages of having a virtual business is the lesser need to have a head office. Thus, there are no over head cost and accounting would be much simpler. In comparison to traditional businesses wherein there [...]

Power failures are the most common cause of hard disk crash. At the office we have all been provided with uninterruptible power supply (UPS) which will supply temporary power for our desktop computers. Thus, our computers will not be affected by power failures. A rainy day have caused sudden power failure and the UPS failed [...]

Vehicles are considered as the source of most carbon emissions that add up to the global warming problem. I have come across an interesting article from a hybrid car blog and have learnt that there are already a number of this cars already running on the road. Toyota Prius Hybrid car is one of those [...]

Water is an important resource. Some people believe that it’s renewable, while others consider it as a fast depleting resource like oil. In our campus the water that we have is regulated by the governments Provincial Water Authority. Sometime we get some water advisory through the residents mailing list regarding the supply of water such [...]

Taking photos is a very rewarding hobby. It brings out the creativity that a person has and on the object that’s being captured on the camera. A digital camera is a great gadget for budding photo enthusiast. One thing is you’ll never waste money on expensive film and development of photos taken. Another thing is [...]