Well, remember how I nearly lost all of the information on my website the other week. I also remember having some issues with my hard drive a month or so before that. My hard drive crashed approximately a week ago, what a downer. I haven't made any backups of the information on there, which is very sad. Even worse is that although most of my information can be brought back in … [Read more...] about I really need to learn my lesson, again
Another Typhoon Came and Went
Well, last Thursday Typhoon Talim hit Taiwan pretty hard. There was lots of wind and there was a fair bit of flooding around those places that usually get flooded. Anyways it came and went. It was the fourth Typhoon this year that resulted in a day off work. There haven't been this many typhoons in such a short time for ages I'm told. Life goes on as usual. Where I stay there … [Read more...] about Another Typhoon Came and Went
Back in business
Aaaarrrrgggghhhh!!!!!! I'm sure you all got my mail about my website problems. Anyways, with the help of a very helpful tech guy at my web host, everything is back in order, more or less. Funny thing is that this incident, although very annoying didn't get me fuming, which is great. All my worst fears were not realised. I have also come to be MUCH more protective of my … [Read more...] about Back in business
Skype – internet phone service
Today, I signed up for skype. http://www.skype.com It's really cool. For those who don't know, it's a service that allows you to phone, using your computer, to other people around the world. It's free to phone from computer to computer, but if you want to phone from your computer to a telephone you have to pay. The best part is that it is REALLY CHEAP. My first call, which … [Read more...] about Skype – internet phone service
CamStudio Screen Capture software
This might only be interesting for those slightly more computer nerdy friends of mine. Hail to open source and the GPL. This program is completely free and may be useful to someone. It allows you to "record" what is happening on your screen. You choose some options, click the record button, and then everything from that moment to the time you press stop is recorded as you see … [Read more...] about CamStudio Screen Capture software