Infographic: Olympics: Then vs. Now

Since now is the Olympics games time, why not we look at some Olympics facts:

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Free Stock Image Worth over $5000

There is a problem for blogger or web writer that is picture. If you are posting your own pictures then should be no problem at all. But for most of us, we don't write stuffs about our-self only, we write topic for the benefit of others and pictures would be a big problem. I always go to look for pictures in google, you can use the advanced search to filter out those that need to be pay, and left with free for commercial use. However, usually there are very few quality pictures we can use. There are other free picture website but you still have to filter out those with copy right. It took some times to do it every time you write a post, and that is very troublesome.

I found a collection of 1000+ royalty-free photos. According to the website if each photo worth $5, it would be over $5000 worth of photos, free for everyone!

You can download the sample of the collection in low resolution to see if they are worth it to download all of them in full resolution. I am in progress of downloading the full resolution by the way.

The preview links:
http://www.filefactory.com/file/lwjqrdsynip/n/Carbon_full_preview_exe
http://depositfiles.com/files/twg41wwox

For the full resolution, go to this link for all of them:
http://www.datum-forensics.com/2012/06/free-stock-images/

 
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Caffeine: coffee for PC?

This Caffeine is not Starbucks or instant coffee. This Caffeine is a simple program to keep your PC or laptop awake.
Here are the situations I can think of that this Caffeine could useful:
1. you are using someone else laptop/PC, the sleep time on this laptop/PC could just a few minutes and if you are doing a presentation on it, it will be very annoying if every few minutes you need to shake the mouse to get it up from screen off or sleep mode.
2. you are day-dreaming in office, but you don't want the boss to notice it because the screen will be turn-off.
3. some websites will expire if your screen is off and locked, you want the website thinks you are still on it, even though you are not there.

Caffeine might be useful in these situation.

pic credit: http://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/caffeine/




How it works? Simple, by emulating pressing of F15 key. F15 does not exist on most of the keyboard, therefore it will not change your program or anything, but keep the computer/laptop/PC awake. You can also change the default setting to something else, but you have to do it using switches and launch it via command prompt. You can also make a .bat file with the switches that you want and double click on the .bat file every time you want to keep your PC/laptop awake.

Get your Starbucks for your PC/laptop here:
http://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/caffeine/



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Stickies: replacement for Sticky Note

I believe a lot of Windows 7 (and Windows Vista) users have used Sticky Note gadget at least once. For those that like to use it or depend on it very often, the sad news is the later version of Windows 7 does not include Sticky Note. This happen to me as well. My first Win7 OS does has Sticky Note, and it did save some tree from some forest on this Earth. However when I got my new laptop, it is a more matured Win7, but Sticky Note disappear from the gadgets. Did Microsoft want to destroy more tree? I don't know.

Anyway, I found this freeware, or free apps which more people call it that way on every single software (except OS). This apps is Stickies.

pix credit:http://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/stickies/

Not only this Stickies does the same thing that the Sticky Note does, but better [my comment in square bracket]:
1. Stickies appearance can be customized for fonts, colors. Buttons may be changed, and styles can be saved [reduce boredom]

 pix credit:http://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/stickies/

2. Stickies can store text or images [yea, don't think original Sticky Note can store picture]

3. Stickies can snap to each other and to the sides of the screen to keep them neatly lined up [tidiness?]

4. Stickies can be attached to a web site, document or folder so they only show when it's on screen [I like this feature very much and it make sense!]

5. Stickies can be transferred from one machine to another either over a TCP/IP network connection, or by using an SMTP mail server or MAPI client. [okay, you have to do this for 1001 stick notes? otherwise who would need to do this]

6. Stickies can be hidden for a certain period, until a specified date and time, or to wake every day, week or month, to act as reminders [stick note the can remind me at the right time, nice!]

7. Stickies can have alarms set to ensure you notice them at a point you choose [nice!]

8. Free [yes!!!!!!]

To download Stickies:
http://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/stickies/download.html

To download more skins for Stickies, go to:
http://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/stickies/skins/search.pl

If you prefer portable version, here you go:
http://portableapps.com/apps/office/stickies_portable


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Waste Time Friday

Hey, this is the 4th post of waste time post on this week! I am breaking my own record on this blog. Yippee yeah?

Anyway, enjoy this Batman Theme from Pomplamoose.





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BUG-A-SALT: ultimate fly killing machine

Since I already posted 2 waste time post this week, why not make it three waste time post?

Alright. Here we go, today waste time post is about a fly-killer, named BUG-A-SALT (patent pending somemore!)



Can't wait to get one. Probably will wait for China's replica. :P


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Waste Time Wednesday

Yikes, this is the second waste time post for this week. However this suits the way I advertised the Facebook page of this blog, which is "wasting your time since 2009". :P

Anyway, I found this, and somehow to is very true for me, sometimes.

Do you have the same symptom? :P




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source: http://thedoghousediaries.com/4432

Waste Time Tuesday

Hey boys and girls, waste time Tuesday is back.

Every 3D Movie is the Same - watch more funny videos

What do you think? Same movie?

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Install Jelly Bean Lock Screen without root

If you are stuck with stock ROM and does not wish to root it. Or if your Android will not get Jelly Bean anytime soon. Or the manufacturer just keep on forgetting to update your Android OS for you. For any reason, here is a relief for you, you can enjoy Jelly Bean (Android 4.1) lock screen without need to root or install custom ROM. Any stock ROM would works.

Get Holo Locker (Jelly Bean Lock Screen) from Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobint.locker
For any Android 2.2 and above.


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source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771843

LittleBits - Learning Electronics Easily

LittleBits is a new startup that offers a very interesting but yet simply and easy method to learn electronics. Unlike Squishy Circuit which really get your hand dirty, your hands would be really clean with LittleBits, if you choose so.

See the introduction video:


Founder of LittleBits, Ayah Bdeir presenting at TED:
With Starter Kit priced at US$89, it is consider quite expensive for many countries. That's ~RM280. Wow. Additional components cost from US$8 to US$20 each, this easily cost up to more than 1k Malaysia Ringgit. Sigh. Could you please reduce the price please? More demo of LittleBits: Visit their website for more detail: http://littlebits.cc Like this if you are FB user and you think this post is useful. The button is at top right of content of this post. +1 this post if you are Google+ users and you think this post is useful. Hope you will enjoy this post, subscribe to my RSS or mailing list or follow me on blogger or twitter. :)
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Feel UX: another Android skin?

Android is like the Windows Mobile, you can skin it, change the theme, change the launcher, change the lock screen, you name it. iOS is one of worst, you are pretty much stuck with the default lock screen, theme, unless you jail-break it.

Feel UX is from Sharp (yes, the LCD and refrigerator manufacturer) and Frog (a design firm). It is very different from Sense UI of HTC or Optimus UI of LG or iOS. See the video first.



Would you like to get one? Too bad Feel UX or the Sharp smartphone is for Japan market only. Why Japanese company just want to do it in Japan only, why not aim international?
I hope XDA community will soon have this Feel UX available freely for other Android phone. :)


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source: technologyreview.com

Office 365 Failed

Microsoft is giving out free trial on it's latest Office 365, the cloud based MS Office. While previous version of Office 365 allows only corporate users, this new Office 365 open up to personal users as well.

What Office 365 anyway? Basically you don't need to install hundreds of MB of Office files (if not GB) into you laptop or computer. All you need is to install a very small program from MS and internet connection. Everything you do will be through internet connection, and then the cloud server will store all your works (SKyDrive in this case).



If you already have hotmail or Windows Live account, you can directly sign-in with the user name and password.



Okay, here come installation time. I need to download the setup file which is smaller than 1MB.



Okay, now after the file being downloaded. Double click on it and start the installtion process. So I waited and waited. Somehow nothing happen. Okay, kill it on task manager. Double click the setup file again. Now something show up:


Wait a minute, I am using Windows 7, the original version. Yes, I have validated that through some MS genuine validation tool. Now why you say I am not Windows 7 or above?

Then I go back to download the 64bit version. 32bits was the recommended version, therefore I downloaded it first. But 64bits version also gave me the same result, which is:


I was too lazy to find out the root cause. Therefore this post.

However I am still able to create new MS Office docs or edit them on SkyDrive. The interface I used I supposed is Office 2010, not Office 365.

Come on MS, please give me a break, if you really want to give out free trial, please make sure everyone can install it. Thanks.

Btw, go to below link to try your luck with Office 365:
http://officepreview.microsoft.com


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Travel with Offline Map Apps

How many time you left your smartphone at home when go for travel? Never!

Only just a few years ago, when smartphone is not as good as computer replacement, some people would bring along their laptop when going for travel. But as you know "how light" is the weight of laptop at the time, even with the lightest one. Nowadays the smartphone as good as a computer, except the screen still smaller, but surfing internet, facebook, tweet, watch movie, everything that you need on a computer. In fact, iPhone and Android have more interesting apps than PC and Mac. Of course PC and Mac have more useful software, but for interesting apps, iPhone and Android still the best.

Stay.com is website the provide travel guide for free. Now they even offer their apps what works offline for free! When I went to Tokyo on April this year, I was using TripAdvisor which also offer tips and advise that works offline as well. We need to know that data roaming is very expensive for most of the country. The cheapest data roaming being offered in Malaysia is RM30++ (~US$10) per day!

Right now stay.com covered 117 cities, including cities in Asia such as Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Istanbul. That is much better than TripAdvisor which offers not more than 20 cities if not mistaken. I wish stay.com will cover Osaka, and the cities at central to south of Japan, because that is my next destination. :)

See the video of what stay.com can help to plan your next trip.


Wish you have nice trip. :)

Stay.com link:
http://www.stay.com/

Direct link to stay.com apps on Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stay

Direct link to stay.com apps on Apple Apps Store:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/stay.com/id438740289


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Smartphone Market Share Breakdown (US only)

Who got the biggest slice of cake (market share) in US smartphone market? According to Nielsen, Android OS hold the biggest share market, followed by iPhone. The charts below are based on Q2 of 2012.

Apple is the biggest if we count by company, but when Samsung, HTC, and Motorola and other Android phone maker join forces, iPhone drop to 2nd place, muahahaha.

credit: potketnow.com/nielsen/Asymco

I am surprised that Windows Mobile (WM in the chart) market segment is still bigger than Windows Phone7, plus Symbian, plus Palm/WebOS. Hey, not bad for a very very old mobile OS. I am still using my HTC Touch Elfin, which runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional.

credit: potketnow.com/nielsen/Asymco

So, who is your pick for next smartphone? For me, I am definitely go for Android.


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Resize Windows with Sizer

GUI, ever since Steve Jobs invented Mac OS and Bill Gates make GUI to even greater height, all we know is Windows Windows Windows. Unless you are a full-screen guy (or girl), I am sure you will have various size of each windows. When I write blog, I need to refer to something, I will put them side by side. And after that, even un-snap from the edge of the screen, it don't really go back to original size. And I don't care, because I can resize it with a mouse.

However when I want to test my blog on a specific resolution, it because a headache. Luckily Sizer come to the picture.

credit: http://www.brianapps.net

Sizer come with installation and portable version (Yeah!). The default setting are 640x480, 800x600, and 1024x768, these are the lower end of the screen resolution. But most of the time we need to make sure the website or blog we designing is fit into these resolution, so that even the people that using lowest spec can see read website or blog (netbook, ring a bell?).

credit: http://www.brianapps.net

You can also customized to any Windows size that you want in the setting.

To download, go to this link:
http://www.brianapps.net/sizer/



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Latest Instagram Update (after FB bought over)

You probably already know that Facebook bought over Instagram few months ago. But do you know that how Instagram doing after being bought over? Well, lamebook.com have some idea, here is what they think FB Instagram will roll out new filters.

pix credit: lamebook.com

Personally I don't know why Instagram is so popular and why (some) people like it. It is just a bunch of badly photoshopped photos. Oh wait, that make sense that Facebook bought it over.
:P


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All About Rare Earth Metals [infograph]

On this lazy Sunday, why not read up a infograph on all about rare earth metals and it might give you a clue on why "Stop Lynas", "Stop Lynas" and "Stop Lynas". Cheers!

pix credit: http://dailyinfographic.com


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What a Wonderful World

Hey, today is Public holiday in Penang. For those would like to know more about Penang (not about Penang Uncle today, it is about Penang la), go to this website below:
http://www.tourismpenang.net.my/

No Penang Uncle waste time post today, just a video of "What a Wonderful World" from cdza.


However I still like this original score from Louis Armstrong:


Enjoy your weekend. Enjoy your long weekend for people in Penang! :)


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SSH and SFTP for free [Geek]

Okay, it is not only for geek. If you want to transfer files between servers in different domain, or between your friends or family, in secure way, SFTP is a must. The first "S" on SSH and SFTP means secure.

I used to use putty. Someone told me to try SilverSHielD.

pix credit: http://www.k2sxs.com/silvershield/

I don't care what kind of feature it has, what I want are SSH and SFTP only.

There are Pro and free version (as always), free version only allow 3 simultaneous connections from a single client and not for commercial purpose. If you want use for commercial, you should buy Pro version, which cost US$39.95.

Anyway, SilverSHielD is free forever and k2sxs going to give you free upgrade forever! (or until the company close down or take over by some other company :P)

SFTP in progress:

pix credit: http://www.k2sxs.com/silvershield/

For more detail/download, go to:
http://www.k2sxs.com/silvershield/


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HDC Galaxy S 3 (Clone/Fake Phone)

GizmoChina found a clone Samsung Galaxy S 3 selling on China. The model is HDC Galaxy S 3. The deal is you are getting Galaxy S 3 made by HTC(?). For native Chinese speaking people, D and T sound the same, therefore HDC would sounds like HTC. Alright now this fake phone is a hybrid of Korean and Taiwanese, best of both world? meh.

This is very usual in Chinese. DealExtreme and some other Chinese website were selling  phones and smartphones like Nokla, iFon, and HDC. Nowadays they don't put the brand, they just put the model which sounds like the real deal, like X10i, B79, and 9100. Anyway, Samsung Galaxy S 3 is the next victim.

The exterior looks almost the same with 4.7-inch TFT screen, 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM and a 5-megapixel camera, which cost about US$200 only. Wow.
See video of hands on on the clone Samsung Galaxy S 3 or I should say HDC Galaxy S 3:




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source: EnGadget

Bandizip: just another zip or power house?

Zip zip zip. Sometime if you tell a co-worker to compress a file, he/she would look at you and show you a face of "that the **** you are talking about". However if you say zip it, then everyone know what to do.

WinZip probably the most popular compression software on Windows. But I don't like it. It was because at that time:

• it tried too hard to change the interface to be too fancy
• it doesn't support Chinese or Asian characters
• it doesn't support rar and gz (common zip format in unix/linux)

Even though it already improved, but ever since I switch to 7-Zip, I never look back. Every time I change a new computer or laptop or install a new Windows, one of the first software to install is 7-Zip. 7-Zip don't have any fancy interface, but I don't care, what I care is the features and easy to use.

Recently I found Bandizip. It claimed that it can be better than WinZip and 7-Zip. Here is why (taken from Bandizip website):

	Bandizip	WinZip	WinRAR	7-Zip
Freeware	O	X	X	O
Extracting .z01	O	O	O	X
Extracting .part1.rar	O	O	O	O
Extracting 7zip.001	O	X	X	O
Extracting zip.001	O	O	X	O
Changing Code Page	O	X	X	X
Fast Drag&Drop	O	X	X	X
High Speed Archiving	O	X	X	X
Multi-core Compression	O	O	O	O

pix credit: bandicam.com

There are installation and portable version for Windows (yeah) as well as Mac OS X. And yes, it is free.

Go to Bandizip official website for more detail:
http://www.bandicam.com/bandizip/


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Nexus Q Teardown and Unlock, Root, Install Apps

What is Nexus Q? Google named it "The world's first social streaming media player". Well, it is like the media players that you can get from China, but with Google brand on it, and looks much more cooler than the Chinese designed media players.

First, lets look at the tech specs:

• SIZE
• Diameter: 4.6 inches (116mm)
• WEIGHT
• 2 pounds (923 grams)
• FINISH
• Die-cast, precision machined zinc bottom housing
• Injection-molded, interactive balanced top dome with precision bearing and satin touch coating
• HARDWARE CONTROLS
• Rotating top dome volume control
• Capacitive touch sensor for mute
• LIGHTING
• 32 RGB perimeter LEDs
• 1 RGB LED for mute indicator
• CPU
• OMAP4460 (dual ARM Cortex-A9 CPUs and SGX540 GPU)
• MEMORY
• 1GB LPDDR RAM
• 16GB NAND flash memory
• OS
• Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
• SUPPORTING APPLICATIONS
• Google Play Music
• Google Play Movies and TV
• YouTube
• CONNECTORS AND PORTS
• Micro HDMI (Type D)
• TOSLink Optical audio (S/PDIF)
• 10/100BASE-T Ethernet (RJ45)
• Micro AB USB (for service and support)
• Banana jack speaker outputs
• WIRELESS
• Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n
• Bluetooth
• NFC
• AMPLIFIER
• 25W class D (12.5 watt per channel)
• POWER
• Integrated 35W switching power supply
• World-ready 50/60Hz 85-265V AC input
• Automatic shutdown for audio amp supply when not in use

So here is the teardown:



If you prefer to read it at iFixIt, here is the link:
Nexus Q Teardown


Members of XDA already posted the instruction on how to unlock and root Nexus Q, here is the original thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1748575

How to install Apps on Nexus Q, here is the original thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1749903


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source: iFixIt!

How to Reply to Invitees Who Accepted in Outlook

Few days ago I wanted to send an email to those invitees that accepted my meeting request. The meeting request was scheduled in Outlook and it was being forwarded to other departments. Outlook don't have the feature of just replying to invitees that accepted. The only option is to reply to all, meaning those that never response to the meeting request will also receive your email. Personally I dislike the actions by some people that "reply all" without filtering the recipient.
So how to avoid it?

After some research (google, what else?), I found the best solution.

Before I put down the solution, this is the method that I used.
1. Click "Reply to All" on the meeting request, but do not send the email out yet.
2. Open the meeting again, click on the "Tracking" on the ribbon.
3. Go through the list and remove those names with response are "None" or "Declined" from the email.
Boy, this is very painful even with less than 30 names.

Okay, here is the best solution.



Note: for this to works, you need to enable "Request Responses" for the meeting request. This should be the default setting unless you turn it off for some reason.

1. After you sent out the meeting request, you will getting "Meeting Response" from invitees.
2. Open any of the "Meeting Response" of the same meeting request, copy the list of emails/names that in the "Accepted" row.
3. Start a new email, paste the list into the To or CC box.

That's it. No problem and less hassle.


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source: I wrote this with some research (google!)

Nexus 7 Teardown

Nexus 7 is the first table designed by Google. There are endless of video of Nexus 7 review on YouTube. I found this review video by iFixIt is one of the good one. So watch the video first and then read the teardown.



Teardown:


If you prefer to read it on iFixIt, go to this link:
Nexus 7 Teardown

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Rebranding Microsoft

I wonder how the face of people in branding or marketing department of Microsoft look like when they saw this.

Anyway, Internet is a wonderful place. You have do a lot of things with it, including offering (free?) rebranding service to a multinational company.

Personally I like this idea very much. Time to change Microsoft?

Some of the images:

pix credit: http://www.minimallyminimal.com

pix credit: http://www.minimallyminimal.com

For the full list, go to this link:
http://www.minimallyminimal.com/journal/2012/7/3/the-next-microsoft.html


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source: http://www.minimallyminimal.com/journal/2012/7/3/the-next-microsoft.html

Evolution of Formula 1 Car

Formula 1, it was one of my favourite sport for a few years. Until I found out it is way too time consuming for me. I wonder how I wasted a few hours every few weeks starring at the TV screen, watching a bunch of cars driving down the circuit in one direction only, over and over again for at least 40 or 50 rounds. That did not improved my driving skill at all. It is better to watch WRC, it is more to daily driving, if you are always off-road kind of driver. :P

Anyway, someone created this video about evolution of Formula 1 Car. Starting from 1950 until 2012. The top left is how the steering wheel looks like, just beside to the steering wheel is the number of pistons (or the type of engine: V6, V8, V12, V whatever).



Finish watching? Get back to work now! Today is Friday and pretty sure you have some due dates to meet. :P
Have a nice weekend btw.


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Build Your Own Match Rocket

It is July 4th in US, meaning fireworks time! I remembered it was a fun experience to see so much of fireworks everywhere when I was at California for a few month during a work assignment few years back. Even though I am in Malaysia now, but I read news from US more than from Malaysia. Most of the reader of this blog are from US, follow by Malaysia. :)

This video show you how to build your own rocket with matches. It should cost less than a dolar. And hopefully it is not breaking any local law. Please google your local law before you proceed to buy the stuffs for building the rocket. I know it should be legal to own matches in Malaysia and US. :P


Please be extra careful when you want to try it. I am not responsible if you burn down a house/building/forest because of this video. Do it at your own risk.


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How to Get More Likes on Facebook Page

Yesterday my ex-cubemate suddenly ping me on WLM (Windows Live Messenger). So I start to reply her out of courtesy. After a few rounds of Q&A, she asked me to like her FB page. Actually I have already received email from Facebook that asked me to view or like the page. I know what path she is going through and I have been there. So I start to offer some methods however since she was on smartphone, not computer, so it was very inconvenient to switch between apps. Okay, on a side note, why not consider a better smartphone my friend? :)

I have been going through some difficult paths to get more likes on my Facebook page. I will list out all of them and the good and bad of each of them. Here we go:

1. The very first method that Facebook suggest us to get more likes on our Facebook page is send out notification to friends in our personal Facebook account. 
• $: free
  
• Good: Some of your friends would support you and liked the Facebook page for you
• Bad: Most of the your friends will ignore the notification
• My thought: this is the worst method! Unless you are the marketing director and you ask all of your 100 over people that work for you to like the Facebook page.
2. Email/Skype/MSN/WLM/YM/Whatsapp/etc (whatever communication method) your friends and family, and ask (beg) them to like your Facebook page.
• $: free
• Good: Some nice friends would like your Facebook page. Family members could or could not like your Facebook page.
• Bad: You have to beg and beg with each of them. Time Consuming.
• My thought: Asking favor from other, in return you have to spend more time to response to the favor asked by them.
3. Buy Facebook Page Likes
• Yes, if you google "buy Facebook likes", you will find more than hundreds of website/organization are offering this kind of service.
• $: expensive
• Good: Number of Facebook page Likes increase very fast!
• Bad: again, it is expensive to use this method
• Another Bad: is the Likes are by true users? Will the Like disappear over night after a while (assuming the Likes are from fake users).
• My thought: this is the most expensive method. Why not give out some freebies or organize a lucky draw for those that liked your Facebook page. Majority of the internet users always like some freebies. 
4. Reciprocity
• According to Wiki: Reciprocity in social psychology refers to responding to a positive action with another positive action, rewarding kind actions.
• According to me: I help you, you help me in return. :)
•  $: free
• Good: the Facebook page Likes that you get is real
• Bad: some Liked Facebook page to get points, they will unlike after a while. This method also very time consuming.
• My thought: some of the website that offering this system usually use point system. You pay out points for others to like your Facebook page or visit website or G+ or view YouTube video. You will earn points by liking others Facebook page, visit websites and etc. If you feel frustrated with slow pace, you can always buy points with money, which become similar to 3rd method.
5. Advertisement in Facebook
• Spend some money to expose your Facebook page to targeted audience.
• $: very low investment
• Good: Very easy to target your desired audience, and performance of each ads can be monitor.
• Bad: Need to learn how to write Facebook ads.
• My thought: Very cost effective and the controlability of the ads. We can manage the cost of it as well.

The most important thing with Facebook page is engagement with audience, as well as the content of the page. There will be little Likes if there is no content or no engagement with the Facebook users.

In summary, it is up to you to choose which method that suite you well. Below are some of the links for method no.4:
Add Me Fast http://addm.co/W2U86IM
You Like Hits http://youlikehits.com/?x=160287
Get By Hit http://www.getbyhit.com/ref-209.html

Good luck!

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Waste Time Tuesday: rock-paper-scissors overlord

Hey hey, looks like I have not posted any waste time post on Tuesday before. (If you found it, let me know please, because I have almost 700 posted since Jul 2009). Now here is one, heheh.

Let me introduce you to the overlord of rock-paper-scissors, the machine that will never lose on rock-paper-scissors. I could think of a few circumstances that it will lose:
1. Unplug it's power source :P
2. Block the camera which act as the input of this machine.
3. Play with it from the angle that the camera cannot see you clearly.
4. Show the rock-paper-scissors by very very small movement only.

Okay, enough bull****. The fact: Ishikawa Oku Laboratory of The University of Tokyo create this rock-paper-scissors overload, it uses it's camera to analyze human hand movement and reacts within 1 milisecond. I wonder if it can beat the champion of rock-paper-scissors world championship.

Anyway, here is the waste time video:




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More demo of Leap Motion

I have posted about Leap Motion on this post:
http://outdatedpenanguncle.blogspot.com/2012/05/non-touch-screen-technology.html

Recently someone interview the CTO of Leap Motion and Mr CTO show us even more demo of the Leap Motion. Very amazing, and I would think why not ultrabook and non-ipad tablet jump into this Leap Motion so that they can beat Apple. :)




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Personality Test: Keirsey Temperament Sorter

I were asked to try out Kingdomality personality test few days ago. However I would think the result is not too convincing because the questions was too few and the result can be too generic. Then I remembered I did another type of personality test, it is called Keirsey Temperament Sorter®-II.

Keirsey Temperament Sorter®-II is the most widely used personality test. It has 70 questions and yes it will take a while to complete them, but I think it gives a more accurate answer. Of course this test was being created to help the sales of a few books. Nevertheless the result can be a good source of reference when we want to understand our characteristic.

pix source: http://www.keirsey.com/

To take the test, go to this link:
http://www.keirsey.com/sorter/instruments2.aspx



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