Saturday, October 30, 2004

ACK Marketing - soju

Shrine to Spirits: - Chiew and Soju

Chiew and soju

What goes here?

This is a category for traditional Chinese and Korean (and others) grain spirits, chiew, soju, sul etc. Also included are their modern successors. Most East Asian non-whiskey, non-brandy spirits are here. Soju is often classified as a vodka, but it fits in here as well.

A note on names: If the bottle has a romanised name on it, that is usually the name listed here. Other names are either romanised or translated here, whichever seems like a better idea. Accuracy is unfortunately not guaranteed.

Thursday, October 28, 2004

StrutsTestCase for JUnit

StrutsTestCase for JUnit

"StrutsTestCase for JUnit is an extension of the standard JUnit TestCase class that provides facilities for testing code based on the Struts framework. StrutsTestCase provides both a Mock Object approach and a Cactus approach to actually run the Struts ActionServlet, allowing you to test your Struts code with or without a running servlet engine. Because StrutsTestCase uses the ActionServlet controller to test your code, you can test not only the implementation of your Action objects, but also your mappings, form beans, and forwards declarations. And because StrutsTestCase already provides validation methods, it's quick and easy to write unit test cases."

Wednesday, October 27, 2004

mozdev.org - delicious: index

mozdev.org - delicious: index

"del.icio.us is a social bookmarks manager. It allows you to easily add sites you like to your personal collection of links, to categorize those sites with keywords, and to share your collection not only between your own browsers and machines, but also with others."

Monday, October 25, 2004

SprintUsers.com - lg 535 pics!!!!

SprintUsers.com - lg 535 pics!!!!

  • 1.2 Megapixel Camera with Flash, Zoom and adjustable resolution
  • video camcorder to record video clips
  • built in MP3 player
  • mini SD card slot expandable memory
  • high resolution 262K colour TFT screen

Friday, October 22, 2004

The Code Project - Auto-complete Control - JavaScript

The Code Project - Auto-complete Control - JavaScript

Autocomplete textbox like gmail

Russell Beattie Notebook - Bluetooth Crippled in Verizon's New Motorola V710

Russell Beattie Notebook - Bluetooth Crippled in Verizon's New Motorola V710

"So in case you were thinking about all the cool stuff you were going to be able to do via Bluetooth with your spanky new Moto V710 on Verizon's CDMA 2000 1x network, forget about it. It only supports handsfree use. Arguably, one of the main reasons that people have been so excited about this phone is the potential of using Bluetooth on a CDMA phone for the first time, but nope, the phone's been crippled.

First I tried to send the V710 an image I took with my S60 Nokia phone and it refused - even though I could see the phone while browsing Bluetooth devices. It didn't prompt to pair or anything, it just cancelled the transfer. Then Vineet went into the photos section of the Moto and tried to "send via Bluetooth" as you would normally do, but there was no option of that sort. Since my Moto A845 which has an identical UI has that ability, this phone has obviously been made so that only Bluetooth headsets are supported.

Gotta love carrier paranoia, no?

Update: Alright! I was wrong (and happy about it). Charles gave me the heads up - it looks like the V710 does indeed support dial up networking! I just confirmed and though something went wrong (not exactly sure what) the phone definitely connected and dialed. It's still too bad the other profiles aren't supported - sending photos to other phones and my computer is probably the number one use of Bluetooth for me. Syncing as well - I wonder if the phone can be synced? Doesn't look like it."

Tuesday, October 19, 2004

Conair Foot Spa, Surround Spa with 4 Water Jets at sears.com

Conair Foot Spa, Surround Spa with 4 Water Jets at sears.com

Tiny Url Creator extension for Mozilla

Tiny Url Creator extension for Mozilla

"This extension brings the http://tinyurl.com functionality closer to your fingertips. It will convert a long URL into a smaller, more managable one which is easier to share through email and instant messanger. When you access the new 'tiny' URL in your browser it will autmatically send you to the original one."

Windows Process Library

Windows Process Library

"The WinTasks Process Library contains information about all common Windows processes and is continously updated with new information. On this page you can find a subset of the most popular processes listed in WinTasks Process Library. The categories available online are: Security Risks, System Processes, and Applications."

Friday, October 15, 2004

Emaculation.com :: View topic - Windows Networking, It's finally here!

Emaculation.com :: View topic - Windows Networking, It's finally here!

Windows Networking Guide for Pear PC

Windows Networking Guide

PearPC: Mac OS X Emulation Comes To Intel!

PearPC: Mac OS X Emulation Comes To Intel!

" It has literally taken years. Years of broken promises from commercial vendors claiming to have been on the verge of releasing what has proven to be the impossible task of emulating, through software, the PowerPC architecture (Two big offenders are Microcode Solutions’ Fusion PowerPC and Emulators.com’s SoftMac Professional). So what happens when commercial vendors fail? Leave it to the resourceful folks at SourceForge to come up with an open source (and free) PowerPC emulator for both Linux and Windows. What does PearPC do? Here’s some highlights"

gemal.dk - Mozilla - Launchy

gemal.dk - Mozilla - Launchy

"Launchy will enable you to open links and mailto's with external applications. Both browsers, media players, FTP clients and download managers are supported. That's applications like Internet Explorer, Opera, Mozilla, Outlook, BSPlayer, Windows Media Player, GetRight and others. Launchy also features an uninstall option."

Staples® One-Touch™ Stapler with Staple Gun Power

Staples | SKU Level Online Catalog Page

It's the easiest stapler we've ever seen

  • One-Touch™ staple-gun power
  • Drives through up to 20 sheets
  • Revolutionary design
  • Great for easy and tough jobs
  • Opens easily for tacking and pinning
  • Includes 420 standard staples

Overclockers Forums - Solution: Mobile Barton 2500 and 13x multiplier and above

Overclockers Forums - Solution: Mobile Barton 2500 and 13x multiplier and above

"Solution: MOBILE (Only) Barton 2500 and 13x multiplier and above

This is for MOBILE CPU ONLY which are already factory unlocked

This will not help with locked desktop CPU's.

I had this issue on a Biostar Ultra motherboard and I know others have this issue where multipliers above 12.5x are not available.

This has been answered before, but it took some digging to find the information and I thought a summary was in order.

I used the "Socket wire trick" which involves taking a thin thread of copper wire (a single stand from a speaker wire I had), creating a tiny "U" and dropping into the socket hole.

The attached diagram shows the two holes that need to be connected. For me, this was the *only* connection I needed to gain access to the higher multipliers. Note that you will need to remove it if for some reason you need the lower multiplers again."

Google Search:

Google Search:

"kt7a and xp-m 2600 "

|MG| Free Download - Central Brain Identifier 7.3.0.3 Build 1010 Beta 3

|MG| Free Download - Central Brain Identifier 7.3.0.3 Build 1010 Beta 3

"Central Brain Identifier is designed to provide detailed recognition and obtaining the most complete extended information for all AMD processors. It recognizes more than 40 various models of the AMD processors. It shows not only the general information about the processor, but also allows to determine its important technical features, such as processor core, core revision, a nominal processor frequency, the date of announce, an OPN number, the components of the PowerNow! Technology and also calculates an XP-Rating for the processors having a Model Number. This version is the most powerful, because it uses the newest Hi-Tech system driver and has important advances in Athlon64 processor identification."

Thursday, October 14, 2004

sector 7g - PDFCreator

sector 7g - PDFCreator

"PDFCreator is a free tool to create PDFs easily from nearly any application. With the PDFCreator Printer driver you turn any program into a PDF-machine"

Saturday, October 09, 2004

Dr. File Finder's Home Page

Dr. File Finder's Home Page

"Welcome! I'm glad you stopped by my review area. This is where you'll find current reviews of great software products as well as the archive of reviews I've done in the past. Please feel free to browse this site. All of the products reviewed are excellent. I've been reviewing software online for a long time -- over 20 years. And I'm a firm believer that software reviews are beneficial to everyone, both software developers and software users. So, if you're a webmaster looking for valuable content and would like to access these reviews for your site, you are encouraged to do so. Please read the agreement section on the 'How-To' tab along with the notes on displaying the reviews on your site. Software developers who have products that are reviewed can feel free to point to their review page. New reviews are posted every Thursday!"

Thursday, October 07, 2004

"This is a step-by-step account of how to develop a web application from scratch using the Spring Framework. It is divided into a number of parts. You can read them in sequence or skip one if you are already familiar with the concepts covered in it."

"This is a step-by-step account of how to develop a web application from scratch using the Spring Framework. It is divided into a number of parts. You can read them in sequence or skip one if you are already familiar with the concepts covered in it."

java.net: AppFuse: Start Your J2EE Web Apps

java.net: AppFuse: Start Your J2EE Web Apps

" One of the hardest parts about J2EE development is getting started. There is an immense amount of open source tools for web app development. Making a decision on which technologies to use can be tough -- actually beginning to use them can be even more difficult. Once you've decided to use Struts and Hibernate, how do you go about implementing them? If you look on the Hibernate site or the Struts site, you'll probably have a hard time finding any information on integrating the two. What if you want to throw Spring into the mix? As a developer, the best way for me to learn is by viewing sample apps and tutorials that explain how to extend those applications. In order for me to learn (and remember) how to integrate open source technologies such as Hibernate, Spring, Struts, and Ant/XDoclet, I created AppFuse. The beauty of AppFuse is you can actually get started with Hibernate, Spring, and Struts without even knowing much about them. Using test-driven development, AppFuse and its tutorials will show you how to develop a J2EE web application quickly and efficiently."

Wednesday, October 06, 2004

RecipeSecrets.net - Home of America's Most Wanted Recipes

RecipeSecrets.net - Home of America's Most Wanted Recipes

The New York Times > Dining & Wine > Tuna's Red Glare? It Could Be Carbon Monoxide

The New York Times > Dining & Wine > Tuna's Red Glare? It Could Be Carbon Monoxide

BUYERS of fresh tuna, whether at the sushi bar or the supermarket, often look for cherry-red flesh to tell them that the fish is top-quality. But it has become increasingly likely that the fish is bright red because it has been sprayed with carbon monoxide.

The global seafood trade has expanded so much over the last decade that tuna, once a seasonal delicacy, is available year-round. But getting it to consumers while it still looks fresh is difficult. Tuna quickly turns an unappetizing brown (or chocolate, as it is called in the industry), whether it is fresh or conventionally frozen and thawed.

Carbon monoxide, a gas that is also a component of wood smoke, prevents the flesh from discoloring. It can even turn chocolate tuna red, according to some who have seen the process.

People in the seafood industry estimate that 25 million pounds of treated tuna, about 30 percent of total tuna imports, were brought into the United States last year, mostly from processors in Southeast Asia. Retailers in the United States buy it already treated.

The Food and Drug Administration says the process is harmless. But Japan, Canada and the countries of the European Union have banned the practice because of fears that it could be used to mask spoiled fish.

Carbon monoxide preserves only the color of the fish, not its quality. Suppliers and retailers who use the treated fish say the process allows them to sell high-quality, flash-frozen fish that still looks good enough to eat. Jerry Bocchino, an owner of Pescatore, a fish store in Grand Central Market in New York, said that his sales of tuna have tripled since he switched to the treated kind two months ago.

"With fresh tuna, you're always racing the clock to keep the color and keep it from spoiling," Mr. Bocchino said. "And once it turns brown, no one wants to buy it. People love the color of this stuff."

Tim Lauer, a seafood dealer in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, said that most sushi bars and supermarkets there have switched to the product since it was introduced in the late 1990's. "I've lost all my sushi customers for tuna, since I won't sell it," he said.

Just because a slice of tuna is brown, it does not mean it is not fresh. And other factors determine the color, including the fat content, species and cut. The finest fresh bluefin, which sells for up to $40 a pound at Tokyo's wholesale fish markets, is not a deep red but a pale pink because of the fine web of white fat that permeates the red flesh. Top-quality toro is often a brownish red.

But for most consumers around the world, vendors say, lollipop-red flesh signals freshness and quality. Tuna treated with carbon monoxide is bright red when first defrosted, and fades within a couple of days to a watermelon pink. But "you could put it in the trunk of your car for a year, and it wouldn't turn brown," said one sales representative at Anova Foods, a distributor in Atlanta, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The use of carbon monoxide in food is hardly new, as any barbecue or smoked salmon fan should know. (Wood smoke contains carbon monoxide.) But the gas used by many overseas producers, although tasteless, is more concentrated; it can be as much as 100 percent carbon monoxide, said Bill Kowalski, an owner of Hawaii International Seafood.

American processors like Hawaii International and Anova Foods are racing to market their own versions of the technology, using wood smoke that is filtered to remove the elements that make food taste smoky. These processors use lower concentrations of the gas and tag their product with trademarked names like Tasteless Smoke, Clearsmoke and Crystal Fresh.

Opinion about carbon-monoxide-treated tuna is sharply divided, and illustrates the complex issues that consumers have to wade through at the fish market.

To supporters like Mr. Bocchino, Mr. Kowalski and Dr. Steve Otwell, a researcher at the University of Florida, carbon monoxide treatment is an important advance in food safety that accommodates the realities of the marketplace. Instead of fresh tuna that is likely to spoil quickly, they reason, consumers get a high-quality frozen product that can be transported safely, thawed when needed, and keep its fresh look. "The industry scrambles to get fresh tuna to market, but the reality is that by the time a long-line Pacific tuna makes it to an American supermarket, it could be as much as 30 days out of the water," Dr. Otwell said. "That's much more of a health risk than treated tuna, as long as the raw material is good and the treatment is controlled."

Roman Choudhury, the manager of two sushi restaurants in Manhattan, buys treated tuna when he cannot get it fresh, particularly for tuna rolls. "At my price point, it's almost impossible to have a steady supply of fresh tuna," he said. "And people always, always want tekka maki."

Detractors call the process risky and dishonest. "There's no reason to do this other than to deceive the consumer," Mr. Lauer said. "There are natural solutions to the problem of browning."

One is ultra-low-temperature freezing, which keeps tuna at about 80 degrees below zero for months or even years without browning. But maintaining such low temperatures during the long trip from boat to plate is a very expensive proposition.

Caroline Smith DeWaal, food safety director for the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a nutrition advocacy group, said, "Anything that masks the true age of a piece of fish is a public safety risk."

As tuna ages, it becomes more likely to cause scombrotoxin poisoning, which is rarely severe or fatal. It is the most common form of food poisoning from seafood in the United States, the Center said.

The F.D.A. has put carbon-monoxide-treated tuna on its list of substances generally regarded as safe. The agency permits its use to preserve the color of fresh tuna, not to enhance brown tuna, and requires stores to label treated fish. But they often do not.

What does all this mean at the market? Any tuna that is hot pink has probably been treated with carbon monoxide. Tuna that is bright red may be extremely fresh, and therefore very expensive, or may have been treated with the gas.

"Outside of Hawaii bright red tuna that is selling for less than $12 a pound is probably treated," Mr. Lauer said. "On the other hand, there's nothing to stop people from selling treated tuna for $20 a pound if they can get away with it."

Bylo's contribution to improving Canadian literacy

Bylo's contribution to improving Canadian literacy

Amazon and Chapters coupons

Tuesday, October 05, 2004

Windows 2000 Firewall

Windows 2000 Firewall

"Windows 2000 as well as Windows XP Professional both allow the end user to construct a IPSec Firewall without having to rely on canned or 'for purchase' third-party solutions. I myself am amazed when paging through industry journals that spend most of their time painting most Firewall systems as half-baked because those systems only prevent ingress packets and not egress packets. I must admit that after witnessing Windows XP's sorry excuse for Firewalling (this indeed is half-baked), I was heartened to see that Microsoft left the IPSec functionality alone while upgrading Windows. The only sin Microsoft is guilty of in this regard is burying the IPSec system so very deep in the system, where in Windows 2000 it's nearly at the surface. Windows 9x is completely helpless in this regard and Linux uses a different system altogether so this is primarily going to just concentrate on Windows 2000."

ONLamp.com: How to Misuse SQL's FROM Clause

ONLamp.com: How to Misuse SQL's FROM Clause

"It may seem surprising to state it so, but the FROM clause of SQL statements seems to be one of the most often misused parts of SQL queries. Misused? How is that possible? We put into the FROM clause all the tables to join together in a query, don't we?"

Monday, October 04, 2004

Screenhead

Screenhead

"Screenhead is an online review of, um, funny shit. Gross Photoshop humor, idiotic Flash animations, laughable Japanese commercials—updated twelve times a day."

Kotaku

Kotaku

"As if you don't waste enough of your time in a gamer's haze, here's Kotaku: a gamer's guide that goes beyond the press release. Gossip, cheats, criticism, design, nostalgia, prediction. Don't get a life just yet."

Jalopnik

Jalopnik

Jalopnik loves cars. Secret cars, concept cars, flying cars, vintage cars, tricked-out cars, red cars, black cars, blonde cars – sometimes, cars just because of the curve of a hood.

Download UniqueDisplay - WinXP users are able to have individual desktop resolutions - Softpedia

Download UniqueDisplay - WinXP users are able to have individual desktop resolutions - Softpedia

WinXP does a terrific job of saving individual settings like wallpaper, colors, etc. Unfortunately, if you change your monitor resolution, it gets changed for everyone. Not cool. This program takes care of WinXP’s shortcomings, allowing each user to have their own desktop resolution. Works fine with multi-monitors and fast user switching. There is no interface, the program installs to run atomatically at startup.

Sunday, October 03, 2004

Google Search: Green Goddess Dressing

Green Goddess Dressing:

The original Caesar dressing contained no anchovy. The Green Goddess
dressing, however, always contained anchovies.

                     *  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                         Green Goddess Dressing

Recipe By     : Todd English,Food and Wine, 8/01   
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Salad Dressing

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     
     1/2  cup           coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley
   6                    anchovy fillets -- finely chopped
   2                    garlic cloves -- finely chopped
   2      tablespoons   minced tarragon
     1/2  cup           sour cream
     1/2  cup           mayonnaise
   2      tablespoons   fresh lemon juice
                        Salt and freshly ground pepper

In a mini food processor, combine the parsley, anchovies,
garlic and tarragon and process to a fine paste. Blend in
the sour cream, mayonnaise and lemon juice. Scrape the
dressing into a bowl and season with salt and pepper.
Refrigerate until serving time. 

Caesar Dressing with a Mayonnaise Base

Caesar Dressing with a Mayonnaise Base

Food Network Canada: Recipes: Cook Like A Chef: Caesar Dressing

Food Network Canada: Recipes: Cook Like A Chef: Caesar Dressing

Italian Caesar Salad

Italian Caesar Salad

Anchovy-Garlic Dressing

Anchovy-Garlic Dressing

307545 - How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from starting

307545 - How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from starting:

"This article describes how to recover a Windows XP system that does not start because of corruption in the registry. This procedure does not guarantee full recovery of the system to a previous state; however, you should be able to recover data when you use this procedure. "

Plextor > News > PX-TV402U Press Release

Plextor > News > PX-TV402U Press Release

FREMONT, Calif. – September 13, 2004 – Plextor® Corp., a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance digital media equipment, today announced the new ConvertX™ PVR model PX-TV402U with built-in TV tuner. The new PX-TV402U captures and records broadcast, cable, or satellite TV onto a computer hard drive using the DivX®, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, or MPEG-1 formats. Users can watch, pause, and record live TV, or use an integrated electronic programming guide (EPG) to schedule recordings with a single mouse click.