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  • Update on installing Chinese input on Blackberry

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    Well, I keep referring to my “own”:https://www.tongfamily.com/gadgets/blackberry/chinese_blackberry_and_cingular_blackberry.php page that explains how to install Chinese input on the Blackberry. The two main steps that work for Blackberry 8700 and 8300 Curves is: * “Hong Kong CSL”:https://www.blackberry.com/Downloads/entry.do?code=EEFC9E10EBDC4A2333B42B2DBB8F27B6 is still after two years the easiest way to get the Chinese versions. These are…

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  • Beware! Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D tire failure

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    I got the “Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D”:http://www.dunloptires.com/catalog/winterSport3D.html from “Tirerack.com”:http://tirerack.com a set of snow tires for the MDX. They were big and expensive ($136 each!) and 235/65HR17. I thought I was fine, but when the good guys at “Island Detail”:http://islanddetail.com took them off, they found the tread had separated on…

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  • Dining with company

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    So here is my own list of dining for a great occasion: * Nishino. Omasekase dinner and get the private room too! * “Art of the Table”:http://www.artofthetable.net/reservations.html. This is the latest trend, semiprivate dining. Reservations are impossible and you have to do weeks in advance. Only for thursday, friday and…

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  • Cloud Computing

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    Well, “Igncap”:http://igncap.com is nearly fully in the cloud. Our Exchange server is hosted (thank you “Applix”:http://applix.com) which is the main thing. Our fax service is as well (thank you “Metrohispeed”:http://metrohispeed.com) and is conferencing (thank you “FreeAudioConferencing.com”:http://freeaudioconferencing.com), as it our external website/blog (thank you “WordPress”:http://wordpress.com and “BlueHost”:http://bluehost.com) and intranet/wiki (thank you…

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  • Campaign contributions

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    Amazing what is on the web these days. Because of campaign contribution disclosure laws you can see everyone who is “Opensecrets.org”:http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/search.php?cid=N00009638&name=(all)&employ=&cycle=2008&state=WA&zip=&amt=c&sort=n has a list of all donors.

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  • Best Restaurants by KIRO, 10Best

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    “KIRO”:http://www.kirotv.com/restaurants/2030549/detail.html has a restaurant list. Let’s see how good they are: “Pike Place Market”:http://www.kirotv.com/restaurants/2030543/detail.html * Alibi Room. I have to try it. * Campagne. I actually like Cafe Campagne way better * Chez Shea. Haven’t tried in a long time * Il Bistro. Same need to try * Le Pichet.…

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  • PC Joysticks

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    This genre of games is pretty much dead now. Too bad. After you are done with Call of Duty 4, it is nice to just fly a plane. In the old days, Falcon was something i could play for hours. Now you can’t even really find a review of a…

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  • Bluehost and Wikka wiki Upload limits

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    Well, there are a few limits I can see. First, Wikka Wiki has a 2MB limit, but it also looks like the underlying hosters has a 2MB limit as well. You have to change the “php.ini”:http://www.bluehostforum.com/showthread.php?t=12687 files in the wiki /uploads directory to break this. “Bluehost”:http://helpdesk.bluehost.com/kb/index.php?id=124&mod_id=2&x= explains how to do…

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  • Beyond Combat Flight Simulator

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    So where can you go beyond Microsoft’s old copy of Combat Flight Simulator if you want to fly jets? Well, besides a joystick, you are in the modding and open source communities. People are just maintaining and skinning stuff. Amazingly creative. Starting at “Sim-HQ”:http://www.simhq.com/_air/air.html#reviews you can see a whole series…

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