Sites and Meanderings

Blog and Home Page of Minh T. Nguyen

2005-03-02T14:14:00.000-06:00

... Some interesting observations obout The Viet Kieu Experience when visiting Vietnam from the USA.

Although growing up in a multicultural environment is no piece of cake, I consider myself lucky to have had the opportunity to experience multicultural life first-hand.
I was born on June, 15th 1978 in the former Saigon, Vietnam. When I was one, my family, and I escaped as boat people from the communist Vietnam to Germany. So, I actually grew up in Germany, had German friends and speak German as if it was my native tongue.
I went to the Leibniz Gymnasium (a gymnasium is a kind of high school in Germany) and really had the time of my life with my German friends.
However, I left my high school in Germany in 1995 for a semester abroad. At Buena High School in Ventura, I had the opportunity to go through senior year, including the graduation, the prom and what American high school life is all about. I can only say that I enjoyed most of the time with my experience at this high school. Returning to Germany suddenly did not appear that appealing anymore.
Back in Germany, I finished up my high school years and graduated from Leibniz in June 1997. It was one of most splendid time of my life, but, on the other hand, it was also the saddest time I had. The day I feared for so long came and we all stepped into a new part of our lives." ...................................... Minh T. Nguyen: "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

2005-01-19T14:37:00.000-06:00

TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home: "TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home
Advocating Well-Stocked National Digital Libraries in the United States and Elsewhere"

Saturday, February 28, 2004:
New blog editor offers voice capabilities
An interesting new blog editor called BlogJet, now in beta, offers the ability to include .wav files with posts so visitors can hear bloggers. Apparently either I'm messing up or the voice feature isn't enabled--I can't get the "Listen" link at the bottom of this item to function. Still, the potential is there for Lori Bell, Tom Peters and others working with the blind and the visually impaired. And if the blind/VI folks themselves can master this software, then so much the better.

Listen to Voice attachment

2005-01-07T15:13:00.000-06:00

DancePartner.com
Forgot all about this site. For people looking for dance partners.

2005-01-05T18:13:00.000-06:00

the cluetrain manifesto - foreword:

From The Cluetrain Manifesto:
The End of Business as Usual " "Take a pot of water that’s just above the freezing mark. Now, crank up the heat and wait. Temperature rises. Wait some more. Go all the way to 211 degrees Fahrenheit and nothing looks much different. But then, turn it up one more tiny degree, and wham! The pot becomes a roiling, steamy cauldron."

Testing BlogJet

2005-01-05T16:41:00.000-06:00

I have installed an interesting application - BlogJet. It's a cool Windows client for my blog tool (as well as for other tools). Get your copy here: http://blogjet.com

"Computers are useless. They can only give you answers." -- Pablo Picasso

“What we need is a cpu that can give us only questions.” — Ted Calbazana

2005-01-05T16:35:00.000-06:00

BlogJet Okay this is very very cool. Creates a bLog on the fly in Internet Explorer. only $19.95 There's another guy whose working on an extension to firefox so it will work there too at http://dotavery.com/blog/archive/2004/07/24/1723.aspx

2005-01-05T14:53:00.000-06:00

East by Southeast webZine - Asian Art, Design, Culture and Tradition - No.1 - By my designer friend Jun Alday

2005-01-04T18:13:00.000-06:00

The South-East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami Blog: "The South-East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami Blog " This website serves as a coordination tool for all of the relief efforts involved with the Tsunami in Asia.

2005-01-04T11:04:00.000-06:00

Lotus Notes/Domino: How can I send the user name and password from a web page for acces to a database?

2005-01-04T10:52:00.000-06:00

Lotus Notes/Domino: How can I send the user name and password from a web page for acces to a database?: "send the user name and password from a web page for acces to a database"

2004-12-31T00:36:00.000-06:00

Self-Help Support: "NetCheck is an auto fix diagnostic tool that enables
you to check your PC to automatically resolve
any Linksys adapter installation issues you may be experiencing.
Launch Now
NetSet Assistant is a first-time setup application
that automates the setup and configuration
of your Internet connection and wireless home network.
Launch Now "

2004-12-31T00:33:00.000-06:00

Linksys Wi-Fi router vulnerability discovered | CNET News.com

2004-12-31T00:30:00.000-06:00

802.11b tutorial / help - wireless networking: "Wireless Ethernet Networking with 802.11b, an overview" Looks like interesting stuff

2004-12-31T00:13:00.000-06:00

I had an ugly feeling that my router was being hacked. Here is some info on it.
Hacking Linksys Routers: "Hacking Linksys Routers"

2004-12-29T15:59:00.000-06:00

Is it time for this? It seems a little nutty. Especially noting that it comes out of San Francisco. Which is never boring. Anywayz, here it is:

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| from the ROU-frank-exchange-of-views dept.
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| posted by michael on Sunday December 19, @16:13 (Robotics)
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| http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/19/1913215
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[0]nicholast writes "There's a really smart story in the current
issue of
Legal Affairs Magazine about [1]granting legal recognition to
computers:
when that might happen, why it could happen, and what a discussion
about
it will teach humans about themselves."

Discuss this story at:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=04/12/19/1913215

Links:
0. http://www.nickthompson.com
1.
http://www.legalaffairs.org/issues/January-February-2005/feature_sokis_janfeb05.html

Legal Affairs - Man and the Machines

2004-12-29T15:51:00.000-06:00

| Rosegarden Developers Music Software for Linux
| Interviewed by O'Reilly
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| from the i-am-your-angel-of-music dept.
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| posted by michael on Sunday December 19, @13:57 (Music)
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| http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/19/1748245
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Rosegarden: music software for Linux

2004-12-29T15:48:00.000-06:00

Really Stylish PCs and Peripherals
from the style-matters dept.

| posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday December 19, @11:00 (Hardware)
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| http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/19/1420253
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Really Stylish PCs and Peripherals

2004-12-29T15:45:00.000-06:00

$1 Billion Awarded in Lawsuit Against Spammers
from the collecting-it-may-be-the-hard-part dept.
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| posted by michael on Sunday December 19, @08:06 (Spam)
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| http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/18/2241237
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[0]phoric writes "In what is believed the be the largest federal
judgement in history against spammers, an ISP from eastern Iowa was
awarded a [1]$1 billion dollar judgement against three mass-mailing
companies, which were said to be sending up to 10 million e-mail
messages
per day to the small internet provider."

Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=04/12/18/2241237

Links:
0. http://www.originofstorms.org
1. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1743806,00.asp

Judge Awards $1 Billion in Spam Lawsuit

2004-12-29T15:33:00.000-06:00

Google Suggest Dissected
from the rated-r-for-responsive dept.
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| posted by michael on Saturday December 18, @04:05 (Google)
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| http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/18/0139249
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[0]sammykrupa writes "Google suggest Javascript code [1]dissected and
rewritten for all of you web developers out there. Cool piece of web
reverse-engineering!" Joel Spolsky astutely notes that this will
[2]raise
the bar in terms of how people expect the "internets" to work.

Discuss this story at:
http://developers.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=04/12/18/0139249

Links:
0. http://www.theplaceforitall.com/gmail.htm
1.
http://serversideguy.blogspot.com/2004/12/google-suggest-dissected.html
2. http://joelonsoftware.com/items/2004/12/15.html

Chris Justus - Server Side Guy: Google Suggest Dissected...

2004-12-29T15:18:00.000-06:00

Setting up a High-Tech Language School?
from the effective-use-of-technology-to-enhance dept.
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| posted by Cliff on Friday December 17, @16:35 (Communications)
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| http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/17/1842229
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[0]Bakerybob writes "My wife and I are currently setting up a small
Japanese language school, and I am in charge of all of the technical
aspects, with a small but not tiny budget. What would Slashdot
recommend
as technologies we could use to improve the student experience (and
hopefully to interest more students in the school!)? We have the easy
bases (free Wifi access for students, a stunningly poorly designed
homepage, and a few cheap computers lying around for them to play on
between classes) covered, but I'm sure there are a lot of better
ideas
out there. Has anyone used Moogle? What about online lessons via
webcam?
Give it your best shot, revolutionary thinkers!"

Discuss this story at:
http://ask.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=04/12/17/1842229

Links:
0. mailto:evan@genkijacs.com

Setting up a High-Tech Language School?

2004-12-29T15:15:00.000-06:00

Interchangeable Data Storage Bricks?
from the rated-n-for-not-as-easy-as-they-say dept.
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| posted by michael on Friday December 17, @11:39 (Data Storage)
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| http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/17/1546228
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[0]shokk writes "EWeek is reporting that IBM is working on a concept
called [1]Ice Cube Storage Bricks that uses a conductive ceramic or
mylar
plate to transmit data between bricks across an air gap. Research
center
staff member Robert Gardner says that the idea is 'to walk up to the
system, attach the storage and then walk away.' No mention is made of
what happens when a brick in the middle of the cube needs to be
replaced
and the whole thing needs to be disassembled. To be really effective,
this would need to be teamed up with some sort of a backplane, but
the
tech is new and neat."

Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=04/12/17/1546228

Links:
0. mailto:ernieoporto@y[%20]o.com%20['aho'%20in%20gap]
1.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1743372,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594

IBM Storage 'Bricks' Build Toward Petabyte Level

2004-12-29T15:04:00.000-06:00

The Promise Of Transparent Circuits
from the heads-up-display dept.
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| posted by timothy on Wednesday December 15, @13:00 (Technology)
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| http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/15/1750222
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[0]aaron huslage writes "Research into [1]Transparent Circuits has
apparently come a long way lately. 'In a development that could
accelerate architectural deployment of see-through surfaces with
embedded
circuitry, researchers from the Tokyo Institute of Technology have
greatly improved the processing speed of transparent semiconductors,
according to a report in the Nov. 25 issue of the journal Nature.'
Imagine that your house is your computer!" Or a truly active
windshield
display in the car.

Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=04/12/15/1750222

Links:
0. mailto:huslage@hact.net
1.
http://www.architechmag.com/Articles/detailArchitech.asp?ArticleID=2212

2004-12-29T15:00:00.000-06:00

On Sex and Mathamatics
Mathematics and Sex
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| from the sex-is-so-20th-century dept.
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| posted by timothy on Tuesday December 14, @18:24 (Education)
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| http://books.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/14/2024220
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[0]book_reader (Gary Cornell) writes "Wow, what an intriguing title!
When
I was getting my Ph.D in math, the words 'sex' and 'mathematics' were
not
juxtaposed all that often, and I suspect we would have been more
likely
to expect a book titled 'Mathematics and the (lack of) Sex.' But,
hey,
times change and the author, who is not only a mathematician but also
someone who was voted one of Australia's 50 most beautiful people in
their equivalent of People magazine -- and remember this is the land
of
Nicole Kidman -- has a point. As she says, echoing G.H. Hardy's
famous
comment in '[1]A Mathematician's Apology': 'Mathematics is the study
of
patterns: their discovery, their interconnections and their
implications.' And what is sexual behavior but the most intriguing
pattern of all?" Read on for the rest of Cornell's review.

This story continues at:
http://books.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/14/2024220

Discuss this story at:
http://books.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=04/12/14/2024220

Links:
0. mailto:garyNO@SPAMthecornells.com
1. http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Quotations/Hardy.html

Slashdot | Mathematics and Sex

2004-12-29T14:48:00.000-06:00

The China Syndrome
Good article by Robert X. Cringely about the sale of IBM's PC unit to China
PBS | I, Cringely . Archived Column

2004-12-29T14:37:00.000-06:00

May Kasahara writes "[0]Millimeter has an interesting look at Pixar's
[1]Review Sketch tool, one of this company's latest pieces of
proprietary
software. It's cool in that it allows directors to draw on top of CG
images with a Wacom Cintiq, essentially bringing elements of
traditional
hand-drawn animation into the 3D realm. The article discusses how the
tool came about, how it was used during the production of The
Incredibles, and even includes a discussion of the tool's naming."

Discuss this story at:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=04/12/10/1343217

Links:
0. http://preview.millimeter.com/
1. http://preview.millimeter.com/mag/video_tool_time_pixar/

millimeter

2004-12-29T14:33:00.000-06:00

An interesting website specializing in Flash Licensing for embedded devices. (found in a slashdot article)
Vibren Technologies

2004-12-29T14:29:00.000-06:00

Flash Makes Splash in Gadgets
from the mini-movies-and-more dept.
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| posted by CowboyNeal on Thursday December 09, @20:55 (Handhelds)
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| http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/09/2323242
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An anonymous reader writes "Flash is [0]winding its way into a
growing
number of gadgets and devices, according to an article at
DeviceForge.
Although Macromedia normally requires licensees to sign up for
massive
quantities of licenses before they can build its 'Embedded Macromedia
Flash Player' into devices, the company as authorized NEC subsidiary
[1]Vibren to supply embedded Flash licenses in lower volumes to
makers of
POS (point-of-sales/service) terminals, personal organizers, PC
replacements, small-screen airline entertainment devices, real-time
securities trading terminals, digital signs, and more. Brace yourself
for
some juiced-up electronic billboards!"

Discuss this story at:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=04/12/09/2323242

Links:
0. http://www.deviceforge.com/news/NS8157891987.html
1. http://www.vibren.com/

Yahoo! Mail - tcalbaz@yahoo.com

2004-07-09T14:38:00.000-05:00

ASPNet101.com
A very good resourse for learning all about ASP.NET

2004-07-09T13:46:00.000-05:00

C# Tutorials, VB.NET and, ASP.NET samples

What is this all about ?

"dotnetspider" is an online tutorial and guide for the latest Microsoft technologies, aimed to help new graduates acquire programming skills and learn the best programming practices. We will guide you from the fundamentals of programming to the most advanced microsoft technologies. If you follow our guidelines carefully and sincerely, we are sure by the end of this course you will be one of the 'Most Valued Professionals' in your company.

Fees

This is a completely free training program. But if you like to make a donation, we will not stop you! (that would help us keep this site running and help more and more people.)

Technology

At this point, we provide technical guidance and online tutorials only in Microsoft technologies. Forget the old VC++ and VB. We will teach you the Next Generation technologies - the .NET framewrok, C#, VB.NET, Asp.NET, web services, remoting etc.
When you learn .NET, you can choose one of the .NET languages (C#, VB.NET, Managed C++, VJ++). VB.NET is the most popular language, but we suggest you learn C#, which a very clean and totally new language from Microsoft .NET family.

2004-07-08T18:16:00.000-05:00

free Wifi hotspots locations directory Minnesota: "The Wi-Fi-FreeSpot Directory is a listing of hotspot locations that offer Free Wireless Internet Access. "

Looks like a cool website.

2004-05-08T23:22:00.000-05:00

Stopping at a gravesite on Mothers day I saw this graveside bit of remmeberence. Since my own mother passed away I kind of knew how this family was feeling. Thats kinda why I photographed it. It was kinda cool the way the family honored her. She must have been very much loved. Much as I loved my own mother. Happy mothers day you all!

2004-05-05T11:32:00.000-05:00

RHAPSODY Link This is some damn good blues. I am falling in love again with Blues music thanks to .

2002-05-14T17:55:00.000-05:00

Well its quite a ways after 911. The Taliban is toast. USA and Allies came in and cleaned their clock. Afghanistan has a new Government. And the El Queda have gone into deep hiding. I guess this is what they wanted, their 15 minutes of fame. They got it.

All kinds of juicy details surfacing from under the rocks, like about the royal families in Saudi Arabia actually having something to do with the financing of this garbage. I would not be surprised.

Yes its definitely a new world order. I don't think the USA will be the same again. They have gone ballistic with their security and intelligence gathering operations. Now we have a homeland defense department. Heard the INS is being scrapped and merged into Homeland defense too.

I liked the unity that the Usa expressed amongst themselves for awhile. I guess its foolish to expect it to last forever. Seems the politikos are back to bickering again. But I must say that I was proud of how Bush handled it all....

2001-09-11T11:30:00.000-05:00

A day of Horror.
I start this Blog on the day of the extraordinary terrorist strikes against the world trade center and the pentagon. There appeared to be four hijackings. It's interesting to note that reports came in about the Democratic Palestinian Liberation Front claiming responsibility. However shortly after there were denouncements from Arafat and disavowments from the leaders of the Democratic Palestinian Liberation Front. From whatever happens I see several things happening:

* Whoever caused this act is Toast.
* That it will pull together the American People and for awhile stop the stupid bickering in the US political world.
* That it will put the Middle east back on track for serious peace talks.
* The exact opposite result of the terrorist goals will ensue.

The next several weeks will be very interesting....