Month: January 2007
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Why AJAX failed
I read this at eWeek.com: Google’s Bosworth: Why Ajax Failed. The mistakes, he said, were misperceptions of the realities of the way people would use the technology. For instance, Bosworth said a cardinal rule of his is KISS, or, in his words, “Keep It Simple and Stupid.” Gestures like tooling, icons, right-click and drag-drop are…
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Gentoo: Is it good for Servers?
I use Gentoo Linux to power this website. I chose it because: I wanted to learn about Linux It has a great package management system I figure I can make the most out of the hardware (dual-P3 600 MHz, 1GB RAM), by compiling my programs with the correct platform I could configure the system the…
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Computer Woes
This past weekend, I ran into some unexpected computer problems with my beloved workstation. It wouldn’t boot. I managed to recover the HDD using Knoppix, a convenient Linux Distro that uses a LiveCD to install (you boot it from a CD-ROM and it runs in memory). What is especially impressive about this system is that…
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Kinners Unite!
Great cake., originally uploaded by Tai Toh. Not only was the cake delicious, its message was spot on. We had a pre-New Years get-together at John and Hsin-May’s house. The cake was wonderful. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since I started at Waterloo. Crazy. -Tai
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Corynn
Corynn, originally uploaded by Tai Toh. I love the look on her face. It’s just so cute. On December 4th, 2006, we welcomed Corynn to the world. Cort and Lynn are proud parents. The morning of New Year’s Eve, Jen and drove to Cort and Lynn’s house with some home-made turkey soup and home-made cookie…