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November 2005 - Posts

Celebrate the New Liturgical Year with Inspiring Music
Wednesday, November 30, 2005 6:20 PM
Last Sunday (Nov 27), the Church celebrated the start of new liturgical year and the season of Advent. What better way to prepare for and understand the season of Advent than with this week's recording For the God Who Sings (pre-recorded audio stream)
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MSDN Connnection - User Groups Community Night
Tuesday, November 29, 2005 10:43 PM
This evening after the Visual Studio 2005 - SQL Server 2005 - BizTalk Server launch event, I continued with the MSDN Connection - Singapore User Group community evening. I had a wonderful time there, catching up on old friends and building new relationships
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Live! Live! Live!
Monday, November 28, 2005 6:09 PM
(Via Bryan Starbuck) How many Windows Live services can you name? Guess what, there are actually 14 of them! Live.com (more information on ideas.live.com) Windows Live Search (A search service that transverse across the web, your desktop, your
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Rising from the ashes - National University of East Timor
Monday, November 28, 2005 5:41 PM
Check out this article "Rising from the ashes" from The Australian Higher Education. It is an account of how the National University of East Timor aims to build up this important institution from scratch and the challenges they face along the way. Sometimes
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29 Nov 2005: VS 2005 - SQL 2005 - BizTalk Server Launch
Monday, November 28, 2005 4:36 PM
That's right! It's now Singapore's turn to launch Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005 and BizTalk Server 2006 to the community.   Nov 29 2005 at Suntec Convention Centre, Ballroom Level 2. Click here for the event's full agenda listings. If you
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Report Function for Blog and Forum Entry
Sunday, November 27, 2005 6:51 PM
There might come a time when spam bots or questionable material/ content are being posted on theSpoke. Currently, without a visable support alias on this site, we need such a feature that will allow us to highlight such content. I have posted such
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Print it as a PDF - A Web Productivity Tip
Sunday, November 27, 2005 11:31 AM
Today, I want to share a personal web productivity tip on how I try to keep up with the avalanche of information around us. Everyday, I come across many useful articles but there are situations when I am just unable to sit down at that moment and read
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Tyson on Evangelism and the Rest of the MS MY Team
Friday, November 25, 2005 10:44 PM
(Via Robert Scoble's Blog - "It’s a small world…" ) Looks like the Channel 9-concept is catching on everywhere and that's GREAT! Loke Uei, a Developer Evangelist has started a new blog BlitProject, where he interviewed various members of the MS Malaysia
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Want to buy a house?
Friday, November 25, 2005 3:57 PM
Iconic Property Available for Sale, must check it out or you will regret it! ... but I'm not sure if you can get anyone to underwrite the house insurance.
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This Evening's Readings Made a Lot of Sense
Thursday, November 24, 2005 9:46 PM
The last phrase from today's gospel reading taken from Luke 21:20-28, struck me and really stayed in me. It renewed my strength and belief for a better future. "... stand erect and raise your heads because your redemption is at hand.” To me, it reads,
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theSpoke Chat with Justin Barsotti
Wednesday, November 23, 2005 9:32 PM
About a month ago, I asked the community how they feel about starting a series of interviews with various members of theSpoke. Your response was an overhelming positive one, thank you! This series now kicks off with Justin Barsotti, the guy who manages
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Strange Order of Radio Buttons
Tuesday, November 22, 2005 11:17 PM
This evening I was filling up the standard Microsoft customer satisfaction survey form but I can't help noticing the strange order of this question. I wonder why? Maybe it was just a casual ommision? What is your take on it?
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A Slice of Singapore Life
Tuesday, November 22, 2005 10:54 PM
Hey, don't say we Singaporeans are a bunch of stiff-lipped no sense of humour robots. Once again, I present to you a fine array of specially selected Singapore-related blog entries all by L'infantile terrible of Singapore (Mr Brown, a local newspaper
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In the line of duty
Monday, November 21, 2005 12:14 AM
I really admire US MAJ Michael Mori's sense of duty in defence for alleged terrorist suspect David Hicks. It is not easy to defend a client like David Hicks especially when all odds are against you. I’m refraining from posting political related articles
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Good Tidings
Saturday, November 19, 2005 10:02 AM
This morning at 6.32am, I received an email from the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs informing me that I have been granted an Australian Permanent Resident visa. What a great way to start the weekend job
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Literary classics become txt msgs
Thursday, November 17, 2005 11:05 PM
Some of English literature's greatest masterpieces have been condensed into a few lines of text message to help students revise for exams. The service condenses classic works such as Bleak House and Pride and Prejudice into a handy aide-memoire. For
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What do I look for in Microsoft hires?
Thursday, November 17, 2005 6:30 PM
(Via Somasegar's "Soma" WebLog) I have often been asked by professionals and students – “What do you look for when you interview a candidate for a job at Microsoft?”  There is abundant information on the internet regarding Microsoft interview
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The Socceroos Did It!
Wednesday, November 16, 2005 11:18 PM
The Australian soccer (*ahem* football) team finally made it to the World Cup after beating Urguary 4-2 on aggregate through penalty shootout. You can certainly bet I'm gonna barrack for the Socceroos during next year's World Cup. Well done Socceroos
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Pre-RTM Visual Studio 2005 Automatic Uninstall Tool
Wednesday, November 16, 2005 10:59 AM
(Via Dan Fernandez's Blog, a C# Product Manager) It's highly recommended that you install the RTM version of Visual Studio 2005 on a clean machine. But...but...we realize a lot of people have installed some pre-release version of Visual Studio 2005,
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Melb Uni to adopt US system
Wednesday, November 16, 2005 9:25 AM
Grad school the way to go? My plan is to go back to grad school after 3 years at work (if God is willing), the undergraduate population is fast becoming the defacto qualification these days. I hope by going to a grad school, I can pursue my other areas
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A Family Day Trip to Farms
Wednesday, November 16, 2005 8:38 AM
A fortnight ago, our family made a trip to two farms in Singapore. One was a bull frogs farm while the other was a goat milking farm. This was my first time visiting a frogs farm. The amount of frogs in one pen can make people feel quite squarmish.
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Using Our Talents
Tuesday, November 15, 2005 5:35 PM
Below was last Sunday's reflection extracted from my Church bulletin on the Sunday's Gospel (The Parable of the Talents, Matthew 25:14-30) readings.--Pietri Bandinelli was an attractive young man. He sang in the Milan Cathedral choir. Leonardo
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User Defined Blog Categories
Monday, November 14, 2005 6:35 PM
Do you classifiy your blog entry into category(ies)? I found an issue with the user defined blog categories. I feel that it was not implemented correctly on theSpoke. I have posted a thread "What are the user defined categories used for?"on the Bugs
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How to secure your wireless network
Monday, November 14, 2005 5:03 PM
Is your wifi network at home or at work secure? Maybe it's time to check out Steve Riley's article "A Guide to Wireless Security" on TechNet Magazine?
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Use Windows Antispyware to Remove Sony-BMG Rootkit
Monday, November 14, 2005 4:37 PM
Are you affected by the Sony-BMG Rootkit? If you are not familiar with that issue and asked what's the Sony rootkit about? Check out the Sony 'rootkit' CDs FAQ complied by News.com For those who are affected by this rootkit, relief is near. The Anti-Malware
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The Special Two - Missy Higgins
Monday, November 14, 2005 7:49 AM
I've hardly been outside my room in days,'cause I don't feel that I deserve the sunshine's rays.The darkness helped until the whiskey wore away,And it's then I realize the conscience never fades.When you're young you have this image of your life:That
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Even Harvard Law School is Blogging!
Sunday, November 13, 2005 4:30 PM
(Via the Scripting News) Way to go! Harvard Law School has just started a blog (currently it seems to be a bit empty) to make their application progress more transparent! Organisations are increasingly using blogs to provide timely and concise communication
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Outsourcing Innovation
Sunday, November 13, 2005 10:28 AM
This morning, I noticed the Siemens (BenQ) M75 looked a lot like the Nokia 6021 (see images below). This prompted me to ask has the outsourcing movement gone too far. Increasingly, mobile phone and other devices (example your household electrical appliances)
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My Suggestions for the Next Update
Thursday, November 10, 2005 11:32 AM
I like to use my time in gym to reflect on things. Last evening I was thinking about the whole theSpoke UX (user experience). For the past few weeks, Eric had been busy implementing and rolling out a series of fixes and improvements. Thanks, Eric. Now
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VB 2005 IDE Features on Channel 9
Wednesday, November 09, 2005 12:04 PM
The day before (Nov 8), I blogged about "Top 10 IDE Features in VB 2005". Right now there is even a Channel 9 video demostration "Jay Schmelzer - Working on the VB Core Team"of these features. Alternatively, you can also download and view it at your
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Robert Scoble on The Gadget Show
Wednesday, November 09, 2005 11:33 AM
Recently I observing and studying the area of corporate blogging and how blogging has change the nature of communication between companies, product teams and their users (customers). One benefit with corporate blogging, is the lowering of communication
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A Poor Piece of Writing from The Australian IT
Tuesday, November 08, 2005 8:28 PM
This is absolutely the worst piece of writing I have ever read in The Australian. Where was The Australian IT Editor when this crap was submitted for publishing? Obviously this writer (and the Sun Business Manager) doesn't know what they are talking about
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A Japanese Garden
Tuesday, November 08, 2005 12:31 PM
Robert BB (Open Source Hippie) lived in Vancouver for about one year after completing his Honours studies. Not too long ago, he sent me this picture and instantly I felt being transported into Japan.  This picture was taken in the Nitobe
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VB 2005 - Top 10 IDE Features
Tuesday, November 08, 2005 11:11 AM
Lisa Feigenbaum, a VB IDE Team PM recently wrote a post on the VB Team "Visual Studio 2005 IDE: Top Ten Feature List (by LisaFeig)". In summary, here are the top 10 reasons with some of my own comments: 1. Edit and Continue2. IntelliSense Code Snippets
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Quote to Start Your Week
Monday, November 07, 2005 2:47 PM
"The more we do, the more we can do." - William Hazlitt (wikipedia)
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Hello Gorgeous
Saturday, November 05, 2005 10:34 PM
Seiko 1, Seiko 2, Casio 1 and Swatch 1 say, “Hello to Tissot 1”. Overview:A classic timepiece that nevertheless stands out from the crowd with its screwed down back and crown and 200m water resistance, the PRC200 is an elegant men’s timepiece with
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Visiting Seattle?
Saturday, November 05, 2005 9:39 PM
If you are visiting Seattle, I would whole heartly recommend "Seattle Survival Guide: The Essential Handbook for Seattle and Eastside Living" (ISBN: 1-57061-339-7) as essential pre-arrival reading.The nice part of this book is that it goes beyond
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The Perceived Value of MS Office
Friday, November 04, 2005 8:10 AM
The background of this post is based on Alfred's post "Good Enough?". Here is my response to it. I have used both Open Office and MS Office. Honestly, I prefer MS Office. But I do want to add that a lot of the features in MS Office are not so discoverable
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My Latest OPML
Thursday, November 03, 2005 11:28 PM
From time to time I like to share with you guys what are the other blogs (other than ones on theSpoke) I read. Here is the link to my latest OPML file. What is an OPML file? Basically it is a list (in XML) of all the syndicated feeds I have subscribed
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See AJAX in ASP.NET Action
Thursday, November 03, 2005 1:29 AM
James Crowley, my recent good travelling mate from UK recently presented on AJAX in ASP.NET 2.0 application during the Developer Day in London. His presentation was taped and now we have the pleasure to view it online here. Ladies and gentlemen, James
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Halloween 2005
Thursday, November 03, 2005 12:09 AM
On Monday, two of my closest primay school friends and I headed down to the annual Halloween Party at Zouk. The Halloween Party at Zouk is certainly not an event to be missed. A lot of people have put in a lot of effort to dress up for the party. There
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Research Matters
Tuesday, November 01, 2005 11:52 PM
As Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 looks ready for launch very soon, key components of these products stem from technology transfers by Microsoft Research. It's quite interesting to see how proof of concepts moves from prototype to actual shipping
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Google Search - I'm Feeling Lucky
Tuesday, November 01, 2005 12:43 PM
Apparently someone managed to hijack Google's ranking. Try this out. Go to Google, type "Failure" and click on the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button. I wonder when will the current Adminstration will tell Google to fix this issue.
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