tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52107852024-03-07T11:50:13.838+08:00No RootsA Restless MindRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352122299331556088noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5210785.post-52473263340531844872009-05-29T12:56:00.005+08:002009-05-29T13:00:33.959+08:00Budgeting for TeensThese are the resources used in my recent presentation.My Inspiration...Young & Free Alberta: Shoebox BudgetDownloads:Budget Work Sheet (PDF 50k)Presentation (Powerpoint 4.5 Mb)Try This: Youth Budget CalculatorRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352122299331556088noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5210785.post-75595719149414736192008-02-29T16:49:00.001+08:002008-02-29T16:51:11.208+08:00I've Kinda MovedOf late I'm doing more things here: A Restless MindRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352122299331556088noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5210785.post-45839032112555647282008-01-27T17:21:00.000+08:002008-01-27T17:56:29.308+08:00Never Buy a CatThere is no need to buy a cat - ever.If you want a cat, get one from the SPCA. In Singapore you can also go to the Cat Welfare Society or better still, visit Phyllis' place: Paw Pledge. She is housing over 300 cats rescued from around the island. A number of the cats she houses are listed here.If you like cats but don't feel you can give a home to one right now, then do this:1. Visit Paw Pledge Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352122299331556088noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5210785.post-14429348444490281062008-01-17T12:20:00.000+08:002008-01-17T14:13:29.073+08:00Digital Photo Frames Snob WarningI recently picked up a digital photo frame on an impulse. A guy in my office has one that looks pretty good so I grabbed one at the checkout counter of the computer place where I was buying a new external hard drive.I like the concept but the one I got really sucks. It constantly displays a clock in one corner (there is no way to turn this off), the picture quality is low, the shortest view Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352122299331556088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5210785.post-27768056526245508212008-01-17T11:41:00.000+08:002008-01-17T11:44:48.278+08:00Blogger CaptchaIs it me, or has the Blogger captcha for blog posts gone wonky? I have to retry the captcha 2-3 times before it accepts my entry these days. And I know I'm putting the right letters in. I've had friends verify this.It's borked.I wonder if Blogger will notice when the number of people asking to have the captcha removed starts to increase.Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352122299331556088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5210785.post-15893826440206904462008-01-17T11:10:00.000+08:002008-01-17T11:36:22.976+08:00Network Safety and MonitoringThe quest continues. How do you make your machine safe on an open network?Well I actually got an answer from Commander Chris Wagoner over at All Experts:All you really need to have is a good firewall, a good virus software, and one or two malware programs. I use AVG Anti-virus Pro, Spy Bot Search and Destroy (free), AdAware 2007 (free), and Tiny Personal Firewall. And I run them religiously everyRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352122299331556088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5210785.post-81702367819791159322008-01-17T10:41:00.000+08:002008-01-17T10:55:09.526+08:00Hiding Your Computer from PingAs part of my quest to figure out how to run an open home network safely, I've come across this useful tidbit worth passing on:The Sygate Firewall (amongst others) has a vulnerability.My IT put me on to this (this is a funny guy who is Chinese but speaks with a Russian accent because he comes from some far off province on the Russian border).Your computer should be invisible to "pings" (messages Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352122299331556088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5210785.post-59105666338015991502008-01-15T14:10:00.000+08:002008-01-15T14:30:23.766+08:00Bond Stuff: New Issue ShortsFile this post under "sharing expertise few people want."As I'm in a position where I have to train a new recruit to understand the business I'm in, I figured why not post about the most basic topics as there may be others out there who want to now...When a company (aka "Issuer") issues a new bond, typically the bank arranging the deal will sell more bonds than the company issues. For instance ifRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352122299331556088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5210785.post-27975755186501179472008-01-15T13:35:00.000+08:002008-01-15T14:09:06.836+08:00The Heresy of Free AirwavesSecurity guru Bruce Schneier did a piece a while back about how his home network is not locked: Steal this Wifi.The bottom line for him is that his computer should be secure on any open network outside the home so why not open the home network? The man has a point. But of course the obvious question is: how do you secure your computer for an open network?Simply asking the question gets people Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352122299331556088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5210785.post-37237484203157697672008-01-14T00:01:00.000+08:002008-01-14T00:07:42.855+08:00Singapore Credit Card InfoShamelessly stolen from here.POSB Everyday Credit CardSP Services/StarHub - 1%SPC Petrol - 5%Carrefour - 5% - up to 10% (Fri) sometimeWatsons - 3% - up to 6% sometimeKFC Home Delivery - 10%UOB One Card (qtrly period)$30 cash rebate for at least $300 for three consecutive months...$80 cash rebate for at least $800 for three consecutive months...Citibank Divdends CardUp to 5% - Cash in cheque for $Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352122299331556088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5210785.post-33123646827224158222008-01-13T23:58:00.000+08:002008-01-14T00:01:03.601+08:00Take My StuffI've upgraded my high-tech freecycling to a community web app anyone may use:http://stickyrice.dreamhosters.com/It's kinda in the testing phase right now. I don't expect this to be widely used but it is handy for freecyclers who don't like to deal with a lot of mail.Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352122299331556088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5210785.post-49752154802667580132007-12-05T12:17:00.000+08:002007-12-11T08:23:31.535+08:00Great Presentations OnlineThe experts in action: Is There Life After Death by PowerPoint? (4min)Very funny look at major PowerPoint mistakes. A quick one to warm you up. TED Talks: Sir Ken Robinson: Do Schools Kill Creativity? (20 min)There are a lot of fantastic talks at this website but this one is my favorite. His pace and use of humour is brilliant. This is as good as it gets.Steve Jobs: Keynote Address 2006 (1h12Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352122299331556088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5210785.post-51606219663269676072007-12-03T09:29:00.000+08:002007-12-03T10:45:02.847+08:00High-Tech FreecyclingI'm a bit fanatical about not wasting things. "This is perfectly good" is a phrase I have applied to 10 year old shoes with holes in them as well as an ancient MP3 player I can no longer sync to my PC. I cannot bear to throw anything away.But I am happy to sell-away, give-away and recycle.Of late I've been into Freecycling. This a way to give away your used stuff by offering it to people on the Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352122299331556088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5210785.post-75556346685791783822007-12-03T09:13:00.000+08:002007-12-03T09:25:32.393+08:00Messiah by HeartOn Saturday evening we (the SSC) performed Handel's Messiah. This is pretty standard fare for choirs but in this case we did it without scores ie no music... by heart. Oh and by the way if you are late tuning into my life, this isn't some rinky-dink little church choir we're talking about... This is the Symphonic Choir and people were paying to hear us either succeed or fail gloriously.To make a Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352122299331556088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5210785.post-66065331159205883662007-09-23T17:37:00.000+08:002007-09-23T18:10:40.856+08:00Online Travel ResourcesNot tested but worth looking into before my next trip:Travel Videos: http://www.travelistic.com/ Travel Blogs and Planning:http://realtravel.com/http://www.unearthtravel.com/http://www.virtualtourist.com/http://www.travbuddy.com/http://www.mytripbook.com/http://www.everytrail.com/http://www.vcarious.com/http://www.triporama.com/http://www.zopto.com/http://matadortravel.com/http://www.jauntlet.comRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352122299331556088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5210785.post-6305419141014038372007-07-18T13:30:00.000+08:002007-07-18T13:56:15.940+08:00VBA Word Macro: Shorten LinesI created this VBA macro for Microsoft Word so that I could insert paragraph returns at suitable places in a doc in order that each line was no more than 80 characters (so that when I send it to bloomberg it formats properly).I'm sure this could be prettier but then again I don't hack for a living...http://blog.stickyrice.net/wordmacro/Some key words...wdCharacter, If Selection.Text = Chr(13) Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352122299331556088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5210785.post-1170299180934035402007-02-01T11:03:00.000+08:002007-07-04T11:38:29.895+08:00Indo Today Stylesheet BookmarkletTo make you know who's site more readable...plus lets you right-click. WORKS IN FIREFOXDrag or copy this to your favorites: IndoStyleRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352122299331556088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5210785.post-3599744099870686272006-10-30T14:47:00.000+08:002007-11-09T14:50:12.620+08:00Diego Stories: What God HearsAnother Diego story.Margo Reports:On Sunday we were in church and the guy doing the part of the service where the mass reponds was singing off pitch. It was so bad even my tone deaf husband could hear it. So we all started giggling and looking at each other. When I tried to get Diego to join us in our laughter, he smiled at me and said "Yes but it is still music to God's ears."Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352122299331556088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5210785.post-1160629024560910272006-10-12T12:56:00.000+08:002007-07-04T11:39:02.832+08:00Secret 9-Point Formula to Financial SuccessAn article at MarketWatch suggests that the best financial advice you can ever get comes from Dilbert. 'Dilbert' deserves the economics Nobel outlines cartoonist Scott Adam's secret nine-point formula to personal investing as revealed in "Dilbert and the Way of the Weasels.". "Everything else you may want to do with your money is a bad idea."Make a willPay off your credit Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352122299331556088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5210785.post-1160627875104328002006-10-12T12:34:00.000+08:002007-07-04T11:39:16.280+08:00Roundup: Online Digital Photo AlbumsFlickrFree: 20 MB monthly upload limit / 3 photosets Pro account $25/yearNetworking through groupsMost popular photo sharing site on netPowerful user interfaceTablo | FeaturesFree Unlimited storageUnique themes with integration of textCan be used in combination with Flickr for photo displayMy Photo Album | Features Unlimited Free Storage and Albums Voting & Comments Photo and Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352122299331556088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5210785.post-1160563724747955762006-10-11T18:45:00.000+08:002007-07-04T11:39:53.693+08:007 Do's and 7 Don'ts of Office E-mail7 Do's: The BasicsMake sure the subject clearly relates to the purpose of the messageClearly state the action you want the receiver to perform in the first sentenceClearly state when you need a replyBe as brief as possibleProvide the necessary data and/or documentsOnly send the message to relevant recipientsBefore sending, run the spell checker and grammar tool and re-read7 Don'ts: The Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352122299331556088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5210785.post-1160443224667220852006-10-10T09:15:00.000+08:002007-07-04T11:40:08.045+08:00Who else is on the Notorious Markets List?There have been numerous reports that allofmp3.com is at the top of the "Notorious Markets List" - that meaning that the market are notorious, not the list. But who else is on this list? Does it really exist?It does. The list, compiled by the Office of the United States Trade Representative, identifies markets which do not protect Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) thus permitting Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352122299331556088noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5210785.post-1160274313667504622006-10-08T10:24:00.000+08:002007-07-04T11:40:19.354+08:00Ray Anderson on SustainabilityRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352122299331556088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5210785.post-29704957663641605312006-10-01T14:45:00.000+08:002007-11-09T14:51:31.305+08:00Diego Stories: Sunday SchoolAnother Diego story.The boys were asked if they liked Sunday school. Diego, of course, replied in the affirmative. Matteo (8) rolled his eyes and gave a long reply:Church is sooooo boring. Everying is "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus." Take a look around you. Do you see Jesus anywhere? If you think Jesus is going to help you, you are DELUDED. He doesn't even exist. Sheesh!Margo, the boys' mom, has serious Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352122299331556088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5210785.post-32313999818515323022006-09-15T14:41:00.000+08:002007-11-09T14:45:48.599+08:00Diego Stories: Who Did It?Another Diego storyMatteo and Diego got into a religious discussion...Diego: Do you know why Jesus died?Matteo: The village people killed him?Diego: No! He died to save us. For our sins.Matteo: Oh. You mean he committed suicide?Diego: NO! It's your sins that killed him. YOU killed him.Matteo: Hey! I did NOT kill him. How can you accuse me of murder? I didn't murder him. I wasn't even BORN then. IRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352122299331556088noreply@blogger.com0