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Unknown File Type

mgthantzin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 06:48:22 +0000

I’ve received a safe file of unknown file type. The only way I could determine its file type is to read file content. I’ve found this tool called TrIDNet. It’s a portable application which relies on file definitions (something like virus definition for anti-virus software) in XML format. A handful of those XML files are also available for download at the same site.

Quite a handy tool for some occasion.

Facebook Friend Request

mgthantzin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 07:00:58 +0000

I made a friend request to a friend. And, I saw this message.

Sorry, this user already has too many friend requests.

Well, I have about 100 friend requests that I need to accept. Main reason for not accepting those requests is ‘I do not know them’. But, I am reluctant to ignore the requests because there is a chance that somewhere, somehow we knew each other, but i forgot.

Now, I’m worried that if a friend of mine made a friend request to me, will they also see above message? Hmm… I need to start ignoring those requests.

Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Data Source Windows Problem

mgthantzin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:43:27 +0000

I haven’t used data source that much as I have been working on web projects for quite some time. Today, I gotta take a look at our previous Windows program and realized that nothing happened when I clicked ‘Show Data Sources’ or ‘Add New Data Source…’ from Data menu. I had to run this once to get it solved.

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /setup

Globalisation

mgthantzin — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 15:09:44 +0000

Globalisation is a self-directed movement guided by principles of democracy, technology and free-market capitalism.

- e-Business: Strategic Thinking and Practice, Brahm Canzer (2006)

Did You Know 4.0

mgthantzin — Sun, 30 May 2010 03:15:03 +0000

This video explains the shift of information on the Internet – with the help of visualisation.

Quotes from Great Debaters

mgthantzin — Sat, 29 May 2010 09:52:18 +0000

I recently watched Great Debaters, starring Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker. It’s a movie about Wiley College debate team in Texas. Some quotes in the movies are really touching.

photo credit: kairin

“We do what we have to do in order to do what we want to do.”

- James Farmer Jr.

“Education is the only way out. The way out of ignorance, the way out of darkness! Into the glorious light.”

- Narrator

“St Augustine said, “”"An unjust law in no law at all.”"” Which means I have a right, even a duty to resist. With violence or civil disobedience. You should pray I choose the latter.”

- James Farmer Jr.

Do watch this movie. I fully recommend this.

Cross-page PostBack (PostBackURL) & OnClientClick

mgthantzin — Mon, 24 May 2010 07:46:54 +0000

If you use cross-page postback and javascript validation together, there is a chance that they can conflict. It is because user-defined validation can breaks the cross-page postback (which uses javascript as well to redirect to next page). Solution can be found here.

Google Prediction API

mgthantzin — Sun, 23 May 2010 04:15:04 +0000

The Prediction API enables access to Google’s machine learning algorithms to analyze your historic data and predict likely future outcomes. Read more

Inside Story: Foxconn

mgthantzin — Thu, 20 May 2010 07:44:46 +0000

Read this inside story about Foxconn’s suicide cases. Who is responsible? Capitalism or Governments without regulations?

Google Font API

mgthantzin — Thu, 20 May 2010 05:48:55 +0000

I love typography. And, I’m quite disappointed with limited availability of beautiful fonts in Windows. (I admit that they introduced many better-looking fonts such as Segoe UI, Calbir and Cambria starting from Vista and Office 2010.) But, I just prefer Mac fonts like Lucida Grande or Helvetica.

And, when it comes to web typography, things could get worse. Only a small limited set of fonts are cross-platform. Thus, people start to talk about webfonts. Google announced this new project called Google Font API. I hope it is helpful while choosing best typography for our projects. Currently, only a few fonts are available yet. But, I believe it will grow bigger.

Google Font API