It is difficult for me to write a posting which does not already reflect what my fellow Malaysians feel. My fellow Chinese Malaysians to be exact. There is an immense sense of disappointment to see confusion over the supposedly partisan newspapers disagreeing on the government’s ability to execute projects and the funding allocated as per the budget. One does not need to be an idiot to figure out why Joceline Tan or how the headlines today posed a stance of discontent by certain people on their disappointment with the election budget announced on Friday. I don’t i need to debate on the points in the budget. We already know why it was done the way it is. Of course we just look at what the NST has to say and negate every positive it puts forward.
The state we are in is one of confusion to the Malaysian. Here i am writing this stuck in the middle of city in China which is known as the manufacturing hub of the world and expanding so rapidly I fear for the future of my country’s ability to compete with the juggernaut that i see in this one city. God Bless our country. While we feud on who gets the crumbs of crony contracts in the Iskandar development project ( which would most likely end up vacant in the next 5 years), we have real industries growing and jobs created this very moment here in Dongguan, China. I just came back from site visit at the Huawei Technologies Factory and can’t help but compare the economic benefits the Putrajaya and MSC combined have come up to. I think there more people in that one factory than the whole of Cyberjaya.
Can the 2nd finance minister and fat chick in glasses come over to China to see what we’re dealing with here seriously?
The Britannica Concise Encyclopedia 2006 Handheld Edition, with nearly 25,000 entries that are ideally suited for PDAs, covers key topics that you encounter everyday: Arts, Business, Geography, History, Literature, Medicine, Philosophy, Politics, Science, Sports, and more.
Key Features:
- Full-color Cover Page
- Storage Card Compatibility
- Keyword Search - allows for multiple entry searches
- 2,305 photos, maps and illustrations
- Adjustable font sizes and styles
- ClearType (Pocket PC & Smartphone only) - uses Microsoft’s® ClearType® technology for easier reading
- Cross Reference Links - tap on a link to see related entries without leaving the entry you are viewing
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Trip Boss tracks expenses, logs mileage, plans itinerary, keeps a journal, sets a budget, rates places, converts currencies, and much more.
Features:
- Expenses - multiple currencies
- Mileage and Time - odometer and progress views in miles or km
- Itinerary Storage - export to date book in relative time zone
- Budget
- Trip Distance Planning Calculator - plan your route waypoints
- Journal - Allows for multiple users to enter information.
- Ratings - of lodging, restaurants, places
- Fuel Economy
- Side Trips and custom tracking- billable hours, hiking trails, side trips, customer-specific mileage, regional travel
- Currency Converter - plus expenses automatically converted in expenses summary report by category
- Tip / Split calculator - pops up automatically when entering meal expenses
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A new study released this week indicates that widespread access to communications technologies has led to widely varying uses of Web 2.0-type expressive and social networking activities. The study defines Web 2.0 as people expressing themselves online and participating in the “commons of cyberspace.”In general, the report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project classified about 31 percent of Web 2.0 participants as Elite Tech Users, meaning they often use these kinds of functions. Another 20 percent were classified as Middle-of-the-Road Tech Users, and 49 percent fall into a category called Few Tech Assets.
A full 85 percent of American adults use the Internet or cell phones, according to the new report titled “A Typology of Information and Communication Technology Users.” It sought to categorize users of information and communication technology (ICT) by the number of ICT devices they own, how they use them, and their attitudes about these devices. - Mobile Tech Today
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Color7 iPod/PSP/3GP Video Converter is software for iPod/PSP/3GP file conversion of portable video device such as iPod/PSP/3GP. It can convert almost all video formats to iPod/PSP/3GP or other portable video device, MP4 player or smart phone. It has an unmatchable speed and high quality. And it supports transport your video files to your iPod/PSP/3GP directly.
Features:
- Converting most used formats to 3GP/iPod/PSP – Supports the conversion of popular video and audio formats including rm, rmvb, 3gp, 3gp2, gif, avi, dv, dif, mov, qt, swf, mjpg, mjpeg, mp2, mp3, ogg to iPod/PSP/3GP or other portable video device.
- High-speed Converting – The kernel codes have been optimized. It is more rapid, better stability.
- Easy-to-use Interface – Simple and intuitive interface. It is very easy to convert video and work with Fox iPod/PSP/3GP Video Converter.
- More – Supports batch conversion and has the option to automatically shutdown your computer when the conversion has been completed.
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Z4Music is a music sequencer for MS Windows CE/Windows Mobile/Pocket PC platform. You can create drum loops, or songs (dance/hiphop music, drum solos, ambient, rock, …). You can also use it as a drum-machine or sampler/sequencer in a live playing or instrument (guitar, bass guitar, keyboards) practising.
About Z4Music:
Song is a sequence of patterns, and pattern is a sequence of instrument sounds. Initially, the pattern length is set to 4 beats, with 4 steps per beat (so the pattern length is 16 steps). Song length is limited to 300 bars (i.e. 10 minutes with 4/4, 120 BPM).
At the top of the window, there is a Level-bar, which consists of these parts (from left to right):
- Level browse buttons - used to browse through the song levels, - the whole song playlist, current pattern and current instrument.
- Current object name
Toolbar is under the Level bar, which includes:
- Mode: Pencil (Drawing&Clearing) / Arrow (Selecting&Moving)
- CPU load
- Loudness LED indicators (like on a physical mixer)
- Play/Stop button
- Volume button
- BPM speed button. Note that you can set the BPM accuratelly using the slider up/down arrows.
WASHINGTON — The government is researching whether the best defense against a chemical, biological or radiological attack might one day be right in everyone’s hands — or on their ears.
Homeland Security officials are looking into outfitting cellphones with detectors that would alert emergency responders to radiological isotopes, toxic chemicals and biological agents such as anthrax
The Homeland Security Department says the program, called Cell-All, might work this way: Detectors would be placed in cellphones, most of which are already linked to the Global Positioning System. If a detector recorded a hit, the GPS would transmit the location and time to local emergency responders and Homeland Security’s operations center. - USA Today
AutoFile™ is a vehicle and automotive fuel economy (mileage), trips (business, personal), and service / expense tracking software for Palm OS®, Pocket PC, Windows Mobile handheld PDAs, and Windows PC companion software. You can keep track of multiple vehicles easily and quickly on your handheld or desktop PC. It generates service reminders by date and/or odometer reading. The software also prints reports, generates graphs, imports and exports data. AutoFile™ can generate reports for IRS or tax purposes.
Main Features:
- Track multiple vehicles
- Track fuel records (gas fillups) and fuel economy
- Track trip miles by category, reason, client, destination
- Track services and expenses
- Reminders for future service items
- Save memos of insurance info, accidents, club memberships, etc.
- Supports miles / km and gallons / liters
- PC companion software for your desktop PC (Plus version)
- Print reports and summaries (Plus version)
- Graph fuel economy, miles driven, fuel costs, service costs (Plus version)
- Import / Export data from your existing software or spreadsheet (Plus version)
- Print and save reports (Plus version)
- FREE updates and upgrades within the same version number
- More features
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Yahoo Inc. launched a new Internet search system for cell phone users in Europe and Canada on Thursday, designed to provide locally relevant answers.
The service, which went live in the United States in March, now covers Britain, Spain, Italy, Germany, France and Canada.
The service, dubbed oneSearch, also provides news, images, local weather and financial updates. - Yahoo News
Mobile game publisher Glu Mobile Inc. on Tuesday said it will partner with video game publisher Activision Inc. to develop a “Call of Duty 4″ title for cell phones
Greg Ballard, Glu’s chief executive, said the partnership is a worldwide exclusive, but declined to disclose financial terms.
Activision is the second-largest U.S. publisher of video games for consoles and personal computers. Glu, which had its initial public offering in March, competes with Electronic Arts Inc. and Europe’s Gameloft (GLFT.PA) in the U.S. mobile gaming market - Yahoo News