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May 2003 Archives

Wendy is Flying to Dallas May 31, 2003
Wendy will fly to Dallas, TX tomorrow to attend the Microsoft Tech·Ed 2003. This is her first to go to U.S. Impacted by SARS, some flights were canceled. So it is not easy to go from Shanghai to Dallas. She...
Travel Ban Partly Lifted May 30, 2003
Today, the national travel administration lifted the travel ban within China. It is very good news for travel agencies. Now, travel in provinces not in the WHO's travel advisory list is allowed. After Guangzhou and Hongkong was removed from the...
Aerial Picture of Anyplace in US May 29, 2003
I love technologies, especially those changing people's life. Just as ClearType and MovableType, the TerraServer is always my favoriate when I need to show somethinng amazing to my friends. Using TerraServer, you can see anybody's house like a hawk. It...
Humin Elevated Road Construction May 28, 2003
As shown in the map above, the elevated road at left bottom conner is under construction. It connects Xujiahui and Xinzhuang. Here are some pictures I took for the construction site. Below: Taken at Jiangjiang Park Station. The McDonald's...
Travel Plan to Kanas Lake, Xinjiang May 27, 2003
I love travel. The passion to travel to the most nature places was strengthened during my last visit to Daocheng. Some readers complained that I didn't give the Chinese name for the wonderful place. This is the complete address in...
Daily Life - SARS Related IV May 26, 2003
This is the forth article of a series of article on the daily life in Shanghai. From the changes in MY life, you may get some idea about the real situation in Shanghai. Taxi If you read about my previous...
I Still Know Software - ClearType and SmartTags May 25, 2003
This entry is more technical then before since above all, I am still a technical guy in the IT industry. I cannot help mentioning something about the software, so that you still treat me as a person who knows computer....
Shanghai Hand-Made Map May 24, 2003
Shanghai Map I used MSPaint.exe to draw a brief Shanghai map and marked some places to live. This map may answer questions from my friends like where to rent a house.... The blue line in the map is Huangpu River....
Going Back to Normal Life, Slowly May 23, 2003
Fan and I went to Sichuan Garden in Xujiahui for dinner today. It is a decent restaurant with reasonable price. It is located on the Gongchen Road, just behind the Grant Gateway. Many people there I still remember when we...
Red Restaurant May 22, 2003
Shanghai is a place with great restaurants and great people. I joined Willie to a wonderful restaurant named Red (website) on quiet Anfu road. The road is famous because the Shanghai Drama Center is located there. I visited the center...
My New Camera - Sony DSC-P8 May 21, 2003
My digital camera You know what, finally, I bought Sony DSC-P8 today. I am choosing between Sony P8 and Nikon E4300. Thanks for Christina from Chinese tea and Li Jinyi to give me the suggestions. I feel a little bit...
Starbucks in Shanghai May 20, 2003
SARS is almost over, so I begin to visit coffee shops and meet friends. Tonight, I had a nice talk with Karine in the Starbucks in the Metro City in Xujiahui. I suddenly realize I need to turn my focus...
SARS Almost Goes to an End May 19, 2003
As you can see from my recent weblog entries, I cover less SARS recent than in the month of April. This is also a reflection about how people in this city thinks about SARS - when the temperature taking, the...
Webcam Shanghai Resumes May 18, 2003
Updated: Recent schedule May 19, 2003 From May 19 to May 23, the camera will be offline from 00:00 AM to 7:00 PM (most of the day time). It will probably online from 7:00 PM (or 8:00 PM) to...
My Home Goes Wireless May 17, 2003
I have been dreaming wireless world for a long time. Today, I am so excited to setup a wireless world in my home - the wireless base station and wireless network card. Connecting everything together I bought the Microsoft Wireless...
Caroline is Back to Shanghai May 15, 2003
One of my most active reader, Caroline, recorded her trip back to Shanghai. It is a series of interesting posts. Thanks Caroline for sharing the experience with us. I'd like to quote it here. May 09, 2003 Caroline heard of...
My Temperature Is Monitored May 14, 2003
This morning, when I steped into the Bund Center where I work, the guard stopped me and politely asked me to have my temperature taken. He used the hand-held mini infra red thermometer to point to my head. Just in...
Usability Improvement May 14, 2003
My readers are telling me that the site is simple and easy to use. Here are some samples: Jian Shuo Wang's blog - SARS and life in China, including photos and interesting conversations. Nice simple design too. -- kim gilmour...
Tahiti May 13, 2003
I wrote about my dream travel destination at the begining of April. Now I found another place that is exteremely beautiful, even comparable with my previous Daocheng trip. Its name is Tahiti. Here are some pictures of the wonderful place....
Shanghai SARS: The Next Level of Precaution May 12, 2003
The alarm level of Shanghai is raising to the newest level. Taxi From yesterday (May 11, 2003), all taxi drivers are required to wear masks. I noticed this at the morning. The taxi driver told us that they will be...
Flight to Shanghai: A Journey in the Plague Year IV May 12, 2003
This is the forth, and the last article of Dr. Glenwood Irons' trip to Shanghai. Entry I Entry II Entry III Entry IV (this page) Entry 4, 12 May, 2003 When Daniel Defoe came to the end of his Plague...
Usability Review for SARSWatch.org May 11, 2003
Tim from SARSWatch.org asked me to critique on his site for usability, since I did it for my own site. "Other people's eyes see problem's better than the owner's eyes." said Tim. Well. I am not a usability professional, but...
Flight to Shanghai: A Journey in the Plague Year III May 10, 2003
This is third article of Dr. Glenwood Irons' trip to Shanghai. Entry I Entry II Entry III (this page) Entry IV Entry 3, 10 May, 2003 In A Journey of the Plague Year, Defoe frequently walked about London, keeping up...
Shanghai Quarantine - Mandatory May 9, 2003
Breaking news for those who are planning to travel to Shanghai: All people returning from SARS affected areas will be required to take a two-week mandatory quarantine at home and their body temperature will be taken by inspectors twice every...
Emails and Privacy Policies May 8, 2003
Suggested by Xin, I am going to remove the email address from the comment display page. I added show_email=0 attribute to the <$MTCommentAuthorLink show_email="0"$> tag. The email address of the author will never be displayed. The logic then becomes: if...
6 SARS Cases in Shanghai May 7, 2003
6 SARS cases in Shanghai now. It is an alert. Althought there is only 4 new cases, it is 200% increase in the last few days by simply mathatics calculation. With the new cases, the alarm level of Shanghai increases...
Top Usability Mistakes of Wangjianshuo's Blog May 6, 2003
Since I have plenty of time, I reviewed Jakob Neilson's Top Ten Web-Design Mistake of 2002. I am very interested in usability and even delivered training and speech on usability in some events. I had paid a lot of attention...
Flight to Shanghai: A Journey in the Plague Year II May 5, 2003
This is third article of Dr. Glenwood Irons' trip to Shanghai. Entry I Entry II (this page) Entry III Entry IV Entry 2, 5 May, 2003 In A Journey of the Plague Year, Daniel Defoe was very keen to keep...
Flight to Shanghai: A Journey in the Plague Year May 4, 2003
Editor's note: I am very happy to have invited Dr. Glenwood Irons to write about his journey from Toronto to Shanghai. He arrives in Shanghai today and will stay here for four days. What he sees during his trip and...
Two More SARS Cases in Shanghai May 4, 2003
According to Shanghai Morning Post, two more SARS cases have been confirmed. They are a couple traveling to Shanghai. 42 intimate contacter and 63 indirect contacter have been tracked and related locations have been quarantined....
Send a Post Card to Your Friend Today May 3, 2003
Update Seasonal Greetings December 23, 2003 I have added some great pictures that you can also send your own greeting card to your friend. <End of update > May holiday is a long vacation for me - vacation at home...
With SARS, All We Have is Time May 2, 2003
This moring, when I chat with my friend Willie Liu of CultureXChina.com on MSN Messenger, he quoted: With SARS, All We Have is Time He is absolutely right. Long holiday, no outting May holiday used to be called "Golden Week",...
First Day of May Holiday May 1, 2003
Recently, most of the days are sunny. The spring comes to Shanghai. It is exactly the best time for outing. If there were no such SARS disease, millions of people should have started their travel to various tour destinations. Now,...