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February 2006 Archives

Last Day of Feb Feb 28, 2006
The last day of Feb. Here is the status of my life. I am reading "The Search" by John Battelle. Thanks Xiaofeng for sharing the book with me. I have already covered the classic history of Goto.com/Overture. I have another...
Culture Differences - Part II Feb 26, 2006
I went to a church in Pudong with in-laws this Sunday morning. I am not a Christian, but I found the religion service beneficial for me. It helped me to understand the life better, and also on cultural difference. The...
Cultural Differences Between China and America Feb 26, 2006
The comment of mcgjcn mentioned a name R. R. Gesteland. I research the name in Google and found some interesting resources on cultural differences (like this, and this). In all the works, Norihiko Shimizu's paper “Today’s Taboos may be gone...
Diversity, Consistency, and Efficiency - Part II Feb 24, 2006
After the entry Diversity, Consistency, and Efficiency, many readers posted so great comments that I cannot help quoting it. (Quoting in full text is rare on this blog.) Roger Chan commented: Good points in your article above. Some other important...
Google Pages? Feb 23, 2006
Hey! What Google is doing! Check this: jianshuo - jianshuo's Home Page Image in courtesy of Google This page was created with http://pages.google.com/ It is something like..... like .... like Microsoft FrontPage. Credit: Zhang first shared it with IdeaFactoryChina....
Diversity, Consistency, and Efficiency Feb 22, 2006
I have some point-of-views for diversity, consistency, efficiency, and the difference between China and U.S. It is just some random thought, without any systematic thinking... When a company just went IPO (like Google), internationalization is the only way to keep...
ifuleuiycfi - I Really Admire You, Spammers Feb 21, 2006
Recently, the admin tool of this site is very slow. I didn't pay enough attention until it takes about several minutes to load a page in MovableType admin. I found out it was because of the comment spams. The log...
Review of Selected Demo by TechCrunch Feb 18, 2006
Isaac shared a link to ideasfactorychina mail-list: TechCrunch » A Taste of DEMO 2006. I posted back my review of several demos. According to Michale, "70 companies gather at a hotel in Phoenix, Arizona to compete head on for our...
Funny Houses Feb 17, 2006
Hand-drawn by Jian Shuo Wang. Created by Microsoft Paint...
A Blog is All About a Person Feb 17, 2006
What happened to this blog? Why it is shifting away from its propose - a blog about "Events (in Shanghai) that affect my life (and others')"? Why there is an entry as short as this one: Productivity Tips - Small...
Productivity Tips - Small Things in Strategic Way Feb 17, 2006
Microsoft Office Online: Create an effective reference system Small things done consistently in strategic places have major impact....
Business of Zhending Chicken Feb 16, 2006
This noon, we went to our favorite restaurant Zhengding Chicken (振鼎鸡) for lunch. It is famous for its chicken. It is a successful business, just like KFC for fried chicken. Zhending Chicken meets the need of local market precisely, because...
20 Years of Professional Managers in China Feb 15, 2006
The latest issue of Shanghai Managers featured "20 Years of Professional Managers" in Shanghai. The topic is good since the phenomenon of “20 year professional managers” is unique in China, and it involves many people just around us. The people...
Productivity Tips - 5 Wrong Beliefs Feb 15, 2006
I found this tip from Microsoft website very useful for me. 5 Beliefs that Limit Productivity - And How to Overcome Them 1. There's Too Much Information Coming at Me Too Fast 2. I Have to Keep Everything 3. Organization...
Happy Valentine's Day Feb 14, 2006
Found a Piece of Old Video Feb 13, 2006
At night, chatted about my previous years, and I was amazed by how far I have gone through during the last few years. There are many moving moment when I lost my way, when I got excited, and when I...
Tulip Wakes Up in my Garden Feb 12, 2006
When I put the 17 tulip roots into the soil of my garden, and let "Tulip Sleeps in my Garden" on Nov 9, 2005, to be honest, I never really believed that they will come out. I have never plant...
Privacy of Blogging Feb 12, 2006
Yesterday night, we discussed about what to blog and what not to. I found many bloggers treat blog as a private diary and wrote something that they will never tell anybody into the blog. I don't think it is a...
Meetup: MBA or Not, that is a Question Feb 11, 2006
Afternoon, attended another group discussion: Shanghai IT Club. Arrangement Time: 2:00 - 4:00 PM Venue: Old Library, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Topic: MBA 1.0 v.s. MBA 2.0 Participants: Flex Kejin Charles Austin Liangming Huijian Lijun Laohua (host) Yale Run Liu...
Meetup: Future Idea Foundry Feb 11, 2006
I am at the Future Idea Foundry at the Starbucks of Zhong Shan Park Station of Metro Line #2. - Sunny Sunday. - Starting from 10:00 AM. - Futurists gather to share ideas in Shanghai on regular bases. - Participants...
Movable Type via CDMA Feb 10, 2006
Nice talk with Jia and Victor at night. It is late already. I'm now on a Dazhong taxi back home, passing by the Nanpu Bridge. The whole lighting system for the city was turned off already, so it is a...
Waited Long for Yuxin Sichuan Dish Feb 9, 2006
Yu Xin Sichuan Dish 3rd Floor, #333, Zhao Shang Ju Square, North Chengdu Road 成都北路 (at the northwest corner of Weihai 威海路) Reservation: 021-52980438 Many people in my team recommend it as the No. 1 Sichuan restaurant in Shanghai. I...
Why Fudan University Only Accept Cash Feb 8, 2006
Edwin spent 5 days reading this blog to prepare for his/her jouney to Shanghai for short term language program at Fudan University, but still have some questions to ask. Among them, this one is particularly interesting: Fudan says I have...
Google's Removed BMW.de Feb 7, 2006
Max dropped an email to us: Google blacklists BMW.de this morning. Two points I saw in this post and Cutts' blog: 1. They (Google) have webspam team who do the removal MANNUALLY. 2. They think JavaScript redirect and presenting "too"...
Credit Cards Offer Discount at Preferred Stores Feb 6, 2006
I hold credit card from the year of 1999. At that time, Credit Cards are not as popular as today. Most of the cards at that time are debut cards. But I never experienced discount offering as often as today....
The Last Day of Vacation Feb 4, 2006
Feb 4 is the last day of the 7-day long Spring Festival vacation. Tomorrow, all the business will resume. It is nice to have a pause and a lot of thoughts become clearer than before. As a book put it,...
Beijing Winter 2006 Feb 3, 2006
Ice field of the Summer Palace. © Jian Shuo Wang. Winter at the Summer Palace. © Jian Shuo Wang. Winter at the Summer Palace. © Jian Shuo Wang. Trees at the Summer Palace Thanks Che Dong for bringing the USB...
I Need a USB Cable Feb 2, 2006
I remembered to bring my camera (SONY P8) with me during my travel but left the cable connection at home. It is a gray USB cable with a standard USB outlet on the one side and a mini USB on...
Added Commenter Profile Page to MovableType Feb 1, 2006
If you check the site careful enough, you will see a small icon besides the name of the commenter. It is newly added feature - Commenter Profile: The link on the icon will lead you to the profile page of...