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July 2007 Archives

On the Top of 8 Meters... Jul 31, 2007
Last weekend, I organized the team to attend the outdoor training in Shajiabang, Changshu, Jiangsu Province. On of the interesting practice to challenge one's courage is to jump over a 1.5 meter gap 8 meters above the ground. I jumped....
Yifan in His Two Months Jul 31, 2007
Yifan is in his second months now. Let me post two recent photos of him. I am always so happy to hold him in my arm and look at his naughty face to watch him fall asleep to hear his...
MTSubCategory of MovableType Jul 31, 2007
I have so many articles, so I finally spent some time to create a category page for top level categories, middle categories, and subcategories. You may have noticed the change of the my homepage (look at this screenshot). Screen shot...
Strengthen the Control of Speech Jul 29, 2007
Recently, there are several evidence to prove the government is strengthen the control of speech in China. Here are some of them. New Round of Satellite TV Ban Satellite TV is always forbidden (Satellite Dishes Still Forbidden in China) for...
Write Articles, Not Blog Postings Jul 25, 2007
Jacob Nielson (the usability Guru) wrote a recent article named Write Articles, Not Blog Postings. The article is very well written. To treat every entry on the blog as an standalone article that is valuable even after years is a...
Long Detour by Road Construction Jul 24, 2007
Let me show you a map. Image in courtesy of Google Maps On the map, the red line and the blue line together is the daily route I drive from Xujiahui to the elevated highway (then my home is just...
Controversy Car Plates Jul 24, 2007
When I wrote about the Chinese Car Plate the other day, I suddenly recalled from my memory that China has once opened the restriction on the car plate numbers and allow car owners to choose the car plate numbers by...
I Created a Photo Gallery Jul 22, 2007
I have many photos - more than 10 thousands at least. When I look at these photos on my hard disk, I am thinking: maybe I should share the photos. Since I don't like to take pictures of myself, and...
Met with Stan Jul 20, 2007
Met with Stan in Chatea. Good chat. He helped me to ask the question to myself again: Doe sit make sense to see everything too clearly and enjoy Taoist thinking. Is it so important to clearly predict what is on...
Chinese Car Plate Jul 19, 2007
My reader in Wuxi suggested me to talk about the car plate in China - this is an interesting topic. There is a Chinese character on the plate as the first character, and there are difference colors - blue, yellow,...
Business is Really Business Jul 19, 2007
One month ago, I talked about Back to Technical World. It is very interesting that 5 years ago, when I just about to join Wicresoft to run the ESS business, I wrote an article named: Business is Business. In that...
FAQ of This Site Jul 19, 2007
I added a function to automatically locate the most promising articles for the FAQ or frequently searched terms on this site....
Software for Newly Installed PC Jul 17, 2007
My best practice to maintain a healthy PC is to re-install the operating system and the applications every few month. These are the steps I follow. In case it is helpful for others. Rule 1: Reinstall Operating System every 2-3...
Accident in Shanghai Metro Jul 16, 2007
In the afternoon, just before I left the office, we talked about the accident happened in Shanghai Metro yesterday. I didn't know that until people told me. A young man was stuck in the middle of the Metro door and...
Real Estate Price Keeps Crazy Jul 15, 2007
It is not news that someone predict the drop (serious drop) in real estate price. This oppinion was strong three years ago, and is still strong today. The reality, however, is just on the opposite part. Today, when Wendy and...
How Often Do you See "CPU Exceeded" Error? Jul 14, 2007
Recently, it seems to me that there are more chances for my visitors to see this "Exceeded CPU Quota" error: This is because there are too much traffic on this site, and the bluehost are constraining the CPU usage. I...
Starbucks Finally Closed in the Forbidden City Jul 14, 2007
According to this China Daily article, the controversial Starbucks store in the forbidden city was finally closed. This echos the recent "Chinese sign enforcement" event in Shanghai....
Please Don't Add me on MSN Messenger Jul 14, 2007
I have my email published on my home page - on the right columns, so readers, or friends who lost my email address can contact me. I am open to emails, and welcome your feedbacks. Many people just send me...
Foreign Language Only Signs? Jul 12, 2007
Found an interesting article on Shanghaiist about the recent regulation to add Chinese signs to all stores, shops and restaurants in Xintiandi. Xintiandi is a very unique place, where most of the shops and bars remains the same style as...
Olympics Impact to TV Commericals Jul 11, 2007
Olympics is closer. I didn't feel too much difference yet, but the business men - or to be more exact, the marketing managers - has smelled the opportunity and started to move faster than average people. When I watch TV...
How to Setup Websites Outside China Jul 9, 2007
This seems to be a silly question - "how to setup a website OUTSIDE China?" What to do with China when the website is outside China. This is exactly the right answer. However, many (upt o 10) emails asked me...
What is the Most Sticky Topic? Jul 7, 2007
What is the most sticky topic on this site? Or to put the question the other way, what is the keyword that brings a visitor and the visitor stayed on this site for longest time? Using the data from Google...
Congratulations to York! Jul 6, 2007
This morning, York has his new baby! The whole team is very happy about him, and I, in particular, understand how exciting and sweet it is. Congratulations, York. People call the newly born baby York 2.0, or some calls him...
Getting Wangyifan.com Jul 5, 2007
Yesterday, I registered Wangyifan.com, as a gift for my newly born baby. The domain expired on June 30, 2007, and within seconds, it was registered by SnapNames.com, and finally, I spent 79 USD to get it back. Then I noticed...
The Name of Chinese People Jul 4, 2007
After I wrote about Chinese Characters (which is an interesting topic), let me talk about the name of people in China. Just as the last article, I "intentionally" over-simplify it since 1) how can it be possible to tell the...
China's Social Resources Jul 2, 2007
This morning, I took one morning leave to go to hospital to inject the immune for my son. He is one month old now - exactly one month. Due to Chinese tradition, people often celebrate the date with a ceremony...
Contact Me Jul 1, 2007
Thank you for spending time on my "little blog". I hope you enjoy reading the articles. If you want to contact me, just send me an email at jianshuo at hotmail dot com I check my email daily, and your...