Tag Archives: Internet
Debian CN99 is back!
The fastest debian mirror site in China has just come back online. The once long standing debian.cn99.com went offline a few months ago without any notice or explanation from its administrators. Many Chinese debianers had been guessing when it would come back or if it ever would.
AVG Free 8.0 and NOD32 3.0, which one uses less resources?
I don’t want to argue which one is better. For me, AVG Free is trustworthy, and it does detect viruses better than another free AV — AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic. For Nod32, well, it is not free, and keeping it in ‘free’ mode for a long period requires a lot of extra work. Kaspersky’s invincible key [...]
Changing your MAC address with smac
How to change your MAC address? It is easy under Linux: just use ifconfig command.
Under Windows, there is a handy tool called SMAC which can spoof the hardware address of your NIC, including that of the wireless card. This useful when you are using Relakks service and want to register again by changing your MAC address. Read more »
Why Sourceforge.net is blocked again?
As of June 25, 2008, sourceforge.net is no longer accessible in the mainland China. I noticed this when I tried to file a bug report to my favorite task management application Task Coach. Then I realized that the headquarters of Open Source Software is blocked again. It took me a while to figure out why [...]
The Top Five Official Chinese Websites
1. Gov.cn This is the official web portal of the Chinese Central Government. It provides comprehensive information about Chinese government, including the state structure, its leadership, and links to the ministries. Non-residents can also find useful information about visa and travel on it.
NYT: Reading and Comments about the Olympic Torch Relay in Paris
I read and commented on an article by the New York Times, for the language learning purposes.
The Most Popular Instant Messenger in China
Although I don’t like QQ and use it only on rare occasions, I have to admit it is the most popular instant messenger program in China. Especially for teens and twenty somethings, this program is a must-have. QQ was known earlier as OICQ. It changed the name into QQ in 2001 because of its copyright [...]
An Anti-CNN website?
Some Chinese netizens have launched a site called “anti-cnn.com” to vent their anger toward CNN. In a CNN report on the turmoil in Tibet dated on March 15, an accompanying picture of the report showed two army trucks on the street in Lhasa. Some Chinese netizens found the original picture from AFP, and condemned CNN [...]