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Debian CN99 is back!

tw — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:46:22 +0000

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?

tw — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:46:47 +0000

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 file is annoying, and so is Nod32′s usename/password mechanism. Yes, you can find the ‘free’ Kaspersky keys, or subscribe to a daily feed of Nod32′s login information or use a trial time stopper. But why do that when you have AVG free which does a very respectable job in virus-detection? » » »

Changing your MAC address with smac

tw — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:18:38 +0000

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. » » »

NYT: Reading and Comments about the Olympic Torch Relay in Paris

tw — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:38:42 +0000

I read and commented on an article by the New York Times, for the language learning purposes. » » »

The Most Popular Instant Messenger in China

tw — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:01:05 +0000

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. » » »

An Anti-CNN website?

tw — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:31:51 +0000

Some Chinese netizens have launched a site called “anti-cnn.com” to vent their anger toward CNN. » » »