This is a clip of Bill Gates appearance in the Daily Show with Jon Stewart last January 29, 2007. Gates' appearances in this show and the Today Show got a lot of publicity. The Man was actually promoting Windows Vista on mainstream television, not the norm for a guy who has spent a lot of his life talking with geeks.
I just realized why I find Gates much more appealing than Steve Jobs. Jobs seem more like a salesman to me -- someone who would always tell me how great his product is, & why I can't survive without it.
In this clip, however, Gates was his usual nerdy self. And awww, don't you just find nerds so endearing? I wanted to squeeze him real tight.
Great moments:
Jon: What does the F12 button do? Bill: I'd stay away from that if I were you. Jon: Does the F12 do something to someone else's computer?
[insert Gates' cute giggle here]
Jon: 5 million people downloaded it? (the beta version of Windows Vista) Bill: That's right. Jon: In essence, have stolen it?
[insert Gates' cute giggle here]
Jon: Can I have this? (Holding the Vista box) Bill: You bet. Jon: What if I don't know how to use it? Bill: Call me.
[insert Gates' cute giggle here]
Jon: What's your password? Is it Gates? Bill: (laughs) Jon: Do you have pets? Did you ever have a puppy when you were younger? What was the pet's name? Bill: That's not my password Jon: Damn, son of a gun!
[insert Gates' cute giggle here]
Jon: Do you hire people that can outsmart the worm people? Bill: Yah, 14-year-olds.
[insert Gates' cute giggle here]
Our favorite author, J.K. Rowling, has updated her website & announced the release date of Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: July 21, 2007. Gracious. That's this year.
What the hell was she thinking in announcing the release date? Doesn't she know what it did to me?
Once again, this brought up another batch of conspiracy theories. Why July 21? What is so special with that date? A quick check on Wikipedia unearthed a lot of interesting events, births, & holidays. (One thing came close: the anniversary of the London bombings.)
The announcement was done very J.K. Rowling style -- no fireworks, scavenger hunt, online easter eggs, etc. Just a simple news release on jkrowling.com. I guess she figured out the announcement in itself will be too much (it was for me).
The book can now be pre-ordered in Amazon.com. The published price is $18.89 .
Whew. Remember the date, guys! (That's goes for you too, Jim. You swore to love me forever, & give me all my Harry Potter books.)
My yahoo messenger kept on nagging me to download an update, so I did. But I had the presence of mind not to install it. However, it now nags me all the time to install the update. It's getting really annoying. How do I revert back to the old version AND not receive any update notices in the future?
-- Paulo
Yahoo Messenger can be quite a pain, huh? They want to give you their ads, their "Skype-killer" voice call feature, and a gazillion of other Yahoo-related "content-tabs" in an app that you simply minimize on your system tray. I never knew the day would come when I would actually favor Windows Live Messenger over it.
Anyway, for your first question, you can download a previous version of Yahoo Messenger in sites such as OldApps.com and OldVersion.com.
Now for the tricky part: Disabling software update notices.
Uninstall your Yahoo Messenger. Yahoo's uninstall doesn't usually touch your profiles (where your archived messages are stored), but back it up just the same. Your profiles are typically located at C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\Profiles
Make sure that you are not connected to the internet when you install Yahoo Messenger. If you're dialup, just don't dial in to your ISP.
If you're on a network, you need to disconnect yourself from your network. You can do this by simply unplugging your network cable. You can also do this by going to Start > Settings > Network Connections. Under LAN, right click your network connection, and select disable.
Install Yahoo Messenger (the old version)
Go to the directory where you installed it (typically at C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger).
Look for a file called yupdater.exe, & rename it (any new filename will do).
Connect to your internet (undo the actions you did in step #1).
Yes, I do get your emails -- questions about Search Engine Optimization (SEO), asking for advice, tips, etc. Some have heard of the work I did, while some simply analyzed my rankings in Google.
However, because of the sudden brouhaha on SEO, I'm a little uncomfortable talking about it in detail. "SEO Consultants" have sprouted out of nowhere, giving two-hour talks on things they learned from books & other SEO online references, have optimized less than 5 websites, & charging my clients an arm & a leg for their "expertise."
They talk about key phrases as if it should be the sole content of your website. I have met 3 consultants who even lectured me about the importance of, egad, meta tags & doorways.
Yes. My hesitance is due to my fear that jumping in the SEO hubbub might even further overshadow the value of content.
"Content is king." These are the words I have been hearing since 1997 when I put up my first website. I scoffed at it & simply regarded it as just another buzzword. It took me quite a few years to take these words to heart.
As the years went by, I got more & more involved with websites -- hundreds of them -- either as a developer, a Project Manager, a writer, a consultant, a designer, or an owner. I started to see how content have magically gave these websites the rankings & the visitors. Heck, a lot of our website even got the top rank in Google without consciously applying a single SEO technique.
Try it: For the time being, forget about your technorati tags, blog pings, invisible key phrases, doorways, Google bombs, & submitting to link directories. And yes, even forget about your search engine friendly URLs. For a couple of months, just concentrate on giving the best quality content for your target market.
Notice how your key phrases' position & density come out naturally. Notice how this, even more than hundreds of tips combined, can give you that rank that you have never even dreamed of grabbing.
I'm not saying that optimization doesn't help, because it does. But how do you expect to put in the finishings in a house without the structure? You need to go back to the basics & build the foundation of your website. Only then could you discover what optimization your site really needs. And only then could you realize the true potential of your page rank.
Content is king. After all, even the most poorly written buzzwords can carry a lot of sense.
The expanded value added tax increased the vat rate from 10% to 12%. When computing for your input VAT, the net amount is now divided by 1.12, instead of 1.10.
The formula for getting the gross amount is derived below:
Thus, if the net amount paid is P33.60:
P30.00 is to be recorded as Expense, and the remaining amount (P3.60) is to be recorded as Input Vat.
The formula for computing the input VAT is derived below:
He's my knight in shining armor -- the guy who saves me from anything, alleviates my fears, brings me to the doctor, and basically makes everything all right. He can handle anything, anytime, anywhere.
Until he needed to go to the dentist.
Suddenly, he transformed to someone who could make the most imaginative excuses to cancel his dental appointments.
But pretty soon, this ingenious guy discovered for himself how to cope. He knew how to use technology to his advantage, and I saw him frequently visiting Dental Fear Central.
It probably worked because two months later, my knight is back, ready to carry me in his strong arms once again -- with bright, shiny, white teeth.
In Mozilla Firefox, your bookmarks, passwords, and settings are saved in something called a profile. This is stored in your hard drive.
Your profile is typically located at C:\Documents and Settings\[User Name]\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.default
Whenever you need to reinstall Windows, this might create problems, as most of us don't usually back up our Application Data folder. You probably would want to save your profile instead in your data directory (or folder that you back up frequently)
To move your profile:
Exit Firefox.
Move your profile folder to your desired directory. For example, at E:\Settings\Firefox
Locate profiles.ini. This is typically located at C:\Documents and Settings\[User Name]\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\
Open profiles.ini in your favorite text editor. You should see the following:
IsRelative is changed from 1 to 0 because absolute paths (not relative) are used.
The Path value is changed to reflect the new path of the profile. Simply replace this with your new path, then replace xxxxxxxx.default with the name of your profile directory.
