Sunday, July 27, 2008

3 ways to get skype status

beside the Skype button, there are 3 ways you can get your Skype status:

1. http://mystatus.skype.com/echo123.num

2. http://mystatus.skype.com/echo123.txt

3. http://mystatus.skype.com/echo123.xml


they will show the skype status in 3 methods: number, text, and xml.

Replace 'echo123' with your own skypename to see your skype status.

Do remember to tick the "Allow my status to be shown on the web” checkbox and “Save”.


Privacy

Sunday, July 13, 2008

what shall I do? mind mapping tool under linux

That's what I was thinking about when I woke up in the morning. I left the bed and walked to the sofa, siting there keep on thinking about the question WHAT SHALL I DO?


Then, I thought of a mind mapping software called Freemind on my Acer Note Book. Yes, it must be helpful with finding the answer!


I remembered of the bad route table after start my Ubuntu, so I run the command 'ip link set eth0 down' to mend it and 'ip r' to make sure that it worked.


yang@acer:~$ freemind


okay, it started. But I can't inert a second node after the first one 'What shall I do?'


It took me about 10 minutes to find out the reason: the Java program just stopped responding to my keyboard.


^C, freemind


Restart the program to try my luck, yet failed again.


apt-get update


apt-get upgrade


update the packages on my system to see if there is a solution. none.


search on the Internet for an alternate, failed.


Decided to write a blog to record the bad experience, and thought of the blog posting client. Tried all 3 installed on my system, and count the start time to choose the quickest, of which I can't find the name.


7:10, 1 hour had past. Quit a long time, huh? Not really, compared with the routine time I spend on PC and Internet, this time is short enough for I didn't go on searching about how to write a freemind-like software.


At last, there is still the question: WHAT SHALL I DO?

Saturday, July 12, 2008

why GRE?

Why should I take GRE? Just because I want to approve that I can! It sounded funny but this is the only reason I can think out at present. Having been sick of the innumerable information about Ph.d and MBA, yet still have no decision on which school or major to choose, it's the time to do something actual.

it's not that important whether I would be admitted or not by a school(or college or university or whatever it is called). Just do something, just take GRE!

by the way, the Computer-BasedAnalytical Writing Test in 2008 is from July 1 to September 20. So it is just started.