Archive for 2007
docx? xlsx? pptx? mdbx? Open Office 2007 file in older Microsoft Office
doiwl November 30th, 2007
Just another public service posting by doiwl.com…hehe
.docx? .xlsx? .pptx? Why is there a “x” there and how to open it? If you are asking this question, I guess you are using Microsoft Office 2003 or lower.
The docx, xlsx, mdbx, pptx, those with Xs are default file format of Office 2007. How to open those files?
- Upgrade to Office 2007 lah!
Office 2007 is cool, it totally revamped the User Interface so that some of the functions which is too hidden can now be easily accessed. (Anyway after upgrading to 2007 you will need some time to familiarize with it.)
- If I don’t want to upgrade, what to do?
Go here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=941B3470-3AE9-4AEE-8F43-C6BB74CD1466&displaylang=en download the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats and no more troubles!
If this information is useful to you, post some comment la… haha!
Introducing Google Analytics!
doiwl November 27th, 2007
Nowadays, a lot of people have their own blog. Especially when starting up a blog is much easier compared to setting up a personal website last time, where the writer need to have some basic knowledge on HTML.
So dear bloggers / webmasters, do you want an easy way to track the traffic to your blog?
Introducing Google Analytics!
http://www.google.com/analytics/

What can you do with Google Analytics? Use it if you want to know
- What is your daily visits, pageview, page/visit, visitor average time staring on your site, percentage of new visits?
- Where your visitor comes from (geographically)?
- How do they reach your site? By searching (then what did they search)? By referrals link (then originated from which site)?
- Their browser, connection speed, how often they visit back to your site?
- What is the best content of your site? What is the keyword to your site?
In conclusion, Google Analytics is a powerful tools suitable for all bloggers and webmasters. On Nov 19, I noticed a great spike on my daily visits, after that only I realized that that was because I was citing Malaysiakini on my blog. A single “Malaysiakini” brought in more than 40 visitors in a day, that’s something that I am quite surprised.
(Btw, you can only use Google Analytics if you are allowed to change the coding itself eg blogspot, wordpress. Windows Live Spaces, multiply cannot use this…)
arahan
doiwl November 23rd, 2007
gerhhhh!不要让人成为你的金主,能免这免。
否则这个金主迟早可以变本加厉在生活中的大小事务都箝制着你。
像我就快失去选择手提电话号码的自由了!
一张surat arahan附加威胁,实在专制!Marketing有这么多手法,它偏偏用低层次的手段,好一个不得人心的品牌!
假如服务好、够经济、口碑好,大把人心甘情愿自动转台啦。竟然要动用到一纸通令逼迫屈从的方式,反映出Celcom在市场营销的失败!好好来个介绍、给一点优惠、再加一点说服的工作有这么难吗?
惹人反感罢了。我花个RM10就放着不用,反正10块钱grace period可以耐上100-130天,你奈我何?
每一百天就只让你赚RM10也甘愿?
TM,感谢你借出的钱,但请还我消费者自由选择的权利。
安装Windows Vista整整一年后
doiwl November 21st, 2007
21/11/2007 2.58PM
此时此刻是我安装了Windows Vista Ultimate一年整。我这么无聊去记日期?其实只要在Command Prompt里面打systeminfo 就找得到了。
咦,美国在1月30日推介Vista,马来西亚则是2月3日,那我怎样在Vista还没有launch就install好了?
盗版?不!那是绝对正版的。
Beta Tester
一切就从两三年前说起!想当年我浏览到一个征求XP SP2 beta tester的网站,注册后就开始帮忙测试啦,偶尔也会收到从Redmond寄来的包裹。后来有新的产品有幸继续被邀请,像Longhorn (now Vista), Longhorn Server (now Windows Server 2008 beta), Windows Home Server 等等。重点是不能泄露那些beta build,要遵守NDA,不然会被踢出局的。
虽然是当白老鼠,不过这白老鼠也有甜头的,呵呵!这里就帮这个微软讲点好话啦!微软虽然垄断了市场,但也有慷慨的时候……它送了每位有功劳(至少提出过一个bug)的beta tester一份Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, Retail License。
这是Retail而不是OEM license。OEM和Retail不同是:OEM的操作系统是和电脑硬件“绑死”的。如果哪一天motherboard或者CPU坏了那就可以一起和Windows讲byebye了。至于Retail则不一样,uninstall了以后可以安装在另一台新电脑、新硬件,所以价格还蛮贵的,目前市价是RM1570。
平常我们买到的是OEM,Home Premium不过RM400,Business RM500,Ultimate RM700。若不是因为赠送的版本被规定不能转售,我就可以从OEM和Retail的差价,转卖key就捞个六七百块钱了。
说了这么多,我好像忘记马来西亚盗版猖獗啊,除了公司谁理这么多呢!
嗯,如果你喜欢抢先试用还在测试改进中的软件、或者想要参与Microsoft产品的开发、想要直接和developer/programmer交流、想更了解OS背后的原理、想影响下一个Windows 7的功能,去http://connect.microsoft.com看看吧!
Trimester 2 again
doiwl November 21st, 2007
一直都不喜欢Trimester 2。
Trimester 2总共上课7个星期,现在已经是Week 3,也就是上了43%的课,可是很多东西暂时还是茫然没有头绪。
再过一个星期就midterm,再多两三个星期就是三项project的deadline。
(顺便写一些很多人犯错的:due date = deadline!不是dateline。dateline是国际日期线,或者是新闻中写出报道地点和日期的开头。)
重点是——我还觉得挺空闲,真是一点危机感都没有。
网站介绍
doiwl November 19th, 2007
下面要介绍的网站都是最近几年才开始发展的在线媒体,给我们机会看一看、听一听来自社会上另一把声音。
- 独立新闻在线 www.merdekareview.com
- 当今大马/Malaysiakini www.malaysiakini.com
有三语版本。只是有些文章需要付钱订阅才能阅读全文。 - Malaysia Today www.malaysia-today.net
我尤其喜欢Raja Petra写的The Corridors of Power和No Holds Barred。有些政治人物的八卦吧。 - Rantings by MM http://rantingsbymm.blogspot.com/
Marina Mahathir 马哈迪女儿的网站 - 记者与政客2.0 漫画 http://reporterandyb.blogspot.com/
当然,该相信到什么程度就靠自己拿捏了,也来一些马华的。
- 蓝天(MCA党讯)
撇开论点不论,它的设计和排版是很不错的,值得参考学习。
最近几个月都发生了很多极端的事件,所以里头大多是在灭火,缓和局势。宣传部这份工作有点吃力,像哑巴吃黄莲有苦说不清(更够力的是要把它写成是甜的)。
马华被巫统极端主义者在背后捅刀子,却又要帮忙收拾烂摊子面对华社,里外不是人却还不能突破僵局……
若输了选票,怨不得人啊。
非得要下跪才能表现尊师?
doiwl November 18th, 2007
前几天看到《星洲日报》头版的大半面就是这副图片,顿时傻眼!脑袋里马上浮现起封建时代,臣民给皇帝下跪、奴隶给地主下跪,一幕幕臣服的画面。
非得要下跪才能表现尊师?
报章上的那副图片实在太抢眼,内容写得太温馨感人。作者试图把它升华成主流认同的价值观,也一度让我误以为自己是“怪人”了。
若我是那被跪老师,心中该不会是喜悦,而是困惑、geli、浑身不自在。文章描述小学生的“真诚”,我看到被安排的“造作”。
有一点我敢保证的是,若干年后,当55位小主人翁重新看回这则报道,那番滋味肯定不同。
下面是郑丁贤的文章,正合我意。
