Found this great article from SecurityFocus.com about why everyone should dump IE for Firefox (or Opera, or Konqueror, or Netscape, or Mozilla, etc.).
The part I like best?
"I could go on and on. Look, let's be honest with each other. We all know this is true: IE is a buggy, insecure, dangerous piece of software, and the source of many of the headaches that security pros have to endure (I'm not even going to go into its poor support for Web standards; let that be a rant for another day). Yes, I know Microsoft patches holes as they are found. Great. But far too many are found. And yes, I know that Microsoft has promised that it has changed its ways, and that it will now focus on "Trustworthy Computing." But I've heard too many of Microsoft's promises and seen the results too many times. You know, fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Who's shamed when it's "fool me the 432nd time"? Who's the fool?"
23.6.04
The Webmail Wars continue...
Found out recently that Yahoo! has been redirecting Gmail invites to its Junk folder, and yesterday I learned from the Gmail Swap website that Gmail invites sent to Hotmail and MSN accounts has been rejected and returned to the sender.
Hmmm.... Guerilla warfare?
Hmmm.... Guerilla warfare?
18.6.04
Opportunity knocked, and I turned him away
A headhunter called me today, offering a position in "one of these Taiwanese companies" as a J2ME developer. When asked if the job involves making games, he vaguely mentioned that games are "part of their products and services". I politely turned him down, because I'm holding out for some opportunities that are promised to me down the pipeline by my current boss.
But after I hung up, I realized that it could probably have been what I've been waiting for. A job at a company that makes games, and being Taiwanese, it could mean a stepping stone for me to go regional, or even global, considering Taiwan's relationship with the US. Of course, another factor is the current political situation in Taiwan, and between Taiwan and China. I'm not sure if it would be the best time to be employed by a Taiwanese company.
But like I said earlier, I'm holding out for those opportunities that are coming down the pipeline. The problem is, of course, if those things never happened, I'm gonna be really hard on myself for missing out on this job.
*sigh*
Right now, I'm thinking I should've learned more about the job and the company, at least, or maybe even gone for an interview to meet the boss and see if I like him. (According to one of my colleagues, Taiwanese companies have this bad habit of only caring about the bottom line. Meaning really tight and well nigh impossible deadlines, like at my first job. At least, in my current job I can look forward to fairly steady working hours and transport compensation.).
Oh well, my friends say that if they really need someone with my skills, they might call again (and they might sweeten the pot a little bit, too.). We'll see.
But after I hung up, I realized that it could probably have been what I've been waiting for. A job at a company that makes games, and being Taiwanese, it could mean a stepping stone for me to go regional, or even global, considering Taiwan's relationship with the US. Of course, another factor is the current political situation in Taiwan, and between Taiwan and China. I'm not sure if it would be the best time to be employed by a Taiwanese company.
But like I said earlier, I'm holding out for those opportunities that are coming down the pipeline. The problem is, of course, if those things never happened, I'm gonna be really hard on myself for missing out on this job.
*sigh*
Right now, I'm thinking I should've learned more about the job and the company, at least, or maybe even gone for an interview to meet the boss and see if I like him. (According to one of my colleagues, Taiwanese companies have this bad habit of only caring about the bottom line. Meaning really tight and well nigh impossible deadlines, like at my first job. At least, in my current job I can look forward to fairly steady working hours and transport compensation.).
Oh well, my friends say that if they really need someone with my skills, they might call again (and they might sweeten the pot a little bit, too.). We'll see.
The beginning of the Webmail Wars?
After Google announced Gmail, which will have advanced search features and 1GB of space, sometime back, Yahoo has finally retaliated on Wednesday by expanding the size of its Yahoo!Mail accounts to 100MB.
Not a lot, true, but it's the first counterattack in what could become the Webmail Wars.
One thing's for sure, though, when the dust settles, it'll be the users who win. Right now, I'm enjoying my 1.1GB of webmail space. >:D
Not a lot, true, but it's the first counterattack in what could become the Webmail Wars.
One thing's for sure, though, when the dust settles, it'll be the users who win. Right now, I'm enjoying my 1.1GB of webmail space. >:D
11.6.04
"You must be working in IT"
... said the taxi driver.
He then laughed at the how-did-you-know? look on my face.
"It's written all over your face," said he. "I can tell that you're not getting enough sleep."
Well... that is kinda true. :/
He then laughed at the how-did-you-know? look on my face.
"It's written all over your face," said he. "I can tell that you're not getting enough sleep."
Well... that is kinda true. :/
1.6.04
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