Google Talk and Google Desktop

Google continues to make cool free software.


Google Desktop 2 is now out. I must say its pretty cool. You can search for files on your computer and it will show up like a google search. If you use outlook, it can search your email, especially since outlook's search stinks. With this version 2, it has a sidebar which does amazing things. Instead of you going out to the internet, you configure it to grab content you want.


Also, just out but not really public yet is Google Talk. But like other IM clients, your friends also have to be on the same IM client network. Ive been using AIM, but since most of my coworkers are on YIM, I use Trillian which connects to both networks and then some. But with Google Talk you can connect with someone and literally talk using a microphone from anywhere in the world. So can somebody sign up and talk with me? hehe. Oh yeah, BTW, you need a gmail account in order to sign up.

Another one bits the dust...[recall]

Doh. Looks like the spyware/viruses are not fully cleaned out. The machine has 5 multiple users and I thought that by cleaning out 1 user it would clean out the rest. But I guess some of the spyware/viruses are specific to each user. Now I have to run scans Adaware, Spybot, Ewido, and Microsoft Antispyware on EACH user :(

Another one bites the dust...

I just cleaned out another one of my relative's computer that was infected with Spyware and viruses.
I must say that spyware is getting harder and harder to get rid of.
I had to use almost 8 different types of software to get rid of stuff. Not to mention multiple reboots, scans, deletions, etc.

Here is a good article that helped me out a lot especially the software they mention.

Last time it was cool web search spyware that gave me a hard time.
This time it was pacimedia and aurora spyware. Bleh.

Get outta here sms.ac!

After finally moving over to gmail, I thought Id be free from spam. I still do get spam, but gmail's spam filtering is excellent and pretty much ALL my spam goes into the spam folder. But sometimes, I do check my spam folder in case I have a real message in there. Low and behold, I see a familiar name, but the message came from sms.ac asking me to join on behalf of the sender. Though the sender did NOT know that the email was sent to me. That really chaps my hide. This company is sending out email invites to everyone in the sender's buddies list without the sender knowing it. That's just rude. And why do I have to sign up for their sms text service when I can go to my verizon wireless or email and do exactly the same thing! Sorry Im just very careful with my email address when signing up for things so i dont get spammed. But the question is...how do you prevent others from adding your email addresses to such services that abuse? Thats cool sms.ac, my gmail account knew you were junk. haha.

Fantastic 4

Sorry, havent really been posting stuff on my blogger. That's because I've been busy updating Caden's website. Cant wait to teach him to update his own site. Anyways, I saw a sneak preview of Fantastic 4. Its a good movie. Havent seen a good movie in a while. The movie focused on how they got their powers and how they dealt with it. And only in the end of the movie, you see how they really use it. At the end of the movie, I know ppl wanted to see more action fighting, but they'll probably have to wait for the sequel. Surprisingly, the movie was pretty funny. A lot of witty one liners by the human torch dude, and funny uses of their powers.

SBC Yahoo DSL $14.95

They just lowered their prices to $14.95 for DSL! This is only for new customers...but for existing customers, you can get them to rerate you to $14.95. I just did it. Follow the instructions in this thread.

Caden Joshua Chew

Hello everyone. Nice to meet you all!

Stacie is in labor!

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Town Hall

Stacie took me to a restaurant called Town Hall. I must say that Boulevards is my favorite fancy restaurant, but if I ate at Town Hall one more time, I'd probably choose Town Hall as my new favorite. It wouldnt be fair to judge Town Hall as my favorite based on one sitting. The atmosphere is much more casual than Boulevards, but Im basing everything on the food quality. It was soooo good. I ordered the Beef Short Ribs and the meat just melted in my mouth. Stacie ordered the Ribeye steak. For appetizer we ordered stuffed calamari with sausage. And for dessert, we had the huckleberry and apple crumb cake with vanilla ice cream. Yum. Now Im motivated to create my favorite sf bay area restaurants on my site. Stay tuned.

Online Blockbuster Stinks!

I recently subscribed to online blockbuster dvd rentals and I must say that their service stinks.
Reason #1 - Bad Service. Within a time period of a week, I received a broken dvd, an incorrect dvd, and an unplayable dvd. Also, for some reason they are only shipping me 2 dvds when they are suppose to ship 3 dvds at a time.
Reason #2 - Bad Customer Service. They only compensated me a measly 1 free ecoupon for all my troubles. And 2 weeks later, I still have yet to receive it.
Reason #3 - Bad Site. Everytime I choose a different movie category it displays the SAME movies. Its slow and I always have to keep logging in. Their site is down right now as I write this.
Reason #4 - Small Inventory. I have about 50 dvds in my queue, and only 2 of them are available now.

My Advice: Pay the extra $3 a month and choose Netflix.