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[18 Apr 2007 | 10 Comments | 6 views]

When I deal with clients who have existing web hosting services through other companies throughout, it’s often quite ridiculous how they operate. I’m a web designer/developer, and I have a strong emphasis on what should be a standard part of a good web hosting and domain hosting service, and here’s a few to list :

A proper control panel for account management.
In case of a web hosting company, cPanel is a MUST.
phpMyAdmin for MySQL should be a given. I’m not setting that up.
Web folder protection methods should be in there. I …

Gadgets and Electronics, Rants, Software, Stupid People »

[1 Apr 2007 | 20 Comments | 9 views]

It seems that somebody at the Apple Headquarters got a whiff about my article on iFags vs. Mac Users and their tendencies, and they decided to launch a lawsuit against me. Their claims, according to the papers I was served, is as follows :
“Your incident on your blog has damaging consequences to the reputation and revenues of Mac users and Apple Inc. Apple and its subsidiaries find the article to be very disturbing in its derrogatory nature, its obscenity, and the falasity of the accusations against Apple Inc. We have …

Rants »

[31 Mar 2007 | 3 Comments | 2 views]

So the other day I was cleaning my room, and in my drawer, I found one of those blink & clean eyedrops. My eyes were kinda dry at teh moment so i put some in.
The next day I woke up with a blurry vision in one eye – it was the overnight symptoms of pink eye, which leaves thick residue on your eye. Today, it spread to both eyes. Just now, I was washing my face and I pushed in one of the tear ducts, and it freakin hurts. The …

Hot Issues, Politics, Rants, Stupid People »

[28 Mar 2007 | 19 Comments | 21 views]

“It’s like uncovering the ash-ridden lungs of a cancer patient – he may look perfectly fine on the skin and what not, but when you get to the depths of this, the hideous and low-class segments of the city are barren and wasted – adding a black spot to the elegance and the beauty of the city.”
It’s been a few years since the 2010 Vancouver Olympics was confirmed. My home country, Korea, was in the running to but they lost the bid. But hey, I’m in Vancouver, and I get …

Gadgets and Electronics, Rants, Software, Stupid People »

[22 Mar 2007 | 51 Comments | 112 views]

“…They would have sex with a Mac if it were possible… It’s a fucking computer. Do you see me telling you that Macs are not as good? … if you think it’s wrong for me to tell you to eat sushi instead of pizza because it’s simply better, don’t tell me Macs are better than my PC.”

Mac users can be categorized into 2!!! broad categories.

Mac Users – Those who understand that picking a computer is a personal choice based on preference and style of work. These people are rational, intelligent, …

Comedy, Rants »

[22 Mar 2007 | 7 Comments | 1,862 views]

As a young 21 year old bachelor who made his own ways through life since getting kicked out of home at the age of 18, I realize I might be quite the stereotype for a young, energetic yet lazy bachelor. Take a look at this list and see if you’re like me :
10 Signs You’re a Lazy Bachelor

You see 3 or more empty cups at your desk or living room table. You can see the crusted material at the bottom. That one was milk, that one was coke, and this …

Coding, Online Security, Rants, Stupid People, Web Development »

[21 Mar 2007 | 6 Comments | 7 views]

“It bugs me more than ever when I see a registration email coming from a website I just registered to, saying “Hello, your password is xxxxxxx”. This is just wrong. I do not want my password written ANYWHERE in the world. That tells me that the website is not secure, and the web developers obviously did not do their due diligence.”
First of all, if you do not know what an MD5 Hash concept is, read this description I found on the Wikipedia page for MD5 :
MD5 processes a variable-length message …