Cecilia & Elden's blog

Why does a volume and mail control called indicator applet?

chauonline — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:17:48 +0000

I lost my volume control in the top panel of ubuntu. To restore it, I went to “Add to Panel” -> Indicator Applet, then clicked Add.

Source: http://www.virtualhelp.me/linux/107-volume-controlicon-is-gone-ubuntu-1004

Resurrect my bookmark bar in Chrome

chauonline — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 06:08:31 +0000

In windows: CTRL-Shift B

In mac: Command-Shift B

Source

An android problem that even google techstop couldn’t fix

chauonline — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 23:34:37 +0000

I couldn’t setup my google mail account with my android, with this msg:

“Can’t establish a reliable data connection to the server. This could be a temporary problem or your SIM card may not be provisioned for data services. If it continues, call Customer Care.”

I talked to the Techstop but they couldn’t fix it either. I googled and found the solution here and here. Basically, you have to add your account through youtube (or another app), rather than adding it though mail.

通識 marking scheme

chauonline — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 07:11:36 +0000

Thank God, I didn’t need to take Liberal Arts Exam when I was in HK. Questions (a) and (b) are purely BS. They are just asking the students to find the info from the text. Question (c) is only asking the students to apply common sense.

Enable spell check in Office 2007

chauonline — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 22:12:19 +0000

In RegEdit:

Find HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing Tools\1.0\Override\en-US

Rename the String Values DLL and LEX to oldDLL and oldLEX (I think deleting is as good)

Got a Android Samsung Galaxy S. Couldn’t set up Google voice account

chauonline — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:08:42 +0000

I got a Samsung Galaxy a few days ago. So far I like it a lot. I especially like the physical slide keyboard and the AMOLED screen. The only problem I hit was that I couldn’t sign in to my Google voice account. I kept getting “Your account status could not be loaded. Please try again.”. I googled and found the solution here.

- When the login failed, click “use a different account”.
- Login with the same username/pwd.
- Then, it just worked.

How not to pay USPS when filling the change of address form

chauonline — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:39:46 +0000

Instead of giving your CC, click “Print your request” link at the bottom, and bring the form to your Post office

When does a Republican scandal become a Democrat scandal?

chauonline — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:21:13 +0000

Only when Foxnews (Fair & Balanced) covers the story.

Story from Huffington Post

Link: Mark Sanford Scandal

Link: Mark Foley Scandal

無铫新聞

chauonline — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:49:14 +0000

事事旦旦

川震本可預測?

chauonline — Sun, 10 May 2009 08:18:46 +0000

I couldn’t believe 明報 posted this article on 5/10/2009.
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/090509/4/c3kg.html

Another link

Yet another link

【明報專訊】來自全國12個不同的地震有關部門的28名專家發表學術論文，羅列大量數據，駁斥國家地震局關於四川大地震不可預測預報的說法…

I wish 明報 would search before posting — Can earthquake be predicted?

From wikipedia:

Despite considerable research efforts by seismologists, scientifically reproducible predictions cannot yet be made to a specific hour, day, or month …

From United States Geological Survey:

Neither the USGS nor Caltech nor any other scientists have ever predicted a major earthquake. They do not know how, and they do not expect to know how any time in the foreseeable future.

I hope the Chinese scientists can tell us when & where exactly the next earthquake will happen?