Google Spreadsheets

Google Spreadsheets has appeared on nearly every tech news front pages. Well it's their jobs to discuss pros and cons of Google's latest hype. Though it's interesting Google can actually knock out giant Microsoft and its office software in the end. For me as soon as finding the news, I immediately signed up one to secure a place. Google announces it's a limited test and first comes first served!

Yesterday I got an invitation to use it. Ok For the questions like, why Google? What is the benefit ot its spreadsheet? Click here. The problem is I have a little knowledge to build my own. So I went on line and searched something handy to use. I found a cool spreadsheet on Of Zen and Computing site. It's a free download .xls (Excel) file and so simple that every body can use it. After downloading a file, I upload again to Google Spreadsheets to test how it works. As it is the result above snapshot!

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My Appreciation

A bit late waking up from bed, I checked Site Meter as used to be, to my surprise I saw quite a lot visitors in a short while, 7 of them are coming from NLS blog which referring URL showed and some of them stayed reading quite long. Filled with satisfaction, here I need to specially thanks to Ko Nyi Lynn Seck for giving me a link. It is really encouraging for me. I appreciate it.

Foxit Reader (alternative to Adobe Reader)

PDF documents reader, Light weight free software, 3.31 MB, easy to use, and works as much function as Adobe can do. It runs instantly without installation. Download a program and hit the icon, done, it's that simple. Wanna try? download here.

sharing songs on delicious

When we talk about del.icio.us, we are talking about it is a useful social networking site on which we can post and keep our bookmarks on line and access them from anywhere. In deed, it's not just that, there are several other uses that you may not notice, for example just click on it, you will find various downloadable mp3 and wav songs posted by other users. Or you may want to listen to podcast, then click here.

Noteworthy Values

A list of Values, supposedly written by Dalai Lama.

1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
   
2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
   
3. Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, Respect for others and Responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
7. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
    
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
    
14. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

World Cup, Google and Wikipedia

If you are a football crazy like me, a great match, World Cup is ahead of us to enjoy day to day event, taking place in Germany. And if you also are like me always hooked up on pc screen no matter what is happening outside World. You may find it difficult whether to sit in front of a pc or go out to watch one of your favourite match. Firefox extension footiefox has a solution to some extent for those of you who refuse to go out to enjoy a match and at the same time want to know the match instant result. It pretty good extension indeed. You can check it out kick-off time from first day to final, live score for every match and every group status, without switching page from what you read right now. It's within your browser and just one right click on status bar!

Sometimes when I google about a word, I want to know what would be it's definition in Wikipedia as well. So I need to type in again wiki's box. Why not in the same page, I've wondered? Now all my desire is fullfilled thanks to a great googlepedia.

If you are interested in which firefox extension I have installed, click here.

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How to Access Blocked Websites

I've found out an article about how to access blocked websites at labnol.blogspot.com, hope you will find it useful. Below is some extract from it.

What if an innocent website is accidentally blocked by your ISP or your government. There are always legitimate reasons to visit these blocked websites. We have listed a few methods to help you access blocked websites in school, college, office or at home.

Talking about AdSense

I assume some of you are not in favour of commercializing in the blog. I also agree with you some point. Seeing too many commercial make me sick. Sometimes it even make me turn away immedialely from such kind of page, especially graphic commercial stuff that make loading time considerably slow. But I do put one or two google text ads on my blog. I just take it for fun not seriously commercial. I like AdSense at some point. It put just relevant ads which I think is appealing and another way of catching readers eyes, at the same time you earn some $, of course. Isn't it fun? It is far more better than annoying pop-ups ads. AdSense also are suffering excessive use of ads block software like firefox extension adblock. I doubt AdSense can last for the long run. Please don't think I am making mainly money out of my blog. My blog is just my hobby, at least for the moment.

Firefox Extension

I would like to share some useful Firefox Extension that I've currently installed in my browser.

Fasterfox 1.0.3
Performance and network tewaks for Firefox.

Tab Mix Plus 0.3.0.5
Tab browsing with an added boost.

Add Bookmark Here 0.5.5
A convenient way to add bookmarks.

DownThemAll! 0.9.9.3
The mass downloader for Firefox.

ScrapBook 1.0.5
Helps you to save Web pages and organize the collection.

Performancing 1.2
Performancing Extension

Blogger Web Comments 1.3
Post and read comments on any webpage

VideoDowloader 1.0
Download videos from Youtube, Google, Metacafe, iFilm, Dailymotion... an...

Footiefox 1.0.9
Soccer scores, live and almost instantly

Googlepedia 0.3.1
Shows you a relevant wikipedia article along with your search research

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LEISURE

What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.

No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows.

No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.

No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars like skies at night.

No time to turn at Beauty's glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance.

No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began.

A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare."

by William Henry Davies