nhk's blog

Argument Between Man And Woman

noreply@blogger.com (namhoon.kim) — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:07:00 +0000

Yeah, it really does ...

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Eye Chart

noreply@blogger.com (namhoon.kim) — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 02:22:00 +0000

I have wore glasses since I was nine. I still remember that I was examined by eye chart with wearing stupid-looking horn-frame glasses. Whenever I was asked what a man pointed out on the eye chart, I frowned to see it more clearly. Since then, my eye sight has gotten worse and worse, never recover (smile).

But, situation might be different. If this sort of eye chart comes out little bit earlier. I would have the better eye sight. - kidding (smile)

An image is from the following link.

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It Bites Too Big !

noreply@blogger.com (namhoon.kim) — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:21:00 +0000

This fish might seem to be desperately hungry. It bit and swallowed other fish, which is four times larger than it. As a result, its belly burst drove it to death. In gerneal, the food chain allows that the big rules over the small, and the strong does over the weak. But, in the extreme situation, this might be broke up ...

. An image is from the following link.

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He Is Not A Prayer, But A Cake Lover ...

noreply@blogger.com (namhoon.kim) — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:08:00 +0000

This is a photo, which daniel's kindergarten sent me a few weeks ago. I'm not sure what this photo took. But, as for me, he seems to pray before cookie time. - sometimes, he used to do it at dinning table just like what he've learned in the kindergarten.

Look at him. He opened narrow eyes and examined what was on the table. He couldn't wait for the end of prayer with holding uneasy feeling, which is that somebody else might take out his ...(smile)

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Website Graph

noreply@blogger.com (namhoon.kim) — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 06:37:00 +0000

what is this?

How could your website be shown in terms of graph? the above is a graph, which represents my website. Refer to the Websites as Graphs. In the page, you can see how your site is represented by graph. Enjoy it!

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Google's Massive Acquisition Never Stops ... - Jaiku

noreply@blogger.com (namhoon.kim) — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:05:00 +0000

Successive to acqusition of zingku, google has bought another mobile application company, named jaiku. Well, google cannot be almighty in the all over the technical fields, but they strengthen their power through offensive M&A when they feel that it's needed. By the recent acquisiton of the both companies, that is, zingku and jaiku, it's very evident that google wants to step in the field of the mobile.

That said, new user sign-ups have been limited for the time being. The idea here is to enable our team to get right to work with Google’s engineers on delivering a new, better service to you as quickly as we can instead of spending our efforts on optimizing the current back-end. Existing users will still be able to invite their friends, and those who are not yet on Jaiku can send us a request for an invitation to join. [Read More ...]

technorati tags: google, jaiku, mobile

Something Special in Starbucks Korea

noreply@blogger.com (namhoon.kim) — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 08:49:00 +0000

Korea might be the place where starbucks coffee is sold the most expensive. Do they add something special in it for the better flavour in Korea?. Unlikely(smile). Although their ludicrous pricing, even in today, many people in Korea stand up in the line for waiting for their order.

Yeah, here is another, which you only find in starbucks Korea. you can find price for size grande on menu, and tall size, too, but not for short size. Where is it? At any moment, it has disappeared on it. Insteads, a sentence with tiny tiny font size on it reads "when it comes to hot beverage, you can order short size." - quite sneaky marketing strategy, huh? As howard schultz said, Is that one of culture they try to sell?

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Little Modification To Random Background Image Hack

noreply@blogger.com (namhoon.kim) — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:50:00 +0000

Well, it's not a big change, but I just post this by thinking that there might be someone who need this. Okay, I do little modification to random background image hack. In the earlier version, random selection should be considered within the index ranged from one to number of images. But, I realise that this limitation could be uncomfortable in the case that you just need to have images are randomly opted just from the newly added images. In short, what I actually do is random selection could be done in the range starting from not one, but cerain index.

At first, go to the "Dashbord -> Layout -> Edit HTML", and check "Expand Widget Templates". Don't forget to backup your template(smile). Then, find javascript function named "loadSiteTitleBackground". A little bit above of it, you can find codes given as below:

In this section, add new parametre named to "begPicId". This indicates that the begining index of the image, which random selection is considered. So, you just write number instead of START_PIC_INDEX.

At next, go to the function named "loadSiteTitleBackground". In body in it, you can find code like this.

...

ranPicId = Math.random() * numPic + 1;

...

in this code, replace number "1" to "begPicId" just given as below:

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ranPicId = Math.random() * numPic + begPicId;

...

Then, test whether it works fine(smile).

technorati tags: blogspot, blogger, hacks, random background image

Rememble Launched

noreply@blogger.com (namhoon.kim) — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:27:00 +0000

There are already several web-based photo organising programs such as flickr, picasa web album, and so on. Maybe, those of two most got fame in public. That's why two major search engine companies (i.e yahoo and google) bought them, respectively.

Here is another. Rememble has offically launched getting out of its beta test. Strictly speaking, it is hard to say that it is web-based photo organiser, and beyond it, it doesn't supports photos but it does also other multimedia files such as audio clips, and text. Well, at first, it caught my eyes with well organised UI, and the most salient point is that users can align all events in line with timeline. Does it seem to be intresting? Try it, it's free(smile).

An iamge is from the following link.

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Samsung, Bang & Olufsen Launch New Music Phone

noreply@blogger.com (namhoon.kim) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:37:00 +0000

Recently, many other companies might have also thought the importance of design once again. That's why LG goes in with prada, and samsung does with bang & olufsen. - negatively speaking, they might use partners reputation to gain more attention from the customers.

Since launching their first joint product named to "serene", samsung and bang & olufsen officially launched their second one named "serenata music phone". Apparently, its apperance is quite distintive. It is exactly something like what we've known as bang & olufsen - bizzare shape (smile). Anyway, I think that it's not for ordinary people. Why? bang & olufsen is famous for high pricing. I guess, so might this ...(smile)

Bang & Olufsen and Samsung made their new Serenata music phone official today, as promised, sporting the distinctive look and sure-to-be ludicrous pricing that B&O is known for. Loaded with 4GB of flash memory, the Serenata has a built-in speaker that's designed to pump out your jams with no headphones necessary. I'd say don't use this on the subway, but anyone who can afford a B&O phone doesn't use public transportation. [Read More ...]

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Coming Up Zune 2

noreply@blogger.com (namhoon.kim) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:36:00 +0000

Match round two is going to start between apple and MS. According to news, sooner or later, MS is going to launch the next zune version. It would be interesting to see how much MS, which are equipped with their new weapon, catches up with apple's ipod ...

According to BetaNews, there's going to be a Zune Event in Redmond tomorrow to launch the next-generation Zune. Bill Gates and J Allard are supposedly attending, but supposedly it's just an announcement, with the players only being available in November. Not much else is known now, including whether there's going to be just a flash-based Zune or both a flash-based and a newer hard drive-based one. Will it look anything like the Toshiba T400? [Read More ...]

[UPDATE] - Oct.24.2007: If you're intrested in newly-released zunes, read column on zdnet.

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technorati tags: zunes, zune2, microsoft

Ex Googler Launch New Service - FriendFeed

noreply@blogger.com (namhoon.kim) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:34:00 +0000

Ex-gmail engineer, paul buchheit released new service named friendfeed. It's quite interesting sercive. The friendfeed enables users to know their friend's activities on the web. For example, When you get on the page, you can see the lists, which show who update, what kinds of multimedia are updated, time, and so on. Outwardly, its UI is very similar to googles. - that's why it also made by ex-googler. It's still on the beta test. If you're interested, try it ...

Friendfeed is a cool new service co-founded by ex-Gmail and “don’t be evil” inventor Paul Buchheit. Friendfeed (which partly looks Google-like, too) tries to solve the problem of keeping track of your friends activities on the multitude of social networks, blogging tools, photo upload sites and so on... a kind of meta aggregator, sitting on top of popular websites watching for news. [Read More ...]

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Enjoy The Nature

noreply@blogger.com (namhoon.kim) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:33:00 +0000

No more everland. Well, it's true that there are not many places where family enjoy together. Personally, I want to give daniel more chance to experience life in nature. - Recently, many kids have grown up not knowing how to cultivate wheat, rice, and barley, instead, have played with toys usually made of plastic. Poor kids ...

By chance, daniel's friend's mom suggest the place named wooriland. So, daniel, sunnie and I visited there on this weekend. Oh, we were so lucky to find this place. I had never known that there was such a place near my home. This place is managed by YongIn city, and what I like most is that, as people who live in YongIn city, they get in there without enterance fee (smile). Though you don't live in YongIn, I strongly recommand to visit there. It's really nice place to go especially in autumn ...

.daniel & me: in that day, daniel saw "real grasshopper" for the first time

.daniel: an agricultural successor - anyway, what this vehicle is for ? got me ...

.daniel: caring with silkworm - sklkworms change their body colour in line with colour of leaves they eat. interesting, huh?

.daniel: did he do mistake in the last night(smile) ?

.daniel: with lovely chicks

.daniel: in front of cow coach. the cow seemed to be very tired to pull the coach. poor cow ...

technorati tags: daniel, sunnie, trips, wooriland

Google Aimed At Mobile ...

noreply@blogger.com (namhoon.kim) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:30:00 +0000

Here is another interesting article about google's recent favour of mobile. The article starts by saying that google's interest to broadcast signal auction. If all would become as what this article says. Google might establish new mobile paradigm, the fall-off of other carrier companies is matter of time. Too spooky ...

By 2015, Google might have built out its network and destroyed the cell companies’ way of doing business. This is what Google is good at. Look at how it upended online maps, email, and the internet-advertising industry. Once the juggernaut conquers communications, it will no doubt move on to disrupt some other industry that’s fundamental to Western society in the 21st century by giving away yet another commodity. Like free Google coffee. [Read More ...]

technorati tags: google, mobile, carrier company

Google's New Shopping Item - Zingku

noreply@blogger.com (namhoon.kim) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:28:00 +0000

Google might think that pc-based services are almost saturated. A series of recent rumour such as gphone give us clue that google gradually move their influence to mobile environment. Recent acquisition of zingku make us think that it is really true. One of my co-workers told me that what google does is like go board game. in the begining of game, each of black and white stone seem to be set randomly, but in the end of game, either of coloured stones surround the other ...

Google Inc. has acquired a mobile social networking start-up called Zingku Inc., the search company's latest move to provide more services through mobile phones. Zingku aims to make it easier for people to share photos, send invitations or conduct polls among friends via mobile phone. It also provides a way for businesses to send "mobile flyers" to customers advertising products and services. [Read More ...]

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technorati tags: google, zingku, mobile, mobile social networking

MS Web Office

noreply@blogger.com (namhoon.kim) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:26:00 +0000

At least, about ten years ago, there were few chasers for microsoft in the field of s/w. Who knows that this situation has changed? According to the news, microsoft relases web version of office named "microsoft office live workspace" to come up with google's docs and spreadsheets. Anyway, it might be true that microsoft has got through tough time ever since it has founded.

For Microsoft, Office Live Workspace is also the next step in what the company touts as its "software plus services" strategy, essentially the notion that online services can serve as a complement to locally run software, but not necessarily fully replace software running on a consumer's own desktop machine or on a businesses server. [Read More ...]

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Elecom Memory Card Hub

noreply@blogger.com (namhoon.kim) — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:46:00 +0000

You might have one or two memory cards being not used and slept deep in the drawer. Look at this sort of memory card hub. Doesn't it stop you from worrying different format of them? If you can speak Japanese, refer to the elecom homepage for the more info.

An image is from the following link.

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iPod Touch Launched In Korea

noreply@blogger.com (namhoon.kim) — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:44:00 +0000

ipod new line-up was officially introduced in Korea, 18. Sep. As other countries did, the most spotlight focused on ipod touch. Well, as steve jobs said, no one can deny that it's a revolutionary product, but they might miss minor functionalities pursuing "REVOLTIONARY". According to apple Korea, ipod touch doesn't support Korean keyboard input. In asia, only Japense is supported. As for the question that they're going to support it in the near future, they gave us a wonderful answer. - THEY DON'T KNOW.

In addition, look at the demo video clip shooted in the launching show by apple Korea. You can see that it is sometimes broken. one of apple Korea staffs seems to be very perplexed. Anyway, as mentioned in the article, which pointed out "negative black effect", video codec still seems to have problems. Do you consider to buy it? Here is my suggestion. If you live in the outside of U.S, wait till it's stable.

technorati tags: apple, ipods, ipod touch

Human Powered Search Engine ?

noreply@blogger.com (namhoon.kim) — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:39:00 +0000

It's already well known to some mania. Mahalo is quite intresting search engine. At first, when you're on the front page, the line on the bottom attracts eyes, which says that "Mahalo is the world's first human-powered search engine". As referred, it's a sort of wiki style search engine.

Well, as the first look, it features with well-organised UI. In the case of search results, I haven't found yet what outstanding points of mahalo is. - I only tested it with several queries to see how it works(smile). If you want to know the advantage of it, try mahalo follow, which compare the results, one from mahalo and the alternative from the other search engine. Anyway, as google has ran alone in the field of search engine, it is desired that this kind of followers has emerged on the market.

An image is from the official web site of mahalo.

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DJing With iPod ...

noreply@blogger.com (namhoon.kim) — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:50:00 +0000

What's this monster? You can remeber that in the corner of floor, DJ scartches vinyls to give effect on the playing tunes. The advent of ipods seem to give many influence on various fields. - many gedgets are on the market found to have their name by starging prefix, "i". It almost seems to be fad (smile). Here is the djing equipment, "iDJ2", which uses ipods for djing. Well, not far future, we might not see DJs who use vinyls just as CDs has disappeared more and more pushed by online digitial tunes ...

One of the longest-awaited iPod accessories has finally been released: Numark's iDJ2 ($799) is designed to allow professional disc jockeys to have truly pro-caliber control over iPod mixing and sampling, featuring an integrated screen, processors for realtime scratching and pitch control, and much more. We're putting iDJ2 through its paces and will have further comments soon. [Read More ...]

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technorati tags: ipods, idj2, dj, apple, gadgets

Electronic Smoke ?

noreply@blogger.com (namhoon.kim) — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:49:00 +0000

Smoke, this is one of inventions, which hadn't spreaded on the world. Though I'm saying like this, Ironically, I still can't stop it. - help me(smile).Digital wave even goes into the market of cigarette. Is there anybody who will buy this? A quite bizarre product ... For the more, refer to here.

An image is from the following link.

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No More Lines To Order Your Big Mac

noreply@blogger.com (namhoon.kim) — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:21:00 +0000

There might be no other countries, which compete with Korea in that people heavily depend on digital media and gadgets. In this country, you can easily find people, who watched TV on subways and buses, who talked with their friends by watching them on the screen of phones. I also remember reading the article, which said some owners of companies in the Europe have suffered from handling their facebook-addictive workers. But, as for me, it's not new to me (smile). it had already prevalent in Korea several years ago. - most of companies in Korea block to access cyworld (it's like an Korean version facebook). Yeah, furthermore, we changed the result of election for president by www. - personally, I think that it's our big mistake (smile). Here is another interesting article. Sooner or later, at least in Korea, you can order your macs without staying in the lines. McDonald Korea announced that they are going to adopt RFID
for orders. For the more in detail, you can find the following link.

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technorati tags: rfid, mcdonald

A Tune That Makes You Feel Up

noreply@blogger.com (namhoon.kim) — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:34:00 +0000

Sometimes, I find myself that the more simple it is, the more it gains concern. Yeah, really is it(smile). Here is a tune that I found. Late in the last friday, I watched by chance that some korean musicians - if chances come, I'll drop some lines about this band in the next post, played it on the TV show, then I searched who it is originally performed by. "Lady by Modjo". Bingo, I got it!. Thanks, World Wide Web(smile). Anyway, listern it up, simple bass loop makes you feel up.

technorati tags: modjo, lady, musics, youtube

To Be A Good Father II

noreply@blogger.com (namhoon.kim) — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:25:00 +0000

What a tough schedule! Sunnie seems to make her mind to spend whole weekends with outdoor activities. She insists that we don't have such a nice weather on recent weekends, so this is chance that god give us. time to go! ... - Really? I still don't believe it.

Insadong, this is one of my favorite place where the traditional and the exotic go together. And the present and the past go together. Actually, we've been there before, but whenever I go there, it always makes me excited. It reminds me of time when my mom took me to the market street, something curious caught my eyes, and I urged her to buy something ... (smile). I don't know why, but it always brings me happy memory ...

. daniel & me: street of Insadong

. daniel: Before going to Insadong, We stopped by Gyeongbokgung

. daniel & sunnie: in the forest of Gyeongbokgung

. daniel: he has already finished his, and try to take sunnie's ice cream

. daniel & me: it's quite fun, finally I open my wallet for it, though sunnie did like me to do(smile).

technorati tags: insadong, gyeongbokgung, trips, sunnie, daniel

To Be A Good Father I

noreply@blogger.com (namhoon.kim) — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:04:00 +0000

It was really hard to open my eyelids. It felt like more heavier than ever. Drink that I had had last night gave me a sort of hangover. - OMG, though I was not going to drink a lot, I was not sure how long it would be last (smile). Who dared to wake me up? It was weekends. I had the right to have more sleep, but I should get up for avoiding the harsh wake-up of daniel. - sometimes, he stood on my abdomen, and jump on it to make me get up(smile).

Yeah, sunnie hated that I became a couch potato on weekends. Instead, she wanted me to play with daniel, helped her with house works, and water indoor plants. Well, but, I often wanted to do what she didn't like(smile). Maybe, so did other fathers. I believed so (smile).

Okay, as they hoped, I would show them good father figure. At least, during this weekends (smile). below are photoes that I took in the seoul grand park - according to sunnie, from several days ago, daniel loved to go to the zoo.

.daniel & me: dancing I - Recently, when I take photos, he takes some pose. He thinks that it's great(smile).

.daniel & sunnie: dancing II - Is that also dance?

.daniel & sunnie: dancing III - sunnie joins him

.daniel & me: catch up with daniel I

.daniel & me: catch up with daniel II

technorati tags: seoul grand park, trips, daniel, sunnie