Linux Introduction

Posted in Personal by Thinh La @ Jun 28, 2005

After trying to install various linux distros from Fedora to Mandrake, I think I’ll stick with RedHat because it’s very easy to install and configure almost like Windows. I am trying to put together successful how-to do it with Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS. Here’s my first screen shot of the Red Hat dual-boot with Windows XP

Amazing R/C video

Posted in Personal by Thinh La @ Jun 16, 2005

Doesn’t this video make you go out and buy yourself a nice R/C off-road truck? Just kidding…. You need to press “PLAY” button to start the movie if you’re using IE but I think Firefox will play it automatically.

Watch video

1G email storage at Yahoo!

Posted in Personal by Thinh La @ Apr 22, 2005

In about couple weeks, all free Yahoo! Mail users will be automatically upgraded to 1G email storage. That’s good news since I have Yahoo! account as well. I knew this was gonna happen when Google was in beta phase offering 1G email storage acouple months ago. What I didn’t like about Google was that you have to have invitation in order to set up an account. That’s insane to go through some invitations from friends and friends. This is gonna blow Hotmail users away with this 1G storage at Yahoo! Mail. Besides, I must say Yahoo! Mail has been the best free online mail since the beginning.

Fixing PS2

Posted in Personal by Thinh La @ Apr 17, 2005

I couldn’t understand why I can’t load any PS2 disc. It doesn’t matter what kind of disc (original or copy) I put into my console, all I got is broswer screen. I decided to open her up to see what’s going on with my version 6 PS2 since I was thinking that my mod-chip is probably fried. Everything looked OK, no burnt evidence or any kind. I wonder what the hell happen to my PS2 that I can’t even play original disc as well as copy disc.

After few hours of online searching vast resources about mod-chip. It came down to one simple solution that has nothing to do with mod-chip. It’s about the laser eye getting dirty and needing some clean-up. It’s an old PS2 for christ sake so pretty much the problem is the eye.

After cleaning the laser eye with some alcohol, my PS2 now plays like new. Happy me.

Baby Shower Video

Posted in Personal by Thinh La @ Apr 11, 2005

I just purchased a new camera Kodak DX7590 yesterday so I wanted to test out the quality and of course some of the features it offers. The quality is not so bad to my standard but in fact amazing I must say. I filmed my baby shower so his grand-parents who live so far away can view him.

Here’s a link to some videos of my baby boy: Huy Videos

Great software

Posted in Personal by Thinh La @ Apr 7, 2005

I haven’t blogged for a long time since I’ve been learning towards this great piece of software. I have got Simple Gallery installed and I am pretty happy with it. So now everything seems to work as it should be so I can now start writing and adding photos to my gallery.

Baby is crying…

Posted in Personal by Thinh La @ Mar 17, 2005

Someitmes it’s just too hard to figure out why the baby is crying. Feeding, changing diaper, making him burb are not good enough. We all know that the baby is crying for a reason. After all, crying is the only way of coumminication between mother and baby.

Introducing Huy La

Posted in Personal by Thinh La @ Mar 17, 2005

Born February 16, 2005 after 40 weeks inside mother’s womb. Huy and Mon are doing great and now he enjoys every moment of his bottle time. I have setup his gallery here.