May 2006

General

Today is the day Thailand changed its name from Siam

Just to inform you that today is the day Thailand changed its name from Siam in May 11, 1949. “Thai” means “freedom” in the Thai language, so it’s a land of freedom. Though it the country name has been renamed more than 50 years ago, there are people who still prefer to call it as […]

Open Source, Other Downloads, Other Operating System

GNU/DOS 2006 SR1 includes VIM 7.0

GNU/DOS 2006 SR1 has been released with Vim 7, the much talked new release of Vi IMproved. For your information, GNU/DOS is a distribution of FreeDOS operating system. The project aims to provide a complete DOS-like operating system bundled with GNU software and developers tools (DJGPP gcc), while retaining the classic DOS feel. GNU/DOS is […]

Open Source, Tips & Guides

Docvert – Web Service software that converts MS Word files to OpenDocument (odf)

Like the title said, Docvert is a webservice software designed to convert Microsoft Word document files (*.doc) to OASIS OpenDocument format (*.odt). It uses a simple REST-style interface, and it’s released under the LGPL. OpenDocument requires PHP 5.0 with ZLIB, XSL and GD extension with OpenOffice 2.0 or Abiword with OpenDocument export plugin. You might […]

GNU/Linux, Open Source, Other Downloads, Tips & Guides

Linux App Finder – Helps you find GNU/Linux apps for you

Have you been in this situation where you need to do something under GNU/Linux like ripping audio cd but don’t know the name of applications to use? Then Linux App Finder might have the answer for you! The website lists Linux applications sorted in category according to its functionality. The list is frequently updated with […]

Personal Life

Sugar Rationing in Kedah

I just realise today that sugar rationing has taken effect in Alor Star when today I was only allowed to buy a maximum of one kilogram of sugar from my local shop. This is due to the lack of sugar supply in Kedah/Perlis area. Hope the situation will be resolved by the time my sugar […]

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