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April 2005 - Posts

Got to do something...

Woke up this morning for church, and suddenly, a thought strike me. Its already end of April, 1/3 of the year has passed. Have I progressed with the Lord, or I'm still camping all these while. It's not concidental, as I realised while attending service. Read More...
Posted Saturday, April 30, 2005 2:27 PM by kitkai | 1 Comments

Call in sick

Sigh, getting old. Lack of sleep finally take its toll. Today, I have to call in sick, because I'm very tired, to the extend that my breathing is difficult. Only today then I realise how hot and humid Singapore is. The last four days made me lost sight Read More...
Posted Friday, April 29, 2005 8:34 PM by kitkai | 3 Comments

Post Asian MVP Summit

Sigh, MVP summit has ended today. Back to civilisation... Checked out of hotel at 9:30 amand went straight to work. For me, its not over yet, as I got to fight with the lack of sleep. No matter how much coffee I drank, didn't help. Gave up the fight, Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 28, 2005 11:37 PM by kitkai | 2 Comments

Want to know the progress of IE7?

Check it out here. Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 28, 2005 2:02 PM by kitkai | 0 Comments

Asian MVP Summit Day 3

Woke up today, looking forward to attend one of the session, but all I get was disappointment again... End up, we brought firedancer to visit her sister, who just gave birth to a baby girl. Next we went to funan, where stw wanted to meet firedancer again. Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 28, 2005 1:30 AM by kitkai | 0 Comments

Asian MVP Summit Day 2

Today, though we can sleep till 8 as the session starts at 10, I woke up with a headache. Guess I'm getting old... Breakfast was superb as usual, and I helped myself to the smoke salmon, and other good food too. Was looking forward to the technical sessions... Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 27, 2005 1:00 AM by kitkai | 0 Comments

SPS and CMS is being merged?

I think it is likely. Check out this job advertisement. Do you want to be part of a dynamic team testing a fast-growing server product with lots of potential and visibility? Do you want to test the next generation of a server product used to host many Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 26, 2005 4:34 PM by kitkai | 0 Comments

Asian MVP Summit Day 1

Day 1, a early day. Woke up at 6am to do quiet time. See the CBD area wake up. The breakfast was good! I like the smoke salmon, and I get to try different cheese, though I don't know what they are known as. Funny things happen to icelava. You can read Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 26, 2005 1:15 AM by kitkai | 0 Comments

Asian MVP Summit Day 0

Finally got time to blog... Day 0 of MVP summit is just free and easy, allowing everyone to settle down. Triplez and I checked in to the hotel slightly earlier, at 1:30pm. Its kind of funny, as the Oriental only has the name list arranged in the arrival Read More...
Posted Monday, April 25, 2005 12:00 AM by kitkai | 0 Comments

Triplez don't know english?

Ha ha... something funny happened today. We were trying to find firedancer today, at 5:30pm, so we went to the recept to ask if she has checked in. The recept said yes, and gave us her room number. Happily, we went up to our room, and triplez called the Read More...
Posted Sunday, April 24, 2005 5:34 PM by kitkai | 1 Comments

MVP Asian Summit

Yippe!!! MVP Asian Summit is finally here! Tomorrow, I have to wake up early at 6 am, and attend two very good service, and I'm off to check into the hotel!!! Looking forward to meet those wonderful MVPs, which I only know a handful so far... Not forgetting Read More...
Posted Sunday, April 24, 2005 1:04 AM by kitkai | 0 Comments

Microsoft will support Linux running on Virtual Server soon

Check it out Steve Ballmer's keynote speech in Microsoft Management Summit Remarks. You might just see linux additions??!! (cross fingers) Read More...
Posted Sunday, April 24, 2005 1:02 AM by kitkai | 0 Comments

Form Authentication with AD

Ever wondered how to do authentication against Active Directory in Form Authentication? Here's an article to teach you how. Read More...
Posted Saturday, April 23, 2005 8:22 PM by kitkai | 0 Comments

My first sharepoint tip.

Check it out here. Read More...
Posted Saturday, April 23, 2005 4:48 PM by kitkai | 0 Comments

Stylesheet Classes for Sharepoint

Just blogging this so that I can find it again easily. Read More...
Posted Friday, April 22, 2005 7:39 PM by kitkai | 0 Comments

Many lessons learnt as I 'lead' my first usergroup meeting

Sigh, I made a very stupid mistake that schools has been teaching and emphasing. Always test your equipment before each presentation! I tested out onenote's sharing feature with triplez and jieke the last time, and was wow by the ability for 3 person Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 21, 2005 11:18 PM by kitkai | 0 Comments

Yeh! Good comments from my friend who gave me the D70!

With reference to my lotus leaves album, my friend from my ex company, a excellent multimedia designer, excellent photographer, buried in a black and design-idiot company (*hint hint*), commented the following: >Among all, i like (of course with skill Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 20, 2005 11:40 AM by kitkai | 1 Comments

So proud of myself!

Yippee!!! I successfully created a context menu for a normal aspx datagridusing sharepoint functions!!! Finally finally finally!!! Anybody interested?? Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 19, 2005 2:33 PM by kitkai | 0 Comments

Howard Lo is going to be on TV...

Ha ha... the first timeI saw the advertisement on Today Newspaper last week, I thought I saw Howard's face... But I couldn't be sure... Today, on the same newspaper, I saw his name. Ha ha... It's going to be fun watching him chase girls. Triplez, learn Read More...
Posted Monday, April 18, 2005 9:41 AM by kitkai | 0 Comments

Creative Advertising

On 10 April 2005, I boarded a bus as usual, but something attracted my attention. Advertisers now adays are getting more and more creative. When will our IT industry become creative and develop the next killer app? Read More...
Posted Monday, April 18, 2005 12:29 AM by kitkai | 0 Comments

God was helping me code

You know, I left office on Friday, with a problem which I have no idea how to solve. Was waiting for Xu Wei Dong, the engineer that was answering question in the MSDN Newsgroup. Saturday was busy, because I got discipleship meeting. Even though I wasn't Read More...
Posted Sunday, April 17, 2005 11:51 PM by kitkai | 0 Comments

Decision is made, casino will be built

Newspapers has been hinting, that Government will be giving the green light even though many citizens has voice concerns. What shock me is that my pastor says two will be built, instead of one. God told him that there will be a third. Tomorrow, will mark Read More...
Posted Sunday, April 17, 2005 11:27 PM by kitkai | 0 Comments

How to develop sharepoint application while ensuring that it stays working after upgrading sharepoint

I need to read thisafterI finish watching my MSF video for risk management discipline. Check this out, to ensure that you minimise your risk during a sharepoint upgrade. Read More...
Posted Sunday, April 17, 2005 6:24 PM by kitkai | 0 Comments

Checklist for Testing SharePoint Web Parts

Checklist for me to do testing to make sure my webparts work perfectly. Ponder: How do I do it using unit testing? Read More...
Posted Sunday, April 17, 2005 6:07 PM by kitkai | 0 Comments

Sharepoint PodCast

Creative way of evangelising sharepoint! Using radio!!! Check it out here, and you might learn something new. I did. :) Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 13, 2005 5:00 PM by kitkai | 0 Comments

Introduction to the Personal Web Site Starter Kit

Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition comes with Personal Web Site Starter Kit for asp.net 2.0. I found this article that teaches you how to work with it. While learning asp.net 2.0, you get to create your own website, complete with configuration, Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 13, 2005 4:54 PM by kitkai | 0 Comments

My boss did a nice thing

Last friday, my boss (Chua Hock Chiang)and I went to meet to meet a client who wanted to deploy sharepoint for collaboration. That guy was having flu, and was in a bad shape. In fact, after meeting us, he intend to go home to rest. On our way back, we Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 12, 2005 9:55 AM by kitkai | 1 Comments

Ooh... soon my favorite thinkpad can vrooom!!!

Check this out! Thinkpad will soon use fuel to power its "engine"!!! Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 12, 2005 12:34 AM by kitkai | 0 Comments

Offline Sharepoint??!!

Need to access sharepoint while you are on the move? Check this out. Read More...
Posted Monday, April 11, 2005 4:36 PM by kitkai | 1 Comments

Microsoft Cluster Service Center Links

Here is a page maintained by Rodney R. Fournier where he maintained all his clustering links Read More...
Posted Monday, April 11, 2005 3:07 PM by kitkai | 0 Comments

ASP.Net 2.0 Advance Personalisation Articles

Written by Khaled Hussein Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Read More...
Posted Monday, April 11, 2005 12:02 PM by kitkai | 0 Comments

Microsoft SQL Server Report Pack for Internet Information Services (IIS)

This containsa set of 12 reports that work with a sample database of information extracted from Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) log files. I'm sure this would be useful for sgdotnet as well. Yippie! Not sure whether this is useful for sharepoint Read More...
Posted Monday, April 11, 2005 10:59 AM by kitkai | 0 Comments

Trillian Competitor

Called IMTiger, you can now use ur MSN to login to AIM and ICQ. When will it support yahoo? Read More...
Posted Monday, April 11, 2005 10:49 AM by kitkai | 0 Comments

Sony aims to beam sights, sounds into brain

Quoteurl="website"> The U.S. patent, granted to Sony researcher Thomas Dawson, describes a technique for aiming ultrasonic pulses at specific areas of the brain to induce "sensory experiences" such as smells, sounds and images. "The pulsed ultrasonic Read More...
Posted Monday, April 11, 2005 10:42 AM by kitkai | 0 Comments

Setting up a cluster

Some of the cluster information that I used for my succesful setup of two node windows 2003 cluster. TechNet Webcast about clustering Windows 2003 and Sql 2000 Set up cluster using Virtual Server Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 07, 2005 5:29 PM by kitkai | 1 Comments

Microsoft just announce Architect Cert

More info here. It's called MCAP. Not much found on Microsoft site yet. Sigh... I haven't even finish my MCAD Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 07, 2005 8:58 AM by kitkai | 0 Comments

Microsoft ELearning Course

Not sure if you know about Microsoft Elearning Course. I didn't. Currently, it is offering Security Courses and Office Deployment for free. Check it out. MVPs, check out your mvp site. There is a access code which you can request to have more content Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 06, 2005 11:38 AM by kitkai | 0 Comments

Art Katz is speaking @ cornerstone

Exerpt from my church's email. It is with delight that we announce the return of Arthur Katz to Cornerstone on April 8-9 and our Sunday services on April 10. Art Katz is Jewish, a prolific author and a passionate preacher who communicates truth in a unique Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 06, 2005 10:35 AM by kitkai | 0 Comments

Snipplets from Harvard Business Review Feb 2004

"Part of the secret of getting people out of the old way and into the new is to establish a rhythm -- that is, to control the flow, timing, and pace of the work. setting a calendar and adhering to it is, in most cases, the most visible means of signaling Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 06, 2005 10:03 AM by kitkai | 0 Comments

Learning BizTalk 2004

Found this blog, which teaches you BizTalk. :) http://blogs.msdn.com/luke/articles/380519.aspx Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 05, 2005 2:31 PM by kitkai | 0 Comments

My first successful load balancing using Virtual Server 2005!!!

Man, today I'm so proud of myself... Amist all the stuff that didn't go my way, like my webservice interop project, and I missed my academic CDs, finally something went right for me. At first things went sooo wrong... I wasn't familar with virtual server Read More...
Posted Monday, April 04, 2005 10:12 PM by kitkai | 0 Comments

Teched Asean 2005

Oooh, this year's teched is going to be held in Singapore. Just came back from MVP feedback session, and I know it's going to be fun, and glamorious, technical fun and social fun!!! You just watch! I'm not going to missed it! I found out something too... Read More...
Posted Monday, April 04, 2005 9:58 PM by kitkai | 1 Comments

Sql 2005 Webcast this april

My MVP Lead, Howard, emailed me this. I think you guys should be interested as well, especially the portable media centre.... :) Discover how Microsoft SQL Server 2005 offers database developers the optimal combination of a tightly integrated development Read More...
Posted Monday, April 04, 2005 5:47 PM by kitkai | 0 Comments

ooh... sql 2005 on linux...

Not sure whether this is true... http://www.sqlservercentral.com/columnists/sjones/sqlserveronlinux.asp Read More...
Posted Monday, April 04, 2005 5:42 PM by kitkai | 2 Comments

Load Balancing on Windows 2003

http://labmice.techtarget.com/windows2003/Clustering/default.htmThis URL contains a whole list of URLs about load balancing and clustering, mostly, if not all from TechNet. Something for me to look into later. I'm reading thisnow, which is written by Read More...
Posted Sunday, April 03, 2005 7:18 PM by kitkai | 0 Comments

Ermm, why do I need to compress then?

Check out this screen shot from my laptop. I was trying to compact a virtual machine's harddisk, and I noticed something... See if you noticed it... Read More...
Posted Saturday, April 02, 2005 5:33 PM by kitkai | 0 Comments

Transparent Laptop Screen

I've seen this before on multiply, but I didn't believe it at first. But this morning,Isaw the picture published on Today, a Singapore Newspaper. And they are inviting people to test the product! Here is the direct link. Yippe!!! For those interested, Read More...
Posted Friday, April 01, 2005 10:51 AM by kitkai | 1 Comments