Robocop

by zhou on January 18, 2010

Robocop, motion picture about a police officer in near-future Detroit, Michigan, who is murdered and then rebuilt as a powerful cyborg. Released in 1987, this box-office hit film was directed by Paul Verhoeven. The OCP Corporation presents a solution to (…)

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Groundbreaking Summer Games Dominated by U.S. Athletes

by zhou on January 17, 2010

The games of the XXVI Olympiad held closing ceremonies on August 4, 1996, as the world celebrated athletic achievement and mourned senseless violence. The Summer Games, which were held in Atlanta, Georgia, over a 17-day period in late July and (…)

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Big Bang Theory

by zhou on January 15, 2010

Big Bang Theory, currently accepted explanation of the beginning of the universe. The big bang theory proposes that the universe was once extremely compact, dense, and hot. Some original event, a cosmic explosion called the big bang, occurred about 13.7 (…)

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History of Astronomy

by zhou on January 14, 2010

I INTRODUCTION History of Astronomy, history of the science that studies all the celestial bodies in the universe. Astronomy includes the study of planets and their satellites; comets, asteroids, and meteors; stars and interstellar matter; star systems known as galaxies; (…)

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Shaquille O’Neal

by zhou on January 13, 2010

Shaquille O’Neal, born in 1972, American basketball player, considered one of the greatest players in National Basketball Association (NBA) history. A dominating post player (center), the 7-ft, 1-in O’Neal led the Los Angeles Lakers to three consecutive NBA titles in (…)

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Base Ball

by zhou on January 11, 2010

Someone told me ‘base ball is the spirit of Americans’. From Little League to the World Series, baseball is the game that most Americans know best. The sound of baseball games is the sound of summer across the United States. (…)

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Roman Polanski

by zhou on January 10, 2010

The hottest movie man, relly. Roman Polanski, born in 1933, Polish motion-picture director, known for his psychological dramas and dark comedies and for his difficult personal life. Born in Paris, France, to Polish parents, Polanski moved to Kraków, Poland, at (…)

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U2

by zhou on January 9, 2010

What a shame, U2 is not american, instead, Irish rock music band. U2, Irish rock music band, which achieved worldwide popularity during the 1980s and 1990s. The group was formed in 1976 at a high school in Dublin, Ireland, by (…)

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Fuel Cell

by zhou on January 8, 2010

A new decade, looks like now we’re really shifting focus to new engery. Fuel Cell, device in which the energy of a chemical reaction is converted directly into electricity. Unlike a battery, a fuel cell does not run down; it (…)

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Dashwire 之路

by zhou on December 31, 2009

在 Microsoft 出 MyPhone 之前,Windows Mobile 上已经有不少把手机上的数据同步到 cloud 端的软件和服务了。Dashwire 就是之一,也是我那时候的选择。 Dashwire 同步的项目很经典,我认为也是比较完备的,超过了现时的不少服务 —- 包括 通话记录(查看时可以按 拨入,拨出,未接 分类,很方便);铃声;快捷拨号设置;照片和视频;短消息(可以方便地搜索);浏览器收藏夹;联系人。都可以通过浏览器查看,界面组织得不错,有点早期的 Netvibes 的风格。 除了同步数据,Dashwire 还有些增值功能,比如当 Dashwire 客户端在连接状态的时候,可以通过浏览器做前端来收发短信,当然这只是提供个界面方便,收发仍然走手机,不过对在家或者坐在办公室的时候来讲是很方便的(其实和 Joyo Extender 一样)。此外还有方便的照片/视频分享功能(email,facebook,twitter,friendfeed 等都支持);按 slideshow 观赏手机里的照片,还可以按文件名或者tag 搜索照片;短消息组织成对话方式查看等等。 他们后来已经支持 Windows Mobile,BlackBerry, S60 和 Android 全系列平台了 —- Apple 有 (…)

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