Business ThinkTank No.6, Kanji Air Reader

As I stay in Japan, coping with the dizzy unknown Kanji everyday. I have one adds-on installed over FireFox browser, called Rikaichan. This useful plugin will help me read and translate the unfamiliar Kanji by moving a mouse pointer to the Kanji target.

If I could combine this idea with mobile gadget, how wonderful it is? I just open my camera mode in the cell phone and glare at the Kanji object. On the mobile's screen, the Hiragana and translation display in front of my eyesight. If succeed, it can extend to other languages. But sophisticated technology is a must like Image Processing, and avalanche of dictionary database.

Business ThinkTank No.5, Flash Math School

Due to web-based knowledge plus engineering insights which have been longstandingly acculated, I would like to run a school of Mathemetic Flash as well as Google solution for business purpose. In this way, the latter could attach as a additional service for website builder. But the former needs high speciaty both programming and math love. Hope it'll be true somedays.

Web Toolbox

To constitute a new website, we may depend on lots of existing web technology. I will try to depict them employed in real practice.

1.Google custom search :Add google search box in the website.
2.Google business solution :The google application plaza for supporting business purpose
3.jQuery Write less (codes) Do more (productivity): Exploit the ready-to-use coded package and deploy to targeting sites
4. Elastic :(CSS framework builder): making webpage layout easy
5. Dreamweaver: The perfect web creater
6. SiteMapGenerator: Prepare sitemap for submiting to Google
7. Firefox plugin: includes Firebug, measureIt, ColorZilla, ScreenGrab

Any further suggestion will be welcomed to.

Most installed extension for Joomla

Even though Joomla has to race against Drupal and Wordpress furiously, its strength is vast extension community.

As a fan of Joomla, I would like to put forth the great assistant extension which is a must/deserve to possess by visiting this url provided, http://extensions.joomla.org. Definitely, all are free.

1. Joomfish: multilanguage site
2. VirtueMart: E-commerce site
3. RsForm : Form builder
4. PhpModule: Php containing page
5. JooMap: SiteMap creator
6. PagePeelBanner: The awesome gadget advertiser
7. GTranslate: Google-based translator

There are further useful modules in this website. Search more there to match your demand.

Life in Lille Part 5

Regarding train-ticket buying, we have two major options: buy from the counter in person or from the Internet.

The former has no choice of receiving a ticket. When complete buying process, right away obtain a ticket from a officer. The latter provides you several selection to get a ticket reserved and paid.

Firstly, we can demand SNCF to deliver a ticket by mail. This choice may take time depanding on destination. Secondly, print a ticket by ourselves. Very convenient and sure, this approach responses an order and complete a procedure at one-stop service(at our computer's screen). In this way, the company can reduce ticket issue cost. At the same time, it can increase customer satisfaction due to being able to have a ticket immediately. Nevertheless, high-end technology of monitoring counterfeit tickets may require.

Lastly, Le retrait en gare, receive a ticket at train station. Must inform a reservation ID and identity, afterwards offered a ticket by a officer or ticket vending machine, the yellow one (can choose languages). The latter needs to insert a credit card used for paying a ticket.

With alternative choices proposed in acquiring tickets, we have very freedom to travel with SNCF indeed!

Business ThinkTank No.4, Object Lost Reminder

When we go abroad, due to stunning with the unfamiliar environment we may forget our luggages or any belongings. To have a device which help us scan the precious items may ensure that the trip would go without anxiety.

This apparatus will receive the RFID signal attached to designated things and show the result on the screen. Alternately, I may mix up the SIM card technology and wireless network for domestic locations and RFID and mobile applications for overseas.

With this solution, we just click on one button -check up belongings- as a result, we can see which items are in our reach or missing.

Joomla SMTP setup with Gmail account

If you're in the trouble of setting up SMTP function in Joomla 1.5.x, please follow the steps as follows.

1. To make sure that we have the same configuration, please download file from the following link provided: phpmailer setup.

2. Unzip and replace the old phpmailer folder which locates at: your_joomla_installation_directory/libraries/ with the new extract one.

3. Log in to joomla administration and select Site> Global configuration > Server

4. Look at a mail setting panel and modify the parameters as the information below,

mail server: SMTP server
Adress: name@gmail.com
Name: name
SMTP identification: Yes
SMTP security: none
Port: 25
User: name@gmail.com
Passwd: passwd
Smtp host: ssl://smtp.gmail.com:465

Be cautious, the setting below is mulfunctional somehow with VirtueMart. Please follow the value above.

mail server: SMTP server
Adress: name@gmail.com
Name: name
SMTP identification: Yes
SMTP security: SSL
Port: 465
User: name@gmail.com
Passwd: passwd
Smtp host: smtp.gmail.com

5. After that, before creating a contact form for users, please pre-build a category for that contact by selecting Components> Contacts > Categories

6. Complete a Category setup and then create a contact form by selecting Components > Contacts > Contacts. At field email adress, it should be the same as in SMTP configuration inserted.

7. Add the contact form in the main menu or where else.

8. Test the result. You should get the incoming mail from the web hosting server.

Centos Novice

I post this article in order to remind of the linux command running back of Centos.

To check the system version:
#cat /etc/*release*

To verify system architecture:
#getconf LONG_BIT

To install Flash Player
1:#yum install curl compat-libstdc++-33 glibc nspluginwrapper
2:#mkdir flash
3:#cd flash
4:#download the rpm inside the folder flash
5;#restart Firefox

To upgrade PHP:
wget -q -O - http://www.atomicorp.com/installers/atomic |sh
and then
yum update

Business ThinkTank No.3, Eraser Gloves

When I studied in the classroom, I observed most teachers like to erase texts on backboards with their bare hands. If he/she would like to use a computer or touch a thing after getting colored, it may not be suitable to proceed it right now. (a teacher may has to go to a washroom and clean his/her hands).

Thus, having an instant eraser attached to their hands may contribute some convenience to our teachers. A material used should work well with particles like chalk or inks and offer easy-to-clean feature to customers.

Business ThinkTank No.2, Squeezing machines for rubber trees

I once had a talk with my friend who owns the farmland of rubber trees in Chumporn, Thailand. He suggested me that labor force to cut the trunks to get the liquid rubber is lacking seriously. To counter this trouble, we may need an automatic machine to do this job for humans. Absolutely, the prospect of this business is very viable.