Author Archives: richardykuo

Short update

Posted on 2006/11/05 by richardykuo

Things are busy out here, as you might expect.  But as the frequency between posts grows, so does the guilt.  So to talk about current events… I'm excited about Borat…it's getting fantastic reviews.  95% on Rotten Tomatoes last I checked, … Continue reading →

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Optimize your life #9 – Planning vs action

Posted on 2006/08/25 by richardykuo

Everybody has to get things done.  That's just a fact of life.  However, how you go about getting things done varies tremendously from person to person. You might say that every time we do something, it consists of two simple … Continue reading →

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Flash storage and the 80/20 rule

Posted on 2006/07/28 by richardykuo

Flash memory based storage is starting to make serious headway into the PC realm, and with good reason. It’s far more reliable.  It can be squeezed into many different form factors…from 2.5″ notebook drives all the way down to MicroSD … Continue reading →

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Optimize your life #8 – Read faster

Posted on 2006/07/16 by richardykuo

Well, that’s an interesting title for an article.  While I’m at it, I’ll advise you to eat less.  And make more money too. Actually, odds are that if you are reading this blog post you probably read pretty quickly already.  … Continue reading →

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Bill Gates and education

Posted on 2006/07/08 by richardykuo

The funny thing about computers is that, despite all of the time they save people, they really can’t help us make big decisions yet.  Peter Drucker made similar observations many years ago…starting with the famous quote “The computer is a … Continue reading →

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Buying notebooks

Posted on 2006/07/03 by richardykuo

I read Jeff Atwood’s decision making process on buying a laptop (he picked an Asus W3J) with great fascination today.  I suppose one of the main reasons anyone becomes interested in something often has to do with seeing parallels and … Continue reading →

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Optimize your life #7 – A practical guide to the perfect audio book system

Posted on 2006/06/15 by richardykuo

OK, in the previous article I wrote about why audio books are a great alternative to the radio.  This time, I’m going to make some specific recommendations about how to get yourself started. 1. Get an MP3 Player First order … Continue reading →

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VMWare and Virtual Server 2005 R2

Posted on 2006/06/12 by richardykuo

I mentioned previously that I’m a big fan of virtualization and all the attendant advantages that come with it. For many tasks, speed is less relevant than flexibility, and virtualization of operating systems gives flexibility to you in spades. You … Continue reading →

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When servers blow up

Posted on 2006/06/04 by richardykuo

Several years ago, at the height of the Internet craze, a company called NetPliance released a product called the I-Opener. The I-Opener was a computer based on a razor/razor blade model.  Sell the hardware (which was worth about 300 bucks) … Continue reading →

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Optimize your life #6 – The daily commute and audio books

Posted on 2006/05/31 by richardykuo

In my last article, I talked about what kind of tasks we can successfully combine together to save time.  This article discusses one specific way to multitask that I find useful, which is listening to audio books while driving to … Continue reading →

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