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Apr 7, 2008
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Exciting Potential of China in e-Commerce

The biggest market in the world is in China and the untapped online retail market is stupefying. China’s online population is 220 million, ranked number one in the world, overtaking even the USA. Fifty-five million Chinese Internet users shopped online, recording turnover of US$8.25 billion. This is, however, only the tip of the iceberg: a consumer is calculated to spend an average of 1,000 yuan (a mere 0.64 of total retail spending in China).
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Apr 7, 2008
SY Tan

Spoof Wikipedia Websites

Have you got an assignment due the next day? What do you do? Look up Wikipedia, cut and paste and type furiously through the night to present your completed assignment to the lecturer the next day. Welcome to college in the twenty-first century. But, wait! Not all the information is accurate. If you just swallow hook, line and sinker without question, you could make a fool of yourself. The latest challenge to face students doing assignments last minute is not problems with the computer or printer, but the mushrooming of parody Wikipedia websites in the Internet.
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Apr 6, 2008
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Convert Digital Images to ASCII Art With ASCII Generator dotNET

What are the secrets behind Leonardo da Vinci’s famous drawings, the Vitruvian Man, Mona Lisa or The Last Supper? Maybe Professor Robert Langdon can try to convert the artwork into new masterpieces consisting of minute text (to break the hidden codes). The updated version of ASCGEN, ASCII Generator dotNET, is a free application that you can download to convert digital images or photos into high quality ASCII art. ASCII art is an artistic medium using text to represent the original image as accurately as possible.
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Apr 5, 2008
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Shine For Women in Their Prime

Men are from Mars, women are from Venus. Women have their own world, their own talk and their own clique. To offer an online platform for women in their prime, ranging from 25 to 54 years old, Yahoo has recently launched a site called Shine. This is to target the increasingly visible but mature female group which has been sidelined by male dominated sites.
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Apr 5, 2008
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Quick and Direct Access To Favourite Files or Folders With ‘Direct Folders’

Opening, closing, maximizing or minimizing Windows folders might be time consuming, troublesome and laborious. Sometimes when you are in a hurry, the process to locate some files in particular folders can be very irritating. If this problem annoys you most of the time, you can actually try a Freeware application, Direct Folders, which can smoothen your navigation steps to locate folders or files in your Windows System.
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Apr 5, 2008
SY Tan

Detect Wi-Fi Hotspot with Digital Hotspotter H20

Sometimes when you go to a new place and you want to surf the net, you might have problems to identify the venue that can offer you Wi-Fi access. Of course you can refer to Wi-Fi Hotspot directory (if there is) or find a restaurant/café which has Wi-Fi access. If not, probably you need to use a Wi-Fi enabled device such as PDA, iPod Touch, etc or boot your notebook and try to track whether there is any usable Wi-Fi network nearby. If you think this is a troublesome and tedious process, perhaps you can try this tiny device, Digital Hotspotter H20.

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Apr 4, 2008
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Pocket Size Camcorder Sony HDR-TG1 For A Chic Lifestyle

Japanese electronics giant, Sony, is proud to unveil its newest video camera which claimed to be the world’s smallest, lightest, slimmest full high-definition camcorder, HDR-TG1. Size does not matter to this pocket-sized camcorder as it features 1,920 x 1,080 pixel full HD recording with crisp 5.1ch surround sound. The HDR-TG1 weighs around 300grams (10.6 ounces) and measures 32 mm x 119 mm x 63 mm (1.3 inches x 4.7 inches x 2.5 inches). It has a stylish and elegant look which will definitely pique your interest and admiration. The ultra-compact size allows you to keep it in your pocket and bring it around to suit your lifestyle.
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Apr 3, 2008
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Remove USB Devices with USB Disk Ejector 1.1.2 with a Single Mouse Click

USB devices are quite commonly used nowadays. Sometimes you might find ejecting a few USB devices, especially when you are in hurry, a tedious job. You need to click on the device and check the warning or messages to safely remove your USB devices. It makes you feel irritated especially when you are rushing for a meeting or catching a flight and so on. If you are tired of this scenario which always happens again and again, perhaps you should check out this free standalone software, USB Disk Ejector.
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