I'm sorry to say I pre-ordered on the Kindle, loaded it up to listen to on the drive to work, and found that they disabled the "read aloud" feature for the book. What gives, Doubleday? Don't count me among the Kindle buyers on that one--I've returned it.
What gives?---What's going on?
2009年10月25日 星期日
nook is toast
In this case, the unlucky nook is not from a mighty cosmic power like Google or Microsoft where you might say "well, they can overcome anything" (though they can't), so the verdict is especially clear in this gadget guy's book: nook is toast.
be toast informal
to be in trouble because of something you have done
I betcha they weren't planning that till Amazon goosed the price on Kindle last week down to $259.
It makes the Sony Reader and iRex look absurdly overpriced and the Plastic Logic Que look like a shot in the dark.
If you describe something someone says or does as a shot in the dark or a stab in the dark, you mean they are guessing that what they say is correct or that what they do will be successful.
Every single one of those inspired guesses had been shots in the dark.
it's still take a few bottles of Jack to get us to rock these with a smile
it seems as if the 18-inch dv8 is your only option now when selecting a larger-than-life lappie from the folks at HP. Gotta keep keepin' on, we guess.
be toast informal
to be in trouble because of something you have done
If you challenge her, you're toast.
I betcha they weren't planning that till Amazon goosed the price on Kindle last week down to $259.
It makes the Sony Reader and iRex look absurdly overpriced and the Plastic Logic Que look like a shot in the dark.
If you describe something someone says or does as a shot in the dark or a stab in the dark, you mean they are guessing that what they say is correct or that what they do will be successful.
Every single one of those inspired guesses had been shots in the dark.
it's still take a few bottles of Jack to get us to rock these with a smile
it seems as if the 18-inch dv8 is your only option now when selecting a larger-than-life lappie from the folks at HP. Gotta keep keepin' on, we guess.
larg·er than life adj.
Very impressive or imposing
Hit the read link for all the mumbo jumbo, but be sure to keep your expectations within check.
If you describe ideas or words, especially religious or technical ones, as mumbo jumbo, you mean that they are nonsense. (INFORMAL)
Give me a PC OS optimized for touch across the board and I'm all there, but this is just a gimmick.
Whether it's Aero Glass, Aero Peek, Aero Shake or Aero whatever, it's gotten a lot of hype, but it's really just so much eye candy.
Very impressive or imposing
Hit the read link for all the mumbo jumbo, but be sure to keep your expectations within check.
If you describe ideas or words, especially religious or technical ones, as mumbo jumbo, you mean that they are nonsense. (INFORMAL)
Give me a PC OS optimized for touch across the board and I'm all there, but this is just a gimmick.
Whether it's Aero Glass, Aero Peek, Aero Shake or Aero whatever, it's gotten a lot of hype, but it's really just so much eye candy.
2009年10月24日 星期六
snap up
So, anyone snapping this up? Wait, who let the crickets out?
snap up
If you snap something up, you buy it quickly because it is cheap or is just what you want.
Every time we get a new delivery of clothes, people are queuing to snap them up...
One eagle-eyed collector snapped up a pair of Schiaparelli earrings for just $6.
這是來自的 Engadget 文章，介紹 IREX 的 E-RADER.
snap up
If you snap something up, you buy it quickly because it is cheap or is just what you want.
Every time we get a new delivery of clothes, people are queuing to snap them up...
One eagle-eyed collector snapped up a pair of Schiaparelli earrings for just $6.
這是來自的 Engadget 文章，介紹 IREX 的 E-RADER.
2009年10月23日 星期五
Burger King selling a Windows 7 Whopper in Japan
Confirming our belief that Japan is at once among the coolest and craziest places on this planet we all call home is Burger King's exclusive Windows 7 Whopper. Seven stacked beef patties extend your usual Whopper to over five inches in height and the whole thing costs an appropriate ¥777 (or $8.55). It'll be available for one week only -- or seven days, get it? Join us past the break to see the full towering size of this meaty monstrosity.
Update: Andy Yang, our Engadget Chinese editor, has read the smallprint and noted that in fact only the first 30 customers each day will get the Win 7 Whopper at ¥777, with the rest shelling out a cool ¥1,450 ($17.10) for the privilege. Way to break with the number 7 theme, guys.
shell out phr v
to pay a lot of money for something, especially unwillingly
Update: Andy Yang, our Engadget Chinese editor, has read the smallprint and noted that in fact only the first 30 customers each day will get the Win 7 Whopper at ¥777, with the rest shelling out a cool ¥1,450 ($17.10) for the privilege. Way to break with the number 7 theme, guys.
shell out phr v
to pay a lot of money for something, especially unwillingly
the very first Microsoft Store inParis
there's some WiFi available for those looking for a place to loiter around.
Japan may be home to the Windows 7 Whopper, and the US has the less edible contents of the very first Microsoft Store, but it looks like Paris may be the real place to be for out and about Windows fans, as it can now claim the only Windows Cafe in the world as its own alongside all those other little tourist attractions you might be interested in. Better still, it looks like the cafe serves up at least as many types of drinks as Windows editions, and there's some WiFi available for those looking for a place to loiter around. Hit up the link below for a peek inside courtesy of Le Journal du Geek.
So when they close at night, do the room lights and/or front windows turn blue??
No, but if too many people place their orders at once, service slows to a crawl.
The WiFi won't accept iPhone connections though, move along.
"I'm sorry you cannot PEEK inside the coffee cup. All of our cups are unibody. No flavors, extra sugar, or unauthorized, unapproved cremes can be pour in" (Don't worry, I heard someone by the corner can jailbreak your coffee"
Loitering FTW
Japan may be home to the Windows 7 Whopper, and the US has the less edible contents of the very first Microsoft Store, but it looks like Paris may be the real place to be for out and about Windows fans, as it can now claim the only Windows Cafe in the world as its own alongside all those other little tourist attractions you might be interested in. Better still, it looks like the cafe serves up at least as many types of drinks as Windows editions, and there's some WiFi available for those looking for a place to loiter around. Hit up the link below for a peek inside courtesy of Le Journal du Geek.
So when they close at night, do the room lights and/or front windows turn blue??
No, but if too many people place their orders at once, service slows to a crawl.
The WiFi won't accept iPhone connections though, move along.
"I'm sorry you cannot PEEK inside the coffee cup. All of our cups are unibody. No flavors, extra sugar, or unauthorized, unapproved cremes can be pour in" (Don't worry, I heard someone by the corner can jailbreak your coffee"
Loitering FTW
電腦讀 kindle 的書
you can read an e-book on your PC while at home (or elsewhere), then send that same e-book to your iPhone or Kindle and pick up reading where you left off.
2009年10月9日 星期五
EXCEL 在儲存格中顯示照片或圖片
excel 的儲存格中其實只能儲存 "值" 而已，不能儲存照片或圖片，圖片只是 "浮" 在上面而已。
所以，如果要顯示照片、圖片，就要自己定義二個新名稱。
A=OFFSET(通訊錄!$A$1,0,0,COUNTA( 通訊錄 !$A:$A),1)
AA=INDIRECT(ADDRESS(MATCH( 照片座位表 !$A$1,A,0),3,1,," 照片座位表 "))
3 指的是第三行。
$A$1 指的是需要查詢的儲存格位置。
通訊錄是放資料的地方。
照片座位表要查詢的地方。
所以，如果要顯示照片、圖片，就要自己定義二個新名稱。
A=OFFSET(通訊錄!$A$1,0,0,COUNTA( 通訊錄 !$A:$A),1)
AA=INDIRECT(ADDRESS(MATCH( 照片座位表 !$A$1,A,0),3,1,," 照片座位表 "))
3 指的是第三行。
$A$1 指的是需要查詢的儲存格位置。
通訊錄是放資料的地方。
照片座位表要查詢的地方。
EXCEL邊界的選擇
For x = 7 To 10
With Selection.Borders(x)
.LineStyle = xlContinuous
.Weight = xlThin
.ColorIndex = xlAutomatic
End With
Next x
1(直，除了最右以外)，2(直，除了最左以外)
3(橫，除了最下以外)，4(橫，除了最上以外)
5(對角線右下)，6(對角線右上)
7(最左)，8(最上)，9(最下)，10(最右)
With Selection.Borders(x)
.LineStyle = xlContinuous
.Weight = xlThin
.ColorIndex = xlAutomatic
End With
Next x
1(直，除了最右以外)，2(直，除了最左以外)
3(橫，除了最下以外)，4(橫，除了最上以外)
5(對角線右下)，6(對角線右上)
7(最左)，8(最上)，9(最下)，10(最右)
2009年10月6日 星期二
用excel作抽籤的小程式
今天在上課時，需要抽號碼。
可是，每個人的號碼我都知道，所以就等於我故意找某人出來回答問題。
所以，我用ＥＸＣＥＬ寫了一個抽號碼的程式。
方法為，任意取一很大的數
用ＭＯＤ取餘數。
如果餘數超過男生的人數則減去男生的人數再加上３０，還有如果整除，則號碼為最後一號。
利用的函數：ＶＬＯＯＫＵＰ（要查詢的值或字串，資料的所在位置，第一欄或第二欄，真或假）
利用ＶＬＯＯＫＵＰ可由號碼得到名字。
可是，每個人的號碼我都知道，所以就等於我故意找某人出來回答問題。
所以，我用ＥＸＣＥＬ寫了一個抽號碼的程式。
方法為，任意取一很大的數
用ＭＯＤ取餘數。
如果餘數超過男生的人數則減去男生的人數再加上３０，還有如果整除，則號碼為最後一號。
利用的函數：ＶＬＯＯＫＵＰ（要查詢的值或字串，資料的所在位置，第一欄或第二欄，真或假）
利用ＶＬＯＯＫＵＰ可由號碼得到名字。
2009年10月5日 星期一
用excel制作猜數字遊戲
這個遊戲在二十年前，就曾經用TRUE BASIC寫過了，印象中好像只用了十三行而已。
但是，這一次，我是用EXCEL來寫。
寫了一天終於完成。
從星期五早上，寫到星期六下午。
中間碰到了很多的困難，但是，解決困難的的快樂，真是難以形容。
但是，這一次，我是用EXCEL來寫。
寫了一天終於完成。
從星期五早上，寫到星期六下午。
中間碰到了很多的困難，但是，解決困難的的快樂，真是難以形容。
用EXCEL制作十分逼近法
上星期四，心血來潮突然想到，何不用EXCEL來作十分逼近法。
想不到居然這麼簡單，一個下課就完成了。晚上，又做了一些修正，
讓它更美觀。
主要需要的函數為RAND(), INT(), ROUNDUP(), ROUNDDOWN(), SUMSQ(), IF().
想不到居然這麼簡單，一個下課就完成了。晚上，又做了一些修正，
讓它更美觀。
主要需要的函數為RAND(), INT(), ROUNDUP(), ROUNDDOWN(), SUMSQ(), IF().
2009年9月29日 星期二
100% iPhone knock-off,
Reports differ on the OS of the thing, but the features are 100% iPhone knock-off, including: dual SIM support, 1.3 megapixel camera, analog TV, FM radio, WiFi, and support for a host of audio and video formats.
knock-off copy
knock-off copy
2009年8月8日 星期六
make a windfall
If you're hoping to reach the mainstream, the best you can hope for is your app catches on fire and charts high enough for you to make a windfall," Ryu said. "Essentially you aim for the jackpot, and if you don't hit that, it's not going to make you a living.
2009年8月7日 星期五
挑片
I'm not saying they aren't any good but some dvd roms don't like certain media. I've used memorex, maxell with no problems.
My biggest concern with LiteOn are the incompatibility issues with DVD-ROMs.
I have known that sometimes it's an issue when you buy a certain brand or type of blank DVD.
off the wall informal
very strange or unusual, often in an amusing way
it was quietly peddling some off-the-wall Mentor e-book reader based on a drab OEM model that every other no-name reader manufacturer uses.
Yeah but for the same price, you really better go with the Sony for look and quality. Text to speech is a hard to listen gimmick. If the other were 150$ I would not say but for the same price, go Sony.
I'm not too worried about the battery life. If I'm playing a game, I'll more than likely stay plugged into the wall.
My biggest concern with LiteOn are the incompatibility issues with DVD-ROMs.
I have known that sometimes it's an issue when you buy a certain brand or type of blank DVD.
off the wall informal
very strange or unusual, often in an amusing way
it was quietly peddling some off-the-wall Mentor e-book reader based on a drab OEM model that every other no-name reader manufacturer uses.
Yeah but for the same price, you really better go with the Sony for look and quality. Text to speech is a hard to listen gimmick. If the other were 150$ I would not say but for the same price, go Sony.
Astak's $199 EZ Reader Pocket PRO wants to give Kindle 'a run for its money
I'm not too worried about the battery life. If I'm playing a game, I'll more than likely stay plugged into the wall.
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