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media players and codecs

Comparison of media players - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
MPlayer and VLC (without installer) are cross platform

Free-Codecs.com :: Download latest audio codecs, video codecs, codec packs and tools, FREE!
ffdshow for mpeg4
Stinky's MPEG-2 Codec

阿宗麵線 Ay-Chung Noodle

永遠的胖胖-美麗霧都舊金山 論壇 :: 討論區
阿宗麵線矽谷分店
意慾蔓延 - [討論]北加州(灣區)的美食

東森新聞報 - 阿宗麵線老闆噎到檳榔中風可能成植物人

LinuxPlanet - Interviews - Boost Your C Programming - Introduction

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Portland Area Public Schools

Portland Public Schools District Map
How Portland Schools Scored

Magnet schools:
School of Science & Technology 9-12 Merlo Station High School of Beaverton
Winterhaven K-8 Portland Math/Science/Tech
Arts & Communication Magnet Academy 6-12 Beaverton

High school ranking School of Science and Technology, Lakeridge High School (Lake Oswego), Lincoln, Lake Oswego Senior High, Southridge (Beaverton)

Portland Middle School Achievement Winterheaven, West Sylvan, Arts & Communication, Lake Oswego

Elementary School Achievement Rieke, Capital Hill, Bridlemile, Winterheaven, Ainsworth, ...

The Disney Collection - Last update 9/27/05

1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1940 Pinocchio
1940 Fantasia
1941 Dumbo
1942 Bambi
1950 Cinderella
1951 Alice In Wonderland
1953 Peter Pan
1955 Lady and the Tramp
1959 Sleeping Beauty
1961 101 Dalmatians
1963 The Sword in the Stone
1967 The Jungle Book
1973 Robin Hood
1977 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1989 The Little Mermaid
1991 Beauty and the Beast
1992 Aladdin
1993 The Nightmare Before Christmas
1994 The Lion King
1995 Pocahontas
1995 Toy Story
1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1997 Hercules
1998 Mulan
1998 A Bug's Life
1999 Tarzan
1999 Toy Story 2
2000 Fantasia 2000
2000 Dinosaur
2001 Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001 Monsters, Inc.
2002 Lilo & Stitch
2003 Finding Nemo
2004 The Incredibles
2004 Three Musketeers, The

Energy Savers: Major Appliance Shopping Guide

Pioneer Mini Split Inverter++ 115v wall-mount.  10 HSPF 9000 BTU, 12000 BTU 

Federal Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency 

AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency) Furnace 78% 90%
SEER (Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio, btu/watt-hr) Air Conditioner 10 13(2006) 13(energy star)
HSPF (Heating Seasonal Performance Factor, btu/watt-hour) Heat Pump 6.8 7.7(2006) 8.0(energy star), electric resistance heater = 3.41.  

Uniform energy factor (UEF) for water heater since 2021 

1 watt-hr = 3.412 btu



For heat pump operating cost to be cheaper than furnace,
* gas (therm)/electricity (kWh) price > 100 * AFUE(80%) / HSPF(7.7) = 10.39 

Energy Star Gas Water Heater UEF > 0.88, Energy Star Heat Pump Water Heaters UEF > 3.34

1 therm = 29.3 kwh 

* gas (therm)/electricity (kWh) price > $gas*UEF(g) > $elec*29.3*UEF(e), $gas/$elec > 29.3*UEF(e)/UEF(g) = 7, currently $2.4/$0.3 > 7 

Home Heating with Wood
Firewood for Home Heating
Purchasing and Preparing Your Fuel Supply
How much wood is in a cord of firewood? cord (4'x8'x4'), face cord (4'x8'x16"), stove/furnace cord (4'x8'x12")

EIA Energy Kids Page

Energy Calculator - Common Units and Conversions
1 cubic foot of natural gas = 1,031 Btu
1 Therm = 100,000 Btu
1 kilowatthour of electricity = 3,412 Btu
1 KW-hour = 0.03412 Therm
1 ton = 12,000 btu/hr
1 btu = 1055.0599 joule

1 cord of firewood = 4'x8'x4'
1 cord of average dry hardwood = 6158 kilo-watt-hour = 210.11 therm
1 cord of wood (between green and air dry red oak) = 19.6 MBtu
1 cord of green hardwood = 5132 (6158/1.2) kWh = 175.07 therm

Propane 91,690 BTUs/gallon
1 tank = 4.73-gallon (20 lb) = 433.6937 kBTUs
1 cylinder = 0.242 gallon = 22.18 kBTUs

Energy density
Gasoline contains about 42.4 MJ/kg (120 MJ/US gal, 33.3 kWh/US gal) = 113738 btu/gl

For electricity heat to be cheaper than gas,
gas/electricity > 100000/3412 * AFUE(80%) = 23.45

Kerosene vs Electric heater
43.1 MJ/kg / K $/kg = 43.1 / K
3.6 MJ / E $ = 3.6 / E
Kerosene is cheaper if K/E < 12 (kg) or 9.58 (l) or 36.26 (gallon) (density = 0.8)
E = $0.16, K = $5.8/gallon
E = NT$4 台灣電力公司電價表, K = NT$48/kg = NT$38.3/l 台灣中油 煤油

公路局公路監理業務

燃料使用費費率
使用牌照稅稅率

燃料使用費、使用牌照稅作業相關規定
Taiwan Motor Vehicle Fuel Fee. License Tax

Display resolution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Display resolution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Computer Display Standards
5:4 1280x1024 SXGA
4:3 1600x1200 UXGA 1400x1050 SXGA+ 1200x900 XGA+ 1200x768 XGA 800x600 SVGA 640x480 VGA
16:10 1920x1200 WUXGA 1680x1050 WSXGA+ 1440x900 WXGA+ 1280x800 WXGA 960x600 WSVGA 768x480 WVGA
15:9 1280x768 WXGA
16:9 1920x1080 HDTV 960x720 HDTV 1366x768 WXGA 704x480 EDTV

中文姓名產生器 - Chinese Name Generator

中文姓名產生器 - Chinese Name Generator

Taiwan WebTV

Hichannel（中華電信）
Seednet TV（數位聯合）
WebsTV webs-tv（數碼網絡）
Ch5（愛爾達科技）
IMTV im.tv（年代數位電視）

mactv 台灣宏觀網路電視
ctitv 中天新聞影音直播
ctv 中視影音新聞
cts 華視影音頻道

Dell Coupons - GottaDeal.com - Hot Deals, Coupon Codes & Discounts

Open Source Xara Xtreme

Comparison of vector graphics editors

On both Mac OS, Windows:

*Inkscape draw
svg-edit Javascript on web browser
Synfig Studio Open Source Animation Software
Dia diagram creation program

Xara Xtreme on linux

Graphics/Drawing software

Adobe Illustrator
Macromedia Freehand
Microsoft Expression

Inkscape
Sodipodi

manual cars

rear-wheel drive, RWD 4WD/AWD, manual non-SUV/Truck
Fiat 124, Mazda MX-5 Miata, MINI Cooper Countryman All4, Subaru BRZ, Toyota 86

Automobiles with manual only

Dodge Viper Conv M6 8.3
Ford GT 2005
Honda S2000 M6 2.2
Lotus Elise 2005, Evora, Emira
Pontiac Solstice M5 2.4
Porsche GT 2005
Toyota MR2 2005

Cars with manual transmission models:

Acura NSX M6 (3.2) 2005
Chevrolet Corvette M6 (7.0) Z06 2006
Mazda Miata (M6) 2.0
Nissan 350Z M6 3.5 (DVVT) 2005

Acura RSX (M6) 2.0 Type S coupe
Chevrolet Cobolt M5 (2.0 Supercharger) SS coupe
Hyundai Tiburon (M6) 2.7 SE coupe
Subaru Impreza (M6) 2.5 Turbo Sti

Dodge Neon M5 (2.4 Turbo) SRT4 2005
Ford Focus M5 (2.3) ZX4 ST
Honda Civic M5 (2.0) 2005 Si 2D hatchback 2005
Mitsubishi Lancer (Evolution M5/6 2.0 Turbo)
Saturn Ion M5 (2.0 Supercharged) Red Line quad-coupe
Toyota Corolla (M6) 1.8 XRS
VW GTI (M6 2.8) 2-door VR6 hatchback 2005

Cadillac CTS M6 (5.7) CTS-V
Mazda 6 (M6) 2.3 Mazdaspeed 2006

Pontiac Vibe (M6) 1.8 GT 2WD
Toyota Matrix (M6) 1.8 XRS 2WD

汽車線上：【Auto Online Award】2005進口迷你掀背車級距

PEUGEOT 206
CITROEN C2
MINI Cooper
OPEL Corsa
VW Lupo
VW Polo

Wardriving - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wardriving
NetStumbler for Windows, KisMac for Macintosh, and Kismet for Linux
Wi-Fi Dog of War Mini How-To
ReceiveSensitivity - FreeNetworks
Engenius (Senao) 2511
CISCO AIRONET 350

Linux gains lossless filesystem

NILFS

Multiformat stream recorders: How to download/save/capture/record streaming Windows Media, Real Media, Real Video, Real Audio, Quick Time Videos (.ASF

Fatwallet Forums - OFFICIAL Banks That Count ING/Paypal/ACH Push Transfers as Direct Deposits. Post your experience please! Updated 3/8/05

Fatwallet Forums - OFFICIAL Banks That Count ING/Paypal/ACH Push Transfers as Direct Deposits. Post your experience please! Updated 3/8/05

Comparison of online photo printing prices

Comparison of online photo printing prices
pephoto 9c $2.99 32
colorcoral 9c $3.99 43
dimeprints 10c $1.99 24
imagestation 12c ritz wolf pickup 0
photocheap 12c $0.99 16
winkflash 12c $0.99 16
snapfish 12c $0.99-$1.97 free shipping code TREAT
costco 17c + tax = 18.4025c

Market share: Kodak EasyShare Gallery (ofoto) > Shutterfly > Snapfish > Imagestation (Sony)

SnapGone - One Snap and It's Gone

Out S.M.A.R.T (SMART) Your Hard Drive

Out S.M.A.R.T (SMART) Your Hard Drive

Auto Center

AutoZone
Checker, Schuck's. Kragen Auto Parts
NAPA
Pep Boys

No number pads? Kid phones keeping it simple

Firefly Mobile Cingular at Target
TicTalk Leapfrog/enfora at Toys R Us
Wherifone by Wherify Wireless

Banks with high interest rate

MyMoneyBlog: Banking Archives
Latest Top Checking and Savings Account Interest Rates
Best rates of checking, savings and MM accounts
The Daughter of The Mother of All Online Banking, Checking, Saving, and Money Market, Interest Rate Threads!

Bank Deals - Best Rates and Deals

SCU Certificate of Advanced Accounting Proficiency

$7275

SJSU Masters of Science in Accounting

792.5*4 + 59.5*57
total: 6561.5

BetterCreditCard.com - Top Recommended Credit Cards

BetterCreditCard.com - Top Recommended Credit Cards
Citi Dividend Platinum Select Mastercard
Chase Cash Plus Rewards Visa
American Express Blue Cash

Intel Pentium M Processors

CPU Thermal Design Power
Banias: 130nm 1MB 400Mhz TDP 24.5W
Dothan: 90nm 2MB
400Mhz(21W) 715(1.5) 725(1.6) 735(1.7) 745(1.8) 755(2.0) 765(2.1)
533Mhz(27W) 730(1.6) 740(1.73) 750(1.86) 760(2.0) 770(2.13) 780(2.26)
LV 1.116V(10W) 718(1.3) 738(1.4) 758(1.5) 778(1.6)
ULV 0.94V(5W) 723(1.0) 733(1.1) 753(1.2)

Celeron M

Acer to deliver 24-inch wide screen LCD monitors in October

Unpeeling Apple's Nano

Big 3 MP3 player makers: Apple, Samsung, Sony
2004 flash based: iRiver, Creative, Samsung, Sony, Dell, Panasonic

Jo�o Sabino

Jo�o Sabino

The GNU Privacy Guard - GnuPG.org

The Scientist and Engineer's Guide to Digital Signal Processing

Gucci LVMH Prada Richemont

Prada, Gucci集團風靡超過一甲子，LVMH、Richemont旗下名牌更擁有百年歷史，奢華名牌何以能歷久彌新？創造品味氛圍，領導時尚潮流是箇中關鍵

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2005 Underhanded C Contest

2005 Underhanded C Contest

The United States Mint

Westward Journey Nickel Series™
The 50 State Quarters® Program
Golden Dollar Coin


FAQ

LCD 顯示器

TFT TN+Film MVA IPS

37" 1920*1080 and other LCD Panel

AUO and CMO

CMO: 56" 3840x2160, 47" 1920x1080, 42" 1920x1080, 37" 1920x1080, 32" 1366x768
Chi Mei Optoelectronics V370H1 Super MVA 0.4275mm 8bit 550nits 176*176 600:1 75% 12ms 145W 9.15kg 820.8x461.7mm 884.8x525.9x52.24mm
Welcome to Chi Mei Optoelectronics V320B1 VAextreme 0.519mm 8bit 550nits 176*176 1000:1 75% 8ms 103W 5.9kg 708.95x398.59mm 760x450x49mm

AUO: 46" 1920x1080, 37" 1920x1080, 37" 1366x768, 32" 1366x768
AU Optronics T370HW01 Premium MVA 0.4268mm 8bit 550cd/m^2 176*176 1000:1 72% 8ms 150W 11kg 819.4x460.9mm 894.8x527.4x50.7mm
AUO T370XW01 Premium MVA 0.6mm 8bit 500cd/m^2 176*176 1000:1 72% 8ms 140W 10.3kg 819.6x460.8mm 877.0x514.6x54.7mm
AUO T315XW02 AMVA 0.511mm 8bit 500cd/m^2 178*178 1200:1 72% 8ms 125W 7.2kg 697.7x392.3mm 760.0x450.0x45.0mm
AUO T315XW01 Premium MVA 0.511mm 8bit 500cd/m^2 176*176 1200:1 72% 8ms 125W 7.2kg 697.7x392.3mm 760.0x450.0x45.0mm

Welcome to LG.Philips LCD (LPL) LC370W01 0.6mm 8bit 600cd/m^2 178*178 1200:1 72% 8ms 11.5kg 819.6x460.8mm 878x516.8x55.5mm
Welcome to LG.Philips LCD LC320W01 0.51075mm 8bit 600cd/m^2 178*178 1200:1 72% 8ms 7.2kg 697.685x392.256mm 760.0x450.0x48.0mm

Voice-to-note MIDI editor and composing software: Music MasterWorks

Converting MIDI to traditional music score - A comparison of music notation software

* Notation Musician / Notation Composer
* MidiIllustrator Maestro / Virtuoso

Kinja, the weblog guide

The Gadgeteer - Battery Xtender Alkaline Battery Recharger

$39.95 free shipping

Slow Seismic Slip Event Underway in Pacific Northwest

Standards and specs: The ATX case and power supply

Standards and specs: The ATX case and power supply

Linux Magazine - For Administrators... | Guru Guidance | Multibooting with GRUB,Part 1

Host your images

- imagevenue.com : 1,5 MB jpg, png, gif, swf
- freephotoserver.com : 1 MB jpg, png, gif, png, bmp, mpeg, swf
- imageshack.us : 1 MB jpg, png, gif, bmp, tif, swf
- imagemonster.org : 1 MB jpg, png, gif
- xs.to : 1 MB jpg, png, gif, png, bmp
- imagehosting.us : 1 MB jpg, png, gif
- hotlinkhost.net : 750 KB jpg, png, gif, bmp, tif
- imgspot.com : 650 KB jpg, png, gif
- tinypic.com : 250 KB jpg, png, gif, bmp

image hosting...

- image-dream.com : 5 MB (in French)
- imagevenue.com : 1,5 MB jpg, png, gif, swf
- freephotoserver.com : 1 MB jpg, png, gif, png, bmp, mpeg, swf
- imageshack.us : 1 MB jpg, png, gif, bmp, tif, swf
- imagemonster.org : 1 MB jpg, png, gif
- xs.to : 1 MB jpg, png, gif, png, bmp
- imagehosting.us : 1 MB jpg, png, gif
- hotlinkhost.net : 750 KB jpg, png, gif, bmp, tif
- imgspot.com : 650 KB jpg, png, gif
- tinypic.com : 250 KB jpg, png, gif, bmp

Web Image Hosting Sites Show Explosive Growth

Site            Jan 05 Aug 05 Growth
PhotoBucket      1,537 12,241 696%   250k 25M Max, reg req
ImageShack       1,150  3,444 199%   1M jpg gif bmp tif swf png, no reg
Putfile.com         --  1,302   --   image 2M av 25M, reg req
TinyPic.com         --    715   --   250k jpg gif png bmp, no reg
Imagevenue.com      --    559   --   1.5M jpeg jpg, no reg req
Category*        2,912 14,734 406%

SilentPCReview.com :: Everything about Silent / Quiet Computers

Antec Phantom
Fortron Zen
Silenx
Silverstone
Coolman

Antec Phantom 350 good
Antec Phantom 500 better
Fortron-Source Zen best

Canon : The World of Canon CMOS Sensors

International Keyboards Mapping

PFU Limited | Happy Hacking Keyboard

Blank Key Top

point and shoot cameras

1/1.8 7MP Canon SD500 $413
1/1.8 7MP Casio Z750 $354
1/1.8 7MP Sony P150 $322
1/1.8 7MP Sony P200 $330

1/1.8 5MP Canon S500 $381

1/1.8 4MP Canon S410 $261

1/2.5 5MP Panasonic FX8 $334
1/2.5 5MP Canon SD400 $307
1/2.5 5MP Panasonic FX6 $294
1/2.5 5MP Minolta X50 $244

1/2.5 4MP Canon SD300 $257

Understanding How Image Sensors Work

Three ways to get three colors using one or three CCDs

With new CCD technologies arriving, the issue of single-CCD vs. three-CCD cameras has been pushed into the limelight.

Television and Video Resolution

ZVEX iMPAMP

The World's smallest vacuum tube stereo power amplifier.

Fuel Economy

2008 standard

small cars, family/upscale/luxury/large sedans, hatchback, coupes, convertibles, sports/sporty cars, station wagons, pick trucks, suvs, minivans, vans 

comparison 

1991 Nissan Sentra coupe 20 27 23 mpg, 
1994 Toyota Camry coupe 18 26 21 mpg, 7.7 11.1 8.9 kpl 
2001 Nissan Pathfinder 4WD SUV 14 17 15 mpg, 6.0 7.2 6.4 kpl 
2009 Scion xB Automatic S4 wagon 22 28 24 mpg, 9.4 11.9 10.2 kpl 

2019 Fiat 124 Spider convertible 

2023 Ford Bronco SUV

1994 Camry 2.2 Auto 21 28 23 mpg, 8.9 11.9 9.8 kpl
2001 Pathfinder 4WD Auto 15 19 17 mpg, 6.4 8.1 7.2 kpl

1 kpl = 2.352146 mpg

Nissan: How To Achieve Shift_

B: Includes small models that aren'tetvailable in North America. The models are: Cube, Cube Cubic, March, Micra (and future Renault models. Renault owns 44.4% of Nissan, which gives it control over the company. While there is sharing of products, plants and technologies between the two companies, the stated goal is to maintain two distinctivet least from the point of view of the customersrganizations. Just as customers aren't generally aware of underlying vehicle platforms, the Renault-Nissan sharing is something that is out of view.). (The B platform vehicle that is to make its way to North America is the next-generation Cube; the current generation, the second, was launched in 2002; it is primarily a Japan domestic market vehicle.)
FF-L: The acronym signifies "Front-engine, Front-drive, Large." The vehicles it encompasses are Altima, Maxima, Murano, Quest Presage, and Teana. (The Presage most resembles a Quest minivan; the Teana is similar to the Maxima sedan.)
F-Alpha: Arguably the most "American" of the platforms, as it is the truck platform, used for the Armada, Titan, Infiniti QX56, and '05 models of the Frontier, Pathfinder, and Xterra.
C: As with the B, co-developed with Renault. Presently, the C is used for the Renault Megane; no Nissan models yet.
FR-L/FM: This is Front-engine, Rear-drive, Large and Front Mid-ship. It accounts for an array of products, including the Infiniti FX 45/35, M45 Concept, G35 coupe and sedan, Nissan 350Z, Stagea (Japan market wagon), Skyline (Japan market G35), and Fairlady Z (Japan market 350Z). One thing worth thinking about is that the FX is a five-passenger SUV and the 350Z is a two-passenger sports car, yet they fall within the same platform grouping.

Nissan Platform Philosophy
Platform MS: Sentra, Sunny, Sylphy

CCSONY SEMICONDUCTOR & LCD

Video image sensors CCD
Japanese site

Sensor Sizes: Camera System: Glossary: Learn: Digital Photography Review

各種CCD性能比較
CCDの特性と、数値の読み方など
Sony, Panasonic, Sharp CCD
Matsushita CCD used f8 and 1/7.5s which has double the light, so the sensitivity should be half. Noise might not be related to sensitivity, Fujifilm SuperCCD has lower noise level.

DOF

Understanding Depth Of Field
Depth of field and your digital camera
Depth of Field using 35mm lenses

Affordable camcorders with large CCD

Panasonic PV-GS400
Canon Optura 600
Sony DCR-HC90

TimeZone: Seiko: New Brightz atomic solar watch can be used in the world

Watch Report | Seiko Worldwide Atomic Solar Watch

VGA Pocket PC Comparison