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Archive for February, 2010

[Firefox] After the Deadline released Firefox add-on that makes spell checking even easier

Posted in Tools on February 5th, 2010 by Kent

After the deadline is a neat web app that helps you write better by checking your spellings, detecting misused words, checking styles and grammars using its own artificial intelligence and natural language processing technology. It has helped me quite a lot.

Now they released a Firefox add-on that makes life a lot easier to those who use Firefox. Check the demo video below to get an idea how it works.

Basically, this little addon hides itself in the background on Firefox until you are ready to use it. You will see…

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[Fun] MJ, the King of Pop, without the crown

Posted in Fun stuff on February 3rd, 2010 by Kent

Sammy (my 5-year-old daughter) and I were in the superstore last night. The TV in the store usually plays the kids movie most of the time. But it was playing MJ’s latest movie, This is It, yesterday. It was fun to watch actually, so I called up Sammy since she’s quite crazy about dancing lately.

Me: Hey, Sammy. Look, that’s Michael Jackson, the king of the pop, dancing in the TV. Watch.

Sammy: Oh, let me see, let me see…hmmm…but he doesn’t have the crown.

…2 minutes later,

Sammy: Dad, can we leave now? I…

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[Fun] don’t take life so seriously

Posted in Fun stuff on February 1st, 2010 by Kent

A friend of mine forwarded an email to me this morning with this cute picture and the nice quote in it, which made me laugh pretty hard. Thought to share it out with all of you who come across this site.

Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably, And never regret anything that made you smile.

Thanks for visiting and hope you enjoy.

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