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Windows 7 64-bit on Dell M1210

zy — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:30:11 +0000

Since Dell website does not list any drivers for either Windows 7 or 64-bit windows, here’s my quick guide.

Windows 7

Here’s the additional things you will need:

Logitech built-in webcam
[R151795]
http://support.us.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R151795&fileid=202014
Ricoh Card Reader (R5C832)
[R230630]
http://support.us.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R230630&fileid=331575
Touchpad Software (to enable scrolling & middle click)
[R271843]
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R271843&fileid=401254

Chicken Marsala

zy — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:46:53 +0000

Since I do not have fresh parsley, I used dried parsley.

Ingredients (2 servings)

2 boneless skinless Chicken Breast
2 Tbsp Flour
2 Tbsp Butter
2 cups Mushroom (sliced)
3/4 cups Marsala cooking wine
1/4 cup Water
2 Tbsp Fresh Parsley
1/4 tsp Rosemary (optional)

Method

Split the chicken breast into half and pound it until thin.
Dredge lightly on both sides with flour.
Melt butter and sauté mushrooms over medium heat until browned.
Place mushroom in a bowl and set aside.
Add chicken to the skillet and cook through. Remove to serving platter.
Return mushrooms to the pan, stir in Marsala cooking wine, water, parsley and rosemary.
Heat and pout over chicken.

Adapted from Holland House Marsala cooking wine bottle.

Miso Soup

zy — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:20:20 +0000

Ingredients (2 servings)

2 cups of Water
1 teaspoon of Dashi
2 tablespoon of Miso Paste (white soy bean paste)
Wakame
2 oz of Tofu cut into cubes
Chopped Scallion
1 thinly sliced Shiitake/White Mushrooms (optional)

Method

Prepare the Tofu and Wakame as directed on the package.
Combine Dashi, Miso Paste, Water and Mushrooms (optional) in a pot and bring it to boil. Turn off the heat once it starts boiling.
Add some Tofu and Wakame into a bowl, pour the hot soup into the bowl.
Add chopped Scallion before serving.

Teriyaki Chicken

zy — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:36:25 +0000

Ingredients

2 pieces of Boneless Skinless Chicken Thigh ( ~ 220 g / 0.5 lb )
1/2 cup Teriyaki Sauce
Sesame Seed (optional)

Method

Slice the chicken into desired sizes.
Marinate the chicken in Teriyaki Sauce for 15 minutes.
Cook the chicken in medium heat.
Drizzle some sesame seed (optional).
Serve with Japanese Rice (optional).

Simple Teriyaki Sauce

zy — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:19:49 +0000

~ 1 cup of Teriyaki Sauce

Ingredients

1/2 cup Soy Sauce
1/2 cup Mirin
1/4 cup Sugar

Method

Heat ingredients over the stove (low heat) until the sugar has completely dissolved.
Keep in a bottle.

Blogging: Microsoft Live Writer vs. Microsoft Word 2007

zy — Mon, 24 May 2010 04:00:03 +0000

I have always been using Windows Live Writer (WLW) to post into WordPress blogs. Today I shall compare the Microsoft Word 2007 and Windows Live Writer. This comparison is done on a self-hosted WordPress platform.

Price

Windows Live Writer
FREE!

Microsoft Word 2007
Standalone Microsoft Word 2007 cost $229. For home user and students, it cost $149.95 for Office Home and Student 2007.

Blogging Platform Support

Windows Live Writer
Windows Live Spaces, SharePoint blog, Blogger, Live Journal, WordPress, TypePad & more!

Microsoft Word 2007
Windows Live Spaces, SharePoint blog, Blogger, Community Server, WordPress, TypePad, Atom, MetaWebLog API

Post Writing

Windows Live Writer
The strong side of Live Writer is the “Edit using blog theme” feature which allows you to instantly preview your blog formatting. The problem is sometimes certain blog themes do not work properly.

Microsoft Word 2007
Word has better text formatting capabilities and table formatting than Live Writer. While it has the ability to assign categories, it lacks the ability to “split post” and assign “tags”.

Previous Post Editing

Windows Live Writer
Windows Live Writer is capable of opening the last 500 post.

Microsoft Word 2007
Word only listed the last 20 post in the blog. I am not sure if this is a limitation with Word 2007.

Plug-ins

Windows Live Writer
Live Writer has a wide variety of plug-ins, like map, video, Flickr upload plug-ins.

Microsoft Word 2007
I don’t think there is any?

Image Editing & Formatting

Windows Live Writer
Live Writer has pretty good image formatting capabilities. It allows you to define image link to source picture, URL or nothing. You can define the source picture size and borders. Under advanced, you can define the thumbnail size, rotate the image, adjust the contrast, crop, tilt and apply text watermark. You can add effects like Black and White, Sepia Tone, Adjust Temperature, Color Pop, Sharpen, Gaussian Blur and Emboss.

Microsoft Word 2007
Word 2007 offer more image borders and effects. What it lacks is ability to define the image link to source picture. It lacks watermark ability too.

Others

Windows Live Writer
Most of the features have been mentioned above. The main advantage is the custom plug-ins Live Writer has.

Microsoft Word 2007
The main advantage of Word 2007 is the ability to integrate office illustrations and charts.

Office 2010 Beta!

zy — Thu, 20 May 2010 05:27:52 +0000

Posting from Microsoft Word 2010 Beta! Hmm first impression of Office Home and Business 2010 Beta, very fast installation since it is a Click-to-run version, which requires high speed internet access as it downloads required files to run certain features. If you do not want to try the Click-to-run version, of do not have a fast connection, get the Office Professional 2010 Beta instead (600MB).

Office is downloading the required feature whenever I use a new feature within Office 2010 (Click-to-run).

Lunch @ Wasabi

zy — Sat, 15 May 2010 22:25:42 +0000

Location

100 Plaza Drive, Williamsville, NY 14221

(716) 689-5888

http://www.wasabius.com‎

Hours

Sunday : 12:30 pm – 10 pm

Monday – Thursday : 11 am to 10:30 pm

Friday – Saturday : 11 am to 11 pm

Menu

http://www.wasabius.com‎

Pictures

Unagi Don Lunch Combo $9.95

Tempera Shrimp Combo $7.95

Note

Menu was not accurate. Compare the statement below and the pictures:

Combo is served with Miso Soup, Green Salad, Gyoza & California roll.

Entree is served with Miso Soup, sauteed vegetable & rice.

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I felt cheated with the Unagi Don Lunch Combo which did not include a California roll.

Buffalo Wild Wings

zy — Tue, 04 May 2010 23:10:42 +0000

Location

3035 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Amherst, NY 14228

(716)-691-5691

http://www.buffalowildwings.com/

Hours

Sunday : 11 am – 12 am

Monday – Thursday : 11 am to 1 am

Friday – Saturday : 11 am to 2 am

Menu

http://www.buffalowildwings.com/

Promotions

Tuesday – Wings Tuesdays (45¢ wings)

Thursday – Boneless Thursdays (60¢ boneless wings)

Pictures

Variety of sauce to choose from

Basket of Onion Rings

Traditional Wings in Parmesan Garlic sauce

Traditional Wings in Honey BBQ sauce

Celery sticks with Bleu cheese dressing

Game devices.

Captain Jacks Fish and Chips

zy — Sun, 02 May 2010 04:54:12 +0000

Location

1066 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222

(716) 881-FISH (3474)

Hours

Monday – Thursday : 11 am – 9 pm

Friday – Saturday : 11 am – 11 pm

Sunday : Closed

Menu

Pictures

Fish and Chips

Interior

Exterior