03 / 27 / 2008.
A really strange thing happened yesterday. Sandra's E-mail to me was sent into the SPAM folder of my AOL Mail account.
Fortunately for me, I just felt that I should sign-in through the browser way, earlier - or else I would have missed out on reading it. I seldom ever check my E-mails through the browser way, because all messages are supposed to be sent into the inbox of IncrediMail.
Anyway, I replied her E-mail and informed her that I thought it was extremely strange indeed, seeing that there was no attachment attached, nor was there any animation or picture embedded into the body of her E-mail. Furthermore, her name and address has been in my Address Book for more than three years now.
Perhaps it was just a glitch. But this certainly does give all E-mail recipients something to think about. The implications go far beyond just a simple electronic message being inadvertently sent into a SPAM folder. What if it was an important business E-mail? - or some emergency? It would have been missed out for sure.
]]>It seems that ever so often, we see a new cellular phone being released out onto the market.
Whilst manufacturers compete in product sales, Nokia has been a company I have long been a fan of. I've found them to manufacture the most durable phones on the market. In fact, I'm into my third Nokia phone, now.
Choosing the right kind of cellular phone, isn't as easy as one might expect it to be.
Different phones have different features for different people. For example, a businessman might not want to buy a phone which has FM radio, but strictly a "business type" phone on which to simply "make and receive calls" on. Those who like capturing pictures, would want a phone with a built-in camera. Then there are those individuals, who may not have taken the time to explore their own cellular phones and still don't know how to send nor retrieve (read) an incoming text message.
In the early days of portable cellular phones, there were no advanced features like alarm clock, currency converter, text messaging, calculator, camera, video, audio recorder, FM radio and internet capabilities. Changing a ringtone on those early cellular phones was unheard of.
The best way in choosing the right kind of cellular phone today, is to know what you're looking for; but if you're unsure, the best option would be to ask for the owner's manual and have a quick glance through the overview section. The overview section should give potential buyers a good idea of the features found inside the phone.
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I've always thought Henry Ford was the inventor of the automobile. Today, I discovered a few historical facts about the automobile. Henry Ford's Model T was introduced on October 01st, 1908, almost one hundred years ago, now.
Nicholas August Otto developed the gasoline engine in the 1870s and Rudolph Diesel invented the diesel engine in the 1890s.
So, who really invented the automobile?
It was Karl Benz of Germany, who in 1885, designed and built the world's first practical automobile to be powered by an internal-combustion engine.
Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler, another German, was also a pioneer of the internal-combustion engine and automobile development. Together with his lifelong business partner Wilhelm Maybach, they founded Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft (DMG) in 1890 and sold their first automobile two years later in 1892.
Emil Jellinek sat on the board of directors of the DMG and specified that the engine created by Wilhelm Maybach be named "Mercedes", after his daughter, Mercedes Jellinek.
Today, we know the name Mercedes-Benz very well. The Mercedes 35 hp early car was designed in 1901 by Maybach in Stuttgart, Germany and produced by the DMG.
Whenever fruits are mentioned, we normally think of apples and oranges. Seldom do we think about the papaya. It is one of the lesser "thought about" tropical fruits.
There are 45 species of papaya and the "trees" reach fruit bearing age after only a year.
The pear-shaped fruit can grow as long as 20 inches. Green papaya is used in Thai cuisine, both raw and cooked.
Papayas are usually grown from seed. The ripe fruit is usually eaten raw, without the skin or seeds. However, the seeds are edible and have a somewhat spicy, bitter flavor reminiscent of black pepper.
A papaya "tree" is actually a large herb plant, which can grow up to anything between 12 to 20 feet in height. Papayas contain an enzyme called papain. The greener the fruit, the more active the papain is. This enzyme is especially concentrated in the fruit when it is unripe. Papayas are also a good source of vitamin E, vitamin A and vitamin C.
Some chefs have found it useful to use the papaya as a meat tenderiser.
Today is Saturday, March 08th, 2008.
Tomorrow at 02:00hrs in the U.S.A., many will turn their clocks forward by one hour to mark the beginning of Daylight Saving Time.
Not all states observe Daylight Saving Time, though. Arizona (with the exception of the Navajo Nation), Guam and Hawaii are some of the places which do not observe Daylight Saving Time. And so was the same with Indiana. However, on April 02nd, 2006, the entire state of Indiana joined 47 other states in observing Daylight Saving Time.
The state of Indiana remains split between two time zones: Eastern Standard Time and Central Time.
In the U.S.A., although each time zone switches to Daylight Saving Time at a different time, it will always be on the second Sunday in March - and will revert back to standard time on the first Sunday in November.
Here in Malaysia, no one turns their clock backwards and forwards throughout the year...mainly because there is no daylight to be saved here. Therefore, from tomorrow until November, Malaysia will be exactly 12 hours ahead of the Eastern time zone; 13 hours ahead of Central; 14 hours ahead of Mountain and 15 hours ahead of Pacific.
The official spelling is: Daylight Saving Time, not Daylight Savings Time.
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This morning at 09:44hrs, I called BHPetrogas at 1 300 883 553 to order a replacement propane gas tank from them.
This is the third time I've called them, since May 2007. Their service was good and pretty much on schedule. The girl who took my order over the phone this morning, told me that the price was 25 Ringgit. She also mentioned that the delivery time would be before 12 noon...and it was.
The weight of the BHPetrogas propane gas tank was listed as 14 kilograms, but on the gas tank itself was printed 16.3, so I asked the delivery guy what it meant. He explained to me that 16.3 was the weight of an empty tank, and that the entire weight (plus the 14 kilogram content) was actually a total of 30.3 kilograms.
Contrary to what many might think and expect, there are some companies who do stand behind their products and give good service to their customers. Then again, much also depends on the kind of people the company employs. If the employees themselves aren't professional nor friendly, then their service would definitely be lousy.
I was pleased with the fact that the BHPetrogas delivery guy showed up on time, this morning.