（转帖）世界上最珍贵的东西是免费的

世界上最珍贵的东西是什么？不是钻石珠宝，更不是每个人追求的金钱。。


1.阳光：是免费的.芸芸众生,没有谁能够离开阳光活下去;然而,从小到大,可曾有谁为自己享受过的阳光支付过一分钱?

　　2.空气：是免费的.一个人只要活着,就需要源源不断的空气.可从古至今,又有谁为这须臾不可缺少的东西埋单?无论仿夫俗子还是明星政要,他们一样自由地呼吸着充盈天地间的空气.

　　3.亲情：是免费的.每一个婴儿来到世上,都受到了父母无微不至的呵护,那是一份深入血脉不求回报的疼爱.可从没有哪一个父母会对孩子说:"你给我钱我才疼你."父母的这份爱,不因孩子的成年而贬值,更不因父母的衰老而削弱;只要父母还活着,这份爱就始终如一.

　　4.友情：是免费的.寂寞时默默陪伴你的那个人,摔倒时向你伸出手臂的那个人,伤心时将你揽在怀里的那个人,可曾将他(她)的付出折合成现金,然后要你还钱?

　　5.爱情：是免费的.那份不由自主的倾慕,那份无法遏制的思念,那份风雨同舟的深情,那份相濡以沫的挚爱,正是生命最深切的慰藉与最坚实的依靠。而这一切，都是免费的，更是金钱买不来的。

　　6.目标：是免费的。无论是锦衣玉食的王子，还是衣不蔽体的流浪儿，只要愿意，就能为自己的人生确立一个目标。这个目标既可以伟大也可以平凡，即可以辉煌也可以朴素，只要你愿意，你就能拥有。

　　还有信念，还有希望，还有意志，还有梦想------所有这一切，都是免费的，只要你想要，你就能得到。还有春风，还有细雨，还有皎洁的月华，还有灿烂的星辉------世间多少滋润心灵的美好风物，都是免费的啊------

　　再不要对着苍天唉声叹气；苍天是公正的，更是慷慨的；苍天早已把最珍贵的一切，免费地馈赠给了每一个人。

Get ready. iPhone is coming June 29.

今天检查邮件时，收到了Apple发来的Newsletter。
Get ready. iPhone is coming June 29.
有些许的期待。因为一直都想拥有一架smart phone，而这台iPhone正是我心目中的选择之一。

6月29日面世，看来不是亚洲市场的时日。消息有待确定，要买这台机，user review这一关可是要过的。希望是褒多过贬吧，因为我迟迟未换手机也就是等着这台机的面世。来看看这newsletter里对iPhone的叙述吧。

Quoted from Apple Newsletter dated 13 June:

Making a call with iPhone is as simple as tapping a name. You won't need to re-enter all your contacts because iPhone syncs with the address book you already use on your computer—Address Book or Entourage on a Mac, or Outlook or Outlook Express on a PC. If you keep your contacts on the web using Yahoo! Address Book, iPhone can sync with them, too. To get ready for iPhone, organize your contacts in one of these applications and make sure they're up to date with the latest phone numbers and email addresses. If you don't have contacts on your computer, don't worry. You can still enter them directly into iPhone.

Using its built-in calendar, iPhone lets you check your appointments with the flick of a finger. iPhone uses iTunes to sync with the calendar application you already use on your computer—iCal or Entourage on the Mac, or Outlook on a PC—just like it does with your contacts. If you don't already use one of these applications to manage your appointments, now is a great time to start, so you'll be ready to sync when your iPhone arrives. If you choose not to use a calendar program, that's OK. You'll be able to enter appointments directly into the iPhone calendar.

iPhone is the first phone to come with a desktop-class email application. So now your phone can display rich HTML email with graphics and photos alongside the text. iPhone will even fetch your latest email every time you open the application and automatically retrieve your email on a set schedule, just like a computer does. iPhone works with the most popular email systems—including Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, AOL, and .Mac Mail. If you're not already using one of these services, now would be a great time to get an account. iTunes will make email setup on iPhone a breeze by automatically syncing the settings from email accounts stored in Mail on a Mac or Outlook on a PC. Don't worry if you're not on one of these email services; iPhone also works with almost any industry-standard POP3 and IMAP email system.

iPhone has a 2-megapixel camera and a gorgeous 3.5-inch display, so it's a great way to enjoy and show off your digital photos. iPhone uses iTunes to sync your photos from iPhoto on a Mac or Adobe Photoshop Elements, Adobe Photoshop Album, or any picture folder on a PC. You can carry thousands of photos on iPhone, but you can start by creating an album or two with 50 to 100 of your favorite photos, so that when you first sync your iPhone, you'll be ready to quickly show off some of your best shots.

iPhone is the best iPod ever. Its beautiful, 3.5-inch widescreen display allows you to easily enjoy the music, TV shows, and movies you have in your iTunes library. If you already use iTunes, you can start getting ready for iPhone by creating a playlist of a few hundred of your favorite songs. If you don't have iTunes, now is a good time to download it and start a music and video library. That way, when you sync your iPhone with iTunes, you'll be able to take your favorite music, as well as a few of your TV shows and movies, with you wherever you go.

To set up your iPhone, you'll need an account with Apple's iTunes Store. If you already have an iTunes account, make sure you know your account name and password. If you don't have an account, you should set one up now to save time later. To set up an account, launch iTunes, select the iTunes Store, and click the Sign In button in the upper right corner of iTunes. Sign in and you're ready to go.

命令与征服3：泰伯利亚战争 玩后感 (重型机甲篇)

相信很多喜欢玩即时战略(RTS)的玩家因该不会错过Command & Conquer新系列的游戏Tiberium Wars(官网)吧。因为怀念以前玩Tiberian Sun和Red Alert的感觉，就买了这个游戏来消磨时间。玩了一个半月吧，所有的single player mission都被我征服了，哈哈。

C& C3这次在视觉上的确是进步了。虽然不是沿用之前Westwood的班 底，EA似乎还是有保留之前系列的操作模式，所以玩起来一点都不生疏， 马上就上手了。但是在故事编排上似乎有点不知所云，没有灵魂的感觉。不像之前玩TS和RA总会被故事吸引，一直想要玩下去的感觉。不过故事归故事，游戏的 刺激程度还是蛮高的。

继Tiberian Sun，GDI与NOD之间的斗争，这次加进了外来入侵者Scrin，听说Scrin里的单位Annihilator Tripod还是参考电影《War of the Worlds》里的外星人呢。看看是不是真的有像呢？



















总 觉得这Tiberian Sun的续集，重型机甲没有令人特别惊讶的感觉。可能是为了游戏的平衡性而做出的改变吧。Tiberian Sun里GDI的Titan MK II，MK I太令人惊艳了。少了这些单位，换来的却是个动作笨拙却擅长远处袭击的Juggernaut。这点我还是蛮失望的。我 宁可使用老牌的Mammoth Tank。。毕竟我还是较喜欢使用GDI，当然要挖出当中最喜欢使用的unit。

MMT vs Juggernaut









NOD的重型机甲，Avatar Warmech看起来还蛮中用的，跟Scrin的Tripod不遑多让。当然还有很多单位值得一提，尤其是Srin的空部队，挺令人生怯。。有机会再来分享，有兴趣可以尝试玩一玩。

哎呀，虚拟世界呆久了，明天又要回归现实了，好一个Monday blue。我又回到normal shift，是好是坏呢？我觉得差不多吧。。

感同身受

一名同事在桌上贴了这个漫画，挺感同身受的，小小的幽默与大家分享，转载自dilbert。。

好久。。

哇，好久没来blog里写些东西了。

这 段日子我在做些什么呢？其实除了工作，回到家看电视上床睡觉也就这样过了一个月。自己其实也不是一 个非常会玩的人，但还不至于成天呆在家当宅男。自从搬 回新山住家后，生活上其实也没多大的改变，好的是不用想着每天晚上要吃什么，因为老妈一早就煮好了晚餐等我回来，哈哈。。

最 近见了几个老 朋友，吃吃饭聊聊天，去了PC show，还有个世界书展。感觉两个展览摆在一起，书展显然逊色了很多。。然而PC show也好不到哪里去，一进去在人群里钻来钻去。。感觉还蛮无聊的，也没见得有什么非常特别的产品，价格可能便宜些，但我宁愿到店面去光顾，至少还有闲 情坐下来好好的研究下产品，才决定要不要买。。电脑、打印机、音响最近才换了新的，可能缺的是架高像素的相机，准备最近去旅行时派上用场。还在考虑要买什 么款式和牌子的相机，想想对我来说最重要还是轻巧吧。。看看再说。。