Thu Tu’s Blog

Earlier this week, DreamHost made a billing mistake that inadvertently billed some customers for a year or two's worth of hosting. They acknowledged their mistake and apologized profusely for it as they cleaned up after the mess. Some people took issue with the joking tone of the blog post. I'm used to their silly humor [...]

I went to get some groceries for the weekend at Safeway last Friday. That in itself is news since I haven't been to a grocery store in months. But that's not interesting news.
What was more remarkable about this shopping trip was that at the checkout stand, the cashier was asking each customer if they would [...]

Today, the Stanford Blood Mobile stopped by Google, making it convenient for us to donate blood without having to go far. When I got back to my cubicle, my coworkers were talking and asking about blood donation... how do you feel? how much blood? how much is a pint? what blood type? Someone asked if [...]

Earlier this morning, I wrote about how I was disappointed with how Amazon handled my Super Paper Mario Pre-Order. After I published my post, I saw that it was possible to order the game right then and there, and get it delivered before my pre-order would even arrive. However, my order was in progress so [...]

I've been blog-tagged by Adam (tag) and Sebastian (tag) to write about why I blog.
First, let me clarify that there have been three incarnations of my blog. When I started in 2004, I used a phpbb forum to post "blog" entries. I did it for three months but then lost interest. In early 2006, I [...]

Ok, well, Google Maps didn't a release a new feature for my birthday, but the timing is great!
They just launched a new feature called My Maps. The link goes to the Maps homepage, where you will see a new tab called My Maps. Now, anyone who can move a mouse can create a custom map [...]

Unfortunately, this list of suggestions comes too late for student applicants for GSoC 2007. Hopefully, Google will continue to have this annually and future students can gain some benefits from this.
As mentor and administrator for Coppermine Photo Gallery's participation in GSoC 2007, I've noticed some things that students can do to improve their chances of [...]