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Ho Chi Minh Buildings
I'm sitting in Highland Coffee a chain cafe along the lines of Gloria Jeans if you come from Australia or Starbucks if you are state side. I have an outdoor seat. The patron behind me is making loud phlegm (speling) clearing sounds but these issues are minor. I have...
Ho Chi Minh
Last night went to dinner at friends from Perths unit in District 7 which is an area where a lot of expats live because there isnt as much hussle and bussle as closer into the city centre. As you can see the unit is very modern. My mother-in-law made Pho earlier in...
Draytek
Note to self. Draytek seems to offer good mid range DSL firewalls with plenty of features for the small to medium size business. A number of the hotels offering WiFi access here in Vietnam appear to be using Draytek "Vigor" kit.
Bypass command prompt disabled by administrator
I've tried this on Windows XP and it works. If you get this: If the Start Button Run... window is still available you can sometimes get around it by running the 'at' command. You get a system level command window. The at command time value is just a minute ahead of...
Ho Chi Minh – Cu Chi Tunnels
Went to the Cu Chi tunnels. A complex of tunnels about 60kms outside of Ho Chi Minh used by the Viet Cong ( Communists) in their fight against the American "Imperialist" aggressors. Its amazing how the wording changes when the story is told from the other side of the...
Practical Considerations for Vietnam
Transporting roof tiles Front door motorbike access Biodegradable drinkware Prime mover