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Archive for May, 2009

25 May, 2009

How to fix aspect ratios on YouTube

Posted by: Kristian In: How To ...|Technology

Today I have discovered a cool feature in YouTube that allows you to fix aspect ratios of uploaded videos without having to re-upload the video. You can enter “yt:” formatting tags in the YouTube tag field of any video. With these “yt:” formatting tags, you can remove black borders, fix incorrect aspect ratios, and even [...]

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22 May, 2009

Blu-Ray loads a lot slower than DVD!

Posted by: Kristian In: Gadgets|Technology

I recently bought a Panasonic DMP-BD605 Blu-Ray player. When I tried to play a Blu-Ray movie, I found that it loads a lot slower than DVD! Some google searches reveal that slow loading is a common problem amongst Blu-Ray players. The quickest Blu-Ray player happens to be the PlayStation 3. The following video demonstrates how [...]

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12 May, 2009

Genuine Childlike Faith

Posted by: Kristian In: Christianity|Family

On Mother’s Day, we had church service as usual at Great Exchange Fremont. At the end of the service, our kids joined us to give the moms gifts. When it was time for the benediction, Joshua ran on the stage and kneeled down in prayer… totally unexpectedly. Whenever I see kids acting in genuine faith [...]

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11 May, 2009

So much to do, so little time!

Posted by: Kristian In: Leadership|Technology

Have you ever wished you had more hours in the day? Did you ever find yourself juggling many things at once? I struggle with this often, and find myself spread thin at times. When there are so many things going on, it is also a challenge to focus on priorities, and to remember all tasks [...]

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06 May, 2009

National Day of Prayer

Posted by: Kristian In: Christianity

May 7th, 2009 is the National Day of Prayer! In 1952, congress established the National Day of Prayer to be the first Thursday of May. Let’s all come together to pray for our Nation, our leaders, and our local communities.

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03 May, 2009

Palm Pre: iPhone Killer?

Posted by: Kristian In: Gadgets|Technology

This is Palm’s latest phone. Could it be an “iPhone Killer” as mentioned in the video? Even though the Palm Pre seems to have many technical feats, the iPhone has gained large momentum in its number of apps, and many happy followers.

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About

My name is Kristian Widjaja and I am married to my beautiful wife, Yuliany Widjaja. We have two kids who keep us busy at all times!

I have started this blog, primarily to jot down random thoughts that I have, as well as to document some interesting projects that I have done around the home.