Sony is going to launch the so-called Mylo ("MY Life Online") gadget in September. It uses WiFi networks and is aimed at the young consumers of messaging and VoIP telephony. The basic idea of the Mylo personal communicator is to have the fun parts of the PCs in the palm of the hand.The slim, oblong-shaped, personal communicator and media player Mylo has a 6cm display and a thumb keyboard. What makes it really interesting and useful is that you can use it not just for instant messaging and e-mail but also as a portable media player - you can play music and videos, look at photos and even directly stream songs to other Mylo users across the network. There is a 1 GB internal memory and an option to use memory stick card.Sony has partnered with Google and Yahoo to integrate their instant messaging services and is looking to expand Mylo's ... read more

Calcium chloride (CaCl2) is a simple chemical compound of calcium and chlorine. It is extremely deliquescent (has an affinity for water) and highly soluble. Every year millions of tons of it are produced worldwide and its bulk price gravitates around $130/ton ($182 in the USA). It is delivered commercially in small white pellets or as a white dust.Calcium chloride is produced in a liquid state as a by-product of the Solvay process used for the manufacture of sodium carbonate.CaCO3(s) + 2 HCl → CaCl2(aq) + H2O(l) + CO2(g)Calcium chloride has quite a few uses. First, it is used as an antifreezing agent for ice and snow removal nearly everywhere - roads, highways, parking lots, golf links, sideways and so on. This is because the dissolving process is highly exothermic (releases heat) and rapidly produces temperatures of around 60°C (140°F). Unlike the more-common rock salt (sodium chloride) the white pellets of ... read more

Sometimes you have to generate some MS Office document for the users of your website using dynamic data. For example, few days ago, I had to generate some Excel reports using data from some tables in MySQL. I knew about the COM but it has a lot of disadvantages, including Windows-only platform and not very high speed. CSV is much easier and faster but you can't format the cells to make them better-looking. The method I've never thought about before was using HTML. So here came the inspiration and after some research and experiments I wrote this tutorial for all of you who are looking how to create Office documents on the fly using ... read more

I am definitely amongst those people who prefer a day in the mountains or at least in the park rather than the stupid hanging about in the gym! Well, it is hard to admit that while I was supporting this opinion I could find time for that special mountain tour rarely three times per year. Furthermore I could not fully enjoy it because I got tired very quickly.How I came up with that fitness program, is now clear!On the first day:Treadmill10minChest press3 times 12Pek-deck machine3 times 12Shoulder press ... read more

Alternative medicine is increasing in popularity as more people turn towards natural forms of treatment. Now people are getting responsibility for their own health, and as well as becoming more conscious of healthy eating, exercising, more and more people are trying out therapeutic or preventive health care practices. Some people try these complementary therapies even before they visit their doctor. In my opinion this is the right decision because there are many kinds of possible side-effects of the powerful medicines doctors are describing that can be avoided easily.Homeopathy, naturopathy, chiropractic, herbal medicine and reflexology are amongst those practices that do not follow generally accepted methods and may not have a scientific explanation for their effectiveness. I have even seen a documentary film on homeopathy that rejects all its qualities with series of tests. Nevertheless I know that it helps, I have tried it many times... and I finally believe ... read more