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The Associated Press: China's 3G rollout sets off sales scramble by rodtrent

  China's 3G rollout sets off sales scramble By JOE McDONALD BEIJING (AP) — China is starting a long-delayed introduction of third-generation mobile phone service, setting off a politically charged...
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What’s it feel like to surf the Internet in China? by rodtrent

Find out for yourself – only for Firefox users.  Have your government sensitive searches and links blocked just like you were behind the Chinese firewall. http://chinachannel.hk/
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Prepping for a December trip to China by rodtrent

My original plans to travel were disrupted a bit, but I’m now back on track for a proposed trip to miscellaneous destinations within China during the first 2 weeks of December. Here’s the proposed itinerary...
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Another cool b-day present… by rodtrent

Here’s something that my wife got me for my birthday – love it…   How to Read Chinese Poetry: A Guided Anthology (Paperback)   It’s a great book in that it allows you to learn Chinese through...

Visit the Forbidden City from your computer… by rodtrent

3D virtual world allows you to walk through the Forbidden City in Beijing, China from your computer and become immersed in an online community centered around Chinese culture and history: www.beyondspaceandtime...
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Keep track of Olympic medals… by rodtrent

Vista Sidebar gadget: http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=8043e593-8b7c-492e-9a82-2c55f4d008bb&pl=1&bt=1

NBC’s Olympics to go! by rodtrent

Download entire events or just the highlights to your Windows Vista computer (works with Windows Media Center). http://www.nbcolympics.com/onthego/index.html

Pictures from the Olympic opening ceremony in Beijing… by rodtrent

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Jiayou! by rodtrent

The Olympics have started!  I have been really excited about this year’s Olympics since it is being held in Beijing. I’ll be throwing out some Chinese info here and there as I watch the Olympics and...
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Sad stuff…the pressure of Chinese Olympic success by rodtrent

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2008/08/04/vause.gold.machines.cnn
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Don’t miss a minute of the Beijing Olympics by rodtrent

http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/NBCOlympicsonMSN/getsilverlight.html    

Think the media format war is over? Think again…HD-DVD resurrected in China by rodtrent

China is releasing their own, competing format (CBHD) … http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/29/china_cbhd_ready/
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And, in other news…Leonardo DaVinci stole intellectual property from the Chinese? by rodtrent

Leonardo da Vinci's drawings of machines are uncannily similar to Chinese originals and were undoubtedly derived from them, a British amateur historian says in a newly-published book. http://www.reuters...

Active Directory, SQL Server, Sharepoint, and OpsMgr 2007 at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing by rodtrent

This could turn out to be a good blog to watch during the Olympics.  Chris Ransom is representing Microsoft at the Beijing Olympics, supporting several of the technologies in place for the big event...

Mozilla supports the Olympics with new Chinese Firefox by rodtrent

Firefox Launches Olympic Special Version Browser With Sohu.com
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New Shaolin temple store underestimates it’s popularity? by rodtrent

The Shaolin monks in Deng Feng, China unveiled a very Westernized web site today, marking a growing desire in China to monetize all things Chinese. Unfortunately, it looks like the Shaolin monks weren...
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Funky on the outside, royal on the inside by rodtrent

That’s how to describe the Beijing Olympic basketball stadium. Take a look. Outside, it looks like a cubed haystack, with 3 floors underground and 4 floors above ground… Inside…   I don’t know about...
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84% of Chinese believe the Internet should be controlled and managed by rodtrent

Sounds like China is being run like a corporation or enterprise environment. http://pewresearch.org/pubs/776/china-internet
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao - Now on Facebook... by rodtrent

http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/?a=5041&z=71
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China Shaken by rodtrent

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Latest Facts and figures about China quake and relief by rodtrent

Source: http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6417421.html Following are the latest facts and figures about the massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China's Sichuan Province...
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Learn Chinese by playing a game by rodtrent

http://enterzon.com/node/5 Zon is a multiplayer, online learning environment designed to teach Chinese language and culture through gameplay. As a web-based site, Zon provides real-time, on-demand connection...
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Casualties in SW China's worst earthquake by rodtrent

Casualties in SW China's earthquake: 34,073 dead, 245,108 injured Sichuan Province : 33,570 dead, another 5,260 buried, 29,418 others missing and 209,914 injured Chengdu City : more than 4,156 dead...
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China shuts down Web sites, other media, May 19th to 21st for mourning by rodtrent

Thanks to Babelfish, here's the info... http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?doit=done&tt=url&intl=1&fr=bf-res&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Fbbs.xiashahot.com%2Fthread-281038-1-1.html&lp...
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How soon we forget... by rodtrent

All the signs were there for a quake, IF they had been followed. Yet man continues to rely on himself and his "science" instead -- proving that science is as much a religion as anything else...
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China Quake: How you can help by rodtrent

The 7.9 magnitude quake which hit the south west Chinese province of Sichuan earlier this week has left 40,000 dead or missing. To aid rescue efforts the following agencies are taking donations: Care Australia...
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Interesting stats on "Made in China" by rodtrent

Percentages of items made in China. Taken from the May 2008, Volume 213, Number 5 edition of National Geographic magazine (page 170). Percentage of World's umbrellas made in China: 70% Percentage of...
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Major earthquakes in China by rodtrent

May 12, 2008 At least 8,500 people die in Sichuan province alone after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hits the region. February 2003 At least 94 people are killed and more than 200 injured when a quake measuring...
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Scoble: It's all about me... by rodtrent

Guess what? Scoble broke the story about the Chinese earthquake using Twitter. How do we know? Why, HE told us, of course. http://www.webpronews.com/blogtalk/2008/05/12/using-twitter-to-report-quake-in...
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The Chinese Earthquake Epicenter by rodtrent

Click the image for a larger view to see the center of the Earthquake... The death toll is BTW: This happened on May 6th, 2008... Pond in Hubei Province Mysteriously Disappears: http://en.epochtimes.com...
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