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My Ubuntu freezes my mouse when I'm typing Chinese, and this makes me believe that Chinese Input Method Editor causes this problem. But when I searched for answers, there seem to be many reports of this problem. This morning, I was interrupted by a telephone call when my mouse freezes again, when I return back to my computer, the mouse has already became normal. Next time it happens, I just ignore it, it turns to normal again in couple of seconds.

I have spent hours to customise my blog tonight, but when I almost felt satisfied with the result, I noticed there are new series of  templates called Dynamic Views. I can't help trying them out. They looks awesome. But the blog readers might have not  been familiar with these types of browsing methods.

Vosao for App Engine is the Content Management System (CMS) for Google App Engine, easy to install and update, and free to run. This CMS is currently in active developing and update frequently, seems very promising. Vosao latest version has a default template Coolblue10 for you, so it now looks like a "REAL" website. Steps to install: Download App Engine SDK for Java, if you don't have Java installed, you shall download and install it first. Download Vosao and extract to local folder. Find the file WEB-INF/appengine-web.xml and change the application name to your appspot application name.  Upload the CMS application by issuing the GAE SDK command line:  (Linux) $ {SDK bin directory}appcfg.sh update {unpacked war directory}  ( Windows) ; {SDK bin directory}appcfg.cmd update {unpacked war directory>} Beware that the admin login is admin@test.com, and password is admin. Do remember to change you password.

A simple and very nice forum for App Engine , simple to install and free to run. Steps to install: Download python and install it. Download App Engine SDK for python and install it. Download the Fofou, and extract it to a folder, and edit app.yaml, change the application name to your App name. Run SDK. File --> Add Existing Application. Click Deploy button. You will be prompted to input your email address and password. Login to your forum as admin, create the first forum. Now here is the trick for Adsense. When you create a forum, you add Adsense code to the Sidebar, for Sidebar is displayed in the left column. HTML allowed.

I received an email invitation from YouTube recently, it says: Your YouTube account might be eligible to earn revenue from the playbacks of your videos. If your account is enabled, we may place ads next to the videos that you submit for monetisation. You will earn a share of the revenue from the ads, as long as you meet the programme requirements. I have tried to apply for Youtube partner several times without success, because my videos don't "appear to be viewed by thousands". Now several videos reach or over thousands views. While I am trying to figure out monetising, I notice some interesting copyright issues:  Your video has to be 100% original, and you have to declare the ownership of the copyright, which include audio or musics.  You can't monetise video:   in Creative Commons Licence, or created by Youtube Editor or Youtube partners such as GoAnimate!, One True Media, Xtranormal Movie Maker, or Stupeflix ...

Received a message, saying that I am missing 81 opportunities to earn money, but I can't do anything about it, since I have no control of Ad palcements in Hubpages. In the previous post I mentioned that since Hubpages launched it's own Ad program, my Adsense earning are almost dried up. Here is the message: At least 80 of the pages on Hubpages are running less than three ad units. Adding any of our top performing units (336x280, 300x250, 728x90 or 160x600) to prominent sections of your pages will substantially increase your ad impressions and overall revenue. Across the pages that we analysed, you could potentially add at least 81 units on hubpages.com. Click here to create new ad units and start earning more! This is the big problems when you're dependent on revenue sharing publishing websites which you have no right to dictate your terms. Similarly, this happened to the traditonal publishing industry, in the life circle of authors, publishers, printers, distributo...

Since HubPage Ad Program became available to everyone, my Adsense revenue dropped drastically, then without choice, I submit my tax information and joined the Program, its earning seems OK, but Adsense earning gradually dried up. Adsense pay out UK Sterling (pound £) into my bank account, but Hubpage will pay me dollars to Paypal, and the real value of earnings will be affected by exchange rate and service charge by Paypal during additional steps of transferring fund to my bank account. Any Hubbers here have same experience?