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Antara Warisan 100 Tingkat dan Chow Kit

2010-10-19T14:14:00.004+08:00

Bila PM buat pembentangan Bajet 2011,Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak antara lain mengumumkan apa yang disebut sebagai projek bersepadu Warisan Merdeka dengan menara 100 tingkat tertinggi di Malaysia, di kawasan Stadium Merdeka dan Stadium Negara.

Tup! Tup! Hari ini ada berita yang sedikit best.

KUALA LUMPUR: Lebih 20 kedai menjual pelbagai barangan di Jalan Raja Bot, bersebelahan pasar Chow Kit, di sini musnah dalam satu kebakaran malam tadi yang dipercayai akibat litar pintas.

Penguasa Bomba Kuala Lumpur, Azizan Ismail berkata, pihaknya menerima panggilan kecemasan mengenai kebakaran itu jam 9 malam sebelum bergegas ke tempat kejadian empat minit kemudian.

Katanya, pihaknya turut mendapat bantuan dari beberapa balai bomba berhampiran kerana kebakaran itu membabitkan jumlah kebakaran yang agak besar.

“Unit Hazmat turut dipanggil berikutan terdapat sebuah kedai menjual daging beku yang dikhuatiri boleh menyebabkan kebocoran gas ammonia. Bagaimanapun, selepas diperiksa tiada kebocoran dikesan.

“Api dapat dikawal kira-kira 30 minit sebaik anggota kami tiba dan api padan sepenuhnya 90 minit kemudian.

“Setakat ini, jumlah kebakaran dan punca kejadian masih dalam siasatan. Walaupun saksi memaklumkan ada terdengar bunyi letupan, kami percaya ia berpunca daripada tong gas memasak,” katanya.

Beliau berkata, tiada kemalangan jiwa atau kecederaan dilaporkan kerana ketika kejadian semua kedai berkenaan sudah menutup perniagaan masing-masing. HM

Mungkin daripada Najib buat menara 100 tingkat, lebih baik mengindahkan Chow Kit yang sepatutnya menjadi mercu tanda KL sejak sekian lama tapi sekarang dah jadi mercu tanda Indonesia dan Afrika. Hmm!

OK lah! Mari bercium

2010-10-13T17:14:00.000+08:00

Ahli perubatan mendapati bahwa berciuman baik untuk kesihatan.....
Bercium itu bukan hanya membuat seseorang merasa senang, tapi juga
efektif melawan banyak penyakit. Apa saja keuntungan berciuman bagi
kesihatan?

* Berciuman dalam waktu lama boleh membantu sistem sirkulasi kita.
Ketika berciuman, detak jantung makin cepat hingga 110 degupan jantung
per minit.

* Setelah berciuman, paru-paru bekerja lebih keras. Kira-kira 60 tarikan
nafas per minit, dibandingkan dalam nafas normal, hanya 20 kali tarikan
nafas per minit. ini baik untuk mencegah sakit paru-paru.

* Beberapa doktor gigi percaya, bahawa berciuman merupakan tindakan
pencegahan gigi berlubang. Berciuman menstimulasi air liur yang boleh
menghancurkan asam yang menutupi gigi.

* Berciuman yang berlangsung lebih dari 3 minit membantu kita melawan
stress. Berciuman dalam waktu lama boleh menghancurkan hormon stress.

lagi... kelebihan berciuman .....huhuhu!

1. Pasangan yang memberi ciuman perpisahan setiap pagi kepada pasangan
hidupnya rata-rata memiliki waktu 5 tahun lebih lama dari yang tidak
melakukan rutin ini.

2. Berciuman baik untuk mendorong kepercayaan diri. Membuat seseorang
merasa dihargai dan memberi ketenangan diri.

3. Berciuman membakar kalori, 2-3 kalori per minit dan menggandakan
tingkat metabolis. Ada yang mengatakan, bahwa dengan berciuman bergairah
tiga kali per hari (setidaknya 20 detik per ciuman) boleh membantu
menghilangkan berat badan.

4. Berciuman dikenal sebagai penghilang stress. Berciuman penuh ghairah
boleh menghilangkan ketegangan, mengurangi energi negatif, dan
memproduksi rasa sihat, menurunkan hormon stress.

5. Berciuman menggunakan setidaknya 30 otot wajah dan mencegah pipi
kendur. Otot pipi yang menegang karena ciuman yang bergairah mampu
membantu kulit lebih halus dan meningkatkan peredaran darah.

6. Berciuman baik untuk jantung, menurunkan tekanan darah dan
kolesterol.

7. Mereka yang sering berciuman jarang mendapat masalah perut.

8. Selama berciuman, antibiotik diproduksi tubuh dikeluarkan melalui air
liur. Air liur juga dipercayai sebagai anestetik yang membantu
mengurangi sakit.

Suke betol lawak ni

2010-10-05T11:58:00.000+08:00

Dua ekor ular terserempak di tepi semak

Ular 1 : ‘Eh bro..kita ini termasuk ular berbisa kan ?’
Ular 2 : ‘Iya lah.naper?’
Ular 1 : dengan nada cemas: ‘Aduh..td gua tak sengaja tergigit lidah sendiri..’.
Ular 2: ‘Alamak..mati la lu bro’

Bush, Obama dan Ajoi

Bush & Obama duduk di sebuah bar.
Ajoi datang dekat dan bertanya – Apa yang korang bincangkan?
Bush: “Kami sedang merancang Perang Dunia ke-3.
Ajoi: “Really? Apa yang akan terjadi? “.
Bush: “Ya, kali ini kita akan membunuh 140 juta orang Arab & Angelina Jolie!”
Ajoi: “Angelina Jolie ..!!! Mengapa Angelina Jolie? ”
Bush menoleh ke Obama & berkata: “Tengok! aku dah kata , tak seorang pun yang ambil kisah tentang 140 juta orang yang terkorban.

Ajoi dan Wak Sumardi yang gagap

Ajoi: Bro..lu kalau bercakap apasal putus2??
Wak Sumardi: ya la la kan aku ni ni me me mang mang ga ga ga ga gagap!
Ajoi: tp aku rasa bkn lu sorang jer yg gagap Wak…
Wak Sumardi: ya ya ya ia..lah je je Joi… bu bu bukan a a a a aku jer yang ga ga gap …ya ya ya yang baca ni………ga ga ga gagap juga kan ?

ISRAEL HOLDS 480 ACTIVISTS, EXPELLING 48 FROM GAZA

2010-06-01T14:33:00.000+08:00

Israel has decided to expel 48 international activists from 480 detained from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, radio reports said on Tuesday, China''s Xinhua news agency said.
Those detained were being held at the southern Israeli prison of Ashdod, while the other 48 were being taken to Ben Gurion international airport to be sent back to their home countries, said the report.
A commander on Tuesday said that Israel''s navy is ready to stop another aid ship headed to Gaza.
Israel''s Army Radio reported that the MV Rachel Corrie, a converted merchant
ship, would reach Gazan waters by Wednesday.
Some 19 people were killed and more than 30 injured on Monday during an
Israeli military raid against the fortilla carrying aid to the besieged Gaza
Strip. The ship were carrying more than 700 people.

Israel Attacks Condemned!

2010-05-31T21:02:00.000+08:00

Turkey cancelled joint military exercises with Israel and called for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council after pro-Palestinian activists were killed when Israeli marines boarded aid ships bound for Gaza.
With several Turks reported to be among the dead, thousands of people converged on Taksim Square in downtown Istanbul to voice anger at Israel’s use of force and pray for the dead.
“This attack is another sign of the reckless levels that the Israeli government’s violent policies have reached,” Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said in a televised speech.
At least 10 people were killed when firing broke out after Israeli commandos stormed one of six ships in a convoy that was organised by, among others, a Turkish human rights organisation.
Arinc said there were up to 400 Turks among nearly 600 people aboard the Mavi Maramara, the Turkish cruise vessel where the firing broke out.
The Israeli action could prove a death knell for an alliance between the Jewish State and Muslim but secular Turkey.
A breakdown in their relationship would pose problems for the United States, as the alliance between the two regional military heavyweights helped U.S. strategy in the Middle East.
Ties had come under increasing strain over the past year, due to Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s repeated criticism of Israeli policy towards Palestinians.
Standing in for Erdogan, who was rushing back from an official visit to Latin America to deal with the crisis, Arinc said: “We condemn Israel’s attack at the highest level.” He said Turkey, a non-permanent member of the Security Council, had called for an emergency meeting.
He also said Ankara’s ambassador to Israel had been recalled, three planned military joint exercises were cancelled, and he demanded that the seized ships be released and that Turkey be allowed to airlift wounded nationals back home.
The ships had around 700 people on board and were carrying 10,000 tonnes of medical supplies, housing material and other aid to Gaza. Turkey had urged Israel to allow them safe passage.
“IRREVERSIBLE CONSEQUENCES"
In an earlier statement the Turkish Foreign Ministry had called the Israeli action unacceptable, a breach of international law, and warned of possible “irreversible consequences in our relations”. Armed Forces Chief General Ilker Basbug cut short a visit to Egypt to return home, Turkish media reported.
Erdogan’s Islamist leaning AK Party will seek a third consecutive term in power in an election due next year, and a strong stand against Israel could go down well with voters.
Erdogan became a hero across the Islamic world by publicly berating Israeli President Shimon Peres when they shared a platform at the World Economic Forum in Davos last year.
Relations deteriorated further this year when an Israeli minister humiliated Turkey’s ambassador to Israel on television.
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, who was on his way to Washington from Latin America, was reported to have spoken on the telephone with Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak.
Lebanon, chair of the non-permanent members of the Security Council for the month of May, backed Turkey’s call for an emergency meeting. Lebanese Foreign Minister Ali al-Shami said that together they would push for a “severe condemnation” of Israel either through a statement or a resolution.
“There has to be effective pressure,” he told Reuters.

HSBB Oh HSBB!

2010-03-31T18:24:00.002+08:00

ada orang kata (kebanyakannya) terutama readers it@metro who are complaining about the price of HSBB yang mahal dan tak masuk akal. mereka beranggapan harga serendah RM149 bukan harga mampu milik yang boleh mengakibatkan rakyat tak minat nak subscribe.
This could mean, HSBB will not attracts the penetration of broadband in the future which currently we have about 33.8 percent and we need to achieve 50 percent by the end of this year! itupun 33.8 percent tu usaha beberapa tahun tu.Mampu ke nak capai 50 percent ni.
Well, if u ask my opinion, HSBB definitely doesn't change Internet penetration. Where are the development of HSBB now? subang, shah alam, bangsar and ttdi which absolutely place for people (majority) who are already have internet connection at home (either fixed or mobile), so think it logically, it's impossible to say you can increase the number of broadband penetration.
Furthermore. the HSBB is far away to be installed in rural areas. so, can we achieve 50 percent? nope.
What has been done by TM is no doubt is a wise move but we have to speed it up and put 500 percent efforts to make it reality. if you could'nt pick up the demand, sub the contract to other parties.
Back to the price...RM149 to makcik or pakcik kat kampung? Can i afford to spend quarter of my income every month just for broadband? even if you have salary at RM3000 a month, do you think you can subscribe to basic HSBB?

Summon from Khutbah

2010-03-05T15:40:00.001+08:00

I listened to really a nice summon from the ‘Khatib’ today during the Friday’s Khutbah…Saying something like this, “Perkahwinan adalah jambatan menuju ke syurga’.
Why is that small little statement could change our life? Perchance you could relate it with these 3 stories.

Story 1 (Case found : 2009)

Selepas tong sampah, kini tayar lori yang dikitar semula pula dijadikan tempat membuang bayi.
Terkini, seorang bayi lelaki yang dipercayai baru dilahirkan ditemui di dalam tayar lori yang dijadikan penanda arah di Kampung Tuah, Bukit Sentosa, Hulu Selangor, dekat sini, kira-kira jam 12 tengah hari semalam.
Bayi lelaki itu ditemui seorang guru tadika dalam keadaan masih bertali pusat dan dibalut dengan kain.
Ketua Polis Hulu Selangor, Superintendan Norel Azmi Affandi Yahya berkata ketika kejadian, guru tadika itu dalam perjalanan pulang ke asrama dan sebaik melalui laluan masuk ke kampung itu, dia terkejut apabila melihat seorang bayi lelaki di dalam tayar yang dijadikan penanda arah itu.
“Keadaan bayi itu sihat, masih bertali pusat dan tidak mempunyai sebarang kecederaan. Tiada nota atau wang ditinggalkan bersamanya. .Kami percaya bayi itu baru diletakkan di situ,” katanya.
Beliau berkata, polis yang tiba selepas dimaklumkan membawa bayi itu ke Hospital Kuala Kubu Bharu untuk rawatan lanjut.
“Bayi lelaki itu akan diletakkan di bawah jagaan Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM) untuk sementara waktu,” katanya.
Katanya, orang ramai yang mempunyai maklumat mengenai kes itu diminta menghubungi Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah (IPPD) Hulu Selangor di talian 03-60641222 atau balai polis berhampiran.
Semalam dua kes pembuangan bayi dilaporkan di Kajang, Selangor dengan seorang daripadanya ditemui sudah meninggal dunia di dalam plastik sampah di Surau Al-Ikhlas di Sungai Chua.
Mayat bayi perempuan itu ditemui seorang kanak-kanak kira-kira 5.30 petang dengan dikerumuni ulat dan lebam.
Seorang lagi bayi dipercayai lelaki pula ditemui di hadapan sebuah rumah di Sungai Ramal, kira-kira jam 6.30 pagi semalam.
Bayi itu dijumpai masih hidup dengan dibalut kain dan polis turut menemui wang tunai RM500 bersamanya.
Story 2 (Case found: 2008)

MARANG: Tindakan pantas seorang datuk mendengar tangisan di luar rumah yang berbeza daripada suara cucunya menyelamatkan seorang bayi lelaki yang ditinggalkan dalam gulungan paip getah di tepi rumahnya di Kampung Lama Seberang Marang, dekat sini, semalam.

Datuk berkenaan, Othman Yeop, 48, berkata bayi malang itu yang dipercayai baru dilahirkan ditinggalkan di kawasan itu tanpa sebarang pakaian atau alas.

Menurutnya, dia biasanya terjaga daripada tidur kira-kira jam 5.30 pagi untuk mengupas kelapa, namun semalam, dia terlelap kerana terlewat pulang ke rumah selepas membeli-belah kira-kira jam 2 pagi.

Bagaimanapun, katanya, sebaik mahu melelapkan mata, sayup-sayup dia terdengar suara tangisan bayi menyebabkannya terjaga kerana menyangka cucunya menangis.

“Bagaimanapun, selepas diamati, tangisan itu bukan datang dari dalam rumah, sebaliknya dari luar lantas saya terus memeriksa dan terkejut apabila menemui seorang bayi lelaki yang masih berlumuran darah dan bertali pusat diletakkan dalam lingkaran paip getah yang digulung di bawah rumah.

“Sukar untuk saya percaya masih ada pihak sanggup meletakkan bayi itu di atas simen dengan hanya beralaskan paip getah sebelum segera menghubungi polis,” katanya ketika ditemui Harian Metro, semalam.

Menurutnya, selepas memeriksa keadaan sekeliling, dia menemui beberapa tompokan darah di sekitar rumahnya lalu cuba menyusuri tompokan itu dan menemui beberapa kesan tapak kaki menuju ke Kampung Gong Manawang.

“Yang pasti, individu yang membuang bayi itu memang mengetahui laluan masuk ke rumah saya kerana dia tahu untuk menyusuri jalan belakang. Saya juga hairan kerana dalam banyak-banyak rumah di sini, rumah saya dipilihnya,” katanya.

Katanya, dia percaya bayi lelaki itu dilahirkan di kawasan pantai atau berhampiran pantai berdasarkan jenis pasir yang ditemui pada badan bayi berkenaan terutama di kepalanya yang dipenuhi pasir halus.

Harian Metro difahamkan, kedudukan rumah Othman yang agak terlindung dan berhampiran kedai runcit menyebabkan ia dipilih kerana kedai berkenaan sering dikunjungi orang ramai terutama pelajar sekolah berhampiran.

Setakat ini, perbuatan itu dipercayai dilakukan seorang remaja perempuan secara berseorangan berdasarkan kesan tapak kaki dan tompokan darah yang ditemui sepanjang laluan hingga ke kawasan bayi lelaki itu ditemui.

Sementara itu, Ketua Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah negeri, Asisten Komisioner Mohd Fauzi Abduri, ketika dihubungi mengesahkan kejadian itu dan memberitahu sepasukan anggota polis dihantar ke tempat kejadian sebaik maklumat mengenainya diterima kira-kira jam 5.30 pagi.

“Bayi berkenaan sudah dihantar ke Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah (HSNZ) Kuala Terengganu dan polis akan mendapatkan ujian DNA (asid deoksiribonukleik) bagi membantu siasatan.

“Kes itu kini dikendalikan pegawai penyiasat dari Bahagian Siasatan Jenayah, Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah Marang mengikut Seksyen 317 Kanun Keseksaan kerana membuang bayi,” katanya.

Story 3 (Case found: 2008)

KUALA LUMPUR: “Saya tak dapat menahan sebak melihat tubuh bayi comel itu dihurungi semut dan lalat dalam keadaan nyawa-nyawa ikan,” kata Mariam Mahat, 56.

Dia menemui bayi perempuan yang dipercayai baru tiga jam dilahirkan itu dalam reban ayam di Kampung Sungai Kerayong, Cheras, jam 12.30 tengah hari semalam.

Mariam berkata, ketika sibuk memasak, dia terdengar seorang lelaki berteriak memberitahu terdengar tangisan bayi berhampiran rumahnya.

“Saya bersama lelaki itu segera mencari di kawasan semak-samun dan terkejut sebaik melihat seorang bayi perempuan terbaring dalam reban ayam kira-kira 50 meter dari rumah.
“Bayi yang berbogel serta masih bertali pusat itu menangis mungkin kerana terlalu dahaga atau lapar,” katanya di tempat kejadian, semalam.
Menurutnya, dia segera membawa bayi itu ke rumahnya serta memberi sedikit air gula untuk menyelamatkan nyawanya.
“Saya dapat melihat bayi itu cukup dahaga dan kelaparan. Saya bersyukur kerana sempat menyelamatkan nyawa bayi tidak berdosa itu,” katanya.

Sejurus selesai memberi minuman, Mariam pergi ke rumah jiran untuk menghubungi polis.

Katanya, dia kesal dengan tindakan pihak tidak berperikemanusiaan yang tergamak membuang bayi tidak berdosa itu.

Bayi perempuan seberat dua kilogram itu dimasukkan ke Wad Rawatan Rapi Neonatal Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM) untuk rawatan lanjut.

Sementara itu, Ketua Polis Daerah Cheras, Asisten Komisioner Ahmad Amir Mohd Hashim, ketika dihubungi mengesahkan kejadian itu dan berkata kes berkenaan disiasat mengikut Seksyen 317 Kanun Keseksaan.
Are those cases surprising? If you say no and you think it’s a common nowadays, it shows that the vindictive action is conciliation in our society today. And not astonishing because marriage people also competent to do such thing
Imam al-Ghazali menjelaskan kedudukan manusia boleh menjadi lebih mulia daripada malaikat jika akal mereka boleh menundukkan nafsu, tetapi mereka akan menjadi lebih teruk daripada binatang jika hidup bertunjangkan nafsu

When I Have My 1st Baby

2010-02-19T22:27:00.002+08:00

When I was still waiting for my wife to deliver our 1st baby, I pitched an article about 'Jaga telinga, usah rosakkan pendengaran' (it's about choosing your right MP3) to my editor because I wonder what is the sound the baby would listen in the tummy.... Tummy tunes must be interesting and I doubted when the baby was in the womb at 20 weeks along, they don't hear the high pitch as well as a deeper voice.

Some claim the baby can hear by 23 weeks and will respond to loud noises. Others have claimed that they think baby can hear before 23 weeks.

Does anyone put headphones on their stomach to let the baby listen to music?

Isu nama Allah siri ke-2

2010-01-04T20:26:00.000+08:00

Pendapat bekas mufti terkemuka ini patut diambil kira

Beza Antara Merebut Nama Allah Dan Mempertahankan Akidah

Hendaklah kita jelas bahawa yang membezakan akidah Islam dan selainnya bukanlah pada sebutan, atau rebutan nama Allah, sebaliknya pada ketulusan tauhid dan penafian segala unsur syirik.

Banyak pihak mendesak saya memberikan pandangan tentang penggunaan nama Allah oleh agama lain khususnya agama Kristian di Malaysia ini. Pada awalnya, saya selalu mengelak, cuma memberikan pandangan ringkas dengan berkata: “Isu ini bukan isu nas Islam, ianya lebih bersifat pentadbiran atau tempatan.

Peraturan ini mungkin atas alasan-alasan setempat seperti kenapa sekarang baru ditimbulkan isu ini? Kenapa hanya Bible dalam bahasa melayu sahaja yang hendak menggunakan panggilan Allah, tidak pula edisi inggerisnya? Adakah di sana ada agenda tersembunyi? Maka wujudnya tanda soal dan beberapa prasangka yang mungkin ada asasnya. Maka lahirlah kebimbangan terhadap kesan yang bakal timbul dari isu itu nanti.

Namun, akhir-akhir ini saya terus didesak. Saya kata: jika anda hendak tahu pendirian Islam bukanlah dengan falsafah-falsafah tentang akar bahasa itu dan ini yang diutamakan. Rujuk terdahulu apa kata al-Quran dan al-Sunnah. Lepas itu kita bincang hukum berkenaan bertitik tolak dari kedua sumber tersebut.

Kadang-kala kesilapan kita dalam mempertahankan perkara yang tidak begitu penting, boleh melupakan kita kepada isu yang lebih penting. Isu yang terpenting bagi saya adalah kefahaman mengenai keadilan dan kerahmatan Islam yang mesti sampai kepada setiap rakyat negara ini, muslim atau bukan muslim. Supaya gambaran negatif yang salah terhadap Islam dapat dikikis dari minda mereka yang keliru.

Di samping itu, hendaklah kita jelas bahawa yang membezakan akidah Islam dan selainnya bukanlah pada sebutan, atau rebutan nama Allah, sebaliknya pada ketulusan tauhid dan penafian segala unsur syirik. Di samping, kita mesti bertanya diri kita: mengapakah kita sentiasa merasakan kita akan menjadi pihak yang tewas jika orang lain memanggil tuhan Allah? Mengapakah kita tidak merasakan itu akan lebih memudahkan kita menyampaikan kepada mereka tentang akidah Islam?. Maka, apakah isu ini bertitik tolak dari nas-nas Islam, atau kebimbangan disebabkan kelemahan diri umat Islam itu sendiri?

Jika kita membaca Al-Quran, kita dapati ia menceritakan golongan musyrikin yang menentang Nabi Muhammad s.a.w juga menyebut nama Allah dan al-Quran tidak membantah mereka, bahkan itu dijadikan landasan untuk memasukkan akidah Islam yang sebenar. Firman Allah: (maksudnya) “Dan Demi sesungguhnya! jika engkau (Wahai Muhammad) bertanya kepada mereka: “Siapakah yang menciptakan mereka?” sudah tentu mereka akan menjawab: “Allah!”. (jika demikian) maka bagaimana mereka rela dipesongkan? Dan (Dia lah Tuhan Yang mengetahui rayuan Nabi Muhammad) yang berkata: Wahai Tuhanku! Sesungguhnya mereka ini adalah satu kaum yang tidak mahu beriman!” (Surah al-Zukhruf ayat 87-88).

Firman Allah dalam ayat yang lain: (maksudnya) “Dan sesungguhnya jika engkau (Wahai Muhammad) bertanya kepada mereka (yang musyrik) itu: “siapakah yang menurunkan hujan dari langit, lalu dia hidupkan dengannya tumbuh-tumbuhan di bumi sesudah matinya?” sudah tentu mereka akan menjawab: “Allah”. Ucapkanlah (Wahai Muhammad): “Alhamdulillah” (sebagai bersyukur disebabkan pengakuan mereka yang demikian), bahkan kebanyakan mereka tidak menggunakan akal (untuk memahami tauhid) (Surah al-Ankabut ayat 63).

Ayat-ayat ini, bahkan ada beberapa yang lain lagi menunjukkan al-Quran tidak membantahkan golongan bukan muslim menyebut Allah sebagai Pencipta Yang Maha Agung. Bahkan Nabi Muhammad s.a.w disuruh untuk mengucapkan kesyukuran kerana mereka mengakui Allah. Apa yang dibantah dalam ayat-ayat ini bukanlah sebutan nama Allah yang mereka lafazkan, sebaliknya ketidak tulusan tauhid yang menyebabkan akidah terhadap Allah itu dipesongkan atau bercampur syirik.

Justeru, soal bukan muslim mengakui Allah tidak dibantah oleh Islam, bahkan kita disuruh bersyukur kerana pengakuan itu. Cuma yang dibantah ialah kesyirikan mereka. Umpamanya, jika kita mendengar bukan muslim menyebut “Allah yang menurunkan hujan, atau menumbuhkan tumbuhan”, maka kita tentu gembira kerana dia mengakui kebesaran Allah.

Apakah patut kita kata kepadanya: awak jangan kata Allah yang menurunkan hujan, atau mencipta itu dan ini, awak tidak boleh kata demikian kerana awak bukan muslim, sebaliknya awak kena kata tokong awak yang menurun hujan”. Apakah ini tindakan yang betul? Tidakkah itu menjauhkan dia dari daerah ketuhanan yang sebenar? Kita sepatutnya berusaha mendekatkan dia kepada ajaran yang benar. Namun, jika dia berkata: “Tokong ini adalah Allah”. Saya kata: “Awak dusta, itu tidak benar! Maha suci Allah dari dakwaan awak”.

Maka, ketika Allah menceritakan peranan peperangan dalam mempertahankan keamanan dan kesejahteraan manusia, Allah menyebut: (maksudnya) “..dan kalaulah Allah tidak mendorong setengah manusia menentang (pencerobohan) setengah yang lain, nescaya runtuhlah tempat-tempat pertapaan serta gereja-gereja (kaum Nasrani), dan tempat-tempat sembahyang (kaum Yahudi), dan juga masjid-masjid (orang Islam) yang sentiasa disebut nama Allah banyak-banyak dalam semua tempat itu dan sesungguhnya Allah akan menolong sesiapa yang menolong ugamanya (ugama Islam); Sesungguhnya Allah Maha Kuat, lagi Maha Perkasa. (Surah al-Hajj ayat 40).

Ayat ini mengakui tempat-tempat ibadah itu disebut nama Allah. Adapun berhubung dengan orang Kristian, Allah menyebut: (maksudnya) “Sesungguhnya telah kafirlah mereka yang berkata: “Bahawasanya Allah ialah salah satu dari yang tiga (triniti)”. padahal tiada tuhan (yang berhak disembah) melainkan Tuhan Yang Maha Esa..(Surah al-Maidah ayat 73). Ayat ini tidak membantah mereka menyebut Allah, tetapi yang dibantah adalah dakwaan bahawa Allah adalah satu dari yang tiga.

Justeru itu kita lihat, orang-orang Kristian Arab memang memakai perkataan Allah dalam Bible mereka, juga buku-buku doa mereka. Tiada siapa pun di kalangan para ulama kaum muslimin sejak dahulu yang membantahnya. Jika ada bantahan di Malaysia, saya fikir ini mungkin atas alasan-alasan setempat yang saya sebutkan pada awal tadi. Cuma yang diharapkan, janganlah bantahan itu akhirnya memandulkan dakwah Islam dan menjadikan orang salah faham terhadap agama suci ini.

Saya selalu bertanya sehingga bilakah kita di Malaysia ini akan begitu defensive, tidak memiliki anti-bodi dan tidak mahu berusaha menguatkannya dalam diri? Akhirnya, kita terus bimbang dan takut kepada setiap yang melintas. Padahal itu bukan sifat Islam. Islam agama yang ke hadapan, misi dan intinya sentiasa disebarkan. Sehingga Allah menyebut: (maksudnya):“Dan jika seseorang dari kalangan musyrikin meminta perlindungan kepadamu, maka berilah perlindungan kepadanya sehingga dia sempat mendengar keterangan-keterangan Allah (tentang hakikat Islam itu), kemudian hantarlah dia ke tempat yang selamat. Demikian itu (perintah tersebut) ialah kerana mereka itu kaum yang tidak mengetahui (hakikat Islam). (Surah al-Taubah ayat 6).

Ada orang tertentu yang berkata kepada saya: nanti orang Islam keliru kerana sebutan nama Allah itu sama antara mereka dan Islam. Lalu rosak akidah orang Islam kita nanti. Saya berkata kepadanya: “Jikalaulah sebutan nama tuhan itulah yang menentukan akidah Islam, tentulah golongan musyrikin Mekah tidak memerlukan akidah yang dibawa oleh Nabi s.a.w. Mereka telah sekian lama memanggil tuhan dengan panggilan Allah.

Lihatlah bapa Nabi kita Muhammad bernama ‘Abdullah yang bermaksud hamba Allah. Tentu sekali bapa baginda lahir pada zaman jahiliah sebelum kemunculan baginda sebagai rasul. Nama itu dipilih oleh datuk Abdul Muttalib yang menjadi pemimpin Quraish pada zaman dahulu. Quraish pada zaman jahiliah juga bertawaf dengan menyebut: LabbaikalLahhumma yang bermaksud: Menyahut seruanMu ya Allah!

Al-Imam Muslim dalam sahihnya meriwayatkan hadis mengenai perjanjian Hudaibiah antara Nabi s.a.w dengan Quraish Mekah, seperti berikut: “Sesungguhnya Quraish membuat perjanjian damai dengan Nabi s.a.w. Antara wakil Quraish ialah Suhail bin ‘Amr. Sabda Nabi s.a.w : barangkali aku boleh tulis Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Kata Suhail: Adapun Bismillah (dengan nama Allah), maka kami tidak tahu apa itu Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Maka tulislah apa yang kami tahu iaitu BismikalLahumma (dengan namaMu Ya Allah!)”. Dalam riwayat al-Bukhari, Nabi s.a.w menerima bantahan tersebut. Ternyata mereka menggunakan nama Allah.

Maka yang membezakan akidah Islam dan selainnya adalah tauhid yang tulus yang menentang segala unsur syirik. Ketidak jelasan dalam persoalan inilah yang menggugat akidah jenerasi kita. Mereka yang berakidah dengan akidah Islam sangat sensitif kepada sebarang unsur syirk agar tidak menyentuh akidahnya. Bukan semua yang mengakui Allah akan dianggap beriman dengan iman yang sah selagi dia tidak membersihkan diri dari segala unsur syirik.

Lihat, betapa ramai yang memakai serban dan jubah, berzikir sakan tetapi dalam masa yang sama menyembah kubur-kubur tok wali tertentu dengan cara menyeru dan merintih pemohonan darinya. Ini yang dilakukan oleh sesetengah tarekat yang sesat. Apa beza mereka ini dengan yang memanggil nama-nama berhala yang asalnya dari nama orang-orang saleh juga, yang mati pada zaman dahulu.

Firman Allah: (maksudnya) Ingatlah! Untuk Allah agama yang suci bersih (dari segala rupa syirik). dan orang-orang musyrik yang mengambil selain dari Allah untuk menjadi pelindung (sambil berkata): “Kami tidak menyembah mereka melainkan supaya mereka mendekatkan kami kepada Allah sehampir-hampirnya. Sesungguhnya Allah akan menghukum antara mereka tentang apa yang mereka berselisihan padanya. Sesungguhnya Allah tidak memberi hidayah petunjuk kepada orang-orang yang tetap berdusta (mengatakan Yang bukan-bukan), lagi sentiasa kufur (dengan melakukan syirik). (Surah al-Zumar ayat 3).

Di Malaysia kita pun ada yang memakai gelaran agama menentang pengajaran tauhid rububiyyah, uluhiyyah, asma dan sifat. Mereka ini menyimpan agenda musuh-musuh dakwah. Padahal pengajaran tauhid yang sedemikianlah yang mampu menjadikan muslim memahami dengan mudah hakikat tauhid. Mampu membezakan antara; sekadar mempercayai kewujudan Allah dengan mentauhidkan Allah dalam zatNya, ibadah kepadaNya dan sifat-sifatNya.

Persoalan tauhid anti syirik ini begitu mudah dan ringkas untuk memahaminya. Nabi s.a.w telah menyebarkannya dengan begitu pantas dan mudah. Seorang badawi buta huruf yang datang berjumpa baginda mampu memahami hanya dalam beberapa sessi ringkas. Bahkan mampu pulang dan mengislamkan seluruh kaumnya dengan akidah yang teguh. Namun, di kalangan kita, pengajaran akidah yang dinamakan ilmu kalam begitu berfalsafah dan menyusahkan.

Bukan sahaja badwi, orang universiti pun susah nak faham. Sehingga seseorang bukan bertambah iman, tetapi bertambah serabut. Bertahun-tahun masih dalam kesamaran. Diajar Allah ada, lawannya tiada, dengar lawannya pekak, lihat lawannya buta..lalu ditokok tambah dengan falsafah-falsafah dan konsep-konsep yang menyusahkan. Padahal penganut agama lain juga menyatakan tuhan itu ada, melihat, tidak buta, mendengar, tidak pekak dan seterusnya. Apa bezanya jika sekadar memahami perkara tersebut cuma?

Maka anak-anak orang Islam kita gagal memahami hakikat tauhid anti-syirik yang sebenar. Padahal ianya begitu mudah semudah memahami kalimah-kalimah akidah dalam surah al-Ikhlas yang ringkas. Kata Dr Yusuf al-Qaradawi: “Tambahan pula, perbahasan ilmu kalam, sekalipun mendalam dan kepenatan akal untuk memahami dan menguasainya, ia bukannya akidah…Lebih daripada itu perbahasan ilmu kalam telah terpengaruh dengan pemikiran Yunan dan cara Yunan dalam menyelesaikan masalah akidah. Justeru itu imam-imam salaf mengutuk ilmu kalam dan ahlinya serta berkeras terhadap mereka” (Al-Qaradawi, Thaqafah al-Da’iyah, m.s. 92 Beirut: Muassasah al-Risalat). Dahulu kelemahan ini mungkin tidak dirasa, tetapi apabila kita hidup dalam dunia persaingan, kita mula menderitai kesannya.

Jika akidah jenerasi kita jelas, apakah mereka boleh keliru antara ajaran Islam dan Kristian? Adakah mereka tidak tahu beza antara ajaran yang menyebut tuhan bapa, tuhan anak dan ruhul qudus dengan akidah Islam yang anti-syirik, hanya disebabkan adanya sebutan Allah? Begitu jauh sekali perbezaan itu! Bagaimana mungkin sehingga mereka tidak dapat membezakan antara malam dan siang? Apakah juga nanti kita tidak membenarkan pihak lain menyebut nama nabi Ibrahim, Ishak, Ya’kub, Daud dan lain-lain kerana budak-budak kita akan keliru lagi. Akidah apakah yang mereka belajar selama ini di KAFA, JQAF dan berbagai lagi sehingga begitu corot. Kalau begitu, sama ada sukatan itu lemah, atau tenaga pengajarnya perlu dibetulkan.

Maka sebenarnya, isu ini adalah isu kelemahan kita umat Islam dalam memahami akidah yang sebenar. Jenerasi kita tidak mempunyai benteng akidah yang kukuh. Lalu kita semua bimbang mereka keliru dengan akidah orang lain. Untuk mengatasi masalah ini, kita cuba mengambil pendekatan undang-undang. Agar dengan halangan undang-undang, kelemahan akidah generasi kita dapat dipertahankan.

Persoalan yang patut kita fikirkan, sehingga bilakah kita akan mampu terus hidup hanya berbekalkan oksigen dari saluran undang-undang sehingga kita yang majoriti, dengan segala peruntukan yang ada; TV, radio, berbagai-bagai institusi dan agensi yang dilindungi, masih takut kepada gerakan minoriti? Di manakah kehebatan Islam yang selalu kita sebut dan ceritakan sejarah kegemilangannya? Atau sebenarnya, kita tidak memiliki Islam seperti hari ia diturunkan? Maka kempen Islam kita selalu tidak berkesan.

Bagi saya, bukan soal nama Allah itu yang terlalu perlu untuk direbut atau dijadikan agenda besar. Tetapi, gerakan membina semula akidah yang sejahtera dan memahamkan generasi kita wajah Islam yang sebenar agar mampu bersaing dan menghadapi cabaran zaman.

Isu nama Allah

2010-01-04T17:54:00.000+08:00

This is interesting....

Ini adalah merupakan rentetan dari isu yoga yang saya ketengahkan di dalam posting saya semalam. Isu kedua membawa kepada persoalan penggunaan nama Allah oleh yang bukan Islam. Isu ini sebenarnya telah banyak dikupas oleh beberapa pihak. Namun begitu, saya ingin menyentuhnya secara ringkas supaya umum memahami pendirian saya berhubung isu ini.

1. Al-Quran sendiri mempunyai banyak ayat-ayat yang menunjukkan bahawa orang bukan Islam, samada golongan musyrikin, Yahudi mahupun Nasrani menggunakan perkataan ‘Allah’ apabila mereka memaksudkan Tuhan semesta alam. Maka, sekiranya kita ingin menentukan hukum berhubung persoalan ini, Al-Quran adalah rujukan pertama. Sekiranya Al-Quran sendiri mengiyakannya, bagaimana kita hendak menafikannya? Di mana hendak kita simpan ayat-ayat yang mengatakan orang bukan Islam juga menggunakan perkataan Allah untuk memaksudkan Tuhan semesta alam seperti “Wa Kaalatil Yahudu Uzair ibnu Llah” yang bermaksud “Dan berkata orang-orang Yahudi Uzair adalah anak Allah”?

2. Rasulullah (SAW) tidak pernah menghalang penggunaan perkataan Allah oleh orang bukan Islam. Ini adalah kerana Allah adalah Tuhan semesta alam, termasuk Tuhan orang-orang yang kufur terhadapNya. Sekiranya Rasulullah (SAW) tidak melakukan itu, apa sebab kita ingin melakukannya? Kaedah membezakan ‘Allah’ dengan apa yang disembah orang Kuffar dengan menggunakan nama yang khas dan berbeza tidak digunakan Rasulullah (SAW). Tidakkah ada hikmatnya?

3. Perbezaan di antara orang Islam dan orang bukan Islam bukan penggunaan perkataan ‘Allah’ tetapi atas kefahaman sifat-sifat Allah. Islam mengajar ummatnya bahawa Allah itu Esa, tidak beranak dan tidak juga diberanakkan, tiada sekutu dan Allah adalah pemilik nama-nama yang terpuji yang terkandung dalam 99 nama Asma ul Husna. Perbezaan kefahaman inilah yang hendak ditonjolkan dan diperjelaskan, bukan nama yang berbeza.

4. Kesedaran bahawa Allah bukan tuhan orang Islam semata-mata tetapi Tuhan seluruh alam semesta, termasuk orang-orang bukan Islam adalah kefahaman yang tepat. Ini akan memantapkan aqeedah orang Islam sendiri dan menghalang mereka dari mengeluarkan kata-kata, sebagai contoh, “Allah adalah Tuhan orang Islam” dan “Krishna adalah Tuhan orang-orang Hindu” dan sebagainya. Kata-kata sebegini adalah kata-kata yang boleh membawa kepada kekufuran kerana (1) Menghadkan ketuhanan Allah kepada orang Islam sahaja dan (2) Mengiktiraf adanya Tuhan yang lain bagi agama lain.

5. Secara umum, kefahaman ummat Islam adalah bahawa semua manusia percaya Allah adalah Tuhan semesta alam. Ini kita rumuskan dari ayat Al-Ankabut 61,63. Ini diperkukuhkan lagi melalui Ayat Al-A’raf 172: “Alastu biRabbikum? Kaaluu Bala Shahidna” yang bererti “Bukankah Aku (Allah) Tuhan kamu? Mereka semua menjawab Benar dan kami menjadi saksi (akan kebenaran itu)”. Namun ramai menjadi kufur apabila mereka menyengutukanNya dengan yang lain atau meletakkan kepadaNya sifat yang mustahil seperti memerlukan, pelupa, lemah, mempunyai anak dan sebagainya. Sebagai contoh ayat Al-Maaidah 73: “La Kad kafaralladzina Kaluu innaLlaha thalithu thalaathah” yang bermaksud: telah menjadi kafir mereka yang mengatakan Allah adalah satu daripada tiga.

6. Perkataan ‘Allah’ seperti yang saya sebut dalam Parlimen tidak merupakan nama peribadi tetapi merupakan perkataan ringkasan dari cantuman ‘Al’ dan ‘ilah’. Ilah atau ‘benda yang disembah dan dipertuhankan’ memang banyak, termasuklah nafsu sendiri yang dipertuhankan sebahagian manusia. ‘Al-Ilah’ yang diringkaskan kepada ‘Allah’ membawa erti ‘Tuhan semesta Alam’. Apabila ini difahami orang Islam, maka mereka akan memahami juga maksud sebenar kalimah syahadah “La ilaha illa Llah” iaitu “Tiada yang dipertuhankan melainkan Tuhan” atau dalam terjemahan bahasa Inggerisnya “There is no god but God” (lower-g and capital-G). Terjemahan Inggeris ini adalah terjemahan rasmi kerajaan Saudi Arabia. Kerajaan Saudi ada juga yang tersimpang dari ajaran Islam dalam beberapa perkara, namun dalam soal ini, ianya merupakan terjemahan yang amat tepat. Namun begitu Zahid Hamidi pasti akan menjawab “Oh, Saudi? Mereka Wahabi!”.

Berdasarkan apa yang disebut di atas, insyaAllah dapat difahami bahawa ada juga manfaatnya kepada ummat Islam sekiranya orang bukan Islam menggunakan perkataan Allah. Ummat Islam akan menjadi lebih jelas berhubung agama mereka sendiri dan persoalan perbezaan Islam dan agama lain dalam konsep keTuhanan. Manfaat inilah yang ingin kita perolehi.

Kedua, yang tidak kurang pentingnya dan perlu kita sedari apa sebenarnya yang diinginkan oleh pihak BN. Mereka ingin menggunakan isu agama untuk melaga-lagakan rakyat Malaysia. Mereka ingin mengambarkan seolah-olah orang bukan Islam menghina Islam dan ummatnya dengan menuntut hak menggunakan perkataan ‘Allah’. Oleh yang demikian, keadaan sebenar perlu diperjelaskan supaya keadaan ini tidak diambil kesempatan oleh mereka.

Ketiga, perbezaan pendapat di antara MP PAS berhubung isu ini hanya dari sudut kebijaksanaan dan siyasah syariiyah. Memandangkan keadaan ‘kejahilan’ ummat Islam sendiri dewasa ini, ada yang khuatir penggunaan perkataan ‘Allah’ oleh yang bukan Islam akan menyebabkan kekeliruan. Pandangan saya pula, ummat Islam sedang dalam kekeliruan. Penjelasan perlu dilakukan supaya dapat dilenyapkan kekeliruan ini. Isu ini membantu kita untuk membuat penjelasan tersebut. Keadaan kejahilan ummat Islam tidak akan lenyap dengan sendirinya. Kita tidak boleh membenarkan kejahilan berterusan juga. Oleh itu, melalui isu ini, penjelasan dapat dilakukan.

Ini sahajalah yang ingin saya nyatakan berhubung persoalan ini. Majlis Syura Ulama’ PAS akan bersidang untuk membincang isu ini. Apa yang diputuskan akan saya terima sebagai pendirian rasmi PAS.

WaLlahu ‘Alam
Khalid Samad

Mouse is not just a mouse

2009-10-28T10:11:00.002+08:00

Mouse seems doesn't pose like traditional mouse anymore...

Apple® today introduced the new wireless Magic Mouse, the first mouse to use Apple’s revolutionary Multi-Touch™ technology. Pioneered on iPhone®, iPod touch® and Mac® notebook trackpads, Multi-Touch allows customers to navigate using intuitive finger gestures. Instead of mechanical buttons, scroll wheels or scroll balls, the entire top of the Magic Mouse is a seamless Multi-Touch surface. Magic Mouse comes standard with the new iMac® and will be available as a Mac accessory at just RM229.

“Apple is the Multi-Touch leader, pioneering the use of this innovative technology in iPhone, iPod touch and Mac notebook trackpads,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “Apple's Multi-Touch technology allows us to offer an easy to use mouse in a simple and elegant design.”

Magic Mouse features a seamless touch-sensitive enclosure that allows it to be a single or multi-button mouse with advanced gesture support. Using intuitive gestures, users can easily scroll through long documents, pan across large images or swipe to move forward or backward through a collection of web pages or photos. Magic Mouse works for left or right handed users and multi-button or gesture commands can be easily configured from within System Preferences.

The Magic Mouse laser tracking engine provides a smooth, consistent experience across more surfaces than a traditional optical tracking system. Magic Mouse uses Bluetooth wireless capabilities to create a clean, cable-free desk top and its secure wireless connection works from up to 10 meters away. To extend battery performance, Magic Mouse includes an advanced power management system that works with Mac OS® X to automatically switch to low power modes during periods of inactivity. The wireless Magic Mouse is powered by two AA batteries which are included.

Pricing & Availability
Magic Mouse comes standard with the new iMac and is available at the end of October through the Apple Store® (http://store.apple.com/my) and Apple Authorized Resellers for a suggested retail price of RM229. Magic Mouse requires Mac OS X Leopard® version 10.5.8 or later.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone market with its revolutionary iPhone.

New iMac, New Size, New Era

2009-10-28T10:07:00.001+08:00

New iMac® line featuring brilliant LED-backlit 21.5 and 27-inch have been introduced including superb widescreen displays in a new edge-to-edge glass design and seamless all aluminum enclosure. The new iMac line, starting at RM4,299, is the fastest ever with Intel Core 2 Duo processors starting at 3.06 GHz, and Core i5 and i7 quad-core processors for up to twice the performance.* Every new iMac ships with a wireless keyboard and the all new wireless Magic Mouse, the world’s first mouse with Multi-Touch™ technology pioneered by Apple on the iPhone®, iPod touch® and Mac® notebook trackpad.

“The iMac is widely praised as the best desktop computer in the world and today we are making it even better,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “With brilliant LED displays and the revolutionary Magic Mouse, the new iMac delivers an amazing desktop experience that we think customers will love.”

The new iMac features stunning LED-backlit displays with a 16:9 aspect ratio, ideal for watching high definition movies or editing and watching your own videos or photos using iLife®. The new 21.5-inch iMac features a high resolution 1920-by-1080 pixel display. The 27-inch iMac features a beautiful 2560-by-1440 pixel display that offers 60 percent more pixels than the previous 24-inch model. Both 21.5 and 27-inch displays use IPS technology to deliver consistent color across an ultra wide 178 degree viewing angle.

The iMac comes standard with a wireless keyboard and the new Magic Mouse featuring Apple’s revolutionary Multi-Touch technology. Instead of needing mechanical buttons, scroll wheels or scroll balls, the entire top of the Magic Mouse is a seamless Multi-Touch surface. Using intuitive gestures, a user can easily scroll through long documents, pan across large images or swipe to move forward or backward through a collection of web pages or photos. The Magic Mouse can be configured as either a single button or two button mouse, according to the user’s preference. The wireless keyboard and Magic Mouse work seamlessly with the iMac’s built-in Bluetooth capabilities to provide a clean, cable-free desk top.

The iMac features improved graphics across the line with NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics or ATI Radeon HD 4670 discrete graphics in the 21.5-inch model, and ATI Radeon HD 4670 discrete graphics or ATI Radeon HD 4850 discrete graphics in the 27-inch model. The new iMac line now also features 4GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 memory and capacity up to 16GB across four SO-DIMM slots. Every iMac features a built-in iSight® video camera, mic and stereo speakers integrated into the thin aluminum and glass design. iMac includes built-in AirPort Extreme® 802.11n Wi-Fi networking, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, Gigabit Ethernet, a total of four USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire® 800 port and a new built-in SD card slot.

Apple today also announced that the Mac mini, the world’s most energy efficient desktop,** is now faster, offers more storage and comes standard with double the memory. Starting at RM2,199, the entry level Mac mini features a faster 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 2GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, a 160GB hard drive, five USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 800, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics and a SuperDrive®. The RM2,899 Mac mini features a 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB of memory and a larger 320GB hard drive. Apple now offers a RM3,599 Mac mini that is specially configured with Mac OS® X Snow Leopard® Server. Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server features two 500GB hard drives for a total of 1TB of server storage in the tiny 6.5-inch square by 2-inch tall Mac mini enclosure.

Continuing Apple’s commitment to the environment, both iMac and Mac mini extend their leadership in green design. iMac and Mac mini meet the new, more stringent Energy Star 5.0 requirements and achieve EPEAT Gold status.*** The new iMac now features LED-backlit displays that are mercury-free and made with arsenic-free glass. Both iMac and Mac mini use PVC-free internal components and cables, contain no brominated flame retardants, use highly recyclable materials, and feature material-efficient system and packaging designs.

Every Mac comes with Mac OS X Snow Leopard, the world’s most advanced operating system, and iLife, Apple’s innovative suite of applications for managing photos, making movies and creating and learning to play music. Snow Leopard builds on a decade of OS X innovation and success with hundreds of refinements, new core technologies and out of the box support for Microsoft Exchange. iLife features iPhoto®, to easily organize and manage photos; iMovie® with powerful easy-to-use new features such as Precision Editor, video stabilization and advanced drag and drop; and GarageBand® which introduces a whole new way to help you learn to play piano and guitar.

Pricing & Availability
The new 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo iMac and Mac mini lines will be available on November 11 through the Apple Store® (http://store.apple.com/my) and Apple Authorized Resellers. The Intel Core i5 and i7 quad-core iMacs are available for order and will begin shipping this November. Mac mini with Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server is available from the Apple Store online. Build-to- order options are available from Apple Store (http://store.apple.com/my).

The new 21.5-inch 3.06 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of RM4,299, includes:
• 21.5-inch 1920 x 1080 LED-backlit display;
• 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB shared L2 cache;
• 4GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 16GB;
• NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics;
• 500GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
• a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
• Mini DisplayPort for video output (adapters sold separately);
• built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
• built-in iSight video camera;
• Gigabit Ethernet port;
• four USB 2.0 ports;
• one FireWire 800 port;
• SD card slot;
• built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
• Wireless Apple Keyboard, Magic Mouse.

The new 21.5-inch 3.06 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of RM5,299, includes:
• 21.5-inch 1920 x 1080 LED-backlit display;
• 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB shared L2 cache;
• 4GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 16GB;
• ATI Radeon HD 4670 discrete graphics; with 256MB GDDR3;
• 1TB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
• a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
• Mini DisplayPort for video output (adapters sold separately);
• built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
• built-in iSight video camera;
• Gigabit Ethernet port;
• four USB 2.0 ports;
• one FireWire 800 port;
• SD card slot;
• built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
• Wireless Apple Keyboard, Magic Mouse.

The new 27-inch 3.06 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of RM5,999, includes:
• 27-inch 2560 x 1440 LED-backlit display;
• 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB shared L2 cache;
• 4GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 16GB;
• ATI Radeon HD 4670 discrete graphics; with 256MB GDDR3;
• 1TB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
• a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
• Mini DisplayPort for video input and output (adapters sold separately);
• built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
• built-in iSight video camera;
• Gigabit Ethernet port;
• four USB 2.0 ports;
• one FireWire 800 port;
• SD card slot;
• built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
• Wireless Apple Keyboard, Magic Mouse.

The new 27-inch 2.66 GHz Core i5 iMac, for a suggested retail price of RM6,999, includes:
• 27-inch 2560 x 1440 LED-backlit display;
• 2.66 GHz Intel Core i5 quad-core processor with 8MB shared L3 cache;
• 4GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 16GB;
• ATI Radeon HD 4850 discrete graphics; with 512MB GDDR3;
• 1TB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
• a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
• Mini DisplayPort for video input and output (adapters sold separately);
• built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
• built-in iSight video camera;
• Gigabit Ethernet port;
• four USB 2.0 ports;
• one FireWire 800 port;
• SD card slot;
• built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
• Wireless Apple Keyboard, Magic Mouse.

Build-to-order options for the 27-inch Core i5 quad-core iMac include a 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 quad-core processor.

*Based on estimated results of industry-standard SPECint_base2006 and SPECfp_rate_base2006 rate tests. SPEC® is a registered trademark of Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC). Testing conducted by Apple in October 2009 using preproduction 27-inch iMac Intel Core i5-based 2.66 GHz units and shipping 24-inch iMac Intel Core 2 Duo–based 3.06 GHz units. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of iMac.

New Macbook with LED backlight

2009-10-28T10:02:00.000+08:00

Apple® today updated its popular MacBook® with a new, durable polycarbonate unibody design featuring a brilliant LED-backlit display, a glass Multi-Touch™ trackpad and Apple’s innovative built-in battery for up to seven hours of battery life. Inheriting technology and design features from the MacBook Pro line, the new MacBook is an ideal consumer notebook for students and new Mac® users, and is available for RM3,599.

“The new MacBook includes many of the great features found on the innovative MacBook Pro, such as an LED-backlit display, glass Multi-Touch trackpad and built-in long-life battery,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “With the only lineup of notebooks all featuring unibody enclosures, LED-backlit displays and long-life battery technology, there’s never been a better time to switch to a Mac.”

The new MacBook features a unibody, polycarbonate enclosure that makes it lighter and more durable. The new design includes a unique non-skid bottom surface and at just 2.13 kg , the sleek MacBook slides easily into a backpack or briefcase. MacBook comes standard with a bright, LED-backlit display with the same wide-angle viewing technology used in the MacBook Pro line. The new MacBook has a 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB RAM, a 250GB hard drive, and powerful NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics.

The new MacBook includes Apple’s innovative built-in notebook battery for up to seven hours of wireless productivity on a single charge, and up to 1,000 recharges.* At nearly three times the lifespan of conventional notebook batteries, Apple’s built-in battery results in fewer depleted batteries and less waste. Battery replacement service is available at Apple Authorized Service Providers.

The energy-efficient MacBook joins the industry’s greenest lineup of notebooks, with every Mac notebook achieving EPEAT Gold** status and meeting Energy Star 5.0 requirements. The entire Mac notebook line now comes standard with energy efficient LED-backlit displays that are mercury-free and made with arsenic-free glass. Mac notebooks contain no brominated flame retardants, use internal cables and components that are PVC-free and are constructed of recyclable materials.

Every Mac comes with Mac OS® X Snow Leopard®, the world’s most advanced operating system, and iLife®, Apple’s innovative suite of applications for managing photos, making movies and creating and learning to play music. Snow Leopard builds on a decade of OS X innovation and success with hundreds of refinements, new core technologies and out of the box support for Microsoft Exchange. iLife features iPhoto®, to easily organize and manage photos; iMovie® with powerful easy-to-use new features such as Precision Editor, video stabilization and advanced drag and drop; and GarageBand® which introduces a whole new way to help you learn to play piano and guitar.

Pricing & Availability
The new MacBook is available immediately through the Apple Store® (http://store.apple.com/my) and Apple Authorized Resellers. Build-to- order options are available from Apple Store (http://store.apple.com/my).

The new MacBook, for a suggested retail price of RM3,599, includes:
• 13.3-inch widescreen LED-backlit 1280 x 800 glossy display;
• 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 3MB shared L2 cache;
• 1066 MHz front-side bus;
• 2GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, expandable to 4GB;
• NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics;
• 250 GB serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm, with Sudden Motion Sensor;
• a slot-load 8X SuperDrive® with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
• Mini DisplayPort for video output (adapters sold separately);
• built-in AirPort Extreme® 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
• Gigabit Ethernet port;
• built-in iSight® video camera;
• two USB 2.0 ports;
• one audio line in/out port, supporting optical digital out and analog in/out;
• glass Multi-Touch trackpad;
• built-in, 60WHr lithium polymer battery; and
• 60 Watt MagSafe® Power Adapter.

Build-to-order options for the MacBook include the ability to upgrade to 4GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, or 320GB 5400 rpm, 500GB 5400 rpm hard drive, Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter, Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter (for 30-inch DVI display), Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter, Apple MagSafe Airline Adapter and the AppleCare Protection Plan.

New Perodua MPV

2009-10-24T15:10:00.001+08:00

i received an email few days ago...tell me about upcoming Perodua MPV...i'm sure how true it was but that email seems can be trusted...

Latest : New EOS

2009-10-20T12:05:00.000+08:00

Another milestone in the photography industry sharp at 12pm in Malaysia as Canon introducing the latest in DSLR camera, EOS 1D Mark IV and EOS Mark 5D IIm

Ken Watanabe appointed as ambassador for Canon EOS

2009-10-20T11:32:00.000+08:00

Canon today announced Ken Watanabe as their endorser in conjuction with the launch of new DSLR camera EOS 7D.
This mid range DSLR is endorsed by Watanabe himself
Vice President Canon Singapore Pte Ltd, Melvyn Ho,said Canon decision to choosed Watanabe as their spokeperson is related with his meticulous in his craft, both as distinguished Asian actor who has made it big in Hollywood and as a serious photographer, pushing his creativity boundaries

Phone scam?

2009-10-18T17:40:00.001+08:00

I received this email couple of days before...hopefully somebody will do something about it

I cannot stop myself from sharing this with all of you.

Its all started when I received a call from someone claimed that he was from Maxis asking me to shutdown phone for 2 hours for 3g update to take place. As I was rushing for a meeting, I did not question any shutdown my cell phone.

After 45 minutes I feel very suspicious since the caller did not even introduce his name. I quickly turned on back my cell phone back and I received several numbers of call; few numbers from my family members and the other numbers was from the number that call me before; 3954380.

I called my parents and I was shocked that they sounded very worry asking me whether I am safe. My parents told me that they received a call from someone claimed that they have me with them and asking for money to let me free. The call was so real and my parents even heard my voice crying
out loud asking for help. My parent was at the bank waiting for next call to proceed for money transfer. I told my parents that I am safe and asking them to lodge a police report.

Right after that I received again call from the guy asking me to shutdown my cell phone for another 1 hour which this time I refused to do so and hung up. They keep calling my cell phone until the battery run down. I myself lodge a police report and was informed by the officer that this
kind of scam always reported. MOST of the cases reported that the victim already transferred the money! And it is impossible to get back the money. Bank can only returned back the money if the owners of the account agree to do
so or there is a court order.

Guys, be careful that this kind of scam might happened to any of us!!!
Those guys are so professional and very convincing during calls. If you asked to shutdown your cell phone for updates by the service provider, ASK AROUND! Your friend should receive the same call.

Any Customer Service should introduce their NAME AT THE BEGINNING of the call. Ignore them if you don't get a name at the beginning of the call. If you received instructions from unrecognized number/person that you are not sure, make your own judgment. The BEST is DO NOT RESPONSE
If you cannot pickup your loved one's call, DO GIVE A CALLBACK immediately! Update your loved one with ALTERNATE CONTACT wherever you are

If you think you are SMART that you cannot be cheated, You are wrong!

Be Safe and Stay Alert!

Wau! Nice gadget

2009-09-12T14:57:00.003+08:00

Cool thumbdrives doh!

SKMM ADVISES MALAYSIAN WEBSITE OWNERS TO UPDATE AND SECURE THEIR WEBSITES FROM HACKER ATTACKS

2009-09-06T17:02:00.001+08:00

Cyberjaya – In response to media reports on the incidences of Malaysian websites being compromised by hackers, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (SKMM) advises Malaysian website owners to update and secure their website applications and servers to the latest patches and service packs to fix various vulnerabilities that can be exploited by hackers to compromise their websites.

The hacking incidence was first detected on 31 August 2009 and has since then affected 125 websites, where the hackers had inserted a webpage through known vulnerabilities on the websites, announcing that they have compromised those websites.

SKMM has been monitoring the situation through the SKMM Network Security Center (SNSC) and various postings made by the hackers on related blogs, forums and social networking websites.

Based on the reports from the owners of the compromised websites, there is no further evidence to suggest that there were other damaging activities other than the injected webpage. SKMM have worked with them to update their websites with the latest patch and service packs to fix the vulnerabilities and remove the injected webpage. The website owners have been advised to contact SKMM if they detect further hacking activities on their websites.

Bodohnya mereka yang tolak kuil

2009-09-06T12:22:00.002+08:00

Tulisan Zaid Ibrahim yang saya setuju! Selepas 52 tahun Merdeka....masih ada puak berparti 'U' yang begitu mementingkan semangat kemelayuan tak kena tempat walhal kita hidup di Malaysia ini perlu harmoni tanpa ada perasaan syak kepada kaum lain.
Kalau puak berparti 'U' ini terus hidup...merekalah yang menggagalkan usaha 1Malaysia Perdana Menteri sendiri.

Zaid Ibrahim

YB Nurul Izzah dari Lembah Pantai begitu murah hati. Dia memuji saya sebagai seorang pemimpin politik Melayu yang berani sederhana dan berprinsip. Saya amat berterima kasih kepadanya.

Tetapi sebenarnya ada ramai lagi pemimpin Melayu Islam yang tidak ekstrem dan bersifat sederhana. Mereka berani ,ada prinsip dan integriti. Mereka juga wajar kita beri perhatian dan sokongan .Orang Melayu Islam di negara ini memerlukan kepimpinan yang sederhana dan berperikemanusiaan seperti Tok Guru Nik Aziz dan YB Khalid Samad.

Berbeza pula dengan Menteri Dalam Negeri Hishammuddin Hussein yang bangga kerana dapat menunjukkan kepada kepimpinan UMNO dan kuncu-kuncu mereka di Seksyen 23 Shah Alam, Selangor bahawa dialah yang prihatin dengan nasib orang-orang UMNO. Orang-orang inilah yang berarak dengan kepala lembu membantah cadangan pembinaan sebuah kuil kerana kononnya kuil itu dekat dengan rumah mereka.

Hishammuddin sedikit pun tak rasa bersalah atau meminta maaf terhadap tindakan mengancam rusuhan kaum dan menghina kaum serta agama lain. Malah dia pula menjadi jurucakap kumpulan ini dengan berkata mereka tidak berniat untuk menghina sesiapa. Sudah tentu selepas lawatan ke tempat itu dan kenyataan Menteri yang sedemikian rupa, maka siasatan polis juga mungkin selesai begitu sahaja selepas ini. Jika pergaduhan kaum berlaku atas provokasi kumpulan kepala lembu itu, apakah Hishammuddin berani bertanggungjawab?

Pada zaman penjajahan dahulu, iaitu sebelum UMNO bermaharajalela di negara ini, Masjid Kapitan Keling telah dibina di sebelah kuil Hindu Arulmigu Mahamariamman di Pitt Street di Pulau Pinang. Di hadapan masjid itu pula ada gereja Kristian St George’s Church. Orang Islam masa itu bila sembahyang di masjid itu tidak pula rasa tersinggung atau goyang iman mereka.

Mereka tidak pula menyembelih lembu dan berarak membawa kepala lembu serta memaki hamun kaum dan agama lain. Yang berkuasa di Pulau Pinang pada zaman itu adalah orang Kristian. Mereka berhak untuk melarang pembinaan Masjid Kapitan Keling dan kuil Hindu di sebelah gereja mereka. Kuasa ada pada mereka. Mereka boleh memberi alasan kononnya mereka tersinggung dann terguris hati jika masjid dan kuil dibina di sebelah gereja mereka.

Mereka boleh berkata sembahyang mereka tidak sempurna atau tidak diterima Tuhan kalau ada masjid dan kuil yang berdekatan dengan gereja mereka. Tetapi penjajah Inggeris tidak pula berbuat demikian. Malah dekat situ juga ada kuil Kuan Yin Teng untuk orang Cina.

Nampaknya pada zaman dulu, manusia Malaya boleh hidup saling hormat-menghormati antara satu sama lain. Masa itu orang Melayu Malaya tidak perlu dibawa ke seminar khas Biro Tata Negara untuk menginsafkan mereka tentang nasib agama dan bangsa. Masa itu tidak ada Utusan Malaysia yang mana pengarangnya seperti Zainuddin Maidin dan anak-anak didiknya telah mengajar orang Melayu supaya membenci kaum dan agama lain.

Jika masyarakat Pulau Pinang terdiri dari berbagai kaum, Kelantan pula yang majoriti penduduk adalah orang Melayu turut bersikap terbuka. Kerana sifat unik orang Kelantan ini, maka UMNO tidak sempat tumbuh segar dan dengan itu selamatlah nasib orang Melayu Islam Kelantan.

Darah mereka belum tebal dengan rasa benci dan perkauman yang meluap-luap. Jiwa Islam Melayu yang dipupuk dalam suasana kampung masih tenang dan beradab. Kalau orang Kelantan “gedebe” pun, ia tidak ada kena-mengena dengan kebencian kaum dan agama. Orang Kelantan ke masjid dan surau untuk melakukan ibadah tetapi tidaklah pula mereka rasa tersinggung bila melihat kuil Buddha yang besar tersergah di kawasan mereka.

Hanya di Kelantan ada tiga wat Buddha yang terbesar; Buddha Berdiri di Kampung Balai, Buddha Berehat di Kampung Berok dan Buddha Bersila di Kampung Jubarak. Semua wat Buddha ini dibina dengan harga berjuta ringgit; berada dalam kawasan majoriti besar orang Melayu Islam. Tetapi Melayu Islam di kampung-kampung ini tidak sama dengan sesetengah Melayu canggih di Seksyen 23 Shah Alam.

Melayu kampung di Kelantan mendengar nasihat Tok Guru Nik Aziz untuk hormat agama lain. Mereka tahu apa yang Tok Guru ajar itu memang berlandaskan Al-Quran yang melarang umat Islam mempermain-mainkan agama orang lain. Orang Melayu Islam di Kelantan juga tidak terguris hati mereka bila kerajaan membina sabuah masjid di Rantau Panjang yang bentuk rupa saperti rumah maharaja Cina. Malah mereka bangga dengan sikap toleran dan keterbukaan Islam yang di tonjolkan olih Tok Guru.

Sepatutnya orang Melayu di Shah Alam mendengar nasihat YB Khalid Samad, seorang pemimpin Melayu Islam yang sederhana dan peka kepada tuntutan dan masalah rakyat di negara majmuk Malaysia ini. Khalid telah menulis dengan berani dalam blognya:

“Terdapat juga segelintir golongan yang bagaikan tidak sanggup ‘melihat’ kuil dan tok kong. Walau jauh macam mana sekalipun, sekiranya mereka buka jendela rumah dan dapat melihat ‘bumbung kuil atau tok kong’, mereka menjadi bagaikan dirasuk. Adakah wajar sikap ‘ekstrimis’ yang seperti ini di sebuah negara yang diwarnai dengan kepelbagaian kaum dan agama?”. Kalau nak tahu lebih lanjut isu kuil dan kepala lembu itu, sila layari: www.khalidsamad.com

Khalid dan Tok Guru adalah antara pemimpin Melayu Islam yang patut kita banggakan kerana mereka mampu menyelamatkan negara ini dari terjunam ke dalam kancah pergaduhan kaum dan pertelingkahan agama yang dashat. Saya yakin ada ramai lagi orang Melayu Islam yang berpendirian sederhana tapi tegas dan benar-benar menghayati prinsip jujur, ikhlas dan toleran mengikut ajaran Islam. Orang-orang seperti inilah yang wajar kita dengar pandangan mereka. bukan penghasut dan pembenci kaum dan agama.

Sumber - Zaid Ibrahim

Kenape aku letih bekerja?

2009-09-01T09:49:00.000+08:00

Selama beberapa tahun aku telah merungut kerana kurang tidur dan terlalu banyak tekanan dalam hidup, akan tetapi sekarang kini aku tahu kenapa ianya berlaku (the real reason) :

Aku keletihan kerana terlebih kerja... nak tau kenapa? Di bawah ini aku akan tunjukkan kenapa aku mempunyai beban kerja yang lebih dan ianya adalah benar dan bukan rekaan aku :

Populasi penduduk Malaysia sekarang adalah 23 juta orang.
1.7 juta darinya sudah bersara.
Jadi tinggal 21.3 juta orang.

1.3 juta pula adalah golongan kanak2 bawah 6 tahun.
Jadi tinggal 20 juta orang.

Dari 20 juta ini, 7 juta masih belajar (tadika, sekolah, kolej,
Universiti dll).
Jadi tinggal 13 juta orang yang boleh buat kerja.

Dari 13 juta ini, 5 juta orang adalah pekerja kerajaan yang pergi kerja tapi tak buat kerja.
Jadi tinggal 8 juta orang yang boleh buat kerja.

Tolak 3 juta orang yang duduk dalam hutan (tentera darat) pasal
diorang nie nak kerja macam mana... tinggal dalam hutan.
Dah tinggal 5 juta orang yang boleh buat kerja....

Dari jumlah itu, tolak 2.7 juta orang yang menganggur dan tak der kerja, surirumah, pekerja yang kena VSS, orang2 tua, fresh university student, kena buang kerja dll).
Tinggallah 2.3 juta orang yang boleh buat kerja.

Dari jumlah ini, sebanyak 1,215,512 orang dilaporkan sakit dan kini
berada di dalam hospital di seluruh Malaysia (tak kiralah hospital swasta ke atau hospital kerajaan dan ini termasuklah hospital gila).
Dah tinggal 1,084,488 orang yang boleh buat kerja....

Sekarang ini mengikut bancian terkini, terdapat 1,084,486 orang di dalam penjara dan Pusat Serenti di seluruh negara.
Jadi dah tinggal 2 orang yang boleh buat kerja...

Dan 2 orang itu adalah engkau dan aku...

Dari dua orang ini... engkau SEKARANG INI masih duduk depan komputer, main internet, main games, reading jokes, membaca email, main chat dan tak buat kerja langsung... jadi tinggallah Aku sorang yang buat kerja dalam Malaysia nie...

Mana aku tak letih!!

Jadi sedarlah skit.... dahhhh..!!! pi buat kerja!!!

P/S : Semua statistik di atas boleh dirujuk kesahihannya di Pusat2
Bancian, Kementerian Kesihatan, Kementerian Pertahanan, Jabatan Tenaga Raya, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat.

Stop Wearing Mask

2009-08-27T13:04:00.003+08:00

THE BEST WAY OF STAYING OUT OF H1N1 TROUBLE

RECENTLY, I saw photos in newspapers showing people wearing "surgical masks" at shopping malls, schools, mamak stalls and other public areas.. I have even noticed people wearing them out in the open with no one around.
Because of this, I would like to explain why the mask may do more harm than good.

The H1N1 virus is not airborne . To be considered an airborne virus, the microorganism would have to survive or remain in the air for long periods of time. The H1N1 virus does not stay airborne.

I have noticed many people wearing masks in crowded places. However, places like airports, shopping malls and schools are full of germs and bacteria. If a small amount of bacteria gets into a hole in the mask, you will provide a breeding ground for the bacteria, which may lead to an illness or infection. The moisture you produce in your mask is perfect for bacteria and viruses, and may be a recipe for disaster.

The way to prevent exposure to H1N1 virus is to avoid physical contact with people who may be sick or infected. Also avoid commonly touched surfaces like escalator railings, poles and public toilet doorknobs.

The H1N1 virus usually spreads when someone touches surfaces with the bacteria and then touches his own nose, eyes or mouth.

Washing your hands frequently is the best defense against exposure.
And yes, the virus may travel from point A to point B in the air. But it will drop, not stay airborne.

Wearing a mask is only good at helping you not to spread your illness to others if you are infected.

Source: NST

I'm not sure how true it is? either to agree or disagree with the opinion

Test Your Brain

2009-08-25T09:42:00.000+08:00

Test Your Brain
This is really cool.

Count every " F " in the following text:

FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE
SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTI
FIC STUDY COMBINED WITH
THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS...
(SEE BELOW)

HOW MANY ?

WRONG, THERE ARE 6 -- no joke.
READ IT AGAIN !
Really, go Back and Try to find the 6 F's before you scroll down.

The reasoning behind is further down.

The brain cannot process "OF".

Incredible or what? Go back and look again!!

Anyone who counts all 6 "F's" on the first go is a genius.

Three is normal, four is quite rare.

How to stay safe from rape

2009-08-16T17:56:00.000+08:00

Through a Rapist's Eyes (No Joke)

When this was sent to me, I was told to forward it to my lady friends, but I forwarded it to almost everyone in my address book. My men friends have female friends and this Information is too important to miss someone.

Please pass it along and share it with your children.

A group of rapists and date rapists in prison were interviewed on what they look for in a potential victim and here are some interesting facts:

1) The first thing men look for in a potential victim is hairstyle . They are most likely to go after a woman with a ponytail, bun, braid or other hairstyle that can easily be grabbed . They are also likely to go after a woman with long hair . Women with short hair are not common targets.

2) The second thing men look for is clothing. They will look for women whose clothing is easy to remove quickly . Many of them carry scissors around specifically to cut clothing.

3) They also look for women on their cell phone, searching through their purse, or doing other activities while walking because they are off-guard and can be easily overpowered.

4) Men are most likely to attack & rape in the early morning, between 5:00a.m. And 8:30a.m.

5) The number one place women are abducted from/attacked is grocery store parking lots. The number two: office parking lots/garages. Number three: public restrooms..

6) The thing about these men is that they are looking to grab a woman and quickly move her to another location where they don't have to worry about getting caught.

7) Only 2% said they carried weapons because rape carries a 3-5 year sentence but rape with a weapon is 15-20 years .

8 ) If you put up any kind of a fight at all, they get discouraged because it only takes a minute or two for them to realize that going after you isn't worth it because it will be time-consuming.

9) These men said they would not pick on women who have umbrellas, or other similar objects that can be used from a distance, in their hands.

Keys are NOT a deterrent because you have to get really close to the attacker to use them as a weapon. So, the idea is to convince these guys you're not worth it.

10) Several defense mechanisms he taught us are: If someone is following behind you on a street or in a garage or with you in an elevator or stairwell, look them in the face and ask them a question, like what time is it?, or make general small talk: 'I can't believe it is so cold out here,' 'We're in for a bad winter.' Now you've seen their face and could identify them in a line-up; you lose appeal as a target.

11) If someone is coming toward you, hold out your hands in front of you and yell STOP! Or STAY BACK! Most of the rapists this man talked to said they'd leave a woman alone if she yelled or showed that she would not be afraid to fight back. Again, they are looking for an EASY target.

12) If you carry pepper spray (this instructor was a huge advocate of it and carries it with him wherever he goes), yell I HAVE PEPPER SPRAY and holding it out will be a deterrent .

13) If someone grabs you, you can't beat them with strength but you can by outsmarting them. If you are grabbed around the waist from behind , pinch the attacker either under the Arm (between the elbow and armpit) OR in the upper inner thigh VERY VERY HARD .. One woman in a class this guy taught told him she used the underarm pinch on a guy who was trying to date rape her and was so upset she broke through the skin and tore out muscle strands - the guy needed stitches. Try pinching yourself in those places as hard as you can stand it - it hurts.

14) After the initial hit, always GO for the GROIN. I know from a particularly unfortunate experience that if you slap a guy's parts it is extremely painful. You might think that you'll anger the guy and make him want to hurt you more, but the thing these rapists told our instructor is that they want a woman who will not cause a lot of trouble. Start causing trouble and he's out of there.

15) When the guy puts his hands up to you, grab his first two fingers and bend them back as far as possible with as much pressure pushing down on them as possible . The instructor did it to me without using much pressure, and I ended up on my knees and both knuckles cracked audibly.

16) Of course the things we always hear still apply. Always be aware of your surroundings, take someone with you if you can and if you see any odd behavior, don't dismiss it, go with your instincts!!!

You may feel a little silly at the time, but you'd feel much worse if the guy really was trouble.

1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do : The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do!

2... Learned this from a tourist guide inNew Orleans : If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you....chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you, and he will go for the wallet/purse.. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!

3.. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The driver won't see you, but everybody else will. This has saved lives.

4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating, working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc.) DON'T DO THIS! The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side, put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go. AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR, LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE.

a. If someone is in the car with a gun to your head DO NOT DRIVE OFF, repeat: DO NOT DRIVE OFF! Instead gun the engine and speed into anything , wrecking the car. Your Air Bag will save you. If the person is in the back seat they will get the worst of it. As soon as the car crashes bail out and run. It is better than having them find your body in a remote location.

5 A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot or parking garage:

A.) Be aware: look around you, look into your car, at the passenger side
floor, and in the back seat.

B.) If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars.

C .) Look at the car parked on the driver's side of your vehicle, and the
passenger side. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out.

IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)

6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. (Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot. This is especially true at NIGHT!)

7 . If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times. And even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ.. RUN, preferably in a zigzag pattern!

8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic : STOP! It may get you raped or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well-educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked 'for help' into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.

9. Another Safety Point: Someone just told me that her friend heard a crying baby on her porch the night before last, and she called the police because it was late and she thought it was weird. The police told her 'Whatever you do, DO NOT open the door.'

The lady then said that it sounded like the baby had crawled near a window, and she was worried that it would crawl to the street and get run over. The policeman said, 'We already have a unit on the way, whatever you do, DO NOT open the door.' He told her that they think a serial killer has a baby's cry recorded and uses it to coax women out of their homes thinking that someone dropped off a baby. He said they have not verified it, but have had several calls by women saying that they hear baby's cries outside their doors when they're home alone at night.

Please pass this on and DO NOT open the door for a crying baby --- This should be taken seriously because the Crying Baby theory was mentioned on America 's Most Wanted this past Saturday when they profiled the serial killer in Louisiana ..

Joke!

2009-08-14T13:21:00.001+08:00

Tension is when wife is pregnant!
Terror is when girlfriend is pregnant!
Horror is when both are pregnant!
Tragedy is when you are not responsible for both!

Tips for love?

2009-08-13T01:09:00.001+08:00

Every man would want to be the good man in love, because as we all know, it pays to be good. As much as possible as a man, you should take everything with ease and respect sweetheart decision.

Be the unimaginable good man in love, give the impression that you are crazy about her and can go to any heights just for her. Call her late at night and suggest to go see her, and since your intentions are clear, i bet she will not misinterpret your move. It will be flattering to her to just imagine you can dare take up the risk of moving to her place late at night.

I know a good man in love will always avoid arguments but it might reach an extent where this will work against him. Do not say yes to every one of her request or opinion. Let her hate you if she wants to but let your stand be known to her. It is ridiculous to accommodate everything and accept every blame just to be on the safe side. Soon you will notice she respects you no more. She takes you for granted and it is then you will appreciate that familiarity breeds contempt. Push your point until she gets it and you will be happy you chose to be a good man in love.

A girl worth her salt will evaluate his worth too before she commits her heart to him. Demonstrate that you are focused and capable of achieving great goals. If all you talk about is how old you are and how your mother has never gotten tired of supporting you, you are losing it as the good man in love! No girl wants to hear how much of mama boy you are. That shows that you are either too irresponsible or too pampered to work out a relationship.

Last but not least, do your homework well and be patient. Do not wake up tomorrow and all you want to apply everything at once. Remember you have been the good man in love who wants to change his course in order to fetch more affection. People will question your sincerity and you will not even go far in your mission. Internalize the ideas and learn to live by the rules of being a good man in love.

Tips for love?

Gua pun mahu tuntut ganti rugi la!

2009-08-07T16:31:00.002+08:00

GESAAN pelbagai lapisan rakyat supaya Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) dimansuhkan nampaknya menjadikan para pemimpin Umno gelisah tak tentu pasal.

Isu-isu sampingan yang melatari perhimpunan Mansuhkan ISA di ibu negara 1 Ogos lalu diperbesar-besarkan. Perhimpunan raksasa yang sepatutnya berlangsung secara aman bagi menyerahkanh memorandum kepada Istana Negara sengaja dijadikan kucar-kacir dengan tindakan keterlaluan polis.

Polis yang pastinya bertindak atas arahan pemimpin kerajaan BN telah menghalang lalu lintas daripada masuk ke pusat bandar khususnya ke jalan menuju Istana Negara bermula dari awal pagi Sabtu, 1 Ogos.

Sekatan jalan raya diadakan di semua laluan masuk ke ibu kota bermula sehari sebelumnya.

Pasukan Polis Simpanan Persekutuan (FRU) pula bertindak keras menghalang perhimpunan dengan menangkap orang awam, membelasah dengan belantan, menembak gas pemedih mata dan menyemburkan air menggunakan meriam air (water cannon) kepada mereka yang disyakki peserta perhimpunan.

Akhirnya, perhimpunan aman itu bertukar menjadi medan membelasah dan menangkap orang awam dan suasana aman ibu kota menjadi 'huru-hara' kerana tindakan-tindakan keterlaluan pihak polis.

Suasana huru-hara yang sengaja dicipta ini kemudiannya dijadikan modal oleh pemimpin Umno dan BN untuk memburuk-burukkan peserta perhimpunan dan para pemimpin Pakatan Rakyat.

Seorang menteri kabinet yang dilantik atas ihsan Perdana Menteri secara semberono memberikan angka kerugian hasil kejadian 1 Ogos itu yang didakwanya mencecah RM200 juta!

Bagaimanapun menteri yang sama tidak menjelaskan apakah punca sebenar 'kerugian' itu selain meletakkan kesalahan kepada demonstrasi jalanan. Mengapakah beliau yang bertanggung jawab terhadap hal ehwal Wilayah Persekutuan tidak langsung terfikir bagaimanakah perhimpunan mega itu mampu memberi impak positif kepada ekonomi Kuala Lumpur khususnya para peniaga kecil?

Cuba bayangkan jika perhimpunan itu berlangsung secara aman, pastinya seratus ribu rakyat yang datang daripada seluruh pelosok Semenanjung itu akan berbelanja di Kuala Lumpur. Paling tidakpun menghilangkan dahaga dan menjamu selera di Chow Kit, Jalan Masjid India, Jalan Raja Laut, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman dan lain-lain tempat yang menjadi tumpuan para peniaga kecil.

Cuba bayangkan jika seorang peserta perhimpunan membelanjakan RM50 sepanjang berada di di Kuala Lumpur, transaksi itu boleh mencecah RM5 juta. Dan apabila dicampurkan dengan 'kerugian' RM200 juta itu, jumlahnya akan menjadi RM205 juta.

Dan jika Dato' Raja Nong Chik, menteri terbabit dapat berfikir di luar kotak, pastinya beliau akan mengalu-alukan kehadiran peserta himpunan anti-ISA ke Kuala Lumpur!

Beliau boleh menasihati polis supaya memberikan kerjasama kepada penganjur perhimpunan dengan mengawal lalulintas. Jalan tidak menjadi sesak manakala rakyat yang mahu menyuarakan pandangan dan rasa hati mereka boleh berarak ke Istana Negara dengan selesa dan bersisplin. Kehadiran seribu ahli Unit PAS pasti membantu.

Jika tidak mahu para peserta perhimpunan menambahkan kesesakan lalulintas ibu kota, Raja Nong Chik boleh menasihati mereka supaya menggunakan kenderaan awam seperti bas, keretapi, LRT, teksi dan seumpamanya. Ini sekaligus boleh membantu menambah pendapatan operator pengangkutan awam.

Sebenarnya banyak lagi faedah yang boleh didapati daripada perhimpunan 1 Ogos itu jika Raja Nong Chik, polis dan pemimpin kerajaan boleh berfikir di luar kotak.

Janganlah terlalu jumud untuk berfikir sehingga tergamak mengajak Ahli Parlimen wanita untuk menuruti beliau ke tandas!- tajdid

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Syaaban bulan afdal

2009-08-07T13:52:00.003+08:00

Malam nisfu syaaban dah berlalu namun kita masih Punya masa untuk beribadah seperti berpuasa Sunat. Nabi sendiri berpuasa Dan menggalakkan amalan sunat lain. Syaaban adalah salah satu bulan yang mana ia adalah masa yang afdal untuk berdoa.

Ayra is so cute

2009-08-07T10:17:00.001+08:00

Hahaha.I woke up early this morning to look after ayra. Not really early actually. Bluwrk. Thanks to my passionate wife

Upin & Ipin ke pasaran Eropah?

2009-08-06T16:15:00.002+08:00

Les' Copaque Production Sdn Bhd kini dalam peringkat akhir perbincangan dengan saluran Disney yang bakal menyaksikan siri animasi 3D Upin dan Ipin serta filem Geng The Movie bakal ditayangkan di 17 negara Asia Tenggara dan Korea.
Pengarah Kreatif dan Pemasarannya, Mohd Nizam Abdul Razak, berkata syarikatnya dalam proses akhir pemeteraian perjanjian selepas Disney berminat dengan kualiti yang ditonjolkan menerusi Upin dan Ipin.
"Disney bersetuju untuk menayangkan Upin dan Ipin di Asia Tenggara serta Korea yang seterusnya membuka peluang kepada kami bagi memasarkannya di negara Eropah melalui pasaran mereka," katanya.
Katanya, siri animasi 3D 42 episod kesukaan ramai itu akan mula ditayangkan Oktober ini manakala Geng: Pengembaraan Bermula pula akan mula ditayangkan tahun depan di negara terbabit.

- My interview with Creative and Marketing Director, Les' Copaque Production Sdn Bhd.

Broadband connection in Malaysia

2009-08-06T16:13:00.001+08:00

Hmm...

Something that came out from my thought... BROADBAND... what do you think about broadband connection in Malaysia? Anybody has their own thought? please let me know?

...

2009-07-28T18:46:00.001+08:00

Dah lamanya tak update blog ni...rase bersalah pula...ingat nak tukar citer pasal my luvly wife n daughter la...amacam?

Cerita Lawak Untuk Hari Ini

2009-05-27T16:35:00.000+08:00

MANA BARANG YANG 'FREE'?

Bila suami balik kerja, isterinya suruh ke pasaraya untuk membeli barang-barang dapur. Jadi pergilah si suami membeli semua barang-barang yang dipesan.
Bila pulang ke rumah, isterinya mengambil beg-beg plastik dan membawa keluar semua barang untuk disimpan. Isteri terjumpalah satu tin marjerin. Di luar tin tu ada tulis ...... FREE...
Isteri tanya si suami, mana benda yang 'FREE' ini? Kenapa tak ambil? Suami katalah lupa hendak meminta benda itu tadi. Maka isterinya pun menyuruh suami pergi semula ke pasaraya tersebut untuk menebus benda 'FREE' itu.
Suami pun pergilah membawa tin planta tadi jumpa jurujual untuk menebus benda 'FREE' yang tertulis. Bertengkarlah suami tadi dengan jurujual terbabit. Jurujual itu kata benda 'FREE' itu ada dalam tin. Suami kata mana boleh, dalam mesti tak ada punya.Dia terus meminta dari jurujual.
Penyelia yang kebetulan lalu di situ dan terdengar pertengkaran mereka. Apabila ditanya, dia pula dimarahi oleh si suami tadi. Si suami berkenaan minta juga benda 'FREE' dari penyelia itu. Suami tadi tunjuk tin planta yang ada bertulis 'FREE' itu. Supervisor tadi belek kanan belek kiri tin planta tersebut. Dia membaca tulisan berbahasa Inggeris itu .....CHOLESTEROL FREE...!!!

AKIBAT TUNJUK PANDAI

Mamat ini amatlah tergila-gilakan Minah anak Pak Haji Dollah. Minah tersebut bolehlah tahan cunnya. Mamat ini pun tak kalah kacaknya. Ngorat punya ngorat, tersangkutlah dua hati ini. Pak Haji Dollah bukanlah jenis yang memilih sangat orangnya, tambahan pulak si Mamat ini pandai berlakon depan Pak Haji Dollah. Dia bukan main warak lagi, berkopiah di kepala.
Selepas ditetapkan hari kahwinnya, maka semuanya berjalan dengan lancar. Malam itu agak lewat sedikit keluarga Haji Dollah masuk tidur kerana sibuk berkemas rumah selepas kenduri siangnya. Pasangan Mamat dan Minah pun lewat jugalah masuk tidur. Agak terganggulah juga kemanisan malam pertamanya itu.
Selepas semuanya selesai dan semuanya nyenyak tidur, Pak Haji Dollah mengejutkan semua isi rumah untuk solat subuh. Semua isi rumah pun bangun dan si Mamat dan Minah pun bangun mandi dan bersiap untuk mendirikan solat subuh. Tapi dek kerana lewat bangun,
maklumlah malam pertama, Si Mamat tak sempat bersolat jemaah dengan Pak Haji Dollah.
Walaupun telah dikejutkan awal oleh isterinya Minah, dia asyik berbaring dek kerana penat, membetulkan urat-urat yang lenguh semalam.
Maka, Pak Haji Dollah pun suruhlah menantunya itu solat sendirian ketika ahli keluarga lainnya sedang berwirid.
Si Mamat pun qamat dan dirikanlah solat subuhnya. Selepas selesai solatnya dan memberi salam, Pak Haji Dollah pun menegur menantunya Si Mamat tadi, "Hai, Mat... kenapa solat subuh tiga rakaat?" lantas Si Mamat jawab, "Eh, ya ke tiga rakaat? Rasa-rasanya dah cukup empat rakaat tadi."
"Masya Allah..," mengucap panjang Pak Haji Dollah. Si Minah tersenyum sipu malu dengan gelagat suaminya. Rupanya si Mamat ini tak pernah sembahyang Subuh. Dia tak tahu yang solat subuh tu dua rakaat.

JANDA YANG DAHAGA
Hasnah seorang janda kaya yang baru kematian suami akibat kemalangan jalanraya. Beliau masih muda lagi dan mempunyai potongan badan yang cantik.
Pada satu malam beliau begitu dahaga untuk minum kerana cuaca panas. Beliau bangun dan keluar dari bilik menuju ke dapur untuk mencari air bagi menghilangkan dahaganya. kemudian beliau tidur semula. TAMAT... (Habis tu, apa yang korang fikir?)

PAK PANDIR BERJUMPA DOKTOR

Pada suatu hari, Pak Pandir telah berjumpa dengan seorang doktor psikologi untuk bertanyakan tentang suatu masalah pada dirinya.
Pak Pandir: Tuan doktor, semua orang kata otak saya lembab. Betulkah tuan doktor? Apakah tanda-tanda bahawa otak seseorang itu lembab?
Doktor: Saya akan bertanya satu soalan. Jika pakcik tak mampu menjawabnya otak pakcik memang betullah lembap.
Pak Pandir: Apakah soalannya tuan doktor?
Doktor: Kapten Hook dikatakan orang pertama yang belayar mengelilingi bumi. Malangnya dia cuma sempat belayar sebanyak 3 kali sebelum meninggal dunia. Pada pelayarannya yang keberapakah dia meninggal dunia?
Pak Pandir: Mmmm... Tukar soalan lain boleh doktor?
Doktor: ???
P/s: Kalau anda juga tidak dapat menjawab soalan doktor itu bermakna anda juga...

KURA-KURA TIGA BERSAHABAT
Pada suatu hari, ada 3 ekor kekura (kura-kura) hendak pergi berkelah bersama-sama. Kekura pertama membawa makanan, kekura kedua membawa minuman, sedangkan kekura ketiga tidak membawa apa-apa pun.
Di dalam perjalanan tiba-tiba hujan pun turun dengan lebatnya, sehingga mereka tidak boleh meneruskan perjalanan. Kemudian timbul perbualan di antara mereka.
Kekura I: "Ermmm..... salah seekor daripada kita mesti balik untuk amik payung. Siapa yang nak pergi ni?"
Kekura II dan I saling pandang memandang, dan sepakat menuding Kekura III.
Kekura III: "Tak nak lah. Aku jalan lambat dan nanti aku nak sampai sini lagilah terlambat. Pasti korang akan bedal makanan ni semua."
Kekura I & II: Taklah. "Kita orang tunggu sampai engkau datang."
Kekura III: "Betul??? Kalau aku lambat 1 jam?"
Kekura I & II: "Kita orang akan tetap tunggu."
Kekura III: "Kalau 3 jam?"
Kekura I & II: "Kita orang akan tetap tunggu."
Kekura III: "Kalau 1 hari?"
Kekura I & II: "Kita orang akan tetap tunggu."
Kekura III: "3 hari?"
Kekura I & II: "Kita orang akan tetap tunggu."
Kekura III: "5 hari?"
Kekura I & II: "Kita orang akan tetap tunggu."
Kekura III: "1 minggu?"
Kura I & II: "Kita orang akan tetap tunggu."
Kekura III: "2 minggu?"
Kekura I & II: "Kita orang akan tetap tunggu. Engkau pergi je lah."
Dengan berat hati, akhirnya Kekura III pun berangkat. Kekura I & II menunggu dengan setia. Sehari, dua hari dan seminggu telah berlalu. Kekura III tidak juga balik.
Setelah dua minggu berlalu, Kekura I & II sudah tidak dapat menahan lapar.
Kekura I : "Aku dah tak tahan lapar ni. Kita makan je lah."
Kekura II: "Aku pun dah nak pengsan ni. Jom kite habiskan makanan ni."
Tiba-tiba Kekura III muncul dari semak dan berseru "Hoi! Nasib baik aku belum pergi lagi. Kalau tak, pasti engkau orang habiskan makanan ni kan ? kan ?!!!"

SURAT MAHASISWA KEPADA AYAHNYA

Seorang mahasiswa menulis surat kepada ayahnya yang berbunyi begini:
Ayah,
Saya merasa tidak selesa kerana terus menerus menulis surat kepada ayah untuk meminta wang. Saya merasa malu dan sedih. Saya ingin meminta wang sebanyak RM1000 daripada ayah, walaupun setiap bahagian tubuh saya memberontak. Saya meminta dengan tulus dari hati saya yang paling dalam, ayah maafkan saya.
Salam dari anakanda,
Sarip.
P/s: Saya merasa berat hati untuk mengirimkan surat ini, jadi saya cuba untuk mengejar posmen yang mengambil surat ini dari dalam peti surat . Saya ingin mengambil kembali surat ini dan membakarnya, kerana surat ini pasti menyusahkan hati ayah. Saya berdoa dalam hati agar saya dapat semula surat ini, tapi sudah terlambat.
Beberapa hari kemudian dia menerima balasan surat dari ayahnya yang mengandungi ayat yang ringkas:
Kepada Sarip,
"Nak, doamu sudah dimakbulkan. Suratmu tidak pernah ayah terima"
Dari Ayahmu.

PENJUAL TELUR BUAT PENING

Pada suatu hari di Pekan Rabu, seorang pembeli ingin membeli telur.
Pembeli: "Dik, telur sekilo berapa?"
Penjual: "Telur ayam atau telur itik?"
Pembeli: "Telur ayam."
Penjual: "Telur ayam biasa atau ayam kampung?"
Pembeli: "Ayam biasa."
Penjual: "Yang tempatan atau yang import?"
Pembeli: "Yang tempatan."
Penjual: "Yang tempatannya mahu yang dari Ipoh , Kuala Selangor atau Tampin?"
Pembeli: "Yang Ipoh lah..." (Sambil terlihat kesal).
Penjual: "Mahu yang Ipoh Pusat, Barat, Timur, Utara, atau Selatan?"
Pembeli: "Adik ni jual telur atau nak jalan-jalan? "
Penjual: "Maaf kak, saya penjual mee rebus kat sebelah. Kebetulan yang jual telur pergi makan. Saya disuruh berbual dulu dengan pembeli sampai dia datang."

SALAH TULIS NAMA
Ini cerita yang berlaku beberapa tahun lepas. Dua sahabat, Dol dan Man sedang pulang dari dari kerja pada pukul 2 pagi. Tayar motor pancit pula di pertengahan jalan. Jadi, terpaksalah mereka sorong. Sampai di satu simpang, Dol dan Man mengambil jalan pintas.
Mereka berdua sudah tahu bahawa dengan melalui jalan pintas, mereka akan menempun sebuah perkuburan cinta. Seram juga dua orang jejaka ini tetapi sengaja sembunyikan ketakutan sambil membuat lawak.
Tiba-tiba terdengar bunyi ketukan pada batu. Bulu roma Dol dan Man mula menegak.
Kemudian nampaklah bayang-bayang orang sedang mengetuk sesuatu di sebuah kubur.
Rupa-rupanya seorang Cina tua sedang memahat batu kubur.
"Aiya apek, lu apa bikin kerja malam-malam? Bikin orang takut saja. Esok siang buat la," kata si Dol marah.
"Aiya, itu bodo punya olang aaa, gua punya nama pun talak betul tulis," kata apek tersebut.

JURUJUAL YANG MALANG
Seorang penjual 'vacum cleaner' menuju ke sebuah rumah. Diketuknya pintu depan. Belum sempat wanita tuan rumah itu berkata sepatah pun, dia menghamburkan segala macam kotoran ke karpet ruang tamu.
"Puan, saya yakin akan kemampuan mesin ini. Karpet ini akan bersih kembali dalam sekelip mata. Jika nanti masih ada kotoran yang tertinggal, saya bersedia memakannya," kata jurujual dengan penuh yakin.
"Kalau begitu," kata wanita tersebut, "Mulailah makan. Rumah kami belum ada eletrik."

TIGA ORANG GILA
Terdapat tiga orang gila dalam satu institusi sakit jiwa. Mereka terdiri dari Junior, Senior dan Veteran, disusun mengikut jangka masa di institusi tersebut.
Suatu hari, doktor yang merawat mental mereka mahu menguji keadaan mereka. Maka seorang demi seorang dipanggil.
Junior orang pertama dipanggil. Doktor itu memberi situasi.
"Kamu, kalau dihantar ke padang pasir, apa benda paling penting dibawa bersama?"
Junior berfikir seketika. " Padang pasir panas..." Doktor angguk. " Ada harapan nak dilepaskan ni..." hati doktor berdetik.
"Jadi saya nak bawa air. Haus kalau duduk sana ."
Doktor tersebut sangat senang hati mendengar jawapan Junior. Kemudian, dia memanggil Senior pula. Soalan sama ditanya oleh doktor itu.
"Yang saya tau, padang pasir tu panas..." Senior berkata setelah berfikir panjang.
"Ya!" Jawab doktor terbabit penuh semangat.
"Saya nak bawa kipas, mesti berpeluh betul duduk di sana !"
Doktor berkenaan puas hati dengan jawapan yang diberikan. Kemudian, Veteran pula dipanggil.
"Awak dah lama benar di sini kan ?"
"Ya, tuan doktor" jawab Veteran selamba.
Kemudian doktor itu ajukan soalan sama seperti dua rakan Veteran sebelum ini.
"Oh, padang pasir, memang panas betul sana ," Veteran tidak ambil masa panjang berfikir, sambil menjawab dengan selamba sahaja.
"Ya!" doktor cukup senang hati, dalam fikirannya pasti Veteran sudah sembuh, boleh dilepaskan pada bila-bila masa.
"Kalau begitu, saya rasa nak bawa pintu kereta..."
Tersentak seketika doktor mendengar jawapan Veteran.
"Kenapa pula nak bawa pintu kereta ke padang pasir?"
Veteran dengan penuh yakin menjawab, "Kerana, kalau panas sangat, saya boleh buka tingkap kereta. Masuk angin sikit!"

SELESEMA BURUNG

Seorang lelaki menghubungi doktor panelnya untuk memberitahu suatu masalah.
"Doktor," kata seorang ayah melalui telefon, "Anak lelaki saya menderita Selsema Burung."
"Saya tahu,"jawab doktor.
"Semalam saya telah ke rumah anda dan memberinya ubat. Pisahkanlah dia dari semua orang yang ada di rumah."
"Tapi, doktor," kata ayah yang cemas itu.
"Dia telah mencium pembantu rumah kami."
"Kasihan. kalau begitu dia juga perlu dikuarantin. "
"Tapi, doktor, saya juga telah mencium pembantu itu."
"Wah, ini rumit. Bererti anda juga sudah menyimpan benih penyakit itu."
"Ya, dan tidak lama setelah itu, saya juga mencium isteri saya."
"Celaka," jawab doktor, "Kalau begitu saya sudah dijangkiti."

TIDAK NAMPAK LAMPU MERAH
Seorang mat motor telah ditahan setelah melanggar lampu isyarat merah. Sebelum polis menyamannya, dia bertanya kepada mat motor tersebut, "Kenapa kamu tidak berhenti ketika lampu merah menyala? Kamu tidak nampak ke?"
"Saya nampak, encik," jawabnya perlahan.
"Habis tu, kenapa kamu tidak berhenti?" tanya polis tersebut lagi yang tidak berpuas hati.
"Saya tidak nampak encik. Kalau saya nampak encik di situ, saya pasti tidak akan melanggar lampu merah," jawabnya.

SIAPA DI LUAR?
Seorang penjenayah tua yang menyorok di pinggir kampung sedang sakit tenat. Dia sedang berbaring di atas katil lusuhnya. Tiba-tiba kedengaran satu ketukan kuat di pintu rumahnya.
"Siapa di luar?" jerit orang tua itu dengan ketakutan.
"Saya Malaikat Maut!"
"Oh, syukurlah! Saya ingat anggota polis yang datang."

BAPA DAN TIGA ANAKNYA
Seorang bapa berjalan dengan tiga orang anaknya, masing-masing berumur 8, 5 dan 3 tahun. Mereka memasuki kedai tempat saya bekerja. Bapa itu nampak berfikir keras ketika saya bertanya.
" Ada yang dapat saya bantu?"
"Saya ingin membeli sesuatu tetapi tidak dapat mengingati kesemuanya," jawab bapa tersebut. Lalu dia memandang ke arah anak-anaknya dan bertanya, "Baiklah anak-anak sekalian, selain katil dan pintu bilik air, apa lagi benda yang korang rosakkan dalam minggu ini?"

ADA SISA MAKANAN, ENCIK?
Seorang pengemis pergi ke sebuah warung dan bertanya, " Ada sisa makanan, encik?"
Tuan warung pun menjawab, "Tidak ada." Pengemis itu pun mengeluh, "Iya la, nasibku." Lalu dia berlalu pergi.
Keesokan harinya, pengemis tersebut pergi ke warung itu lagi dan bertanya soalan yang sama. Begitu juga hari-hari yang berikutnya tetapi dia tetap menerima jawapan serupa iaitu 'tidak ada'.
Akibat jemu dengan soalan yang seing ditanya oleh pengemis tersebut, akhirnya tuan warung berkata, "Saya sudah berkali-kali cakap, saya tidak ada sisa makanan untuk diberi kepada kamu. Semuanya habis dijual! Jika kamu bertanya lagi, saya akan paku kaki kamu ke lantai,"
Keesokannya, pengemis itu datang lagi ke warung dan bertanya, " Ada paku?"
"Tidak ada," jawab tuan warung.
Pengemis bertanya lagi, " Ada sisa makanan, encik?"

ANAK DAN BAPA
Jamil pulang dari sekolah dan bercerita pada bapanya yang tidak pernah bersekolah.
Jamil: Ayah, tadi saya dimarah oleh cikgu!
Ayah: Kamu buat silap apa, Jamil?
Jamil: Tadi saya tidak dapat menjawab pertanyaan cikgu.
Ayah: Apa yang cikgu tanya?
Jamil: Cikgu tanya, di mana letaknya Washington .
Ayah: Bodohnya kamu! Lain kali kalau kamu sudah meletakkan sesuatu benda, jangan lupa di mana tempatnya!

Second Case for Swine Flu in Malaysia

2009-05-16T12:09:00.003+08:00

Malaysia has reported second swine flu case this morning as friends of first victim also affected by the hazardous virus Influenza A (H1N1) which initially found in Mexico few weeks ago.

It’s the time to this country to take more precautions to evade the case to be broadening. What can we do?

But I think we are more vigilant from the bird flu after they’ve already warned us about the second phase of the flu … medical practiced must be hectic rite now, I supposed.

Flu! Flu!

How can technology help us for this?

Samsung Sets the Style Crowd Alive With UltraTOUCH

2009-05-04T23:13:00.003+08:00

Samsung Malaysia Electronics (SME) Sdn. Bhd. unveiled its elegant “UltraTOUCH”, the perfectly beautiful and fully equipped full-touch slider phone at its exclusive media showcase today. As with previous Ultra editions, the UltraTOUCH re-defines perfectionism in style, design and technology – now with full touch.

“With its refined contoured design, Samsung UltraTOUCH is our elegant full-touch hero at this year’s Mobile World Congress, proving again that Samsung’s mobile phones are at the forefront of style,” said Mr. Andrew Cheong, Director, Mobile Phone, Samsung Malaysia Electronics He added, “We are committed to strengthening our portfolio of full-touch phones by introducing a variety of handsets to suit every lifestyle. UltraTOUCH leads this portfolio as our most iconic, high-end phone and will further enhance Samsung’s leadership in the premium full-touch market.”

Ultimate Style
Samsung has long been regarded as the most stylish mobile phone manufacturer. As the newest flagship edition to the Ultra range (Samsung’s leading style brand), UltraTOUCH is a truly beautiful full-touch mobile, boasting revolutionary touch screen technology, sophisticated design and packed with multimedia features. Centre stage is the 2.8” AMOLED anti-scratch full touch screen, which offers astonishingly bright and vivid colours.

The ultra-slim 12.7mm body of UltraTOUCH unites perfect form and function with full-touch screen and additional 3x4 keypad slider. The subtle arcs and slender contoured silhouette in the design ensure a timeless beauty and the polished ‘silky back’ design means that the phone looks fantastic from every angle. With a brushed metal frame for durability and an anti-scratch, anti-smudge screen, users can keep their phone in great condition.

Ultimate Multimedia
As you would expect from Samsung, the UltraTOUCH is alive with technology. Its embedded 8 megapixel camera with dual power LED flash and smile shot mode means you can capture incredible photographs on your phone. In addition to the industry-leading mobile phone camera, UltraTOUCH offers GPS navigation, providing detailed maps to take users from door to door. Geo-tagging via the GPS chip allows you to tag photos with geographic information, making them easier to use on social networking and photo sites. The high quality 30fps@VGA video recording captures action smoothly, while the groovy music player means that you can listen to sounds as slick as your phone. Samsung UltraTOUCH is also powered with HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, offering speedy internet access.

Ultimate User Interface
Samsung UltraTOUCH provides the best ever full-touch user experience and universal 3x4 keypads together. Users will enjoy being able to control the mobile easily and intuitively – flicking through photos, navigating through maps and surfing the web have never been easier and more interactive thanks to the upgraded TouchWiz user interface. Mobile widgets can be dragged and placed on the screen for one-click access to favourite applications, or the slide-out tactile 3x4 keypad offers a tangible alternative behind the attractive touch screen, creating endless customization opportunities to make your phone your own.

The Samsung UltraTOUCH has a recommended retail price of RM1899.00 and is now available in Malaysia.

Samsung UltraTOUCH (S8300) Product Specification
Network : HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, EDGE/GPRS Quad Band (850/900/1800/1900MHz)UMTS Dual Band (900/2100MHz)
Display : 2.8” 16M Full Touch WQVGA AMOLED with Anti Reflection (240 x 400)
Camera : 8Megapixel CMOS with Dual Power LED
Auto-Focus, Face Detection, Smile Recognition, Geo-tagging
Wide Dynamic Range (WDR)
Video : DivX / XviD / H.263 / H.264 / WMV9 / MPEG4
30fps@VGA Video Recording
Video Editing: Trim video, Audio dubbing, Live dubbing, Add subtitle, Image capture
Audio : FM Radio with RDS
MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA
Bluetooth Stereo Headset (A2DP)
Connectivity : Bluetooth v2.1 / USB 2.0
Memory : Internal Memory 80 MB + External Memory slot : microSDHC™ (up to 16GB)
Size : 110 x 51.5 x 12.7 mm
Battery : 880 mAh
Price : RM1,899.00

Ayra Rayyan

2009-04-09T19:27:00.001+08:00

Break session...

My baby reaching her 2nd month! awesome! hello my cutie baby!

PERKARA YANG ANDA TAK TAHU TENTANG TELEFON BIMBIT

2009-03-27T18:06:00.000+08:00

Tahukah anda bahawa telefon bimbit anda sedikit sebanyak
boleh membantu dikala kecemasan.Banyak perkara yang boleh anda
lakukan,antaranya : -

1) NOMBOR KECEMASAN

Sentiasa ingat bahawa nombor kecemasan untuk semua telefon
adalah 112.Jika anda dalam kecemasan dan berada dikawasan tiada liputan
untuk semua talian telefon bimbit yang anda gunakan, cuba dail nombor
kecemasan 112.Ia boleh digunakan walaupun di kawasan yang tiada liputan
dan lebih menarik lagi,ia boleh terus didail walaupun papan kekunci
telefon bimbit anda dikunci ( Keypad lock )

2) KERETA TERKUNCI

Pernahkah anda tertinggal kunci kereta dalam kereta dan
kereta anda ketika itu terkunci dari luar.Mesti anda lakukan pelbagai
cara untuk mendapatkan kembali kunci bagi membuka semula kereta
anda.Jangan risau,telefon bimbit boleh membantu,tapi bagi kereta yang
menggunakan system penggera ( alarm ) sahaja . Caranya,cuba anda hubungi
seseorang yang berada di rumah.Minta dia ambilkan kunci pendua kereta
anda.Kemudian pegang telefon bimbit anda dari jarak kira-kira 30 sm (
satu kaki ) dari kereta yang terkunci itu.Minta pula keluarga atau teman
di rumah menekan punat ' ON ' pada kunci pendua kereta dan pastikan
dia menekan dengan mendekatkan pada telefon bimbitnya.Pasti kereta anda
tidak terkunci lagi,malah ia boleh dilakukan dari jarak beratus-ratus
kilometer dari tempat kereta anda berada.Kerana itu juga,penting untuk
anda menyimpan kunci pendua atau meminta orang yang anda percayai untuk
menyimpannya. Penting juga penggunaan telefon bimbit dalam keadaan
sebegini.Kaedah ini memang berkesan kerana beberapa orang telah
mencubanya.

3) KUASA BATERI TERSEMBUNYI

Mungkin ramai tidak tahu,telefon bimbit yang telah kehabisan
bateri masih boleh digunakan dalam keadaan kecemasan kerana ia mempunyai
fungsi untuk menyimpan bateri tambahan.Bayangkan jika bateri telefon
bimbit anda sudah terlalu lemah atau mati sedangkan anda perlu melakukan
panggilan penting atau berada dalam kecemasan.Telefon bimbit jenis Nokia
didatangkan dengan bateri simpanan.Untuk mengatifkannya, tekan kekunci '
*3370# ' . Telefon bimbit anda akan berjaya dihidupkan semula dan skrin
telefon akan memberitahu telefon tentang penambahan kuasa bateri
sebanyak 50 peratus.Kuasa tambahan ini juga akan dicas semula bila anda
mengecas telefon bimbit anda .

4) TELEFON KENA CURI

Bagaimana jika telefon bimbit anda dicuri.Anda
boleh menjadikan ia tidak dapat diaktifkan dengan menekan nombor siri
yang terdapat di telefon bimbit anda,sila dail *#06# dan 15 digit
nombor siri telefon bimbit anda akan tertera di skrin.Nombor ini adalah
unik untuk setiap telefon bimbit.Catatkan nombor siri ini dan simpannya
di tempat Selamat.Bila telefon bimbit anda dicuri,anda boleh hubungi
pusat servis telefon bimbit anda dan berikannya kod nombor siri
tersebut.Mereka kemudiannya akan mengunci system dalam telefon bimbit
anda dan sesiapa sahaja yang mencurinya pasti hampa kerana walaupun kad
simnya telah ditukar,dia tidak akan berupaya mengaktifkan kembali
telefon bimbit tersebut.Jadi, walaupun ia di curi,namun
sekurang-kurangnya anda berpuas hati kerana si pencuri takkan boleh
menggunakannya ataupun menjualnya

Consumer Confidence Highest in 13 Months, According to Latest CEA-CNET Indexes

2009-03-25T16:51:00.000+08:00

Consumer confidence in the overall economy increased in March to its highest level in more than a year, according to figures released today by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® and CNET (www.CNET.com). Although consumers reported improved expectations for the broader economy, the CEA-CNET Indexes also show that technology spending continues to fall.

The CEA-CNET Index of Consumer Expectations (ICE) grew to its highest level since February 2008, reaching 173.1 in March. The ICE jumped nearly seven points from last month and ended three straight months of decline. The index, which measures consumer expectations about the overall economy, is also up nearly five points from this time last year.

“Consumers are feeling more confident and their overall expectations for the health of the economy are beginning to improve,” said Shawn DuBravac, CEA's economist and director of research. “Americans continue to worry about their own job security but are feeling more confident that the economy will improve in the coming months.”

While consumers are gaining confidence in the overall direction of the economy, confidence in CE and technology dropped for the fourth straight month. The CEA-CNET Index of Consumer Technology Expectations (ICTE) fell to 67.2, a drop of more than a point from last month, marking the lowest level of the ICTE since its inception in January of 2007. The ICTE, which measures consumers' confidence in consumer electronics and technology, is down more than 16 points from this same time last year.

“With recent increases in the stock market and some signs of firming in the real estate market, consumers are beginning to indicate they'll be better off financially over the next year,” said DuBravac. “Still, until consumers are more confident in an economic recovery, we expect consumer spending to remain muted.”

The CEA-CNET Indexes are comprised of the ICE and the ICTE, both of which are updated on a monthly basis through consumer surveys. New data is released on the fourth Tuesday of each month. CEA and CNET have been tracking index data since January 2007. To find current and past indexes, charts, methodology and future release dates, log on to www.CEACNETindexes.org.

Google Summer of Code 2009

2009-03-25T16:29:00.000+08:00

Google Summer of Code is open once again to all Malaysian university students!

Google today announced the opening of the application period for university students who wish to participate in the Google Summer of Code™ 2009 program. Google is working with 150 mentoring organizations and will fund approximately 1,000 student projects in 2009, the fifth year of this program.

Student applications will be accepted from now until April 3, 2009 . Students who wish to join the Google Summer of Code (GSoC) should visit http://code.google.com/soc/ for more information. Program updates can also be viewed on the Google Open Source Blog at http://google-opensource.blogspot.com or http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2009/03/students-apply-now-for-google-summer-of.html

"Last year, three students in Malaysia successfully completed their open source projects and collaborated with mentors in different countries around the world. We hope to get even more university students from Malaysia into the Google Summer of Code community this year," said Leslie Hawthorn, Google Open Source Team and GSoC program manager.

New HP SmartPhone

2009-03-24T17:51:00.000+08:00

HP has announced the newest members of the HP smartphone portfolio – giving users access to email, voice and GPS while on the go. (1,2)

The HP iPAQ Voice Messenger is a sleek 3G smartphone with an integrated 20-key keypad that allows users to access powerful voice, email and GPS applications. (1,2,3)

The HP iPAQ Data Messenger is a sophisticated 3G smartphone with a large touchscreen display, full slide-out alphanumeric keyboard and built-in GPS capabilities, (3) providing a new way to experience mobile messaging and navigation from HP.

“The new HP iPAQ smartphones are stylish additions to our mobile device portfolio that allows customers to connect how and when they want with a device that suits their work and lifestyle,” said Danny Lee, Country General Manager, Personal Systems Group, Hewlett-Packard (M) Sdn Bhd. “With our new HP iPAQ devices, customers can stay connected to the information, content and people that matter most to them.”

Stylish new 3G smartphones

The HP iPAQ Data Messenger and HP iPAQ Voice Messenger offer email and voice capabilities, along with convenient access to a wealth of applications, making it easy for people on the move to stay connected.

Users can easily access email and the Internet
around the world with advanced 3G wireless technologies, including HSPA broadband speeds, tri-band UMTS and quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE. Budget-conscious travelers can also save on their data-plan minutes, connect to the Internet and email (1) where Wi-Fi is available, and find their way on the road with integrated GPS and Google Maps™.

Both smartphones feature a unique five-way optical navigation button that provides a “gliding” sensation when scrolling through menus, and intelligent predictive text capabilities that learn users’ vocabulary and style from messages and emails for progressively faster and easier message composition.

Built-in Voice Commander features, such as HP Voice Reply, enable hands-free emailing. With integrated Windows® Live Messenger, instant messaging is more intuitive. Additionally, the familiar Windows Mobile® 6.1 operating system means many customers can skip the hassles of a “new phone” learning curve and IT departments can easily and securely integrate the iPAQ smartphones into their existing Microsoft® Exchange environments.

The HP iPAQ Data Messenger and the HP iPAQ Voice Messenger feature Microsoft Office Outlook Mobile, making synchronising contacts, appointments and tasks a breeze. Both devices feature ample memory to access important Microsoft Office Mobile files and store favourite photos and music with up to 8 gigabytes (GB) (5) of convenient micro secure digital (SD) storage. The 3.1 mega-pixel autofocus camera with 5x digital zoom makes capturing and sharing photos a snap.

A sleek package featuring a beautiful 2.4-inch QVGA screen, the HP iPAQ Voice Messenger packs a powerful punch with its many connectivity options and is ideal for people on the go who want a slim and stylish smartphone with a 20-key keypad design.

The HP iPAQ Data Messenger is a stunning 3G world phone with a large, 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen designed for those who prefer composing their detailed messages on a full alphanumeric keyboard. The HP iPAQ Data Messenger’s large touchscreen display automatically rotates between portrait and landscape orientation to easily view mobile content.

Availability and pricing

The HP iPAQ Voice Messenger is available now at a recommended street price of RM1,388.

The HP iPAQ Data Messenger is available now at a recommended street price of RM2,088.

Interview Rejects

2009-03-13T19:42:00.000+08:00

Story I
E: Do u have a boyfriend?
C: I have.
E: Is he working Locally?
C: No. He is working Overseas.
E: Sorry, my company cannot employ u!
C: Why?
E: U will not be able to settle down here permanently. And my Company don't want to pay extra expenses on the Overseas calls just because of u.

Story II
E: Any girl friends?
C: No!
E: So far chased any before?
C: Have, but not successful.
E: Ever think of getting a job first then start looking for a girlfriend?
C: Career is first priority. Currently didn't want to consider This personal issue.
E: Sorry, my company cannot employ u.
C: Why?
E: You are lacking of P.R skills and confidence!!

Story III
E: Any girlfriends?
C: Yes.
E: Is she pretty?
C: Not quite.
E: Sorry, my company cannot employ you.
C: Why? Will this affect your company's reputation?
E: No, it does not affect the company's reputation but because My company is dealing with arts, our company requested an artist.

Story IV
E: Any girlfriends?
C: Yes.
E: Is she pretty?
C: Yes.
E: Is she your first lover?
C: Yes.
E: Sorry, we can't employ you because you lack of fighting spirit.

Story V
E: Any girlfriends?
C: Yes.
E: Is she your first lover?
C: No. Have a few already.
E: Sorry, my company cannot employ you because you are a "grasshoper"! (Job hoper lah!)

Story VI!
E: Any boyfriends?
C: Yes.
E: Is he rich?
C: No.
E: Then sorry, my company cannot employ you because our Company is dealing with money and you will seduce.

Story! VII
E: Any boyfriends?
C: Yes.
E: Is he rich ?
C: Yes, very rich.He owns a company.
E: Sorry, we cannot employ you because your boyfriend don't Even want to employ you, neither do we!
C: But,...... there is no position in his company.
E: Then,..... what is your qualification?
C: Secretary!
E: Sorry, we still cannot employ you because your prettiness Will affect our managers' working spirits.
C: But,...... I am not pretty at all.
E: It is even worse because my managers will not be interested In you!!

Email Lawak Di Pagi Hari Yang Kudapat

2009-03-05T18:20:00.000+08:00

suami tengah memandu.

Isteri : kita dah berkawin 15 tahun dah,saya rasa saya tak sesuai lagi bersama dengan awak... saya nak mintak cerai dengan awak.....

si suami diam dan terus memandu kereta ...bertambah laju....(70km)

isteri : saya dah tak cintakan awak lagi...sebenarnya saya
dah ada teman lelaki....dia akan berkawin dengan saya lepas awak ceraikan
saya... saya malas nak cerita panjang lagi..dan saya tak nak awak cuba
pujuk saya..saya dah bosan hidup dengan awak....!!

si suami terus memandu dengan penuh perasaan marah...masih diam...

Isteri : bila kita bercerai,saya nak rumah kita...

si suami masih diam ...memandu dengan lebih laju.....(80km)

isteri : saya nak anak kita juga...awak bukan bolehpelihara mereka.....

si suami masih diam ..tambah kelajuan (100 km)

isteri : saya nak kereta ini,kredit card dan saving akaun kita

sisuami masih diam, membelok kereta ke arah jaya jusco.......

isteri : awak ada ingin minta apa2??

suami : tak perlu....saya dah ada apa yang saya perlukan...

isteri : ya kah?? apa yang awak ada..??

suami : si suami menjawap sebelum beliau menlanggar dinding
konkrit jaya jusco... saya ada air bag.....awak tak ada..

The New Hybrid Everio GZ-X900

2009-03-04T18:14:00.000+08:00

JVC today announced a new dual-use camera that shoots high definition video and high resolution digital still images. The new hybrid Everio GZ-X900, or Everio X, is a small, light, all-in-one camera that offers the powerful shooting combination of Full HD video and nine -megapixel still photos, plus creative shooting functions such as slow motion video and high speed “motor drive” still photography.

Highlights of the new JVC Everio X include:

- The camera is small enough to slip into a shirt pocket and at just 0.66 pounds is one of the lightest cameras that can shoot 1920 x 1080 Full HD AVCHD video;
- Shoots nine-megapixel (no interpolation) digital stills and Full HD video with 1000 TV lines of horizontal resolution – close to the theoretical maximum horizontal resolution for 1920 x 1080 high definition video for no-compromise images;
- 10x slow motion shooting plays back 2.4 seconds of recorded video over 24 seconds;
- Up to six nine-megapixel stills can be shot at 15 images per second – faster than what digital SLRs can achieve;
- Simultaneous five-megapixel digital still shooting while recording Full HD video – photos can be shot at shutter speeds as fast as 1/4000 second without interrupting

video recording;
- Records video and stills to SDHC memory cards.

The new Everio X was designed for the consumer who wants to shoot high quality digital stills and HD video, but wants the convenience of a single camera. While most conventional video camcorders shoot digital stills and most digital still cameras shoot video, the secondary capabilities of these cameras don’t offer sufficient quality for many users. Everio X solves that dilemma by providing high quality stills and top quality HD video.

Unique Design

The design of Everio X is a distinct departure from other camcorders, including other Everio models. About the size of a chunky smart phone, Everio X is a slab-sided rectangle without the handgrip, protrusions or indentations found on most camcorders. The design allows plenty of flexibility in how the camera is held – from below, above, or whatever suits the situation and the user’s preference. There are top-mounted zoom and record buttons, and a second set next to the LCD screen for additional shooting flexibility. The camera is black with silver accents, with the right side featuring a textured carbon fiber-like finish to provide a secure grip and resist smudges.

Small enough to easily slip into a pocket or purse, Everio X weighs just 0.66 pounds (including the internal battery and a memory card) and measures 2.6 inches tall, 4.88 inches long and just 1.46 inches wide.

1000 TV Lines of Full HD and Nine-Megapixel Stills
A 10.3-megapixel CMOS sensor is at the heart of the camera’s superior image quality. The high quality nine-megapixel digital still photos the camera shoots correlate directly to the un-interpolated performance of this 1/2.33-inch CMOS sensor. For the first time ever, it is also the source of 1920 x 1080/60i Full HD AVCHD format video. The camera records at a stunning 1000 TV lines of horizontal resolution – close to the theoretical maximum of 1920 x 1080 Full HD.

JVC’s new proprietary optical image stabilization (OIS) technology applies camera shake compensation optically at the Everio X lens entrance to ensure effectiveness throughout the zoom range and allow high quality shooting without a tripod. Everio X also uses a new KONICA MINOLTA HD LENS with a 5X optical zoom.

Further contributing to the camera’s high image quality is JVC’s HD Gigabrid Premium image processing engine. In addition, face detection technology assures accurate focus and exposure, and HDMI™ V.1.3 with x.v.Color™ provides increased color accuracy when connected to HDTV displays.

Cutting Job for Technology

2009-01-30T19:59:00.000+08:00

Japan's NEC Corp said on Friday it would cut its groupwide workforce by 20,000 people, and look for ways to exit its industrial liquid-crystal display-related business.

The job cut, to take place by March 2010, includes a previously announced staff reduction by NEC Electronics. As of the end of December, the group employed 150,000 people. - Reuters

Teknologi Pembunuh Bahasa?

2009-01-29T14:36:00.000+08:00

Salah satu tulisan yang disiarkan di Harian Metro semalam. Topik berkaitan teknologi yang turut menyentuh budaya berkomunikasi semasa. Ada komen?

MASALAH bahasa ringkas dalam dunia digital seperti `mn ko nk pegi?' atau
ayat sebenarnya `ke mana kau mahu pergi?' bukanlah isu baru namun ia
belum mendapat perhatian ramai.
Kalau dulu ringkasan melalui khidmat sistem pesanan ringkas (SMS)
mungkin disebabkan had teks sebanyak 150 perkataan yang ditawarkan dalam
telefon bimbit menjadi penghalang, namun apa pula alasannya jika
bersembang atau chatting di ruang siber kerana jumlah teks tidak pula
dihadkan?
Tentunya, bahasa ringkas membawa implikasi besar dalam kehidupan
manusia kerana ia membabitkan komunikasi harian serta membabitkan jati
diri setiap bangsa diwakili.
Pakar bahasa dan motivasi, Dr Rubiah K Hamzah, berkata bahasa singkatan
menjadi amalan harian memandangkan ia sentiasa didengar, dilihat dan
dipertontonkan terutama dalam teknologi semasa.
"Amalan seharian yang diguna pakai ini menjadi ikutan remaja
diperturunkan daripada ibu bapa sehingga mereka mengadaptasikan sebagai
bahasa ringkas dalam perbualan siber," katanya.
Menurut beliau, remaja akan sentiasa peka menggunakan setiap perkara
yang didengar, ditonton dan dilihat setiap hari termasuk penggunaan
bahasa ketika mereka menggunakan teknologi seperti ruang sembang siber,
SMS dan blog.
"Ledakan teknologi menyebabkan bahasa turut masuk dalam arus
perkembangannya memandangkan ia bentuk komunikasi digunakan seharian.
"Secara tidak langsung ia mempengaruhi komunikasi secara online apabila
pengguna mahu menggunakan bahasa ringkas atau rojak untuk berhubung
antara satu sama lain," katanya.
Katanya, penggunaan bahasa ringkas dan rojak secara berleluasa tanpa
sekatan mengakibatkan remaja malas untuk mempelajari bahasa sebenar
secara menyeluruh.
"Bahasa ringkas dan rojak digunakan lebih meluas berbanding bahasa
sebenar kerana penerimaannya lebih selari dengan aliran kini sehinggakan
remaja kurang berminat untuk berkomunikasi melalui bahasa terutama bahasa
Melayu yang memiliki tatabahasa dan frasa lebih tersusun," kata Dr
Rubiah.
Beliau berkata, penggunaan ayat dalam ruang sembang siber seperti Yahoo
Messenger, Messenger mengurangkan pengayaan bahasa dalam jiwa remaja.
"Boleh dikatakan teknologi memperkenalkan bahasa yang kurang tersusun
dari segi tatabahasa, frasa dan banyak aspek lain memandangkan ia tidak
diambil berat dalam bidang terbabit," kata Dr Rubiah.
Menurutnya, jika keadaan itu berterusan, masyarakat akan membenarkan
bahasa terutama bahasa Melayu rosak memandangkan keindahan ayat
terkandung di dalamnya bakal terhakis.
"Sebaik fenomena terbabit menular tanpa kawalan di kalangan remaja,
mereka beranggapan tutur bahasa yang baik dipandang enteng kerana
penggunaan bahasa ringkas lebih diutamakan dalam perbualan online,"
katanya.
Dr Rubiah berkata, amat sukar untuk mendidik remaja menggunakan bahasa
dengan tepat dalam perbualan harian serta mengelak untuk mempelajari
lenggok keindahan bahasa apabila beranggapan penggunaannya tidak perlu
serius.
"Tentunya ramai menyuarakan pandangan, apa perlunya bahasa yang
dipelajari secara tersusun jika bahasa ringkas lebih mudah dan kerap
digunakan seharian," katanya.
Beliau berpendapat, generasi yang terhasil daripada pembangunan
teknologi tidak seimbang boleh mengundang keanehan kaedah komunikasi
lebih kasar berasaskan bahasa kurang sopan.
"Malah, kedudukan bahasa itu sendiri akan tergugat mengakibatkan
keindahannya terhakis dek campur aduk istilah sehingga mengganggu
strukturnya sendiri yang secara tidak langsung memupuskan ketamadunan
bangsa," kata Dr Rubiah.
Tambahnya, aspek jangka panjang akibat masalah bahasa ringkas di ruang
sembang siber dan SMS boleh mengakibatkan generasi baru tidak lagi
terliur untuk mempertahankan bahasa sebenar mereka memandangkan bahasa
ringkas lebih sebati dalam jiwa.
"Inilah virus lebih teruk daripada serangan virus yang menular ke
sistem komputer apabila `virus jiwa' dibawa teknologi itu sendiri tidak
disedari manusia secara terang-terangan walaupun kita bukanlah mahu
menidakkan perkembangannya," katanya.
Menurutnya, manusia kerap berbicara mengenai tahap pemikiran tertinggi,
tetapi terlupa memperkatakan tahap bahasa yang semakin rendah akibat
perkembangan arus teknologi.
"Hilang bahasa bermakna terhapuslah jati diri manusia itu sendiri
seterusnya menghilangkan martabat yang sepatutnya dipertahankan.
"Kita tidak dapat mengelak daripada ledakan teknologi, tetapi jika
tidak terkawal, ia menyebabkan orang ramai `ditapaikan' dengan penggunaan
bahasa kurang cantik sehingga adab sopan pun boleh terabai," katanya.
Beliau menasihatkan masyarakat agar tidak menciplak bahasa ringkas atau
rojak sebagai bahasa rasmi melalui ruang teknologi yang ada ke dunia
sebenar sehingga menjadikan bahasa sendiri parah diserang tanpa disedari.
"Semua pihak perlu memberi kerjasama dalam mempertahankan keindahan
bahasa sendiri kerana ia adalah nadi bangsa seterusnya membina masyarakat
berakhlak mulia di zaman letusan teknologi melanda dunia," katanya.
Masalah bahasa ringkas membabitkan seluruh bahasa dituturkan masyarakat
sedunia, malah terdapat laporan di Dublin sedikit masa lalu yang
mendapati SMS mengancam kemampuan pelajar sekolah menulis, menurut ahli
akademik.
Menurut Suruhanjaya Peperiksaan Dublin, kesalahan nahu dan tatabahasa
pelajar kini di tahap membimbangkan.
"Kewujudan telefon bimbit dan peningkatan penggunaan SMS dalam
komunikasi nampaknya memberi kesan kepada tahap penulisan pelajar,"
menurut laporan itu.
Dalam banyak keadaan, laporan berkenaan menyatakan, pelajar gemar
menggunakan perkataan ringkas, ayat mudah dan perbendaharaan kata terhad.
Sementara itu, pensyarah bahasa Inggeris Universiti Teknologi Mara
(UiTM), Prof Madya Raishah Abd Hamid, berkata masalah bahasa ringkasan di
arus teknologi membabitkan semua bahasa di dunia dan mampu mengundang
masalah jangka panjang.
"Masyarakat gemar meringkaskan bahasa dengan menggunakan ayat tertentu,
tetapi tidak menyedari ia dilakukan tanpa perbendaharaan tepat
sehinggakan bahasa jadi tunggang terbalik," katanya.
Menurut Prof Raishah, ejaan yang digunakan dalam Yahoo Messenger,
GoogleTalk, MSN Messenger dan sebagainya mempengaruhi kosa kata digunakan
ketika belajar dan mengarang esei.
"Saya sendiri berpengalaman memeriksa ayat ditulis pelajar mendapati
ada antara mereka yang sudah biasa menggunakan bahasa ringkas melakukan
perkara sama ketika belajar," katanya.
Menurutnya, ia mengundang kesalahan ejaan yang ketara seperti
penggunaan `U' bagi menggantikan `You' tanpa disedari akibat terlalu
biasa dengan perbualan harian di ruang siber.
"Tidak cukup dengan itu, pelajar yang mengaplikasikan bahasa teknologi
malas untuk mengarang esei panjang apabila merasakan ia menyusahkan
mereka," katanya.
Prof Raishah turut berpendapat tahap komunikasi masyarakat akan merudum
kerana terlalu berhubung dengan mesin berbanding manusia.
Pakar bahasa, Prof Dr Datuk Nik Safiah Karim pernah menceritakan
keadaan di Amerika Syarikat satu ketika dulu apabila seorang guru
mengeluh kerana tidak memahami perkara yang ditulis pelajarnya
memandangkan bahasa digunakan tidak menyerupai bahasa Inggeris biasa.
Beliau berkata, budaya bahasa dalam teknologi mempengaruhipengguna
komputer dan telefon bimbit sehingga lahir satu generasi yang amat gemar
perhubungan melalui cara ini kerana beranggapan ia lebih cepat, ringkas
dan canggih.
Nik Safiah melahirkan kerisauan apabila dari sudut bahasa itu sendiri,
ia boleh mengakibatatkan bahasa yang buruk, ejaan tidak betul serta sifat
bahasa yang terlalu ringkas sehingga melanggar kemurnian dan keaslian
bahasa.
Menurut Nik Safiah, pelajar perlu dipupuk supaya dapat membezakan
antara bentuk rasmi dan bentuk tidak rasmi bagi mengelak timbulnya
kerisauan mengenai kecacatan bahasa.
Sebaliknya, terdapat kajian yang dilakukan pensyarah universiti
tempatan suatu ketika dulu berpendapat bahasa ringkas melalui SMS mampu
merevolusikan bahasa Melayu.
Kajian Prof Madya Dr Supyan Husin daripada Universiti Kebangsaan
Malaysia (UKM) ketika itu yang dibentangkan beberapa tahun lalu
beranggapan, bahasa ringkas tidak boleh menggantikan bahasa Melayu rasmi,
tetapi memungkinkan komunikasi jadi lebih pantas berdasarkan beberapa
kategori bahasa.
Lima kategori singkatan yang boleh diterima pakai adalah singkatan
lazim, singkatan gugur vokal atau konsonan, singkatan lazim kolokial,
singkatan perwakilan bunyi dan singkatan kata ganda, sementara dua
kategori lagi boleh mencemar bahasa.

Difference Between HTTP & HTTPS

2009-01-23T15:33:00.001+08:00

The main difference between http and https is.
It's all about keeping you secure

HTTP stands for HyperText Transport Protocol, which is just a fancy way of saying it's a protocol (a language, in a manner of speaking) for information to be passed back and forth between web servers and clients.

The important thing is the letter S which makes the difference between HTTP and HTTPS.

The S (big surprise) stands for "Secure". If you visit a website or webpage, and look at the address in the web browser, it will likely begin with the following: http://.

This means that the website is talking to your browser using the regular 'unsecure' language.

In other words, it is possible for someone to "eavesdrop" on your computer's conversation with the website.

If you fill out a form on the website, someone might see the information you send to that site.

This is why you never ever enter your credit card number in an http website!

But, if the web address begins with https , that basically means your computer is talking to the website in a secure code that no one can eavesdrop on.

You understand why this is so important, right?

If a website ever asks you to enter your credit card information, you should automatically look to see if the web address begins with https:// HTTPS:/// .

If it doesn't, there's no way you're going to enter sensitive information like a credit card number.

DoS, DDos?

2009-01-23T15:19:00.001+08:00

Denial of Service (DoS)

Versi pertama serangan ini adalah berupa pengiriman paket data kepada sasaran iaitu DoS (Denial of Service). Dalam serangan ini penyerang hanya menggunakan satu komputer untuk menembak data ke sasaran korbannya.

Penjelasan secara sederhananya adalah seperti berikut: Suatu ketika handphone anda berbunyi. Sebelum anda sempat menjawabnya handphone anda telah berhenti berbunyi. Tiba-tiba handphone anda berbunyi lagi dan tanpa sempat anda mengangkatnya, bunyi itupun segera berhenti. Beberapa kali anda membiarkannya tapi masalah ini tak kunjung tiba penyelesaiannya. Beberapa ketika anda yang hendak menghubungi sesuatu nombor terpaksa tidak boleh melakukannya kerana talian handphone anda sibuk berterusan. Itulah gambaran sederhananya mengenai serangan DoS di dunia realiti.

Di dunia siber, kes anda tersebut adalah merupakan salah satu serangan jenis DoS (Denial of Service). Apa yang pasti, sebegitu mudahnya DoS ini diterapkan tapi mencegahnya bukanlah suatu hal yang mudah. Sasaran-sasaran serangan DoS biasanya adalah server-server ISP, Internet Banking, e-Commerce, web organisasi, dan kerajaan.
Serangan DoS dapat dilakukan dengan mengirimkan query sebanyak mungkin hingga sasaran korban tidak mampu lagi menanganinya sehingga ianya menjadi lumpuh. Cara lain untuk melakukan serangan DoS adalah dengan mengirimkan data rosak atau data yang tidak mampu di tangani oleh server sasaran sehingga server tersebut menjadi ‘hang’ (tidak boleh berfungsi seperti kebiasaannya dan perlu restart berulang-ulang).

Target serangan DoS attack boleh ditujukan ke berbagai bahagian jaringan. Boleh ke routing devices, web, electronic mail, atau server Domain Name System.

Ada 5 jenis dasar DoS attack :

* Penggunaan berlebihan sumber daya komputer, seperti bandwidth, disk space, atau processor.
* Gangguan terhadap informasi konfigurasi, seperti informasi routing.
* Gangguan terhadap informasi status, misalnya memaksa me-reset TCP session.
* Gangguan terhadap komponen-komponen fizik network.
* Menghalang media komunikasi di antara komputer dengan user sehingga mengganggu komunikasi.

DoS attack juga termasuk eksekusi malware, yang dimaksudkan untuk :

* Memaksimakan kerja processor, sehingga memblok tugas-tugas yang lain.
* Memicu terjadinya error di dalam microcode.
* Memicu error pada urutan instruksi dan memaksa komputer menjadi tidak stabil dan locked-up.
* Memanfaatkan error-error yang ada di sistem pengoperasian yang terbuntu pada ‘kematian’ system.
* Membuat sistem pengoperasian menjadi crash.
* iFrame (D)DoS, di dalamnya terdapat sebuah dokumen HTML yang sengaja dibuat untuk mengunjungi halaman web ber-kilobyte tinggi dengan berulang-ulang, hingga melampaui batas bandwidth.

DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service)

DDoS

Aktiviti mengirimkan data secara terus-menerus dengan menggunakan satu komputer tidak begitu efektif kerana biasanya sumber daya server yang diserang itu adalah lebih besar dari komputer penyerang. Daya serangan pembunuh juga akhirnya menjadi lemah.

Atas sebab itulah para hackers pun mula ‘memutar-mutarkan’ otaknya. Serangan yang dapat diperlebihkan atau diperhebatkan dalam usaha melumpuhkan sesebuah server iaitu jika menggunakan tenaga komputer yang banyak yang dijadikan satu siri gabungan untuk mewujudkan kebanjiran data yang lebih besar.

Komputer-komputer yang diambil alih oleh hacker tersebut disebut sebagai zombie. Zombie berfungsi sebagai anak buah atau agen penyerang yang tersedia untuk menyerang pada saat mendapat perintah dari “tuannya”.

Semakin banyak zombie yang dikuasai oleh penyerang, semakin berkuasalah hacker tersebut kerana besarnya tenaga yang digenggamnya. Dengan tenaga besar yang dikumpulkan dari komputer-komputer yang dikuasai (secara illegal tentunya) tersebut, serangan DDoS hampir tidak dapat dikalahkan. Kerana itulah serangan jenis ini sangat popular di kalangan hackers.

Beberapa laman raksasa seperti Amazon.com, eBay, dan Yahoo pada Februari 2000 lumpuh selama beberapa jam kerana serangan ini. Sesebuah server terpaksa “memindahkan” IP address lamannya kerana setelah menerima serangan DDoS yang sudah dirancang untuk muncul pada tanggal dan jam tertentu dengan memanfaatkan virus tertentu tanpa mampu mencegahnya.

DDoS adalah satu jenis serangan dengan konsep sederhana. Namun efeknya boleh memindahkan “istana negara.”

Menghadapi Serangan DDoS:

Serangan DDoS adalah serangan dengan teori sederhana namun dengan dampak yang sangat besar. Sayangnya, sampai saat ini belum ditemukan cara paling tepat untuk menghindari serangan ini secara total.

Meskipun sampai saat ini belum ada sistem yang kebal terhadap serangan ini, ada sejumlah langkah yang dapat dilakukan untuk memperkecilkan risiko serangan DDoS ini.

Kerana serangan DDoS dapat dilakukan dengan memanfaatkan kelemahan operating system yang anda gunakan, jangan pernah lupa update patch untuk memperbaiki sistem pengoperasian anda. Ingatlah bahawa tidak ada satu pun sistem operasi di dunia ini yang aman dan 100% bebas dari kelemahan.

Gunakan hardware / server yang kuat. Server tersebut harus mampu menangani beban yang cukup berat sehingga server anda tidak mudah down. Anda boleh merekabentuk network yang saling backup dan akan lebih bagus jika berada pada beberapa daerah sekaligus.

Gunakan firewall untuk memblok port-port (pintu masuk) yang tidak diperlukan di servers anda.

Gunakan IDS (Intrusion Detection System) untuk mendeteksi penyusup dan melakukan pencegahan yang lebih pintar.

Terminologi dan Tools Pada DDoS (uzi)

Terminologi-terminologi yang umum dalam serangan DDoS antara lain adalah seperti tersebut:

* Client – sebuah aplikasi yang digunakan untuk memicu serangan dengan mengirimkan perintah ke komponen-komponen lain.
* Daemon – sebuah proses dalam menjalankan agent yang bertanggungjawab menerima dan melaksanakan perintah yang dikeluarkan client.
* Master – host yang menjalankan client.
* Agent – host yang menjalankan Daemon.
* Target – korban (berupa host atau jaringan) yang dihentam serangan DDoS. Perjalanan serangan DDoS adalah:

Penyerang (Master) -> Client -> Daemon -> Korban (Target)

Gejala-gejala DDoS attack :

* Kinerja jaringan menurun. Tidak seperti biasanya, membuka file atau mengakses web menjadi lebih perlahan.
* Fitur-fitur tertentu pada sebuah website hilang.
* Website sama sekali tidak boleh diakses.
* Peningkatan jumlah email spam yang diterima sangat dramatik. Jenis DoS yang ini sering diistilahkan dengan “Mail Bomb”.

Contoh kes DDoS attack :

1. Februari 2007, lebih dari 10,000 server game online seperti Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Halo, Counter-Strike, diserang oleh group hacker “RUS”. DDoS attack berasal dari 1,000 lebih komputer yang terletak di negara bekas Uni Sovyet. Kebanyakan berasal dari Rusia, Uzbekistan dan Belarusia.
2. Julai 2008, banyak blog milik blogger-blogger konservatif, termasuk Macsmind.com, terkena serangan DDoS attack hingga beberapa darinya terpaksa offline. Serangan ini dikaitkan dengan 3 IP address yang didaftarkan melalui GoDaddy.com ke barrackobama.com, web rasmi calon presiden AS dari parti Demokrat, Barrack Obama. Sebelumnya, beberapa pendukung Obama juga melakukan serangan ke web-web pendukung Hillary Rodham Clinton dengan menggunakan google.com. Sehingga 8 Ogos, asal usul serangan masih belum jelas, namun Obama atau kumpulan kompeninya secara personal dianggap terlibat.

Tools

Program-program yang dapat digunakan hackers untuk melancarkan serangan DDoS semakin mudah diperolehi dari Internet dan kerana itu semakin berbahaya pula ancaman terhadap server dengan semakin ramainya orang yang dapat melakukannya.

Beberapa tool paling terkenal yang sering digunakan untuk melancarkan serangan DDoS adalah TFN2K, Trinoo dan Stacheldraht

TFN2K

TFN2K (Tribe Flood Network 2000) adalah tool untuk melancarkan serangan DDoS. TFN2K adalah penurunan Trojan TFN.

TFN2K memungkinkan master mengeksploitasi sejumlah agent untuk mengkoordinasikan serangan pada satu atau beberapa target yang diincar. Saat ini, Unix, Solaris, dan Windows NT adalah platform-platform yang rentan terhadap serangan ini.

TFN2K adalah sistem dengan dua komponen. Yang pertama adalah client yang dikomando oleh master dan sebuah proses daemon yang beroperasi pada sebuah agent. Master menginstruksikan para agent yang telah ditaklukinya untuk menyerang target yang telah ditentukan. Para agent tersebut kemudian memberi respon dengan membanjirkan serbuan paket data. Sejumlah agent, dengan perintah Master, dapat bekerjasama selama serangan ini untuk mematahkan akses target. Komunikasi master-to-agent telah dienkripsi dan bercampur dengan paket-paket yang diluncurkan. Baik komunikasi master-to-agent mahupun serangan itu sendiri dapat dikirimkan melalui paket-paket TCP, UDP, dan ICMP yang telah diacak. Master juga dapat melakukan pemalsuan IP address (spoofing). Hal ini membuat penyangkalan terhadap TFN2K sangat sukar dilakukan.

Trinoo

Trinoo (a.k.a. trin00) adalah program slave / master terkenal yang digunakan dalam serangan DDoS. Daemon Trinoo pada awalnya ditemukan pada format binary sejumlah sistem Solaris 2.x, yang diidentifikasi dapat dimanfaatkan dengan mengeksploitasi bug buffer overrun.

Jaringan Trinoo dapat berupa ratusan bahkan ribuan sistem di Internet yang diambilalih dengan eksploitasi buffer overrun secara remote. Akses ke sistem-sistem yang dijadikan agent tersebut diperolehi dengan menanamkan program back door sekaligus daemon Trinoo.

Sebuah jaringan Trinoo yang paling tidak terdiri atas 227 sistem – 114 diantaranya merupakan web-web Internet – pada 17 Ogos 1999 digunakan untuk membanjiri satu sistem yang ada di University of Minnessota. Akibatnya, server malang itu lumpuh dan koma selama dua hari. Saat penanganan terhadap serangan 17 Ogos itu dilakukan, pembanjiran besar data juga diketahui telah menyerang paling tidak 16 sistem lain, yang sebagian terdapat di luar AS.

Stacheldraht

Stacheldraht (Bahasa Jerman yang ertinya adalah kawat berduri) adalah tool lain yang popular untuk melancarkan serangan DDoS.

Tool ini sangat unik kerana ia menggabungkan fitur-fitur yang dimiliki oleh Trinoo dan TFN generasi pertama. Tool ini juga mempunyai enkripsi komunikasi antara penyerang dan masters Stacheldraht serta mampu melakukan update agent secara automatik.

Seperti Trinoo, Stacheldraht terdiri atas program-program master (handler) dan daemon atau bcast (agent). Fitur TFN yang dimiliki Stacheldraht adalah gaya-gaya serangan ICMP flood, SYN flood, UDP flood, dan “Smurf.” (uzi)

DRDoS (Distributed Reflectors Denial of Service)

DRDoS

Berbeza dari serangan DDoS biasa, dalam serangan DRDoS tentera penyerang mengandungi penguasaan zombi, zombi hamba, dan pemantul. Senario jenis serangan ini adalah selaras dengan serangan DDoS biasa sehingga satu peringkat khusus. Penyerang-penyerang mempunyai kawalan lebih menguasai zombi, yang bergilir-gilir, mempunyai kawalan lebih menghambakan zombi. Perbezaan dalam jenis serangan adalah zombi hamba yang mendahului bagi penghantaran zombi yang sebelum induknya menggunakan satu aliran bungkus dengan mangsa alamat IP sebagai sumber alamat IP kepada orang lain yang tidak dijangkiti mesin-mesin (diketahui sebagai pemantul), dan menggesa jentera bagi menghubungkan dengan mangsa.

Kemudian pemantul itu menghantar mangsa satu jumlah lalu lintas yang lebih besar, seperti satu jawapan untuk desakannya untuk perasmian satu hubungan baru, kerana mereka percaya bahawa mangsa itu adalah tuan rumah yang memintanya. Oleh itu, dalam serangan DRDoS, serangan dilancarkan oleh noncompromised mesin-mesin, yang mendaki tanpa serangan disedari bagi tindakan.

Membandingkan dua senario bagi serangan DDoS, kita harus perhatikan yang satu serangan DRDoS adalah lebih banyak menjejaskan daripada satu serangan DDoS biasa. Ini kerana satu serangan DRDoS mempunyai lebih mesin-mesin untuk berkongsi serangan, dan oleh itu serangan lebih tersebar. Senario keduanya adalah serangan DRDoS mencipta satu jumlah lalu lintas yang lebih besar dan disebabkan itu ianya lebih tersebar sifatnya.

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Worms in Oranges

2009-01-14T22:14:00.000+08:00

Another email contains of what's going on in China

Chinese new year is drawing near. When buy Chinese oranges please beware of the worms inside. These worms are very similar to the texture of the orange and therefore can only be observe if you look carefully (long sighted person may not notice).

The Chinese government had in fact made effort to destroy hundreds of tons of these oranges and compensate the farmers for these. But however some culprit may still sell it illegally. That's why we need to be careful.

Whether the worms is harmful to the human body or not is still questionable. But generally if few numbers are consumed it should not make any harm according to doctors. It is advisable to be careful about it.

Polis Malaysia (PDRM) Guna Mitsubishi Evo

2009-01-14T20:34:00.001+08:00

Sama ada percaya atau tidak dengan sumber yang belum disahkan ini, kita akan melihat pesalah jalan raya macam Mat Rempit pasti gerun dikejar kenderaan baru PDRM iaitu Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 10.

Tidak tahu kesahihan email yang saya dapat ini tapi kalau betullah pun, ia tidak memeranjatkan kerana Proton Waja yang digunakan mungkin tidak setanding kereta baru ini.

Don't Throw Your ATM Receipt Away

2009-01-14T12:20:00.000+08:00

I received this an email containing warning from a friend in Singapore. Even, never heard of such cases in Malaysia, I hope it'll be taken seriously just for precaution.

This happened in Singapore ... BEWARE: TRUE STORY

Since all of us have ATM card(s), I would like to share this important news.

My friend saw a man at Novena MRT ATM trying to get all the receipts out of the ATM bin.

Please read the following message from a friend of mine,it's true.

Please be careful, it's not a joke.......

Be careful when u draw cash from ATM with receipt which complete with your account number.

Never, never throw the receipt in the public bin even if u must tear into small pieces before throwing it away.

Today, just got a call from my sister that she had lost all her cash from her account.

She threw the receipt into the bin provided at ATM recently.

Luckily, she only has $633/= in her account. Not much of suspicious when she was left with $11/= because she thought it was her petrol GIRO payment, however, that's not true.

She only got to know it when the petrol company, Mobil cut-off the petrol card's transaction when she realized something is wrong.

After checking with the bank, she was told that now there is this syndicate who will pick up the ATM receipt & with their IT expert, they are able to draw out your money.

The bank will not be able to trace where these people had drawn the money & how they do it, don't ask me, even the bank can't answer it.

They can only advise you to report the case to the police for investigation. My sister is the third victim in this month

New Areas For P1

2009-01-09T17:04:00.000+08:00

Those in the areas of Bandar Kinrara, Kota Damansara, Shah Alam and part of Overseas Union Garden in Old Klang Road are the latest to get the Packet One (PI) WiMAX services starting this week.

The country’s WiMAX converged telecommunication company said in a statement today the services are currently already available in selected parts of the Klang Valley, Johor and Kedah.

To reach other communities wanting to enjoy the service, the company is now giving all Malaysians an opportunity to vote for the coverage in their areas.

“They will be able to jump ahead of P1’s master rollout schedule and get their PI WIMAX broadband service sooner,” said chief executive officer Michael Lai said.

Those interested to vote can go to www.p1.com.my/vote, he said.

News Update on Gaza's Attack

2009-01-09T17:00:00.000+08:00

Israel pushed ahead with its offensive in the Gaza Strip on Friday, ignoring a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the 14-day-old conflict.
Israeli warplanes dropped bombs on the outskirts of the city of Gaza, residents said. Elsewhere, Palestinian medics said tanks shelled a house in Beit Lahiya in the north of the Gaza Strip, killing six Palestinians from the same family.
The Israeli air force hit at least 50 targets across the enclave, including launching pads for rockets and facilities used to manufacture rockets, an army spokesman said.
In New York, the Security Council passed a resolution urging an “immediate, durable and fully respected ceasefire”, and for Israel to withdraw from Gaza after its two-week air-and-ground offensive. The United States abstained.
Israel’s leaders convened early on Friday to debate the resolution. The security cabinet would later vote on whether to push ahead with the offensive or cease fire unilaterally, an Israeli official said.
Israel’s military commanders appeared keen to pursue what was termed a third stage of the operation with additional ground troops being sent into the heart of Gaza’s built-up areas to flush out more gunmen and to try to secure more gains.
Gaza’s Hamas rulers sent mixed signals about the resolution.
Hamas spokesman Ayman Taha said the group did not recognise the resolution as it had not been consulted. However another spokesman said Hamas was “studying” the resolution.
The resolution, pressed for by Arab countries in the face of efforts by Britain, France and the United States for a more muted statement, called for arrangements to prevent arms smuggling into Gaza and for its borders to be opened.
It said there should be “unimpeded provision” and distribution of aid to the territory, home to 1.5 million people, many of whom are dependent on food assistance.
The U.N. Relief and Works Agency, which distributes the vast majority of aid in Gaza, kept its operations suspended on Friday after the death of one of its drivers in Israel’s offensive. It was not clear when aid distribution would resume.
Hamas officials said the Palestinian death toll had risen to 783, of whom more than a third were children.
The Israeli army said militants fired at least four rockets into Israel on Friday. No injuries or damage were reported.
While the United States abstained from the U.N. resolution, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Washington backed the text and had abstained only because it wanted to see the results of an Egyptian mediation effort.
Israel deployed 3,000 policemen in Jerusalem ahead of Friday prayers in the Old City. Police limited Palestinian access to the prayers to men aged over 55 and women over 50.
ROTTING CORPSES In Gaza, local ambulance crews and the Red Crescent, using a time slot coordinated with Israeli forces, said they collected rotting corpses in places that had been too risky to reach since Israeli forces began their ground attack six days ago.
Ten soldiers have been killed in the campaign launched by Israel to crush Hamas forces and halt the firing of rockets from Gaza into Israel. Israel says it is doing what it can to avoid civilian casualties but accuses Hamas of deliberately placing its fighters close to homes and mosques.
Rockets have killed three Israeli civilians since the offensive began. Olmert said Israel’s goal had not been achieved and a decision on further military action lay ahead.
Israel has said it accepts the “principles” of a ceasefire proposal by Egypt and the European Union, and Washington has urged the Jewish state to study details of the plan.
Hamas, shunned by the West for espousing violence, said it was still considering the ideas. But the militants say they will never accept Israel, whose establishment amid conflict 60 years ago dispossessed and uprooted Palestinian people.
European governments offered to back the plan with an EU border force to stop Hamas rearming via tunnels from Egypt. The deal would also address Palestinian calls for an end to Israel’s economic blockade of the Gaza Strip.
The ICRC accused Israel of violating the rules of war by delaying ambulance access to the house where its team found children huddled beside corpses, not far from the Israeli army.
The Red Cross said the army must have known of the situation but did not help the wounded, in violation of international law.
(Additional reporting by Louis Charbonneau and Sue Pleming at the United Nations and by Jerusalem bureau) REUTERS

What the World Say About Attacks on Palestine?

2009-01-02T19:19:00.000+08:00

JAKARTA, Jan 2, 2009 (AFP) - Tens of thousands of Indonesian Muslims carrying banners and Palestinian flags staged a peaceful protest in the capital Jakarta Friday to condemn Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, police said.

The demonstrators gathered in the city centre to pray for the safety of Palestinians before marching to the US embassy, punching their fists in the air and chanting “Allahu Akbar” (God is greater).

Organiser the Prosperous Justice Party had said it hoped to attract 200,000 people for the protest, which came as Israeli jets continued to pound militant targets for the seventh straight day.

“This is to show the world that Indonesians possess solidarity and understand the sufferings of the Palestinians,” the party’s deputy head Hilman Rosyad Syihab said.

The group hoped to raise 200,000 dollars for the Palestinians from the rally, he added.

“They want to protest against the Israeli airstrikes. We can handle the large number as long as they don’t become aggressive and throw stones or bottles,” national police spokesman Abubakar Nataprawira said.

There was heavy security for the rally, with about 500 police officers deployed, most of them outside the US embassy, local news website Detikcom reported. Two armoured police vehicles equipped with water cannons also stood by.

Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, has been a staunch supporter of the Palestinian struggle for nationhood, and has no diplomatic relations with Israel.

It has condemned the massive Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip and said it would send cash and medical aid to Palestinian victims.

The offensive, launched Saturday in response to a wave of Palestinian-fired rockets, has killed over 400 people so far, while rockets fired from Gaza have claimed four Israeli lives.

TEHRAN, Jan 2, 2009 (AFP) - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki hit out at the international community for not doing more in the face of Israel’s deadly blitz on Gaza on Friday and demanded an immediate halt to the assault.

“We are calling for an immediate ceasefire, a halt to the attacks and aid for the population of Gaza as well as an end to the (Israeli) blockade of the Palestinian territory and the opening up of all the borders, particularly the ports,” Mottaki said in a sermon at the main weekly Muslim prayers here.

Mottaki accused the Israeli navy of behaving like “a bunch of Somali pirates” after a patrol boat collided with an aid boat carrying medicines and international activists trying to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza on Tuesday.

Iran is a staunch supporter of the Islamist Hamas movement which controls Gaza and does not recognise its archfoe Israel.

The death toll from Israel’s aerial pounding of Gaza reached at least 420 on Friday as it entered its seventh day.

BAHAYA MICROWAVE OVEN

2009-01-02T17:45:00.000+08:00

BAHAYA MICROWAVE OVEN

Ketuhar gelombang mikro atau lebih popular dengan nama inggerisnya microwave oven, ialah antara gajet moden yang popular dikalangan para suri rumah dan pengusaha restoran di dunia sebagai jalan pintas menyediakan makanan untuk keluarga dan pelanggan.

Ketuhar ini amat popular kerana kecekapannya memanaskan makanan dalam sekelip mata. Lebih-lebih lagi, amat membantu pada bulan puasa, waktu sahur. Para ibu dan isteri hanya perlu masukkan makanan ke dalam ketuhar dan tekan punatnya...nyit. ..nyit... nyit dan tinggg....! Makanan panas sudah pun terhidang. Justeru, hampir setiap rumah kini memiliki microwave oven.

Cara masak melawan fitrah

Cara memasak atau memanaskan makanan di atas api atau ketuhar biasa bermula dengan makanan panas di bahagian luar dahulu, kemudian barulah haba masuk ke bahagian dalam. Berlainan dengan penggunaan ketuhar gelombang mikro. Makanan yang dimasak atau dipanaskan akan menjadi panas di bahagian dalam dahulu, kemudian barulah haba bergerak ke luar.

Ini boleh dilihat dengan membakar kentang di dalam ketuhar gelombang mikro untuk satu tempoh yang agak lama,katakan sejam. Walaupun telah dimasak sejam, kentang kelihatan seperti belum masak. Tetapi jika dibelah,tiada apa di bahagian dalamnya melainkan arang!

Inilah yang dikatakan cara memasak melawan fitrah. Pastinya sesuatu yang melawan fitrah, lazimnya membawa keburukan..

Ketuhar pengancam nyawa

Ketuhar gelombang mikro diperkenalkan pada orang ramai sekitar pertengahan 1950-an. Ketika itu tidak banyak kajian saintifik terhadap kesan memakan makanan gelombang mikro. Cuma sejak kebelakangan ini barulah pelbagai kajian dan penyelidikan dilakukan terhadap kesan memakan makanan gelombang
mikro kepada kesihatan manusia.

Kesemuanya merumuskan bahawa ketuhar gelombang mikro menghasilkan makanan yang sangat bahaya.

Ini agak mengejutkan kerana ketuhar ini baru bersama kita beberapa dekad sahaja. Namun dalam tempoh yang singkat itu, pelbagai penyakit yang berbahaya dan pelik-pelik muncul satu persatu. Ini secara teorinya,menjelaskan penggunaan ketuhar gelombang mikro turut menyumbang kepada meningkatnya pelbagai penyakit yang mengancam nyawa!

Tidak hairan jika golongan remaja hari ini, banyak yang diserang sakit jantung, dan orang muda seusia20-an dan 30-an mati menghidap kanser.

Makanan jadi toksik

Dalam penggunaan ketuhar gelombang mikro, radiasi elektromagnetik menggerakkan molekul-molekul makanan.

Molekul-molekul ini 'dipaksa' berpusing sedangkan kalau memanaskan makanan cara biasa, molekul-molekul ini bergerak dari tepi ke tepi. Keadaan berpusing ini memusnahkan molekul dan kadang kala menyusunnya semula menjadi bahan-bahan toksik yang menyebabkan alahan kepada manusia.

Badan tak kenal makanan

Yang dibimbangkan tentang penggunaan ketuhar gelombang mikro, bukan radiasi yang terhasil, tetapi bagaimana ia merosakkan DNA makanan hingga badan manusia tidak kenal bahawa apa yang ditelan itu ialah makanan.

Kerana tidak mengenali makanan, badan bertindak menyalutinya di dalam sel-sel lemak sebagai perlindungan terhadap 'makanan mati'; atau badang mengumuhkannya dengan pantas.

Sesungguhnya telah banyak bukti saintifik yang didedahkan oleh saintis akan bahaya penggunaan ketuhar gelombang mikro, para pengeluar tetap mengatakan ia selamat kerana keuntungan yang diperoleh daripada penjualan ketuhar ini berlipat ganda.

Penemuan mengejutkan

Dua orang penyelidik, Blanc dan Hertel telah mengesahkan bahawa memasak menggunakan ketuhar gelombang mikro,dengan ketaranya mengubah nutrisi makanan. Hertel telah bertahun-tahun menjadi saintis makanan dan berkhidmat di sebuah syarikat makanan Swiss terkemuka. Dia dibuang kerja kerana mempersoalkan prosedur memproses makanan
secara luar tabi'i. Lantas dia bergabung tenaga dan kepakaran dengan Blanc
dari Swiss Federal Institute of Biochemistry dan University Institute for Biochemistry. .

Kedua-dua saintis ini mengkaji kesan makanan mikro gelombang terhadap lapan individu dengan mengambil darah mereka sejurus selepas mengambil makanan gelombang mikro. Blanc dan Hertel mendapati paras haemoglobin individu-individu ini telah menurun.

Hasil kajian ini menunjukkan orang yang makan makanan gelombang mikro cenderung mendapat anaemia (kekurangan darah). Situasi bertambah jelas pada bulan kedua penyelidikan.

Itu baru dua bulan diberi makan makanan gelombang mikro, bagaimana kalau kita memakannya berbulan-bulan,bertahun-tahun?

Sepuluh sebab ketuhar gelombang mesti dibuang

Perhatikan fakta hasil kajian klinikal saintifik Swiss, Jerman dan Rusia di bawah ini:

1. Makan makanan yang melalui proses ketuhar gelombang mikro menyebabkan
kerosakan otak dalam jangka panjang iaitu ia 'memendekkan' utusan elektrik di dalam otak (depolarizing atau demagnetizing tisu otak).

2. Badan manusia tidak mampu meleraikan (metabolize) bahan makanan yang dimasak/dipanaskan di dalam ketuhar gelombang mikro.

3. Pengeluaran hormon lelaki dan perempuan terhenti dan/atau berubah dengan mengambil makanan gelombang mikro.

4. Kesan makanan gelombang mikro sebenarnya ibarat sisa/sampah di dalam badan manusia.

5. Mineral, vitamin dan khasiat makanan gelombang mikro berkurang atau berubah. Jadi badan kita dapat sedikit sahaja manfaat makanan. Badan kita juga menyerap kompaun-kompaun yang berubah itu, dan tidak dapat meleraikannya.

6. Mineral-mineral di dalam sayuran berubah menjadi radikal bebas yang menyebabkan kanser apabila dimasak/dipanaskan di dalam ketuhar gelombang mikro. Ini antara punca
mengapa pengidap kanser meningkat.

7. Makanan gelombang mikro menyebabkan ketumbuhan kanser di dalam perut dan usus-juga menjadi punca meningkatnya penghidap penyakit ini.

8. Makan makanan gelombang mikro berpanjangan menyebabkan sel-sel kanser meningkat di dalam darah manusia.

9. Makan makanan gelombang mikro secara berterusan juga menyebabkan merosotnya sistem imun melalui kelenjar limpa dan pengubahan serum darah.

10. Makanan gelombang mikro menyebabkan hilang daya ingatan, tumpuan, kestabilan emosi dan mengurangkan kecerdikan.

Fikirkan...

Pernahkah kita terfikir mengapa anak-anak kita hari ini degil, keras dan gelap hati? Atau kerap berlaku 'haruan makan anak' serta amalan seks luar tabi'i? Atau pernahkah
terlintas di benak fikiran kita, mengapa makin ramai yang cenderung menukar jantina - perempuan mahu jadi lelaki dan yang lelaki mahu jadi perempuan?

Fenomenanya krisis identiti dan gender kini menular dan semakin menjadi kelaziman. Antara sebabnya ialah kecelaruan hormon di dalam badan yang selain disebabkan makan makanan yang berstatus syubhah, juga berkemungkinan besar berpunca daripada makanan yang ditelan melalui proses gelombang mikro.

Selain pengusaha restoran, siapa lagi yang menghidangkan makanan yang mengancam kesihatan ini kalau bukan kita sendiri? Kitalah isteri, kitalah ibu yang kononnya sentiasa siuk.

Maka ketuhar gelombang mikrolah yang kita sandarkan untuk pantas menyediakan makanan keluarga tersayang.

Jika di rumah kita ada ketuhar ini dan telah tahu akan bahayanya, hentikanlah penggunaannya. Hanya mereka yang zalim sahaja sanggup menggadai nyawa sendiri dan ahli keluarganya.

Jika anda sedang berkira-kira mahu membeli ketuhar gelombang mikro,lupakan niat itu. Laburkan duit anda itu untuk sesuatu yang lebih bermanfaat untuk kesihatan keluarga. Jangan kita menjadi pembunuh kepada keluarga melalui penggunaan ketuhar gelombang mikro dengan memberi mereka makan makanan yang mengancam nyawa!

Terdapat banyak jurnal dan rencana kesihatan dan perubatan yang menjelaskan bahayanya ketuhar gelombang mikro kepada nyawa manusia. Antaranya:

http://www.mercola. com/article/ microwave/ hazards2. htm

http://www.cancersa lves.com/ article/microwav e.html

http://www.indigosu n.com/august99/ microwave. htm

Dipetik Dari Anis

Kisah 3 Ekor Kura-Kura

2009-01-02T17:18:00.000+08:00

Pada suatu hari, ada 3 ekor kekura (kura kura) nak gi bekelah bersama-sama. Kekura pertama membawa makanan, Kekura kedua membawa minuman, sedangkan Kekura ketiga tidak membawa apa-apa pun selamber jek lenggang perut.
Didalam perjalanan tiba-tiba ujan pun turun dengan lebat dan derasnya, sehingga mereka tak boleh meneruskan perjalanan. Kemudian timbul perbualan di antara mereka…
Kekura I : ermmm….. salah sekor dari kita mesti balik untuk amik payung. Siapa yang nak pegi ni?
Kekura II dan I saling pandang memandang, dan sepakat menuding Kekura III
Kekura III : Tak nak ahhh. Aku jalan lambat dan nanti aku nak sampai sini lagilah terlambat. Nanti sure nkorang bedal makanan ni semua.
Kekura II : Takk lah. Kita orang tunggu sampai nko datang.
Kekura III : Betul??? Kalau aku lambat 1 jam?
Kekura I & II : Kitorang akan tetap tunggu
Kekura III : Kalau 3 jam ??
Kekura I & II : Kitorang akan tetap tunggu
Kekura III : Kalau 1 hari ??
Kekura I & II : Kitorang akan tetap tunggu
Kekura III : 5 hari????
Kekura I & II : Kitorang akan tetap tunggu
Kekura III : 1 minggu?
Kekura I & II : Kitorang akan tetap tunggu
Kekura III : 2 minggu?
Kekura I & II : Kitorang akan tetap tunggu!!!!!!! nko pegi jek lah!!!!!!!!
Dengan berat hati, akhirnya Kekura III pun berangkat. Kekura I & II menunggu dengan setia. Sehari, dua hari dan seminggu telah berlalu, Kekura III tak jugak balik balik. Setelah dua minggu berlalu, Kekura I & II sudah tidak dapat menahan lapar…
Kekura I : Aku dah tak tahan lapar ni . Kita makan jek lah
Kekura II : Aku pun dah nak pensan ni. Jom ahh kiter perabih makanan ni
Tiba-tiba Kekura III muncul dari blakang semak…
Kekura III : Hoii !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nasib baik aku belom pegi lagi… kalau tak sure nkorang abiskan makanan ni kan kan??

Sambutan Tahun Baru 2009

2009-01-02T17:15:00.000+08:00

Oleh AlKundangi

Sebentar tadi penulis berpeluang melihat sambutan Tahun Baru Masehi 2009 di kaca TV. Antara yang hadir termasuklah Perdana Menteri dan isterinya, serta beberapa orang penggiat seni dan kebudayaan sepeerti M.Nasir. Nampak begitu meriah sekali mereka menungggu detik 12 malam untuk meyambut kedatangan tahun 2009 di Dataran Merdeka itu. Mengapa sambutan itu begitu meriah sekali? Apakah tahun 2009 itu perlu kita sambut sedemikian rupa? Irama muzik pop rock dan sebagainya serta pergaulan bebas lelaki wanita yang menimbulkan bermacam kecurigaan? Inilah cara saban tahun BN-UMNO menyambut Tahun Baru masehi itu.

Penulis teringat Allahyarham Ustaz Othman Abdul Razak yang sering mengajar di masjid Hospital Besar,KL dan di Suraunya Kg.Kinabalu Hujung,Dato’ Keramat. Beliau kemudian berpindah ke Hulu Langat dan mendirikan perkampungan Islam di sana. Ada satu perkara yang penulis masih ingat tentang ceramahnya atau kuliah-kuliah Tauhidnya. Tauhid atau Kalimah Thoyyibah itu diibaratkan beliau seperti sepohon rambutan, kalau pokoknya pokok rambutan, dahannya dahan rambutan, daunnya daun rambutan, buahnya buah rambutan, hatta akarnya akar rambutan. Begitulah akidah Islam atau kalimah Tauhid itu. Ia tidak bercampur dan tidak mungkin bercampur ibarat minyak dan air. Begitulah, akidah Islam itu tidak mungkin bercampur sepertimana yang dijelaskan dalam Surah Ibrahim yang bernaksud “Apakah tidak kamu melihat,bagaimana Tuhan mendatangkan satu misal bahawa Kalimah Tauhid itu seumpama sepohon pokok yang baik, akar tunjangnya menjunam ke bumi dan dahan serta cabangnya menjulang ke langit..” Inilah akidah Islam. Ia ibarat satu pokok yang tak mungkin berlainan,tak mungkin rambutan berbuah pulasan, berdahankan durian dan berbatangkan pokok kelapa. Pokok rambutan, seluruhnya adalah pohon rambutan.

Lalu apa kaitannya dengan Tahun Masehi tadi? Ya, tahun masehi adalah tahun kelahiran Nabi Isa,tahun kebesaran Kristian. Kenapa pula kita meyambutnya? Kenapa Paklah dan isteri serta berpuluh ribu rakyat Malaysia sanggup berdiri tegak sampai tegah malam semata-mata untuk menyambut kedatangan tahun Kristian itu? Apakah agama kalian. Islamkah kristian kah? Kita tidak menolak Nabi Isa. Bahkan Nabi Isa adalah di antara 25 rasul yang kita wajib percaya dengannya. Tetapi pada kita, nabi Isa tidak mati, dia hanya diserupakan dengan seseorang yang lain, dan orang itu disalib. Nabi Isa yang sebenar diangkat ke langit. Suatu hari dia akan turun semula ke bumi dan memerintah bumi ini sebelum kiamat Besar berlaku. Imam Mahdi juga muncul waktu membantu nabi Isa memerintah secara Islam sebelum kiamat mutlak datang. Inilah kepercayaan Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jamaah.

Berbeda sekali dengan ucapan Presiden Iran,Ahmadi Nejad yang diberi peluang berucap oleh TV Brirain, yang menerangkan kedudukan Nabi Isa dalam Islam, tidak seperti kepercayaan orang Kristian. Tetapi kenapakah PM kita tidak begitu,sedangkan beliau cucu seorang ulama terkenal di Kedah? Bila kita menghitung dalam tahun masehi umur kita, berurusan rasmi menggunakan tahun masehi, cuti umum pada hari utama agama mereka saban minggu, bermakna kita telah mengikut ‘millah” mereka, atau cara hidup/jalan hidup mereka. “Kaum Yahudi dan Nasrani tidak akan redha sehingga kita mengikut cara mereka .”(AlBaqarah). Kalau kita mengira umur kita menurut tahun masehi, setiap empat pulu tahun, umur kita kurang setahun jika lita mengira semula dalam Tahun Hijrah.Ertinya setiap 40 tahun,umur kita sebenarnya 41 tahun menurut Tahun Hijrah.kalau kita berzakat, ertunya setiap 40 tahun sekali kita akan terlepas dari membayar zakat. Bayangkan berapa ramai umat Islam tidak membayar zakat sepanjang hidupnya sekali atau dua kali jika mengira menurut Tahun Masehi? Inilah antara implikasinya yang tidak begitu kita sedari.Banyaklah lagi hal-hal lain yang tidak dapat disebutkan di sini.

Seperti kata Asyahid Syed Qutb, jika kita ingin ambil Islam ini, ambillah seluruhnya, kalau tidak tinggalkan seluruhnya, supaya senang umat Islam yang lain membuat perkiraan.Kita tidak mahu Islam yang dimahukan oleh Amerika diamalkan di sini, yang menganggap cita-cita menegakkan negara dan hukum Islam sebagai fundamentalist Muslim, atau lebih popular sekarang ini dengan gelaran terrorist. Oleh itu fikirkanlah kembali patutkah kita menentang Hudud dan Qisas, tetapi di masa yang lain kita mengaku Islam,bernama Islam berketurunan Islam, bahkan mengamalkan ajaran-ajaran Islam!

What Prominent Person of Intel Say About 2009?

2009-01-02T17:11:00.000+08:00

2008 has been a very positive year for Intel. Apart from extending its technology leadership in its 45 nanometer (nm) manufacturing process, Intel also introduced a wide range of new products, achieved several R&D, environmental and corporate milestones this year. In addition, the company also spearheaded a number of marketing campaigns in Malaysia to stimulate consumer demand and spur further market growth among local PC manufacturers. (For more details on key highlights in 2008, please refer to Page 4 of this press statement).

As we close 2008 and move ahead into 2009, Intel Malaysia executives would like to share their thoughts on the company’s achievements made in 2008 as well as their expectations for the next year:

Atul Bhargava, Managing Director, Intel Malaysia:

2008 was a great year for Intel Malaysia as the site made valuable contributions to key product designs, qualifications and manufacturing. We will continue to invest and innovate and have the best products in the future, because we have a very strong business model. Since Intel is a key ingredient in all aspects of computing and communications, we feel we will emerge from this cycle stronger than ever because of that.

As part of Intel’s 40th year anniversary, Intel Malaysia contributed over 118,105 volunteer hours to the community in Malaysia. This represented more than 10 per cent of the global 1 million volunteer hours that Intel had committed to achieve in 2008 as a way to honour its 40th year of business.

Intel remains committed to the investments it has made in Malaysia. After all, we have been here for more than 36 years, have invested nearly USD4 billion and currently employ close to 10,000 people to support our operations in Malaysia.

More importantly, Intel believes in investing for the future. While the economic outlook remains uncertain for 2009, we believe that Intel Malaysia is very well positioned competitively. We have been through many cycles before and the one thing we have learned is you cannot save your way out of a downturn. If companies want to be competitive, they need to invest to emerge as winners in a downturn. Companies that fall off the investment cycle in IT are taking a risk and next generation IT solutions will give them that winning edge.

We should also bear in mind that while business activity may slow down, the big challenges around energy, the environment, healthcare, education, and life sciences aren't going away. If anything they will get tougher. Hence, investment in new technology can address these critical issues in Malaysia as well as globally. All said and done, Intel believes that technology has been the engine of the economy for some time, and will continue to be so in the future.

Ryaz Patel, Country Manager, Sales and Marketing, Intel Malaysia:

While 2009 will be a challenging year, we are confident that a concerted effort by consumers, corporations, and the government will enable Malaysia to emerge out of this economic transition stronger than before. With shrinking global demand and less foreign direct investments available, the global marketplace will be even more competitive. It is therefore imperative for all Malaysians to raise the national productivity levels so that we can stay ahead of the curve, and make the country an attractive location for more foreign investments.

Naturally, ICT will continue to play a critical role in helping to increase productivity levels, hence the focus for strategic investments should be channelled towards ICT as a key enabler for sustained growth.

In this respect, Intel is playing its part to ensure that computing is made affordable to all Malaysians, and this includes rolling out campaigns such as volume aggregation programs that help consumers save by pooling their purchasing power. Today, new PCs and many other computing devices are already priced below RM1,000 to satisfy the basic computing needs of many consumers. Meanwhile, companies that require more computing horsepower can opt for Intel’s full suite of processors that are designed to cater to the breadth and depth of any computing environment.

We are also committed to accelerate broadband adoption in Malaysia because widespread and affordable Internet access will allow Malaysians to be more competitive in a global economy. An example of our commitment in accelerating broadband adoption in Malaysia is Intel Capital’s decision to invest RM50 million in Green Packet to kick-start Malaysia’s first mobile WiMAX network. Intel and Green Packet’s subsidiary, Packet One Networks are working together to deploy Malaysia’s first nationwide 802.16e WiMAX network. This is a significant milestone for Malaysia and WiMAX as it represents the first large scale commercial deployment of mobile WiMAX in Southeast Asia and the first large scale deployment of an 802.16e 2.3GHz WiMAX network outside of Korea.

There are still a billion people who aren’t connected to the Internet, and all around the world governments are looking to invest in technology as a way to be competitive. The Malaysian government understands this challenge and has done much to invest in and embrace technology. While this is commendable, we wish to encourage the government to keep the momentum going by reviewing other ICT-related areas that can help stimulate further economic growth in the country. This includes unlocking the Universal Service Provider funds to support broadband infrastructure deployment in the country.

A review of the existing Internet backhaul charges by the government would also be a welcome move because this would contribute significantly towards reducing the cost of international bandwidth charges to the Internet. This move will make Malaysia more competitive and also opens the door for growth and more inbound investments in areas such as Shared Services Outsourcing and the setting up of regional data farms.

Funny Stories About Sardar Jee

2009-01-01T16:00:00.000+08:00

Well! Well! Well! Happy New Year to all readers. Here we started this lovely 2009 with funny story about Sardar Jee.

Boss: Where were you born?
Sardar: India ..
Boss: which part?
Sardar: What 'which part'? Whole body was born in India .

2 sardar were fixing a bomb in a car.
Sardar 1: What would you do if the bomb
explodes while fixing.
Sardar 2: Dont worry, I have one more.

Sardar: What is the name of your car?
Lady: I forgot the name, but is starts with 'T'.
Sardar: Oh, what a strange car, starts with Tea. All cars that I know start with petrol.

Sardar joined new job. 1st day he worked till late evening on the computer. Boss was happy and asked what you did till evening.
Sardar: Keyboard alphabets were not in order, so I made it alright.

Museum Administrator: That's a 500-year-old statue u've broken.
Sardar: Thanks God! I thought it was a new one.

At the scene of an accident a man was crying: O God! I have lost my hand, oh!
Sardar: Control yourself. Don't cry. See that man. He has lost his head. Is he crying?

Sardar: U cheated me.
Shopkeeper: No, I sold a good radio to u.
Sardar: Radio label shows Made in Japan but radio says this is 'All India Radio!

'

NOW THE LAST TWO ULTIMATE :
In an interview, Interviewer: How does an electric motor run?
Sardar: Dhhuuuurrrrrrrrrr. .....
Inteviewer shouts: Stop it.
Sardar: Dhhuurrrr dhup dhup dhup...

Tourist: Whose skeleton is that?
Sardar: An old king's skeleton.
Tourist: Who's that smaller skeleton next to it?
Sardar: That was same king's skeleton when he was a child .

Hahahahahah......

Field Test/Network Monitor For Symbian S60

2008-12-27T11:53:00.000+08:00

This is a simple procedure for made Nokia S 60 2nd and S60 3rd to be a

Netmonitor/Field Test Requirements:
1. Nokia series : 6120c, N73, N80, N81, N82, N95, N95 8G, E51, E65, E90 …
2. Software and file unlocking : Hellocarbide.sis, X‐plore.sis, installserver.exe
3. PC suite

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Instant Ab Flatteners

2008-12-27T11:34:00.000+08:00

Achieving a toned, sexy tummy might seem like a pipe dream this time of year. Baggy sweaters abound, egg nog is served and Frosty the Snowman doesn't offer much in the way of flat-belly inspiration. But getting a sleek, sexy stomach is easier than you think. Spend just five minutes a day on toning your abs and you'll get an amazing middle.

We rounded up five of the most effective tummy toners around. Work three or four of these exercises into your routine (easing them in will minimize soreness). Do the number of reps indicated, resting one minute between moves. The only equipment you will need is a hand towel. Washboard abs, here you come!

Pike 90

Lie faceup; raise legs until perpendicular to floor, feet flexed. Lower right leg so it hovers 1 or 2 inches off floor and place hands lightly behind head. In this position, do 15 crunches, lifting chest toward ceiling and lowering. Switch legs and repeat.

Crunchy frog

Sit with knees bent, feet flat. Keeping legs together, raise feet several inches and bring knees toward chest. Wrap arms around knees without touching legs. Extend legs and stretch arms to sides, palms forward. Return to wrapped-arm position; repeat. Do 15 reps.

Tornado

Stand with feet hip-width apart, right leg in front of left, right foot turned out. Bend elbows and raise arms out to sides at shoulder level (like goalposts). In one motion, raise right knee to lowered right elbow. Return to start; switch sides and repeat to complete one rep. Do 15 reps.

Corkscrew

Lie faceup. Press legs together and raise them toward ceiling until they're at a 90-degree angle, with knees slightly bent and toes pointed. Raise butt and legs off floor using ab muscles; twist legs slightly to left. Repeat, twisting to right, for one rep. Do 15 reps.

Side arm balance

Start on floor on knees. Lean to left and place left hand on floor under shoulder; extend right arm up and to left, palm down. Straighten right legs out to right with foot on floor, resting on left knee. Hold for 5 breaths. Return to start; switch sides. Repeat twice per side.

Laptop Itu Haram?

2008-12-22T15:23:00.000+08:00

I don't know if this is funny story for you guys... ;) Just far away from tense moment...

Ahmad merupakan peniaga barangan komputer di tempatnya.Semua orang mengenalinya. Sebut sahaja Bill Gates semua orang kampung mengenali tak kira kecil mahupun dewasa.

Perniagaan komputernya pula semakin lama semakin berjaya hasil jualan lap top kepada masyarakat di kampungnya.Ini disebabkan sudah semakin ramai orang kampung yang celik komputer.

Sehinggalah pada suatu petang, dia singgah untuk minim di warung Pak Itam, diperhatikannya pada sekumpulan anak muda yang diketuai oleh Sidek sedang berbincang tentang lap top. Kata Sidek Lap top itu haram.Lalu disambut dengan rasa kehairanan oleh rakan-rakannya.

Sebagai penjual komputer Ahmad terasa seolah-olah ayat itu ditujukan padanya. Tanpa berfikir panjang Ahmad terus menyergah Sidek dan mempertikaikan kata-katanya,"Siapa kata lap top tu haram hah!, Tak pernah sepanjang aku berniaga ada mana-mana fatwa yang mengatakan berniaga lap top tu haram, ni memandai-mandai pulak kau buat fatwa,"

" Apa yang salahnya aku cakap, lap top tu cakap bahasa Melayunya komputer RIBA, RIBA kan ke haram?" Kata-kata Sidek menyebabkan kawan-kawannya ketawa berdekah-dekah.Ahmad tak menghabiskan air yang diminumnya dan terus berlalu meninggalkan warung Pak Itam dengan perasaan malu.

Who Is Writing Obama's Speech (He Just 27 Years Old)

2008-12-19T16:58:00.000+08:00

At 27, he already booked his name at the history book by being a speechwriter for new President of USA, Barack Obama.

The job requires him to work unnoticed, even in plain view, so Jon Favreau settles into a wooden chair at a busy Starbucks in the center of Penn Quarter. Deadline looms, and he needs to write at least half a page by the end of the day. As the espresso machines whir, Favreau opens his laptop, calls up a document titled "rough draft of inaugural" and goes to work on the most anticipated speech of Barack Obama's life.

During the campaign, the buzz-cut 27-year-old at the corner table helped write and edit some of the most memorable speeches of any recent presidential candidate. When Obama moves to the White House next month, Favreau will join his staff as the youngest person ever to be selected as chief speechwriter. He helps shape almost every word Obama says, yet the two men have formed a concert so harmonized that Favreau's own voice disappears.

"He looks like he's in college and everybody calls him Favs, so you're like, 'This guy can't be for real, right?' " said Ben Rhodes, another Obama speechwriter. "But it doesn't take long to realize that he's totally synced up with Obama. . . . He has access to everything and everybody. There's a lot weighing on his shoulders."

Especially now, as Favreau and the rest of Obama's young staffers begin a transition that extends far beyond new job titles. Three months ago, Favreau lived in a group house with six friends in Chicago, where he rarely shaved, never cooked and sometimes stayed up to play video games until early morning. Now, he has transformed into what one friend called a "Washington political force" -- a minor celebrity with a down payment on a Dupont Circle condo, whose silly Facebook photos with a Hillary Rodham Clinton cutout created what passes for controversy in Obama's so far drama-free transition.

Favreau believes he will transition well if he focuses exclusively on writing, which is why he has buried himself in the inaugural address. He moves while he writes to avoid becoming stale -- from the Starbucks, to his windowless transition office, to his new, one-bedroom condo, where the only furniture in place is a blow-up mattress on the hardwood floor. He sometimes writes until 2 or 3 a.m., fueled by double espresso shots and Red Bull. When deadline nears, a speech consumes him until he works 16-hour days and forgets to call home, do his laundry or pay his bills. He calls it "crashing."

Last month, Favreau met for an hour in Chicago with Obama and adviser David Axelrod, as is their habit before important speeches. Obama told him to make the inaugural address no longer than 15 or 20 minutes, and they agreed to theme it around, Favreau said, "this moment that we're in, and the idea that America was founded on certain ideals that we need to take back." Obama asked for a first draft by Thanksgiving. Favreau explained that he had planned a vacation and promised a draft by this week.

During his vacation, Favreau e-mailed notes to himself via BlackBerry while visiting friends in Manhattan and talked about structure at his family's Thanksgiving dinner. He listened to recordings of past inaugural addresses and met with Peggy Noonan, Ronald Reagan's speechwriter, to seek advice. One of Favreau's assistants researched other periods in history when the United States faced crises; another interviewed historians such as David McCullough.

Still more daunting is the list of things Favreau can't think about as he writes the inaugural. He went for a run to the Lincoln Memorial last month and stopped in his tracks when he imagined the mall packed with 3 million people listening to some of his words. A few weeks later, Favreau winced when Obama spokesman Bill Burton reminded him: "Dude, what you're writing is going to be hung up in people's living rooms!"

"If you start thinking about what's at stake, it can get paralyzing," Favreau said.

Obama sometimes jokes that Favreau is not so much a speechwriter as a mind reader. He carries Obama's 1995 autobiography, "Dreams From My Father," with him almost everywhere and has memorized most of his famous keynote speech from the 2004 Democratic National Convention. He has mastered Obama's writing style -- short, elegant sentences -- and internalized his boss's tendency toward reflection and ideological balance.

Favreau's job is "to be like a baseball umpire," one co-worker said, and perform his task so deftly that nobody notices him. He listens to Obama tell stories in his office and spins them into developed metaphors, rich in historical context. When Obama delivers a speech on the road, Favreau studies the recording and notes the points at which Obama departs from the text so he can refine the riffs and incorporate them next time.

In four years together, Obama and Favreau have perfected their writing process. Before most speeches, Obama meets with Favreau for an hour to explain what he wants to say. Favreau types notes on his laptop and takes a crack at the first draft. Obama edits and rewrites portions himself -- he is the better writer, Favreau insists -- and they usually work through final revisions together. If Favreau looks stressed, Obama sometimes reassures him: "Don't worry. I'm a writer, too, and I know that sometimes the muse hits you and sometimes it doesn't. We'll figure it out together."

"The president-elect understands that Jon is a rare talent. He knows what he's got," said Obama spokesman Tommy Vietor, who also worked in the Senate office. "There's a mutual respect and appreciation between them, and the president-elect trusts Jon's instincts and ability. It's a partnership."

They stumbled upon it by accident in 2004, when Obama, just elected to the Senate, needed to hire a speechwriter. He brought Favreau, then 23, into the Senate dining room for an interview on his first day in office. They talked for 30 minutes about harmless topics such as family and baseball before Obama turned serious.

"So," he said. "What's your theory on speechwriting?"

Awkward silence. Favreau, just graduated from Holy Cross, had talked his way onto Sen. John F. Kerry's presidential campaign in 2003 and had become a press assistant, arriving at the office at 3 a.m. to clip newspapers. The speech he had given as class valedictorian circulated around the staff, and Favreau eventually got a shot at speechwriting. He wrote well and rose to the top of the department, but there was never any time to formulate theories. Now, Favreau looked at Obama and went with his gut.

"A speech can broaden the circle of people who care about this stuff," Favreau said. "How do you say to the average person that's been hurting: 'I hear you. I'm there. Even though you've been so disappointed and cynical about politics in the past, and with good reason, we can move in the right direction. Just give me a chance.' "

"I think this is going to work," Obama said.

Favreau worked for more than two years in Obama's Senate office before moving to Chicago to help with the presidential campaign. He hired speechwriters Rhodes and Adam Frankel -- and, a year later, former Clinton speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz -- and together they crafted the speeches Obama delivered on the night of each primary.

The writers could sometimes crank out a 1,500-word speech in one or two days, working in Obama's Chicago headquarters almost until sunrise. Sometimes, it took Favreau and his team hours to conceptualize the opening few lines. They gathered in a tiny office and formed sentences out loud, each word mulled and debated, until suddenly -- yes! -- they could envision the whole speech.

"When we were on, we could finish each other's thoughts," Frankel said. "We knew where we were going next. We were in total alignment on those speeches."

One Saturday night in March, Obama called Favreau and said he wanted to immediately deliver a speech about race. He dictated his unscripted thoughts to Favreau over the phone for 30 minutes -- "It would have been a great speech right then," Favreau said -- and then asked him to clean it up and write a draft. Favreau put it together, and Obama spent two nights retooling before delivering the address in Philadelphia the following Tuesday.

"So," Obama told Favreau afterward. "I think that worked."

Favreau wrote a first draft of the Democratic National Convention acceptance speech, but his boss thought it lacked direction. Obama rewrote it, and it ended up almost 15 minutes too long. Favreau spent three days traveling across the country with Obama so they could trim the speech, editing until a few hours before Obama stepped to the lectern in front of more than 84,000 people in Denver.

For Election Day, Favreau wrote two speeches -- one in case of a win and another for a loss. After Obama learned that he had won Pennsylvania and essentially secured the presidency, he called Favreau to make final word edits on the victory address. "Okay, this all sounds good," Favreau said when Obama finished making his changes. "And hopefully we never have to think about that other one again."

All told, Favreau spent more than 18 months on almost constant deadline, staying up until 5 a.m. during the financial crisis to craft speeches for the next day and waking up at 8 a.m. to obsess over the daily tracking polls, which he started calling "daily crack."

When the pressure wore on Favreau, he unwound like a 27-year-old, sending prank e-mails to friends at the Obama offices or playing the video game Rock Band in the Lincoln Park group house he shared with six campaign staffers. He visited Axelrod's office and sought advice. He called his best friend, Josh Porter, when he felt ready to break down.
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"A few times he called at midnight, sounding just done," Porter said. "He would be like, 'I don't know if I can do this anymore. I'm in over my head. I'm starting to freak out.' "

But there were also moments of euphoria, when Favreau would catch himself choking up while riding in the motorcade or rehearsing with Obama backstage. Before he entered Grant Park on election night, to stand in the VIP section with his parents and younger brother to hear Obama speak, Favreau sent a quick e-mail to Porter at 9:07 p.m. The subject line read: "Dude."

"We won," Favreau wrote. "Oh my God."

Two weeks after the election, Favreau accepted a new job that essentially came with a new life. He moved back to Washington, hired a real estate agent, bought his first apartment and ordered furniture from Pottery Barn that sits unopened in nine boxes lined against his wall. He will need to buy more jackets and ties to replace his preferred outfit of jeans and a sweater. Friends joke that Favreau suddenly turned 40 this year -- but he still shows flashes of 27.

At a party at his parents' house over Thanksgiving vacation, he danced and posed awkwardly next to a cardboard cutout of Clinton. A buddy uploaded photos onto Facebook, reporters discovered them, and suddenly experts were debating Favreau's maturity on television. Favreau called Clinton and Obama to apologize. They told him not to worry, but he still does.

How is this supposed to work, anyway? Do Favreau and the rest of Obama's young staffers transform to meet the formalities of the White House, or does the White House change to accommodate them? For almost two years during the campaign, Favreau and his speechwriting staff came to work in jeans and communicated via instant messaging. When they needed to write, they crammed together into a closet-size room, feet on the table, downing energy drinks and ordering takeout late into the night.

"We were always informal -- that's Favs's style," said Rhodes, one of the speechwriters. "I don't think he ever scheduled a meeting where we all sat down at a table and said, 'Here's what we have to do this week.' And if he had, we probably would have laughed at him."

But now Favreau and the other senior speechwriters are preparing to move into separate offices and expand their staff. Favreau expects to hire four or five more writers -- including a few who focus on foreign policy -- and he's unsure how to manage them. "My biggest strength isn't the organization thing," he said. A few of the other speechwriters have volunteered to help train and direct new hires.

Obama's speeches are likely to evolve, too. Some will focus more on policy, Favreau said, and a few dozen bureaucrats will want to parse each word. Andrei Cherny, a former White House speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore, called Favreau after the election to congratulate him and then warned that, in the White House, "the scrutiny and the power is unlike anyplace else."

"We know that we're going to have to approach the White House our way and have some fun with it," Favreau said, "because that kind of attitude is what made us successful."

No matter how it goes, Favreau believes this will be his last job in politics -- "anything else would be so anticlimactic," he said. Someday, he wants to write in his own voice, for himself.

"Maybe I'll write a screenplay, or maybe a fiction book based loosely on what all of this was like," Favreau said. "You had a bunch of kids working on this campaign together, and it was such a mix of the serious and momentous and just the silly ways that we are. For people in my generation, it was an unbelievable way to grow up."

By Eli Saslow
Washington Post Staff Writer

courtesy from Yahoo

Ancient Computers?

2008-12-18T17:48:00.000+08:00

A 2,000-year-old computing device may change the way we think about ancient civilizations. The mechanical star-positioning instrument was discovered in a shipwreck at the turn of the 20th century, and until recently, no one had figured out how it worked.

Research from Cardiff University, in conjunction with the National Archeological Museum of Athens and the Universities of Athens and Thessaloniki, suggests that the device “is more sophisticated than anyone previously thought” and that “Greek technology was far more advanced than previously thought.” 1 The device was able to track the motions of the sun and moon, even predicting eclipses, the irregular orbit of the moon, and possibly the positions of the planets.

The wood and bronze device was named the “Antikythera Mechanism” after the Aegean island near where it was discovered. The researchers recreated its 70 pieces, including 30 gears—some of which are differential gears, a concept that was not rediscovered until modern times. Recreating the device was difficult and painstaking, involving the expertise of astronomers, mathematicians, computer specialists, script analysts, and conservation experts. Professor Mike Edmunds of the School of Physics at Cardiff said, “The way the mechanics are designed just makes your jaw drop.”1

The historical paradigm that man has gradually evolved a smarter and larger brain over vast periods of time stands in contrast to the biblical history, which holds that mankind was created fully human from the beginning,2 with a fully-developed human brain. However, because of sin, mankind has actually been “de-evolving” ever since.3

Bible believers should not be surprised to find evidence of advanced technology from the ancient world (in this case, dating from before the time of Christ). This millennia-old computer, along with many other previous discoveries, is another example that our current understanding may actually not be as advanced as our “antiquated” predecessors.

by Brian Thomas, M.S.

Cute Technology

2008-12-17T22:56:00.000+08:00

I wish i could get one of this at my home, cute isn't?

This is what I called creativity + technology. Technology itself can be translated as art.

Perhaps there will be combination between a computer and a cat.

Pinggan Mangkuk Pun ada Melamine!

2008-12-17T22:48:00.000+08:00

Satu isu yang perlu dilihat dengan teliti oleh pengguna jika mahukan hidup anda selamat.

Selalunya, hanya makanan yang berpotensi untuk dihinggapi kuman yang boleh menyebabkan virus seterusnya memudaratkan manusia tapi lain pula jadinya apabila pinggan mangkuk pun boleh jadi punca.

Saya selitkan salah satu artikel yang diemelkan kepada saya. Ia harus dipandang serius dan dikaji dengan teliti kerana penghujungnya juga melibatkan nyawa manusia.

Kebanyakan pinggan plastic di Malaysia dibuat daripada MELAMINE yang mengandungi 'urea formaldehyde' dan sangat berbahaya kepada kesihatan.

Urea Formaldehyde adalah sejenis bahan yang biasanya digunakan untuk membuat bekas barangan electric dan 'insulation' wayar electrik. Bahan ini amat berbahaya jika memasuki badan manusia.

Ia boleh menyebabkan masalah sistem penghadaman, masalah pernafasan, batu karang, kegagalan buah pinggang, cancer pundi kencing dan kerosakan sistem pembiakan.

Kebanyakan restoran-restoran di Malaysia juga menggunakan pinggan jenis ini kerana ia tidak mudah pecah dan kelihatan cantik seperti pinggan ceramic.

Mudah sahaja untuk mengenali pinggan mangkuk yang diperbuat daripada melamine. Pada kebiasaanya di bawah pinggan ini tertulis MELAMINE.

Tetapi pinggan-pinggan melamine yang di buat di Thailand atau China selalunya tidak menulis perkataan ini di pinggan tersebut.

Mangkuk pinggan melamine dari Thailand adalah jenis paling berbahaya disebabkan bahan kimia yang terdapat dalam pinggan mangkuk tersebut sangat mudah 'leech out' ke dalam makanan kita, terutamanya jika makanan itu panas.

Oleh itu elakkan semua pinggan mangkuk plastik yg kelihatan berkilat seperti seramik, kerana ia kemungkinan besar adalah melamine.

Selain itu, bahan MELAMINE ini juga boleh bertindak-balas dengan bahan makanan dan membentuk racun yang lebih berbahaya, iaitu melamine cyanurate.

Bahan ini akan membentuk crystal seperti kaca yang boleh merosakkan salur darah dan buah pinggang.

Baru-baru ini kecoh berita tentang pencemaran melamine di dalam susu kanak-kanak. Kira-kira 15 bayi telah mati dan beratus-ratus sakit buah pinggang di China disebabkan oleh bahan ini. Pada tahun 2007 juga, telah kecoh di Amerika Syarikat kerana bahan melamine yang mencemarkan makanan haiwan peliharaan telah membunuh beratus-ratus binatang peliharaan.

Ini adalah bahan yang SAMA digunakan di dalam pembuatan pinggan melamine.
Pinggan-mangkuk melamine ini banyak dijual di pasaraya di Malaysia termasuk di TESCO, GIANT, MYDIN, CARREFOUR dan byk lagi.

Untuk keselamatan, gunalah pinggan yg dibuat dari kaca atau seramik kerana bahan ini adalah sangat 'stable' dan tidak beracun.

Banyak kerajaan di Eropah, New Zealand, kerajaan Amerika Syarikat, dan juga kerajaan UAE telah mengharamkan semua mangkuk pinggan yang diperbuat daripada melamine.

Hot MP3 Players

2008-12-12T22:21:00.000+08:00

Got a music lover on your list? These popular MP3 players run the gamut, from hard drive- to flash-based, pricey to cheap, iPod to (gasp!) non-iPod, you name it.
The bigger, the better
Some music fanatics just can't leave the house without all—and I mean all—of their tunes in their pocket. These hard drive-based MP3 players may not be the smallest on the market, but they've got storage to spare.

iPod Classic
Notes: Obvious choice for Mac users; redesigned, two-paned interface; supports video and iTunes movie rentals; no Wi-Fi; no music subscription support.
Reviews: 4/5 (CNET)

Zune
Notes: Syncs music and podcasts over Wi-Fi; can buy music wirelessly over Zune Marketplace; music subscription (via Zune Pass) available; meet fellow music lovers on the Zune Social; limited selection of TV shows, no movie rentals
Reviews: 4/5 (CNET), 4/5 (PC Magazine)

Ibiza Rhapsody
Notes: No, 30GB isn't a tone of storage, but player offers deep, seamless Rhapsody support over Wi-Fi; works without a PC; podcast support; Web browser; video player
Reviews: 3/5 (CNET)

Small, but beautiful

You won't be able to fit your entire music collection on these flash-based players; then again, you can't clip a hard-drive MP3 player onto a key ring, can you?

iPod Nano
Notes: Super-slim and trim; new, iPod Touch-like interface; video playback, including iTunes movie rentals; no Wi-Fi; no subscription music support
Review: 4/5 (CNET), 4.5/5 (PC Magazine)

Zune (flash-based)
Notes: Same Wi-Fi, video, and Zune Social features as its HDD-based big brother; a bit cheaper compared to the iPod Nano; subscription music (Zune Pass) support
Reviews: 3.5/5 (CNET), 3/5 (PC Magazine)

Sansa Fuze
Notes: Steep discounts online make this a good choice for bargain hunters; just 0.3 inches thick with a 1.9-inch display; video playback; Rhapsody subscription support
Reviews: 4/5 (CNET), 3.5/5 (PC Magazine)

iPod Shuffle
Notes: One of the tiniest (and cheapest) MP3 players out there; clips onto your clothing; no display, so there's no way to browse for songs
Reviews: 3/5 (CNET)

Creative Zen Mozaic
Notes: FM radio; built-in speaker; voice recorder; video playback; stylish design; a bit clunky at 0.5 inches thick; critics aren't in love with the so-so interface
Reviews: 3.5/5 (CNET), 3/5 (PC Magazine)

They've got the touch

Touchscreens are all the rage, and these flash-based MP3 players have 'em.

iPod Touch
Notes: Tons of apps available over iTunes; Wi-Fi; video playback, including iTunes movies rentals; TV-out capabilities; one of the best touch UIs on the market; earned stellar ratings from critics; relatively pricey
Reviews: 4.5/5 (CNET), 5/5 (PC Magazine)

Samsung P2
Notes: Way cool design, snazzy touch interface; lets you take cell phone calls via Bluetooth; supports video rentals via CinemaNow; getting a bit long in the tooth; no 32GB model
Reviews: 4/5 (CNET), 3.5/5 (PC Magazine)

Wii's Future In Motion

2008-12-05T15:03:00.001+08:00

Hardcore gamers may still scoff at Nintendo's Wii for catering to casual gamers. But hidden behind its Clark Kent facade are some impressive financial muscles.

Nintendo rocked the gaming world when it brought out the Wii gaming console three years ago by turning an entirely new demographic of users on to gaming. Middle-aged and senior citizens stood in line to buy Wiis on the strength of games like Wii Fit, which audiences found more fun than workout DVDs.

To date, Nintendo has sold nearly 35 million Wiis, including 12.6 million in the U.S., Nintendo's biggest market. That's lower than Sony's PlayStation 2, which has sold 43 million units since 2000. But it's still pretty high for a console that, at launch, was technologically a generation behind its chief competitors, Sony's PlayStation 3, with 13 million units in users' living rooms, and Microsoft's Xbox 360, with 23 million units. This year, the Wii is expected to sell more than the best-selling PS2 sold in its best year, 2003.

Just as interesting as how Nintendo has changed the gaming world, however, has been its business approach. Nintendo sells games along the time-honored razor-razor blade model, namely pushing out the console and then enticing users to buy more games.

"More casual players aren't as likely to be attracted by hardware features, so it's all about delivering a fun, easy-to-use and addicting game experience," says Anita Frazier, toy and video game analyst at NPD Group.

Another factor in enticing those casual users is keeping its console cheap. "The key thing about Nintendo is they want their things to be at price points that anyone can respond to," says Hiroshi Kamide, director of research at KBC Securities Japan. Nintendo's strategy is to buy inexpensive components instead of making them in-house, allowing the Wii to sell for $260 while the PS3 costs $300.

But here's the winning point: Unlike its competitors, Nintendo has figured out how to make money from its console sales. Sony loses money on each Playstation sold. Microsoft might just break even. But every Wii brings in $6 of operating profit for Nintendo, says David Gibson, an analyst at Macquarie Securities.

Nintendo also sells 60% of Wii games itself, compared with 30% for Microsoft and 15% for Sony. Wii users are expected to buy the most games this year, 220 million, compared with 120 million PS3 games and 125 million for the Xbox 360.

The top three Wii games--"Wii Play," "Super Smash Brothers Brawl" and "Super Mario Galaxy"--are all Nintendo's own titles, but the top three for PS3--"Grand Theft Auto IV," "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare" and "Assassin's Creed"--are all from outside developers, not from Sony.

By making most of its games itself, Nintendo risks sacrificing the chance to earn licensing fees from as many third-party developers as its competitors. It also prices games cheaper--at $50 versus $60 for the other two consoles. But so far the gambit has paid off: Wii locks in fans because many of its most popular games appear exclusively on the Wii. And Nintendo has a higher gross margin on game software than the others at 65%, compared with between 50% and 60%.

Those only-available-here games sell better than games that have been ported to other consoles because the Wii's unique features--the motion-sensor remote, for instance--make it hard to translate into other systems. PS3 and Xbox 360 games can be ported between those two systems fairly easily, but developers that want to make a game for all three consoles need a dedicated Wii team to write the Nintendo version.

Ubisoft's new "Shaun White Snowboarding" game, which shipped in late November, uses the Wii Fit motion board to simulate full-motion snowboarding; its Xbox and PS versions push online virtual snowboarding with friends. - Forbes

Six Windows Netbooks Rated by ConsumerReports.org

2008-12-04T16:43:00.000+08:00

Find out which is best for you.

Netbooks, highly portable mini-laptops that are smaller, cheaper, and weigh less than regular laptops, are on track to be one of this holiday season's hot sellers. The cheapest netbooks, priced well under $400, run the Linux operating system, which limits which application software you can run on them and may require learning how to use Linux. Models with Windows XP installed start at around $400 and have nine- or ten-inch screens.

We tested six of the least expensive Windows models now on the market:

Asus Eee PC 904HA
MSI Wind U100-016US
Lenovo IdeaPad S10
The Dell mini 9
HP Mini 1000
Acer Aspire One A150X

None of these offered the best of everything. We found plenty of trade-offs between weight, battery life, size, storage capacity, and ergonomics. (Check our computer buying guide for more information on important computer features.)

Still, if you're considering an inexpensive, super portable computer for the holidays, we found the following tested netbooks had some particular advantages:

Asus Eee PC 904HA
Best combination of long battery life and well-designed keyboard:
Its battery lasted more than 5 hours. We liked the large trackpad, which lets you use "multi-touch" gestures to scroll horizontally and vertically; zoom and rotate photos; scan and zoom Web pages; and more. That said, the trackpad buttons were hard to press. The Asus was also a bit larger than the other netbooks, was the heaviest at 3.1 pounds, and had the dimmest screen. You get 1GB of memory, a 160GB hard drive, Microsoft Works, and Skype for Internet phone calls. The Acer netbook had even longer battery life, but some drawbacks in its ergonomics.($400)

MSI Wind U100-016US
Best combination of a fine keyboard and light weight:
If a large screen, superior keyboard, and easy-to-use trackpad are most important, this is your best choice. Its 10-inch screen was one of two that size we tested. It's matte rather than glossy, minimizing reflections. Battery life was a short 2 hours and 23 minutes, though. You get 1GB of memory, a 120GB hard drive, and 60-day trial versions of Microsoft Office 2007 and Norton Internet Security. The Wind weighs 2.5 pounds.
(Starting at $399.99)

Lenovo IdeaPad S10
Best combination of compactness, large screen, and features:
Lenovo did the best job of building a large 10-inch screen into a compact package. There's also a unique set of features, including an ExpressCard slot for connecting peripherals, such as cellular Internet cards, plus a disaster-recovery system to protect you from losing work. Battery life was relatively short at 2 hours and 40 minutes. You get 504MB of memory, an 80GB hard drive, and Norton Protection Center. Weight is 2.7 pounds.
(Starting at $399.99)

Other models have some advantages, but also more shortcomings:

The Dell mini 9 (Starting at $349) and HP Mini 1000 ($399.99) were both very light, thanks to solid-state drives. But those drives are very small at 8GB each and slowed the computer noticeably. The Acer Aspire One A150X (Starting at $349.99) had a long battery life and includes Microsoft Works, but a quirky trackpad and shallow wrist rest.

Guide to Ratings
Rank order is based on our tests of speed, battery life, keyboard, plus weight, features and specifications. Speed High-speed models ran applications as quickly as a 1.6GHz Celeron-based laptop; Low-speed ones ran noticeably slower. Keyboard includes its size and layout, plus our assessment of the trackpad. Storage is either a hard drive (HD) or solid-state drive (SSD). Size can vary in each dimension by an inch or so, but even the largest model is far smaller than a standard laptop.

All models use the Intel Atom 1.6GHz processor and include Windows XP installed, 2 or 3 USB ports, a smaller keyboard than a standard laptop, Wi-Fi, a slot for both Secure Digital (SD) and Multimedia (MMC) memory cards, webcam, microphone, headphone jack, but no CD or DVD drive. Most offer a choice of colors; some offer a higher- or lower-capacity battery, or more built-in storage.

LGKF350 Sweetest As Ice Cream

2008-12-03T13:25:00.000+08:00

Yesterday was smart move to LG when they announced their LGKF350, sweet handphone which is not created to man market i guess...

With the emotional illumination technology which veiled LED signal appearing magical make this product looks girlish and outstanding appeared...

In a nutshell, this LG which is associated with ice cream has communication with light that breathing lighting effect with audio sync and will blinking once you've got call or SMS.

Others feature that we have to look at it including 3.0MP camera and WAP services to connect to internet.

Nokia N97

2008-12-03T13:22:00.000+08:00

Yesterday evening in Barcelona, Nokia announced the Nokia N97 mobile computer and new Ovi services, including Maps on Ovi and Mail on Ovi.

Designed for the needs of Internet-savvy consumers, the Nokia N97 combines a large 3.5” touch display with a full QWERTY keyboard, providing an ‘always open’ window to favorite social networking sites and Internet destinations. Nokia’s flagship Nseries device introduces leading technology – including multiple sensors, memory, processing power and connection speeds – for people to create a personal Internet and share their ‘social location.’

PLEO, The Next Generation's Pet

2008-11-25T10:40:00.000+08:00

Yesterday i have an opportunity to attend Pensonic event at Westin Hotel, Kuala Lumpur early in the morning.

At first, i thought it's gonna be home appliances launching which much synonym with the company but surprisingly PLEO comes out!

What the hack is PLEO (perhaps you will think such)? It's a ROBOTIC PET, same concept as we saw with ASIMO but for PLEO, it has emotion, awareness, evolution, interaction that couldn't be controlled by human.

Interesting to see that PLEO is physically a small Dinosaur which can evaluate his or her movement according to environment.

PLEO can walk, sleep, eat (using piece of leaf provided by Pensonic) and will ask for attention from his / her owner.

For sure it's will attracts kids especially or for somebody who wants companion in his / her life.

With the price of RM1,699, PLEO will be great alternative for IT geeks beside laptop, PDA etc.....

IPv6 Will Support More Data and Users

2008-11-23T17:21:00.000+08:00

The Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) address system has the means to support a large user base and at the same time encourage more in the community to utilise the internet.

The Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Fadillah Yusof said to ensure that Malaysia was not left behind in the world of information technology, his Ministry was actively undertaking research and development (R&D) work on the IPv6.

“The R&D is important as the IPv4 address system used in Malaysia is expected to be completely utilised between 2008 and 2010. This factor is the main reason why the IPv6 version is needed,” he told reporters after launching the MyDNSIPv6 in Seri Kembangan here today.

The MyDNSIPv6 is a IPv6 version that is still being developed and tested by MYNIC Bhd.

MYNIC Bhd is an agency under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and regularised by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

A IPv6 centre of excellence has been established by the government at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in Penang.

According to Fadillah, it had the ability to develop the IPv6 use in Malaysia in future.

He said that the government had allocated RM1.9 million for R&D work at the USM centre on the IPv6, including enhancing its security features and service quality.

The USM IPv6 centre is also to provide the training for professionals on the IPv6 while streamlining other activities such as R&D in the IPv6, creating awareness of the IPv6 and a certification programmes.

Meanwhile, MYNIC Bhd director Shariya Haniz Zulkifli said the IPv4 internet address system was now 20 years old.

“The IPv4 can still function but its capacity to register IP addresses is decreasing as a result of an increase in the number of users and using the IPv6 is the solution to the problem,” he added. — BERNAMA

Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte Reflects Authenticity and Performance

2008-11-19T19:59:00.000+08:00

Nokia introduced the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte, a new premium mobile phone that marries the timeless design of the Nokia 8800 Arte range with materials that reflect a new exclusivity based on refinement and authenticity. Engineered from carbon fibre, titanium, polished glass and stainless steel, the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte is for individuals who appreciate uncompromised high performance.

Carbon fibre is an ultra light and strong material that expresses a woven pattern that is both high-tech and sensuous. Custom built to ensure the precision engineering that these materials require, the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte features 3D patterns that express the inherent performance and luster of carbon fibre.

Inspired by the use of these materials in a range of areas, including architecture, sports cars and aerospace, the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte reflects a modern feel through the unique tones, textures and sculpted shapes that carbon fibre and titanium deliver. The Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte is now available in the market with a Recommended Retail Price (RRP) of RM5,688.

HP Introduces New Imaging and Printing Devices and Tailored Solutions to Accelerate Business Results for Enterprise Customerst

2008-11-19T19:56:00.000+08:00

HP today announced its expanded portfolio of imaging and printing devices, solutions and services to help enterprise customers boost productivity, security and environmental sustainability.

HP also announced increased traction in HP Managed Print Services with an increasing number of new customers in Asia Pacific who are benefiting from a cost-effective, productivity-enhancing imaging and printing environment.

Building on HP’s leading position in enterprise imaging and printing, HP’s broadened portfolio comprises four specialized solutions, five new assessment services, one HP LaserJet multifunction printer (MFP), three HP LaserJet printers, an HP Scanjet device, and enhancements to the HP Carbon Footprint Calculator.

According to IDC, HP is the leading provider of laser single and multifunction hardcopy peripherals shipped to Enterprises(1) in Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) region, with 42% market share and strong double digit year-on-year growth (+13%)(2).

“HP is continuing its efforts to help enterprises build an Enterprise Print 2.0 plan as enterprises optimize their infrastructure, manage their environment and improve workflows,” said Yan Yoke Ping, Country General Manager, Imaging and Printing Group, Hewlett-Packard (M) Sdn Bhd.

“The expanded imaging and printing portfolio features a robust line-up of targeted, cost-effective solutions with the right mix services and devices to enterprise customers, helping them achieve better business results.”

Specialized solutions for enterprise customersTailoring solutions to meet specific industry needs, HP has added new enterprise solutions focused on customers in the healthcare and manufacturing and distribution industries.

HP also introduced two imaging and printing solutions and four new assessment services that span industry sectors to address specific business needs for enterprises.

Designed to streamline information workflows, enhance security and help reduce costs, HP’s newest solutions offer customers industry-specific expertise with a single point of contact for simplified sales, service and support processes.

Loyalty Bonus for Xpax Users

2008-11-19T19:54:00.000+08:00

Xpax, Celcom (Malaysia) Berhad’s prepaid brand, today introduced Loyalty Bonus, its latest offering under the Xpax Bonus campaign.

With this new bonus plan, the longer a customer stays with Xpax, the more FREE SMS they will receive to their 8pax. Only customers who have been with Xpax for more than 6 months are eligible to enjoy this bonus. The Loyalty Bonus will be awarded to customers automatically every mid of the month (no registration required), and will be given based on the table below:

Length of stay Free SMS to 8pax (per month)

6 - 11 months 15
12 – 23 months 25
24 – 35 months 35
36 – 47 months 45
48 – 59 months 55
60 – 71 months 65
72 – 83 months 75
84 – 95 months 85
96 – 107 months 95
108 – 119 months 100
120 months & above 100

Speaking at an exclusive media briefing on this new bonus offering, En Zalman Aefendy Zainal Abidin, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Celcom (Malaysia) Berhad said, “The Loyalty Bonus is Xpax’s way of rewarding millions of our loyal customers. With the introduction of yet another new bonus, Xpax is clearly the market leader in terms of rewarding our customers. We are continuously coming up with innovative and original customer loyalty programmes designed to empower our Xpax customers with the BEST overall prepaid experience in the market.”

Xpax has already launched five other bonuses via the Xpax Bonus campaign, which are :
§ Every Month Bonus - rewards Xpax customers with MORE free bonus airtime EVERY MONTH in addition to many more great benefits and rewards. Customers will get up to 8% bonus airtime for usage of RM50 or more. The bonus airtime is automatically credited into customers’ account. They don’t need to redeem points or wait for four months.
§ Birthday Bonus - rewards customers with FREE calls and SMSes to their 8pax on their birthday and the next 6 days. Customers can enjoy this bonus if their stay with Xpax is more than 3 months since activation and the customers’ account remains active.
§ Early Reload Bonus - Xpax customers can enjoy up to five extra validity days when they reload a minimum of RM10 within their active period. The extra five days validity will then be credited the next day once the customer has successfully completed the reload.
§ Surprise Bonus - customers from time to time will enjoy surprise benefits whenever they reload.
§ Hello Sunday Bonus - customers can enjoy FREE minutes to their 8pax on Sundays every month based on how much they spend the previous month. For every RM1 they spend, they will get 30 seconds FREE the following month.

In addition to the launch of the Loyalty Bonus, Celcom rolled out its new mobile instant messaging service, IM(X), which enables prepaid and postpaid customers to enjoy real time text conversation with friends and colleagues, anytime, anywhere.

Customers can also chat with other non-Celcom IM(X) subscribers using the IM(X) client via the SMS continuity feature, which means that non-IM(X) users will receive their messages in the form of an SMS. Other IM(X) features include seamless login (no passwords required); adding contacts via mobile number or phone book; adding friends using their mobile numbers; public & private chat rooms and so much more.

“Celcom is the only telco in Malaysia to tie-up with Yahoo! for this service. IM(X) is fully integrated with the Yahoo! Messenger platform, which means that all existing Yahoo! Messenger users can bring their chatting experience from their PCs to their mobile phones and enjoy real time conversation, anytime, anywhere, using Celcom’s unrivalled network coverage,” Zalman said.

IM(X) offers unlimited messaging at one low flat fee. The monthly unlimited subscription fee for IM(X) is only RM8, whereas the weekly unlimited subscription fee is only RM3. Free trial of the service is currently being offered until 31 December 2008.

Next Generation of Windows Live by Microsoft

2008-11-19T17:57:00.000+08:00

Microsoft today announced the next generation of Windows Live, an integrated set of online services that make it easier and more fun for consumers to communicate and share with the people they care about most.

The new generation of Windows Live includes updated experiences for photo sharing, e-mail, instant messaging and more. These highlights include:

· Social Features
That allows users to further “express” themselves and better on-the-go access with Windows Live SkyDrive that enables 25GB of storage online

· Windows Live Messenger
Now includes more personalization, a “what’s new” feed with updates from contacts across the Web, drag-and-drop photo sharing in the conversation window, a favorites list to designate the most important contacts, and group IM to chat simultaneously with up to 20 people at the same time.

· Windows Live Hotmail
Upcoming changes include the ability to bring multiple e-mail accounts together, the ability to put multiple e-mail addresses onto almost any device, increased storage, and a revamped calendar that makes it easier to share calendars with others, subscribe to multiple calendars and use your calendar with Microsoft Outlook.

· Windows Live Groups
A place for groups to collaborate online, includes a shared calendar, shared storage, a shared e-mail address, and shared instant messaging.

Adding onto that, Windows Live also goes local!

All Windows Live and MSN properties including Messenger, Hotmail, and Spaces now have full local language capabilities offering users the opportunity to Discover, Communicate and Share in the language that they feel most comfortable. Besides Bahasa Malaysia, Windows Live provides local language capabilities in 48 languages including Bahasa Indonesia, Thai and Vietnamese.

Tiny, long-lost primate rediscovered in Indonesia

2008-11-19T17:40:00.000+08:00

Something interesting I found at one of the browser... Is it true?

On a misty mountaintop on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, scientists for the first time in more than eight decades have observed a living pygmy tarsier, one of the planet's smallest and rarest primates.

Over a two-month period, the scientists used nets to trap three furry, mouse-sized pygmy tarsiers -- two males and one female -- on Mt. Rore Katimbo in Lore Lindu National Park in central Sulawesi, the researchers said on Tuesday.

They spotted a fourth one that got away.

The tarsiers, which some scientists believed were extinct, may not have been overly thrilled to be found. One of them chomped Sharon Gursky-Doyen, a Texas A&M University professor of anthropology who took part in the expedition.

"I'm the only person in the world to ever be bitten by a pygmy tarsier," Gursky-Doyen said in a telephone interview.

"My assistant was trying to hold him still while I was attaching a radio collar around its neck. It's very hard to hold them because they can turn their heads around 180 degrees. As I'm trying to close the radio collar, he turned his head and nipped my finger. And I yanked it and I was bleeding." - Reuters

Mental Illness and Solutions for It?

2008-11-16T19:10:00.000+08:00

Yet, Nurin and few other cases have been highlighted in the NST newspaper today. It's much concerned about public safety nowadays which pretty much different when we see kids walking around alone in 80's or early 90's.

They're much safer, not worrying for any crime that could harm them, how could we lost this such environment in a century which seen peoples are more civilized?

Is it caused by mental health problems, especially stress-related ones or too much sex exposure leads to pedophile behavior becomes serious among nations.

It need to be addressed urgently in the society so that problems like Nurin or other
mental illness and psychiatric disorders can be avoided.

Although a 1996 national health study found mental illness to be prevalent in 10.7 per cent of the population, the facts seem to indicate a surge in mental illness which is the manifestation of the ill effects of urbanisation, stress and poor mental health.

We cannot be unconcerned about the growing spate of incidents involving the mentally ill or those suffering from mental disorders.

There are few suggestions to prevent crime committed or perhaps could avoid from being serious case as one of them is by technology.

Yes, we've seen CCTV installed everywhere but is it really effective or well strategic places to put on?

Where are the surveillance camera at the park? road? and another question raise is who are responsible to do that, cops? public?

Clearly, we need really comprehensive solutions plus great cooperation among all parties to make our environment safe, not only for us but our kids as they are the future who will not again be a victim to mental illness committed.

Hands-on review: Sony Xperia X1

2008-11-16T18:59:00.000+08:00

I wish this article could help you guys to know better about Xperia, but I've experienced myself this phone and will write an article on it later after few considerations.

It's not an iPhone, and for many that's half the appeal: Sony's $800 (unlocked) Xperia X1 is the most expensive mainstream cell phone on the market, but it's one of the sexiest handsets around that doesn't start with an "i" and end in "phone."

The main X1 interface is unlike any other handset you've tried, and you'll notice the difference immediately as you punch into the XPanel home screen, a custom dashboard that lets you quickly -- and stylishly -- jump from one application to another, usually with just a single touch. You get nine panes to work with. By default they include an FM radio, calendar, clock, photo viewer, and the Opera web browser (a much appreciated improvement over the IE browser included with Windows Mobile, atop which all of this is built). Some Xperia-specific apps, including a bizarre system that uses colored fish as alerts, are also on tap to baffle you for months. Dig into the settings and you can mix and match the apps you want to appear and download new apps from Sony's website.

The phone is a horizontal slider, and when closed the front of the phone features a three-inch touchscreen (with a whopping 800 x 480 pixel resolution) with a small collection of buttons beneath it. Of special note is the center action button, which also works as a tiny touchpad in many applications while you drag your fingertip around on it.

Flip the phone on its side and slide the screen up and you get a full QWERTY keyboard, a real blessing for those of us cursed with the inability to type on touchscreens. The buttons on the keyboard are a bit too flush for my taste -- typing with two thumbs didn't work well for me -- but it beats tapping on the screen with a stylus. The design is very sturdy (and not too heavy at 5.6 ounces), and the phone, on the whole, feels like it will be able to handle multiple drops to the floor.

Other features include a nice 3.2 megapixel camera (though it's dog slow to focus) and a microSD slot (no Memory Stick for this bad boy), which is located under the battery panel cover. The phone supports 3G, but only if you use an AT&T SIM card, but it also has Wi-Fi built in to pick up the slack no matter what network you're on. GPS (and Google Maps) are also in the box. I haven't done a full battery drain test on the handset, but Sony rates it for six hours. Judging by experience and the size of the battery, that seems like a fair guess.

In addition to notes above, I have a few smallish complaints with the phone. The biggest problem is that Windows Mobile underlies the innovative XPanel, and I found I had to scurry back into WM more often than I'd like in order to get certain things done. I wish Sony would have enhanced the OS it uses on its Walkman handsets instead of building on Windows... though I do understand the benefits that Windows Mobile gets you, including email and application viewers. But still, do we really need both Opera and IE on one handset?

The X1 also has some general performance problems: Apps load so slowly that I often found myself clicking a button twice, which would then inadvertently undo what I was trying to do while I waited for the phone to catch up. Everything is kind of pokey, even the web browser. Whether it's a slow CPU or all those layers of OS that slows the Xperia down I don't know, but it's bothersome to the point of frustration.

Lastly there's that little matter of price tag. Who will pay $800 for a cell phone? No matter how excited I am about the mini-touchpad and the XPanel system, I can't justify spending nearly a grand on this handset. Subsidize it to $200 with a contract and I'm on board.

courtesy from Yahoo!

2008's Best- And Worst-Performing Cars

2008-11-16T18:54:00.000+08:00

The recent news that Chrysler may merge with General Motors didn't come as a surprise to many, as Chrysler has been struggling for years. It can't negotiate a deal with GM fast enough to save it from going under, in large part because its poor-performing vehicles are a drag on overall sales.

It therefore shouldn't come as any surprise that when the performance of cars is examined according to their predicted reliability, recalls and rate of depreciation, Chrysler vehicles dominate the list of the poorest performers, with seven of the 10 models on our list. All the vehicles have multiple recalls, ranging from airbags to door latches, along with mediocre resale values and bottom-level reliability scores for market-research groups.

Owners of the current-model-year Dodge Avenger, for example, have had to deal with six recalls. The depreciation and true market value of Avenger only ranks at two stars (out of a possible five) in the Automotive Leasing Guide, which provides depreciation estimates for use in the automotive financing industry.

And experts see no signs of Chrysler making quality improvements across the board, because the company currently lacks the financial resources to do so. It also remains unclear if the company has the means to hang on until auto sales revive.

"I'm not sure Chrysler can weather the storm as an individual company," says Dan Edmunds, director of vehicle testing at Edmunds.com.

It's an entirely different story, however, for the two Japanese auto giants, Toyota and Honda. The best-performing cars, according to our rankings, are all made by these two carmakers, with Toyota claiming six spots and Honda four in the top 10.

In the sixth spot is the immensely popular Honda Accord. It earned the highest Insurance Institute Highway Safety crash test ratings, its predicted reliability is high and there are no recalls so far this year.

"Honda's manufacturing quality is strong, and the consumer's perception of quality is also strong," says Jonathan Banks, senior director of consulting services for Automotive Leasing Guide.

Behind the Numbers

To compile our list of 2008 best- and worst-performing cars, we looked at five factors, all pertaining to 2008 model-year vehicles: the number of recalls to date, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) database; reliability ratings from Consumer Reports; depreciation, in the form of Automotive Leasing Guide's (ALG) star ratings; safety from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) crash test ratings; and fuel economy and annual fuel costs from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Fuel costs were based on AAA's national regular gas price of $2.42 and unleaded at $2.60.

Aside from a standout number of recalls, we looked specifically for below-average reliability, high depreciation and IIHS results of "marginal" or "poor" for worst performers. Of the vehicles that met at least two of these qualifications, we also looked at other factors, such as fuel efficiency and fuel cost per year of ownership, assuming 15,000 miles driven per year.

Leading the Pack

Just as Chrysler dominates the bottom of the list, Toyota reigns at the top, with six vehicles that have among the highest resale values and best reliability scores. And all of the top 10 are among the most fuel-efficient cars and SUVs on the road.

The fuel-efficient Toyota Prius hybrid tops the list with an "excellent" reliability rating, no recalls and a five-star-rated resale value. It has the highest fuel economy (46 mpg) and the lowest annual fuel cost of any car on the list ($789).

Another top performer is Toyota's Scion xD, a hatchback introduced in the 2008 model year as a replacement to the xA hatchback. The xD has an "excellent" reliability rating, no recalls and good fuel economy (28 mpg).

While the Scion is a solid performer, however, it isn't perfect. It earned an "acceptable" (second-highest) frontal crash-test rating but did score a "good" rating (highest) in side- and rear-impact crash tests. Also, its resale value is an average three stars.

While there are no similar cars from U.S. automakers on the top half of the list, there are bright spots for 2009 and beyond, as GM and Ford Motor both plan to bring more fuel-efficient, nicely equipped small cars like the Chevrolet Cruze and Ford Festiva to the U.S. from other countries.

"There are things in the pipeline," says Edmunds, at least for those two companies. "I just don't know if Chrysler will be around to do it."

Trailing the Pack

Chrysler has carved out for itself a big space on our list of poor-performing cars, but the automaker has plenty of company.

When gas prices topped $4 a gallon this summer, consumers dropped gas-guzzling SUVs like the Nissan Xterra (17 mpg), as sales plummeted 29.1% from January to October, compared with same period in 2007. The Xterra falls to sixth place among the worst-performing vehicles, as there have been three recalls on the car so far this year, not to mention its below-average performance in crash ratings in side (marginal) and rear (poor) tests, as well as its mediocre three-star resale value.

The Xterra's sales drop can't be chalked up to a general anti-SUV sentiment either, as the smaller Toyota Rav-4 rated fourth among best-performing cars and the Honda CR-V came in fifth. Unlike the Xterra, both cars deliver on fuel economy and resale value.

With the 2009 model year now in full swing (it kicked off Oct. 1), the 2008 model-year cars still sitting on dealer lots are loaded with incentives to make them more appealing to consumers. Chances are, says Banks, many poor-performing vehicles are among the ones with the highest incentives. But while you may save with a lower transaction price now, on a year-end deal, you're likely to be paying for it later.

"If it has a one- or two-star resale value, then it's not a great quality car," says Banks. "If it has a lot of recalls, then you may spend a lot of time in the repair shop. And when the vehicle warranty ends, you may face high repair costs."

courtesy from Yahoo!

Enjoy the Best Rates With the Celcom Broadband Daily Unlimited Year End Sale

2008-10-30T15:04:00.000+08:00

Celcom is once again treating customers to a new promotion called the “Celcom Broadband Daily Unlimited Sale”, in which its Broadband Daily Unlimited service has been re-priced to RM6 from the current RM8 for 24 hours usage. The promotion is valid from 28 October 2008 until 28 January 2009 in line with the festive year-end celebrations and also the school holidays.

To subscribe to the daily unlimited service, either type Broadband Daily and send to 28882 or dial *118# from a mobile phone and select broadband and follow the simple instructions.

Celcom Broadband was the first in Malaysia to offer the Daily Unlimited Mobile Broadband Package when it was officially launched on 31 July 2007. Celcom Broadband offers customers instant high speed Internet connectivity, anytime and anywhere instantaneously using their mobile phone. Coupled with Celcom’s undisputed network coverage, customers can always expect to be connected to the Internet at super fast speeds, no matter where they are.

“Over one year later, Celcom Broadband is proud to be the largest mobile broadband player in Malaysia with subscribers exceeding 170,000 on the Active Monthly Package. Celcom Broadband’s Daily Unlimited subscribers have also seen a substantial growth exceeding 45,000 successful subscriptions per month and steadily increasing,” said Dato’ Sri Shazalli Ramly, Chief Executive Officer, Celcom (Malaysia) Berhad. ‘This promotion is being introduced to coincide with the school holidays and year-end festive season so that more people are able to try the service before choosing our affordable monthly plans.”

Dato’ Sri Shazalli added that the Daily Unlimited package offers convenience for occasional users who now don't have the hassle of searching for a WiFi hotspot and can also enjoy the flexibility and choice of using the service with any 3G or HSDPA enabled device.

Fright Free: 10 Least Scary Horror Movies

2008-10-28T18:14:00.000+08:00

10 Scariest Movies Ever (Yahoo.com)

1. THE HAPPENING

There's a fine line between being atmospheric and just being boring. This film -- about killer tree pollen -- is filled with long lingering pastoral shots of trees and tall grass punctuated by laughably spectacular mass suicides. In what is supposed to be a gripping suspense sequence, the heroes run away from the wind. Oooh, scary, scary wind. By the time the credits roll, you're more likely to be nodding off instead of contemplating the movie's "deep" ecological meaning.

2. THE WICKER MAN

The 1973 original, which was hailed as "the Citizen Kane of British horror," has an ending that still shocks. The only shock to be found in Neil LaBrute's unbelievably bad remake is the realization that well-paid movie professionals actually thought that dressing up Nic Cage in a bear suit would elicit anything other than laughter.

3. PULSE

After watching the original Japanese version of the flick, a genuinely spooky flick about technology and loneliness, you'll never look at your computer in the same way again. This version, on the other hand, just felt stale. Moody lighting? Check. Freaky music video-like dream sequences? Check. Overbearing soundtrack? Check. Wildly over-produced special effects? Check. Vacant, gym-sculpted teens stumbling around in the dark? Check. The resulting movie, like most J-Horror remakes, was so dull that you could say it, um, lacked a pulse.

4. HOUSE OF THE DEAD

A band of hapless, nubile teens who venture to a remote island for a rave soon find themselves zombie bait. The characters, however, prove to be so bland and annoying that by the end of the flick, you're rooting for the undead -- at least they have personalities. Directed by German hack extraordinaire Uwe Boll, this movie doesn't have a tenth of the scares as the videogame it was based on, even though footage of the game is spliced into the action for no good reason.

5. CURSED

Director Wes Craven has helmed horror masterpieces like Nightmare on Elm Street. Screenwriter Kevin Williamson wrote Scream. And star Christine Ricci is great at playing cute and creepy. So why is "Cursed" such a bore? It plays out like werewolves on the CW. The characters are all whiny, spoiled 20-somethings, and after the studio cut down the violence to get a PG-13 rating, there weren't any thrills left over. The only frightening thing about the flick is the bizarre Scott Baio cameo.

6. THINNER

Stephen King has been responsible for some of the most terrifying books of all time. But, he's also be responsible for some of the dullest and silliest movies ever. When lists are compiled of people's biggest fears, "dropping a few extra pounds" isn't generally on there. But that's what happens to the overweight lawyer who gets a gypsy curse placed on him until he withers away to nothing. To break the spell, his mobster buddy strong-arms the shaman into transferring the curse to a pie. "The Shining" this ain't.

7. HALLOWEEN III: THE SEASON OF THE WITCH

The original "Halloween," about a masked killer lumbering after babysitters, is pretty much the godfather of slasher flicks. In this installment of the franchise, the filmmakers jettison its original, financially-lucrative formula in favor of face-eating Halloween masks, shamrocks, and one of the most annoying commercial jingles ever written. Not surprisingly, the knife-wielding maniac returned in Halloween 4.

8. JAWS 4: THE REVENGE

You'd think that escaping from a shark with a Charles Bronson-esque taste for vengeance would be easy. Just avoid the ocean. But this didn't seem to occur to the Brody family. Instead, they stubbornly remained in the Bahamas where they were terrorized by the shark's biologically-impossible roars. This movie is so dull that even the actors look bored, particularly Michael Caine, who couldn't collect his Oscar because he was stuck filming this dud.

9. TROLL 2

By pretty much any measure, this film has to be ranked as one of the worst films ever made. Describing the mind-bogglingly idiotic plot might very well induce a migraine, but it does include oozing chlorophyll, militantly vegetarian goblins, and some of the worst line readings in history. The main thing the movie lacks: a single troll.

10. PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE

To criticize this movie's staggering incompetence is like criticizing a child's drawing for not understanding perspective. Sure, the film features gasoline soaked paper plates posing as UFOs, ghouls terrorizing housewives in cardboard cemeteries, and talk of a bomb that causes sunlight to explode, but director Ed Wood's vision is so laughably juvenile and pure that the "Plan 9" seems strangely wholesome. And it's no more frightening than your average episode of "Mister Roger's Neighborhood."

There are a lot of truly terrible, laughably unscary horror films out there. Runners up for this list included: feardotcom, Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, My Bloody Valentine, The Fog, Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2, Manos: The Hands of Fate, Orca, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, and Dark Water. What else should be on this list? You tell us.

Well, what say u guys? tell me which movie do you think can beat these 10hehehe. p/s I personally put 'Shutter' (Thai movie) as one of the scariest movie

Microsoft BlueTrack Technology

2008-10-17T21:26:00.000+08:00

Microsoft Hardware has introduced the world’s most advanced tracking technology, Microsoft BlueTrack Technology, which allows consumers to take their mice anywhere and work with confidence on more surfaces than ever before. Microsoft’s first-of-its-kind innovative tracking technology combines the width and power of optical technology with the precision of laser tracking to allow consumers to mouse on virtually any surface (except glass and mirrors) – from granite kitchen countertops to the living room carpet.

“Microsoft Hardware has always been at the forefront of innovation and BlueTrack Technology solidifies this position further,” said CP Chia, Senior Manager (Marketing) of ECS ASTAR Sdn Bhd , authorised distributor for Microsoft Hardware products in Malaysia . “We are very proud to be the distributor for these new Microsoft Hardware products in Malaysia and trust that they will be well received by the public,” he added.

“Research shows that people aren’t sitting at a desk all day, but they’ve gone mobile. PC shipments today are being driven by laptops and consumers need a mouse that can go with them anywhere,” said Katherine Teu, Regional Marketing Manager for Microsoft Hardware in South-East Asia . “BlueTrack Technology excels in areas where optical and laser technologies were falling short. Laser mice, for example, have a difficult time working on some common home surfaces, including granite and marble

LCD or Plasma TV?

2008-10-17T21:12:00.000+08:00

There is still baffling among people of how to choose between LCD or PLASMA television in the market. Well, here some article related to that, perhaps it could guide you guys to consider before buying for your entertainment desires.

Question: What is the Difference Between an LCD TV and a Plasma TV?
Answer: Outward appearances are definitely deceiving when it comes to LCD and Plasma televisions. Although both types of televisions are flat and thin, they employ different technology in an attempt to deliver similar results.

Plasma TV Overview
Plasma television technology is based loosely on the fluorescent light bulb. The display itself consists of cells. Within each cell two glass panels are separated by a narrow gap in which neon-xenon gas is injected and sealed in plasma form during the manufacturing process. The gas is electrically charged at specific intervals when the Plasma set is in use. The charged gas then strikes red, green, and blue phosphors, thus creating a television image. Each group of red, green, and blue phosphors is called a pixel (picture element).
Although Plasma television technology eliminate the need for the bulky picture tube and electron beam scanning of traditional televisions, because it still employs the burning of phosphors to generate an image, Plasma televisions still suffer from some of the drawbacks of traditional televisions, such as heat generation and screen-burn of static images.

LCD TV Overview
LCD televisions, on the other hand, use a different technology (see also question #1 for this same explanation).
Basically, LCD panels are made of two layers of transparent material, which are polarized, and are "glued" together. One of the layers is coated with a special polymer that holds the individual liquid crystals. Current is then passed through individual crystals, which allow the crystals to pass or block light to create images. LCD crystals do not produce their own light, so an external light source, such as florescent bulb is needed for the image created by the LCD to become visible to the viewer.
Unlike standard CRT and Plasma televisions, since there are no phosphors that light up, less power is need for operation and the light source in an LCD television generates less heat than a Plasma or traditional television. Also, because of the nature of LCD technology, there is no radiation emitted from the screen itself.

Plasma vs LCD

The ADVANTAGES of Plasma over LCD are:
1. Larger screen size availability.
2. Better contrast ratio and ability to render deeper blacks.
3. Better color accuracy and saturation.
4. Better motion tracking (little or no motion lag in fast moving images).

The DISADVANTAGES of Plasma vs LCD include:
1. Plasma TVs are more susceptible to burn-in of static images.
2. Plasma TVs generate more heat than LCDs, due to the need to light of phosphors to create the images.
3. Does not perform as well at higher altitudes.
4. Shorter display life span (about 30,000 hours or 8 hrs of viewing a day for 9 years) than LCD. However, screen life span is improving to as high as 60,000 hours due to technology improvements.

LCD television ADVANTAGES over Plasma include:
1. No burn-in of static images.
2. Cooler running temperature.
3. No high altitude use issues.
4. Increased image brightness over Plasma.
5. Longer display life (about 60,000 hours - at which time all you may need to do is replace the light source, not the entire set). This can vary according other environmental and use factors.
6. Lighter weight (when comparing same screen sizes) than Plasma counterparts.

DISADVANTAGES of LCD vs Plasma televisions include:
1. Lower contrast ratio, not as good rendering deep blacks.
2. Not as good at tracking motion (fast moving objects may exhibit lag artifacts) - However, this is improving with the recent implementation of 120Hz screen refresh rates in higher-end LCD sets.
3. Not as common in large screen sizes above 42-inches as Plasma. However, the number is growing fast, with 46 and 47-inch screen sizes becoming more common, and some LCD sets having a screen size as large as 65-inches now available to the general public.
4. Although LCD televisions do not suffer from burn-in susceptibility, it is possible that individual pixels on an LCD televisions can burn out, causing small, visible, black or white dots to appear on the screen. Individual pixels cannot be repaired, the whole screen would need to be replaced at that point, if the individual pixel burnout becomes annoying to you.
5. LCD televisions are typically more expensive than equivalent-sized Plasma televisions (although this is changing), especially when comparing EDTV Plasmas to HDTV-LCD Televisions.

So, should I Buy an LCD Television or a Plasma Television?

Answer: The final decision as to what type of flat panel television to purchase (LCD or Plasma) is really up to you; both types of flat panel televisions have advantages and disadvantages.

Plasma Television Advantages

For Plasma televisions, the advantages over LCD, are: Better contrast ratio, better ability to render deep blacks, more color depth, better motion tracking (response time), and more availability in very large screen sizes.

Plasma Television Disadvantages

However, the disadvantages of Plasma vs LCD include: more susceptible to burn-in (although this is not as much of a factor now, due to technology improvements in the past few years), more heat generation, does not perform as well at higher altitudes, and shorter display life span (although this too is changing due to technology improvements), heavier weight, and more delicate to ship.

LCD Television Advantages

LCD television advantages include no burn-in susceptibility, cooler running, less screen glare, more functional at high altitudes, longer display life (although improvements are being made in Plasma screen life), looks better in brightly lit rooms.

Also, LCD televisions have made great strides in upping-the-ante in native pixel resolution, with a growing number of sets offering a full 1080p (1920x1080) display capability at affordable price levels in screen sizes ranging from 37-inches and up. On the other hand, the number of Plasma Televisions offering 1080p native pixel resolution are still few and far between, as well as being more expensive in comparison to their LCD counterparts.

One factor to consider in favor of LCD over Plasma (at least for the near future) is that if you are planning to purchase a Blu-ray Disc, HD-DVD, or Upscaling DVD Player, LCD may be a more cost-effective option as you can get a 1080p LCD set from 37-to-42-inches at a lower price than and 42-inch size Plasma set that has 1080p resolution.

One other factor to consider is that LCD televisions are typically lighter (when comparing same screen sizes) than their Plasma counterparts, making wall installation easier.

LCD Television Disadvantages

LCD televisions do have drawbacks in several areas vs Plasma televisions: Lower contrast ratio, not as good rendering deep blacks, not as good at tracking motion (although this is improving, especially with the implementation of 120Hz refresh rates on higher-end models).

Also, although LCD televisions do not suffer from burn-in susceptibility, it is possible that individual pixels on an LCD televisions can burn out, causing small, visible, black or white dots to appear on the screen. Individual pixels cannot be repaired, the whole screen would need to be replaced at that point, if the individual pixel burnout becomes annoying to you. Finally, large screen LCD televisions are usually more expensive than an equivalent-sized Plasma television, although the price gap is closing.

The Mercury Issue

Also, one argument that Plasma Television manufacturers are making about LCD Televisions is that they use mercury as part of the chemical makeup of the florescent lighting used to illuminate the screen surface.

However, this is a "red herring" with regards to choosing a Plasma Television over an LCD Television. In LCD sets, the amount of Mercury used is not only small, it never comes in contact with the user. Also, keep in mind that most common high-efficiency florescent lamps also use Mercury.

Mercury is one of the Earth's elements; its existence in nature is a part of natural processes and has both beneficial and non-beneficial uses, just as most other elements and chemical compounds. You are probably in more danger eating fish, that may contain traces of Mercury, a couple of times a week than watching, touching, or using an LCD TV. Also, with the development of LED lighting sources for use in LCD televisions, which is Mercury-free, this issue will resolve itself in the years ahead.

LCD Television and HDTV Reception

On the HDTV part of the equation, most LCD televisions already have built-in standard TV tuners (HDTV tuners must usually be added externally - but more are showing up as a standard feature), while many Plasmas are just monitors-only and may require both external standard and HDTV tuners to receive television signals (although more are beginning to include either NTSC and/or both HDTV tuners). This is definitely a point to check when making your buying decision as it will affect your budget.

Closing Thoughts

My recommendation is to go to a dealer and really take a look carefully at several Plasma and LCD televisions and compare the performance based on the above factors and narrow down your choices to one or two of both types and make your decision based on what type will give you the most pleasing image, connection flexibility, and fits your overall budget expectations.

However, both Flat Panel Plasma and LCD televisions are viable options for home theater, and, with prices continuing to come down and features and quality continuing to go up, both types are quickly becoming a good value for consumers

Mobile Portability Number (MNP)

2008-10-16T18:55:00.000+08:00

MNP program officially launched yesterday by Minister of Telecommunication, Water and Energy.

People has to know that MNP or Mobile Number Portability is a system that allows you to switch your mobile phone carrier without changing your current phone number.

Here 2 comments from Telco players in Malaysia which are DiGi and UMobile. I'll try to get other 2 Telcos to comment later.

DiGi’s CEO, Johan Dennelind

"MNP puts Malaysia at par with developed nations in terms of our telecommunications offering. This is an industry milestone that sets to raise the bar on mobile user experience," he said.

Johan added, Liberating consumers with the freedom to choose the best value they deserve, DiGi is in a sweet spot where we have, and will continue to be, at the forefront in delivering value to customers, with the introduction of industry’s first such as One Low Flat Rate to all network across prepaid, postpaid and business segments.

Customers can expect the unexpected from DiGi in the coming days. DiGi will make it easy for customers to enjoy greater savings, better connection with friends and family, latest innovation, best rewards and to top it off, an excellent customer experience. The race has begun. We are excited at the opportunity to shake up the market again.

Based on my interview with him this morning, he is confident to keep DiGi's customer to stay with them and stressed his positively thinking for DiGi's valuable plans will attract others to switch to DiGi.

Upon that matter, newcomer in Telco industry, U Mobile announced its nationwide Mobile Number Portability (“MNP”) promotional offerings that enable mobile phone users to easily switch to U Mobile’s exciting rate plans and enjoy great benefits at no extra cost.

Commenting on the nationwide rollout of the MNP service, Oh-Kwang Jin, U Mobile Chief Executive Officer said, “We are excited with the rollout of the MNP service, as mobile services users across Malaysia will now be able to enjoy true freedom of choice and benefit more from the services available in the market. We are confident that our fresh and innovative offerings will be attractive to mobile phone users who want to ‘call the shots’ in getting more value from the services they subscribe to.”

“One example is an offering that we will introduce soon, where U Mobile subscribers will get to make calls and send SMSes at a very attractive rate,” Oh added.

Under U Mobile’s MNP Promotion, both prepaid and postpaid subscribers of other mobile service providers can switch to U Mobile’s rate plans with no processing fee , as well as enjoy RM10 credited to their new account .

U Mobile will also give a free U Mobile 018 Prepaid Starter Pack with RM10 top-up credit to pre-paid and post-paid subscribers who are unsuccessful in their applications to switch to U Mobile.

In addition, prepaid subscribers who switch to the U Mobile 018 Prepaid Plan will receive 10 SMS free-of-charge for every RM10 of usage , up to a maximum of 110 SMSes per top-up, until December 31, 2008.

The U Mobile 018 Prepaid plan is a hassle-free plan that lets mobile phone users pay for only what they use. Subscribers enjoy per second billing for video calls and voice calls.

To further provide great saving, U Mobile will soon launch a new offering that will enable all subscribers to make more calls and send more SMSes without having to worry about incurring expensive phone bills. In addition, U Mobile will also introduce soon a new phone bundling plan for subscribers to own handsets at affordable prices .

“U Mobile’s MNP Promotion makes it easy for mobile phone users to switch to any of our service plans, at no extra cost, and enjoy the many benefits we are offering as a dynamic service provider that continuously listens to its customers and is committed to meeting their needs,” said Oh.

Mobile phone users who want to find out more about the U Mobile MNP Promotion and switch to U Mobile’s service plans can do so at any of U Mobile’s service centres and appointed dealers nationwide. U Mobile’s MNP Promotion is open to all prepaid subscribers nationwide, and postpaid subscribers with a 3G handset in the Klang Valley .

Users can find out more about U Mobile’s service centres and appointed dealers at U Mobile’s website, www.u.com.my , or call the U Mobile Contact Centre at 018 388 131.

Logitech Harmony One Introduces Significant Evolution in Home-Entertainment Control

2008-10-15T16:01:00.000+08:00

Do you still remember movie titled ‘Click’, which see Adam Sandler had trying hard to get his life better by using universal remote control for direct everything under one finger but it’s totally changed his life.

Well, I’m not gonna talk more about that movie but just to introduce you the latest universal remote control. Yes! Its control everything comprising your AV products, lighting or air conditioner as long as its have infrared system installed in it.

It was introduced by Logitech, world leader in personal peripherals, driving innovation in PC navigation, Internet communications, digital music, home-entertainment control, gaming and wireless devices early this morning.

Founded in 1981, Logitech International is a Swiss public company traded on the SWX Swiss Exchange (LOGN) and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (LOGI).

Today Logitech (SWX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI) unveiled the Harmony® One advanced universal remote control, marking a significant leap in the evolution of the best-selling line of Harmony remotes. Offering the same one-touch, activity-based control as other Harmony remotes, the Harmony One makes controlling home entertainment even easier with a full-color touch screen, an intuitive button layout and an exceptionally comfortable user-friendly design. The product has received the CES 2008 Design and Engineering Award: Best of Innovations in Home-Entertainment Accessories.
As home-entertainment systems become more sophisticated and complex, people are often frustrated and overwhelmed by the need to have multiple devices, the frequent necessity for family members to have written instructions to control the system (otherwise known as a cheat sheet) and the growing number of remotes on the coffee table. And, according to industry research, more and more families will face this problem. IMS Research’s report, “The Future of High-Definition TV – 2007 Edition,” forecasts strong worldwide growth for HDTV over the next four years (nearly 148 million HDTV households by 2011). And in the U.S. alone, consumer spending on digital-living products is on track to hit $300 billion in 2010 (Parks Associates, “Digital Living Forecast,” Dec. 2006).

“The Harmony advanced universal remotes have been highly successful at providing easy, one-touch access to favorite activities, such as watching TV, playing a video game, or listening to music – all with a single remote,” said Ashish Arora, vice president and general manager of Logitech’s Harmony business unit. “To further improve our lineup, while developing Harmony One, we sought to intimately understand the interaction between people, their remotes, and their entertainment systems. In fact, Harmony One is the result of our most comprehensive research and development undertaking ever – more than 20,000 hours.”

A key outcome of Logitech’s research is a 2.2-inch color touch-screen that uses capacitive technology, which responds to tiny electrical charges from the fingertips. Capacitive touch-screen technology is more durable, compared to touch screens that respond to pressure. The color touch screen provides control of any home entertainment device with an infrared receiver, including digital video recorders, high-definition televisions and many household appliances. The Harmony One remote’s touch screen can also display icons of specified TV stations for quick access to favorite stations.

Based on a customer survey, Logitech also determined that it could improve its customers’ experience with the Harmony remote by creating a more intuitive button layout. For improved ease of use, the Harmony One remote provides an intelligent and intuitive button layout divided into four distinct zones (numbers; traditional DVD controls; D-pad with volume and channel up/down; and on-screen menu buttons) for seamless control of today’s most popular home entertainment devices. Only the 40 most-essential buttons appear on the Harmony One remote – so people can find the right one quickly. Each button is individually sculpted, providing useful tactile cues so people can operate the remote by touch, rather than relying on sight.

To better address ergonomics, the Harmony One remote features a curved, exceptionally comfortable shape that is easy for anyone in the family to hold, regardless of hand size. Presenting an elegant piano-black top and a silver base, and black buttons with white backlighting, Harmony One is the perfect complement for any living room. And the rechargeable remote’s recharging station has a sleek profile with an adjustable light that makes it easy to find, even in the dark.
In addition to its optimized design, the Harmony One delivers the renowned benefits common to the Harmony family of universal remotes, including its exclusive one-touch activity-based control system powered by the world’s largest A/V-control database of entertainment equipment, guided online setup and sophisticated telephone support.

The Evolution of One-Touch Activity Control
Using the Harmony One color touch screen, people simply touch the appropriate activity button and the Harmony One remote does the rest, including turning on the right components in the right order and setting the correct inputs. To watch a DVD, for example, people simply touch “Watch a DVD” on the touch screen. The Harmony One remote turns on the TV, the DVD player, and the A/V receiver. Then, if necessary, the Harmony One remote allows people to adjust the volume on the stereo system. There’s no need to control components individually – the Harmony One remote manages everything. And the Harmony One remote even provides interactive on-screen help if something interferes with an IR command (for example, if someone walks in front of the set-top box).

Patented Smart State Technology
Patented Smart State Technology® enables the Harmony One remote to deliver activity-based control. Smart State Technology allows the remote to track the power state and input setting of the various components it controls. With this technology, Harmony remote users can effortlessly switch between watching home theater and listening to music by selecting a single activity button.

Guided Online Setup
Logitech’s Internet-based setup makes getting the Harmony One up and running as easy as possible. With its intuitive setup wizard guiding the process, the Harmony One online interface allows people to enter their components’ make and model numbers. Then, this information is automatically matched to the characteristics, discrete codes and infrared commands of the more than 225,000 devices from more than 5,000 manufacturers (updated almost daily) contained in Logitech’s online database. Any devices that don’t match can be added using the online system, and the setup process lets people add the control signals from the original device's remote control to the Harmony One remote. When people want to add a device to their living room, they can be confident that the Harmony One remote can control it – today and tomorrow.

Pricing and Availability
The Harmony One is available in Malaysia at a suggested retail price of RM1,099-00

Symantec Phishing Info

2008-10-15T15:33:00.000+08:00

Another contribution I’ve got from Symantec specialist who is Vice President of Consumer Business for Asia Pacific and Japan, David Freer. Hopefully it could help us to prevent our online banking

1. How is identity theft stolen online (e.g. phishing, etc)?

Identities can be stolen in both the online and offline world. The most common form of identity theft is online fraud. Online fraud is a common type of cybercrime that uses email, web sites, chat rooms or message boards. There are many different types of online fraud, including phishing and pharming scams, which use forged e-mails and Web sites to trick recipients into giving out personal information such as credit card data, social security numbers and passwords.

Phishing is a term used for fraudulent Internet "scams" that set out to deceive users into providing personal information that ends up in many cases, being used for identity theft.

In a common scenario, phishers will send mass emails. The emails appear to come from a legitimate company, and often try to evoke an emotional response to a phony crisis. Usually a request for sensitive information is made, sometimes directing the recipient to a spoofed Web page. The Web page, like the email, appears authentic, and in some instances its URL has been masked so the Web address even looks real. Because the email and its corresponding Web page seem bona fide, the phishers hope at least a fraction of recipients are fooled into submitting their data.
Phishers are also beginning to use viruses to do their dirty work. These viruses monitor your Internet activities, and will spring into action when you visit a particular site, either diverting you to an impostor site or capturing your keystrokes. Without virus protection you may have no idea malicious code resides your hard drive.

2. What type of financial documents can be forged with a false identity online (e.g banking fund transfers)?

Online banking is becoming increasingly common, and many of us use financial management software programs to handle our accounting and taxes. If hackers gain access to our computers, they can steal this information.
In addition, any document which requires personal and financial information such as your name, address, IC number, birth date, back account and/or credit card details or other identifying data are not spared from identity thieves. They can open new credit lines, access your back accounts or even apply for official documents like a driver’s license or passport – all in your name.

3. How do consumers know if they have been a victim of fraud? What can they do?

Consumers would be able to suspect if they are a fraud victim if they are denied credit for no apparent reason, or start receiving odd things in the mail such as credit cards they did not apply for. Failing to receive bills or other mails could mean an identity thief has taken over their account and changed their billing address. Lastly, being contacted by vendors regarding accounts they are unaware of, or even worse, by debt collectors for purchases someone else made, are also clear signs of identity theft problems.
If someone has stolen your identity, an immediate response is crucial in minimising damage. The following steps should be taken immediately to avoid further exploitation of the stolen identity:
 Immediately close financial accounts that may be compromised.
 Open new, password-protected accounts, but don't use obvious passwords like your birth date or street address.
 Cancel your driver's license or other IDs you've lost.
 If it becomes evident someone has been using your identity, report it to the police.

4. How can consumers prevent identity theft/ fraud online? Any tips?

Identity theft is serious business; in fact, it’s a federal crime. Results of the Federal Trade Commission’s 2006 Identity Theft Survey estimate that consumers lost over $1.1 billion dollars in 2006 due to identity theft. To avoid being a victim of this type of fraud, you need to protect your personal information online. It can take months, even years, to repair the damage if your name and credit are compromised by a thief. Some people have even been arrested for crimes they didn't commit.
Fortunately, there are steps you can take to protect your personal information and identity. And should you become a victim, there are also ways to minimize the consequences and prevent further damage. It has become more important than ever to take measures to protect one’s identity – both online and off – and to learn what to do should you become a victim.
Offline measures
 Unless you're absolutely certain who you're talking to, don't give your IC number or other personal information over the phone or via text messages
 Use a shredder to destroy sensitive correspondence
 Lock your most sensitive documents in a safe, file cabinet, or safe deposit box
 Send mail at the post office or from a post box
 When you go out of town, ask the post office to hold your mail
 Pick up blank checks at your bank or have them sent to the post office rather than your front door
 Order a credit report and regularly check for unusual activity. If you see anything strange or unexpected, follow up on it immediately

Online measures
 Unless you're absolutely certain a site is legitimate and secure, don't provide your IC number over the Web; never send it in an email or instant message
 Always use secure Web sites when sending information or transacting business online
 Install a good firewall protection, antivirus software, and antispam filter. Or get them all with Norton 360 or Norton Internet Security. A program with antivirus & antispyware capabilities can detect and often remove crimeware threats that would otherwise remain hidden on your machine. If the threat can be detected but not removed, consult Symantec's free removal tool listing in order to see if the crimeware can be removed using a separately downloaded utility.
 Store sensitive financial and personal information in password-protected files and directories; use strong, non-obvious passwords
 Learn to spot fraudulent emails, Web sites, and other red flags associated with phishing scams
 Don't open email attachments from persons you don't know and trust

Identity theft is a serious crime with serious consequences, and it affects several million households each year. Remember, no one can protect you from identity theft but you. You have to take responsibility for yourself and for protecting your identity, and it is never too early to learn – hopefully not the hard way.

The Top 10 Tips to Avoid Phishing

2008-10-15T15:18:00.000+08:00

Well. It’s pretty daunting when suddenly your bank account stated zero number once you’re clicking ATM machines number. Its all happen because of you just verified your account and pin number according to e-mail that you received few days ago.
That situation is not a flight of the imagination because it’s really going off nowadays as technology upward plus the deficient IT savvy among users.
I would like to give my token appreciation to Security Response Manager, F-Secure Security Labs Kuala Lumpur, Chia Wing Fei for sharing his TIPS to us to shun such thing transpire in our life

Please drop your contact in commentary box if you need assistance regarding this matter before its late and affecting your account number

By Chia Wing Fei

Security Response Manager

F-Secure Security Labs Kuala Lumpur

1. Always exercise caution when you receive an email asking you to confirm or update your details. Remember banks, auction sites, recruitment sites and other relevant websites do not send you such emails. Do not follow the link.
2. Manually type in the URL of in your web browser and double checking for any possible typos before you hit ENTER.
3. Look for the https:// at the beginning of the URL and the pad lock icon at the bottom of your browser to ensure that information submitted to the website is secure.
4. Check that the certificate of the website is genuine by double-clicking on the pad lock icon. Newer browsers like Firefox 3 does the checking for you automatically, if the certificate has expired, you will be prompted.
5. Especially for online banking, go with a bank provides you with at least two-factor based authentication mechanisms such as SMS transaction code or one-time password token.
6. Have a security suite that protects you from phishing installed on your computer and keep it updated all the time.
7. Install the latest patches and application updates to fix all vulnerabilities, have your firewall enabled and keep your security software updated always. This can be helpful in protecting you from banking Trojans or password stealers.
8. Never use a public or shared computer if you need to perform any such transactions.
9. Use an alternate browser such as Firefox 3 or Opera 9.5 which has better built-in features that protects and warns users from phishing or even harmful sites.
10. If you ever encounter a phishing site, immediately report this to the relevant authorities so that other users will not fall for it.

New Asus with the name of N Series?

2008-10-14T15:15:00.000+08:00

I was at the ASUS event yesterday, my eyes pointing at the label on most of the banner stated 'N Series' everywhere. I don't know why Asus choosen that name when its already associated with Nokia doh...

I didn't manage to get an explanation from ASUS personnel but i'll keep asking them later for that purpose.

Form following function—ASUS N Series notebooks epitomize style and productivity through smart technologies and innovative product design. Each N Series notebook comes with innovative technological developments such as the highly-efficient Super Hybrid Engine (SHE) which automatically allocates power, preserving battery life up to 35%*; the built-in Express Gate operating system that allows users to access their most commonly-used programs in 8 seconds*; and the SmartLogon facial recognition system that recognizes users’ facial features and logs them on without requiring any manual key input.

Comprising four models that cater to a myriad of tech-savvy users, each notebook represents the pinnacle of mobile computing.

The ASUS N Series
N10: Designed for optimized mobility, the ASUS N10 is perfect for individuals constantly on the move. Sporting a 10.2” monitor, the N10 delivers a multi-sensory experience with a NVIDIA GeForce 9300M graphics card and Intel Atom processor.

N20: Built for heavy usage, the ASUS N20 comes with a 12.1” monitor and up to 12 hours* of battery life. Equipped with an Altec Lansing sound system that provides excellent sound clarity, plus a highly efficient eSATA hard disk drive housed in a dust and moisture-resistant enclosure, the N20 is a versatile road performer for business and personal entertainment.

N80: Designed specifically for business executives and professionals in mind, the ASUS N80 comes with a 14.1” display powered by a standalone NVIDIA GeForce 9 Series graphics card with up to 1 GB of VRAM, complemented by Dolby Surround decoding to deliver impressive sound quality that is sure to impress in any business or personal situation.

N50: The ASUS N50 is truly the pinnacle of mobile computing, designed for intuitive control and user-friendliness. A multimedia touchpad serves as a responsive point of control as well as an intuitive and convenient multimedia control unit, complete with backlit buttons, for instantaneous multimedia enjoyment. Another unique feature of the N50 is its built-in Air Ionizer that not only helps clean the air around the user of allergens and germs, but also promotes air-flow and circulation.

Smart Looks – Cutting-edge Style
In designing the N Series notebooks, ASUS utilized cutting-edge technologies, particularly in the use of In-Mold Roller Technology which creates a scratch-resistant panel that retains its sheen even after prolonged use. Boasting a streamlined exterior with shiny metal-like inlaid patterns inspired by modernist art-deco, N Series notebooks deliver performance with style.

Smart Technology – Super Hybrid Engine
ASUS understands that one of the primary concerns of notebook computing has always been battery life. In response to the need for greater energy efficiency, ASUS N Series notebooks feature the Super Hybrid Engine (SHE) which consists of the Power4 Gear Hybrid application and the Energy Processing Unit (EPU). Power4 Gear Hybrid facilitates the deployment and usage of power according to the users’ preferences in relation to the specific tasks that they need to perform, while the EPU accurately detects the users’ power requirements and makes the necessary power adjustments. The combined energy saving effects of the SHE results in an extension of battery life of up to 35%*.

Smart Technology – Smart Bootups in 8 Seconds and Fast Internet Connectivity with Express Gate
N Series notebooks also reduce bootup times significantly with the ASUS Express Gate. Express Gate allows users to boot up in 8 seconds*, granting them instantaneous access to a built-in operating system that runs commonly-used applications such as Skype™, a music player, an email client and an Internet browser.

Smart Technology – Quick Logons through Facial Recognition
Continuing with the tradition of breaking tradition, ASUS introduces a whole new way in which users logon to their computers—through facial recognition. The SmartLogon system detects the user’s face and logs on without any intervention from the user. This system is designed to learn the variations of the user’s facial features, and is capable of performing detection in different lighting conditions.

Specifications
Model N10 N20
Processor andCache Memory - Intel® Atom® Processor N270- Mobile Intel® 945GSE Express Chipset - Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9400/T5850/ P8600/P7350- Mobile Intel® PM45 Express Chipset- Intel® Wi-Fi Link 5100
Operating System Genuine Windows® XP HomeGenuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Genuine Windows Vista® Business Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Genuine Windows Vista® BusinessGenuine Windows Vista® Ultimate
Main Memory DDR2 667 MHz up to 2,048 MB DDR2 MHz 800 up to 4,096 MB
Display 10.2" 12.1" WXGA
Hard Disk Drive SATA 160 GB / 250 GB / 320 GB SATA 160 GB / 250 GB / 320 GB
Optical Drive N/A DVD Super MultiBlu-ray DVD Combo
Video Camera * (optional) Built-in 1.3 M Pixel camera Built-in 1.3 M Pixel camera
Fax/Modem/LAN/WLAN - Built-in Bluetooth™ V2.0+EDR (optional) - 802.11 a/b/g/n- 802.11 b/g - Built-in Bluetooth™ V2.0+EDR (optional)- 3G/3.5G Antenna support (in selected territories)
Dimensions and Weight - 27.6 cm (W) x 19.5 cm (D) x 2.99–3.71 cm (H)- 1.40 kg (with 3-cell battery) - 30.3 cm (W) x 22.5 cm (D) x 3.10–3.10 cm (H)- 1.85 kg (with 3-cell battery)

Model N80 N50
Processor and Cache Memory - Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9400/P8600/P8400/P7350/T5800 - Mobile Intel® PM45 Express Chipset- Intel® Wi-Fi Link 5100 - Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9400/T5850/P8600/P7350 - Mobile Intel® PM45 Express Chipset - Intel® Wi-Fi Link 5100/ Intel® WiMAX/ Wi-Fi Link 5150
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Genuine Windows Vista® BusinessGenuine Windows Vista® Ultimate Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Genuine Windows Vista® Business
Main Memory DDR2 800 MHz up to 4,096MB DDR2 800 MHz up to 4,096MB
Display 14.1" WXGA Glare Type (LED backlit) / 14.1" WXGA+ Glare Type 15.4" WXGA VESA-like LED panel
Hard Drive SATA 160 GB / 200 GB / 250 GB / 320 GB SATA 160 GB / 250 GB / 320 GB / 500 GB
Optical Drive DVD Super Multi Blu-ray DVD Combo DVD Super MultiBlu-ray DVD Combo
Video Camera* (optional) Built-in 1.3 M Pixel camera Built-in 2.0 M Pixel camera
Fax/Modem/LAN/WLAN - Integrated Intel® High Definition Audio chip (Azalia)- Bluetooth™ V2.1+EDR (optional) - 10/100/1000 Base T- Built-in Bluetooth™ V2.1+EDR (optional)
Dimensions and Weight - 34.2 cm (W) x 25.68 cm (D) x 36 cm (H)- 2.69 kg (with 6-cell battery) - 36.9 cm (W) x 27.6 cm (D) x 2.90–4.30 cm (H)- 2.95 kg (with 6-cell battery)

ASUS Launches First Glide-enabled PDA Phone

2008-10-14T15:12:00.000+08:00

For us in Malaysia, Asus might be famous because of its EeePC but never stop at that point, They also come out with the new ASUS P552w promises to revolutionize the way users work, ommunicate and play with innovative touch-responsive glide Interface.

ASUS today launched the ASUS P552w PDA phone which features Glide – an innovative touch-responsive user interface that makes navigating and performing tasks on a mobile phone more intuitive and interactive than ever before. Equipped with a 624MHz processor and a host of market-leading features such as 3.5G HSDPA connectivity, GPS and seamless Google integration*, the ASUS P552w PDA phone is a perfect fit for the rising tide of young, tech-savvy professionals who appreciate a good-looking mobile companion that packs a wealth of fun features and yet is no slouch when it comes to work.

Glide to a New Mobile Experience
Underpinning the ASUS P552w’s revolutionary touch-responsive user interface is its cutting-edge Gester technology that enables users to perform a variety of navigational actions – such as selecting, zooming, scrolling and flipping – easily through simple flicks of their fingers. Incorporated into Glide are also applications that enable users to access a wide range of functions such as looking up the latest news, checking the weather forecast, viewing photo slideshows and listening to music within a few finger taps. These applications, dubbed Multi-Home, Anytime Launcher, EziPhoto, and EziMusic, give the expression "the world at your fingertips" a whole new meaning.

Unprecedented Processing Power, Speed and Connectivity
The ASUS P552w boasts one of the most powerful CPUs (624MHz) on the market today. Apart from posting exceptional Vsbenchmark scores, the ASUS P552w’s real-world results are equally tangible – applications and games run noticeably faster and video frame rates are markedly smoother. The ASUS P552w also features 3.5G HSDPA (3.6Mbps) connectivity for the fastest Internet browsing, file sharing and TV program-streaming experience possible. Furthermore, it offers Bluetooth, WLAN 802.11b/g, GPS, USB and other connectivity standards to enable easy data transfers to and from other devices.

Deep Google Integration
The ASUS P552w features Google Maps* which not only facilitates navigation, but is capable of furnishing users with information on points of interest. The ASUS P552w’s navigation capabilities are further bolstered by a feature known as ASUS SMS Location Link. With this exclusive feature, users at two different locations can locate each other easily by sending each other SMS messages. Clicking on the URLs which are automatically embedded in the sent messages will link the phones up to Google Maps, which will then provide the users with clear directions on how to get to each other’s positions. The ASUS P552w also features a convenient Google Search Bar on the Today screen that makes it easier to perform online queries.

EziPhoto, EziMusic and Other Applications
The ASUS P552w comes preinstalled with applications that allow users to get an easy handle on entertainment. The most exciting of these are EziPhoto and EziMusic. EziPhoto enables users to flip through their photo collection with their fingertips, akin to how they would with a real album. It also has a Calendar option which organizes and displays the thumbnails of photos users have taken according to the dates in which they were snapped, allowing them to relive those moments in chronological order at a single glance. EziMusic offers an interactive interface – complete with exciting animations – for users to play and manage their music, performing each task with colorful aplomb. The ASUS P552w also houses applications that enable easy access to web content like RSS newsfeeds, YouTube movies and photos on Flickr, ensuring that users have a full complement of entertainment options to choose from while out of the house or office.

Specifications
Networks HSDPA 3.6Mbps, UMTS 2100EDGE/GPRS/GSM 900/1800/1900, Class 10
Operating System Microsoft Windows® Mobile 6.1™ Professional
Color Black or White
Form factor Bar type
Dimensions 102 x 60.5 x 14.5 mm
Weight 105g (with battery)
Standby Time 300 hrs with 3G and 250 hrs with 2G**
Talk Time 3 hrs with 3G and 5 hrs with 2G**
Display 2.8” TFT, Touch Screen 65K color, QVGA 240 x 320 pixels
Processor Marvell Tavor 624MHz
Memory 256MB Flash + 128MB DDR
Expansion Slot MicroSD with SDHC support
Connectivity WLAN 802.11b+g , USB v1.1(FS), Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
WAP Browser HTTP / WAP 1.2.1/2.0
Messaging SMS / MMS / Email / MSN / Push E-mail
Battery 1100mAh Li-Ion
GPS SiRF StarIII with internal antenna
Business Applications
PIM Word (editor), Excel (editor), Power Point (viewer), IE, Windows® Live, MSN, Voice Commander and Push Email (Exchange Server).
Other Features Google Maps, Anytime Launcher, ASUS Today, Multi-Home, EziMusic and EziPhoto.
Multimedia & Entertainment
Camera 2.0 Mega pixel Fixed Focus
Video Record:MPEG4@QVGA 24fps / H.263@QCIF 24fpsPlayback:MPEG4@QVGA 30fps / H.263@QCIF 30fpsAudio/Video Streaming
Picture Format JPEG, PNG, GIP, BMP
Audio Format MP3, WMA, AAC, and AAC+
Ringtone Preinstalled with 20 ringtones and 10 special effect tones
JAVA J2ME (CLDC 1.1 + MIDP2.0)