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Cheap Samsung Laser Printer

AhTim — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:05:31 +0000

Finally bought the cheapest laser printer in the market -Samsung ML-1640, a monochrome laser printer.

My first printer was Epson InkJet 10 years ago. Print head die, throw. Last year my friend donate me a Epson InkJet too. Use less than 5 times before it turn down The main InkJet problem is you have to use it frequently!

At last, I decided to get a monochrome laser printer since I don’t need color. It should eliminate print head jam, cleaning head issue. The cheapest laser printer in the market should be Samsung ML-1640, which cost me only RM245.

Samsung ML-1640 Features

Although the exterior design is giant compare to Canon laser printer, you can’t deny its outstanding performance.

16ppm (A4)
1200×600 dpi
150-sheet Tray capacity
8MB Memory

With a resolution of 1,200 x 600 dpi, the prints are clear and crisp, just like the original. If you demand cheap, fast speed, and high quality printouts, ML-1640 is a good solution.

The toner is not cheap though. RM180 per piece. Calculate by the pages can print per toner, it still much more cheaper than InkJet. Just see how long it last for my printing!

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You’ve been issued a payment from Google Adsense

AhTim — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:23:15 +0000

Please note that we’ve recently issued you a payment for your AdSense
earnings via Western Union. Please note your MTCN number is xxxxxxxxx

Received this email reminder from Google Adsense. I have received the payment last month but still haven’t go withdraw.

The low exchange of USD to RM make me think twice before withdraw from Western Union. Hope the currency up this week so that I can withdraw it with a higher rate.

Do you receive email reminder from Google Adsense? Have you got your Adsense payment?

Lower Payment Threshold from Infolinks

AhTim — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:26:32 +0000

Good news for Infolinks publishers! Starting March 2010, you are allowed to withdraw money once achieve $50 in your account, using Payoneer and Paypal.

Previous payment threshold was $100 which may a bit too high for beginner. I believe the kindness of Infolinks lowest payment threshold should attract more publishers to join.

If you are withdraw using Bank Wire or regular ACH, the payment threshold will be increased to $400 due to high processing fees. Monthly earnings that less than threshold will be carried over to next month.

Please share with me how much you make from Infolinks every month?

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Bye-Bye Chitika!

AhTim — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:59:07 +0000

Really too busy recently. New job task, new office, new staffs, new projects with only one brain and two hands. Anyway I have tried my best to fine tune and stabilize the messy network with a lots of problem. Am sure you guys miss my post, don’t you?

First surprise early this week was salary increment, not bad. Follow by Chitika email. It store in junk mail until I can’t believe my eyes. Chitika want to terminate this tech blog from Chitika Premium program! Without a reason.

Reason to Drop Chitika

I have use Chitika Premium for more than a year, it contribute about 10% of Adsense earning. Not very much but enough to cover electricity bill each month. Chitika payment on time without problem but only applicable for US search traffic.

Without further delay, I wrote an email to Chitika Support to check on the reason and what can I do to comply with the policy. Receive answer that the advertiser is VERY picky. Is that mean this blog haven’t meet their requirement? I don’t know, but I have been their publisher for more than a year already.

After read How to make LESS money from Chitika (LiewCF), I think it should not much different to drop it. Immediately I remove the ads code, now my earning come mainly from Adsense and Infolinks. Remember, LESS is MORE! Hope to get better result this year!

Are you making money with Chitika? Anyone receive such termination email like myself?

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Setup Boot Camp for Windows 7

AhTim — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:52:39 +0000

I have decided to give up VirtualBox to run Windows 7. It is too slow for my Ms Access application and other third party software.

The best way to resolve the slow performance is install Windows 7 on its native Windows environment by using Boot Camp for Mac OS. Boot Camp is a build in utility in Mac, for Windows user.

How To Setup Boot Camp?

Boot Camp helps to create Windows partition easily. Go to Applications > Utilities > Boot Camp Assistant, create the Windows partition size you want. 15GB is enough for my 3rd party software + Windows 7.

Once created the partition, restart your Mac and insert Windows installation DVD. Follow on screen instruction to format the newly created Windows partition. You have to be extra careful when format partition. ONLY format the ‘Bootcamp’ partition that you have created. By deleting wrong partition could cause your Mac OS and data gone!

The Windows 7 took sometime to install. Go for a break while waiting. Once completed, restart your Macbook (iMac, MacBook Pro, whatever) while holding ‘Option‘ key when machine starting up. It should prompt 2 choice: Mac OS or Windows. Select Windows to boot up.

Opps..no drivers? Insert Install Mac OS DVD and setup all drivers. Cool! Now Windows 7 run on my awesome Macbook.

My Two Cents

The Boot Camp driver for Broadcom wireless adapter just don’t work. You need to manual setup the Broadcom driver for WinXP in order for it to work.

Multi-touch feature also not fully function in Windows 7. Hope to get the latest driver update, I miss the 3 and 4 fingers swipe.

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How To Increase Traffic with Google Buzz?

AhTim — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:08:12 +0000

Photo by Frank385

Google Buzz is a new social media tool just launched to connect friends by using Gmail.

You should see the “Buzz” button in side menu after inbox. You could linked buzz to other sites such as Twitter, Blogs, BlogSpot, Youtube, etc. Add what you want to share in “view connected sites”. I myself added in Twitter and AhTim Tech Blog. Which mean whenever activity in twitter and blog, it create post in Buzz to share with my followers.

You may convert your Gmail friends to your blog reader with Buzz. I’m now have 7 followers, and it automatically following 14 people.

Integrate into WordPress Blog

To increase even more traffic, you need to integrate Google Buzz button into blog. The Google Buzz plugin add a buzz button on every page / post. When visitor click on the button, your post’s link and title share on their buzz. In this way you post may reach their friends too, and increase traffic by huge amount.

Download Google Buzz plugin here.

Make Your Mac Desktop to 3D Room

AhTim — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:56:44 +0000

Plain desktop make our computer looks boring. We should make full use of what we have paid for, the processor, memory, etc.

BumpTop Mac reinvented a new way to look at your Mac desktop. It is a full 3D experience with smooth and realistic physics to make the desktop more realistic.

It organize the desktop better. You may clean up, pile, grow or shrink desktop icons ask you like. The single desktop can be extend to 5 walls with different wallpaper and icons.

I would like to review the BumpTop Pro version (paid version) on Multitouch Gestures for more realistic action. I have wrote an email to BumpTop for temporary serial but didn’t hear any reply from them.

See BumpTop 3D desktop in action

Download free version to try out yourself (Mac / Windows). Tell me what do you think about this free version?

Windows Live VS Google Pack !

Update MFM Free Garmin GPS Map

AhTim — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000

It is time to update your Garmin GPS Map. My last update was 7 months ago,too old.

The latest MFM GPS Map (Malfreemaps lite v1.63) comes with more new features:

Link to Navnet map in Kalimantan
Coverage of Southern Thailand
Optional Chinese POI
Improved SG Postal Code & Address map with instant search result
New POI icons
New POI categories with custom icons (soon)
New MFM map generator with option to generate either Full or Lite version
Coloured topo polygons are added into Full-version map
New multi-language installer
No more error when uploading map through Mapsource

I think this lite version is more than enough for me to travel around Malaysia. But sad thing is it don’t have Mac version. Mean you have to download the EXE map file into your Windows. Extract it then transfer to Garmin GPS. Anyway it is not a big problem.

I like the attractive colors in MFM Map, it make the landmark and POI more recognizable. It said to have “keep left/right” guidance at complex junctions, I may try it when travel around KL. Haven’t update your GPS map yet? Download it here.

My Two Cents

I’m going to Tropical Village Ayer Hitam during this coming CNY holiday. Purposely download the latest map for the trip. Hope we arrive the destination without go to the wrong way.

It is a mini world theme park with World’s famous landmark such as The Great Wall, Lady Liberty of USA, Hollywood and many more. We will travel with family and congregation brother sister this time. I believe we will enjoy the 3D2N holiday there

LogMeIn for Mac Computer

AhTim — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:23:43 +0000

Got a Mac? Now you can fully remote control your Mac from anywhere of the world via LogMeIn. This is first time LogMeIn provide Mac users with free remote control.

With LogMeIn Pro² for Mac (Beta), you could access your music, print documents and access Desktop at the Mac in your house by using Web Browser and Internet connection. Download here and give it a try.

TM Net Streamyx Modem Admin Password

AhTim — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:07:19 +0000

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Yesterday helped my friend to check her WiFi router. She need to configure Internet phone (LG070) but not working no matter how hard she tried.

I have an idea to configure the TM WiFi modem (DB108) to act as Internet phone base WiFi station. In order to do this, I need the administrator username and password. Of course it is NOT the linksys modem above, it is a Riger modem which I never heard before.

Found Admin Password in Forum

After made a phone call to Streamyx, they don’t give me the administrator password, just give an normal user account. No choice I have to search it myself from the Internet forum.

With just 2 minutes, found the TM Streamyx Administrator username and password. Would like to share with you all in case you need it in future.

Username: tmadmin

Password: tmadmin

It is so easy to remember since the default TM user account is tmuser with same password. Why can’t I guess it?

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