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Ngetik Bahasa Arab...???? Easssyy...!!!!!!!

2011-10-14T11:57:00.000-07:00

Pernah kebingungan kepingin ngetik huruf hijaiyah/arab tapi ga punya windows arabic atau keyboard arabic?

Ga usah bingung berikut cara gampang untuk bisa mulai ngetik bahasa arab di non windows arabic system.

Win XP

karena beberapa bahasa seperti bahasa arab tidak tersedia di default list input languages di Regional and Languages option, maka langkah-langkah dibawah ini diperlukan untuk setup arabic language di komputer kita.

1. Klik Start - Settings - Control Panel
2. Buka Regional and Language Options applet
3. di Languages Tab, tick "Install the file for complex script and right to left languages"
4. Klik OK
5. Masukkan CD Microsoft Windows XP ketika diminta dan biarkan sampai instalasi selesai
6. Restart komputer jika system memintanya.

Langkah selanjutnya adalah melakukan setup keyboard layout.

1. Klik Start - control panel (press C)
2. Regional and Language option
3. pilih Language tab
4. pilih detail di Text services and input languages dengan menekan tombol D di keyboard
5. di Text services and input languages di bawah Installed services, klik tombol Add.

6. pilih bahasa yang kita inginkan, dalam hal ini bahasa arab.

Untuk windows 7 dan vista Arabic language pack hanya tersedia untuk versi ultimate dan enterprise yang dapat diinstall dengan cara mendownloadnya dari windows update.
Atau anda bisa download dari link ini

Windows 7 Language Interface Pack

Setelah bahasa arab ter-install selanjutnya tinggal mengetik dengan keyboard.

Gimana caranya..??? keyboard gw isinya huruf latin semua !!!

Ga usah panik, untuk ngetik bahasa arab ga musti pake keyboard dengan arabic lay out. Pake keyboard latin atau keyboard dengan US layout juga bisa.

Caranya :

1. aktifkan on screen keyboard dengan tekan tombol window + R dan ketikkan "osk" tanpa kutip di command fieldnya.

2. Aktifkan arabic sebagai default language. dengan menggantinya dari language bar

3. setelah itu inilah arabic keyboard anda

Slanjutnya silahkan mengetik dengan panduan on screen keyboard tersebut.

Yuk Belajar Terjemah Al - Qur'an

2011-09-24T10:48:00.000-07:00

Al- Qur'an adalah pedoman utama bagi seorang muslim dalam menjalani kehidupan didunia ini. Untuk dapat menggunakan al qur'an sebagai pedoman ini, pemahaman tentang isi kandungan al qur'an mutlak diperlukan dan untuk dapat memahaminya penguasaan bahasa arab pun menjadi syarat mutlak yang tidak dapat ditawar-tawar lagi.

Saat ini sudah banyak tersedia sumber-sumber baik online ataupun offline yang dapat dimanfaatkan untuk dapat secara cepat mempelajari menerjemahkan al qur'an. Berikut beberapa link yang bisa dijadikan rujukan dalam mempelajari bahasa al qur'an.

http://arabindo.co.nr
http://understandquran.com
http://www.kalamullah.com/

Dan berikut ini beberapa file yang dapat digunakan untuk memulai mempelajari bahasa alqur'an. File-file tersebut dapat diunduh melalui link dibawah ini.
- ebook Arabindo
-Kamus 80% kata dalam alqur'an

Windows XP Keyboard Shorcut

2009-03-15T18:14:00.000-07:00

Working with keyboar in most cases is faster than using mouse, as long as you know which key to be pressed. Below is list of keyboard shortcuts in Windows XP.

General keyboard shortcuts

CTRL+C (Copy)
CTRL+X (Cut)
CTRL+V (Paste)
CTRL+Z (Undo)
DELETE (Delete)
SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
CTRL+A (Select all)
F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)
ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)
CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)
Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
F5 key (Update the active window)
BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
ESC (Cancel the current task)
SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open Task Manager)

Dialog box keyboard shortcuts

If you press SHIFT+F8 in extended selection list boxes, you enable extended selection mode. In this mode, you can use an arrow key to move a cursor without changing the selection. You can press CTRL+SPACEBAR or SHIFT+SPACEBAR to adjust the selection. To cancel extended selection mode, press SHIFT+F8 again. Extended selection mode cancels itself when you move the focus to another control.

CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
TAB (Move forward through the options)
SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)
ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)
ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button)
SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)
Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)
F1 key (Display Help)
F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)

Microsoft natural keyboard shortcuts

Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)
Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)

Accessibility keyboard shortcuts

Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)
NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)
Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)

Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts

END (Display the bottom of the active window)
HOME (Display the top of the active window)
NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder)
NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)
NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)
LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)
RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)

Shortcut keys for Character Map

After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:

RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)
LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line)
UP ARROW (Move up one row)
DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)
HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
END (Move to the end of the line)
CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected)

Microsoft Management Console (MMC) main window keyboard shortcuts

CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
CTRL+N (Open a new console)
CTRL+S (Save the open console)
CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
CTRL+W (Open a new window)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)
ALT+F4 (Close the console)
ALT+A (Display the Action menu)
ALT+V (Display the View menu)
ALT+F (Display the File menu)
ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)

MMC console window keyboard shortcuts

CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console)

Remote desktop connection navigation

CTRL+ALT+END (Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box)
ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)
ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)
ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)
ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)
CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)

Microsoft Internet Explorer navigation

CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)
CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)
CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)
CTRL+W (Close the current window)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301583

Homeschooling - Sebuah Pilihan - 2

2009-02-18T23:40:00.000-08:00

Bukan hal yang mudah untuk memutuskan melakukan sesuatu yang tidak populis menurut pandangan umum masyarakat. Pro kontra pasti terjadi baik dari lingkungan luar atau dari lingkungan dalam sekalipun.

Hal sama terjadi ketika kami memutuskan untuk meng homeschooilngkan anak kami. Banyak alasan yang membuat kami memilih jalur homeschooling sebagai jalur pendidikan untuk anak kami. Dari mahalnya biaya pendidikan yang menurut kami tidak sebanding dengan apa didapatkan oleh siswa sampai dengan sistem pendidikan yang tidak mengajarkan siswa untuk menjadi pribadi unggulan. Belum lagi pelajaran pelajaran yang penuh dengan kebohongan dan tidak aplikatif yang tidak mempersiapkan siswa untuk menghadapi kehidupan real dimasyarakat. Dan masih banyak lagi hal yang menjadi pertimbangan kami untuk tidak mengambil jalur pendidikan formal untuk pendidikan awal anak kami.

Umum dimasyarakat memandang homeschooling hanya sebagai sekolah rumah, dalam artian hanya memindahkan tempat belajar dari sekolah kerumah. Tidak sepenuhnya salah pendapat seperti itu, karena memang secara arti kata home = rumah dan schooling = bersekolah, jadi secara harfiah memang homeschooling artinya bersekolah dirumah. Tapi yang salah adalah persepsi umum yang memandang sekolah itu hanya seputar pendidikan IPA,IPS, bahasa, matematika dan berbagai mata pelajaran lainnya yang biasa diajarkan disekolah, ada tempatnya khusus dan diajarkan oleh guru. Padahal sesungguhnya dunia ini adalah sekolah, dan kita belajar tidak hanya dari jam 7 pagi sampai jam 12 siang, tapi proses belajar adalah proses yang dilakukan dari dalam kandungan sampai kita mati nanti, dari kita bangun tidur sampai kita tidur lagi. Itu pula yang disampaikan hadits Rasulullah SAW " Tuntutlah ilmu dari buaian hingga ke liang lahat ".

Homeschooling - Sebuah Pilihan -

2009-02-16T18:26:00.000-08:00

Alhamdulillah, hari minggu kemarin, 15 Feb 2009, berkesempatan untuk ikut seminar homeschooling yang diseleggarakan oleh komunitas HS BERKEMAS.

Pembicaranya adalah ketua komunitas BERKEMAS, ibu Yayah Komariah dan ibu Ines Setiawan. Topik yang dibicarakan cukup menarik, terutama buat yang memang baru mau mengenal HS, yaitu SERBA - SERBI HOMESCHOOLING.

Pada sesi pertama ibu Yayah banyak bercerita tentang pengenalan terhadap konsep HS, kelebihan - kelebihan HS di banding sekolah reguler dan juga cerita tentang perjuangan beliau dalam berHS ini. Untuk mengetahui lebih jauh tentang beliau dan komunitas BERKEMAS dapat mengunjungi langsung situs www.berkemas.org.

Pada sesi ke-dua, Ibu Ines Setiawan membahas tentang ujian penyetaraan internasional yang diselenggarakan oleh University of Cambridge dengan program CIE nya ( Cambridge International Examination ) www.cie.org.uk. Dengan program ini para HSer dapat mendapatkan pengakuan/sertifikat/ijasah yang berlaku internasional.

Banyak wawasan baru yang didapat dari seminar tersebut yang semakin menguatkan tekad kami untuk mengHS-kan anak kami, bahkan sepertinya bukan hanya Ayesha yang bakal HS, tapi Abi & Bundanya pun bakal ber-homeschooling ria juga :)

ys.

Book Review - Enskilopedia Pendidikan Anak Muslim

2009-02-11T21:41:00.000-08:00

Hari sabtu lalu, pulang dari RSPI ngambil hasil MRI punggung, mampir dulu ke PI mall. Jelajah punya jelajah, singgahlah kami di TGA. Nawaytunya mo cari terbitan baru era muslim digest sama mo liat k'lo2 ada ensiklopedi bocah muslim,terbitan DAR nya Mizan. Tanya punya tanya ke pramuniaganya, ditunjukinlah sebuah buku ensiklopedi, yang ternyata bukan yang dicari. Tapi judulnya mirip-mirip, Ensiklopedi Pendidikan Anak Muslim.
Awalnya kita ngira itu untuk buku untuk si anak, ternyata..., buku itu untuk ortunya. Dan jadilah kami membelinya setelah fast reading itu buku.

Dan disini saya sangat rekomendasikan buat yang baca postingan ini untuk minimal baca buku ini. Terutama buat para ortu yang ingin sukses mendidik anaknya.
Buku karangan Hidayatullah Ahmad ini memberikan tips trik lengkap tentang bagaimana mendidik anak, cara ortu berperilaku, dan serba serbi lainnya dalam pendidikan anak.

Buku ini juga bisa jadi modal awal untuk para ortu yang punya keinginan untuk berhomeschooling. Banyak contoh contoh praktis disajikan dibuku ini dan menurut saya pribadi sangat aplikatif, sangat mungkin untuk dilaksanakan.

K'lo bingung bagaimana nyuruh anak makan, atau pingin tau karakter anak itu bagaimana dan bagaimana bersikap sesuai dengan karakter anak tsb maka itu bisa ditemukan dbuku ini. Atau bingung gimana menghadapi pertanyaan2 anak, dibuku ini pengarang banyak memberikat tips& triknya.

So sekali lagi buku ini sangat saya rekomendasikan...

Untuk info tambahan, 28Feb - 8 Mar 2009 nanti InsyaAllah di gelora bung karno ada islamic book fair 2009. yang berminat bisa cari buku ini disitu... kali lagi ada diskon... :)

Windows 7 .....Akhirnya datang juga.....

2009-02-11T19:35:00.000-08:00

Setelah banyak yang kecewa dengan kinerja dari Windows Vista, akhirnya Microsoft merelease Beta version dari sistem operasi teranyar mereka, Windows 7.
Untuk versi Beta ini sudah mulai bisa didownload di http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-download.aspx . Untuk beta version ini dapat digunakan sampai 1 Agustus 2009.

Beberapa keandalan yang dimiliki oleh sistem operasi ini, seperti yang ditulis PC Media edisi 03/2009, disebutkan antara lain :

Fault Toleransi Heap, kemampuan yang dapat mengurangi terjadinya crash secara siginifikan

Process Reflection, berkurangnya gangguan yang diakibatkan sedang berjalannya proses diagnostik. Sebagai contoh, misalkan ada sebuah proses yang mengalami kegagalan, windows 7 akan menangkap isi proses yang gagal dari memori yang kemudian akan dikloning. Proses yang gagal akan didiagnosis dan saat yang bersamaan aplikasi pengguna dapat terus berjalan sehingga tidak mengganggu pengguna.
kemampuan memanatu sendiri keandalan secara lebih mendalam dan menampilkan info tersebut dalam bentuk GUI.
kemampuan dalam meningkatkan umur baterai, sistem operasi ini mampu melakukan efisiensi dalam penggunaan energi sehingga dapat meningkatkan umur baterai.

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2009-02-09T23:29:00.000-08:00

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JADWAL ACARA 8th ISLAMIC BOOK FAIR 2009

2009-02-09T13:09:00.000-08:00

JADWAL ACARA 8th ISLAMIC BOOK FAIR 2009

Wednesday, 21 January 2009

ADWAL ACARA 8th ISLAMIC BOOK FAIR

TEMA: Isalamic Book Fair Bangun Ruhiyah
SABTU 28 – Feb - 2008
10.00 – 12.00 Openig Ceremonial 8th Islamic Book Fair Dr. Hidayat Nurwahid MA
13.00 – 15.00 Lounching Al-Qur'an dengan tajwid metode blok warna Dr. Darwis Hude M.Si.
13.00 – 15.00 Demo Masak "Memasak bersama Rudi Choerudin" Rudi Choerudin
16.00 – 18.00 Lounching tafsir Al-Misbah New Face Muchlis M. Hanafi Najwa Shihab
16.00 – 18.00 Lounching Buku "Asmaulhusna for Bussines and Life" Dr. Moh. Syafi’I Antonio, M.ec
19.00 – 21.00 Orasi Ilmiah "Cerdaskan Umat Mandirikan Bangsa" Prof. Dr. Nasaruddin Umar. MA*
19.00 – 21.00 Bedah Buku "Panglima Surga" Dr. Moh. Syafi’I Antonio, M.ec Irene Handono

TEMA : Islamic Book Fair Cerdaskan Umat
AHAD 01 – Maret – 2009
10.00 – 12.00 Talk Show "Pergaulan Remaja secara Islami" Dude Herlino
10.00 – 12.00 Lomba Mewarnai Tingkat TK & SD 1 - 4 SD kelas 1-4
13.00 – 15.00 Jumpa Artis & Promo Album Intan Nuraeni, Asmiranda, Robinhood, Hedi Yunus
13.00 – 15.00 Life maping traning Inpiration of Alafatehah Ir. Heru S.s, MM
16.00 – 18.00 Seven Law of Happiness for Muslim (menuju keluarga muslim bahagia) Arvan Pradiansyah & Asma Nadia
16.00 – 18.00 Talk Show The Kun Fayakun Way Ust. Yusuf Mansyur
19.00 – 21.00 Bedah buku "De Winst" Afifah Afrah
19.00 – 21.00 Lounching Buku "Inner Beauty sebagai produk ibadah kepada Allah" Hj. Durrah Baraja SH. Mhum
Habiburahman El Shirazy, Bunda Neno Warisman

TEMA : Islamic Book Fair Bangun Ukhuwah
SENIN 02 – Maret – 2009
10.00 – 12.00 Total managemen berbasis Al Fatehah Ir. Heru S.s, MM
13.00 – 15.00 Saatnya Indonesia Kuat & Mandiri dengan ekonomi islam Dr. Revrison Baswir Ir. M. Ismail Susuanto, MM.
16.00 – 18.00 Talkshow ""8 pertanyaan & jawaban seputar fatwa haram golput" Miswan Thahadi & Ade Mujhiyat
19.00 – 21.00 TalkShow "Cerdaskan Financial Spiritual Masa Pensiun" Imam Supriono

TEMA : Islamic Book Fair Sehatkan Qolbu dan Jiwa
SELASA 03 – Maret – 2009
10.00 - 12.00 Bedah Buku "Matematika Islam" KH. Fahmi Basya
10.00 – 12.00 Bedah Buku "Kartini Menemukan Tuhan" Sirikit Syah
13.00 – 15.00 Talkshow "Cerdaskan Umat Mandirikan Bangsa Perspektif Dr. Anies Baswedan, Ph.D * Politik Prof. Komarudin Hidayat *
13.00 – 15.00 Bedah buku "Dialog Santri - Pendeta Eros Da'I (Tim Fakta Jkt)
16.00 – 18.00 Bedah buku “Sholat Ala Rasul” Dr. H. Briliantono M. Soenarwo SpoT, FICS, MD, PhD, MBA
16.00 – 18.00 Lounching produk baru "Bio Kamera" Agus Yulianto Muzayyim M. Arif
19.00 – 21.00 Talkshow Interaktif "Papua Muslim care" Ust. Fadlan Gharamathan, Tumpuni Tri Mumpuni

TEMA : Islamic Book Fair satukan Umat
RABU 04 – Maret 2009
10.00 – 12.00 Bedah Buku "Bunda menejer keluarga" Ustdz. Yoyoh Yusro, Aris rahmat, Okky Asokawati, Irawati Istadi, Tutty Alawiyah A.S
13.00 – 15.00 Talk Show "Cerdaskan Umat Mandirikan bangsa dengan *Kebudayaan" H. Dedy Mizwar dan Widyawati*
16.00 – 18.00 Lounching Buku "The Beyond Inspiration" Felix Siouw & Heru Binawan
16.00 – 18.00 Seminar Haki (Hak Atas Kekayaan Intelektual) Dirjen Haki, Syahrani dan Izzatul Islam
19.00 – 21.00 Ferformance MasGe Whaton & Anneke Putri Aneke Putri

TEMA : Islamic Book Fair membangun Generasi bangsa
KAMIS 05 – Maret – 2009
10.00 – 12.00 Lounching dan Bedah Buku "Mayoritas Wanita Masuk Neraka" Ust. Subhan Nur
13.00 – 15.00 Talk Show ' Cerdaskan Umat Mandirikan Bangsa dengan Pendidikan Prof. Dr.Arif Rahman * Kak Seto Mulyadi*
16.00 – 18.00 Bedah buku “Delapan Mata air Kecemerlangan” Ust. Anis Mata
19.00 – 21.00 Muri untuk katagori penulis terlengkap penulis buku anak terproduktif, dan lounching buku "Galaksi Kinanthi" Tasaro" Bambang trim Ali Muakhir dan Tasaro

TEMA : Islamic Book Fair Membuka Cakrawala
JUM'AT 06 – Maret – 2009 13.00 – 15.00 Bedah buku “Mengapa harus korupsi” Dr.Muhammd Ray Akbar
13.00 – 15.00 Laounching Al-Quran Tim Tisera
16.00 – 18.00 Bedah buku “ Belajar islam dari yahudi” Herry Nurdi
16.00 – 18.00 Pelatihan dongeng dan louncing buku Kak Mal dan Bunda Neno Warisman
19.00 – 21.00 Bedah buku "That's All" Perrasta "Pepeng" Soebardi Eka Shanti
19.00 – 21.00 TalkShow & Bedah buku "Seri Kafilah Syuhada" Ust. Abu M Jibriel AR, Ust. Abu Bakar Ba'Asyir, Ali Fauzi, Lulu Djamaludin dan M. Fahri

TEMA : Islamic Book Fair wujudkan cita-cita bangsa
SABTU 07 – Maret – 2009
10.00 – 12.00 Bedah buku “Rembulan tenggelam diwajamu” Tere Liye
10.00 – 12.00 Lounching buku "Menjemput Hidayah Cinta" Astri Ivo* Zaskia Mecca* Tunggul Tranggono
13.00 – 15.00 Jumpa penulis dan bedah buku The Mircle oF Giving Ust. Yusuf Mansyur
13.00 – 15.00 Lounching buku Ensiklopedi keluarga sakinah Ust. Muhammad Tahalib
16.00 – 18.00 Bedah buku "Menabur Cinta Menunai Cinta" Okky Asokawati
19.00 – 21.00 Bedah Buku Rame-rame
- Jalan cinta para pejuang Salim A Fillah
- Novel Tembang Ilalang MD. Aminudin
- New Quantum tarbiah Solikhin Abu Izzudin
- Novel cinta sang penjaga telaga Azzura Daryana
19.00 – 21.00 Bedah Majalah Tasqif Dr. Amir Faisol Fath,MA Ust. Muhklis

TEMA : Islamic Book Fair Mandirikan Bangsa
AHAD 08-Maret-2009
10.00 – 12.00 Peluncuran buku ESQ Arabic Version dan training ESQ untuk pembeli yang ke satu juta buku ESQ Ary Ginanjar
10.00 – 12.00 Talk Show " Smart Parents for Smart Student" Bunda Neno Warisman
13.00 – 15.00 Talkshow Kerudung Canting Ala Ratihsang dan pembacaan puisi Ratihsang & Teddy Syach
13.00 – 15.00 Talkshow "Pentingnya menentukan awal waktu shalat secara syari'ah dan sains" Nasir Zubaedi
H. Muhyidin Khozin
Dr. Moedji Raharto
Ir. Feri Lasman
16.00 – 18.00 Konser Nasyid "Membangun Ghiroh Bangsa, Bangkit dan Mandiri" Aruhul Zadid, I R A,Izzatul Islam Sahoutul Harokah
16.00 – 18.00 Bedah Buku "Pilar-Pilar Kebangkitan Umat Ust. Abdul Muiz MA
19.00 – 21.00 Tausiyah"Cerdaskan Umat Mandirikan Bangsa" KH. Abdulah Gymnastiar

Press Release : Islamic Book Fair 2009 Bertabur Bintang dan Tokoh

2009-02-09T13:03:00.000-08:00

Alhamdulillah akhirnya ada pameran buku lagi akhir februari ini, 28 feb - 8 mar. Ngumpulin duit dulu buat book shopping......and cari info buat jadi distributo buku.

Berikut press releasenya.........

Press Release : Islamic Book Fair 2009 Bertabur Bintang dan Tokoh

Thursday, 05 February 2009

Islamic Book Fair (IBF) kembali digelar. Gelaran IBF yang ke delapan pada 1430H/2009 M ini mengusung tema Cerdaskan Umat Mandirikan Bangsa. Ketua MPR RI, Hidayat Nurwahid, akan membuka acara ini pada 28 Februari pukul 10.00 di Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Senayan Jakarta. Acara berlangsung hingga 8 Maret 2009.
Ketua Panitia IBF, M. Anis Baswedan, mengatakan tema Cerdaskan Umat Mandirikan Bangsa diusung bukan tanpa tujuan. Ia berharap penyelenggaran IBF ini akan mendorong umat semakin cerdas dalam berpikir dan bersikap. ‘’Umat diharapkan mampu mengedepankan sikap kritis,’’ katanya. Menurut Anis, IBF juga diharapkan akan menjadi salah satu bagian dari upaya menciptakan kemandirian bangsa. Terutama dalam memajukan kemandirian ekonomi bangsa. Dalam konteks ini, ia menilai bahwa IBF akan memantik meningkatnya industri penerbitan buku Islam yang juga berkontribusi bagi perekonomian bangsa.
Sebab melalui gelaran IBF akan tercipta hubungan silaturahim dan saling menguntungkan di antara umat Islam dalam pengembangan ekonomi. Semua pihak baik penggerak perbukuan, masyarakat pecinta buku, dunia pendidikan, dan bisnis-bisnis berbasis syariah diberi ruang untuk ambil bagian mewujudkan tujuan itu.
Anis menambahkan semua acara yang diselenggarakan selama IBF berlangsung dilakukan dengan pendekatan edutainment, yaitu pendidikan dan hiburan. Ini akan menjadi media promosi dan transaksi yang efektif. ‘’Ini juga akan menjadi sarana pendidikan yang menarik,’’ jelasnya.
Menurut Anis, IBF yang digelar setiap tahun ini terus mengalami peningkatakan. Demikian pula dengan IBF kedelepan ini. Salah satu indikasinya, jelas Anis, adalah jumlah peserta yang kian bertambah. Ini menunjukkan antusiasme yang tinggi. Tahun 2009 ini, peserta IBF mencapai 203 stand. Tahun lalu hanya mencapai 167 stand.
Peserta terdiri dari 82 perusahaan, 59 perusahaan penerbit, 17 perusahaan dan 4 perusahaan media massa. Pada IBF kali ini, ungkap Anis, akan dipamerkan sekitar 25 ribu judul buku. Sebanyak 5.000 di antaranya adalah judul buku baru. ‘’Kami juga memberikan potongan harga dari 20 hingga 70 persen,’’ katanya.
Selama IBF berlangsung akan ada serangkaian diskusi interaktif, seminar dan bedah buku, talkshow, serta festival seni dan budaya Islam. Ada pula orasi ilmiah, dan peluncuran buku baru. Sederet tokoh dan kalangan artis juga akan hadir memeriahkan IBF ini yang diharapkan setiap harinya dikunjungi sebanyak 30 ribu orang.
Sejumlah tokoh dan artis yang akan hadir di arena IBF di adalah Dr. Darwis Hude M.Si, Rudi Choerudin, Muchlis M. Hanafi, Najwa Shihab, Dr. Moh. Syafi’I Antonio, M.ec, Ir. Heru S.s, MM, Arvan Pradiansyah & Asma Nadia, Ust. Yusuf Mansyur, Afifah Afrah, dan Hj. Durrah Baraja SH. Mhum.
Juga akan hadir Habiburahman El Shirazy, Heru S.s, Dr. Revrisond Baswir, Ir. M. Ismail Yusanto, MM, Prof. Dr. Nasarudin Umar, Imam Supriono, KH. Fahmi Basya, Dr. Anies Baswedan, Ph.D, Prof. Komarudin Hidayat, Eros Da'I, Dr. H. Briliantono M. Soenarwo, Ustdz. Yoyoh Yusro,Aris rahmat, Irawati Istadi, Tutty Alawiyah A.S, Sirikit Syah, Prof. Dr.Arif Rahman, Kak Seto Mulyadi, dan Ust. Anis Mata.
Tak hanya itu, ada pula Tasaro, Ust. Fadlan, Tri Mumpuni, Herry Nurdi, Ust. Abu M Jibriel AR Ust. Abu Bakar Ba'Asyir, Ali Fauzi, Lulu Djamaludin, M. Fahri, Tere Liye, Rizky Riadasmara, Ust. Yusuf Mansyur, dan KH. Abdulah Gymnastiar.
Sejumlah artis yang akan ikut memeriahkan IBF di antaranya adalah Rina Gunawan, Dude Herlino, Intan Nuraeni, Asmiranda, Robinhood, Hedi Yunus, Hj. Neno Warisman, H. Dedy Mizwar, Widyawati, Okky Asokawati, Aneke Putri, Ratihsang dan Teddy Syach. (Rahma)

Menjadi Kaya Dengan Bisnis Online 1

2009-02-08T20:22:00.000-08:00

Akses internet semakin hari semakin gampang dan murah dan memunculkan peluang bisnis baru yang menggunakan internet sebagai medianya, BISNIS ONLINE. Maraknya blog dan banyaknya CMS gratis bertebaran di internet yang sangat-sangat user friendly semakin memudahkan orang untuk terjun lebih jauh untuk menjalani bisnis online ini. Dengan iming - iming pasar yang sangat luas, modal yang tidak sebesar bisnis konvensional, jadi lebih punya banyak waktu luang dan segudang kelebihan lain yang ditawarkan membuat bisnis ini semakin banyak dilirik orang.

Bisnis apa sajakah yang bisa kita lakukan lewat internet ini?

jualan produk
jualan jasa
reseller
program afiliasi
jualan informasi
jualan iklan
dll

Apa sajakah syarat yang diperlukan untuk bisa memulai bisnis ini? apakah perlu jadi programer dulu, atau web designer dulu?
Jawabnya ga mesti.... Banyak para pebisnis online yang sukses sekarang tidak memiliki background IT sama sekali.

Modal awal yang dipunya dan merupakan modal yang mutlak diperlukan oleh setiap pebisnis hanyalah keinginan kuat untuk sukses dan selalu mau belajar.

Selanjutnya modal yang diperlukan untuk memulai bisnis ini adalah memiliki produk yang akan dijual.

Selanjutnya yang kita butuhkan adalah tempat untuk menjual produk ini. Banyak blog gratis, webhosting gratis dan CMS gratis tersedia diinternet. www.blogger.com, www.wordpress.com, www.multiply.com merupakan contoh dari website instan yang bisa digunakan sebagai toko kita dalam mengumpulkan uang diinternet.
Untuk CMS ( content management system ) kita bisa menggunakan Joomla, Drupal, wordpress, dll.

Modal selanjutnya yang diharus ada dalam memulai bisnis online adalah market yang akan membeli produk kita. Dari mana mencari market ini? artikel selanjutnya akan coba dibahas bagaimana menemukan potensial market dengan menggunakan google.

IPhone 3G Akhirnya Masuk Indonesia

2009-02-03T17:19:00.000-08:00

Setelah lama ditunggu-tunggu akhirnya yang dinanti tiba juga. IPhone 3G, smartphone generasi generasi ke-2 besutan Apple .corp akhirnya akan masuk ke Indonesia pada sekitar akhir februari nanti. Bekerjasama dengan salah satu operator lokal Telkomsel, Iphone 3G sudah dapat dipesan langsung melalui situs telkomsel http://www.telkomsel.com/web/download/iphone_tsel.php?sec=ipn. So buat para peminat, buruan daftar..........

Hidup Mulia atau Mati Syahid

2009-02-02T18:57:00.000-08:00

Dikasih tau istri tentang artikel ini, entah gimana rasanya pas liatnya, haru, iri, bangga....

just read the artikel and look the picture

Senyum Syuhada Gaza

Senin, 02/02/2009 12:40 WIB Cetak | Kirim

Alangkah agungnya seorang yang syahid… Di akhirat ia memperoleh kebesaran luar biasa. Dia tidak meninggalkan dunia ini kecuali dengan barisan yang mulia. Manusia menangis, sedangkan syahid tersenyum…

Kegembiraan melihat tempat tinggalnya di surga menyunggingkan senyum di bibir sang syahid, seperti yang kita lihat para Syuhada Gaza berikut ini:

A story of Ah Beng

2009-02-01T17:49:00.000-08:00

I got this emailed by colleague, quite funny, so i post it here. Just don't be afraid to smile, just smile if you think its funny, but don't laugh out of loud. :)

A story of Ah Beng
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Ah Beng bought a new mobile. He sent a message to everyone from his
Phone Book & said, 'My Mobile No. Has changed. Earlier it was Nokia 3310. Now it is 6610'
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Ah Beng: I am a proud because my son is in Medical College ..
Friend: Really, what is he studying?
Ah Beng: No, he is not studying, they are studying him.
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Ah Beng: Doctor, in my dreams, I play football every night.
DR: Take this tablet, you will be OK.
Ah Beng: Can I take tomorrow, tonight is final game.
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Ah Beng: If I die, will you remarry?
Wife: No! I'll stay with my sister. But if I die will you remarry?
Ah Beng: No, I'll also stay with your sister.
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Ah Beng: People consider me as a 'GOD'
Wife: How do you know??
Ah Beng: When I went to the park today, everybody said, Oh GOD! You have come again.
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Ah Beng complained to the police: 'Sir, all items are missing, except the TV in my house.'
Police: 'How the thief did not take TV?'
Ah Beng: 'I was watching TV news...'
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Ah Beng comes back to his car & find a note saying 'Parking Fine'
He writes a note and sticks it to a pole 'Thanks for compliment.'
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How do you recognize Ah Beng in school?
He is the one who erases the notes from the book when the teacher erases the board.
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Once Ah Beng was walking he had a glove on one hand and not on other.
So the man asked him why he did so. He replied that the weather forecast announced that on one hand it would be cold and on the other hand it would be hot.
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Ah Beng in a bar and his cellular phone rings. He picks it up and says
'Hello, how did you know I was here?'
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Ah Beng: Why are all these people running?
Man - This is a race, the winner will get the cup
Ah Beng - If only the winner will get the cup, why others running?
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Teacher: 'I killed a person' convert this sentence into future tense
Ah Beng: The future tense is 'you will go to jail'
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Ah Beng told his servant: 'Go and water the plants!'
Servant: 'It's already raining.'
Ah Beng: 'So what? Take an umbrella and go.'
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A man asked Ah Beng why Ahmad Badawi goes walking in the Evening and
not in the morning Ah Beng replied Ahmad Badawi is PM not AM

Babi dan Swikee di restoran Jakarta dan sekitarnya

2009-01-29T23:47:00.000-08:00

Hati-hati buat yang peduli dengan makanan halal.

Pork and Swikee in the Restaurant

Ditulis Oleh HalalMUI.org
Rabu, 04 Juni 2008
Deciding to take lunch as well as dinner in a restaurant, then there is a clash of interest between your will with uncertain condition of restaurant chosen, particularly on its halal status. Because, in this regard, you may find any menus with unclear status of halal, or unhealthy menus and other strange menus which are not suitable with our taste. In Jakarta and around, various restaurants offer various menus with different style. There are luxurious restaurants with their glorious interiors and specific menus, and there are also small restaurant and food stall or cafes along a street, with very simple appearance. Such conditions, of course, are related with money and our power of pocket to choose. But one thing to wary out, any decision to choose, there is always possibility that unclear status of halal menus or even unlawful or haram menus may be found anywhere. In a luxurious restaurant selling various Western as well as Chinese menus, there are possibilities that unlawful food and menus are awaiting; such as menus with pork, beef where the cow has not been slaughtered in accordance with Islamic Shari’ah, and of course, alcoholic beverages. And such conditions also happen in small as well as simple restaurants and food stall along the street; unlawful components included in their menus. In this regard, Jurnal Halal has made a simple survey in some points of Jakarta and around, to find out any information concerning the existence of such kind of restaurants, namely the restaurants offering unhalal menus. And the results show that there are many restaurants selling various unlawful menus among their conventional menus, selling them either explicitly or openly and implicitly or secretly. In this context, there is no problem if the restaurants are selling such unlawful menus contained with pork or even dog menus openly, by stating them in their list of menus; so Muslim people can avoid them consciously. But there are also many restaurant do not state such menus explicitly. Even, many of them are selling such menus using a cover, such as seafood menus or Chinese menus. So that unaware Muslim consumers can be trapped into unlawful menus. Such findings through the survey carried out by Jurnal Halal prove that there are restaurants in Jakarta and around are offering and selling unlawful menus in accordance with Islamic Shari’ah. Such as menus contained with pork, meat of dog, frog or swikee, and even meat of cow or beef, which has not been slaughtered in accordance with Islamic law. Therefore, then, Muslim consumers must aware and be careful in deciding to have lunch or dinner outside. (JH)

Hoka Hoka Bento now is HALAL !!!!!

2009-01-29T23:30:00.000-08:00

Alhamdulillah akhirnya salah satu fast food yang disenangi istri sudah bersertifikasi halal. Selamat buat HOKBEN. Tinggal nungguin Hanamasa lagi bersertifikat halal. Saat ini hanya Hanamasa medan yang sudah bersertifikat halal MUI.

Berikut infonya langsung dari official websitenya hokben.
http://hokahokabento.co.id/?mod=news&opt=vwDet&cid=10&id=29

Sertifikat HALAL MUI
Pada tanggal 24 September 2008, Komisi Fatwa MUI telah mengeluarkan SERTIFIKAT HALAL Hoka Hoka Bento no. 00160048830908, sehingga secara resmi seluruh produk Hoka Hoka Bento telah dinyatakan memenuhi persyaratan HALAL. Setelah melalui proses audit yang merupakan prosedur standar MUI, sertifikat ini telah diserah-terimakan ke pihak Hoka Hoka Bento pada tanggal 17 Oktober 2008.

Sertifikat HALAL yang diterbitkan oleh LPPOM MUI Pusat berlaku untuk seluruh restoran Hoka Hoka Bento, dari mulai pemasok bahan baku, logistik sebagai pusat distribusi sampai pengiriman ke setiap restoran. Setiap restoran Hoka Hoka Bento tidak diperkenankan membeli bahan baku dari luar selain dari logistik Hoka Hoka Bento. Jadi proses sertifikasi halal tidak hanya di restoran saja melainkan keseluruhan prosesnya mulai dari pemasok, pengangkutan dari pemasok ke logistik atau restoran, pengangkutan dari logistik ke restoran semuanya di sertifikasi HALAL.

Kebijakan HALAL ini sudah terintegrasi dalam sistem manajemen operasi Hoka Hoka Bento. Ini merupakan komitmen Hoka Hoka Bento untuk terus bisa menjadi bagian dari masyarakat, sesuai dengan visi & misi perusahaan.

Jadi, tidak perlu ragu lagi.. selalu saja ada alasan ke Hoka Hoka Bento.

Marketing Management (12th Edition)

2009-01-28T23:52:00.000-08:00

www.amazon.com

Editorial Reviews

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Marketing Management by Kotler

Principle of Beautiful Web design

2009-01-28T23:19:00.000-08:00

Review: The Principles of Beautiful Web Design

Travis King

http://freelanceswitch.com/product-reviews/review-the-principles-of-beautiful-web-design/

My web design sucks!

If you’re like me you’ve probably said that to yourself at least once in your career. When you browse through sites like cssBeauty and FaveUp, you are wowed by the beautiful designs, and you can’t help but ask yourself “What am I missing?”

I know some freelancers who come from a development background assume that programmers just can’t design. Others have decided to go back to school to take a course in design. But to be honest, when you are already well invested in your career, it’s often not practical or even reasonable to head back to school.

Wouldn’t it be great if you could get a crash course in design principles? Jason Beaird’s The Principles of Beautiful Web Design to the rescue!

Who should read this book?

Jason admits that the book is geared towards programmers and developers that feel a little squeamish when it comes to design, so if you’re an established designer there’s not much this book can teach you. Also, you’re not going to find step-by-step tutorials here, the book covers design principles not design how-to’s. Think of it as a good starting point rather than a hefty tome that’s going to teach you everything there is to know about design.

I also want to point out that although the book claims to focus on developers branching into design, it does make some assumptions that a developer would already be familiar with Photoshop. With that in mind, I would say the book is going to be of most benefit to those starting into a design career or programmers that have tried their hand at design and would like to improve.

The book is broken down into 5 sections.

Layout and Composition.

There are few things more daunting than a blank canvas. Even when you have an idea of what the client wants - how do you get from the idea to the layout? Jason describes his methods of starting with pen and paper, and drawing out a simple grid to sketch out basic concepts. He looks at balance, unity, contrast and other factors that the designer should consider when putting together his composition.

Color

With over 16 million colors to choose from it’s no easy task to pick a color scheme for your website. It’s even harder when you’re forced to work with client colors that just don’t work. The book dips into tried-and-true color theories as well as the six classic color schemes. Did you know there is a color scheme named Tetradic? Use it in a sentence to impress your friends!

Texture

Texture was a major thing that I was missing in my design. I had no idea how important a role it plays in taking your design to the next level. It’s true that you can overdo it with texture – think web 2.0 wet glass - but a little gradient, pattern, or light and shadow can go a long way to making your design’s pop.

Typography

I bought a whole book dedicated to typography but learnt more from Jason’s descriptions in just 30 pages. So often you’ll see type used poorly or as an afterthought to the design, but there are so many creative ways to use type that we should give careful thought to our font choices.

Imagery

It seems like a no-brainer that you’re going to need images for your site. After all, what would a website be without beautiful images? With that in mind however, you still need to decide if the images you use are relevant, interesting, and appealing. Jason describes where to look for images and how to make your own stand out.

Highlights

When I started into web design over 10 years ago I could look at a website and tell you if it looked good, but I couldn’t really tell you why it looked good. Jason book helps to pull back the cover on web design and removes some of the mystery on why things look the way they do.

Your web site needs balance. It may not be readily apparent, but if you have heavy graphics on one side of your page, you’re going to need something to balance it out on the other side. Jason illustrates it to hanging a picture lopsided.
Text and white space are as important and flashy graphics.
Spend some time on your graphics. Crop them and tweak them till they pop. If you’re using other people work make sure you know their usage rights and don’t just try and gank them from a Google image search.
Dingbats are your friends. Use them responsibly.

The Principles of Beautiful Web Design is like looking over the shoulder of a designer and having them explain the methods and reasons for their design decisions. It’s hard to not wish the book was 10x longer, but after all, it’s really only a starting point.

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