TIPS: Why isn't Windows Live Messenger display "What I am Listening to" on Windows Media Player?</h1> <article> <h1>TIPS: Why isn't Windows Live Messenger display "What I am Listening to" on Windows Media Player?</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Ben Tech) — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:21:00 +0000</p> This works on Windows 7:<br /> 1) Open "Windows Media Player"<br /> 2) Select "Tools"<br /> 3) Select "Plug-ins"<br /> 4) Click on "Windows Live Messenger Music Plugin". If the plugin is not installed, click on "Download plug-ins".<br /> 5) Your music/song should be displayed by now.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwHasdUCv9d2cjtnJNpaX9h8jLKGkJJ7juxggm3vTBivKEXQ-pjdZD80d6vmlxBfXZ7h3vkOhh-s-V7X_-Lhtwm-6-oPateMxZMd0LaIq92unvHGBg117I72hoBtmZH-cOnvcgnoRipkr/s1600/Windows+live+messenger.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <br /> </article> <article> <h1>TIPS: Google Maps Malaysia's New Traffic and Transit Features</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Ben Tech) — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 03:03:00 +0000</p> <div style="text-align: left;"> Now you can see the Live Traffic conditions on Malaysian roads using Google Maps Malaysia, yes, you need to logon to <a href="http://maps.google.com.my/">google.com.my</a>. You can do this by turning on the Traffic layer on Maps (look at Box 1 in the first image), users can quickly see whether roads are congested or traffic is flowing freely based on colour coding (Box 3 in the first image)— red for chock-a-bloc, yellow for slow moving, and green for smooth flowing. As you can see from the map in the image below, it is the infamous Puchong toll along the LDP in Klang Valley in the morning going towards Kepong.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjBhyphenhyphensb6Qgy5n_FHjx2jdf5vgRBl0YJNGKXH54xMhPoQuasj3v8B4jslmlCQzi7R-MyUCsBxVO1vR3ACWcxZFh5IuWBJpqPWv2qernsOHreumo_j6kZglSmWuoZcv-p8ZOehtNq66qDq7/s1600/Google+maps.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(Click on image to enlarge)</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> In the image below, you can see that "Get Directions" "by car" now shows you the estimated time taken to arrive at your destination.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_VKFPzQ3gwNXfujO2EWrDzRTOCBgftVOgVh9PQ14SInC5Vy0B9qxDooGZ3JS7HxTSdto_2vgQe74vpX2G_lOxDfgA8CnbrgE7wnqjCPu-MgRIDDz9UMVYoG5VKKnVjM8g5GjEKZptbJ0s/s1600/Google+maps+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> <span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: left;">(Click on image to enlarge)</span> <br /> <br /> <span style="text-align: left;">For the public transit, Google Maps now shows the time taken for users to get to their destination using public transportation and the estimated time of arrival.</span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Zy0OYDtdB9TCTv5AqbG2cLdqTRJji6DEuUphdNDXep1cxXG0Q09SG2Fy1hZHBs7YKjuSlOKwoOLBR0P5J5b2vgeOAL59SDhSGXWQFHORjblZyCvqxMOM7j9oL0Lag5PJLo_VsmzaYIxj/s1600/Google+maps+3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> <span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: left;">(Click on image to enlarge)</span> <br /> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /> Check traffic conditions now at <a href="http://maps.google.com.my/">google.com.my</a>. Share this with your friends and keep techknew alive!<br /> <br /></div> </article> <article> <h1>Infographics: Facts About Internet That Will Blow Your Mind</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Ben Tech) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:54:00 +0000</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Do you how massive is the internet and how much we do there? Here's some facts about a day in the internet that will blow your mind. And Trend Micro Malaysia is having a weekly giveaway <a href="http://bit.ly/HYRV5x">here</a>. Join now! :)</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(Click on image to enlarge)</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwLh6KEqWnQVyXSbL1CF3bAVZMPwqJls08UDqjxfnClKm6nEAPi2SFdLnURtHvkKzIbWJhYrZXBI8in8xbZCwbNLYdqTdofKeyTJD1xdMD-UY1FzjzTfXfkcwcGJw-00fh97CH9GWf0lP4/s1600/a-day-in-the-internet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <br /> (Source:<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&ved=0CE4QFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mbaonline.com%2Fa-day-in-the-internet%2F&ei=O2V8T5GqKsemrAfVtrHNDA&usg=AFQjCNF3fxGj31LexDoKfMzccF0Ka_T0HQ">MBA Online</a>)<br /> <br /> </article> <article> <h1>TIPS: Google Account Activity</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Ben Tech) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:46:00 +0000</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Google now allows you to know what information it holds of you: How emails you've sent in the past month, your most contacted person in Gmail, your sign in location, your web browser and on what device you used to sign in to 60 Google's services. </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> This feature can also be used as a security measure. If you notice sign-ins from other countries that you haven't been or devices that you never used, you can change your password or sign up with Google's 2-step verification (for more information on Google's 2-step verification, <a href="https://support.google.com/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&topic=1056283&answer=180744&rd=1">read here</a>), where in addition to your username and password, you'll have to enter a code that Google will send you via text or voice message to your phone upon signing in.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Techknew/187897334561393">Like techknew on Facebook.</a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Google users who are interested in this service can sign up for it at <a href="https://www.google.com/settings/activity/signup/?hl=en">Google's Account Activity</a> website.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> This should also remind you of the privacy issues and what Google can do with the vast amount of information Google has of each user. What if Google get hacked again? </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(Click on image to enlarge)</span></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinORNeIhw9tLdUWZMTE1_l8SxRv6hZC-O7rCJ8tiyQHaMQKsINIxhVvysws-qE_LY0lgv47D6nJ65TY5umpuYv6OYxw2RySRXLOG9CvveuXKsIKnEqpDZRvzcM7S8mfuTnDf9JIOmshseM/s1600/Account+Activity+++Account+Settings.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"></a> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> </article> <article> <h1>HOW TO: Remove Smart HDD Virus (SOLVED)</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Ben Tech) — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:16:00 +0000</p> <div style="text-align: left;"> Smart HDD is a PC virus that will display fake alerts, saying that several hard drive errors were detected on your computer. It is only used to scare you into buying Smart HDD and stealing your personal financial informations.</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> > How to Remove Smart HDD Virus:<br /> <a href="http://i.imgur.com/yckDz.jpg">http://i.imgur.com/yckDz.jpg</a><br /> <a href="http://i.imgur.com/dUBUQ.png">http://i.imgur.com/dUBUQ.png</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHyOHFU96yjhoGeodpIlqyCA-mcNN7E9kNUN08Ae4CL4zoOShTUaqMNMDfwutI4AqIP-R4xIGoIQErRkUGZk1WPQ7UYLZT-AYND1Wrz8JmM_veS4bg6tPicXfHr1sPexHrPmG3p14FxFMQ/s1600/Smart-HDD.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"></a> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Source: </span><a href="http://malwaretips.com/Thread-Smart-HDD-virus-removal" style="font-size: x-small;">Malware Tips</a><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> / </span><a href="http://www.precisesecurity.com/rogue/smart-hdd" style="font-size: x-small;">Precise Security</a></div> </article> <article> <h1>TIPS: Google Easter Egg</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Ben Tech) — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:07:00 +0000</p> Qingming or <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">清明节</span>, is when Chinese people visit the graves or burial grounds of their ancestors. This time, Google come out with its new "easter egg". Just go to <a href="http://google.com/">Google.com</a> and type in "Qingming" or "<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">清明节</span>" (without the inverted commas).<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmUUhDcs-STwN98wbmHjrg4bX-DYmTuqZxdh6uNMmYZXlZVkIgr6HLU3KZS8SMXy7qmzMljE4rhQysAbJ2ckRSTil9AVUlySTAJBrj24JQaViPjOIlTV5QsNchnhoeskuRbobsnNTIetl/s1600/Untitled.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <br /> </article> <article> <h1>HOW TO: Find recipes online</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Ben Tech) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 07:32:00 +0000</p> <br /> <a alt="FOODILY" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4UScxR_96c73e5hiXA1IsLXArjgjL0gbUpI5J0RlNoVuox6KRsrRmv328aR-4HmhyDJ1KP-R-QCCeklA1KFtbuZyQbmAl7CtHMvVqEfkzYkThuC_4pLUGBmxlVhiYFn5gFIaliT5-aQn/s1600/untitled.JPG" rel="lightbox" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="FOODILY"></a> <br /> With <a href="http://www.foodily.com/">FOODILY</a>, you can search recipes across the world wide web by just keying in the ingredient in the search bar. It will search through recipes from different websites and allows you to choose them interactively by scrolling through the results. Connect it with Facebook and you will be able to share recipes with your friends.Try it now by logging on to <a href="http://www.foodily.com/">http://www.foodily.com</a><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a alt="FOODILY" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMatVb7Ito1nhyphenhyphenBg3yxkUCxI1YHYfhgoTr9bzgPiEaVJ2xOvxvVMp_ESYJl3E1Oolcj68AFMyfJLfnE8mLAM-_Im7JBlhd2bzcsCc9LitcnSNoe7Z3Q5f63vmtvZu5Sa0UDSVgCYplxJyr/s1600/untitleds.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="lightbox" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="FOODILY"></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(Click on image to enlarge)</span><br /> <br /> </div> </article> <article> <h1>TIPS: Opera Browsing Search</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Ben Tech) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 06:42:00 +0000</p> <div align="left"> How to search the Youtube when you use Opera browser?</div> <div align="left"> <br /></div> <div align="left"> 1. Click on the Menu > Settings > Preferences > Search tab > Add.</div> <div align="left"> 2. Fill up the blanks according to the image.</div> <div align="left"> 3. Click OK.</div> <div align="left"> 4. You can now search in the address bar by typing: "u nigahiga" (without the apostrophes) </div> <div align="left"> http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%s&aq=f</div> <div align="left"> <br /></div> <div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a alt="Opera Search Settings" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbMNgXj1MVmCLIqAnW7d3Q9ESAedbIYpSR9JTdI7owpMr28lPKM1JVomVOzSbr8q9LZQg8ih3YoTPuCdy_Iw-x-rBvwZ5pxWiISbq7WtIMgAScndoVnd4oR2SvOQbwxxHdTFpMRPHUK7TW/s1600/Untitled.png" imageanchor="1" rel="lightbox" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Click to enlarge) </span></div> <div align="left"> <br /></div> <div align="left"> Tip 2: You can Google any word in Opera by right-clicking the word/phrase and click on Google Search and at the same time hold the CTRL button.</div> <br /> </article> <article> <h1>TIPS: Fetch.io fetches your torrents and downloads so you don't have to wait for them</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Ben Tech) — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 01:05:00 +0000</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a alt="techknew weekly" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWquKnUUOz3fJoCdBGCAq064V2szNSNqYnzJpH5-9QN9cYvfoFp5mX-4qUeUWiaMfE-spIr2zu9Wh4NiOyrba9bLMknOQOAbdceTAX_Do0ybWQEiXHnaL_bP8Gs0tgVJoqysDQMqWT5TmU/s1600/Untitled1.png" imageanchor="1" rel="lightbox" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="techknew weekly"></a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Featured on <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5803740/fetchio-downloads-your-torrents-for-you-then-streams-them-to-you-and-your-friends">LifeHacker</a>, Fetch.io was quite a hit a few weeks ago. It is a cloud storage with an additional twist to it. It fetches files for you and doubles as a media player, which enables you to stream audio, video and images right in the account itself. It allows you to download large files from<b> torrent, Rapidshare, Megaupload, Mediafire, Fileserve, Netload.in, Filesonic, Easy-Share and Megashares</b> within minutes and then allows you to play the media files or download them after the transfer to Fetch.io is done. It allows you to have a 20GB storage and another 10GB dedicated for transfer. </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a alt="Fetch.io" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKTHokWw0pm6uYNEsw04ZR3iOkCWVQ_fzC1qitGTf7Q8urBXgiU_K8qnttGulAtxfhx1wuvO50dZ4EywHo_jgckAz4nEjg6Rm3pW37FAgBb7Irz6odSHkVopMg98O75_gjz1WIJhQQamHb/s1600/Untitled.png" imageanchor="1" rel="lightbox" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Fetch.io"></a></div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> All you need to do is open an account, paste the links and proceed to fetch the files into your account.The only addon you need is a DivX Web Player in your browser. 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Its simple yet compact design offers you a new experience in managing the apps you use everyday. </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a alt="Pokki" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_tXnsHnTBmWft2fxQ43rFCgsspVtdkASwgLLWtYyugyqbZH2eFgx_x70dzFZ-hAq894SEdO5kZdDhHi2v0fCdzBA1S74-ms7CB8yGKojVHnt8IpmnJH-tyR__2_EBMUQW7bdAzKZbOEOp/s1600/Untitled.png" imageanchor="1" rel="lightbox" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Pokki"></a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a alt="Pokki" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_keGMKdCo2702WQFnOTO2cYp3n6vc_ZaEg6d1RTd-1dZL9tGC-1G5r9Gp09RIOqcmoX8GPgYwXQJnF3aa_GH3ZHCmH4bHdjcxw3xcvZCs0ciu36kQ8d-Awb-eD-iKBlcxhEKaLWYGMnV/s1600/Untitled1.png" imageanchor="1" rel="lightbox" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Pokki"></a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Currently available to Windows 7 and will soon be available to Windows Vista and XP, this free app is a must try.</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Source: <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5816140/pokki-brings-the-app-store-experience-to-windows-7">LifeHacker</a><br /> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> <u><strong>ANNOUNCEMENT:</strong></u><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> is now a weekly!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>INFOGRAPHICS - Twitter Facts</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Ben Tech) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 03:47:00 +0000</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> These are five<a href="http://techknew.blogspot.com/search/label/Infographics"> infographics</a> about Twitter. Click on each image to enlarge.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a alt="Twitter facts 1" href="http://i.imgur.com/CM02I.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="lightbox" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Twitter Facts 1"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a alt="Twitter facts 2" href="http://i.imgur.com/udSad.png" imageanchor="1" rel="lightbox" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Twitter Facts 2"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a alt="Twitter facts 3" href="http://i.imgur.com/PU6WL.png" imageanchor="1" rel="lightbox" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Twitter Facts 3"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a alt="Twitter facts 4" href="http://i.imgur.com/9kUmV.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="lightbox" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Twitter Facts 4"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a alt="Twitter facts 5" href="http://i.imgur.com/fLpUA.png" imageanchor="1" rel="lightbox" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Twitter Facts 5"></a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Sources: |Scribbal.com| <a href="http://www.scribbal.com/2011/06/infographic-do-you-think-twitter-is-really-a-waste-of-time/">1</a> <a href="http://www.scribbal.com/2011/06/infographic-who-uses-twitter-and-why/">2</a> <a href="http://www.scribbal.com/2011/05/infographic-how-twitter-facebook-impact-social-fundraising/">3</a> <a href="http://www.scribbal.com/2011/05/infographic-awesome-facts-about-twitter-facebook/">4</a> <a href="http://www.scribbal.com/2011/05/infographic-how-much-does-social-media-really-cost/">5</a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> </article> <article> <h1>PLAY: 2 Ways to Play Angry Birds on PC</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Ben Tech) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 03:14:00 +0000</p> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(Click PLAY to listen to the music while you read :D)</span><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <b>1. Google Chrome</b></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Now you can play in Google Chrome. One million plus people have used this application. All you need to do is use Google Chrome, have a Google account and install the application by logging on to Angry Bird's <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/aknpkdffaafgjchaibgeefbgmgeghloj#">Chrome Web Store</a> page here: <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/aknpkdffaafgjchaibgeefbgmgeghloj#">https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/aknpkdffaafgjchaibgeefbgmgeghloj#</a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /> <div style="-qt-block-indent: 0; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"> The gameplay is the same as the PC version in which you'll drag the bird with your mouse. I'll not write anymore and let the game do the talking.</div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <b>2. Angry Birds and Angry Birds Rio on PC</b></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Rovio just released the Angry Birds Rio for PC. You can try it here: <a href="http://download.angrybirds.com/">http://download.angrybirds.com/</a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> </article> <article> <h1>TIPS: Your Cheatin' Mail</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Ben Tech) — Fri, 27 May 2011 07:02:00 +0000</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> If you noticed the time stamp on the email, you would notice it's like almost three months back. Yup. This is one of the 80 pending posts on my blog. Today, we'll be looking at <a href="http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/5/27/starprobe/20110527073801&sec=starprobe"><b>The Digital Age Robbers</b>- the headline news on Malaysia's The Star newspaper on 27th of May 2011</a>. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing">According to Wikipedia</a>,<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> <b>p</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><b>hishing</b> is a way of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;">passwords</span> and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;">electronic communication</span>.</span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">I am sure your email boxes are full of spams almost everyday, and in between these spam mails, often are some mails that are cleverly disguised as financial institutions' email (banks), online store notifications and so on. A few examples of those emails that I've received are the ones below. You should notice some minor mistakes in the email, such as weird links that supposedly bring you to the purported site. I don't even have a Maybank account! But if you have one, do not click on the link that is given in the email. Instead, type in the your online banking's address in your address bar to go directly to their website. </span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a rel="lightbox" title="Fake Maybank2u email" alt=”Fake Maybank2u email” href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6B009Pj6j-fCE4vSma6M2QHckYELifBD4NWbdYPoLjyanv16Y7zS9KBvIRpFdEFCYbVMIi7m6zNzkrOveFVCWop3vAlsjJpskFAylotXKav9udDU0mn-gGaClrrsogJ0JdtYV6dAbPzTh/s1600/Gmail+-++Notice+Please+update+with+Maybank2u.com+security+features.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a rel="lightbox" title="Fake Apple AppStore Email" alt="Fake Apple AppStore Email” href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9arMqHgLRG211ACHjWDdl933qbNV8ptgKjRqQ5MFyQh1KFiJ1pXoul-muoTkH1M5-yAmvC85u9UsSDHIwe24Dq82fqNuUNlaVLPka31tBh70cptNBORy0uAKEJQmcZOLlmC5UV4OidimY/s1600/Untitled.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Besides, as many Malaysians spend a lot of time on Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites, you should also be aware that these scams are also waiting to strike you there. Read my previous blog post - <a href="http://techknew.blogspot.com/2011/05/tips-wah-got-free-subway-meh.html">Wah! Got Free Subway Meh?</a><br /> <br /></div> </article> <article> <h1>INFOGRAPHICS: Your Chair Can Kill You + techknew 3.2's New Lightbox!</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Ben Tech) — Wed, 25 May 2011 13:59:00 +0000</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(Click for a larger image)</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a alt="Sitting is killing you" href="http://i.imgur.com/DBf51.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="lightbox" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Sitting is killing you" "></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(Source: <a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/news/sitting-is-killing-you-infographic/4822/">How-To Geek</a>)</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div> </article> <article> <h1>EXCLUSIVE: I LOVE DISCOUNTS</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Ben Tech) — Sun, 22 May 2011 13:45:00 +0000</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Do you want to watch this,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> this, </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and this in Malaysia?</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswKwtrjlihDmYOSLj5r8EuEpt1sVWZ1Pzn83UXvjbL81d0eHT-O1302aAH1f7hlKNkB08j6r-jCxLRUvJEtr-BQbAqwo3HtLKxI6_aNGBuKqkJ1SQ_fJTz6s9W0getEBbmKVEQqu0UnOA/s1600/tn_20090620JapanGT090229es.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> (Image source: <a href="http://www.supergt.com.my/supergt2011.php">Super GT Malaysia</a>) </span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> You can go to the Super GT International Series in Sepang on the 18th (Qualifying) and 19th (Race) of June 2011 to look at those cars! Pst.. pst.. but the GOOD PEOPLE at <a href="http://www.ilovediscounts.my/">I LOVE DISCOUNTS</a> are having a deal like no other for the entrance tickets!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: left;"> <span lang="EN-US"></span><br /> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: left;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">I saw this at the Super GT Malaysia's booth Tropicana City Mall, Petaling Jaya yesterday. They were selling the ticke<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">ts at </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> RM 100 and RM 88 for early birds but with </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.ilovediscounts.my/">I LOVE DISCOUNTS</a> - Malaysia's Favourite Discount Website, you can get more than just a ticket<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">!</span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: left;"> <br /> Yeah, you've heard it right! It is cheaper than the early bird price (Original Price: RM 100; Early Birds: RM 88)!<br /> <br /> Here's the details about the <b>exclusive deal</b> by <a href="http://www.ilovediscounts.my/">I LOVE DISCOUNTS</a> <strike>(Btw, This deal is not even out yet,as at 9.30pm, on 22nd of May 2011)</strike>:<br /> <br /> It is <b>RM 75</b> for 1 <b>Grandstand Ticket</b>.<br /> <br /> <b><i>PLUS</i></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: left;"> <br /> If you purchase <b>1 ticket</b>, you will get a <b>FREE CAP WORTH RM 35</b>.</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: left;"> <span lang="EN-US">If you purchase <b>2 tickets</b>, you will then get an option of <b>GETTING 2 CAPS</b> or <b>a CAP AND a SHIRT</b><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-align: left;"> <br /> That is not all. You will also have a chance to <b>WIN a Corporate Ticket worth RM 800!</b><br /> <br /> <i>This is how the lucky draw works</i>. For each 100 buyers on <a href="http://www.ilovediscounts.my/">I LOVE DISCOUNTS</a>, you will stand a chance to win 1 Corporate Ticket worth RM 800.<br /> <br /> Moreover, if the deal hits 200 buyers, you will have another chance for a <b>MONEY-CAN’T-BUY Safari passes</b>. Yes, I googled "Safari passes super GT" and I found that you have to buy a Paddock Club ticket at RM2000 in order to get the Safari passes and not only that, the Safari passes are LIMITED only to early purchases. (Safari passes is where you are entitled to be on a bus on the circuit, and the cars come all over you) Does it sound like a good deal for you?<br /> <br /> <b>Get your Super GT tickets</b> at <a href="http://www.ilovediscounts.my/">I LOVE DISCOUNTS</a>. Pst pst.. Remember to share this *<b>EXCLUSIVE DEAL</b>*. <strike>It's not even out yet. (as at 9.30pm, on 22nd of May 2011)</strike><br /> <strike><br /></strike><br /> It's out now. GET YOUR TICKETS HERE: <a href="http://www.ilovediscounts.my/klang-valley/super-gt-international-series-malaysia/super-gt-international-series-18-19-june-2011/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b>http://www.ilovediscounts.my/klang-valley/super-gt-international-series-malaysia/super-gt-international-series-18-19-june-2011/</b></span></a><br /> <br /> <b>For more inside scoop, new deals and some contests to win some freebies,</b><br /> Follow <a href="http://www.ilovediscounts.my/">I LOVE DISCOUNTS</a> on:<br /> F<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">acebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/welovediscounts" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b>https://facebook.com/welovediscounts</b></span></a></span><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Twitter: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/ilovediscountmy" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b>http://twitter.com/ilovediscountmy (@ilovediscountmy)</b></span></a></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(Image Source: <a href="http://alvinmy.blogspot.com/2011/05/japan-super-gt-kuala-lumpur-2011_20.html">The Personal Blog of Alvin Kok</a>)</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> </article> <article> <h1>TIPS: WAH! GOT FREE SUBWAY MEH?</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Ben Tech) — Sun, 15 May 2011 14:08:00 +0000</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGO5LlXK2dbwBgc8aiTKbc_jsVaaAIuVVIlgLC1HXcMnRtLB9aEt5qalUiClF5GfoWUp1H-XJZC93SczII6uTC73JE1_fyhsk6KnXH0giJ5ruxbk-oe5a6xuPOt4OPxgJvxZN-e2Le0Hp6/s1600/Untitled.png" imageanchor="1" rel="lightbox" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Screenshot from Facebook"> </a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Click on image to enlarge)</span> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Yes. the free stuff you will get here is an <b>ADVICE </b>from me.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Be more mindful of what you click LA! This subway thing has been going on for almost a week already! Do you think that Subway will give out so many millions of <a href="http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/05/11/free-subway-gift-card-spam-spreading-on-facebook/">Free Subway</a> through Facebook?? Stop spreading the spam links. <b>Click on the "X" symbol and mark it as spam. Don't fall in this trap set by people who only wants your personal information.</b></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-sMQbwp8pSwiQhu51M9d6cAIqODTODetO-5vHEOhkEEOCHTeDSyPUG2WWxfxWH9vYVbQ3-qRhEJFfU5iQs02KYcIkQAbCXLsGuWxtQXbAhRw_LvYf_FcjuIt5J_8EIW4zdWcPbEhjEfVa/s1600/binspam.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="lightbox" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Screenshot from Facebook"> </a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Click on image to enlarge)</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> OK. YES. Everyone knows Osama's dead. If you want to watch the video of him being caught in video, then go to those news site or Youtube to watch it, not by clicking on Facebook Apps. <b>Be patient. Wait for the OFFICIAL VIDEO. YES. SERIOUS.</b></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Share this with your friends. Tell them about it. Make Facebook a safer site for everyone.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> That's all for my <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_service_announcement">PSA</a> today. Be more internet savvy. Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/techknew">@techknew</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Techknew/187897334561393">Like my FB page</a>.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> </article> <article> <h1>TIPS - How to reduce the number of tabs opened in your web browser (Google Chrome Extensions/Firefox Addons/ Safari/ IE/ iPhone/ iPod/ iPad/ Android/ Blackberry/ WebOS/ Symbian S60/ Windows mobile)</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Ben Tech) — Sat, 14 May 2011 06:42:00 +0000</p> If you are like me, who opens a new tab whenever we see something interesting to read, usually have more tabs than anyone can read. This can be a inefficient as switching and finding the tabs that we actually want can be daunting when we have 80 tabs opened at once. This also takes up a lot of memory as the each Google Chrome tab runs as a separate process (Be sure to read my next post next week on another tips on this!).<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>One too many tabs</b>: Use Read it Later's extension to help you manage your tabs</span><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="http://readitlaterlist.com/"></a></div> Fortunately, <a href="http://readitlaterlist.com/">Read it Later</a> came out with the extensions for almost all the major web browsers (IE, Chrome, Firefox, Safari), but it also works in other browsers by logging into your account. This allows you to mark those links that might interest you to a reading list, so that you can access it anywhere with virtually all devices, including your iPhone, iPod, iPad, Android phones/tablets , WebOS phones and Blackberry phones.<br /> <br /> You can add the links in both ways, either <b>by clicking on the button beside the omnibar/address bar and click on "mark as unread" or you can also right-click on the link and select "Save Link to Read Later".</b><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5SbtxxJll0CVm-Gum9kcGawcExOjHkY3HHiSe8Tz21iiyxxHfpPi8wp4v9uDdMv1jgiHKQfN4JoJL_m9cFD0aw-L0qpAv-SWtkyElO86a3rHg-KEACvlkirhGg1aDtyA6S6LAv28_rFl/s1600/Untitled1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNcz9qYEKIVjpfAdTaf91K14AFIxvf9L2wkNDXj7tHyMYlQ6YrorZWA4uOmtCBqbvlI3p7l8tSlw8TVhFT0Gwd95ucgMp-jvgWUi-0jpO7schxB0CAhEZ3wwmABJD5fCbQHykWl8lfcIkh/s1600/Untitled111.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <br /> <b>Get your addons here:</b><br /> <b><u>Web Browsers</u></b><br /> <a href="http://readitlaterlist.com/apps/firefox/">Firefox</a><br /> <a href="http://readitlaterlist.com/apps/internet-explorer">IE</a><br /> <a href="http://readitlaterlist.com/apps/chrome/">Chrome</a><br /> <a href="http://readitlaterlist.com/apps/safari/">Safari</a><br /> <a href="http://readitlaterlist.com/apps/web/">Other browsers</a><br /> <br /> <b><u>Mobile devices</u></b><br /> <a href="http://readitlaterlist.com/apps/iphone/">iPhone/iPod</a><br /> <a href="http://readitlaterlist.com/apps/ipad/">iPad</a><br /> <a href="http://readitlaterlist.com/apps/android/">Android phones/tablets</a><br /> <a href="http://readitlaterlist.com/apps/webos/">WebOS phones</a><br /> <a href="http://readitlaterlist.com/apps/s60/">Symbian S60</a><br /> <a href="http://readitlaterlist.com/apps/blackberry/">Blackberry</a><br /> <a href="http://readitlaterlist.com/apps/windowsmobile/">Windows Mobile</a><br /> <br /> </article> <article> <h1>TIPS: Underline and bold in Facebook Chat</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Ben Tech) — Tue, 03 May 2011 02:14:00 +0000</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPYA0R-oCfgzEns9jBKJWaPoxJY0Cnjtf3s5QwkGMWWSErUWrEoObvyS9FekgX4Tou3MP2stp8zys5XKUpC0ZQj2FXRLHE2EgfqGukvMH-zYUvgcPZJlHtjSFgckSX_sXUCiLnWkGuLNw/s1600/facebook.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPYA0R-oCfgzEns9jBKJWaPoxJY0Cnjtf3s5QwkGMWWSErUWrEoObvyS9FekgX4Tou3MP2stp8zys5XKUpC0ZQj2FXRLHE2EgfqGukvMH-zYUvgcPZJlHtjSFgckSX_sXUCiLnWkGuLNw/s1600/facebook.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheetSkvDFwmjGUAUEWqpnUZfL4TMjC554mEvamlIePDjgzu_c1EYbShCkMv_xt5aNhRsYb4G6Oe4LbdeW6Fr17OVoNTEZ2AgE6vP3LCc26T8FJ6o69FpMYAB0k7H9M2O6P2K3PNFcOk_05/s1600/facebook+chat.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <br /> Do you know that you can bold and underline in your Facebook chatbox?<br /> <br /> To bold:<br /> type: *your message here*<br /> <br /> To underline:<br /> type: _your message here_<br /> <br /> Have fun! Subscribe to <a href="http://twitter.com/techknew">@techknew</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Techknew/187897334561393">Like my Facebook page</a>. Thanks!<br /> <br /> </article> <article> <h1>TIPS: Google Translate's Speech feature + Update Google Chrome</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Ben Tech) — Mon, 02 May 2011 07:39:00 +0000</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_-DLNLMx9pVK7LpOz1_pqFOretJwPAfG7Tk5nKtgUKSaPjbrJoP15Pl2a9zECg09KLZLFaDLZxo6MY4pGw2yCHxianAXGwWL8x6e4IvuXAxUyEAj1kaFGsFqb-38J_9jcg9e21Ns5m9O/s1600/Untitled.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <br /> Google translate now has a new feature. To show off the new feature, Google's own Translate site has been updated with a microphone icon that lets you speak the words you'd like translated. The microphone doesn't appear unless you've updated Chrome to 11. <b><i>No other current browser displays the microphone icon.</i></b>The speech input worked perfectly, though it only accepts English.<br /> <br /> <i>To use this new feature, you'll need:</i><br /> -Google Chrome 11 (Update your Chrome now or Download Google Chrome if you haven't)<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Click<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Qt1esXv4KY3wEJjfZ45jGKgD-9d7voi9TyJ2C2zqjErHS9C_vc19NCxj3ytVjPdliPUGCh9xIdOs4TtpYv7histlbjRHhL8Xeu3F2Ppy9zpz_IUQY6VNNoKduwWx4PACbcVoJSTCyqWz/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> and select "About Google Chrome" to update Google Chrome. It should update, if it doesn't update automatically. </div> -To log on to <a href="http://translate.google.com/">http://translate.google.com</a><br /> <br /> </article> <article> <h1>INFOGRAPHICS: How Are Mac & PC People Different?</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Ben Tech) — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:00:00 +0000</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">(Click for a larger view)</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9X4WZT6miQ69gNg1Dc7zH26H_EiJSviMjFBsaw80RP-X63pXcRjFxrsEKQ-ElIYsJkqseGj86HDveh-bqasoSon-7LwV1UEUaNImGHKD1KbSh8zjwsYk0dxRf2NhPBewVoJgEXufiKUCf/s1600/Mac-vs-PC-Infographic640.jpg"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">(Click for a larger view)</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div> (Source: <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/04/23/mac-vs-pc-infographic/">Mashable</a>)<br /> <br /> </article> <article> <h1>INFOGRAPHICS: IE9 vs Firefox 4 (Is IE9 a modern browser?)</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Ben Tech) — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 16:00:00 +0000</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> (Source: <a href="https://people.mozilla.com/~prouget/ie9/ie9_vs_fx4.html">Paul Rouget (Mozilla Tech. Evangelist)</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/liewcf/status/62009685565382656">@liewcf</a>)</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> </article> <article> <h1>You're invited to Royal Wedding 2.0 - Watch The Royal Wedding Online - Prince William & Catherine Middleton</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Ben Tech) — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:49:00 +0000</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_-1Fj2DumwnDBPkKd-xmljy5WkTttWHtBCxUIdcYg1iOcUIT5EoQdSX7styccTlZD_BUdkFB5QCxcoJHFV38RKkP48G1VCWGaUSiASVz7aV-GLQ0PKBpUVX951n-Byv-HrG6Omt5HRDTe/s1600/Wedding+2.0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>-Screen capture from Youtube-</i></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> You are invited to Prince William & Catherine Middleton's wedding!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The Royal officials unveiled an official Youtube channel - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/theroyalchannel">TheRoyalChannel</a> on Tuesday and invites users from all around the globe to watch Prince William & Catherine Middleton's wedding on the 29th of April 2011, 10am London time (5pm Malaysian time). The Youtube live stream will be provided by BBC, although there will be no commentary provided. (O<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">ur <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 16px;">The Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia are invited too! Check it out at Guardian newspaper - </span></span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/apr/26/royal-wedding-guest-list-invite">http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/apr/26/royal-wedding-guest-list-invite</a>)</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> If you miss the livestream, Youtube said it will replay the footage immediately after the event and will be available to view it anytime later. </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <b>You can follow the dedicated Official Twitter feed <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/clarencehouse">@ClarenceHouse</a> for live updates now and congratulate the royal couple via Twitter with the hash tag, #rw2011. For the official updates, you can log on to </b><a href="http://www.officialroyalwedding2011.org/">http://www.officialroyalwedding2011.org</a>. You can also get some facts from Wikipedia - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_of_Prince_William_of_Wales_and_Kate_Middleton">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_of_Prince_William_of_Wales_and_Kate_Middleton</a></div> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> # UPDATES 12.01am (GMT+8) 27th of April 2011</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> You can also watch the live streaming at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #474747; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.livestream.com/royalweddinglive" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1e598e; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Livestream.com</a>,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #474747;"> </span><a href="http://www.livestream.com/aplive" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1e598e; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">AP Live</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #474747;">, </span><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=1n" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1e598e; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">CBS News</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #474747;">, </span><a href="http://www.livestream.com/royalwedding" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1e598e; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">ET TheInsider.com</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #474747;"> </span>and the<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #474747;"> </span><a href="http://www.livestream.com/ukpressassociation" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1e598e; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">UK Press Association</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #474747;"> </span>are all hosting live coverage and commentary on Livestream beginning at 5 a.m. ET (9 a.m. GMT). Viewers can RSVP to various channels to receive reminders about the event.</span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">NTV 7 (Malaysia) also broadcast the wedding live starting at 3pm Malaysian time (GMT +8) although the wedding will only start at 5pm.</span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <i>This page will be updated when necessary. You can also follow <a href="http://twitter.com/techknew">@techknew</a> not only for the wedding updates, but also tech updates.</i></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <i><br /></i></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgck8sLUlTQfEtiZ86tsPYIudO7EkBpoFICs0W48L33YIYzz1B6Wj3lNb6m69nmM41scmPv5hQ-muanaMBbDR7ryAS7KjkmOnxkKG_7yv_TaF6ie4uIjOtJTg8d9RDhXUewh5Picm71ud9v/s1600/agong_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVce2Sz6zs5VF9-djrojyLRip0832OC_4ahjrZWTMboZh6PYBz4PneShY8axLfWEV-ugP9nBemI4xcItMG43BfFCILzMZCOlsqsuJlqmeKW7sYT_dC_G2jeoqlUxBGEIHrh9UrDsoiJYg/s1600/agong_04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFk9fyFAbYWlAq94eO_AvbGfIN7zTfgi5WCGqR2bLaWMEU5T8uM3zdqY6BZxitXb_9_tk7X65yhZQckzEJSHHOcJIvudSqEpYjSfGSU1Vm6fPCLCrcpC31x8JKDzmRx2nEUWYaxXqAJzi6/s1600/agong_05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0iCNCMCcj1p2vbRsOT1L7hyphenhyphenEKuZKQvhX_hFjcb45QgNxE7wc8gvjr_5OckuVrSg_6gR1Qw9lHiOEp54Zq3JwZhaWmLzsLEaqIQivtuxIYsswx2WbScJpgcZl5DVz507N0JMJmsYK2Gwf/s1600/gambar+Agong+di+perkahwinan+diraja.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <i><br /></i></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(Source: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/apr/19/royal-wedding-william-kate-youtube">http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/apr/19/royal-wedding-william-kate-youtube</a>, <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/04/26/follow-royal-wedding">Mashable</a>)</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"># royal wedding, watch royal wedding online, invite to royal wedding youtube, invitation to royal wedding, wedding of the century, agong picture</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div> </article> <article> <h1>NEWS + TIPS - How to turn off Facebook Email Notifications</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Ben Tech) — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 06:59:00 +0000</p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJ4Gj1mrAX4RbiUXTsI7qO1AxI3KJK6FFRmfSFNqdimF8HuuMQe2rGGLq5abnkMoJXxNMIqcdCtcYj4ThJbDb2i-ELeOOLMjygRJTvhwvgSrResJoIbX0kl1a7hu5TR0oZnh29s42Uxx8/s1600/Untitled.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> <br /> Apparently, Facebook reset all your email notification settings. This means that you'll now receive email notifications for all Facebook updates, unless you turn it off.<br /> <br /> Here's how to turn your notifications off:<br /> <ul> <li>Sign in to Facebook.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Click <b>Account</b> in the upper right corner and select <b>Account Settings</b>.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Select the <b>Notifications</b> tab and remove the check next to the alerts you do not want to receive.</li> </ul> <div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"> Read more: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-turn-off-facebook-notifications-2011-4#ixzz1K2m0rCX6" style="color: #003399;">http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-turn-off-facebook-notifications-2011-4#ixzz1K2m0rCX6</a><br /> <br /> More at Mashable <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/04/19/facebook-accidentally-turns-on-email-notifications-sparks-wave-of-complains/">http://mashable.com/2011/04/19/facebook-accidentally-turns-on-email-notifications-sparks-wave-of-complains/ </a></div> <div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"> <br /></div> </article> <article> <h1>Just for FUN: Wonder how Youtube and Twitter works?</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Ben Tech) — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:04:00 +0000</p> <div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="http://backofawebpage.tumblr.com/post/3923861587"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="http://backofawebpage.tumblr.com/post/3923852950"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="http://backofawebpage.tumblr.com/post/3923835346"></a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> (Source: <a href="http://backofawebpage.tumblr.com/">backofawebpage</a>)</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> </article> <article> <h1>TIPS: You don't have to go to PIKOM PC Fair 2011 to get PC Fair Price</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Ben Tech) — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 03:05:00 +0000</p> <div style="text-align: left;"> PIKOM PC Fair 2011 is at KLCC this weekend!<br /> But You can now get PC Fair deals online! </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <b><a href="http://h20386.www2.hp.com/MalaysiaStore/html/pikom-pc-fair.html?jumpid=em_r10066_my/en/hho/psg/email-em_edm_ols_promo10_chev/ols_pikom_pc_show/20110301&eDMid=MY_2011_04_PSG_P_PIKOMOLS_VM_link14">HP Store Malaysia</a></b></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRMNCaIF5pbVCILJ62tWVJMEgsATJ5tZeLiOn-wsaTCNV-66_q0-6UPuDibobzOIszcQvXFWQr3jXizrCm08UGb8Pd5MeBnfGwhkhiy_TuBB96MKj40KfEqJZHUaRLunHddYwu7Rzq_m5/s1600/Untitledw.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1lwOoz7A3tChdKMRE7_1A5CTi_oAFmEHq3cBkhytV9Tmh-Py9-t3k7zfapAc-NRn6AjyzLxAQM92FZw13oye9Hl2zhEm7e5Or_-fSW7iZWTqMkjRvJ0tRtD5w_5FYq8IlhxjWCixV_8u/s1600/Untitled.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <b>Dell Store Malaysia:</b></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <b><a href="http://www.dell.com/my/p/popular-laptop-deals.aspx?c=my&cs=mydhs1&l=en&s=dhs&ref=hbn">Inspiron</a></b></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <b><a href="http://www.dell.com/my/p/popular-desktop-deals">Desktop</a></b></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <b><a href="http://www.dell.com/my/p/gaming-system-deals">Gaming</a></b></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> </article> </main></body></html>