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2009

noreply@blogger.com (Faizli) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:40:00 +0000

Happy New Year 2009

What is Scareware?

noreply@blogger.com (Faizli) — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:57:00 +0000

Scareware is a type of malware designed to trick victims into purchasing and downloading useless and potentially dangerous software.

Scareware, which generates pop-ups that resemble Windows system messages, usually purports to be antivirus or antispyware software, a firewall application or a registry cleaner. The messages typically say that a large number of problems -- such as infected files -- have been found on the computer and the user is prompted to purchase software to fix the problems. In reality, no problems were detected and the suggested software purchase may actually contain real malware. If the user falls for the scam, he will lose the money he paid for the useless software and he may also make his computer unusable. Frequently, the message window has a clickjacking feature that takes the user to the attacker's Web site or initiates a malware download if the user clicks "Cancel" or the "X" to close the window.

In October 2008, Microsoft and the Washington attorney general sued two Texas-based companies, Branch Software and Alpha Red. Those two companies are responsible for Registry Cleaner XP, a very common scareware program. In December 2008, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) initiated a restraining order against two companies in the United States, Innovative Marketing, Inc. and ByteHosting Internet Services. Scareware programs produced by those companies include DriveCleaner, WinAntivirus, ErrorSafe, WinFixer and XP Antivirus.

If you encounter a suspicious pop-up, you should right-click on the item in the task bar and select close or manually close the window by clicking Ctrl-Alt-Delete. To protect your system from future attempts, install a good pop-up blocker and configure it to prevent pop-ups from sites other than those that you specifically allow.

Source: WhatIs.com

What is USB 3.0?

noreply@blogger.com (Faizli) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:26:00 +0000

USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a plug-and-play interface between a computer and add-on devices, such as media players, keyboards, telephones, digital cameras, scanners, flash drives, joysticks and printers.

USB supports hot-swapping, which means that a new device can be added to your computer without having to add an adapter card or even having to turn the computer off. The USB peripheral bus standard was developed by Compaq, IBM, DEC, Intel, Microsoft, NEC, and Northern Telecom. The technology is available without charge for all computer and device vendors.

Since 1996, Windows operating systems have been equipped with USB drivers or special software designed to work with specific input/output (I/O) device types. Most new computers and peripheral devices are equipped with USB.

In November 2008, the USB Implementers Forum (USB IF) released specifications for USB 3.0, officially known as SuperSpeed USB. According to Forum president Jeff Ravencraft, a USB 3.0-capable flash drive can transfer a gigabyte of data (the equivalent of two full-length movies) to a host device in 3.3 seconds. In contrast, it takes a USB 2.0-based device 33 seconds to transfer that amount of data.

USB 3.0-capable devices are expected to be available in 2010.

Source: http://searchcio-midmarket.techtarget.com/

Why Shah Rukh Khan should have Datukship?

noreply@blogger.com (Faizli) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:43:00 +0000

The "knighting" of India's top Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan will help boost tourism in Malaysia, an official from the western Malacca state government said Monday.

Khan is to be given the Governor of Malacca's award, which carries the title "Datuk," after his 2001 film boosted the profile of the state as a destination for tourists.

The 42-year old heart-throb will receive his award on November 29, in a ceremony that will be aired live on India's top entertainment channel, Zee TV.

"It is a boost for tourism in Malaysia. His movies are seen by people all over the world and this is cost-free advertisement for us," local parliamentarian Mohammad Sirat Abu told AFP.

Malacca, a historic port town and a relic of Malaysia's colonial past, relies hevily on tourism for income.

Mohammad said since the filming of Khan's 2001 movie, "One 2 Ka 4" at a popular resort in Malacca, the number of tourists coming from India has increased markedly.

"He is a worldwide icon and having him here will boost our country's tourism industry," he said.

Malaysia has become a popular location for Indian films, which have a huge following among ethnic Indians and the majority Muslim-Malays.

Women of all ages -- including the wife of deputy prime minister Najib Razak, Rosmah Mansor -- are huge fans of the charismatic Khan, dubbed the "King of Bollywood" here.

Malaysian tourism chiefs are aiming to attract 22.5 million visitors this year, who they hope will spend 50.5 billion ringgit (14.1 billion dollars).

From January to September 2008, tourist arrivals increased 4.4 percent on the year to 16.3 million, mainly from neighbouring Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand.

Source: http://news.my.msn.com

Why Veoh is no longer available in MALAYSIA?

noreply@blogger.com (Faizli) — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:06:00 +0000

If you are browsing to this website www.veoh.com this will be appears in your browser.

Veoh is no longer available in MALAYSIA. Some people said that Malaysia's Government has blocked this website. Actually, Malaysia’s Government didn't do anything about blocking this website.

Veoh is a San Diego, California-based company which runs an Internet Television service allowing users to find and watch major studio content, independent productions and user-generated material for free.

However, as of 31st May 2008, many countries such as Malaysia, Cyprus, Romania, Panama, Hungary, Slovenia, Kuwait, Brunei, Indonesia, Chile, Malta, Thailand, Croatia, Turkey, Ukraine, Colombia, Bangladesh has been blocked due to a low concentration of users.

That mean, Veoh did banned our country from browsing to their site due to a low concentration of users. They say there are less users in the banned countries and we are wasting our resources in these countries.

Maybe you can find other alternative way for video sharing website such YouTube etc. If you still want to using Veoh, you can change your proxy setting in your browser. Happy browsing!

Source: http://answers.yahoo.com and http://www.veoh.com

What Happened Now?: Malaysia Ex-King Must Pay Debt in Landmark Trial

noreply@blogger.com (Faizli) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:26:00 +0000

(KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia) — A Malaysian court ordered the country's former king Wednesday to settle a $1 million debt to a bank in a landmark verdict that ended a centuries-old tradition shielding the country's royal sultans from legal prosecution.

The case brought by Standard Chartered Bank against Tuanku Jaafar Tuanku Abdul Rahman was the first trial involving a Malaysian monarch since a 1993 constitutional amendment dissolved the immunity of state rulers from criminal and civil lawsuits.

"This would be an ordinary case but what is exceptional is that it involves a ruler," the bank's lawyer, Robert Lazar, told The Associated Press.

A special panel of Malaysia's top five judges unanimously ruled that Tuanku Jaafar was liable for a $1 million credit provided by the bank in a 1999 business contract involving him and the U.S.-based Connecticut Bank of Commerce. Tuanku Jaafar was Malaysia's king at the time.

Tuanku Jaafar, the 86-year-old royal head of southern Negri Sembilan state, served as Malaysia's constitutional monarch between 1994 and 1999 in a unique system that allows nine hereditary state rulers to take turns being king for a five-year term.

Malaysia's monarchy has a largely ceremonial role but it commands wide public respect, particularly among the ethnic Malay Muslim majority, who regard the king as the supreme upholder of Malay tradition and the symbolic head of Islam.

Sultans had long remained above the law until the government made dramatic changes in the constitution in 1993 following a state ruler's alleged assault of a hockey coach. However, Standard Chartered's 2005 lawsuit marked the first successful attempt to take a ruler to trial.

Lazar said Tuanku Jaafar cannot appeal the verdict and Standard Chartered will be able to recover the payment from the ruler's bank deposits.

Tuanku Jaafar's legal representatives could not immediately be contacted.

The suit surfaced after Standard Chartered paid the Connecticut bank $1 million for credit provided to a U.S. tire rubber firm in a deal arranged by Tuanku Jaafar. Standard Chartered said the ruler had to reimburse the bank, but Tuanku Jaafar's lawyers said the king tried to revoke the contract and refused to pay the debt.

Source: http://www.time.com

Why Government Should Abolish the AUKU?

noreply@blogger.com (Faizli) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:14:00 +0000

AUKU 1971 abbreviation from the University and University College Act 1971 is the act that enacted by the Malaysian Government and approved by Yang DiPertuan Agong on 27th of April 1971. This act amended in year 1975 and 1995 become University and University College Act (Amendment) 1995.

In post for this time, I’m not against and not at all to incite any side or any people to oppose the existence of this act or to oppose the government; I just want to give my opinion about this act as an undergraduate student.

In my opinion, this act has cut off undergraduates’ freedom which is study in this country to provide the opportunity to enrich their knowledge in group, union in politics and others. Apart from that, it also could stunt their thinking in expanding their idea as the undergraduates before the existence of this act.

If we take a look on the undergraduates currently, majority of them only learn what are educated in lecture theatre only, they are less given the exposure of the current issues, current political situation and many more. Nowadays, it is not surprised if there were no undergraduate activists who have been spoken in giving their ideas to societies. Then, saying “Undergraduate Upholder Country” or “Mahasiswa Pendukung Negara” may be not fit again to worn if this act restricts their freedom to do so.

If we compare with a neighboring country like Indonesia, many undergraduate activists have been giving their opportunities to expand their opinion and constructive ideas to their societies.

For further information on AUKU, you can click here to read the article in Wikipedia.

What are the Top 10 "Mad Scientists"?

noreply@blogger.com (Faizli) — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:32:00 +0000

No. 10 Johann Konrad Dippel

Born and raised in Germany's Castle Frankenstein, 17th-century alchemist Johann Dippel became noted as the inventor of Prussian Blue, one of the first synthetic chemical dyes, but most famous for his endless quest for elixirs of immortality. Rumors of his experiments on human corpses may have inspired Mary Shelley's legendary character that bore the castle's name.

No. 9 Wernher von Braun

At the age of 12, an intrepid Wernher von Braun loaded his toy wagon with some firecrackers and shot off across a crowded German street. It was a sign of things to come. The brains behind Hitler's V-2 rocket program arrived in the United States as a prisoner of war and went on to be its champion of space and lunar exploration. While putting people on the moon, von Braun also mastered scuba diving and philosophy.

No. 8 Robert Oppenheimer

The Manhattan Project's head honcho was never reserved about his sympathies for socialism and his conflicted feelings over dropping the atomic bombs, and was ultimately stripped of his academic and political power for it. Despite those controversies, he's also remembered as a man his grad students called "Oppie," who learned Dutch and Sanskrit just because, and quoted a Hindu holy text at the sight of the first atomic bomb test.

No. 7 Freeman Dyson

Respected nuclear physicist and prolific writer Freeman Dyson moonlights as a science fiction writer's dream. In 1960, he touted the idea that in the future humans may need to construct an artificial shell, now called the Dyson Sphere, that would encircle the entire solar system and make maximum use of the sun's energy. Dyson wholeheartedly believes in extraterrestrial life and thinks we'll make contact within the next few decades.

No. 6 Richard Feynman

Part of the Manhattan Project's team of geniuses that developed the atomic bomb, physicist Richard Feynman went on to become one of the most important scientists of the late 20th century. Far from the stuffy professor type, this free spirit explored music and nature, decoded Mayan hieroglyphics and picked locks in his spare time.

No. 5 Jack Parsons

When Jack Parsons wasn't busy co-founding the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, he was practicing magic and calling himself the Antichrist. This mysterious bad boy of the space program had no formal education, yet still managed to develop a rocket fuel that would guide the United States through WWII and into space. Tragically yet appropriately dramatic, Parsons blew himself up during a lab experiment at his home in 1952.

No. 4 James Lovelock

This modern environmental scientist and inventor of the world-as-superorganism Gaia Hypothesis has been dispensing dire predictions about climate change and our world for decades now, many of which have come true. He's not shy about spreading one ultra-gloomy forecast; given the current ecological crisis, a massive die-off of about 80 percent of humans by 2100 is inevitable, he believes.

No. 3 Nikola Tesla

This is the guy you picture pulling down a giant electric switch in a shower of fiery sparks. Tesla, who is credited with the invention of the wireless radio and the AC generator that kick-started the electrical age was even born, fittingly, during a violent lightning storm in 1856. He was also known as a manic genius that slept little and loved to put on a good show, often using his own body as a conductor in public demonstrations.

No.2 Leonardo da Vinci

Between painting the most revered masterpieces of Renaissance art, Leonardo da Vinci somehow still found time to tap into his inner eccentric. The Italian's scientific sketchbooks, most written in mirror-image cursive, are a fantasyland of oddball machines and brilliant designs, many which would never come to fruition and some that would be built many centuries later, like his rudimentary helicopter.

No.1 Albert Einstein

He's certainly got the mad scientist hair thing down. One of the last century's most celebrated scientists, Albert Einstein turned physics on its head with his theories of relativity, and made enormous contributions to the fields of gravitation and quantum theory. He also liked to take his sailboat out on the water on windless days, "just for the challenge."

Source: http://www.livescience.com

Why This Weather Women Can't Stop Laughing?

noreply@blogger.com (Faizli) — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:16:00 +0000

Enjoy watching this video...

This woman actually is just getting ready to present the news on weather.

As it turns out a technical glitch causes the image of a man (sleeping) to shortly pop up at the beginning of her presentation. Her usual routine takes a comical road as seeing that image makes her burst into laughing. Not only that, but she can’t stop from laughing!

p/s: Laughing is the best medicine.

Why Government Often Defame Anwar?

noreply@blogger.com (Faizli) — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:14:00 +0000

Most of insider Malaysia’s government including the top leaderships in government often defames opposition party leader, Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Latest in Berita Harian reported that UMNO’s Chief Information, Tan Sri Muhammad Muhd Taib says, Anwar attract sympathy vote from the Chinese and India community to rule this country.

Earlier, Minister Of Foreign, Dato' Seri Dr Rais Yatim tried to create speculation about United States of America with Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Stated statements issue are believed as efforts of UMNO-BN through cheap propaganda through the premier mainstream press that want to break public support for Anwar behind country's leadership crisis that face by UMNO today.

More various speculations mooted which is you can read it on neither your own in the newspapers prime nor opposition's newspaper.

We as people that are knowledgeable probably know which leaders are good or bad.

Source: http://www.bharian.com.my/ and http://www.harakahdaily.net

Why These Beautiful Models Falling Down?

noreply@blogger.com (Faizli) — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:17:00 +0000

Just enjoy watching this video... you will get the answer.

p/s: It's not easy to walk like a model.

Where is the Centre of the Universe?

noreply@blogger.com (Faizli) — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:57:00 +0000

The "center of the universe" has always been a very important idea for humans. Just as a new baby might think he or she is at the center of the universe, for thousands of years people saw Earth as the center of the cosmos. Some ancient Greeks thought the universe was made of two spheres: one of the spheres was Earth, and the other was the sky, which surrounded Earth and was studded with stars.

In the 1500s, the Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus had a better idea--although still wrong--for explaining the motion of the planets through the night sky. He thought that the Sun was actually the center of the universe, with Earth and the other planets circling the Sun. However, the sphere of stars surrounding the solar system remained as part of his idea.

According to Philip Gibbs (Where is the Centre of the Universe? 1997), there is no centre of the universe! According to the standard theories of cosmology, the universe started with a "Big Bang" about 14 billion years ago and has been expanding ever since. Yet there is no centre to the expansion. It is the same everywhere. The Big Bang should not be visualised as an ordinary explosion. The universe is not expanding out from a centre into space. The whole universe itself is expanding and it is doing so equally at all places, as far as we can tell.

Source: http://math.ucr.edu and http://spaceplace.nasa.gov

Why Should We Laugh?

noreply@blogger.com (Faizli) — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:48:00 +0000

Natural laughter is a two-part, spontaneous, response to humor, that has physiological, psychological, and physical benefits.

Good health is one of the many benefits of laughter. Laughter reduces our stress levels by reducing the level of stress hormones, and also helps us cope with serious illnesses.

Physiologically, laughter promotes healing, by lowering the blood pressure, and by increasing the vascular blood flow and the oxygenation of the blood.

Another benefit of laughter is that it improves our over-all mental health. Pent up negative emotions, such as anger, fear, and sadness, can cause biochemical changes in our bodies that can produce a harmful effect.

Source: http://www.coolquiz.com

What is UMNO Information Chief says about Pak Lah?

noreply@blogger.com (Faizli) — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 09:46:00 +0000

Pak Lah not pushed to step down, says Umno Information Chief, Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib, report by TheStar Online. He said the Prime Minister is not under any pressure to step down, and the pressure on Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to retire early might come from one or two individuals only.

“The supreme council has never pushed him (to resign),” he told reporters yesterday.

Muhammad, who is also Rural and Regional Development Minister, said Abdullah’s decision on the power transition in 2010 remained.

Source: http://thestar.com.my

Why Should PM Retreat Before 9/10?

noreply@blogger.com (Faizli) — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:33:00 +0000

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi maybe will resign to his successor earlier than mid 2010 following of crowd opposition rise and also the friends’ pressure in his internal party that unwilling to work under his leadership, reported by HarakahDaily.Net today.

UMNO Supreme Council (MT) have spoken with Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to volunteered retires , immediate and honorable. Otherwise, Abdullah's high possibility to be eliminated by the majority of UMNO division during the section representative election on 10th of October 2008. This advice was presented by the MT to Abdullah in the MT meeting on 18th of September 2008.

If Abdullah refuse to retreat, he would face the risk of not getting enough quotas to uphold UMNO President Chair whose he hold currently.

Source: http://www.harakahdaily.net and http://kuda-kepang.blogspot.com

What is Malaysia?

noreply@blogger.com (Faizli) — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:46:00 +0000

For a Malaysian that doesn't even know what is Malaysia actually. I prefer you should read this.

Malaysia is a country that consists of thirteen states and three federal territories in Southeast Asia. The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. The population stands at over 25 million.

The country is separated into two regions—Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo—by the South China Sea. Malaysia borders Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei and the Philippines.

More about Malaysia, you can search at Google search engine or read the article about Malaysia at Wikipedia page.

Source: http://www.wikipedia.org/