Thursday, December 31, 2009

Smartphones

The Complete Guide to Setting Up Your New Smartphone
 
There are plenty of smartphone accessories that are worth considering, and a few that you actually need. Proceed with caution, but don't be afraid to treat your new smartphone, and yourself, to a few goodies. 

http://gizmodo.com/5433456/the-complete-guide-to-setting-up-your-new-xmas-smartphone

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Infinite Reboot Loop


Get Vista Out of the Infinite Reboot Loop "Configuring Updates Stage 3 of 3 0%" with Vista SP1



If you are stuck watching the "Configuring Updates Stage 3 of 3 0% complete Do not turn off Computer" and in the endless reboot loop, then stop the cycle and boot from the Vista media. You will need to "Repair your computer," so select your Vista installation and restore it to a point before the deployment of the updates. After gaining back access to your operating system, you will have to install the service stack update, namely Update for Windows Vista (KB937287). Deploy this update before any other on your Vista, and only then install the rest. At this point in time, you should experience no more problems.

"Update 937287 is a prerequisite package that contains updates to the Windows Vista installation software. The installation software is the component that handles the installation and the removal of software updates, language packs, optional Windows features, and service packs. Update 937287 is necessary to successfully install and to remove Windows Vista SP1 on all versions of Windows Vista," Microsoft revealed.

Revo Uninstaller


Revo Uninstaller helps you to uninstall software and remove unwanted programs installed on your computer even if you have problems uninstalling and cannot uninstall them from "Windows Add or Remove Programs" control panel applet.

Revo Uninstaller is a much faster and more powerful alternative to "Windows Add or Remove Programs" applet! It has very powerful features to uninstall and remove programs.

Scanning for leftovers after uninstall - With its advanced and fast algorithm, Revo Uninstaller analyzes an application's data before uninstall and scans after you uninstall a program. After the program's regular uninstaller runs, you can remove additional unnecessary files, folders and registry keys that are usually left over on your computer.

http://www.revouninstaller.com/

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Tungle

Tungle makes meetings happen!

23 December 2009

Welcome to Tungle!

Hi Faridah,

We would like to thank you for trying Tungle. Take it for a spin and let us know what you think. With Tungle, you can: Easily schedule meetings with anyone, Share calenders inside or outside your company, Allow other to schedule meetings with you. But be careful, we've been told that Tungle is addictive. Keep on Tunglin'. Marc Gingras, CEO & Founder, Tungle.

Personalize your Tungle page:
  • Adding a picture or a logo.
  • Displaying other contact details (e.g. phone).
  • Setting minimum and maximum meeting duration.
  • Limiting your availability (e.g. Mon-Fri 9am-5pm).
http://www.tungle.com/Home/help/TungleMe.htm

Evaluation of Tungle


    Weaknesses of Tungle:
    1. Can only schedule meetings
    2. Cannot double as a meeting and planner
    3. Pending Meetings list does not order meetings by date but as they are created on-the-fly
    4. Many link to tools are unfamiliar or not commonly used
    5. Too many steps to even document a meeting or post a meeting.
    6. E-mail + phone call is easier to fix a meeting than Tungle.
    7. Cannot edit in viewing or preview mode
    8. Display mode is static

    Overall:
    Pretty colours and display but not so useful functionally. Can be improved for increased functionality.

      Tuesday, December 22, 2009

      Datamatique

      ChemoInformatics

      ChemoInformatics was established in the year 2005 to provide enabling technology, data driven solutions, services and consultation to analytical, medical and life sciences customers at global level.

      Datamatique can be automatically populated with Excel sheets, Text (many formats including CSV), microscope images, graphs, etc. Datamatique empowers the end user to setup and modify his own database at his own leisure without any constraints.
      http://www.chemoinformatics.com/index.html

      Contact:
      Dr. D.T. Singh
      Chief Scientific Officer
      Chemoinformatics
      Ph: +65 91014018 (Singapore); +60176999739 (Malaysia); +6627175091 (Thailand)
      Fax: +65 65559004 (Singapore); +60378747958 (Malaysia);+6627137330 (Thailand)

      Monday, December 21, 2009

      Friday, December 18, 2009

      University IT systems

      IT Systems within universities

      IT systems are necessary to help universities manage student intake, course sign-up/drop, student record/transcript, student graduation and many more functions.

      Student Information Systems (SIS) - Datatel Colleague, SunGuard, Oracle Peoplesoft, Campus Management, Blackbaud

      Other systems:
      Learning Management System (LMS)
      Course Evaluation System
      Personal Productivity Systems - email, calendar, mobile communications, collaboration
      Campus Alert System

      Vendors - Oracle, TimeCruiser

      Saas - Software as a Service

      Wednesday, December 16, 2009

      Real player archive

      Real Legacy Software Archive
      http://proforma.real.com/real/player/blackjack.html

      Tuesday, December 15, 2009

      Citrix GoToMeeting

      Citrix GoToMeeting Viewer

      For watching webinar or online video demo direct, first download and install Citrix GoToMeeting (freeware):

      https://www1.gotomeeting.com/en_US/island/downloadManual.tmpl?StartMode=Join&TargetBuild=320&NoSL=true&MeetingID=MID391324841&cat=AppletPermissionDenied&detail=java.security.AccessControlException

      Raptivity

      Raptivity Video Demo

      Just completed a demo video on Raptivity with Mr Charith from India today, 15 Dec 2009, 3pm-4.20pm.

      Trial 2 weeks

      Feedback 29 Dec 2009, 3pm to Charith


      Charith Khandavalli.
      Assistant Manager-Sales
      Harbinger Knowledge Products Pvt. Ltd.
      www.harbingerknowledge.com
      Phone: +91-20-25284201/2/3 Ext: 170
      Fax: +91-20-25285411


      Raptivity - Create effective learning interactions quickly | www.raptivity.com

      Elicitus - Create more e-learning with less authoring | www.elicitus.com

      YawnBuster - Involve everyone in your presentation | www.yawnbuster.com

      Sunday, December 13, 2009

      FIXYA

      http://www.fixya.com/users/faridahar

      How to fix a 16GB pen drive

      1. If your PC does not recognise your pen drive, try stick it in on a Mac

      2. Restart your PC, stick in another pen drive which works

      3. Remove that pen drive safely and stick in your faulty pen drive

      4. It should work alright now

      DVD burners

      Nero
      http://www.nero.com/ena/index.html

      Need4 DVD Burner 6.2.0.1
      http://www.brothersoft.com/need4-dvd-burner-download-154391.html

      SONY
      http://videoediting.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=35486&afterinter=true

      Saturday, December 12, 2009

      CD-R and CD-RW

      CD-Rs (CD Recordable) are intended to only be written to once. Once written to, the data cannot be erased, and the disc behaves just like a normal CD-ROM. CD-Rs are more suitable for archiving / long-term storage than CD-RWs because the dye used is less volatile and less prone to deterioration from exposure to light. 


      Compact Disc ReWritable (CD-RW) is a rewritable optical disc format. CD-RWs (CD Rewritable) are intended to be used in situations where the data on the disc may need to be replaced. Thus they can be erased and new data added to them. 

      Sources: 

      http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_difference_between_a_CD-R_and_CD-RW
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-RW

      DVD-R and DVD+R


      Recordable DVD capacity comparison

      For comparison, the table below shows storage capacities of the four most common DVD recordable media, excluding DVD-RAM. (SL) stands for standard single-layer discs, while DL denotes the double-layer variants.
      DVD capacity
      Disk Type
      Data sectors
      (2,048 B each)
      Capacity
      bytes
      GB
      GiB
      DVD-R (SL)
      2,298,496
      4,707,319,808
      4.7
      4.384
      DVD+R (SL)
      2,295,104
      4,700,372,992
      4.7
      4.378
      DVD-R DL
      4,171,712
      8,543,666,176
      8.5
      7.957
      DVD+R DL
      4,173,824
      8,547,991,552
      8.5
      7.961
      SL / DL – Single/Dual layer

      Speed

      Drive speed
      Data rate
      Write time for Single Layer DVD+R
      1X
      1.32 MB/s
      60 minutes
      2X
      2.64 MB/s
      30 minutes
      4X
      5.28 MB/s
      15 minutes
      8X
      10.56 MB/s
      7.5 minutes
      16X
      21.12 MB/s
      3.75 minutes
      Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD%2BR

      How to rename folder in Documents and Settings

      http://windowsxp.mvps.org/userpath.htm

      Maxis

      Maxis Communication Berhad (Maxis) 

      Maxis Communication Berhad (Maxis) is the leading mobile communications service provider in Malaysia with a subscriber base of 10.1 million as of Quarter 1 2008.

      Maxis 3GMaxis was granted communications licences to operate a nationwide GSM900 mobile network, a domestic fixed network and an international gateway in 1993, and commenced mobile telecommunications operations in August 1995, and fixed line and international operations in early 1996. Maxis’ mobile service is offered under the Maxis brand for postpaid and Hotlink for prepaid. Maxis launched its 3G service Maxis3G in July 2005, and in September 2006 became among the world’s first to use HSDPA, a high-speed upgrade of the 3G network, for a large scale rollout of residential broadband services.

      Maxis has significant investments in India and Indonesia, two of the most populous countries and fast-growing telecommunications markets in the world, via Aircel Limited (Aircel) and PT Natrindo Telepon Seluler (NTS) respectively.

      Maxis is a wholly owned subsidiary of Binariang, an investment holding company whose shareholders comprise Usaha Tegas Sdn Bhd, Bumiputera foundations, Saudi Telecom Company (STC) and other companies affiliated to Usaha Tegas Sdn Bhd. In addition to its indirect interest in Maxis, STC also has a 51 percent interest in NTS.

      Text taken from LinkedIn:

      P1

      Packet One Networks (M) Sdn Bhd (P1)


      Packet One Networks (M) Sdn Bhd (P1) is Malaysia's first and leading WiMAX telecommunications company with the country's widest WiMAX network.

      P1 WiMAX represents the first large-scale commercial deployment of mobile WiMAX in Southeast Asia, and the first large-scale deployment of an 802.16e 2.3GHz WiMAX network outside Korea.

      P1's goal is to bridge the digital divide by making access to the internet universal, ubiquitous and affordable for every Malaysian. P1 hopes to play a major part in realizing the nation's goal – to have 50% broadband penetration by 2010.

      P1 is the winner of the Red Herring Asia's Most Innovative Private Technology Company in 2008 and is listed in the Malaysia Book of Records as Malaysia's first WiMAX telco (August 2008).

      Text taken from LinkedIn
      http://www.linkedin.com/companies/packet-one-networks-p1-sdn-bhd

      List of telcos in Malaysia (from LinkedIn)
      http://www.linkedin.com/companyDir?results=&sik=1260620240492

      Potong advertisement
      http://www.p1.com.my/highlights/Highlights_Promos_M2Waive.aspx

      Friday, December 11, 2009

      Picnik

      Photo Editor


      http://www.picnik.com
      Can also Add Picnik in Facebook and use it inside Facebook.

      IADIS 2010

      IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE E-SOCIETY 2010
      March 18-21, 2010 – Porto, Portugal

      Keynote Speaker:
      Christina Preston, MirandaNet Founder, UK