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[VPN] Xlcore user

virtual — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 20:19:08 +0800

Hi guys,
Sorry for the hiccups. I have a bit of difficulty renewing my domain. So, you guys please edit the client.opvn so a line read like this

QUOTE

remote <server IP address> 1194

The problem will be solved in a couple of days. Thank you.

Server Casing

virtual — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 11:32:37 +0800

Hi there,
I saw your pricelist for Enlight's 1U casing and it costs RM 1600. Is there any other brand which is cheaper? Thanks.

VPN service

virtual — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 23:02:27 +0800

You're tired of TMNET's 5 KB/s throttled download speed and don't really have time to find a solution to circumvent it, the vpn service that we provide will be mostly suitable for you.

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* Our VPN service provides
� - Anonymous access to the internet (Privacy)
� - Encrypted traffic between server and client with Secure Socket Layer (Proven Technology)
� - Option to route certain traffic only through VPN (Reduced overhead)
� - Unthrottled bandwidth with max 50 connections per client
� - Stable connection
� - RM 1/day with the payment of 30 days subscription in advance which means RM 30/30 days (minimum).

* Your download speed is down to several factors below :
� - Line quality and stability (Attenuation, Speed, etc)
� - Modem router (number of connections, port forward settings, etc)
� - Uploader

* We reserve the right to reject your subscription to ensure enough bandwidth for everyone and the server is not overloaded.

For more information, please visit our website.

Edited: Removed [WTS] tag.

RMA

virtual — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 11:30:15 +0800

We purchased 3 PCs with the exact same configuration in parts and assembled ourselves. The 3 PCs were running fine in the beginning. After a few days, i shut down one of them, moved the PC, plugged into the new power socket. When i switched on the PSU, it's exploded and it seems to have affected mobo as well.

Tried to claim the warranty, your worker said we didn't install properly. Just using a simple logic, we will know that it is not mis-installation.

Let's say, you don't really trust the story above. The two PCs are running fine with same spec and installation procedure, how is it possible the 3rd PC got problem because of mis-installation? And as far as i'm concerned since the day i worked as technician (the Pentium 1 days), I've never encountered a mis-installation that resulted a PSU explosion.

Could it be because of the low price system that we purchased so we're getting low support/service as well?

Bittorrent with Secure-Tunnel

virtual — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 00:13:08 +0800

Come guys, I'm curious with the statistics.

[JAVA] Code to check command line argument

virtual — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:49:42 +0800

The program should print the syntax if wrong command line argument is supplied. The syntax is roughly like this...

CODE

C:\java cmd 1 2
Syntax : java CmdLine [option] [file]
Example : java CmdLine -enc dummy.txt
Information.
-enc -> encrypt file
-dec -> decrypt file
file -> ASCII text file.

I'll list my common approach first.

CODE

public class CmdLine {
public static void main(String[] args) {
if (args.length==2) {
if (args[0].equals("-enc")) {
//perform encryption
} else if (args[1].equals("-dec")) {
//perform decryption
} else {
displaySyntax();
}
} else {
displaySyntax();
}
}

private static void displaySyntax() {
System.out.println("Syntax : java CmdLine [option] [file]");
System.out.println("Example : java CmdLine -enc dummy.txt");
System.out.println("Information.");
System.out.println("option -> -enc for encrypt, -dec for decrypt");
System.out.println("file -> ASCII text file.");
}
}

Is there any better way? Please post your approaches

SMS service center number

virtual — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 01:03:14 +0800

I want to know the specification of SMS service center number? Anyone knows? Usually it is 5 digits such as for tracking saman 'SAMAN <Nombor I/C>' to 32244.

Evertonians and Kopites

virtual — Thu, 04 May 2006 11:25:28 +0800

THREE EVERTON FANS AND THREE LIVERPOOL FANS ARE TRAVELLING BY TRAIN TO THEIR RESPECTIVE F.A.CUP TIES IN LONDON.

AT THE STATION, THE THREE REDS BUY A TICKET AND WATCH AS THE THREE EVERTONIANS BUY JUST ONE TICKET BETWEEN THEM.

"HOW ARE THE THREE OF YOU GOING TO TRAVEL ON ONLY ONE TICKET?" ASKS ONE OF THE KOPITES.

"WATCH AND LEARN." ANSWERS ONE OF THE BLUE NOSES. THEY ALL BOARD THE TRAIN. THE KOPITES TAKE THEIR RESPECTIVE SEATS BUT ALL THREE EVERTONIANS CRAM INTO A TOILET AND CLOSE THE DOOR BEHIND THEM.

SHOTLY AFTER THE CONDUCTOR COMES AROUND COLLECTING TICKETS. HE KNOCKS ON THE TOILET DOOR AND SAYS, "TICKETS PLEASE." THE DOOR OPENS AND A SINGLE ARM EMERGES WITH A TICKET IN HAND. THE CONDUCTOR TAKES IT AND MOVES ON.

THE KOPITES SEE THIS AND AGREE IT WAS QUITE A CLEVER IDEA. SO AFTER THE GAME, THEY DECIDE TO COPY THE EVERTON FANS ON THE RETURN TRIP AND SAVE SOME MONEY (BEING CLEVER WITH MONEY AND ALL THAT)
WHEN THEY GET TO THE STATION, THEY BUY SINGLE TICKET FOR THE RETURN TRIP. TO THEIR ASTONISHMENT, THE EVERTONIANS DON'T BUY A TICKET AT ALL.

"HOW ARE ALL YOU GOING TO TRAVEL WITHOUT ANY TICKET?" SAYS ONE PERPLEXED RED. " WATCH AND LEARN," ANSWERS A BLUENOSE.

WHEN THEY BOARD THE TRAIN THE THREE KOPITES CRAM INTO A TOILET AND SOON AFTER THE THREE EVERTON FANS CRAM INTO ANOTHER NEARBY. THE TRAIN DEPARTS.

SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, ONE OF THE EVERTONIANS LEAVES THE TOILET AND WALKS OVER TO THE TOILET WHERE THE KOPITES ARE HIDING. HE KNOCKS ON THE DOOR AND SAYS, "TICKET PLEASE."

Please don't shoot me, i just copy paste the entire story. It'd take some time to convert all those CAPS.

French words

virtual — Sat, 08 Apr 2006 14:11:41 +0800

A French teacher was explaining to her class that in French, unlike
English,
nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine.

"House" is feminine - "la maison"

"Pencil" is masculine - "le crayon".

A student asked "What gender is 'computer'?"
Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two
groups: male and female. And asked them to decide for themselves
whether
"computer" should be a masculine or a feminine noun. Each group was
asked to give four reasons for their recommendation.

The men's group decided that "computer" should definitely be of the
feminine gender ("la computer"), because:

1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic

2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is
incomprehensible to everyone else

3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long-term memory for
possible
later review

4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending
half
your salary on accessories for it.

The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be
masculine ("le computer"), because:

1. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on.

2. They have a lot of data but still can't think for themselves.

3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they
ARE
the problem, and

4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a
little
longer, you could have got a better model.

The women won.