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2008 shallow the links

soulmate — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 09:06:47 +0800

Hello mods,

are we going to use 2008 pic all over this year?
I found that all 2008 numbers will be replaced by the 2008 pics including for URL
it makes the URL is unclickable

e.g:
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?f...=nation&focus=1

i know it's kewl to have the pic but functionality is above all beauty
thanks in advanced

AdServ problem again?

soulmate — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:10:32 +0800

hello,

while viewing page, it takes forever to load and it seems like it stucked at adserv.lowyat.net
and I cant even download the latest pricelist from the main page http://www.lowyat.net
isit the ad server problem again?

thank

Apple QuickTime

soulmate — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 01:00:48 +0800

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Welcome to QuickTime 7, the world's digital media standard. Please take a moment to read the important information below.

Minimum System Requirements:
• 233 MHz Intel Pentium class or better processor
• At least 128 MB of RAM
• Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Vista
Please note: A more powerful computer will deliver better playback performance.

Important notice to QuickTime 6 Pro users
Installing QuickTime 7 or later will disable the QuickTime Pro functionality in prior versions of QuickTime, such as QuickTime 6. If you are a QuickTime 6 Pro user and you proceed with this installation, you will need to purchase a QuickTime 7 Pro registration code in order to regain QuickTime Pro functionality. After installation, visit the Apple Online Store to purchase a QuickTime 7 Pro registration code.

EULA:

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English

APPLE INC.
SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR QUICKTIME

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO QUICKTIME PRO USERS:
INSTALLATION OF QUICKTIME 7 WILL DISABLE THE QUICKTIME PRO FUNCTIONALITY IN PRIOR VERSIONS OF QUICKTIME. IF YOU PROCEED WITH THIS INSTALLATION, YOU MUST PURCHASE A NEW QUICKTIME 7 PRO KEY TO REGAIN QUICKTIME PRO FUNCTIONALITY. AFTER INSTALLATION, VISIT www.apple.com/quicktime TO PURCHASE A QUICKTIME 7 PRO KEY.

PLEASE READ THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT ("LICENSE") CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE APPLE SOFTWARE. �BY USING THE APPLE SOFTWARE, YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE, DO NOT USE THE SOFTWARE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THE LICENSE, YOU MAY RETURN THE APPLE SOFTWARE TO THE PLACE WHERE YOU OBTAINED IT FOR A REFUND. IF THE APPLE SOFTWARE WAS ACCESSED ELECTRONICALLY, CLICK "DISAGREE/DECLINE". FOR APPLE SOFTWARE INCLUDED WITH YOUR PURCHASE OF HARDWARE, YOU MUST RETURN THE ENTIRE HARDWARE/SOFTWARE PACKAGE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A REFUND.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This software may be used to reproduce materials. It is licensed to you only for reproduction of non-copyrighted materials, materials in which you own the copyright, or materials you are authorized or legally permitted to reproduce. If you are uncertain about your right to copy any material, you should contact your legal advisor.

1. General. The software, documentation and any fonts accompanying this License whether on disk, in read only memory, on any other media or in any other form (collectively the "Apple Software") are licensed, not sold, to you by Apple Inc. ("Apple") for use only under the terms of this License, and Apple reserves all rights not expressly granted to you. The rights granted herein are limited to Apple's and its licensors' intellectual property rights in the Apple Software and do not include any other patents or intellectual property rights. You own the media on which the Apple Software is recorded but Apple and/or Apple's licensor(s) retain ownership of the Apple Software itself. The rights granted under the terms of this License include any software upgrades that replace and/or supplement the original Apple Software product, unless such upgrade contains a separate license.

Title and intellectual property rights in and to any content displayed by or accessed through the Apple Software belongs to the respective content owner. Such content may be protected by copyright or other intellectual property laws and treaties, and may be subject to terms of use of the third party providing such content. This License does not grant you any rights to use such content.

2. Permitted License Uses and Restrictions. This License allows you to install and use one copy of the Apple Software on a single computer at a time. This License does not allow the Apple Software to exist on more than one computer at a time, and you may not make the Apple Software available over a network where it could be used by multiple computers at the same time. You may make one copy of the Apple Software in machine-readable form for backup purposes only; provided that the backup copy must include all copyright or other proprietary notices contained on the original. Except as and only to the extent expressly permitted in this License or by applicable law, you may not copy, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, modify, or create derivative works of the Apple Software or any part thereof. THE APPLE SOFTWARE IS NOT INTENDED FOR USE IN THE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES, AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION OR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS, LIFE SUPPORT MACHINES OR OTHER EQUIPMENT IN WHICH THE FAILURE OF THE APPLE SOFTWARE COULD LEAD TO DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY, OR SEVERE PHYSICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE. �

3. Transfer. You may not rent, lease, lend or sublicense the Apple Software. You may, however, make a one-time permanent transfer of all of your license rights to the Apple Software to another party, provided that: (a) the transfer must include all of the Apple Software, including all its component parts, original media, printed materials and this License; (b) you do not retain any copies of the Apple Software, full or partial, including copies stored on a computer or other storage device; and (c) the party receiving the Apple Software reads and agrees to accept the terms and conditions of this License. �

Updates: If an Apple Software update completely replaces (full install) a previously licensed version of the Apple Software, you may not use both versions of the Apple Software at the same time nor may you transfer them separately.

NFR (Not for Resale) Copies: Notwithstanding other sections of this License, Apple Software labeled or otherwise provided to you on a promotional basis may only be used for demonstration, testing and evaluation purposes and may not be resold or transferred.

Academic Copies: If the Apple Software package has an academic label or if you acquired the Apple Software at an academic discount, you must be an Eligible Educational End User to use the Apple Software. "Eligible Educational End Users" means students, faculty, staff and administration attending and/or working at an educational institutional facility (i.e., college campus, public or private K-12 schools).

4. Consent to Use of Data. You agree that Apple and its subsidiaries may collect and use technical and related information, including but not limited to technical information about your computer, system and application software, and peripherals, that is gathered periodically to facilitate the provision of software updates, product support and other services to you (if any) related to the Apple Software. Apple may use this information, as long as it is in a form that does not personally identify you, to improve our products or to provide services or technologies to you.

5. Termination. This License is effective until terminated. �Your rights under this License will terminate automatically without notice from Apple if you fail to comply with any term(s) of this License. Upon the termination of this License, you shall cease all use of the Apple Software and destroy all copies, full or partial, of the Apple Software.

6. Limited Warranty on Media. Apple warrants the media on which the Apple Software is recorded and delivered by Apple to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of original retail purchase. Your exclusive remedy under this Section shall be, at Apple’s option, a refund of the purchase price of the product containing the Apple Software or replacement of the Apple Software which is returned to Apple or an Apple authorized representative with a copy of the receipt. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES ON THE MEDIA INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, AND OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO NINETY (90) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF ORIGINAL RETAIL PURCHASE. �SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. �THE LIMITED WARRANTY SET FORTH HEREIN IS THE ONLY WARRANTY MADE TO YOU AND IS PROVIDED IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER WARRANTIES (IF ANY) CREATED BY ANY DOCUMENTATION OR PACKAGING. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY BY JURISDICTION.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties. YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT USE OF THE APPLE SOFTWARE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND THAT THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO SATISFACTORY QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, ACCURACY AND EFFORT IS WITH YOU. EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTY ON MEDIA SET FORTH ABOVE AND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE APPLE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND APPLE AND APPLE'S LICENSORS (COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS "APPLE" FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 7 AND 8) HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE APPLE SOFTWARE, EITHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND/OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OF ACCURACY, OF QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. �APPLE DOES NOT WARRANT AGAINST INTERFERENCE WITH YOUR ENJOYMENT OF THE APPLE SOFTWARE, THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE APPLE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, THAT THE OPERATION OF THE APPLE SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT THE APPLE SOFTWARE WILL BE COMPATIBLE WITH THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE, OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE APPLE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY APPLE OR AN APPLE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY. �SHOULD THE APPLE SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. �SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATIONS ON APPLICABLE STATUTORY RIGHTS OF A CONSUMER, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION AND LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. QuickTime Player automatically produces search results that reference sites and information located worldwide throughout the Internet. Because Apple has no control over such sites and information, Apple makes no guarantees as to such sites and information, including: (i) the accuracy, currency, content, or quality of any such sites and information, or (ii) whether an Apple search completed through the QuickTime Player may locate unintended or objectionable content. Because some of the content on the Internet consists of material that is adult-oriented or otherwise objectionable to some people or viewers under the age of 18, the results of any search or entering of a particular URL using the QuickTime Player may automatically and unintentionally generate links or references to objectionable material. By using the QuickTime Player, you acknowledge that Apple makes no representations or warranties with regard to the appropriateness of the content viewed through the QuickTime Player, whether on a pre-installed channel button or as a result of your search. Apple does not guarantee the sequence, accuracy, completeness or timeliness of the content played through the QuickTime Player. Apple, its officers, affiliates and subsidiaries shall not, directly or indirectly, be liable, in any way, to you or any other person for the content you receive using the QuickTime Player or for any inaccuracies, errors in or omissions from the content.

8. Limitation of Liability. TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL APPLE BE LIABLE FOR PERSONAL INJURY, OR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE APPLE SOFTWARE, HOWEVER CAUSED, REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY (CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) AND EVEN IF APPLE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY, OR OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THIS LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. In no event shall Apple's total liability to you for all damages (other than as may be required by applicable law in cases involving personal injury) exceed the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00). The foregoing limitations will apply even if the above stated remedy fails of its essential purpose.

9. Export Control. You may not use or otherwise export or reexport the Apple Software except as authorized by United States law and the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Apple Software was obtained. In particular, but without limitation, the Apple Software may not be exported or re-exported (a) into any U.S. embargoed countries or (b) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Department of Commerce Denied Person’s List or Entity List. By using the Apple Software, you represent and warrant that you are not located in any such country or on any such list. You also agree that you will not use these products for any purposes prohibited by United States law, including, without limitation, the development, design, manufacture or production of nuclear, missiles, or chemical or biological weapons.

10. Government End Users. The Apple Software and related documentation are "Commercial Items", as that term is defined at 48 C.F.R. �2.101, consisting of "Commercial Computer Software" and "Commercial Computer Software Documentation", as such terms are used in 48 C.F.R. �12.212 or 48 C.F.R. �227.7202, as applicable. Consistent with 48 C.F.R. �12.212 or 48 C.F.R. �227.7202-1through 227.7202-4, as applicable, the Commercial Computer Software and Commercial Computer Software Documentation are being licensed to U.S. Government end users (a) only as Commercial Items and (b) with only those rights as are granted to all other end users pursuant to the terms and conditions herein. �Unpublished-rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States.

11. Controlling Law and Severability. This License will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, as applied to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within California between California residents. This License shall not be governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, the application of which is expressly excluded. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision, or portion thereof, to be unenforceable, the remainder of this License shall continue in full force and effect. �

12. Complete Agreement; Governing Language. This License constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the use of the Apple Software licensed hereunder and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous understandings regarding such subject matter. �No amendment to or modification of this License will be binding unless in writing and signed by Apple. Any translation of this License is done for local requirements and in the event of a dispute between the English and any non-English versions, the English version of this License shall govern.

13. MPEG-2 Notice. To the extent that the Apple Software contains MPEG-2 functionality, the following provision applies: ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT OTHER THAN CONSUMER PERSONAL USE IN ANY MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG-2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO INFORMATION FOR PACKAGED MEDIA IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER APPLICABLE PATENTS IN THE MPEG-2 PATENT PORTFOLIO, WHICH LICENSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPEG LA, L.L.C, 250 STEELE STREET, SUITE 300, DENVER, COLORADO 80206.

14. Use of MPEG-4. This product is licensed under the MPEG-4 Systems Patent Portfolio License for encoding in compliance with the MPEG-4 Systems Standard, except that an additional license and payment of royalties are necessary for encoding in connection with (i) data stored or replicated in physical media which is paid for on a title by title basis and/or (ii) data which is paid for on a title by title basis and is transmitted to an end user for permanent storage and/or use. �Such additional license may be obtained from MPEG LA, LLC. See http://www.mpegla.com for additional details.

This product is licensed under the MPEG-4 Visual Patent Portfolio License for the personal and non-commercial use of a consumer for (i) encoding video in compliance with the MPEG-4 Visual Standard ("MPEG-4 Video") and/or (ii) decoding MPEG-4 video that was encoded by a consumer engaged in a personal and non-commercial activity and/or was obtained from a video provider licensed by MPEG LA to provide MPEG-4 video. �No license is granted or shall be implied for any other use.

Additional information including that relating to promotional, internal and commercial uses and licensing may be obtained from MPEG LA, LLC. �See http: //www.mpegla.com. �For answers to frequently asked questions regarding use fees under the MPEG LA Visual Patent Portfolio License see www.apple.com/mpeg4 or www.apple.com/quicktime/products/qt/faq.html.

15. H.264/AVC Notice. To the extent that the Apple Software contains AVC encoding and/or decoding functionality, commercial use of H.264/AVC requires additional licensing and the following provision applies: THE AVC FUNCTIONALITY IN THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED HEREIN ONLY FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER TO (i) ENCODE VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AVC STANDARD ("AVC VIDEO") AND/OR (ii) DECODE AVC VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A �CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND/OR AVC VIDEO THAT WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED TO PROVIDE AVC VIDEO. INFORMATION REGARDING OTHER USES AND LICENSES MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA L.L.C. SEE HTTP://WWW.MPEGLA.COM.

16. AMR Notice. The Adaptive Multi-Rate ("AMR") encoding and decoding functionality in this product is not licensed to perform cellular voice calls, or for use in any telephony products built on the QuickTime architecture for the Windows platform. �The AMR encoding and decoding functionality in this product is also not licensed for use in a cellular communications infrastructure including: �base stations, base station controllers/radio network controllers, switching centers, and gateways to and from the public switched network.

EA0337
Rev. 01/18/07

About QuickTime 7.3.1
QuickTime 7.3.1 addresses security issues. This update is recommended for all QuickTime 7 users.

New in QuickTime 7 Player
QuickTime Player provides many exciting features.
• H.264 video support. Watch movies created with this state-of-the-art, standards-based codec which delivers exceptional-quality video at the lowest data rate possible.
• Live resize. Playback continues smoothly as you change the size of the QuickTime Player window.
• Zero-configuration streaming. Now QuickTime automatically determines the best Internet connection speed for your computer and adjusts it as necessary. And if a connection is lost during streaming, QuickTime automatically reconnects to the server.
• Surround sound. QuickTime Player can now play up to 24 channels of audio. With QuickTime 7, your PC, and surround speakers, you can enjoy the full effect of your surround sound movie or game.
• New and improved playback controls. Use new playback controls to adjust settings for the best viewing experience. Easily change settings including jog shuttle, playback speed, bass, treble, and balance.
• Floating controls. Easily access functions like pause, play, fast-forward, and rewind while watching full-screen movies.
• All-new content guide. The new QuickTime Content Guide provides access to the latest in entertainment on the Internet.

Download: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/

Opera Browser Ver: 9.25

soulmate — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:43:30 +0800

Opera Browser Ver: 9.25 (Stable) is now available for download
http://www.opera.com/download/

EULA:

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Opera Browser Information: LICENSE.TXT
===========================================
Copyright (C) Opera Software 1995-2007

IMPORTANT NOTE

The Software, as defined below, is protected by copyright, which is vested in Opera Software ASA/its suppliers.

The Software may only be used in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in this document.

If you do not read and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions defined in this document, you are not permitted to keep or use the Software or in any way whatsoever and must destroy or return all copies of these items which are in your possession.

END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT

DEFINITIONS

The following definitions apply to the terms and conditions included in this Agreement.

Opera
means a Browser, developed by Opera Software ASA, for reading and writing files to and from a network and/or file system.

Software
means Opera, all program and information files and other documentation which are part of the Opera Software package.

Individual
means a particular person.

TERMS OF AGREEMENT

This is a legal agreement between you, the users, and Opera Software ASA. By installing or using this Software, you agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. If you do not agree to those terms, you may not use or install the Software.

You are entitled to use the Software on all personal computers (laptops/desktops). "Use" means loaded in temporary memory or permanent storage on the computer.

You may not use the Software on non-PC products, devices, or embedded in any other product, including, but not limited to, mobile devices, internet appliances, set top boxes (STB), handhelds, PDAs, phones, web pads, tablets, game consoles, TVs, gaming machines, home automation systems, or any other consumer electronics devices or mobile/cable/satellite/television or closed system based service.

You may not sell, rent, lease or sublicense the Software, without the explicit
written consent of Opera Software ASA.

The Software is protected by copyright laws and international treaties.

All intellectual property rights such as but not limited to patents, trademarks, copyrights or trade secret rights related to the Software are the property of and remains vested in Opera Software ASA/its suppliers.

You shall not modify, translate, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the Software or any part thereof or otherwise attempt to derive source code or create derivative works therefrom.

You are not allowed to remove, alter or destroy any proprietary, trademark or copyright markings or notices placed upon or contained with the Software.

YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT USE OF THE SOFTWARE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND THAT THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS WHATSOEVER. OPERA SOFTWARE ASA OR ITS SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS OF THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. YOU ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR SELECTING THE SOFTWARE TO ACHIEVE YOUR INTENDED RESULTS, AND FOR THE USE AND THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE SOFTWARE.

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE SOFTWARE IS NOT INTENDED FOR USE IN (I) ON-LINE CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT, AIR TRAFFIC, AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION OR AIRCRAFT COMMUNICATIONS; OR (II) IN THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION OR MAINTENANCE OF ANY NUCLEAR FACILITY.

OPERA SOFTWARE ASA AND ITS SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES RELATED TO: NON-INFRINGEMENT, LACK OF VIRUSES, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF RESPONSES OR RESULTS, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE .

IN NO EVENT SHALL OPERA SOFTWARE ASA OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, PERSONAL INJURY, LOSS OF PRIVACY OR OTHER PECUNIARY OR OTHER LOSS WHATSOEVER) ARISING OUT OF USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, OPERA SOFTWARE ASA AND ITS SUPPLIERS AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAYABLE BY YOU UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. �THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS, EXCLUSIONS AND DISCLAIMERS SHALL APPLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

The Software may be subject to export or import regulations, and the user agrees to comply strictly with all such laws and regulations. The user agrees not to export or re-export the Software or any part thereof or information pertaining thereto to any country for which a U.S. government agency requires an export license or other governmental approval without first obtaining such license or approval.

Notice to U.S. Government Users: The Software and any associated documentation are "Commercial Items," as that term is defined at 48 C.F.R. 2.101, consisting of "Commercial Computer Software" and "Commercial Computer Software Documentation," as such terms are used in 48 C.F.R. 12.212 or 48 C.F.R. 227.7202, as applicable. Consistent with 48 C.F.R. 12.212 or 48 C.F.R. 227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4, as applicable, the Commercial Computer Software and Commercial Computer Software Documentation are licensed to U.S. Government end users (a) only as Commercial Items and (b) with only those rights as are granted to all other end users pursuant to the terms and conditions herein.

Privacy statement: Opera Software ASA strives to protect the security and privacy of the users of its products, and will strictly protect the security of the users’ personal information, within the confines of the Opera domain. The Opera Software ASA privacy statement found at <http://www.opera.com/privacy/>, is incorporated in this Agreement by reference.

Any variation to the terms of this Agreement shall only be valid if made in writing by Opera Software ASA.

Any and all disputes arising out of the rights and obligations in this Agreement shall be submitted to ordinary court proceedings. You accept the Oslo City Court as legal venue under this Agreement.
This Agreement shall be governed by Norwegian law.

� --- � --- � --- � --- � ---

Postal enquiries:

Opera Software ASA
Postboks 2648 St. Hanshaugen
NO-0131 �OSLO
NORWAY

Office Hours: 9:00am - 4:00pm (+1 GMT) Monday - Friday
Phone: +47 24 16 40 00
Fax: +47 24 16 40 01

Please visit our Web site before you send us e-mail. We provide many services to our users that will help us respond to you faster than if we receive e-mail.

Web site:
<http://www.opera.com/>

Contact us:
<http://www.opera.com/contact/>

Changelog:
Changelog for Opera 9.25 for Windows

Opera 9.25 for Windows is available for download.
Release Notes

This release is a recommended security upgrade. See the Security section for additional information.
Changes Since Opera 9.24
Security

Fixed an issue where plug-ins could be used to allow cross domain scripting, as reported by David Bloom. Details will be disclosed at a later date.
Fixed an issue with TLS certificates that could be used to execute arbitrary code, as reported by Alexander Klink (Cynops GmbH). Details will be disclosed at a later date.
Rich text editing can no longer be used to allow cross domain scripting, as reported by David Bloom. See our advisory.
Prevented bitmaps from revealing random data from memory, as reported by Gynvael Coldwind. Details will be disclosed at a later date.
Miscellaneous
Fixed a problem where malformed BMP files could cause Opera to temporarily freeze.

Download: http://www.opera.com/download/

Do You Really Read EULA ?

soulmate — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:57:11 +0800

Do You Really Read EULA ?
-- End User License Agreement

Just a quick survey
For every software that u installed, usually there is EULA or License Agreement
it usually appear before you install the software and require you to read, click or tick before you can click Next to proceed to install

Do you really read your EULA or you just ignore it as long as u can click Next to install your software?

Launchy 2.0

soulmate — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:50:16 +0800

Launchy 2.0
-- The Open Source Keystroke Launcher for Windows
added 2007-12-18 12:51

further to this previous thread (credits: kira89)

Launchy is a free windows utility designed to help you forget about your start menu, the icons on your desktop, and even your file manager.

Launchy indexes the programs in your start menu and can launch your documents, project files, folders, and bookmarks with just a few keystrokes!

EULA:

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screenshots:

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Download: http://www.launchy.net/
Direct download: http://optusnet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourcef...chySetup200.exe

Changelog:

Version Information
2.0.0

Launchy has been completely rewritten with QT
-- Your old plugins/skins will no longer work
-- Your old configuration will be wiped
A new look! New icons and skin thanks to Tyler Sticka
Much better skinning support
Options merged into a single, tabbed dialog
Skin selection now shows previews
Plugins much more configurable
Launchy can hide when it loses focus
Fade in/out effects
Customizable transparency
Optional shallow scan of directories
Unicode support for Firefox bookmarks
Vista support
It’s just better.

ENJOY!

Weird output from whois result

soulmate — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:28:23 +0800

CODE

$ whois google.com

Whois Server Version 2.0

Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered
with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
for detailed information.

GOOGLE.COM.ZZZZZ.GET.LAID.AT.WWW.SWINGINGCOMMUNITY.COM
GOOGLE.COM.ZOMBIED.AND.HACKED.BY.WWW.WEB-HACK.COM
GOOGLE.COM.WORDT.DOOR.VEEL.WHTERS.GEBRUIKT.SERVERTJE.NET
GOOGLE.COM.VN
GOOGLE.COM.UA
GOOGLE.COM.TW
GOOGLE.COM.TR
GOOGLE.COM.SUCKS.FIND.CRACKZ.WITH.SEARCH.GULLI.COM
GOOGLE.COM.SPROSIUYANDEKSA.RU
GOOGLE.COM.SERVES.PR0N.FOR.ALLIYAH.NET
GOOGLE.COM.SA
GOOGLE.COM.PLZ.GIVE.A.PR8.TO.AUDIOTRACKER.NET
GOOGLE.COM.MX
GOOGLE.COM.IS.NOT.HOSTED.BY.ACTIVEDOMAINDNS.NET
GOOGLE.COM.IS.HOSTED.ON.PROFITHOSTING.NET
GOOGLE.COM.IS.APPROVED.BY.NUMEA.COM
GOOGLE.COM.HAS.LESS.FREE.PORN.IN.ITS.SEARCH.ENGINE.THAN.SECZY.COM
GOOGLE.COM.DO
GOOGLE.COM.BR
GOOGLE.COM.BEYONDWHOIS.COM
GOOGLE.COM.AU
GOOGLE.COM.ACQUIRED.BY.CALITEC.NET
GOOGLE.COM

To single out one record, look it up with "xxx", where xxx is one of the
of the records displayed above. If the records are the same, look them up
with "=xxx" to receive a full display for each record.

>>> Last update of whois database: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:25:16 UTC <<<

NOTICE: The expiration date displayed in this record is the date the
registrar's sponsorship of the domain name registration in the registry is
currently set to expire. This date does not necessarily reflect the expiration
date of the domain name registrant's agreement with the sponsoring
registrar. �Users may consult the sponsoring registrar's Whois database to
view the registrar's reported date of expiration for this registration.

TERMS OF USE: You are not authorized to access or query our Whois
database through the use of electronic processes that are high-volume and
automated except as reasonably necessary to register domain names or
modify existing registrations; the Data in VeriSign Global Registry
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i found this when whoising google.com
weird things to get those message from such a reliable domain
or..

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Firefox ate more memory

soulmate — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:28:45 +0800

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Firefox was the one which consumed maximum memory and Opera the least. Opera is definitely the best in terms of memory consumption, but the fact that it does not have much options in terms of add-ons like Firefox or Flock makes it less popular compared to Firefox. Flock is also a good option considering the fact that its build on Firefox platform and also supports most of the Firefox add-ons. The latest version of Safari is much stable and consumes less memory.
-spark

there's lot of grunts saying Firefox is memory hogger, and based on that im showing memory usage on my system tested for Firefox and Maxthon browser

System idle
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Browser idle (browser is open but only blank page is displayed)
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- Firefox: 23MB
- Maxthon: 9MB
Web browsing (only www.google.com is run)
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- Firefox: 25MB
- Maxthon: 13MB

Firefox _was_ my favorite browser but since it sucks more memory I decide to try another browser till now
imho, for Firefox to stay on top as a popular browser, memory hogging issue a worst _features_ Mozilla team have to deal with

any opinion is welcome

Linux/UNIX speed test

soulmate — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 06:43:38 +0800

what software can we use to determine downloading/uploading speed test for Linux/UNIX CLI?
as for Windows, you can just open a web browser e.g speedtest.net and test your speed there

is this can be done on CLI too?

Server busy error

soulmate — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:31:29 +0800

I got this server busy error intermittently @ 1510 till now
anyone else experiencing the same issue?

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Check Missing Video Codecs Using CodecInstaller

soulmate — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:28:54 +0800

One of the most common issue we face while playing videos in the PC is codec missing error. Sometimes its annoying to search the internet and find out which codec is missing and then install it. CodecInstaller is a free utility which checks the system and tells us which codecs are missing and needs to be installed for the program to run.

CodecInstaller is a Windows program that detects the Audio and Video codecs installed on your system, analyzes files to understand which codecs they require and suggests you to install them.

This program can be used to analyze files: it supports avi, mpeg, wmv, wma, ogg, flac, mpc, mp3, mp4, wav, wx and will show technical data such as width/height and ratio, length, video codec, framerate, size, bitrate, total frames, quality factor and metadata such as title, album, year (if available).

After analysis it suggests safe, reliable download sources for the codecs. CodecInstaller can also be used to distribute video files on a CD, to make sure that who ever uses the CD will have all the necessary codecs installed.

CodecInstaller is a good utility to check and install all the necessary codecs. In case you want to install all codecs, then try the K-Lite Codec Pack.

Download K-Lite Codec Pack

Download CodecInstaller

credits: spark
spaaark*at*gmail.com
windowsexpertzone

TIPS: not to lose control on remote machine

soulmate — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 04:03:37 +0800

hi!

i got my lesson today while remoting to a remote machine
while updating a system file e.g rc.conf and i messed it up, somehow my connection is cut-off and i'm not able to sign on to the remote machine again unless there is physical access to it

so, any sifu or anyone with the same experience here mind to share how you'd be able to avoid that

FREE Giveaway of the Day

soulmate — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:19:47 +0800

About
Welcome to Giveaway of the day project, the new initiative in the software distribution world! Every day we offer for FREE licensed software you'd have to buy otherwise!

Our new initiative, Giveaway of the day, is finally open to its visitors and ready to present hot software titles and best software authors from all over the world. For game giveaways check out Game Giveaway of the Day.We wish you a Happy Giveaway!

Giveaway of the day is a win-win solution for both publishers and clients
The idea behind this initiative is that many sites and publishers offer trial downloads; but only we offer giveaway downloads. What does that mean?

Basically, every day we nominate one software title that will be a Giveaway title of that day. The software will be available for download for 24 hours (or more, if agreed by software publisher) and that software will be absolutely free. That means - not a trial, not a limited version - but a registered and legal version of the software will be free for our visitors*.

The software product will be presented in its full functionality, without any limitations save for those mentioned in Terms and Conditions.

The download link will remain on our web-site for the agreed period of time, together with the review of the software product and the information about other products from the software publisher presenting the giveaway title.

Both reviews and the information on the product line will remain active even when the Giveaway period is over.

The information about Giveaway of the day and the participants of this initiative will be included in our newsletters and distributed among our visitors and subscribers.

We will pay the software publisher for the Giveaway license, and our visitors will only receive those after downloading a special verification program and agreeing to the Terms and Conditions, thus protecting software publishers' interests and making our initiative beneficial for both clients and publishing companies.

We believe that Giveaway of the day will allow both publishers and clients to meet each other and win together with our initiative.

How can I win with Giveaway of the day?
You will get to know new software, for free!
You will learn more about the software product, because we will provide a detailed software review for every title we nominate!
You will get the information and special offers on all the additional software products from the given publisher.
You will be offered an easy access to new software products and new versions of existing ones.
Vast software selection as well as the extensive search capabilities of our web-site will allow you to find just the software you need.
News of the world of software, daily updated information, new reviews and software downloads - all and everything for you, every day, together with our daily giveaways!

How can I participate in Giveaway of the day?
That's simple! Our visitors will always stay informed about Giveaway of the day initiative and its current publishers. The information about giveaways for upcoming week will be posted on our web-site; all of our subscribers will receive this information in their weekly newsletter. Plus, Giveaway Tickers will also help us spread the information around the world.

So just visit us frequently, subscribe to our newsletter and stay updated with our giveaways!

See also information about our Giveaway Ticker, the fastest way to find out what's hot on our web-site today.

* Under specific Terms and Conditions, which limit the software usage to non-commercial only, and may also limit software updates and technical support.

source: http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/

check out new Licensed software/games given FREE daily @ 1600hrs GMT+8 Malaysian Time

***FREE Giveaway Of The Day for DECEMBER is HERE

***FREE Giveaway Of The Day for NOVEMBER is HERE

Terms and conditions

Please note that the software you download and install during the Giveaway period comes with the following important limitations:

- No free technical support
- No free upgrades to future versions
- Strictly personal usage

THIS SOFTWARE PRODUCT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WITHOUT LIMITATION, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWABLE BY LAW, END USER ASSUMES THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE DOWNLOADED SOFTWARE PRODUCT.

read the review/comments at the main website http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/*software* before deciding to download and install the software

-- cheers --

Connect Google Talk With Yahoo! or Windows Live

soulmate — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:10:28 +0800

Connecting Google Talk with Yahoo! or Windows Live Messenger

Yahoo! Messenger and MSN (Windows Live) Messenger users can chat with each other easily without changing clients. Similarly, Google is working with AOL to allow users of Google Talk connect with their AIM buddies.

Now consider a completely different scenario - how do Google Talk users talk to their friends who are using Windows Live or Yahoo! Messenger ?

Here's a a possible solution to make voice-over IP calls between Google Talk, MSN/Live Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger for free.

1. If you are on Google Talk and want to voice chat with someone on Yahoo!, add service@gtalk2voip.com as your Gtalk friend and then send the following message to your new buddy:

CALL xyz@yahoo.com [use your friends Yahoo! ID instead of xyz]

2. If you are on Yahoo! Messenger and want to connect with a Google Talk user, add gtalk2voip@yahoo.com to your Yahoo! buddy list and send the following message:

CALL xyz@gmail.com [use your friends Google Talk ID instead of xyz]

For more details visit GTalk2VoIP and their blog.

There are rumors that a new version of Windows Live Version is in the works that will connect to Google Talk and AOL Messenger but this is likely to support only text chat, not voice calls.

credits:
spaaark@gmail.com
windowsexpertzone
groups[at]google[dot]com

EverNote is FREE Today

soulmate — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:01:40 +0800

EverNote, which probably is the best note taking software after Microsoft OneNote, is available for free if you download it within 24 hours.

Think of EverNote as a desktop version of Google Notebook or Zoho Notebook but with tons of extra feature.

EverNote has an inbuilt OCR so you can search for text inside images or you can take snapshots of magazines and newspaper clippings with your mobile phone and EverNote will convert that text to digital format.

The new version of EverNote 2.2 is compatible with Google Desktop Search meaning you can use GDS to search through your text notes and web clippings.

The full licensed version of EverNote 2.2 costs $50 but you can have it for free from the GOTD website here.

EverNote provides Clippers (or add-ins) for IE, Firefox, Outlook and the desktop - they can do screen captures of web pages, email messages or desktop windows and send them to EverNote notebook directly.

Download EverNote now

Mirror link #1 Mirror link #2

Unzip the package you've downloaded, and carefully read the instructions which you can find in the readme.txt file. This readme.txt file is included with all our downloads. Follow the instructions carefully to install and activate the software.

EverNote is available as a Giveaway of the day! This is a time-limited offer.

QUOTE

Terms and conditions

Please note that the software you download and install during the Giveaway period comes with the following important limitations:

1. No free technical support
2. No free upgrades to future versions
3. Strictly personal usage

credits: spaaark@gmail.com

note: November 15, 2007

This giveaway is not available any more.
Check GOTD website for daily giveaway

screenshot:

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Signature

soulmate — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:59:08 +0800

Hi! mods,

according to the R&R:
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=faq&article=7

QUOTE

Signature
Height of your signature should not exceed 15 lines of 10px text. Images, graphics and text included. There is no restrictions to length but images should not distort forum templates viewed at a 1024X768 resolution.

found lately there's a lot of forumer is using a very long images as their signature, while viewing at my screen it will expand the whole thread and looks not very nice on 1024x768 screen

eg. as below:

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my question is, how long is long (length of the images permitted) as it has make normal forum screen 1024x768 become longer than usual.

thanks!

Hard Gay

soulmate — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:00:10 +0800

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/l/ulz

Working with WHO @ Cyberjaya/Malaysia

soulmate — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:21:25 +0800

Hi! LYNers,

just got my offer today stated that I will need to undergo Medical Checkup before receiving formal offer letter from them
btw this position is for WHO @ Cyberjaya

please be reminded:

QUOTE

Please note that this e-mail does not constitute an offer of appointment and that there is no commitment on either side at this point.� You should not tender your resignation to your current employer until you have received a formal offer from us.

I thank God so much for such offer

anyone else joining?

edit: all pm replied

Non-taxed job (tax-exempted)

soulmate — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:41:19 +0800

hi!

anybody know what kind of job is not taxed by Malaysia govt.?
i wonder if this kind of job really exist in Malaysia
thanks...

edit: the 'job' itself not the one who gain less <RM2500/month (which is absolutely tax-exempted)

some input from the forumers:

1. working as Social Worker
2. working with United Nation agency (ILO/WHO etc)
3. working as a Sailor/ship's crew

One-liner TRIVIA!

soulmate — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 00:21:13 +0800

OK.. lets play some trivia
Requirement: Only one-liner trivia (Question OR answer)
simple though

Let me start first:

1. What is the smallest hotel in the world?

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2. What's the difference between a man and E.T.?

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3. What do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?

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4. If money doesn't grow on trees then why do banks have branches?

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5. Jauh di mata, dekat di hati. Siapakah dia?

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answer will be given after 5 attempts ..

edit: Q answered correctly
edit: give answer to Q 1, 2 and 4