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FLU Jab

shumaky — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:00:21 +0800

Say peeps, I'm gonna leave MY for US for 3wks biz trip.
To be on the safe side, I want to protect myself the best that I can from H1N1.
Is there anywhere I can get a Flu Jab, for precaution.
Or are they other Jab/Vaccination that I should be aware off.

Cheers n Thanks

MacBook Pro 13" Fan/Owners Club

shumaky — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:40:39 +0800

Yes. Its time I guess for MacBook Pro 13" owners and would be owners to discuss and explore the features and l33tn3ss of their new found love.
Basically the MBP is announced in 3 flavours. The 13", 15" and the 17".
The 13" was announced last WWDC bout a week ago. It was really an unexpected move from Apple to include the 13" into the Pro line as they already had a 13" with the "Unibody" design. Furthermore the price cut that was included in the whole Pro line was really a great move on Apple's end to further set its claim in the laptop market. Mac are now more affordable.

Among the key factors that make up a MacBook Pro is the "Unibody" design that is precision made by a single slab of Aluminum (you should check out the video at Apple on how the machine the body), LED backlit display that offers 60% more color Gamut display, Multi-touch Glass coated trackpad, up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, up to 7Hrs battery life, and last but not least, backlit keyboard.

So the 13" MBP comes in 2 flavours.

2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB Memory
160GB hard drive
SD card slot
Built-in 7-hour battery
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics
Retails at RM 4,499

2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB Memory
250GB hard drive
SD card slot
Built-in 7-hour battery
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics
Retails at RM 5,599

Both of these model's come with Gigabit LAN, Firewire 800, 2 x USB 2.0, SD Card slot, Audio In/Out and a Mini Display Port.

The new MacBook Pro 13" is now available online and at your friendly Mac Store.

Online
Apple Store Malaysia

Local Store
Machines
Switch
Mac City

*the MBP is available online at a discounted rate for purchases made via the Apple Education Pricing - Terms and Condition

Live Pics of the 13" MBP by nimrod323 - His GF's MBP

Owner's List

Profile selector in Browser

shumaky — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:48:03 +0800

Hey peeps,
Is there an add-on or something that is build-in in a specific browser that when a user opens it up.. they are prompt to enter/select an ID and enter the PW for that ID, then the browser will load up will all the bookmarks n such that this user have.
Pls advice.

Thanks.

Community Games channel

shumaky — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:29:09 +0800

QUOTE

Microsoft Opens the Flood Gates of Community Game Development in New Regions

Following the highly-anticipated launch of the Community Games channel as part of the New Xbox Experience on Nov. 19, Microsoft today announced that it will open up the service to even more developers around the world to create their own games for Xbox 360 and share them with millions. Beginning on Dec. 15, independent, student and hobbyist developers in Singapore, Australia and New Zealand will have the opportunity to distribute their titles on the new Xbox LIVE Community Games Channel and potentially share in the profits from their creations.

- TeamXbox

Spider PIC for Payment

shumaky — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:20:23 +0800

7 leggard spiders FTW!!!

1mil MS points giveaway

shumaky — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:41:06 +0800

QUOTE

November 14, 2008 - When Microsoft releases the update for the Xbox 360 Dashboard on Nov. 19, the company will also kick off a contest and "Game With Fame" event where gamers can win Microsoft Points and play with celebrities over Xbox Live.

There are 1,000,000 Microsoft Points up for grabs for people who download content from Xbox Live between 6:01 AM PST on November 19th, and 11:59 PM PST on November 23rd in the following categories:

* Movie
* TV Show
* Full Arcade Game
* Xbox Originals Game
* Game Add-On
* Music Video

Prizes include:

* One Grand Prize of 500,000 MS Points
* Five 1st Prizes of 50,000 MS Points
* Ten 2nd Prizes of 10,000 MS Points
* Thirty 3rd Prizes of 5,000 MS Points

- IGN

Customer Support Analyst (1st Level IT)

shumaky — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 08:37:09 +0800

Hi guys,
My company is having lots of openings for Customer Support Analyst Level 1.
Whats most important is fluent English, because u will need to interact with US, UK or AUST customers. It might cover other region also.
Work will be on odd hrs also as you will support people in these regions. Some accounts get weekends off.
Salary wise is very promising. If you are good at what you do, this is where you want to be. The call center division in CSC is growing and promotion are normally given to internal staff. So give it a try.

Date: 24/11/2008 (Monday)
Time: 9am to 4pm
Location: CSA PJ
Contact: Ben Chee (kchee2[at]csc.com / 012 229 6668)

Exact Address - Wisma CSA, No. 10A, Jalan Bersatu 13/4, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

Please call or email Ben Chee if you're interested.

PM me or post it here if you not clear bout anything.

Cheers

IS yer ISP fecking with ur LINE..?

shumaky — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:07:38 +0800

Was reading Popular Science Online.. then came across this interesting article
Could not test it out yet as at work now n cant install anything.
Currently there is no GUI yet, and to run the test, you need to do it thru the command line.
Source @ EFF

oh ya... the program is called "Switzerland" - how odd...
Switzerland@wiki pages

Cheers

ARCHOS

shumaky — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:09:45 +0800

Anyone using Archos here..??
I've read some reviews online, and they say its comparable or even better than Ipod Touch.
From 405, 605 n 705.
605 really caught my attention as it plays a wide range of audio n video. Although some file format u need to buy extra plugins to make it work, but the player features is vry solid.
Got web browser that can handle flash sites (youtube). The browser is also optional which will coz u an additional $30.
There is much more features .. like touch screen.
Demn.. really tempted.
Anyone using this model or other Archos products.
Pls share ur experiences here.
Cheers.

HDX 900 Player

shumaky — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:35:06 +0800

What is a HDX Player you might ask. Well to me, its the future and a whole new way to experience High Definition content minus the extra baggage.
Sure u might say that the PS3 does what the HDX does, but wait, why spend hours decoding and demux-ing HD content so that its playable on the PS3.
So far HDX (and other Syabas 8634 players) are the only devices that are capable of displaying .mkv content.

HDX 900
Tech Specs

» Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «

The Package

Whats In It

The Player

Back View

Remote

Startup

Firmware
- Release Date : 08 Aug 2008
- Firmware Version : 50-17-080808-15-HDD-402-000 - Download Link
- NMT Apps Version : 00-17-080808-15-HDD-402 - Download Link

Reviews
- MPC Club
- Home Theater Hifi
- Planetenumerique in French
- Home Theater Israel in Hebrew

HDX 1000
Tech Specs

» Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «

Images

Firmware
- Release Date : 08 Aug 2008
- NMT Apps Version : 50-17-080808-15-POP-403 - Download Link

Reviews
MPC Club

Where to Buy
- hdx1080.com - Singapore based
- hdtvplayer.info - China based
[HDX is selling directly from www.hdx1080.com. We have a satellite office in Singapore which primary we offer pre/post sale support however all orders will ship from China as our main office and warehouse is located in Shenzhen, China.
hdtvplayer.info is one of our many resellers. ] - by brokenarrow - the dude from hdx1080.com

LYN Owners
- shumaky ~ HDX 900 black unit
- alucard89 ~ HDX 900 silver unit
- kk131 ~ HDX 900

*this thread is resurrected back after it was closed by megatron007

Wall mounted display

shumaky — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:46:53 +0800

Hi peeps, I'm getting my new plasma in a week time or so.
I plan to wall mount it, so plan to DIY (save money)
Anyone did wall mount their LCD/PDP ..?? Can post some pics here, need some ideas la.
I saw one on the net last time they use a wood plank to cover the wiring. It looks nice.
Any other ways in hiding those ugly AV/Power cords.
Cheers.

PopcornHour A-100

shumaky — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:06:45 +0800

Aight guys.. since there is no thread bout this player, I've decided to make a simple one.

QUOTE

Popcorn Hour A-100 allows you to pull in digital video, audio and photos from various sources for your enjoyment on your HDTV or Home Theater setup.

You can stream or playback your digital media content from a variety of sources, such as your PC, NAS, digital camera, USB mass storage devices (Flash drive, HDD, DVD drive) , internal HDD* and even directly from the Internet via the Media Service Portal.

It also serves as a NAS and a BitTorrent peer-to-peer downloader** to eliminate the need to switch on a PC or other device for this purpose.

The Popcorn Hour A-100 supports the latest high bitrate video formats (MPEG2 MP@HL, H.264 HP@L4.1, VC-1 AP@L3 in TS of at least 40Mbps) to give you up to 1080p high-definition videos.

In recognition of advances in Internet TV, the A-100 supports peer-to-peer Internet TV streaming technology from SayaTV, as well as popular unicast internet TV such as YouTube, Google Video and Metacafe via the Media Service Portal.

The A-100 firmware is upgradeable to support future media containers, codecs and features.

* HDD not included
** An internal HDD is required for these functions.

Specification :

Connectivity

* Bonjour
* UPnP SSDP
* DLNA
* Windows Media Connect
* Windows Media Player NSS
* SMB
* NFS
* HTTP servers: myiHome, WizD, SwissCenter, MSP Portal, Llink, GB-PVR
* BitTorrent P2P
* NAS access : SMB, NFS, FTP

Web services

* Video : YouTube, Google Video, MetaCafe, VideoCast, DL.TV, Cranky Geeks
* Audio : iPodcast, Radiobox, ABC News
* Photo : Flickr, Picasa
* RSS feed : Yahoo! Weather, Yahoo! Traffic alerts, Yahoo! Stock, Cinecast, Traffic Conditions.
* Peer-to-peer TV : SayaTV
* Internet Radio : Shoutcast

Media files supported

* Video containers:
o MPEG1/2/4 Elementary (M1V, M2V, M4V)
o MPEG1/2 PS (M2P, MPG)
o MPEG2 Transport Stream (TS, TP, TRP, M2T, M2TS, MTS)
o VOB
o AVI, ASF, WMV
o Matroska (MKV)
o MOV (H.264), MP4, RMP4
* Video codecs:
o XVID SD/HD
o MPEG-1
o MPEG-2
+ MP@HL
o MPEG-4.2
+ ASP@L5, 720p, 1-point GMC
o WMV9
+ MP@HL
o H.264
+ BP@L3
+ MP@L4.0
+ HP@L4.0
+ HP@L4.1
o VC-1
+ MP@HL
+ AP@L3
* Audio containers:
o AAC, M4A
o MPEG audio (MP1, MP2, MP3, MPA)
o WAV
o WMA
* Audio codecs:
o WMA, WMA Pro
o AAC
o MP1, MP2, MP3
o LPCM
* Audio pass through : DTS, AC3
* Photo formats : JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF
* Other formats: ISO, IFO
* Subtitle formats : SRT, SMI, SUB, SSA

DRM

* Cardea DRM (WMDRM-ND)

Chipset

* Sigma Designs SMP8635

Memory

* 256MB DDR SDRAM, 32MB Flash

Audio/Video outputs

* HDMI v1.1 (up to 1080p)
* Component Video (up to 1080p)
* S-Video
* Composite Video
* Stereo Analog Audio
* S/PDIF Coax Digital Audio

Interface

* 2x USB 2.0 host
* Parallel ATA

Network

* Ethernet 10/100

Power

* 12V DC, 3A

Dimension

* Width 10.5"(270mm) x Depth 5.25" (132mm) x Height 1.25" (32mm)

Weight

* 2.2 lbs (1Kg)

Package Content

* NMT A-100 (HDD not included)
* 100~240V Power Adapter and 3 Prong Flat US Power Cord
* 1.5M length HDMI cable
* Remote Control with 2 "AAA" batteries
* Quick start guide

- Popcorn Hour

Its retailing for USD$179 , got a local supplier here that quote me RM1228, which includes 250GB IDE, plus shipping to your doorstep.
Good deal..??

Helios Z3620

shumaky — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:21:21 +0800

Ok peeps, as some of you know, I was looking for a player that could play HD Divx files over DVD. Tried with many upscaling players in the market, but all dont seem to work.
Was looking online for some players like the PopcornHour (no DVD), Snazio HD SZ1350 , Zensonic Z500 and then this came along.

The specs are the same as Z5000, but without HDMI (it has DVI instead), no WLAN, buggy DVD drive. Heck I dont need these actually.
I can still play my Divx HD files over the ETH connection via DVI.
The other sad thing bout this player is that it dont support MKV files. Bummer I know..
What do you guys think bout this..? It retails for $279 now.

Of is there another better alternative out there..??

Burn 2GB Divx file

shumaky — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:43:32 +0800

Guys, I've tried buring the 2gb Divx media file using Nero, and it asked me to use UDF filesystem instead of ISO.
So changed to UDF, burned the 2 files on 1 DVD. Pop it into my DVD that plays DIVX, and the player cant play the file.
Move the DVD onto my X360, and its not able to play the file too. What gives..?? I'm able to stream the 2gb media over from my PC to my X360.
Any sifus care to help me..?
Or shall I convert the DIVX to DVD format ..??

Rosmah LMAO

shumaky — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:20:48 +0800

[YOUTUBE]yQ6pgSYZcyM[/YOUTUBE]
Enjoy mates.

Flash adverts dead

shumaky — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:31:46 +0800

All the "flash" enabled adverts dont hyperlink to anywhere. Only the AdSense by Google works.

On Firefox 2.0.0.11

Cheers.

[addedon]January 25, 2008, 11:35 pm[/addedon]Alrighty, those flash adverts are pop-ups. No wonder it didnt work on Firefox.
Works well on IE.
Maybe the LYN team wanna do something bout this..
Cheers

Optical splitter

shumaky — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:45:35 +0800

Ok Guys, got something to clarify.

My Amp currently has 1 optical n 1 co-ax input.
1 optical is for Xbox 360
1 co-ax is for DVD.

Im gonna get the Astro Max soon n it has optical out, so I plan to use both the optical, but I only have 1 input on the HT system. So it there such a splitter around.

2ndly is if I were to get a new DVD player with HDMI, can I use the HDMI to my plasma n use the DVD optical or co-ax to my HT..? Will the sound still come out..??

Cheers

YouTube jokes

shumaky — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 04:02:54 +0800

[YOUTUBE]bk9SOrtsEDA[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE]J5z4Vs26-TI[/YOUTUBE]

Enjoy mates

iSkoot

shumaky — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 23:48:57 +0800

Wazzup guys... I've been finding for a Skype enable software that is use able on my N80.
Well yesterday I was hearing to MobileTechRoundup podcast on my N80, they mention on this software that is useable on most Symbian series phone some Treo, Palm n ever Moto Razr series.
So went online to iSkoot registered it, send the SMS activation to my phone, downloaded n installed the software. Wow, it works. Made a call via SkpyeOut credits.. n the call quality was clear. Really.. its as good as doing it from your PC.

So guys.. do give it a try if your using Skype n have a compatible mobile phone.

Cheers.

Btw its a beta proggie, so its FREE now.

Wireless HTiB / Speaker+Amp

shumaky — Tue, 15 May 2007 22:32:48 +0800

Guys, there are many HTiB and Amp sets that are running on Wireless rear speakers.
I'm kinda interested in getting one of these coz my place is limited space.

Oh ya.. my budget will be RM2k n less.

Any suggestions guys..?

Cheers.