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[WTS]For people in Kota Kinabalu

Matrix — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:59:52 +0800

Item(s):
I'm going back to my wife's hometown in Kota Kinabalu next month, so if you're from Kota Kinabalu and interested in some
stuff in KL, i can get it for you (for a small commission of course) and we can do COD in KK.

PM me to let me know what you're looking for. The conditions are:

1) A deposit must be pay upon negotiation agreement. This will depends on the value of the item. I don't want to buy a bucket load of goods and then everybody FFK me, ok.

2) Only small items pleez...like RAM, CPU, Hard Disk, Mobilephones, original software etc....don't ask me carry 24" LCD monitor lar!

[Price:
To be Negotiated.

Warranty:
From the shop in KL/Selangor.

Dealing method:
COD, with a Deposit payable upon agreement.

Location of seller:
KL, KK=Kolombong

Contact method/details:
PM
Age of item:
Brand new of course...unless you ask me to buy 2nd hand goods.

Reason for sale:

Do a little side trading and earn some pocket money to cover a little of the air fare? LOL.

Furthermore, some of my best customers are from East Malaysia...

Nokia Chargers Recall

Matrix — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:36:52 +0800

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Nokia-Charger-...,news-5061.html

Nokia today announced a recall of over 14 million chargers manufactured by a third party partner, China's BYD. The recall is a precautionary measure after a routine quality control test showed that certain chargers could potentially shock the user.

"During a routine quality control process, Nokia identified a potential product quality issue with certain chargers manufactured by one of its third-party suppliers. The plastic covers of the affected chargers could come loose and separate, exposing the charger's internal components and potentially posing an electrical shock hazard if certain internal components are touched while the charger is plugged into a live socket. Nokia is not aware of any incidents or injuries related to these chargers."

The Finland-based company goes on to say that anyone with AC-3E and AC-3U model chargers, manufactured between June 15, 2009 and August 9, 2009; and the AC-4U model, manufactured between April 13, 2009 and October 25, 2009 should visit chargerexchange.nokia.com or their local Nokia website to arrange swapping their old adapter for a new one.

Reuters reports that the number of chargers affected amounts to 14 million and China's BYD is said to be covering the costs of the replacement chargers. Each charger reportedly costs around $1.

Anyone using antivirus for your mobile?

Matrix — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:55:33 +0800

I'm just wondering, if anyone using antivirus software for your smartphone here?

I heard from my friend, he knows one uncle...whose N97 seems like kena virus and make auto dial in the middle of the night...tried reformatting the phone also still the same, in the end, he sold it off cheaply.....

So i wonder if people here actually use mobile security suite or not.

Feedback please.

TQ.

[WTS]Nokia 1680 classic - SOLD

Matrix — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:49:19 +0800

Item(s):
I Full set Nokia 1680 classic for sale.
This phone has hardly been used. Only used for testing to make sure it works. The original screen cover is still sticking to the screen unopened...virgin...

Package includes:
1 x Nokia 1680
1 x original charger
1 x warranty card (unfilled)
1 x box

Price:
RM 150

Warranty:
7 days personal warranty.

Dealing method:
POS Laju

Location of seller:
KL/PJ

Contact method/details:
PM

Age of item:
A few months...in the box!

Item(s) conditions:
Open box. Only used for testing to ensure unit is working.

Picture:
[attachmentid=1208941]

Reason for sale:
I got this phone FREE from Maxis, don't need it.

[WTS]Nokia 6120 classic - SOLD

Matrix — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:35:20 +0800

Item(s):
1 Full set of Nokia 6120 classic handphone.
This is a candybar slim phone running Symbian O/S with smartphone capability. Among the features:
3G/HSDPA capability
2 MegaPixel camera
HotSwappable memory card slot
PDF reader
Web browsing
Install tons of Symbian Apps etc.

Package includes:
Full Set of items including:
1 x Nokia 6120 classic (black) - 99.99% scrathless!!!
1 x original charger
1 x original Earphone
1 x original battery
1 X original USB cable
1 x original Manual
1 x original CD
1 x original Box
+
2GB MicroSD Memory card

Price:
RM349

Warranty:
None.

Dealing method:
COD. POS Laju.

Location of seller:
KL/PJ

Contact method/details:
PM

Age of item:
1 year+

Item(s) conditions:
Excellent.

Picture:

Full Set photo

Photos showing various shots of the phone.

The phone showing the menu

The phone running KungFu Panda

Reason for sale:
Upgraded to Nokia 5800 XM.

Note: I'm not in hurry to sell. Will let my son use it as camera and play KungFu Panda if no good offers comes in. TQ

[WTA]How to set application control in Kaspersky

Matrix — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:47:20 +0800

I've this problem and it's very frustrating, whenever i want to run Media Player Classic to play any media files, i get the message below.

[attachmentid=1183069]

I know it's caused by Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 because if i uncheck the 'Enable Application Control', it'll run fine.

The question is, how do i set Kaspersky to allow MPC to play the file without disabling all the application control? There's a lot of FAQ in Kaspersky website but i can't find anything related.

Please help!

[WTA] What is the name of this iphone game?

Matrix — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:06:41 +0800

I really don't know where to ask this. I saw a game and video before on the web. It seems quite famous, it's like mostly whitebackground, with objects in black lines i think. Then you can draw new objects (lines, circles, etc) on the screen to solve some puzzle with physics and gravity affecting those objects. I saw a video before, but really can't find it again!
I think it's not a very new game, maybe 1 or 2 years old?? Please help!

The Pirate Bay is no more

Matrix — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:25:12 +0800

The pirate bay is set to be sell off this coming August.

Looks like no BT for the rest of us, going by the new business model of the new owner.

Better download now while you can...

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Pirate-Ba...ition,8162.html

The Pirate Bay this morning announced that the hugely popular torrent site at the center of a highly publicized court case in Sweden could change ownership.

Zoom

News of the possible sale hit the Swedish press earlier today and spokesman for the group Peter Sunde directed people to the official TPB blog for more information. “Yes, it’s true,” the post confirms. “The Pirate Bay might get acquired by Global Gaming Factory X AB.”

The folks running the Pirate Bay write that, on the internet, things die rather than evolve. By way of example, they point out that there hasn’t been any major changes to the site in the last few years and explain that they don’t want The Pirate Bay to end up dead and buried.

“We've been working on this project for many years. It's time to invite more people into the project, in a way that is secure and safe for everybody. We need that, or the site will die. And letting TPB die is the last thing that is allowed to happen!”

TPB is adamant that the site will still be run the way the original owners want it to be run. “If the new owners will screw around with the site, nobody will keep using it. That's the biggest insurance one can have that the site will be run in the way that we all want to,” TPB team writes.

Even more interesting is the announcement that everyone can own a piece of The Pirate Bay. “And - you can now not only share files but shares with people,” the blog reads. “Everybody can indeed be the owner of The Pirate Bay now. That's awesome and will take the heat of [sic] us.”

However despite assurances that TPB isn’t going anywhere, will remain online and will be run by people with the best of intentions, there’s already been a little backlash from fans. One commenter called LuciferX expressed his disappointment at the news and said TPB was letting all of its users down.

Selling a house without an agent

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:30:00 +0800

Selling a house without an agent

Matrix — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:20:08 +0800

Hi,

I'm selling a house without going through an agent. What is usually the procedure for this? Who usually pays for the lawyer's fee and such? Buyer or seller?

Any other advice will be welcomed!

TQ.

[addedon]June 5, 2009, 2:21 pm[/addedon]Opps...this should be in property talk. Mod: Please move this to the Property Talk if deemed neccessary. TQ.

SAMSUNG LED TV

Matrix — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:38:43 +0800

I saw an ad in the papers last week i think. on SAMSUNG's new LED TV.

Anyone seen it already? Any idea how much it cost?

Found a review here:
http://www.slashgear.com/ces-2009-samsung-...led-tv-0729265/

Below is from the Star.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Samsung Malaysia Electronics Sdn Bhd aims to increase its flat-panel TV market share to 35% with the launch of its new range of LED flat-panel TVs – the LED TV Series 8, Series 7 7000 and Series 6 6000.

According to managing director Yoon Ki-Heung, the company is confident of achieving the target as its range of LED TVs incorporated cutting-edge display technologies, innovative design and environmentally-friendly features.

“Consumers still want perfect picture quality and to enjoy high-quality pictures on large screen,” Yoon told reporters after launching its first full-line LED TVs yesterday.

Last year, the company had a 25% market share in the same category.

“Samsung has pioneered a new species in the TV market with our LED TVs that redefines the standards for viewing quality, home entertainment décor and energy efficiency,” Yoon said.

Since the LED TV had done well in countries like South Korea, where its demand had quadrupled when it was launched, “we are confident we can do something similar here,” he said.

Yoon said he expected the TV market to grow further this year despite the current market situation and that the immense market potential of the new category was expected to help drive towards its target of selling 26 million flat-screen TVs globally in 2009.

Fraud call from Fake AmBank

Matrix — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:26:57 +0800

I received a call from this number just now:
+601300808888

The call starts wil a pre-recorded message saying something about you owe them xx amount of money (in my case, RM4K+++) which was transacted on X date. After that, they allow you to press '0' (or some other key) to connect to an Operator.

I connect to the 'Operator' and ask his name and tried to grill him, this guy very pro and steady and called himself "Brandon". After a while i lose patience, (without telling him any of my personal info, just wanna grill him).

Then i called AmBank (1300808888) and confirm it's a fraud...i was afraid somebody might use my name to apply credit card so just double check to ensure. The operator confirm i don't have a credit card with them and it's a fraud as AMBank will never call their customer about these things and always send letters.

So guys, beware, but next time you kena, maybe try to ask them more question...his staff id, name, who's the manager, how many branch AMBank has...maybe just try to grill him for more info...maybe ask him how to apply loan etc etc...see whether he make a mistake and slip...

JUST REMEMBER DO NOT GIVE YOUR REAL INFORMATION TO THEM.

Recommend CPU upgrade - Intel C2D

Matrix — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:15:10 +0800

Hi,

I'm currently have this specs:

Intel E4500@2.8Ghz
ATI 4850
Gigabyte EP35-DS3

I am thinking of upgrading the CPU. Budget should < RM600. What is the best CPU upgrade in this case?

E7200, E8400 or those quad core CPUs?

Will there be much difference going from my current CPU to E7200 or E8400?

Thanks.

[WTS]Creative X-FI Xtreme Music 7.1 - RM180 only!

Matrix — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:51:35 +0800

Item(s):
Creative X-FI Xtreme Music X-FI Retail Package
(PCI Interface)

Package includes:
Complete Box
CD driver.

Price:
RM 180 - INCLUDES POSTAGE.
PRICE IS FIRM. PLEASE DO NOT PM ME FOR BEST PRICE.

Warranty:
30 days from package send date .

Condition:
FULL REFUND WITHIN STIPULATED PERIOD IF DEFECTIVE, ON RETURN OF THE SAID ITEM
(But please don't hammer it lar...damages due to physical violence not included!)

Dealing method:
POS Laju ONLY.

Location of seller:
PJ

Contact method/details:
PM

Age of item:
1 year+

Item(s) conditions:
Excellent.

Picture:
[attachmentid=837921]
[attachmentid=837920]
[attachmentid=837919]
[attachmentid=837916]

Reason for sale:
Upgraded to X-FI PCI-E Titanium.

How to set 2 sound source->2 sound card?

Matrix — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:16:05 +0800

Dear All,

I need some help fast. I want to play a movie in my 2nd monitor which is an LCD TV via HDMI. The source source is provided by the graphic card onboard sound via HDMI (ATI 4850). At the same time, i want to play game in my primary monitor using my X-fi sound card.

So setup 1:
Primary monitor via DVI. Sound Blaster X-FI - to play games.
Secondary monitor via HDMI. ATI 4850 onboard sound - watch movies.

The windows audio setup only allow one default sound output. How to set different apps to different source and make it enable?

Thank you.

(And Gong Xi Fa Cai!)

Intel atom 330 - chipset fan sometimes loud?

Matrix — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:42:26 +0800

I've this funny problem with my Intel Atom 330. Sometimes the fan seems really loud, sounds like ur car not enough power to go uphill and have to change to low gear...

But it only happens occasionally, i have opened the casing and make sure no cables is blocking the fan. There's only 2 fan in the casing, the northbridge 945 chipset fan and the PSU fan. I confirmed the sound is from the northbridge fan as i stopped it with my finger and immediately the sound gone.

On other occasions, when i blow the aircon directly to the PC (it is a mini-itx sitting under a rack under the air-cond), after 1 or 2 hours, when the CPU temp drops to really low (1 C!!!), the northbridge fan will go noisy again....so i don't blow down the air-cond directly to it anymore. But now, even without the aircond, sometimes it goes loud....

Really dunno what's going on....

The RPM of the northbridge fan is around 6xxx . Too fast for a small fan? Maybe i can change other fans?? Is there small northbridge fans that is silent?

Sony 200Hz/LG 480Hz LCD TV...more BS from SONY/LG?

Matrix — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:42:08 +0800

First, we have the 100Hz wave attack LCD TVs. Frankly, i think the 100Hz are bull. My Sharp Aquos don't see any difference with the 100Hz thingy at all.

Furthermore, no matter how you interpolate the image, you are only making more blurry images.

Now, the geniuses at Sony delivers to you 200Hz... heck. What's the point when the sources are mainly 24/25/30 fps material???

So what do you guys think of it? I think the LCD TV industry is running out of fresh ideas to con consumers...

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Title amended thanks to Arj info on LG 480Hz LCD TV.

Anyone manages to buy from Monoprice or

Matrix — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:26:55 +0800

I tried to buy something from monoprice.com, but they don't accept orders from Malaysia...

Anyone else have try to buy cables online from overseas? Any sites to recommend?

Thanks.

[WTB] 5m Optical Cable

Matrix — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:43:39 +0800

Item(s):
Need one 5m Optical cable. Longer ok, but not < 5m.

Package includes:

Price:

Warranty:

Dealing method:
COD

Location of seller:
KL/PJ

Contact method/details:
PM

No audio playing RMVB files in VISTA Media Centre

Matrix — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:57:10 +0800

I have the following problem. I wqant to play RMVB files using VISTA Media Centre but there's no sound in the output. I've already installed the latest K-Lite codec 1.3.4 Full. The files plays fine with Real Player, but no sound in Media Centre. The reason i want to use Media Centre is becoz my PC links up to my LCD TV and i have a MCE remote which can be used, so i can just lay on my bed and flip medias and videos.

Any ideas??