Jeff Gerstmann, after being fired from his position as Editorial Director of GameSpot created GiantBomb with an intention to create fun video game sites. Perhaps, as the name had suggested, to compete with GameSpot. Well, I never like GameSpot, plague by ads. Too many of them. I want to read about games not about shavers (at the time of writing, Gamespot is featuring Schick Hydro 3). What a bummer. What does Shaver has got to do with games?

What makes GiantBomb so special?

Well, first of all, GiantBomb is no ordinary Video Games site. This is more like community hang out. A community driven Video Games site. Users can create blog, reviews, wiki, forum and edit the contents. Power to the users. As far as I am concerned, this is the only Video Games website that is free from ads., business oriented news or cover (hint : GameSpot) and best of all, GiantBomb has trivia and latest addition… achievements or quest system

The quest system add more fun and addiction to GiantBomb and off course, accessing this site has more meaning than just browsing.

Let us relate GiantBomb with Librarians 5 Laws

1. Video Games are for play.
2. Every player his [or her] games.
3. Every game its player.
4. Save the time of the gamer.
5. GiantBomb is a growing organism.

Basically, GiantBomb is one stop centre to all gamers around the world. I don’t know, maybe it’s me. Eversince GiantBomb was launced, all of my decisions to buy Games for Xbox360, PS3 and even PC come from here.

Add GiantBomb to your bookmark today!

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Semenjak kembali ke Windows 7 ini, saya terpaksa berhati-hati ketika membuka file atau program yang dimuat-turun dari internet. Dahulu, semasa menggunakan Ubuntu, saya senyum sahaja. Sayang bini punya pasal, Windows pun… Windows la. Tapi itu tidak bermakna saya akan terus meninggalkan dunia Linux. Ini kerana, Linux adalah keperluan asas untuk saya, terutamanya di pejabat.

Apabila menggunakan Windows, adalah wajib untuk install perisian Anti-Virus. Tidak kira, sehebat manapun kita, anti-virus adalah keperluan wajib untuk pengguna Windows. Kerana yang hebat selalu alpa dan lalai apatah lagi yang biasa2 sahaja. Virus, bergantung kepada jenisnya mampu membotakkan kepala anda dan menyusahkan kehidupan anda seharian.

Oleh itu, sebelum terkena, haruslah kita beringat. Anti-Virus pun ada baik dan buruknya. Terlampau sensitif menyakitkan hati, terlampau pasif membahayakan kehidupan. Hmmm. Seksa beb. Siapala si Dungu yang cipta virus neh? Baru-baru ini, sebuah update untuk McAffee telah menyebabkan Windows untuk reboot secara loop. Mari kita lihat apa yang berlaku:

<?php
$variable1 = “restart computer”;
$variable2 = reboot($variable1);
do {
echo “{$boot['boot']} <br />”;} while ($boot= mysql_fetch_assoc($reboot));
?>

Rupanya virus definition McAffee telah identify svchost.exe sebagai virus dan didelete dari komputer. Jahanam!!! Engadget melaporkan:

“DAT update 5958 deletes the svchost.exe file, which then triggers a false-positive in McAfee itself and sets off a chain of uncontrolled restarts and loss of networking functionality.”

So amacam sekarang? File sudah di download. Nak run ke tidak?

Nasib baik ada satu application seperti VirusTotal yang boleh tolong tengokkan file tersebut. Kita uploadkan file tersebut dan VirusTotal akan bandingkan dengan beberapa antivirus yang terkenal. Kadang-kadang hanya satu daripada 40 antivirus yang mengesan file tersebut adalah virus… Ini maknanya.. bukan virus la.

Oleh itu pandai2lah kita menggunakan akal kita serta naluri kita untuk menjaga keselamatan data kita.

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Lifehacker post something on protecting your privacy with Facebook.

Since posting about Facebook’s latest privacy rollback, we’ve received emails asking how users can protect themselves, and for clarification about what happened. Here, then, is a quick guide to locking down the new Facebook.

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Nampak gayanya, OS yang ditunggu2 oleh ramai orang bakal diumumkan pada esok hari. Begitulah menurut TechCrunch. Sejauh manakah kebenarannya kita belum dapat pastikan akan kesahihan cerita ini. Namun nampak gayanya perang OS yang selama ini berlaku antara Ubuntu – Windows – OS X akan bertambah hebat lagi apabila Google OS ini dikeluarkan dari lubang rahsianya. Kita lihat dan tunggu.

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Mungkin ramai diantara kita yang tahu akan kewujudan Foxit Reader ini. Mungkin ramai yang tensi dengan kelembapan komputer kita di kala, membuka file PDF dari browser. Kelembapan komputer kita akan terserlah apabila Adobe Reader yang bertanggungjawab membuka file2 PDF ini. Sungguh sembab dan kurang sopan Adobe Reader ini. Kadang-kadang, PC kita yang gagah pon akan menjadi lembab kerana Adobe Reader sedang berjalan.

Setelah kajian dibuat, saya membuat kesimpulan bahawa Foxit Reader adalah 100x lebih baik daripada Adobe PDF Reader. Kajian yang dijalankan menggunakan 2 buah Komputer Meja (Desktop PC le) dengan speknya:

• Pentium Core2 Duo 2.5GHz
• Ram 4G
• Windows XP Pro SP3
• Mozilla Firefox

Adobe Reader mengambil masa 5 saat untuk membuka sebuah PDF 10MB. Manakala Foxit Reader hanya memerlukan 3 saat.
Winner : Foxit Reader

Cubaan seterusnya adalah membuka sebuah artikel Nursing dari Journal Cancer Nursing. Size 500kb. Adobe Reader membuka dlm masa 7 saat. Foxit Reader 2 saat.
Winner : Foxit Reader

Saiz installation file Adobe Reader adalah 40MB dan Foxit Reader hanya 5MB.
Winner : Foxit Reader

Adobe Reader selalu mempunyai update dan semuanya agak besar. Foxit reader jarang sekali mempunyai update.
Winner : Foxit Reader

Dan akhir sekali, Foxit Reader tidak membuatkan PC anda lembab. Dengan Adobe Reader, PC yang gagah pon akan menjadi lembab.
Winner : Foxit Reader

Oleh itu, secara keseluruhannya, Foxit Reader adalah lebih bagus daripada Adobe Reader. Marilah anda semua beralih ke Foxit Reader.

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Message from Dropbox Team

Did you know that you can use Dropbox to share files and collaborate on projects? You can do this using Dropbox shared folders:

• Shared folders are folders in your Dropbox that sync to other Dropbox users
• Share lots of files at once (size doesn’t matter)!
• Receive notifications whenever changes are made by others

Sounds better than emailing files to each other, right? Click here to get started.

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Semoga Tuhan Seantero Alam memberkati anda semua. Tidak mengira Parti Politik, samada PAS atau UMNO, DAP atau PKR. Semuanya adalah sama di sisiNya. Semoga Tuhan memberkati anda semua.

Saya ada terbaca mengenai sebuah Extension Firefox yang amat berguna kepada pengguna Gmail. Oleh kerana kantor saya menggunakan Gmail sebagai platform Emailnya, saya pon mencuba Extension ini. Ianya dikenali sebagai Better Gmail 2 oleh Gina Trapani. Sebuah Extension untuk Firefox yang cukup bagus dan berguna, khususnya pengguna Gmail. Sungguhpun begitu Entension ini hanya berfungi untuk Gmail Interface yang baru sahaja.

Antara yang menarik mengenai Extension ini adalah:

1. Jumlah Email yang Baru di FavIcon

2. Row Hightlight

3. Mimetypes Icon untuk attachment

4. Jumlah Email yg belum dibaca mengikut penghantar

Maka begitukah perihalnya tentang extension yang bagus khususnya pengguna Gmail. Oleh itu, marilah semua, tinggalkan Internet Explorer itu dan beralihlah ke Musang Berapi.

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Good Day to all of you. While waiting for the batch update of MARC record, I have found out that most users did not log off when they have finished using the computers. This is not practical and unwise. Ironically, they will make a fuss when something happen to their accounts. Who is to blame?

Using shared computers are very dangerous and prone to identity theft, banking account theft and many others. Yet they will blame others for their mistakes. Who is to blame?

Nevertheless, all of these may be avoided if users take several precautions while using and after using the computers.

Rule No. 1  : Never use shared computers for banking purposes.
Pretty simple. Never ever use any computers in Cyber Cafe, Library or any public computers for banking purposes, for these computers, we never know the people behind them. Don’t give your trust to these computers. Some evils lurk within them.

Rule No.2 : Never use shared computers for your online games.
Same like Rule No.1. I don’t trust any of these Cyber Cafe operators. Play your games there, have fun and tomorrow all your epic items are gone. Believe me, such thing happens. Play your games at home where it is safe and trusted (you will need to make sure before 100% safe).

Rule No.3 : Always inspect your computers for KEYLOGGERS.
This cute little programme is a total nuisance. Develop for good use but exploited for sinister purposes. They run silently in the background will record every stroke you enter and send them to their evil master. Effective for stealing account and password. They are many ways to combat this son-of-a-bitch. One of them is to check the running programmes in the background.

Rule No.4 : Never share your password even to your wifey and hubby.
Aahh. So you are in love. To share is to care. Share everything but not the passwords. Most of fraudulent cases are done by someone you know personally. Passwords are created to protect your data, your account and your money. Password that is known to more than one person is no more a password. Protect them.

Rule No.5 : Protect your computers with Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware… Update them please!!!
Those bastards out there will never stop trying to steal your data. They will send hundreds if not thousands to you. Email scams, ad scams, po-pups and free games. Protect your computers with them and update them regularly. There is no use if you install anti-virus and anti-spyware without updating them.

Rule No. 6 : Have some common sense.
Some people they just don’t learn and take things for granted. Never ever entertain banking request from email. Meh! Banks ask your for passwords? Are you an idiot to believe that? No administrator or banks or System Admin will ask you for password. Don’t be so idiotic to succumb to those kind of request.

Rule No. 7 : Know your software.
People… people. You should have checked the software you have downloaded for any sign of sinister or rogue behaviour. True, many free games out there and most of them are package with extra features. Check them before install. Oh. Yeah. Tell you kids not to simply install applications in your computers. At least limit their accounts.

Rule No. 8 : Avoid using Administrative Account
This is hard to do. Yes I know. As a Linux user, I don’t have a problem with this. Linux users never log into Root Account for fun. We will be coming as GOD only when it is needed. We go as under privileged user all the time. Same goes to Windows user.

Rule No.9 : Clear your cache and Temp File after use and Log Out when done!!
Simple. Clear your browser data after use. Or setup your browser to automatically clear them when finish. Use that Log Out Button. They are created for a reason.

Rule N0.10 : Don’t use Internet Explorer laa
The most popular browser with security holes built as a package. The door to all evils to your computer. The browser that receives security updates all the time. When you know it is not safe… Why wait. Change to Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.

Adios

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Recently, Maybank has made a face-lift to its secured site. Seems they do realise after-all that maybank2u.com.my old version sucks. /lol. Seriously, of all banks I used, Maybank is the last in term of Graphical Appearance. Functionality is outstanding however. People don’t really care about look and feel unless it will make people go confuse. /Outcry

Such is the case of Maybank’s new look. Fast learners should not having any problem. I have no problem to discover or learn something new. People with disabilities might have. But hey, all those confusing stuff is nothing compared to functionality of a system. You suck big time now maybank2u.com.my. This is my 5th attempts to transfer me money to somewhere else. Guess what, this is what I get

Our service is currently available. and bla bla bla. I prefer the old system. Ugly but effective not like this one, beautiful but useless. Speaking of the devil, I remember Jimmy Soul’s song “If You Want to be Happy”. This part really reflects you Mr. Maybank

But if you make an ugly woman your wife
you’ll be happy for the rest of your life
An ugly woman cooks meals on time
And she’ll always give you peace of mind

Didn’t you test the system thoroughly like really try the system before transferring it to production server? You suck big time.

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Last week me GF and I went to the Lowyat Plaza to buy her a new PC. Since I did not have time to assemble PC which I always did, we bought Acer Aspire M Series. No! We did not install Vista or XP. Instead, we decided to install Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. We would not waste money on lousy product such as Vista. The PC was priced at RM 1,470. A very good deal.

Once arrived at home, the I immidietly proceed to install Ubuntu. Not a hard things to do. Just pop-in the Alternate Ubuntu CD and let the system installed itself, including Compiz and all required packages to run MultiMedia. Well, Ubuntu 8.04 is a bliss. A very good alternative to that expensive Vista.

With RM 1,470 we get :

Processor : Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E8400
Memory : 2GB DDR2 Memory (upgradable to 4GB)
Hard Drive : 160GB SATA 2 Hard Drive 300MB/s
Optical : DVD SuperMultiplus Writer Drive
NVIDIA® GeForce® 7100 graphics
Integrated 7.1-channel High-Definition audio
Integrated 10 / 100 / 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet

There’s a story behind this new PC. At first, Lowyat was a no no. I did not enjoy crowded area. So we went to Tesco Extra instead, knowing Acer Aspire was there. However, since the salesperson was stupid or acting like he knew everything so we decided not to buy PC there. This Tesco was not like Walmart. With stupid salesperson, stores are losing everyday. Tesco would need to screen salesperson in Computers Dept. Put someone who is bright and wise. Furthermore, the unit there was for display only. Why would Tesco put a display unit if stock was not available. Tesco should put or write a very big notice saying “This Product is Out of Stock”. So that people like me, who can read and understand and wanted hasle free service would understand. Do not waste my time. Well Tesco you suck big time! Carefour is much more better!!

So we went to Lowyat to buy her new PC. Among the Lessons learnt are:

1. Buy PC at the right place (Which is Lowyat if in KL)
2. Don’t waste your time talking to Stupid Salesperson
3. Never install Windows Vista (not related at all. lol)

Okay. Now the PC is ready and may be pick-up anytime. So sayang, if you are reading this, please come over and pick-up your PC. Munmon does not provide delivery service. (hahaha. joking-joking je taw).

Take Care

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