Wndows Vista SP1 Update

It has been about one year since Microsoft released it Windows Vista. Now it is time for major update from Microsoft, Vista Service Pack 1. This update is very important improvement based on customers feedback. The information was collected through programs like Customer Experience Improvement Program, Online Crash Analysis and Windows Error Reporting. With these tools Microsoft learns about where and when their customers are having issues with their Windows and applications.

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is very important because it improving the performance, reliability and compatibility. You will notice run faster and more reliable with SP1. Copying and moving file around your PC, your home network or your corporate network will be up to 50% faster. In addition, resuming your PC from sleep will be faster with SP1.

Since Windows Vista was released last year, 98 of top-selling 100 applications have version available with Vista. Now with Windows Update, your Vista can support about 78,000 components and devices. And now Microsoft has licensed over 100 million it Windows Vista.

At the moment your PC won't be automatically download the SP1 update. Microsoft is going to release the update stage by stage. Anyone who buy new PC or Notebook with Windows Vista will have SP1 update. The reason Microsoft doing this because of issue with some of drivers. If your can't wait for your windows to automatically update to SP1, you can download it at Windows Update Center. Windows Update will diagnose your system whether you have problem with drivers or not. If you have this problem Windows Update will not offer you SP1, but if you still want to update to SP1 anyhow, the download center will allow to do so. If you experience any issue with the drivers, it is recommended to reinstall the drivers. Microsoft is planning to release the SP1 through windows automatic update by mid-April. Any system with driver problem will not get automatic update. So make sure you update your device driver to latest update to make sure your system able to update to SP1.

Fishing at Laguna Pond

It was an evening on Friday, I had nothing to do and I don't want to make any appointment because of Friday evening, as always heavy traffic jam. I decided to drop by to the pay pond near my house, opposite the road of Giant Kelana Jaya and behind Shell station.

When I arrived at the pond, there were only few of regular anglers and I guess it was due to the flood. I ask them about their catch for today and they said not really good. Since there were only few people fishing, I started to call my friends asking whether they are coming or not tonight. Some said they are coming, so I decided to fish and started to take out my fishing equipments from my car.

These are few pictures of Laguna Pond

As you can see it still flooding

My fishing equipments:
Rod: Abu Garcia Ultra Cast II 6'
Reel: Mitchel 310e
Line: Relix 12lb

At first, I used hong to casting until seven something but couldn't get single bite from the fish. After that around 7.30pm I changed to floating bread but I was a bit difficult to cast due to wind. I got my first strike and managed to land small lampam about palm size. My 2nd and 3rd strike end up with nothing because of the main line was cut off. I'm not sure whether it because of the fish was too big or my drag was too tight. I loosed up a bit my drag and cast again the floating bread. After 10 minutes i got strike again and this time I managed to land quit big pacu, I think nearly 3kg.

My first pacu

My 5th strike also pacu, but a bit smaller compared to the first one. I got another 3 hits but all end up with the main line cut off. It was another good fishing day, even though I only managed to catch 3 fishes.

Pak Man with my 2nd Pacu

The worker there also took the opportunity to pose with the fish

Wireless Broadband in Malaysia

Nowadays there are many providers in Malaysia offering wireless broadband connection. Existing internet provider like TM and Jaring were the first to offer this service through wifi or hotspot. When edge and 3G technology became available, mobile providers like Digi, Celcom and Maxis take the advantages of high speed data connection to offer their own wireless internet connection. The latest player to join is U Broadband from U-Mobile Surf which is now consider as most value for money wireless broadband package.

With so many packages to choose which one will suit your usages? If you are using internet just for surfing and read emails, the basic unlimited packages from Digi, Celcom or Maxis should be the best. This is considering the mobile coverage of these 3 providers, where you can get the connection in most cities or residential areas. For heavy user who always need fastest connection I think Celcom Broadband plan will be the best. Considering Celcom 3G is the widest coverage among all 3 major players.

Most of the broadband packages promoting with the USB modem which you need to pay extra money for the modem price. Now with promotion price you can buy the USB modem around RM600~700. If you think it is too expensive for this tiny gadgets, you can use cheaper PCMCIA card or just use your existing 3G phone as a modem.

Veteran Politician Want To Be Blogger

It was an article in most Malaysia Newspapers today reported about former Minister, Datuk Seri Lim Keng Yaik to start his own blog. It seem like blogger is not just for young people anymore, anyone at any age could start their own blog to express or sharing their idea. Now blogging is not just as a hobby anymore, you can even generate income from it. Some have become pro or semi-pro blogger where they received a good pay from advertising company.

There is another article about Raja Petra being ordered by court to pay RM4 million in damages for his article in Malaysia Today. Whether the article was true or not, sometime internet has become an alternative platform to provide information instead of conventional platform like tvs and newspapers. Even our prime minister admitted one of the reasons BN poor performance in general election was the internet. BN didn't take the opportunity like the opposition parties to use as a propaganda or to promote their party where more and more people like to get information from internet than newspapers and tvs.

Powerful Intergrated Graphic Chipset From AMD

Finally we will be able to play DirectX 10 games and play HD DVD or Blu-Ray movies without require add-in graphic card. The new 780 chipset from AMD will also support HDCP and HDMI interface. The chipset has integrated Radeon HD3200 graphics unit which make this chip so powerful in it class. Since the motherboard with this chipset yet to arrive Malaysia, I cannot confirm the price range will be. One thing for sure is we can built a powerful system much much cheaper with integrated graphic on board. This will definitely become my main target to built system with Vista capable.

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Super Fast Laser Processors

Just imagine in just few years from now there will be processors that 1000 times faster than today's chip. What can you do with the speed of these processors. US pentagon has awarded a funds of US$44 million to Sun Microsystem with the partnership Luxtera, Kotura and Stanford University to develop processor with super high speed laser connection.

Sun claims that the technology is very close of being commercialize and has already have near-production level of prototype. If the research is successful, we will be able to see photonic chips that are able to process millions of trillions instructions per second in near future.

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Poor Customer Service From TM Streamyx

Since I was using Streamyx from August 2006, I did experience few problems like the ID hang and cannot login. Normally when I called their center, the problem can immediately solve. Last week problem was a bit unusual, when I came home I cannot login to streamyx. The DSL lamp was off and sometime blinking. So I make a report to TM call center and they promised the problem will be solve within two days. After two days my streamyx still cannot login and I double check my report again with them. They told me that their technician has already reset the port near our residence. I told them that my streamyx still got problem and cannot connect or login. They told me that they will ask the technician to look again my problem and I have to wait another two days. I told them that I suspected there was something wrong with the modem and I requested them to send technician to my house to double check and confirm this problem and they said they will do that. After 2 days, the problem still unsettle, no technician come to my house and I start angry with TM customer service. I called them again to check the status of my report. They said the technician found there was a problem with our line and they already reset it. I told them that I still cannot connect or login to streamyx and I asked them why there was nobody come to our house or call us to double check whether the problem was solved or not. They told me that I never request for that. I lost my passion and start quarrel with them. They said they will send the technician to come to my house within 2 days. I asked them why can't they send the technician the next day? They said they can't promise that, but within 2 days they will make sure the technician will come. I was so disappointed as I can't wait any longer. So I start doing the troubleshooting on my own, checking all the connection, hacked the modem and did the diagnose. The was a problem with the diagnose and i tried few times to reset the modem to original setting. At last I was able to connect to streamyx. Even though, part of the problem was mine because I didn't do proper troubleshooting but I still feel very disappointed with the level of TM customer service gave to me. They should make sure and confirm with the customer whether the problem was solved or not. I hope they could improve this in the future.

Welcome

Firstly I would like to thank you and welcome to my blog. The reason I created this blog is to publish my interest in gadgets, computing, internet and fishing. I cannot imagine how could I live without this things. I spend not less than 4 hours everyday in front of my PC/laptop, mostly doing nothing, just surf the internet to read news, latest info on IT, cars and gadgets. On the weekend, normally I will spend most of my time with my family especially my son, Amir Danish. If I had nothing to do then I will go fishing and I'm lucky because there are few pay ponds just nearby my house.

By starting this blog I hope can update my everyday activity and I hope I can make more friends with same interest.