My Gutsy Gibbon Has Arrived

@ndy    Open Source    

After about 2 weeks of waiting, finally the Ubuntu CD (Gutsy Gibbon 7.10) I requested from their website arrived today! This is the second time i requested Linux CD from Ubuntu. The previous one was Ubuntu 5.04, 2 years ago.

Actually, i have installed the Gutsy Gibbon in my machine using the CD i burned from the iso image i downloaded from their official website early this year. . Aha, now i’m using Ubuntu as the secondary OS, dual boot with my Windows XP.

Why Linux you may ask? It’s for fun, plus I want to experience the power of Linux. Ho Ho! More serious now. I choose Ubuntu as my favourite distro to fulfill the purpose.

Oh ya. I was given 4 Ubuntu stickers together with the CD. Don’t wait. Request yours now.

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My New Gadget GW-US54GD

@ndy    Technology    

See what i bought from All IT Hypermarket at Low Yat Plaza last few weeks. Yeah.. a Wireless LAN USB Adapter with Wi-Fi Detector. My new gadget for this year.

A first, i thought wanna buy a basic WLAN USB Adapter but when i saw this PCI brand and its “extra” function (Wi-Fi Detector), I finally change my mind. Why not pay RM89 for that extra features. A D-Link WLAN Dongle costs me around RM75, if i’m not mistaken. Only a bit cheaper, ya?

Additional Info : GW-US54GD uses Zydas ZD1211 chipset.

What’s in the box?

A manual book and warranty card, cd driver, a usb cable and strap.

Na na na..

I’m not going to explain more on the specs, but you can always read it HERE.

Yay! Now i can search for wireless connection using GW-US54GD. Hope i could find as many unsecure connections here in Shah Alam. I wish.

Hmm, just push the button and it will detect the nearest access points, with strength indicator, both secure and unsecure connections. Yes, the device uses built-in rechargeable battery. Plug it into your USB slot to charge.

Oh ya, it supports Linux too. But I haven’t try yet. Maybe in my next post (not a promise).

Go wireless!

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BlogDesk Test Drive

@ndy    Tips    

Yeah, now i’m writing this post using BlogDesk. It is a simple and powerful weblog client where i can save offline posts here in my machine and upload them whenever i want, select which categories to put, upload photos directly to server and almost everything a WYSIWYG editor does. But what i concern most is “Simple” (in terms of usability and interface). That’s it. (and FREE of course)

BlogDesk is totaly free of charge and optimized for the blog systems WordPress, MovableType, Drupal, Serendipity and ExpressionEngine as well as the bloghosters Blogg.de and Twoday.net.

So, you can even use Blogdesk in MovableType and Drupal platform.

The advantages:

• The simple interface is suitable even for unexperienced users.
• Intuitive WYSIWYG Editor instead of complicated HTML Tags. Of course you can edit the tags if you prefer to.
• Easy image inserting and editing. The files are uploaded by BlogDesk, no extra work is needed.
• Automatic thumbnail handling.
• Everything can be done offline and saved for later editing. You only have to be online a few seconds to finally publish your new weblog entry.
• Integrated spell checker with dictionaries for 14 languages.
• Features like Notebook, Frequently-Used-Phrases and the Technorati-Tags-Generator relieve you from time wasting and recurring tasks.
• Publish to multiple weblogs on different servers with one click.
• Default settings can be saved as templates.
• Keep local copies of your posts.

Here is the screenshot:

Why not give BlogDesk a try?

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If I have a choice..

@ndy    Life Log    

… I will sleep during my office hours today.

I said “IF”. Too bad, I have no choice. Lots of work to do. Not that I’m too lazy. Only that I’m tooo tired these few days. Lord, give me strength.

Tomorrow is a public holiday (Awal Muharram).. but I have to go to work.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008

@ndy    Life Log    

My first post for 2008. Nothing much to say..

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008 to all of you! You! And YOU! Rock on.

God Bless!

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