tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43221721855521598472024-03-13T21:36:13.347+07:00JakartaUnwiredWatching Jakarta join the Information Age. And doing my bit!Donaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07968213119611614384noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-35748402969751916502014-05-07T04:17:00.001+07:002014-05-07T04:19:45.928+07:00How to Hack Kindle Android App to work in Indonesia (or any other countries outside of the USA)(PS: For my fellow Indonesians: Perlu post ini dalam Bahasa Indonesia? Aku bisa buatkan kalau ada yg mau. Tolong tinggalkan comment ya)<br />
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I love ebooks. I have been reading them in all kinds of devices for years (including tiny Blackberry, more post on how to do that in the future). And my favorite reader in Kindle (and Kindle's app for Android). Of course Kinde "should" only work in the USA. Kindle Android App should only work on Android in the USA. Luckily for us the 6 billion other people, there is a back door.<br />
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Android can install app from other sources than "Google Play". And the site <a href="http://www.androiddrawer.com/">www.androiddrawer.com</a> has kindly enough kept an installation file for Kindle Android App for anyone to install regardless what country they're from.<br />
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Here is my Kindle App link, shortened for easy typing in mobile browser: <a href="http://bit.ly/kindledw">bit.ly/kindledw</a>. Just go there in your Android's mobile browser and install, or follow the step-by-step instruction below.<br />
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NOTE: AndroidDrawer maintains many versions of Kindle Android App. I use version 4.0.2.54 because this version allows me access to my non-amazon-purchased .mobi files that I upload myself. I believe the later versions remove this (material for future post?).<br />
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STEP 1: Enable your Android to install from outside of "Google Play"<br />
- Follow this article from <a href="http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-install-apps-outside-of-google-play/" target="_blank">CNET </a>for instruction on how to do that.<br />
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STEP 2: Open the Kindle App page of AndroidDrawer<br />
- Use your mobile browser in your Android<br />
- Type in (or click) my shortcut link to get there: <a href="http://bit.ly/kindledw">bit.ly/kindledw</a><br />
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STEP 3: Download and Install a version of Kindle App that fits your need:<br />
- Click the "Download This Version" link<br />
- When the download completes, open in and OK to install it on your Android.<br />
- You're done.<br />
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<br />Donaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07968213119611614384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-19414603194818566312014-05-07T03:39:00.001+07:002014-05-07T03:50:34.137+07:00How To Enable ‘Delete Confirmation Dialog’ In Windows 8This one is sourced from <a href="http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/how-to-enable-delete-confirmation-dialog-in-windows-8/" target="_blank">How To Enable ‘Delete Confirmation Dialog’ In Windows 8</a> by <a href="http://www.addictivetips.com/author/usman/" target="_blank">Usman Javaid</a>.<br />
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There is one thing that has been bothering me ever since I was forced to move to Windows 8 (because I bought a new computer), and that is by default, there is no DELETE CONFIRMATION when I delete, sometimes accidentally, anything on Window Explorer. I am a fan of keyboard shortcut and "SHIFT-DELETE" which permanently delete files, and today, I accidentally delete 2 GB worth of files with a "single" keystroke. So I finally got around to finding out how to turn "Delete Confirmation Dialog" back on. I found this article by Usman, and "copy" it here for my own archiving.<br />
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What bothers you most when moving to Windows 8? Let me know!<br />
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Here is the steps to turn on "Delete Confirmation Dialog":<br />
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<b>STEP 1: Open Property Tab of Recycling Bin.</b><br />
- Locate your recycling bin, it is on the top left of your desktop.<br />
- Right click it to display the menu.<br />
- Select "Properties"<br />
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<b>STEP 2: Activate "Display Delete Confirmation Dialog"</b><br />
- Check the box next to "Display Delete Confirmation Dialog"<br />
- Click OK button to save this change.<br />
- And you're done!<br />
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Now you can see this dialog every time you delete:<br />
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<br />Donaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07968213119611614384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-18963493297455299402014-05-02T11:17:00.002+07:002014-05-02T11:18:28.380+07:00Sharing Subfolder in DropboxThis is taken mostly from <a href="http://www.synappse.pl/sharing-subfolders-of-shared-folder-dropbox/" target="_blank">Sharing subfolders of shared folder – dropbox</a> by Sebastian Suchanowski.<br />
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I need to share my business card scanning subfolder to my assistant (who is to properly type them out and create a contact (VCF) file for me to import to my Outlook and sync-ed to my Gmail, Blackberry and Android(s). (a subject of another post). But for some reason or another, I want to share a subfolder of my scanning directory, not all.<br />
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Dropbox (unlike Box.com) still cannot handle this as as of May 2014, so the workaround is to create a new folder in the root of your dropbox account, and create a symbolic (junction) link that act as a subfolder from wherever you want it to be in your directory tree. With a symbolic link, Windows explorer will act as if the link is a sub-folder, but dropbox only see a small ".lnk" file. Dropbox actually synchronize/share the new folder.<br />
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For this post, I assume you have used dropbox Sync to sync your dropbox account to your local drive at:<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> C:/Users/Me/dropbox</span><br />
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and you want this subfolder to be shared to another person<br />
<pre><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> C:/Users/Me/dropbox/MyCurrentFolder/WantToShareSubfolder</span></pre>
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I also assume you know how to invoke "cmd.exe" and get the window command.exe dos shell.<br />
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STEP 1 - CREATE THE SHARED FOLDER IN DROPBOX<br />
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a. Create a folder in the root directory of your dropbox account.<br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> mkdir C:/Users/Me/dropbox/NewShare</span><br />
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b. Share it with whoever you want.<br />
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STEP 2 - CREATE THE LINK IN YOUR DIRECTORY STRUCTURE<br />
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a. Create the symbolic (junction) link using the "mklink" command.<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> cd </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">C:/Users/Me/dropbox/MyCurrentFolder/</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> mklink /J </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">WantToShareSubfolder </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">C:/Users/Me/dropbox/</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">NewShare</span><br />
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That's it.</div>
<br />Donaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07968213119611614384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-56731517876563175902013-12-08T02:30:00.005+07:002014-05-02T10:37:10.970+07:00BBM 6.0 and 7.0 OTA list for OS 5, OS 6, and OS 7.This post is dedicated to those who have to upgrade or downgrade his or her (or his or her mom's, girlfriend's, wife's, or that cute girl in the office). YOU ROCK! Really!<br />
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Also check out my post on <a href="http://jakartaunwired.blogspot.com/2013/12/how-to-migrate-move-your-blackberry.html" target="_blank">how to move from Blackberry to Android BBM,</a> (and back... as it is in my case).<br />
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BBM 6.0 OTA LIST: (from <a href="http://ota.santo.asia/blackberry-messenger/">ota.santo.asia</a>)<br />
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for OS 5 - <a href="http://indo-online.net/ota/apps/BlackBerryMessenger.6.1.0.71.OS5/BlackBerryMessenger.jad" target="_blank">BBM 6.1.0.71</a><br />
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for OS 6 - <a href="http://indo-online.net/ota/apps/BlackBerryMessenger.6.1.0.71.OS6/BlackBerryMessenger.jad" target="_blank">BBM 6.1.0.71</a><br />
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for OS 7 - <a href="http://indo-online.net/ota/apps/BlackBerryMessenger.6.1.0.71.OS7/BlackBerryMessenger.jad" target="_blank">BBM 6.1.0.71</a><br />
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for OS 7.1 - <a href="http://www.santo.asia/repository/bb-file/BlackBerryMessenger.6.1.0.49.OS7.1/BlackBerryMessenger.jad" target="_blank">BBM 6.1.0.49</a><br />
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BBM 7.0 OTA LIST (from <a href="http://sb-sahil.blogspot.com/2013/04/bbm-7-ota-link-for-os5-os6-os7-os71.html" target="_blank">sb-sahil.blogspot.com</a>)<br />
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for OS 5 - <a href="http://url.prohp.net/gqcpf" target="_blank">BBM 7.0.1.23</a><br />
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for OS 6 - <a href="http://www.theiexplorers.com/OTA/BBM/7.0.0.126/OS6/bbm.jad" target="_blank">BBM 7.0.1.126</a><br />
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for OS 7 - <a href="http://www.theiexplorers.com/OTA/BBM/7.0.0.126/OS7/bbm.jad" target="_blank">BBM 7.0.1.126</a><br />
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for OS 7.1 - <a href="http://www.theiexplorers.com/OTA/BBM/7.0.0.126/OS71/bbm.jad" target="_blank">BBM 7.0.1.126</a><br />
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<br />Donaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07968213119611614384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-91402045268557208592013-12-08T01:58:00.001+07:002014-05-02T10:31:25.690+07:00How to migrate / move your Blackberry Messenger 6.0 or 5.0 to BBM for Android without reinviting all your friends and groups.I'm sure you BBM die-hard users have seen it tons of time recently. Your friends asked you to re-add them on a new BB PIN as they moved from their Blackberry to a BBM App in iPhone and Android. Its annoying, it clutters up the BBM contact list with old, now dead, PINs, and, for those of you with a "Geeky" reputation to protect (like me), its just not cool.<br />
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I'm sure you've also seen half of your friends who smoothly migrate their old BBM to the BBM app, without any need for those "re-add" requests. And you'd probably know how its done. If your COntact List and Blackberry Groups have been saved to your Blackberry ID by your BBM (7.0 or above), You simply login to your Blackberry ID in your new BBM App, and your BBM contacts and groups are recoverd correctly.<br />
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Now, if you, like me, are one of those unlucky fellow to have an old BB with an old BBM 5.0 or 6.0... This path is not so smooth. and filled with tons of pitfalls, and dead ends. That is why I am writing this blog entry. <br />
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Now, I have a:<br />
- Blackberry 9700 (from Orange, but used in Telkomsel's network)<br />
- BB OS 5.0 (App version 5.0.0.446 (726)<br />
- Blackberry Messenger 5.0<br />
- 4000+ Phone book contacts<br />
- 240 groups contacts<br />
- 10 bbm groups<br />
The last 3 may be the reason why it takes a lot of waiting for me to complete the tasks.<br />
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A. The steps are quite simple, but TIME CONSUMING, and PRONE TO FATAL ERROR. So proceed with caution!<br />
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1. Backup your Blackberry using Blackberry Desktop Manager! <warning: do="" not="" skip="" step="" this=""><br />2. Upgrade your BBM to BBM 7.0 using a site that archive old BBM apk.<br />3. Create your Blackberry ID in BBM 7.0<br />4. Wait a few hours, to make sure your BBM contact lists AND GROUPS are all there, then turn off your Blackberry for the last time.<br />5. Load BBM for Android (or IPhone) in your other device<br />6. Login to the BBM for Android with your Blackberry ID<br />7. Lastly, wait a few more hours to make sure all is synchronized.<br /><br />Yes, there are a lot of waitings.<br /><br /><click here=""> for detail of Step A1-A7<br /><br />B. Now, if somewhere along the line you screwed up (as I did). I will also show you how to recover by:<br />1a. Factory Reset using BBSAK to unstuck you from any "hang" condition</click></warning:><br />
1b. Or, in less dire scenario. simply delete the current BBM app from your Blackberry<br />
2. Reload OS 5.0 with BBM 5.0 into your hardware<br />
3. Recover your data from the backup made in step A1 above<br />
4. Optionaly (maybe) upgrade your BBM to BBM 6.0<br />
5. Follow step A2-A7 as listed above.<br />
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<click here=""> for detail of Step B1-B5<br /><br />I hope this will be useful to people. I welcome comments and corrections. As I certainly have not tried every possible scenario. <br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Donald</click>Donaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07968213119611614384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-44687978789005049762013-02-28T14:42:00.001+07:002013-02-28T15:34:46.727+07:00How to hack Scansnap Organizer to use any PDF documentsTo avoid clutter, I scan everything: bank statements, business cards, brochures, receipts, anything. Then I OCR them (convert the image into text), store them in the cloud, share them in all my computing devices, and, in my laptop, heavily index them so I can find anything I ever touch, or so the idea. (hmm... what was the phone number of that car rental company I got a brochure last trip to bali... just run search! done)<br />
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Thus, one of my pride and joy, (and nearly single most expensive device
acquisition outside of a laptop or a smart phone) is my Fujitsu Scansnap
S1500. This work horse scanner can scan double-sided up to 50 page per
minute. And for someone who scan just about everything, this is a must.
And at $500, the Scansnap is a necessary evil. (Don't try it unless you
can afford to fall in love with it, its dangerously convenient).<br />
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Sadly, the ABBYY Finereader that comes with it (that OCR docs better than Adobe PDF Pro) only works for documents I scan on the Scansnap. Same with the Scansnap Organizer and Viewer (that can rearrange PDF documents since my Adobe PDF Pro stops working). <br />
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And since I convince a lot of people to send documents to me already in PDF from various scanners, camera, etc. This is annoying. So here is the hack that I found on the web (see http://www.jsilence.org/blog/2011/01/25/edit-pdf-metadata/ ) to allow me to trick MOST pdf documents to be usable.<br />
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The trick is to add/edit the "CREATOR" tag of the PDF document to say "ScanSnap Manager #S1500M".<br />
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Step 1. Get and install a free software called <a href="http://www.pdflabs.com/tools/pdftk-the-pdf-toolkit/">PDFTk</a>.<br />
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The software installation should install the software in <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">C:\Program Files (x86)\PDF Labs\PDFtk Server\bin</span><br />
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Step 2. Create a directory in Window. Mine is called <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">FixPDF</span>.<br />
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Step 3. In the above directory, Create a text file: <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">scansnap_meta.txt</span> containing:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">InfoBegin<br />InfoKey: Creator<br />InfoValue: ScanSnap Manager #S1500M</span><br />
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This file contains the meta data of the PDF, and will be used by PDFtk to inject into the pdf file to be fixed.<br />
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Step 4. Then create also a script text file: <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">FixPDF.bat</span> containing:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">for %%a in (*.pdf) do (<br />"C:\Program Files (x86)\PDF Labs\PDFtk Server\bin\pdftk.exe" "%%a" update_info scansnap_meta.txt output "..\%%a" <br />)</span><br />
This script will run the PDFtk software on all '*.pdf ' files in the directory and replace the original copy as the output.<br />
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Step 5. Put all PDF files to fix in the directory.<br />
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Step 6. Run the FixPDF.bat script. <br />
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Done.Donaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07968213119611614384noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-23394450007918144072013-02-28T14:14:00.002+07:002013-02-28T14:14:30.233+07:00Personal Computing - 2013 edition - Jakarta in the CloudBack to bloggin after all this time...<br />
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Well, i'm here to update the world how I configure my computer to face 2013 and onward.<br />
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Same setting, but now more cloud integrated.Now, Jakarta is much more Internet enabled, and it is finally possible to shift massive quantity of my personal data in the cloud to survive crashes, obsolescence, and just plain simple I forgot my computer at home, issue.<br />
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First, my personal computers revolves around a Dell Studio 14 (old) laptop, a Blackberry Onyx, and a Samsung Galaxy Tab, (and various mp3 players, TV and DVD Recorder with DivX player, my wife's iPad and my daughters' kindle, android, netbook, laptop, etc etc.)<br />
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A 3Mbps cable modem (12Mbps this month only, due to a promo by Firstmedia) connects my house to the world, sadly with only 100Kbps upload capability.This connection is shared via 300m+ of UTP cables and no less than 4 wifi access points accross my house and my inlaw's. I must have the most networking hardware in my entire apartment complex.<br />
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In my offices I have 5Mbps leased lines but shared among heavy gaming and torrent users. Needless to say, I get better bandwidth personally at home.<br />
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Now, as 2013 rolls around. I want to upgrade my systems and those of my family to allow us to share more data in the cloud (like 400MB of just about every documents that my family comes accross, bills, bank statements, passport, house deeds, brochure for car rentals, etc.), watch movie (Samsung Allshare?), and backup the ever-crashing kid's computers. <br />
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Anyways, in various other posts I will be discussing various aspect of my computing platform. <br />
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Anyone interested? Care to share yours?<br />
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<br />Donaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07968213119611614384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-76009639769394394682011-10-24T13:29:00.000+07:002014-05-02T10:38:12.529+07:00Clearing ALL Contacts in BlackberryWell, after many attempt of trying to sync contact wirelessly between my Laptop, Blackberry, Galaxy Tab, (and google and yahoo), I end up with double my contact entry (each about 4500 contacts), one from yahoo and one from google. (long story, not relevant right now)<br />
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I have decided that Google is "it". so I am going to synch all my clean-ed up contact in outlook, to Blackberry and Google, then let that sync to my Android. <br />
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Now its time to wipe them out. and end up with only 1 entry per contact. <br />
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1. Connect your device to your computer<br />
2. Open the Blackberry Desktop Manager software<br />
3. Click on Device menu on top<br />
4. Click on Delete data...<br />
5 Choose Selected Data<br />
6 Choose "Address Book" and Address Book - All"<br />
7. For safety, choose also (optionally)<br />
8. Now with “Address Book” highlighted hit the Clear button<br />
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This will clear all the contact from the device.<br />
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Donaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07968213119611614384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-22108873937513816322011-10-17T11:04:00.000+07:002014-05-02T10:38:41.745+07:00URL Shortener with TrackerOK, next on things to learn to use on the web is the URL Shortener with Tracker. <br />
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An absolute essential service for the internet professional.<br />
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For now, this is just a place holder on articles I found useful on the subject. The two articles that ranks the various services are (as of October 2011):<br />
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- <a href="http://www.toprankblog.com/2009/01/11-best-url-shortening-services-vote-your-favorite/">http://www.toprankblog.com/2009/01/11-best-url-shortening-services-vote-your-favorite/</a><br />
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which suggest that the top service is cli.gs. However, that service refuse to allow me to create a login just now. <br />
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- <a href="http://techpp.com/2009/04/12/top-5-url-shorteners-track-analyze-links-statistics/">http://techpp.com/2009/04/12/top-5-url-shorteners-track-analyze-links-statistics/</a><br />
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which suggested that tr.im is the best, but bit.ly is what the author actually uses.<br />
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The feature lists to lookout for are:<br />
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SHORTENING FEATURES<br />
- short URL<br />
- re-type-able URL (<a href="http://bit.ly/oExwOi">http://bit.ly/oExwOi</a> is not re-type-able, but <a href="http://cli.gs/tn70wv">http://cli.gs/tn70wv</a> is, note: no CAPS)<br />
- custom URL (you can explicitly ask for <a href="http://cli.gs/indomog">http://cli.gs/indomog</a>)<br />
- integration with your favorite twitter client<br />
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TRACKING FEATURES<br />
- Aggregrate tracking summary<br />
- Instance-by-instance <br />
- Country of Origin<br />
- Browser Spec<br />
- Referrer URL<br />
- Private statistic (statistic is only view-able by creator of URL)<br />
- Public statistic (statistic is accessible by all)Donaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07968213119611614384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-33921306392080247422011-10-17T10:43:00.000+07:002014-05-02T10:39:22.801+07:00How to Lock Screen Orientation in Samsung Galaxy TabA month ago, I discovered how to lock the screen orientation on my Samsung Galaxy Tab. I then locked my screen on potrait mode... and forgot how to do this... :(<br />
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After various searches on the web, I finally rediscovered how to undo this. So I'll post it here so I won't forget.<br />
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I think this is somewhat device dependent.<br />
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In a Galaxy Tab, from just about any screen, you "pull down" the notification screen, and up there on the top right you'll see, "orientation lock" (either in color (On), or gray-ed out (Off)). Tap it. and you're locked. <br />
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See this URL for a Youtube demo <a href="http://bit.ly/oAC16U">http://bit.ly/oAC16U</a><br />
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But in another Youtube <a href="http://bit.ly/oExwOi">http://bit.ly/oExwOi</a>, it shows that on an O2, its different, maybe an older Android OS. It is in SETTING -> Display -> Orientation. I'd say this is a more sensible place.<br />
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(This is part of my answer to this androidforum <a href="http://androidforums.com/htc-droid-incredible/73568-lock-screen-orientation-portrait-landscape.html#post3333623">article</a>.Donaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07968213119611614384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-64838375450035110182011-08-23T00:13:00.000+07:002011-08-23T00:17:13.574+07:00How to install Google Maps 5.8 in Samsung Galaxy Tab (and get offline Map)I got my Galaxy Tab last week, and about to head off to Australia for some vacation. Of course, I will be renting a car and driving. Of course, I don't want to pay an extra $10 per day for GPS. after all, I got one in my Tab, right? right?<br />
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Well.... Kinda... Yes the Google Map work as such, but you can't use it when you're offline, and who wants to pay the data charge of downloading all those maps as you roam Sydney. There got to be a better way.<br />
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I have downloaded all kinds of maps, ... to name a few. But none quite get it there.<br />
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Then I learn that the new Google Map 5.x has a "Lab" feature for offline caching of 10 mile radius. That will do it.<br />
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Sadly, My Galaxy Tab doesn't come with Google Map 5.x. It doesn't show on my android market, and everywhere I go on the official update sites, it says it can't find the update.<br />
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Fortunately, someone "cache" all the Google Map versions, and that's what I finally use.<br />
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So if you have a Galaxy Tab (7" variety) and want to add Google Map 5.8 (or more) please go to this URL:<br />
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http://www.freewarelovers.com/android/app/google-maps<br />
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and just pick and load the Google Map you want. You will be warned that you're replacing a system app, but I did it, and so far so good.<br />
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Incidentally, one 10 mile radius (20 mile x 20 mile box, actually) is enough for downtown Jakarta, and the entire island of Singapore.<br />
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Thanks.<br />
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Donald<br />
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Donaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07968213119611614384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-6816142187895624892011-04-17T09:42:00.000+07:002014-05-02T10:39:57.041+07:00Free Site Monitoring ToolsThe straw that breaks the camel's back is the outage of my Firstmedia FastNET Cable Broadband at home. Again. Second time this month.<br />
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And I get the usual runaround about "Yes, we'll get our customer support engineer to monitor this and call you". Such bullshit. So, the second time this month, I use the threatening line "If this is not up, I am not paying for the downtime". Yeah, sure, she said, you can call our customer service to get that arranged.<br />
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But you know, i have never done that, even with the 1 week outage a few months ago. Cuz, I have no data. (as in, I can't even remember when was the outage. and I have no easily accessible record of when that happened.)<br />
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So this time around, I will get data.<br />
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I will get a site monitoring tool. I will monitor my home router, and if it ever went down, I will email me.<br />
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I don't really delete email. I have 15 years worth of email in my backup files. the last 5 years is in my computer, actively indexed for fast searches. Thats just me.<br />
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So if it is emailed to me, I can find it.<br />
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Now this have to be a free monitoring tool, of course. And I can use the finding to set up the web monitoring of my own company website. Two birds with one stone.<br />
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STEP 0a - Register for a free Dynamic DNS address so that you can monitor the ever-changing IP address of your broadband. I use <a href="http://www.dyndns.org/">dyndns.org</a>. I have done this long time ago, so this part is set up for me.<br />
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SET 0b - Get a home router with dynamic dns option. I use Linksys WRT54G and a DLINK DL-524. Detail on this later.<br />
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STEP 2 - Choose a free site monitoring tool:<br />
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The first one I found is <a href="http://www.sysojo.com/">SYSOJO</a>. Which advertise itself on google. Looks very powerful. It monitors website (HTML), MySQL, and even PING. As I am looking for Ping monitoring, its good enough.<br />
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For free, I can set it to ping my home router every 10 minutes, and on 3 consecutive failures, email me. The 3 consecutive failure is important, it is inevitable that at some time<br />
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The second I will try is from the recommendations of <a href="http://blog.webdistortion.com/2008/05/31/five-of-the-best-free-uptime-monitoring-tools/">WebDistortion</a>. It recommends 5 "best uptime monitoring tool".<br />
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This will be an ongoing post...<br />
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What features should I compare?Donaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07968213119611614384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-73693555099071404012011-04-02T15:14:00.001+07:002011-04-02T15:14:51.754+07:00The Second InternetWow, this is big. and so true!<br /><br />I gotta rethink Indomog's position and strategy with this in mind. Social Network... Social network payment collection? Social network game recommendation (nope, that's been done)? Integrate payment to social network? ride koprol's inter user payment... hmm... possible...<div style="width:477px" id="__ss_7376086"><strong style="display:block;margin:12px 0 4px"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/loukerner/twism-second-internet20110324" title="The Second Internet">The Second Internet</a></strong><object id="__sse7376086" width="477" height="510"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/doc_player.swf?doc=twismsecondinternet2011-03-24-110324114247-phpapp02&stripped_title=twism-second-internet20110324&userName=loukerner" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed name="__sse7376086" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/doc_player.swf?doc=twismsecondinternet2011-03-24-110324114247-phpapp02&stripped_title=twism-second-internet20110324&userName=loukerner" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="477" height="510"></embed></object><div style="padding:5px 0 12px">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">documents</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/loukerner">Lou Kerner</a>.</div></div>Donaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07968213119611614384noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-64650464967814958822011-03-27T23:09:00.000+07:002011-03-27T23:09:37.392+07:00TechCrunch - Why Startups Need to BlogGoing though my <a href="http://twitter.com/donald1x">tweets</a> of the day, I noticed this aptly titled <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/27/why-startups-need-to-blog-and-what-to-talk-about/">article</a> in TechCruch by <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/msuster">Mark Suster</a><br />
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Wow, finally, what I've been looking for. A how-to (and what-for) guide about blogging for a highly competitive industy, where "loose lips sink ships", along with all the must-have toolkits to put up in your blog. (I guess its upgrade time for this old blog. We'll see over the next few weeks).<br />
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Cool gadget aside, though, the issue about what to talk about is what's been worrying me about blogging. Yes, I'd like to share ideas with my fellow industry enthusiasts, but not to jeopardize my own companies.<br />
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Mark suggested to blog about the industry. Hmm.. somewhat save. There are lots of miscommunication and wrong informations about technology, especially internet, in Indonesia. I guess sharing my research on these (and get corrections) isn't too dangerous.Donaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07968213119611614384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-89740889976658040582011-03-21T22:40:00.000+07:002011-03-21T22:59:06.155+07:00Social Commerce Platform 8thBridge Raises $10 Million<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQ6gNYWgPbpcTjcL92ey9HZopGCADWVvTK2XhpWCw9x2CQbmz0ATBGaHItmamA4nINBMu0pK7G8RxpJ0onwRzk-gGyUfwe5vyQE9lTIr5hCFkufnjtV2CdNnduZEkQICmvadTe7R0Zt8p/s1600/8thbridgeLogo.jpeg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 50px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQ6gNYWgPbpcTjcL92ey9HZopGCADWVvTK2XhpWCw9x2CQbmz0ATBGaHItmamA4nINBMu0pK7G8RxpJ0onwRzk-gGyUfwe5vyQE9lTIr5hCFkufnjtV2CdNnduZEkQICmvadTe7R0Zt8p/s320/8thbridgeLogo.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586559318082975442" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/21/social-commerce-platform-8thbridge-raises-10-million/">Social Commerce Platform?</a> Wow, but of course, people are selling through Facebook. Why not. Gotta keep track of this one.<br /><br />Can do quick checkout from News feed - Check<br />Sell from Fan Page - Check<br /><br />Indomog's own <a href="http://apps.facebook.com/indomog">facebook store</a> must be lame in comparison :( Well, I slap dash that one in two weeks, so what do you expect. Oh, well, next month, maybe...Donaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07968213119611614384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-86136856433512513312011-03-21T22:25:00.000+07:002011-03-21T22:34:18.783+07:00Eduardo and Jumio<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2L-zSRDJoJwbN0IWONivCZsiOv1PBOCVDU_CqZsNjWQ_aSjimP-CaUahDv32uT1lVzu_Nx2_ZV4VTiBEakS4L1gL3QtnBkyOVZZCSstBCDUdbcNOjPFQisf6xiO4ZuxE6LgKMieui7Hn/s1600/JumioLogo.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2L-zSRDJoJwbN0IWONivCZsiOv1PBOCVDU_CqZsNjWQ_aSjimP-CaUahDv32uT1lVzu_Nx2_ZV4VTiBEakS4L1gL3QtnBkyOVZZCSstBCDUdbcNOjPFQisf6xiO4ZuxE6LgKMieui7Hn/s320/JumioLogo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586556904995449410" border="0" /></a><br />An article really pique my interest today: Eduardo Saverin (lead a team to) invests <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/17/exclusive-facebook-co-founder-eduardo-saverin-leads-6-5m-round-for-jumio/">$6.5m</a> in <a href="http://jumio.com/blog/">Jumio</a>, A MOBILE AND INTERNET PAYMENT GATEWAY... What! Where? How?<br /><br />What is this Jumio? Where does it operates? How is it different than Paypal, or more importantly, than my <a href="http://www.indomog.com/">Indomog</a>?<br /><br />I searched (oops, I meant googled), I dug, nothing. Except a <a href="http://blogs.forbes.com/haydnshaughnessy/2011/03/18/what-eduardo-saverin-did-next-and-why-jumio-and-qwiki-matter/">Forbes article</a> saying, that yes, there are nothing to find yet. I guess we just have to wait and see.<br /><br />I found somehing interesting in<a href="http://jomio.com/blog"> Jumio's blog</a>, though. A listing of all the different flavors of online payments.<br /><br />This is what I need to work my head around for the moment. What's the space, what's its margins, who are willing to pay for what, and how will I make money.<br /><br />Indomog (www.indomog.com) handles payment for digital goods (online games). We make money from the margin between what discount the publisher gave us and the fee I have to pay for my 2000+ resellers (and advertising costs, operationg costs, etc etc). And for that I need good margins.<br /><br />The ecommerce players wants to use our service. and why not, we may have indonesia's widest cash in distribution network outside of a bank (that is not affiliated with a telco). But they balked at anything above 3-4%. After all, the credit cards only charge them 2.5%. And we are smaller, right, so we should be cheaper? (what kind of reasoning is that)<br /><br />But it costs a lot of money to get the cash into the system. and a lot to get it out. On the other hand, it costs (almost) nothing to move the cash around IN the system. hmm....<br /><br />Would someone use the system for just P2P? to transfer credit between each other? I guess if eventually one of the "P" is a very desirable merchant, that will work. We have 79 games including <a href="http://www.indomog.com/zynga">Zynga</a> now, so that can be one, Mobile Phone pulsa is another, Facebook credit next month, Then Google's (and <a href="http://www.sitti.co.id/">SITTI</a>'s),<br /><br />Will that be enough? ... I wonder...Donaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07968213119611614384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-22239327061967899602011-02-09T13:40:00.000+07:002014-05-02T10:40:39.861+07:00How to backup your Blackberry's ContactThis is for all my friends<br />
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You've heard your friend's Blackberry crashed, and he/she has begged you to resend your contact details. You pray it will never happen to you. Well, guess what. Most likely, it will, and it will happened in the most unfortunate time.<br />
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If you're lucky enough (like all of you PMG guys :) and you use BES (and pay an arm an a leg every month for it) oh well, you're covered. just call helpdesk and tell them to reactivate your bb.<br />
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If not, then you better backup your blackberry. and yes, do it now. RIGHT NOW. please!<br />
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You got two options.<br />
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If you still have your original blackberry CD, that cd contains the Blackberry Desktop Manager. Use that. it will backup everything. Contacts, Applications, the works.<br />
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And Its easy enought to use, So... I won't be covering that today.<br />
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For a quick alternative, use Google Synch.<br />
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This will only backup your contacts. But well, for a free solution, its not bad.<br />
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Step 1<br />
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Get a Gmail account: http://www.gmail.com<br />
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Step 2<br />
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Install Google Mobile App: http://www.google.com/mobile/synch<br />
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PS. you should do this while you're on the fastest internet connection possible: 3G or even WIFI if possible. I won't cover how to connect to WIFI on your BB, but if you need to know, just ask me.<br />
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1. Open your Internet Browser on your BB<br />
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2. goto http://www.google.com/mobile/synch<br />
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3. Choose "SYNC" in one of the list shown (bukan Google Mobile App)<br />
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4. Choose "Install This"<br />
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5. Choose "Download" and wait for your application to download<br />
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6. Once downloaded, choose "Run"<br />
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7. Enter your gmail Email and Password and click "Sign In"<br />
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8. Read the Welcome screen, and Click "Configure Synch".<br />
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9. Configure these options:<br />
- When to Synch: Automatic<br />
- [X] Sync Contacts<br />
- [ ] Synch Calendar (unless you do want to save your calendar)<br />
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10. Click the [BB] (menu) button and choose "Save"<br />
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11. it will show when was the last successful sync<br />
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12. Now find a quiet spot with good internet connection where you can be there for hours. Maybe you should wait till you're at home at night with your BB plugged in<br />
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13. Click the [BB] (menu) button and choose "Sync Now"<br />
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14. and wait.<br />
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This will backup your entire contact to your Gmail account. and keep them synchronized.<br />
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If and when your BB crashed. you just reset it (or even buy a new BB), and then install the Google Sync again. following these same steps will recover you all your contacts.<br />
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DonaldDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07968213119611614384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-91172322477115895732010-10-09T08:19:00.000+07:002010-10-09T08:21:08.713+07:00Service Center Addresses for Electronic Producs in IndonesiaCopied from <a href="http://aio.alloperator.com/2010/01/alamat-service-center-produk-elektronik/">Alloperator's Blog</a><br /><br />Here are the addresses for Electronic goods service centers in Indonesia<br /><br /><blockquote><p>PHILIPS PHILIPS</p> <p>PT. Gading Sari Elektronika<br />Jl. Tanah Abang I No.12Q – Jakarta Pusat<br />Telp. (021) 9131424, 9249295, 34835453<br />Fax. (021) 3813988<br />Email : gepta@cbn.net.id</p> <p>Komplek Pinang 8, JL Ciputat raya No.8F<br />Pondok Pinang Jakarta Selatan<br />Telp. (021) 75909053<br />Fax. (021) 75909056<br />JL Gading Kirana Timur, Blok H11 No.8<br />Kelapa Gading Barat Jakarta – Utara<br />Telp. (021) 45847729<br />Fax. (021) 9207745<br />Email : gepkg@cbn.net.id</p> <p>SHARP PANASONIC<br />Sharp Service Call Center Jakarta<br />Telp. (021) 4601705<br />Fax. (021) 4608709, 4608710, 4600725<br />Toll Free : 0800-122-5588</p> <p>Service Center<br />JL Dewi Sartika (Cawang II ) Jakarta 13630<br />Telp. (021) 8015710 – 8015720<br />Fax. (021) 8004368</p> <p>OLYMPUS / KONICA POLYTRON<br />JL.Gunung Sahari Raya No.78<br />Gedung Konica Lantai 2<br />Jakarta 10610<br />Jl. Slipi No 6 , Jakarta 11410<br />Telp : 021-5480808 ; Fax : 021-5301284<br />E-mail : service@polytron.co.id</p> <p>Sony Ericsson LG<br />Customer Care Center<br />Telp. (021) 2701388<br />Telp. (021) 3858356/60 – 62302264/65 – 63863046/47<br />8848686 – 8856044 – 8856045</p> <p>KODAK Advante</p> <p>PT.Macindo Swadesi<br />Kodak Authorised Service Centre<br />Komp.Graha Kencana Blok EN-EO<br />Jl.Perjuangan No.88 Kebun Jeruk<br />Jakarta Barat 11530<br />Telp. 021-53660787, 021-5494049</p> <p>JL. KH Zainul Arifin no.13A<br />Telp. (021) 6331924<br />Komp. THR Lokasari Blok C 34-39 JL.Mangga besar 9<br />Telp. (021) 6253258, 6263329<br />Komp. Taman Semanan Indah Blok D No.9, Duri Kosambi Cengkareng<br />Telp. (021) 5443594 – 5451293</p> <p>SONY SONY</p> <p>JAKARTA (021) :<br />* Jl. Wahid Hasyim No. 12A Jakarta Pusat Telp. 3193 6779, 3193 6858<br />* Komp. Ruko Cempaka Mas Blok Q no.18, Jl. Let Jen. Soeprapto Telp. 4587 0995<br />* Ruko Kelapa Gading Square Blok F No. 22, Jl. Boulevard Barat Kelapa Gading Jakarta Utara Telp. 4587 0995<br />* Gedung Wisma Kodel, Jl. HR. Rasuna Said kav B4 Lt. 1 Telp. 522 1528, 612 0202, 601 8006<br />* Jl. Radio Dalam Raya Komp. Ruko Yado BL A/1A Jakarta Selatan Telp. 739 7836, 726 2103<br />* E-Mail Ratu Plaza Computer Center Lt. 1 No. 6C, Jl Jendral Sudirman 9, Jakarta Selatan 10270 Telp. (021) 3704 2217, 3704 2218<br />* Mangga Dua Mall Lt. 5 No. B 82 Jakarta Barat Telp. 612 6074<br />* Ruko Pelangi Jl. Taman Palem Lestari Blok F No. 27 Jakarta Barat Telp. 5595 7939, 5596 2728<br />* Komplek Pertokoan Harco Mangga Dua Blok N No. 29 Jakarta Barat Telp. 612 0202, 601 8006<br />* Komp. Glodok Plaza Blok C No. 3 Jakarta Barat Telp. 648 0054, 648 0055<br />* Ruko Citra Gran Blok R3/15 Alternatif Cibubur-Cileungsi Jakarta Timur Telp. 8430 0014</p> <p>BOGOR (0251) : Ruko Villa Indah Pajajaran, Jl. Raya Pajajaran Blok H No. 88 Telp 378 045</p> <p>BEKASI (021) : Jl. Ahmad Yani Kalimalang Comercial Center Blok A5 No. 8 Telp. 885 3992, 8885 0114</p> <p>TANGERANG (021) : Komp. Mahkota Mas, Blok J No. 58 Jl. MH. Thamrin Cikokol Telp. 5575 4423, 5575 4424 * Jl. Ir. H. Juanda Raya Ruko Ciputat Center, No 75A & 75B Gintung-Ciputat, Tangerang Telp. (021) 749 1640, 749 1641</p> <p>CILEGON (0254) : Ruko Pondok Cilegon Indah Blok A 11 No. 4 Telp. 393 228</p> <p>DEPOK (021) : Jl. Margonda Raya No. 1 Telp. 772 14733, 772 16917, 772 16918</p> <p>Jakarta Barat : 021-6494322, 6120202, 6480054<br />Jakarta Pusat : 021-31936779, 3142702<br />Jakarta Utara : 021-6516117<br />Jakarta Timur : 021-84300014<br />Jakarta Selatan : 021-765030, 7396168<br />ELECTROLUX ARISTON<br />Jl. Hasyim Ashari No.17<br />Telp. 021-6331350, 6331351<br />Telp. (021) 5330059, 5308257, 5308260,5308242<br />Fax. (021) 5362758</p> <p>SANYO JVC<br />D’Best Fatmawati Lt.3<br />JL. RS Fatmawati No.15 Jakarta<br />Telp. (021) 75910846<br />Rukan Blok A Mangga 2 Raya Jakarta<br />Telp. (021) 6000143<br />Fax . (021) 6590972<br />JL. Letjen S. Parman Kav.91<br />Gedung Gapura mas Lt. Dasar<br />Telp. (021) 5668220 / 5668225<br />Fax . (021) 5668219<br />TOSHIBA Canon<br />PT. Topjaya Sarana Utama<br />Jl. Kalibesar Barat No. 50, Jakarta Barat<br />Telp.021-6911020<br />Jl. Angkur No.27, Pulo Mas<br />Jakarta Timur 13210<br />Telp. 021-4895413, 021-4754004</p> <p>Canon Digital Camera Service Center<br />Jl. Angkasa No.18 BD<br />Telp. 021-25686<br />Email : peter@datascript.co.id<br />SMS : 0811-811167<br />Datascript Service Division<br />Perkantoran Agung Sedayu Blok D No. 17<br />Jl. Mangga Dua Taya, Jakarta<br />Telp. 021-6260122, 021-6120858<br />Email : servis@datascript.co.id<br />SMS : 0811-822167</p> <p>PIONEER AKARI<br />Jl. KH. Zainul Arifin No. 13A<br />Jakarta<br />Telp. 021-6331859, 6331924</p> <p>Service Center<br />Telp. (021) 6120207 – 7694406 – 08001025274<br />(bebas pulsa)<br />E-mail : custserv@akari-corp.com</p> <p>CASIO SAMSUNG<br />PT. Kahar Duta Sarana – Divisi Casio<br />Jl. Dewi Sartika No. 293A, Cawang<br />Jakarta Timur 13640<br />Telp. 021-8008060/62/63/65<br />Fax. 021-8002220<br />Email : casio@cbn.net.id> Ruko ITC Roxy Mas Blok B1 No.9<br />Jl. KH. Hasyim Ashari, Jakarta Pusat<br />Telp. 021-63858088<br />Fax. 021-63858089<br />BRICA<br />Bright Camera Indonesia<br />Service Center<br />JL. Latumenten 19 blok H no. 23,<br />Komplek Perkantoran<br />Kota Grogol Permai,<br />Jakarta Barat<br />Layanan Brica :<br />customer-service@brica.co.id</p> <p>Telepon :<br />081-2112-9100 (jam kerja)</p></blockquote>Donaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07968213119611614384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-54566021659579122592010-10-06T20:12:00.000+07:002010-10-06T22:06:28.162+07:00How to Improve Torrent DownloadOk, this one is for Mira.<br /><br />Mir, to improve download speed of your uTorrent, you need to set up two things, the ROUTER, and the COMPUTER running uTorrent itself. 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For FIRSTMEDIA, use this <a href="http://202.137.15.50/stest/">url:</a><br /><br />Test the speed, and write down how many Kbps is the UPLOAD speed, and divide the number by 8, because you'd need the KBps (kilo BYTE per second) upload speed.<br /><br />#1. Set up your uTorrent in your COMPUTER<br /><br />If you want a step-by-step, follow this <a href="http://www.utorrent.com/documentation/connection-setup">link</a>.<br /><br />But if you're familiar with uTorrent, what you need to set up are:<br />a. in Preferences->Connection, set a static port for your uTorrent: mine is 55461.<br />b. in Preferences->Bandwidth,<br />- set the maximum upload speed to 80% of your total upload speed. Note that this is in KBps, not in Kbps. I set mine to about 12 KBps.<br />- set Global maximum number of connection to 120<br />- set Maximum number of connected peer to 50<br />c. in Preferences->Queueing,<br />- set the maximum number of active torrent to 3<br />- set the maximum number of download to 2<br /><br />#2. Set up your ROUTER for Port Forwarding.<br /><br />The most complete guide to setting up your ROUTER can be find <a href="http://portforward.com/english/applications/port_forwarding/Utor/Utorindex.htm">here</a>:<br /><br />Pick your router brand and type from the list and follow the instruction.<br /><br />Again, if you're comfortable with the details, what you need to set up is basically two things:<br /><br />a. Static IP Address<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6oZAZ-xhbwOUbroY1NnbVRwnYOdAMkJF7zufC3jjeyC4NjMUmAJdBRxBnLWP_D2DWeSwSuZhaDUO35U1o245fjMaytyN-n1_-7Qv7gRqMT204J98GhOEysh5TKw_efGI1CgjI7gtsGH3K/s1600/BLOG.ROUTER-DHCP.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6oZAZ-xhbwOUbroY1NnbVRwnYOdAMkJF7zufC3jjeyC4NjMUmAJdBRxBnLWP_D2DWeSwSuZhaDUO35U1o245fjMaytyN-n1_-7Qv7gRqMT204J98GhOEysh5TKw_efGI1CgjI7gtsGH3K/s320/BLOG.ROUTER-DHCP.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524947746841110962" border="0" /></a><br />So your COMPUTER always use the same IP address.<br />I do this by modifying the DHCP configuration in the ROUTER to always assign a specific IP for my computer (my computer's MAC address).<br /><br />b. Port Forwarding<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQaWR9tfExDuVX3HgkQH4CmH3sTwlwIVqAedkyfrxIiKauC5cN0DGu5hne5VOHHnDVGOoSRFElnrvhGN7Pqw1geMF1ler7zRgIUSH_eLa6XxyLyA5TWqWqA5QaPSdTQoEzCLe9Qwzsjci/s1600/BLOG.ROUTER-IPFORWARD.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQaWR9tfExDuVX3HgkQH4CmH3sTwlwIVqAedkyfrxIiKauC5cN0DGu5hne5VOHHnDVGOoSRFElnrvhGN7Pqw1geMF1ler7zRgIUSH_eLa6XxyLyA5TWqWqA5QaPSdTQoEzCLe9Qwzsjci/s320/BLOG.ROUTER-IPFORWARD.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524947577146568226" border="0" /></a><br />So you specify the ROUTER to always map the one specific port you use for uTorrent directly to your computer's IP Address (this is why a static IP address is required).<br /><br />That's all,<br /><br />Follow these, and your torrent will pretty much max out your download bandwidth.<br /><br />Happy downloading, Mir!<br /><br />DonaldDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07968213119611614384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-45735247504608592732010-06-29T23:14:00.000+07:002014-05-02T11:19:37.702+07:00Setup Blackberry as a Modem (for Telkomsel Flash)<div>
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Many blogs have been written on making a BB a tethered modem. If you use Blackberry Desktop Manager 5.0.1, it comes ALMOST preconfigured for Telkomsel Flash. (for those who still use older BDM 4.x.x, see <a href="http://supportblackberry.blogspot.com/2008/04/blackberry-sebagai-modem.html">here</a>). I said ALMOST, because if you want to use basic Telkomsel 3G/GPRS "Internet" setting, it is one of the default setting in BDM 5.0.1. (see here for another step by step instruction)</div>
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Telkomsel has TWO types of GPRS/3G connection (actually 2 APN, 3 if you count Blackberry). the "internet" way sells internet in a per kilobyte fashion. But using this setting can be very dangerous to your wallet. </div>
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Telkomsel "Flash" is a more economical way to use internet. It has a PREPAID TIME BASED option, that you can even use with a standard throwaway prepaid card. It has a 3 hour package that's valid for a 24 hour period (that means any 180 minutes of use in a 24 hour period). or my personal favorite: the 24 hour (1440 minutes) valid for 7 days.</div>
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This is what I found out from having to do <a href="http://www.matrixnetworks.sg/">Matrix Cable System</a> in 2007-2008.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Note: I will make this quick and dirty for now, and add revisions/details later if anyone is interested, so post your comment and tell me what information I should put in this.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">What is Undersea Fibre Optic Cable System</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Undersea Fibre Optic Cable System are a system of fibre optic cable laid/buried on/under the ocean floor for the purpose of carrying large capacity data transmission. It is by far the most efficient way to carry data from point to point, and the only one capable of coping with the world's hunger for data transmission.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />As you may know, Fibre Optic carries data by guiding laser light from one point to another. Furthermore, a single fibre optic can carry multiple color laser wavelength. Almost all recent cable system can easily carry over 1 Tbps (Tera bits per second = 1,000,000 Mbps) of data transmission at each sections. Thus a Fibre Optic Cable System can carry more (200-1000 times) data capacity than a satellite system, and faster too.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Now these fibre optic cables are then laid on the ocean floor, primarily because it has less probability of being disturbed than on land. For shallow waters (where fishing vessels passes, and ship anchors), the cables are usually steel-armored (Light Armor, Single Armor, Double Armor, etc) and buried 1-2 meters under the ocean floor. For deep water > 1000 meter, the cable can just be left with polyeurethane jacket and laid on the ocean bed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Fibre Optic Cable Systems are usually build along a main line, with branches serving multiple landing points. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEA-ME-WE_3_(cable_system)">SEA-ME-WE3</a>, (South East Asia, Middle East, Western Europe) the world longest cable system, has 39 landing points from Perth, Australia, to Norden, Germany.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Why Submarine Fibre Optic Cable System</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Capacity</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Fibre optic carries large quantity of data in the form of laser lights. This technology is quickly evolving, from 2.5Gbps per wavelength (light color) in 1990s to 10Gbps in mid 2000s to 40Gbps right now (2008). Note that the technology usually uses a pair of fibre (Fibre Pair = 2 fibre core) for a single duplex (2 way) transmission.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Furthermore, as lights carried in a fibre optic cable has little interference with each other, many wavelength can be carried inside the same fibre, each carrying its own 10Gbps data, in a method called Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing. The current technology easily support 64 10Gbps carrier wavelengths for a 640Mbps (64 x STM-64) data transmission PER FIBRE PAIR. Thus an 8 Fibre Pair DWDM system (like Unity Cable) can carry above 5Tbps of data transmission capacity.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />For comparison, The a latest digital satellite, Shin-corp's IP Star satellite can only carry a maximum downstream capacity of about 4.5Gbps. The previous generation satellite usually carry only 50-100 transponders with only 45Mbps capacity per transponder. On the other hand, though, a satellite can be accessed at almost any point in its region of coverage.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So, in comparison to a satellite transmission. the fibre optic cable system can deliver three order of magnitude (1000x) more bandwidth for the same price as a satellite, but can only deliver them to specific points, not a large area. Thus for backhaul, fibre optic is preferred, while for "last mile", satellite is much better.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Latency</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Another reason for submarine fibre optic over satellite is latency (delay in transmission). A satellite in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geosynchronous_orbit">Geosynchronous</a> (Geostationary) Orbit is about 35,000 km above sea level. To transmit anywhere, the data must go up, and then down = over 70,000 km distance. The earth circumference is only 40,000km. Thus to go halfway around the world on fibre optic, you'd need at most 20,000km. As both uses light that travels at about 300,000 km/s, you can see that submarine fibre optic will get you there faster, especially in short distances.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Armoring</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Recent news notwithstanding, Submarine fibre optic cable system (one properly built, that is) is pretty robust. The picture above shows a Single Armor and a Double Armor fibre optic cable. As you can see, a submarine fibre optic cable is mostly steel (and cotton and tar, for waterproofing).<br /><br /><p>The Light Armor (the middle portions of above) cable has the following layers:</p><ul><li>fibre optic cores inside a loose-fitting tube, filled with waterproofing gell</li><li>Copper power transmission cable</li><li>Light gauge steel wire twisted around the core above.</li><li>Thick Polyeurethane jacket (good enought to withstand shark bites)</li></ul><p>The Single Armor (on left) cable add the following layer on top of the Light Armor.</p><ul><li>One layer of heavy gauge steel wires twisted around the light armor cable</li><li>tar-soaked cotton yarn woven around the outside of the armor layer.</li></ul><p>The Double Armor (on right) cable add the following layer on top of the Light Armor. </p><ul><li>Two layer of heavy gauge steel wires twisted around the light armor cable </li><li>Tar-soaked cotton yarn woven around the outside of the armor layer.</li><li>Total diameter about the size of an adult human wrist.<br /></li></ul>Incidentally, a double armor cable cost about US$50,000 per km, while a light armor one maybe about US$14,000 per km.<br /><br />You only need Double Armor cable when the cable is exposed on the ocean floor in shallow waters. Single Armor or Light Armor is used in shallow water with 1-2m burial. You only need Light Armor if you deploy the cable in deep ocean > 1000m.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Reliability</span><br /><br /><br />A DWDM Submarine Fibre Optic Cable System usually is built for long haul data transmission. The system is most likely require a repeater every 100-150km which refocus and strengthen the laser lights so that the data can still be read at the other end. The repeaters are powered by generator at the landing stations. A properly design system should be built with enough redundancy to surivive any one landing site power failure.<br /><br />The repeater technology is the one limiting the transmission capacity of a single fibre optic cable system. The latest Tyco Gen-3 repeater system can only accomodate enough repeater for 8 fibre pair in a single submarine repeater. Each repeater can only repeat laser light for about 64 x 10Gbps wavelength. (add tech detail?). As repeater technology improves to repeat wider spectrum of laser lights, the capacity per fibre will increase. 96x10Gbps and ??x40Gbps technologies are being field tested now.<br /><br />Note, a short haul cable system of less than 300km can be repeaterless. In this situation, usually high fibre core count (24-144 fibre core) can be utilized. With this many fibre, an SWDM system (single Wavelegth) is usually used. A long haul cable system can be built using multiple short haul segments, but good quality landing stations must be built along the way to retransmit the data. Failure of one single landing station will cause the whole system to go down.Donaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07968213119611614384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322172185552159847.post-71338928103714968582008-02-20T17:14:00.000+07:002008-02-20T17:49:11.297+07:00Using Fly Fusion by LeapfrogMy Fly Fusion is here!!!! Hurray!!!<br /><br />OK, a bit fast intro, Leapfrog's Fly Fusion is a Pentop (Pen sized computer) combining the ability of note taking on the go with additional functionality of a computer.<br /><br />In my job, I take notes, A LOT! And I have to remember where my notes are weeks, months, or even years later. Needless to say, I don't have time to transcribe most of them into a meeting minutes. So I am always in the lookup for something that will help me in this way.<br /><br />My idea is, digitize AND OCR (actually "ICR") my handwritings drawings, etc. and let me search for them later when the need arises. I got the search down OK via X1 (<a href="http://www.x1.com/">www.x1.com</a>). Now all I need to do is to digitize my notes.<br /><br />In 2005, I have experimented with a tablet PC (IBM x41 tablet) While it is great and I can use the Microsoft Onenote to keep my notes, it is bulky and run out of batteries at the worst moments. Its weight and size make it not practical to carry to some meetings.<br /><br />I tried notetaking with notepad. I can type faster than I can write, but I can't draw on notepad (not naturally, anyways) and having your laptop open and you looking at it during a meeting is not polite.<br /><br />I was reviewing another solution (Pegasus Mobile Notetaker) when that one went out of business. So when the Fly Fusion shows up, I bought it in a second.<br /><br />Ok, not in a second. I originally learn about the LightScribe pen that record audio while it records your writing from a youtube video. From then, I learn about the Anovo technology and finally that Leappad is selling the Fly Fusion based on that technology. And then there is the straw that breaks the camel's back. The PRICE... While all the other solutions are over $200 each. the Fly Fusion is only $79 (in fact, I got mine for $59 after shipping from amazon.com) So, when I got that quote from amazon. I click BUY immediately.<br /><br />So, two weeks later (I have to ship mine to my mailbox which then forward it to me in Jakarta), I got my fly fusion.<br /><br />First Impression -- COOL!! it WORKS!!!<br /><br />The Fly Fusion WORKS. it allow me to put in my pocket something that will let me take my note and later put it in my computer in a search-able format. Awesome. I am not going into detail of its many features (mp3 player, calculator, and so on..) as there are sites that review those.<br /><br />Its battery does last a long time. I have used it for a few hours and it writes just fine. I have never tried it long enough till it runs out of battery, though. Something I have to test in the future. The good news is that it recharges everytime you download the notepad to your computer via standard USB cable. And consequently it can be re-charged by my blackberry charger.<br /><br />It draws admiring stares (and occasional sneers, but hey, you can't win them all) from peers.<br /><br />Lastly, it recognize 80% of my handwriting. and I really have a bad handwriting. Once I slow down, it will recognize over 95% of my writing correctly. Should be good enough for searches.<br /><br />Second Impression. -- It has some weaknesses...<br /><br />The first is that it requires a special paper. The Anovo paper that comes with the box has only 24 sheets. (48 pages) and I take on the average 4 pages of notes per hour meeting. an additional 80 sheet notebook goes for $7. And the Anovo paper can't be printed using a laser printer, or at least I don't know how. Lastly, the Fly Fusion Notebook comes in Letter sized notebook. I carry around a B5 sized notebook. I basically have to cut up and rebound the notebook. (OK, I am a bit anal in what I like)<br /><br />The Pen + the special notebook becomes a big "footprint". I can easily carry the pen anywhere, but today, I forgot to carry the notebook for a meeting. So... no notes. The pen itself is pretty bulky. Easily the size of 4-5 regular pen tied together with a rubber band.<br /><br />The Fly Fusion is a PENTOP!!! OK, that's supposed to be good with all the bells and whistles, but when your pen loudly announces "unrecognized Flycon, please try drawing farther away from the Flycon" for the third time in a meeting, it gets annoying. I am NOT trying to use a Flycon (Fly Fusion special handwritten menu that let you play mp3 on the fly) I am simply trying to take notes.<br /><br />LASTLY and by far my biggest pet peeves, is that it can save as image, as text, BUT NOT AS BOTH. By this I mean OCR-enabled PDF. I need the image for its ability to save my drawings. I do sketches as I take notes. I need the OCR so my X1 can search for its content. So I need both to really take full advantage of this. For now, I do a work around by saving the notes into word documents and tacking the images of the notes in the first few pages. So at least X1 will pull the right document.<br /><br />Well, that's all the time I have to write for now. I'll add more blogs later.<br /><br />Let me know if you find the blog useful and give me some recommendations if you can.Donaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07968213119611614384noreply@blogger.com0