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Steve, Internet Peon on his journey to become a mogul. Like technology, nerd things (programming) and gadgets.

2GB/4GB Ipod Nano Review

2GB/4GB Ipod Nano Review iamge

2GB/4GB Ipod Nano Review by the guys in TechLore.com is very detailed with alot of information on the new flash-based Ipod Nano.

The iPod Mini hadn’t even celebrated its second birthday, yet the rise of the Nano signals a quick death of what was considered to be one of the hottest portable audio products in history. Perhaps Apple had been sitting on its duffels for too long. The Mini’s lack of a color screen and abysmal battery life would never let Apple take control of the small player market. Jobs and company couldn’t sit still, so they’ve knocked out the two biggest problems with one punch.

The Specs

Model: MA004LL/A, MA099LL/A, MA005LL/A, MA107LL/A
Storage Capacity: 2GB / 4GB
Battery Life: Up to 14 hours music playback, 4 hours slideshow w/music
Display: 1.5-inch color LCD
Connector: USB
Charge time: About 3 hours
Audio Formats: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible, Apple Lossless, WAV, AIFF (supported bit rates vary)
Photo: Syncs iPod-viewable photos in JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PSD (Mac only) and PNG formats
Size: 3.5H x 1.6W x 0.27D
Weight: 1.5 ounces
Included Accessories: Ear bud headphones…

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Ramblings

Abandoned Insane Asylum

Abandoned Insane Asylum or Dixmont State Hospital aka Western Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane is quite a scary place to be.

The hospital opened in 1859 and was named after the social reformer Dorothea Dix. Dorothea was a soft-spoken crusader for the proper care and treatment of the mentally insane and chose the 400 acre site for the hospital. When it opened Dixmont had 140 beds, but during the latter part of the 1900’s the hospital was filled with over 1,000 patients ….

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Malaysia

Isu Isu Semasa Di Malaysia

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Post date March 15, 2006
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Isu Isu Semasa Di Malaysia or current issues in Malaysia is a very hotly searched topic by local Malaysian and those abroad.

To get the latest issues, here is a list of interesting place I have compiled.

http://www.jeffooi.com/ – One of the hottest blog spots in Malaysia in isu isu semasa di Malaysia.
bharian.com.my/ – Top selling Malay Newspaper.

www.bernama.com.my – Malaysian National News Agency.

http://thestar.com.my/ – Malaysian Top English Newspaper.

Malaysia

Bank in Kualampur Malaysia

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Post date March 15, 2006
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Bank in Kualampur Malaysia? I think you mean “bank in kuala lumpur malaysia”.

Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia. To find a list of bank in Kualampur Malaysia, I have compiled the list below. If you cannot find the bank you are interested in Kualampur, you can try Bank Negara Website here.

Commercial Banks in Malaysia

Other Financial Institutions in Malaysia

Central Banks

Institutes of Bankers

Other Sites

Malaysia

Akhbar Harian Metro Malaysia

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Post date March 15, 2006
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Akhbar Harian Metro Malaysia is the leading Malay language daily in Malaysia. It is distributed in 5 major editions and the daily edition comes with 3 parts, namely main part, national part and theme part.

Here is from their website:-

Berita Harian adalah akhbar utama berbahasa Melayu tanah air. Diterbitkan dalam lima edisi, menjadi sumber yang tepat untuk mendapatkan maklumat dan berita terkini. Edisi harian didatangkan dalam 3 bahagian utama; iaitu Bahagian Utama, Bahagian Nasional dan Bahagian Tema. Bahagian Nasional dibahagikan kepada edisi Utara, Tengah, Selatan, Timur dan Sabah Sarawak. Berita Harian juga memuatkan akhbar tabloid Joran, eksklusif untuk aktiviti memancing yang diterbitkan setiap Jumaat.

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Malaysia

Borang Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia Download

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Post date March 15, 2006
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Borang Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia is the place where you can find and download all kind of application forms for working with Malaysian Government Agencies.

The forms includes:-

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jazah/Sarjana/PHD

Borang yang perlu diisi oleh calon yang mempunyai ijazah, sarjana atau PHD

Diploma/Sijil

Borang yang perlu diisi oleh calon yang mempunyai diploma atau sijil

STPM/HSC

Borang yang perlu diisi oleh calon yang mempunyai STPM atau HSC

SPM/SRP/PMR

Borang yang perlu diisi oleh calon yang mempunyai SPM, SRP atau PMR

Separa Perubatan

Borang yang perlu diisi oleh calon yang memohon jawatan separa perubatan

Berkhidmat/KPSL

Borang yang perlu diisi oleh calon yang sedang berkhidmat atau KPSL

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The missing image is not my fault, it is yet again a “Malaysia Boleh” achievement.

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Funny Ramblings Technology

Japanese Carp Koi – Robotic Version

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Post date March 15, 2006
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Japanese Carp Koi

Do you want to keep some Japanese Carp Koi but lack the time? Well, this is a good news.

“The robot is modeled after a Nishiki koi carp as a form of tribute to Hiroshima Castle (whose nickname Ri-jo means Koi Castle). The 80-cm (31-inch), 12-kg (26-pound) fish has a white body with bright red spots. Though the tail movement is very smooth and lifelike, the remote-controlled koi is capable of moves that a genuine koi is unable to perform, such as swimming in reverse and rotating in place.

The robot is Ryomei Engineering’s fifth in a line of fish robots that includes a sea bream, a prehistoric coelacanth, and a golden carp. New features added to the robotic koi include a CCD camera built into the head and sensors for analyzing water quality”

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Hardware Technology

Low Power Microprocessor

Intel reveals its Low Power Microprocessor recently, called “Sossaman” , a low-voltage version of its Xeon server processors that consumes between a third and a fifth the amount of electrical power as its brethren.

Low Power Microprocessor

It says:-

“The dual-core chip, called Xeon LV as expected, consumes a maximum of 31 watts of power compared with a range of 110 to 165 watts for other Xeon models. In quantities of 1,000, it costs US$423 for a 2GHz model and US$209 for a 1.6GHz model.

The chip is a response to growing problems of power consumption and resulting waste heat in the data center. Intel rival Advanced Micro Devices has made inroads in the server market, in part because its chips are more power-efficient, analysts say.”

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Ramblings Technology

Park Domain Versus Addon Domain

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Post date March 15, 2006
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On my way to search for difference between Park Domain Versus Addon Domain, I found an interesting argument on SiteGround forum.

Some of the points being discussed are:-

“The purpose of the Parked domain Cpanel function is to allow the customer to have more than one domain name opening his/her website. This means that Parked Domains are not intende to be used to serve different content from the primary domain.

The Addon domain is the function that allows you to have more than one website hosted on one account.

Using Parked domains as Addon domains with the help of htaccess is not allowed on our servers.”

They also mentioned on using .htaccess to turn park domain into addon domain, which I am VERY interested now bacause I have used up all my 9 addon domains, and with unlimited park domain, I think this trick will help alot.

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Hardware Technology

3U Rack Mount Case

3U Rack Mount Case from I-Star D-Storm Series is being reviewed on techniz.co.uk

Here is what they say:-

“”Established in 1989, I-Star Computer Inc. has over fifteen years of experience in designing and manufacturing Industrial Switching Power Supply, Sheet Metal, and Rackmount Chassis. From the standard switching power supply to high-end redundant power supply, I-Star has grown to be one of major provider in IPC power supply industry. In recent years, we have also expanded our products to include DVR/IPC and Storage RAID industries. Our goal is always to provide our customer with the best products and superior customer services. In the beginning I-Star focused on providing our customers the combinations of cutting-edge technologies, high quality manufacturing, and excellent customer services. It has been a proving record that these priorities earned a strong partnership for I-Star in today’s competitive market.””

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