Malaysian Craft Bazaar

Took my family to shopping complex near by my home to visit craft bazaar. It's promoting our traditional Malay culture batik.

Malaysian dessert

It's been a long time I not update my blog. Now let me show you a Malaysian disert call cendol. You can find it here in wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cendol.

This is one of the favorite cendol near my home

cendol stall

this is the cendol

My GPS

I got one. Nuvi 200 from Garmin

The Garmin Nuvi 200 GPS offers first time buyers and budget consumers a great mix of quality and cost affordability.

The Garmin Nuvi 200 is the most desirable entry level GPS unit that you can get for the best of price. See for yourself how much power a simple GPS navigator can bring to its user, information is a valuable resource and can ultimately save you countless time and money.

This gadget here is able to do all the navigation you need, with preloaded maps it’s ready to use straight out of the box. It’s a small device, but functions very well to get the user moving in the right direction. Even though it’s an entry level unit, it does have some functions similar to the higher end models available from Garmin. This is a most impressive unit and you’ll see why this is a popular product on the GPS market.

GPS

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based navigation system made up of a network of 24 satellites placed into orbit by the U.S. Department of Defense. GPS was originally intended for military applications, but in the 1980s, the government made the system available for civilian use. GPS works in any weather conditions, anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day. There are no subscription fees or setup charges to use GPS.

How it works

GPS satellites circle the earth twice a day in a very precise orbit and transmit signal information to earth. GPS receivers take this information and use triangulation to calculate the user's exact location. Essentially, the GPS receiver compares the time a signal was transmitted by a satellite with the time it was received. The time difference tells the GPS receiver how far away the satellite is. Now, with distance measurements from a few more satellites, the receiver can determine the user's position and display it on the unit's electronic map.

A GPS receiver must be locked on to the signal of at least three satellites to calculate a 2D position (latitude and longitude) and track movement. With four or more satellites in view, the receiver can determine the user's 3D position (latitude, longitude and altitude). Once the user's position has been determined, the GPS unit can calculate other information, such as speed, bearing, track, trip distance, distance to destination, sunrise and sunset time and more.

How accurate is GPS?

Today's GPS receivers are extremely accurate, thanks to their parallel multi-channel design. Garmin's 12 parallel channel receivers are quick to lock onto satellites when first turned on and they maintain strong locks, even in dense foliage or urban settings with tall buildings. Certain atmospheric factors and other sources of error can affect the accuracy of GPS receivers. Garmin® GPS receivers are accurate to within 15 meters on average.

Newer Garmin GPS receivers with WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System) capability can improve accuracy to less than three meters on average. No additional equipment or fees are required to take advantage of WAAS. Users can also get better accuracy with Differential GPS (DGPS), which corrects GPS signals to within an average of three to five meters.

http://www8.garmin.com/aboutGPS/

My Broadband is restored

Less then 24 hours, my broadband is up. For me is ok. Coz it's for my personal use or access. But if this restoration time is for business, is it ok ?

My Broadband Having Problem

My daughter complaint to me that she can't surf the internet. Well, after checking I found out that my router is ok. My ADSL modem also ok. But the ADSL status has no light. I called streamyx then one lady picked my call.

I told her my ADSL connection status which is no light at ADSL. She ask me to do this and that without checking my connection at their side. Ok it's find for me. Maybe she is good. But then she ask me can I ping the serial address. I said how, because mine is using PPoE. How could I get the serial address from the ISP due to no ADSL link.

She said she understand my problem, understand that bla bla bla... Then at this time, I told her, forget it. You (she) know nothing and not helping me as a customer.

I hang up and about 5 min I call again. Then another guy pick my call. Again tell them same story. This guy checking my connection at their side. He create a docket for me and tell me the restoration window. Ok, I wait.

Why streamyx help desk not customer friendly ?

My Family

Subnet Calculator

I found a great tools for subnet calculator. It can be access online with download or installed in our PC. And the most important thing is it will explain how the subnet or subnetmask work. Try this link http://www.subnetmask.info/

FTP Tools

There are a lot of free tools available in internet such as FTP tools. For me 3CDaemon from 3Com is good enough for my use. The tools come with TFTP client, TFTP Server, Syslog server and and also FTP server.

So, what is this 3CDaemon thing?

• New interface. Lot more extensible, so that I can add sub-programs more easily.

• TFTP Server:
• Support for RFC 1782, 1783 and 1784. Block size, timeout and transfer-size negotiation.
• Faster. See speed comparison chart below.
• Prints IP address(es) on which it is listening.

• FTP Server:
• Supports PASSIVE transfer.
• Supports Netscape/IE4 browsing
• Supports 32 char passwords.
• Passwords are MD5 hashed. This should provide adequate password security, yet at the same time still be exportable.
• Prints IP address(es) on which it is listening.

• Syslog Server:
• Added Syslog functionality.
• Logs all syslog messages received.
• Allows filtering/restriction of syslog messages by IP Address.
• Allows logging into via message priority, message facility or IP address.
• Allows viewing of the log files while active, plus copy to clipboard or print
• Produces standard ASCII text files, suitable for including in emails or faxing.
• Prints IP address(es) on which it is listening.

• TFTP Client:
• Support for RFC 1782, 1783 and 1784. Block size, timeout and transfer-size negotiation.
• Stores addresses of frequently accessed hosts
• Supports multiple file transfer, or directory transfer

The software can be downloaded here

Setting My Wireless

Here how I set my wireless using my router. First what I need is, SSID name and WEP key. I've decided to use my own SSId instead default SSID provided by the router. Why ?. Because it's easy for me to know weather I'm connected to my wireless network or else. Remember, now days most home have their own wireless installed. After log click the wireless tab.

The following menu will appear. I put my name as my SSID and I select channel 2. Again most router by default, is using channel 1.

Then click Wireless security. Since I've select channel 2, I have to key in my WEP Key at column number 2 with my own security.

After all done, click Save Settings. That's it. Now wireless is ready.

Setting my Linksys WRT54GL

Here how I set my router. What I need to know is, my login-id, my DNS and also my connection type, is it PPoE or Static IP or else.

First I have connect the router to my PC/notebook. Let the router assign my PC with IP Address (DHCP). By default it will assign my PC with IP 192.168.1.2 and my router 192.168.1.1. I have to double check my IP by type ipconfig. After success I have to login to my router by type in the gateway IP in my browser (mozilla, IE or other simillar browser). It will prompt with login prompt like this

By default, there is no user name. Just enter the password and click ok. For new box the password is admin.

Then this screen will appear.

Fill in all info necessary. If you do not want to use ip 192.168.1.x as your ip, just change at router IP. Select the appropriate subnet. Or else, do not change.




To enable the DHCP assignment to your PC, select the DHCP server setting. Select starting IP and remember to fill all the DNS IP. In this case I use TMNet DNS as my DNS.

Basically, my LAN or home networking is done. Any PC can connected to my router. For wireless, I'll show in next post

More on Linksys WRT54GL

At least some comment about my Linksys WRT54GL router

• "Usually, home routers have very limited options when it comes to controlling bandwidth by using QoS. It usually involves something like checking an option to prioritize games, and that's it. However, you can buy a cheap ($60) router and turn it into a powerful device that can perform nearly all functions of expensive, commercial routers. I'll take WRT54GL model from Linksys as an example, since I'm most familiar with it, but there really are more options to choose (like several cheaper ASUS models). For the sake of simplicity, I'll keep to this model, since it's really a great choice.

• After buying your cheap router, how do you turn it into something much more powerful? That's pretty simple really, you have to 'flash' the firmware, that is, install a third party firmware package onto the router. It may sound complicated, but it merely involves uploading the package using a very simple web interface - just like you would upload a picture to ImageShack, for instance. You will be able to use many advanced features then, such as unlimited port forwarding, very good QoS control, custom firewall scripts and so on (features will differ between different firmware projects)."

The rest please go to article source at: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Andrew_Po

My Notebook (II)

As mention earlier. My keyboard not working. I bought USB keyboard to fix it



The idea is ......... COST SAVING

My Router

Here where I put the router. On the wall. Or what we call wall mounted equipment.

D-I-Y Home Networking

I decide to buy a router. Wireless ADSL router. I bought Linksys WRT54GL, with 4-port RJ45 and WLAN. This router has basic web filtering and basic firewall. It's allow me to block access up to 4 site.
Now, I have wi-fi at my home, which I can offer to my neighbour. On second thought, I should use to my home only.

All this devices, modem and router, I placed it and mount at one place, specifically up stair.

Now, I need to run UTP Cat-5e from there to living room. At least 1 port. This is for backup purpose in case I have problem with WLAN.

My Broadband

I need an internet connection to my home. Which provider should I apply. But, well... at Malaysia, Streamyx is the only ISP choice I have. Now I've installed broadband at my home as I mentioned earliear.


No the choice is should I used only ADSL modem only, or should I install router. But if I use ADSL modem only connection, only one connection at same time. There some various router in my mind.

Oh.... before I forget, my subscription is include free ADSL modem. Which mean, if something wrong with my ADSL modem, I can return to my ISP. It's good haa...

My Notebook

Look at my notebook. Fujitsu Lifebook S6210. I own this since 2004.

My keyboard not function anymore. But still steady.

Home Network

I have my home networking for my use at home. I'm using TM Streamyx with only 512Kbps. Not bad for me. Some people might think that this speed is slow. Here my test result using speedtest.net


For me, it's ok. It's for my access to offce network and also for some other stuff. No streaming or big downloading size.

Toys

Selection for kids

Iman at Shopping Mall

Checking his favorite toy. ....

My self ... checking my pocket.