Archive for January, 2006

how strong is your password?

Monday, January 23rd, 2006

is your password, password? check the strength of your password with this online password checker. anyway, no matter what the result might be, you can check this out for fanciful ways to strengthen your password.


summary:

  • use passphrase, i.e. t2lsuots from the sentence twinkle-twinkle little stars upon the sky.
  • use combination of upper and lowercase letters, numbers, symbols, i.e. t2l$uo+s.

meebo.com, im-ing through browser

Monday, January 23rd, 2006

if you’re working in a fascist company, you’re probably prohibited to use instant messager of any kind. fear not o my oppressed-friends, help is on the way. in fact, it is here! :-)

try meebo.com to reconnect with your online buddies. the coolest thing about this is that you don’t have to install your im. just go to the website and login. for the browser, you can use internet explorer or firefox. unfortunately, it hasn’t support opera for this service yet. the site supports yahoo and msn along with two other instant messaging services.

all the earth will sing your praises - free mp3

Sunday, January 22nd, 2006

You lived, You died

You said in three days You would rise

You did, You’re alive

You rule, You reign

You said You’re coming back again

I know You will

All the earth will sing Your praises

All the earth will sing Your praises

You took, You take our sins away O God

You give, You gave Your life away for us

You came down, You saved us through the cross

Our hearts are changed because of Your great love


Music and lyrics by Paul Baloche


© 2003 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music

be thankful that jesus did rise from death and is alive! sing along with this free mp3 to celebrate this fact!

reading chm files on linux

Sunday, January 22nd, 2006

“there are two doors. the door to your right leads to the source and the salvation of zion. the door to your left leads back to the matrix, to her and the end of your species.”

- the architect, matrix reloaded

ebook lovers know that the ebook format trend is leaning towards chm, i.e. compiled html. though not as universal as pdf, chm isn’t gaining popularity for no reason. it’s nicer to read, has a very helpful index on the left panel, pretty good image support etc.

if you’re using windows, then you won’t have any trouble with viewing chm files, as it is natively supported. the opposite is true if you’re using other platform, such as gnu/linux. fortunately there are, at least, two solutions.

first, you can convert the chm files into a more popular format, such as pdf. if you’re taking this path, there are many tools that you can use as a means to justify your end. one of them is chm to pdf converter. as i almost always shun converting file format for various reasons, this is not my prefered solution.

otherwise, you can install chm viewer on your gnu/linux. one program that is pretty popular is xchm. if you take this road less taken, you will need two other files or dependencies, i.e. chmlib and wxgtk.

as you might have known, compiling source file in gnu/linux usually include the following commands:

  1. $ ./configure
  2. $ make
  3. # make install

eventhough you’re familiar with the process, it’s always a good idea to read the install file.

after installing the program, you can invoke it to run in the background by typing xchm & on your terminal. happy reading!



da juice:

  • chm to pdf converter pro can be downloaded here. last known good patch was released by team digerati. happy hunting! :-)
  • download page for xchm is here. select a mirror closest to you for download.
  • chmlib in tgz can be downloaded here. other compression format can be selected from the download page, here.
  • wxgtk in tgz can be downloaded from sourceforge’s mirror site, here. other compression format and its documentation can be selected from here.

henchmen guild

Wednesday, January 18th, 2006


“The Keymaker himself, his very nature is a means. It is not an end. And so to look for him is to be looking for a means to do… what?”


- Merovingian, Matrix Reloaded

for all the merovingians, i.e. one who collects programs, out there, you can browse here to select your henchmen.

locknote, a free way to securing your notes

Wednesday, January 18th, 2006

“And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly, strong, and partly broken.”
- Dan 2:42, KJV

as prophesied, towards the end of time, human is getting more and more uncommitted. as if not wanting to be left behind, the machine is also treading the same path. this can be easily seen in the emergence of portable, and mostly free, softwares. one of which is…

locknote from the infamous consumer-encryption-software-maker company, steganos. this portable, open source freeware is pretty handy in encrypting whatever you’re scribbling. just scribble inside or drop your doodle in it, then voila! it’s now pretty safe from your nosy colleagues. with less than 300kb in digital weight, it can be downloaded in no time. it’s small size also make it easy to be put in a usb flash disk. and the best thing is… you don’t have to commit yourself to install it in your system. the only downside is that it can only encrypt .txt file. download it here. read more about it here.

using treo 650 as wireless modem

Thursday, January 12th, 2006

wifi hotspots, eventhough free, are still hard to find. if you’re lucky, you might find unsecured wifi connection in which you can piggyback. these kinda free rides mostly exist in the urban areas. if you’re living in a laid-back, rural area like me, your chance is kinda slim in finding them.

fret no more. to be truly mobile, you can use your mobile phone as a modem to connect to the net. thus, worsening your iad. lol. below are steps to follow in setting up your mobile phone as a wireless modem.

disclaimer:

it is assumed that you have:

  • treo 650 as mobile phone
  • bluetooth adapter in your pc
  • im3 as service provider
  1. pairing treo and pc
    1. turn on bluetooth on treo and pc
    2. on treo, click setup devices - trusted devices
    3. select your pc from the list - done
    4. select passkey for both your treo and pc
  2. activating dun on treo
    1. go to bluetooth setting
    2. turn on the discoverable and dial-up networking
    3. go to preference setting, click network, then make new connection
    4. for im3:
      • user name: gprs
      • password: im3
      • apn: www.indosat-m3.net
  3. setting up dun connection on pc
    1. click start - control panel - phone and modem options - modems
    2. select your bluetooth modem, then click properties
    3. click advanced, and enter AT+CGDCONT=1, “ip”, “www.indosat-m3.net” in the extra initialization commands
  4. making new connection on pc
    1. click start - control panel - network connections - new connection wizard
    2. select connect to the internet - set up my connection manually - connect using a dial-up modem
    3. select your bluetooth modem
    4. enter isp name, then phone number with *99***1#
    5. enter the same info as in point 2d

    for more information, you can download the .pdf manual here. have fun!

are you an internet addict?

Thursday, January 12th, 2006

if in the past 12 months you experience three of more of the following symptoms, then you are.

  • a need to increase online time
  • experience classic withdrawal syndrome, i.e. anxious, agitated when not using the net
  • online time is longer than needed
  • failed to control your online time
  • spending time in net-related activities, including downloading craps :-)
  • online time is more important than other activities
  • you’re still surfing the net, eventhough your social life is in total chaos!

using the above checklist, i think i’m having iad, internet addiction disorder. read more about it here.

foolin’ windows update

Sunday, January 8th, 2006

if youre like most people, then youre using pirated version of windows xp for whatever reason. the point is, some of you pirates experience problem updating your windows because of the windows genuine advantage/legit check.
disgruntled no more! solution is here at last, and you can do it without having to hack your computer with an axe! :-) fire up internet explorer. click tools - manage add ons.
find legitcheckcontrol.dll, most likely in the add-ons that have been used by internet explorer tab.
highlight the name section, i.e. Windows Genuine Advantage, then click disable.
restart internet explorer. enjoy!
the tip is courtesy of chip magazine.