MyCallsign Mobile database has been updated!
Computers, Technology July 31st, 2011
The database for MyCallsign Mobile, an application for search Malaysian Hamradio Callsign on Mobile phone has been updated.
The database search can be accessed from:
1. JavaME supported phone (Most Nokia, Sony-Ericsson, Motorola, Alcatel phones)
2. iPhone
3. Web Interface [mirror]
Tags: 9m, 9w, application, callsign, Computers, malaysia, mobile, radio, software
MYCallsign – Malaysian Amateur Radio Callsign Query Mobile Application has been Updated!
Computers, Ham Radio, Radio, Technology October 17th, 2010
MYCallsign – the Malaysian Amateur Radio Callsign Query Mobile Application has been updated, now it comes with a new spiffy logo. The mobile application can be installed on most Nokia, Sony-Ericsson, Motorola and Samsung phones. The application can be used to display information regarding an amateur radio callsign, such as handle (fullname), apparatus assignment (AA) and AA expiry date, and it is handy for recording QSO information in the logbook.
The application is licensed under the GNU General Public License 2.0 and is available for download at MYCallsign GoogleCode website
The new MYCallsign logo was created by Piju (9W2PJU – http://9w2pju.hamradio.my)
Tags: amateur radio, callsign, free, gnu gpl, gpl, hamradio, malaysia, malaysian, mcmc, mobile, mycallsign, software
The New RapidShare Premium points system (RapidPro) explained!
Computers, Random Facts September 10th, 2010
This post is aimed for those of you that used Rapidshare.com Premium service account.
As some of you who might notice, Rapidshare has introduced a new plan called RapidPro that uses a point-system as opposed to the monthly subscription based scheme previously. This has caused confusion to the previous Rapidshare Premium account holders and potential users.
Unlike previous system that allow you to download as many files of any size in a given month, the new system instead tracks your downloads based on your data transfer (aka traffic) in a given month. In order to use RapidShare Premium for a period of 30 days with 30GB data transfer, you will need 99 Rapids (points).
What is Rapids (points)?
Rapids is your credits/points used in the new RapidShare Premium account. It costs 14 Rapids per 5GB downloads. So if you have 400 Rapids, it will allow you to download : (400/14)*5 = 28.57 * 5 = 147.85GB!
What if my Rapids runs out before my month is due?
You simply can’t download! You will need to ‘charge’ up your account to resume downloading at the rate of 14 Rapids per 5GB or 2.8 Rapids for 1GB.
What if I don’t exceed 99 Rapids (download <30GB), and my month is up?
Easy, you need to extend your account just like previously, for 99 Rapids per renewal. The remaining Rapids will be carried over to the next month. So it’s easy.
The new RapidShare system works just like ordinary {Hotlink, Xpax, DiGi} Prepaids plan! Your will have to top-up in order to talk, and if your months is up before you’ve got the chance to finish up the credit, just simply top up another RM10 to gain another month, with the previous balance carried over!
See? It’s easy! Go and get RapidShare Premium now!
Tags: download, downloads, Internet, premium, premium account, rapidshare, rs, tips
Beware of the new Yahoo Messenger Malware/Adware Bots
Computers, Technology September 9th, 2010
A day before Hari Raya Aidifitri 1431, I receive a message from a fellow amateur radio operator in my Yahoo Messenger client (I use Pidgin). The message was seemingly genuine from him asking if I’m receiving his message, after answering his questions, he proceeds to ask me to wait for a moment ask he wants me to try something. It turns out that he asks me to visit an online quiz website.
The exchange seems almost fluid and being done by a human being, except that my friend and I never had conversation in English! This seems all too fishy when he didn’t response to my conclusion that his computer is infected by a malware/virus. Here are the screenshot of the exchange, (warning: the transcripts contain expletives)
Beware, these kind of viruses can compromise the security of your computer and may be used to harvest your password and other personal information for criminal intent. A seemingly innocent Online Quiz website may be used by phishers in order to commit fraudulent activity.
Verify whether it is really your friend is communicating with you and not somebody else or a program pretending to be him/her, and most importantly do not fell victim to Yahoo Messenger viruses, the result can be devastating.
Tags: alert, computer, Internet, malware, phishers, phishing, pidgin, security, virus, warning, worm, yahoo messenger
Urban Terror – a Free Counter-Strike like game
Computers, Games, Videos September 7th, 2010
Good news for First-Person-Shooter (FPS) lovers! Urban Terror might be just for you! Build upon Quake III Arena open source code, Urban Terror features game-play that is almost similar with Counter-strike, except better graphics and is updated to meet the needs of today’s computer graphic hardware demands. Best of all, the game is free!
You can download Urban Terror from its official website and start fraggin’ now!
Tags: computer, games, open source, Videos, youtube
Backup your Windows Driver easily with DriverBackup!
Computers, Technology August 15th, 2010
Windows users who are going to format their computer need not to worry about searching for hardware drivers anymore with DriverBackup! utility.
An easy to use utility, DriverBackup! searches for your hardware drivers in your windows operating system and let you select which of the drivers that you wished to archive, in order to be use later in new Windows installations.
Why DriversBackup!? because it is a pain in the ass to search for free hardware drivers,
Tags: computer, Computers, driver, drivers, hardware, hardwares, utilities, utility, windows
My favorite classic game : UFO Defense Enemy Unknown
Computers, Internet July 4th, 2010
Here’s a video to my favorite game during my high-school days. It reach Malaysia in 1993-1994. The name of the game is UFO Defense: Enemy Unknown, published by Microprose.
It is a turn-based game, but unlike any typical turn-base game it includes elements of real-time action
The premise of this game is the aliens are invading Earth, and it is up to X-COM, an elite black-ops organization funded by UN to protect the planet from the Alien terror. The alien uses advance weaponry and genetic engineering to achieve their goals, while the humans with organized efforts from several countries would attempt to stop the invaders from succeeding in their plans.
Screenshots
More information about this game:
ufopaedia.org
XCOM UFO
If you happen to download the Windows version, then you should also download the bugfix for a bug that caused video display garble error during the game start-up.
Download the bugfix here…
You can get the game from Amazon :
X-Com: UFO Defense
Enjoy!
SIRIM Malaysia is spreading Malwares throughout its website
Computers, Funny, Internet, Technology May 30th, 2008
I was searching for some information when I encountered these warning from Google. Apparently our SIRIM website security has been compromised and was spreading malwares to viewers around the world. Upon closer inspection, SIRIM seems to have taken down its website as of May 30,2008.
Probably SIRIM should perform a thorough checking on its website before publishing it to the internet, there must be a “Standard” for website security I assume?
Tags: Internet, malaysia, security, sirim, standard, standards, website
CWIRc : Send Morse Code in IRC – tools for Amateur Radio Operator
Computers, Ham Radio, Internet, Technology May 28th, 2008
Eager to practice your CW skills but you have nobody to practice with? In some countries like Malaysia, CW knowledge and proficiency is still required to operated HF portion (except 10 meter) of the Amateur Radio band.
Having said that, I’d like to present CWirc, an XChat irc client plugin which enables you to send and receive morse code through IRC. Developed by a fellow ham F8EJF, CWIrc has a lot of features which really enhance your CW experience on the internet, including the option of hooking up a real CW keyer using serial port interface.
CWIrc enables you to exchange morse code with fellow irc users on the internet, provided that the other users also knows morse code and has installed CWIrc. Though this might sound a little bit of a stretch when thinking the odds of meeting people with both requirements, it is actually not so in reality. You can find those kind of people exactly in #cwirc on irc.freenode.net server who are eager to chat with you in CW.
Screenshot
Requirements
Both XChat and CWIrc are included in Ubuntu (as well as Debian) software repository, so you don’t need to compile or download separate package from their respective websites.
Tags: amateur radio, Computers, cwirc, hamradio, irc, linux, morse, plugin, qso, ubuntu
At last my Morse Practice Circuit Completed – sort of
Computers, Ham Radio, Hobbies April 18th, 2008
As promised in the previous post,Simple Morse Practice Oscillator Circuit has been completed. Sorry, I cant do anything much with the photo quality as it was taken using my stupid mobile phone.
I promise to include a Youtube video demonstrating its sound and operation. Next, I need to get a decent casing and some cheap morse keyer to go with this oscillator. I might be planning to make one that could interface with CWirc too.
Tags: amateur radio, cw, hamradio, homebrew, morse, morse code
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