For those who unaware, Streamyx service is interrupted today in a wider scale, nationwide. What we hope for is TM able to restore the Internet service as scheduled or we will suffer this long weekend.
The network upgrading exercise from 11.00 pm, Friday, 12th June 2009 until 6.00 am, Saturday, 13th June 2009.
For further information, please visit the announcement published at TM official website.
http://www.streamyx.com.my/whats_new/whats_new.php?id=article_20090605
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Streamyx Service Interruption Nationwide
Monday, May 4, 2009
Ambank "Credit Cards Cash Back" Petrol Rebate
Check out Ambank "Credit Cards Cash Back" starst from 4 May - 31 August 2009.
Get cash back for petrol and groceries. 10% rebate would be given on Wednesdays and 5% on other days. So now we have to time our grocery and petrol purchases and make sure we buy on Wednesdays to maximise our savings.
These are the participating chains:-
Petrol - BHP, Caltex, Esso, Mobil, Petronas, Shell
Groceries - Carrefour, Cold Storage, Giant, Jusco, Mydin, Tesco
There are however, some terms and conditions so do read the fine print. Some of them I have listed below.
1) This promotion is only valid for principal cardmembers of AmBank except AmBank True & AmBank Insurance Card.
2) Cash rebate is calculated in blocks of RM50 for petrol and RM100 for groceries at participating outlets only.
3) Each cardmember is only entitled to a maximum cash rebate of RM50 per month.
4) The monthly pay-out is limited to RM100K per month (wah, we better shop early in the month).
5) SMS charges apply to both incoming and outgoing sms.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Unbelievable 1 dollar web hosting !
Dear readers, I had stumble upon a best hosting plan in term of pricing and realibility to share with you all. $ 1 dollar web hosting is offering a cheap affordable web hosting for 1 dollar per month with 99.9% uptime. This is the first time I had met such a good deal.
For a mere 1$/mth, you will entitle the following:
10GB of disc space
30GB of traffic
4 add on domain name
CPANEL web hosting Control Panel
Moreover, they had a range of high reliable web hosting plans start from as low as 0.5$/mth to 5$/mth to cater your requirements.
Things to take note is that the hosting is under Linux platform, support MySQL database and PHP. They provide over 3400 Perl modules and performance is never compromise.
Start host your blog now!
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) Western Union Exchange Rate is High
Recently, I had received a Western Union payment. I would not mention the amount but it look decent. The second thing I do was withdraw the payment from a bank. The nearest bank I had in mind is Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN). After filling up the form and received the cash, I was surprised to found the forex exhcange rate was 1 USD = RM 3.423. That day foreign exchange rate is USD 1 = RM 3.4400 for buying. It was big difference compare to pass few month at RM 3.20. The whole process take around 15 minutes and I am very satisfy of what I get.
I wondering other bank like CIMB or Public bank will offer better forex rate. If you had latest info, please share here. Anyway, you may try the Western Union services at BSN with the better forex rate offering.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Windows Live Messenger - “Show what I’m listening to” Doesn’t work
Windows Live Messenger sometimes doesn’t show the music you play on Windows Media Player even though you set it to show.
The work around is the following…
Open up Windows Media Player, and go to Tools => Options (You might need to hit the ALT key to see the hidden menu)
Click the Plug-ins tab, then on the Category Column, Click on Background and make sure Windows Live Messenger Music Plug-in is ticked. If not, tick it and Apply then OK.
See the following screenshot for more info…
Now you should be able to Show what you play on Windows Media Player.
Source: http://www.nishv.com/2007/10/live-messenger-show-what-im-listening-to-doesnt-work/
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
How to Remove/Uninstall Antivirus 2009 effectively?
Antivirus 2009 had been annoying internet users lately. I am also a victim of it unfortunately. Thanks to many forums and kind user, I had finally found the AntiVirus 2009 removal instruction.
Symptom of infected with AntiVirus2009:
1. Automatic installation
2.This program will automatically load when Internet Explorer starts, and when you visit certain sites, it will insert its own information into the web pages that are retrieved. Currently the information that is inserted into the Google home page and search results is a misleading advertisement for Antivirus 2009. The current text of the advertisement is:
Google Tips
Google has detected unregistered Antivirus 2009 copy on your computer. Google recommends you to activate Antivirus 2009 to protect your PC from malicious intrusions from the Internet.
The advertisement is actually one big link that if clicked will bring you to a page at the hxxp://microsoft.browserprotectioncenter.com/ site that says you are infected and should purchase Antivirus 2009.
Removal Tools: hijackthis (strictly not spyware. It is a powerful tool for removing unknown system threat)
Removal steps:
1. Delete following files:
c:\Program Files\Antivirus 2009
c:\Program Files\Antivirus 2009\av2009.exe
c:\WINDOWS\system32\ieupdates.exe
c:\WINDOWS\system32\scui.cpl
c:\WINDOWS\system32\winsrc.dll
2. Delete the registry entries using hijackthis. Scan the registry and remove the item which contain part of the following word:
c:\Program Files\Antivirus 2009
c:\Program Files\Antivirus 2009\av2009.exe
c:\WINDOWS\system32\ieupdates.exe
c:\WINDOWS\system32\scui.cpl
c:\WINDOWS\system32\winsrc.dll
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\75319611769193918898704537500611
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{037C7B8A-151A-49E6-BAED-CC05FCB50328}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{037C7B8A-151A-49E6-BAED-CC05FCB50328}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "75319611769193918898704537500611"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "ieupdate"
If you need further help, kindly leave your comment and I will try to assist you.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Job Offer Rejection Letter
As the jobless rate is increasing, it's quite offensive to publish this post while people are hardly to find a job. No matter how, I believe there are some readers somewhere who are looking for reference and you might need it in future as well. Anyhow, I will post a couple rejection letter sample here.
Before I start, here are some quick tips to maintain your relationship with your prospect employer.
When you have decided to reject a job offer, you may want to let the employer know in writing that you are declining the offer. Your letter should be polite, brief, and to the point. You don't want to burn bridges and this employer may have a better offer for you down the road. So, don't get into any specifics. Even if the hours are awful, the work environment is terrible or the pay isn't enough to make ends meet, don't mention it.
You should include the following:
Thanks and appreciation for the offer
Written rejection of the job offer
Address the letter to the person who offered you the position. Include your contact information and phone number, even though it is on file with the employer.
Make sure that your letter is well written and does not contain typos or grammatical errors. Even though you are declining the job the job, you want to make sure all your correspondence is professional.
Sample Letter 1
XXXXXXXX
General Manager
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Dear Mr. XXXXX,
Thank you very much for offering me the position of SEO Analyst with XXXXXXXXXXXXX. It was a difficult decision to make, but, my XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX XXXX.
I sincerely appreciate you taking the time to interview me and to share information on the opportunity and your company.
Please extend my gratitude to staff for their time and generous insights. I am sure in the future our paths will cross again. I look forward to potential professional interactions with you and your company.
Thank you again for your offer. I look forward to meeting you again someday soon in a professional capacity.
Best regards,
Marhgil Macuha
Sample Letter 2
1111 Strawberry Lane
Smallville, OH 01234
(555) 668- 7789
March 12, 2001
Steve Smith
Vice-President
HIJ, Inc.
1234 Starfruit Way
Fruitville, OH 12345
Dear Mr. Smith:
I am honored to have received an offer for a position with your organization. My interviews with you and other members of the staff were productive and I was very impressed with the excitement, productivity, and strengths of HIJ, Inc.
However, I must regretfully decline your offer for I have accepted an offer at another firm.
I appreciate the opportunity to interview with your organization and want to thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Dave Davidson
Sample Letter 3
George Gilhooley
87 Delaware Road
Hatfield, CA 08065
(909) 555-5555
Date
Dear Mr. Gilhooley,
Thank you very much for offering me the position of Marketing Manager with Hatfield Industries. It was a difficult decision to make, but, I have accepted a position with another company.
I sincerely appreciate you taking the time to interview me and to share information on the opportunity and your company.
Again, thank you for your consideration.
Signature
Susan Markstone
Monday, August 11, 2008
[Inside AdSense] Defining invalid clicks and click fraud
We often receive questions from new publishers about what these two terms mean, and we'd like to help you understand the difference.
Invalid clicks are clicks for which we decide not to charge our AdWords advertisers, since they may artificially drive up advertiser cost or publisher revenue. These include extraneous clicks without any value to the advertiser, such as the second click of a double-click. They also include many other types of clicks that we've determined aren't motivated by genuine user interest.
"Invalid clicks" are often confused with "clicking on your own ads". However, we'd like to stress that invalid clicks are generally any clicks that artificially inflate advertiser cost or publisher revenue, regardless of their source.
Click fraud is a subset of invalid clicks that are generated with malicious or fraudulent intent -- in other words, clicks that are intended to drive up advertiser cost or publisher revenue artificially. Sources for these clicks include, but are not limited to:
-A publisher clicking on his own ads, or encouraging clicks on his ads
-Users or family members clicking to support the site / publisher
-Third-party programs with user incentives, such as paid-to-click services and click-exchanges
-Automated clicking tools, robots, or other deceptive software
The same principles above apply to ad impressions and conversions as well. Some sources of invalid impressions include, but are not limited to:
-Excessive page refreshes, generated either manually or automatically
-Third-party programs with user incentives, such as paid-to-surf or auto-surf programs
-Third-party programs for purchasing fixed amounts of traffic, e.g. "$10 for 1,000 page views"
As a reminder, any method that artificially generates clicks, impressions, or conversions is strictly prohibited by our program policies. You can also find more information about these topics in our Invalid Clicks FAQ.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
[Inside AdSense] Five steps to optimising your AdSense performance
"I want to improve my AdSense performance, but I don't know how to get
started!"
We hear you. The myriad of optimisation tools and options AdSense
offers can be a bit overwhelming. Colors, placements, channels, ad
sizes -- there are more options to choose from than you can poke a
mouse cursor at! Ideally, we wish you could just click a button and
have a fully optimised webpage published to the Internet. But until
that magical day comes, we have a solution for you.
The Australian AdSense team has put together a short video that takes
the confusion out of optimising. The video goes through a step by step
guide to optimising AdSense performance - from analysing your page
type, to choosing the right ad sizes and colors, and tracking your
results. We also cover our most popular tips to increase eCPM, without
adversely affecting your community's experience on your page.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpPX4A78jqg
So if it's been a while since you've refreshed your AdSense ad units,
or if you're confused on how to use channels to optimise, invest ten
minutes into the video. It's the closest thing you'll get to that
magic button.
Posted by Mel Ann Chan - AdSense Australia Optimisation Team
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 10:15:00 AM
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Yves Saint Laurent dead at 71
It was sad and a great loss in fashion industry that remarkable top French designers had left us. His designs and YSL brand will always in our mind.
Yves Saint Laurent, one the top French designers of the 20th century, died last night in Paris, a source in the fashion icon's foundation said.
"Yves Saint Laurent died Sunday at 11.10pm,'' the source in Pierre-Berge-Saint Laurent Foundation said.
The reclusive French maestro, who had retired from haute couture in 2002 after four decades at the top of his trade, had been ill for some time.
One of a handful of designers who dominated 20th century fashion - on a par with Christian Dior, Coco Chanel and Paul Poiret - Yves Henri Donat Mathieu Saint Laurent was born in the coastal town of Oran, Algeria, on August 1, 1936, at a time when the North African country was still considered part of France.
A shy, lonely, child, he became fascinated by clothes, and already had a solid portfolio of sketches when he first arrived in Paris in 1953, aged 17.
Vogue editor Michel de Brunoff, who was to become a key supporter, was quickly won over, and published them.
The following year Saint Laurent won three of the four categories in a design competition in Paris -- the fourth went to his contemporary Karl Lagerfeld, now at Chanel.
Discerning the young man's potential, de Brunoff advised Christian Dior to hire him and he rapidly emerged as heir apparent to the great couturier, taking over the house when Dior died suddenly three years later.
However in 1960, like many Frenchmen of his age, Saint Laurent was called up to fight in his native Algeria, where an independence war was under way.
Less than three weeks later he won an exemption on health grounds, but when he returned to Paris Dior had already found a replacement for him, in the person of Marc Bohan.
With his close associate and lover Pierre Berge, Saint Laurent resolved to strike out on his own, with Berge, who survives the couturier, taking care of the business side.
Saint Laurent's success lay in the harmony he achieved between body and garment -- what he called "the total silence of clothing''.
He was also in the right place at the right time. Having learned his trade at the house of Dior, he founded his own couture house at the start of the 1960s, at a time when the world was changing and there was a new appetite for originality.
Saint Laurent rode his luck through the rise of the youth market and pop culture fuelled by the economic boom of the 1960s, when women suddenly had more economic freedom.
His name and the familiar YSL logo became synonymous with all the latest trends, highlighted by the creation of the Rive Gauche ready-to-wear label and perfume, as well as astute licensing deals for accessories and perfumes.
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, he set the pace for fashion around the world, opening up the Japanese market and subsequently expanding to South Korea and Taiwan.
In his later years the depression that had haunted him all his life became more oppressive.
When he bowed out of fashion in 2002, Saint Laurent spoke of his battles with depression, drugs and loneliness, though he gave no indication that those problems were directly tied to his decision to stop working.
"I've known fear and terrible solitude,'' he said. "Tranquilisers and drugs, those phony friends. The prison of depression and hospitals. I've emerged from all this, dazzled but sober.''
AFP/AP
Key dates in the life of Yves Saint Laurent:
- 1936: Born on August 1, in Oran, Algeria.
- 1954: Moves to Paris to study design and wins three of the four first prizes in the International Wool Secretariat competition.
- 1955: Hired as a design assistant by Christian Dior.
- 1957: Dior dies unexpectedly in Italy, and Saint Laurent is appointed the house's chief designer.
- 1958: First couture collection for Dior, the Trapeze Line, receives rave reviews. Meets future lover and business partner, Pierre Berge.
- 1960: Outrages conservative Dior clientele and executives with his "Beat Look" drawn from the streets of Paris. Is conscripted into the French army in September but has a nervous breakdown and is exempted two months later.
- 1961: Saint Laurent and Berge start living together and found the couture house. Saint Laurent wins a lawsuit against Dior for unfair dismissal. Designs costumes for a Roland Petit ballet and a Zizi Jeanmaire revue.
- 1962: First own-label couture show in January receives mixed reviews.
- 1964: Launch of "Y", his first perfume.
- 1965: His "Mondrian" dresses take Paris by storm in the July couture show. Begins long association and friendship with actress Catherine Deneuve by designing her costume for Luis Bunuel film's "Belle de Jour".
- 1966: The spring couture show features the first tuxedo for women, while the controversial autumn collection is inspired by Andy Warhol.
- 1968: The "safari look" and first see-through dress cause a sensation at the spring collection. Dedicates his autumn range to the student protesters of May 1968, including duffle coats and fringed jackets.
- 1969: Launches Rive Gauche men's range. Rive Gauche boutique opens in London.
- 1971: Poses naked for an advertisement for the first YSL for Men fragrance. Launches "Rive Gauche" perfume.
- 1973: After a period of doing only ready-to-wear, returns to couture.
- 1974: Moves premises to Avenue Marceau in Paris's eighth district.
- 1977: Launch of the perfume "Opium". The first of many rumours circulates to the effect that Saint Laurent has died.
- 1982: Twentieth anniversary gala at the Paris Lido.
- 1983: Launch of "Paris" perfume. YSL becomes the first designer to have a retrospective dedicated to his work in his own lifetime. In New York, where it opens, it is seen by a million people.
- 1985: Awarded the French Legion d'Honneur.
- 1986: Italian industrialist Carlo de Benedetti takes a 25 per cent stake in YSL and helps finance a $US630 million ($A660 million) buy-out of the perfume interests from the American outfit, Squibb.
- 1989: Unfounded press reports claim Saint Laurent is suffering from AIDS.
- 1990: Speculation about his health continues after he breaks down at his home in Marrakesh and is admitted to hospital in Paris. Fails to attend ready-to-wear show due to nervous exhaustion.
- 1991: Saint Laurent discusses his drug problems and homosexuality for the first time in an interview with the newspaper Le Figaro.
- 1993: YSL is sold to Sanofi for $US650 million ($A680 million). January couture collection is dedicated to Rudolf Nureyev, the Russian ballet dancer who recently died of AIDS. Launch of the women's perfume "Champagne", leading to an ultimately successful lawsuit by producers of champagne wine over the use of the name.
- 1994: Successfully sues Ralph Lauren for copying a tuxedo dress design.
- 1995: Launches "Opium for Men" and relaunches the female version.
- 1999: Israeli-born Alber Elbaz makes his debut as designer for the ready-to-wear label in the spring collections. Gucci complete the takeover of Sanofi, the parent company of YSL and appoint their own creative director, Tom Ford.
- 2000: Ford is appointed to replace Berge as head of collections and named design and communications head for Yves Saint Laurent Couture and perfumes. A YSL museum opens in Paris.
- 2001: Saint Laurent celebrates his 65th birthday.
- 2002: In January, he marks the 40th anniversary of his couture house, and formally announces his retirement.
- 2008: Saint Laurent dies on June 1 in Paris, the Pierre-Berge-Saint Laurent Foundation says.
AFP
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