Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Salam Aidilfitri

Dulu-dulu kita sering menghantar kad ucapan bila tiba musim perayaan. Sekarang nampaknya tradisi menghantar kad semakin terhakis dek kemudahan teknologi seperti MMS, SMS dan e-mel. Ramai yang tak main hantar-hantar kad lagi. Kalau ada pun, mungkin kerana tuntutan korporat saja. Walau bagaimana pun, ia tetap menyumbang kepada matlamat yang sama, iaitu mengeratkan silaturahim antara insan atau organisasi.

Sejak wujudnya kemudahan teknologi ni, aku jarang menghantar kad raya kepada kekawan. Ikhlas cakap, hantar sms lebih cepat, berhemat dan berjimat! Seawal jam 8 pagi tadi, aku telah menghantar lebih 50 sms kepada kekawan terutamanya yang jarang bertemu. SMS tersebut berbunyi begini:

Salam Aidilfitri kulayangkan.
Maaf zahir batin bukan sekadar slogan tahunan.
Kujadikan ia sebagai ucapan penuh keikhlasan.
Agar silaturahim antara kita akrab berkekalan.


Ramai yang tidak balas. Tapi tak apa. Aku tak kecil hati. Aku faham, barangkali mereka sibuk menunaikan solat sunat Aidilfitri. Tapi dah lebih 12 jam... masih tak terima balasan mereka. Aku tetap redha, kerana barangkali mereka sibuk melayan tetamu. Tak pun mungkin sedang khusyuk melayan siaran televisyen yang tak kurang bestnya.

Antara SMS yang kuterima dan kuanggap unik adalah seperti yang di bawah:

"Salam Aidilfitri. alhamdullillah kita berhari raya lagi. Tahun depan tidak pasti. Lantaran itu, atas keterlanjuran kata dan tindakan, dimohon kemaafan. Termakan terminum, pohon halalkan. Di usia yang berbaki ini, jalinan persaudaraan bersama kita peliharai."
Daripada Habsah Hassan

"Walau langkah tak bertemu. Tangan tak berjabat. Ucap tak terdengar. Tapi izinkanlah hati memohon maaf. Semoga syawal menjelma menyucikan rohani di sanubari. Salam Aidilfitri. Maaf Zahir Batin."
Daripada Ogy Ahmad Daud

"Selamat hari raya. Ingat, di pagi lebaran - lebarkan senyuman, bukan lebarkan badan. Maaf zahir batin."
Daripada Raihani Saaid

PC Magazine & PC World - Oct 2008 Issue


PC Magazine October 2008
PDF | English | Pages 108 | 18 MB | Free Download

PC Magazine (sometimes referred to as PC Mag) is a computer magazine that is published monthly in the United States (until 2008 it was published biweekly except in January and July) both in print and online. The magazine is published by Ziff-Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. The first edition was released in January 1982 as a monthly called PC (the "Magazine" was not added to the logo until the first major redesign in January 1986). The magazine moved to biweekly publication in 1983 after a single monthly issue swelled to more than 800 pages.

http://rapidshare.com/files/142976889/pcmag_102008.rar



PC World October 2008
PDF | English | Pages 144 | 24 MB | Free Download

PC World is a global computer magazine published monthly by IDG. It offers advice on various aspects of PCs and related items, the Internet, and other personal-technology products and services. In each publication, PC world reviews and tests hardware and software products from a variety of manufacturers, as well as other technology related devices such as still and video cameras, audio devices and televisions.

http://rapidshare.com/files/142906993/pcworld_102008.rar

75 Best PC-Building Tips in Computer Shooper Oct 08


Computer Shopper October 2008
PDF | English | 15 MB | Free Download

Computer Shopper is a monthly home computing magazine published in the United States. The magazine at one time held the record of being the heaviest magazine, totalling well over 800 pages per issue on a large 10" x 15" format. Most of these were advertisements for mail order computer & computer parts stores. Since the rise of the world wide web and online ordering the magazine has shrunk a great deal, although it still features reviews of over 300 products per issue.

http://rapidshare.com/files/142709166/compshopper_102008.rar

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Sony’s New Cyber-shot Delivers Cutting-edge Technology in Super Slim Design

The 'colourful' Sony models are posing with Taku Taguchi; GM - Product Marketing Division of Sony Malaysia (2nd from left), Yosuke Aoki; Assistant GM - Handycam Marketing of Sony Marketing Asia Pacific, and Naoi Sudo; MD of Sony Malaysia (2nd from right) and Mitsuhiro Shimada, Senior Manager - Cyber-shot & Printer Marketing of Sony Marketing Asia Pacific (3rd from right).

KUALA LUMPUR, 27 September, 2008 – Sony Malaysia expands its line of Cyber-shot™ cameras with the launch of Cyber-shot™ Skinny T (DSC-T77) here in Berjaya Times Square. This sleek and stylish-lovely gadget measuring just 13.9mm wide is the slimmest Cyber-shot™ family to incorporate the Super SteadyShot™ optical image stabilizer.

In conjunction with the launch, Cyber-shot™ is offering 350 units of the latest Skinny T at Crazy Buy with unbelievable price tags strating from RM8 (for the 1st to 10th customers). This offer has attracted a sea of crowds, with some lining up even as early as 25th September in a race to own a unit of the latest Skinny-T.

"I came with 3 other friends all the way from Cyberjaya to line up as early as 7:00pm on Thurday, 25th September," said the first Skinny-T customer, Fam Xiao Ying. This 20-year old Multimedia University student picked brown colour Skinny-T as it reflects unique personality.

In conjuction with the launch, Sony also announced 10 winners of Skin Design Competition. The grand prize went to Hafiz Zamri, 29, a KBU lecturer in graphic design.

Skin design masterpiece done by Hafiz.

This latest piece of art from Cyber-shot™ Skinny T (DSC-T77) packed cutting-edge technology such as enhanced Smile Shutter, Face Detection, and Intelligent Scene Recognition for optimum camera experience. It is now available in black, silver, green, pink and espresso at a retail price of RM1,299.00.

Friday, September 26, 2008

Happy Birthday to Me... :)


Today is my birthday. Beside wishing and singing a birthday song to myself, i wanna dedicate a poem for myself too. To my pretty 'ah soh' Jasmine and my former collegemate Susan who are sharing the same birth date as mine... Happy Birthday To You Too! Enjoy the poem below:


Birthday Blessings

Instead of counting candles,
Or tallying the years,
Contemplate your blessings,
As your birthday nears.

Consider special people
Who love you, and who care,
And others who’ve enriched your life
Just by being there.

Think about the memories
Passing years can never mar,
Experiences great and small
That have made you who you are.

Another year is a happy gift,
So cut your cake, and say,
"Instead of counting birthdays,
I count blessings every day!"

By Joanna Fuchs

Thursday, September 25, 2008

PlayStation 3 by Sony in Malaysia Now!

Sony Malaysia official launched their PlayStation 3 at One Utama Shopping Centre, Petaling Jaya on 20th September 2008.

For more story, check out the following sites:

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/21/nation/2083611&sec=nation

http://multiplay.lowyat.net/2008/09/21/sony-officially-launched-playstation-3-in-malaysia/

http://corp.sony.com.my/3/

Asus Rolls Out the Eee Box

(From right to left) Jacky Lim, Pauline Yap - ASUSTek Computer Marketing Manager and Michael Ku in a photo session with the pretty, handsome & cute models.


After the success of its highly popular Eee PC mini notebooks, Asus is targeting the desktop space with its Eee Box.

The company claims that the Eee Box is the world’s smallest desktop PC, as it is only 223 x 178 x 26mm in size without the stand.

It is so compact that it can be mounted on the back of an LCD monitor if there isn’t enough desk space.

The Eee Box has built-in Wi-Fi 802.11n connectivity, which provides better data transfer speed and wider coverage compared to the older standard.

The notebook also features Asus Express Gate technology, which allows it to boot into a special mode and connect to the Internet in just seven seconds, allowing the user to browse the Web, chat, view photos and make Skype calls.The machine has an Intel Atom N270 (1.6GHz) processor, 1GB RAM, 80GB of storage space and runs on Windows XP Home edition.

The Eee Box is priced at RM1,099.



Story by Chong Jinn Xiung from The Star Online.