tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104089892024-03-25T20:58:44.561+07:00Just another ordinary dayRandom notes and rants from my daily boring routine....idarmadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094711480156058397noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10408989.post-82782188557912176662015-10-12T15:01:00.001+07:002015-10-12T15:01:57.612+07:00Kalkulator PPH 21 PTKP 2015GoTax Indonesia menyediakan kalkulator PPH21 (dengan rumusan PTKP 2015) dengan tampilan yang cukup bagus dan mudah dimengerti.<br />
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Silahkan lanjut ke <a href="http://gotaxindonesia.com/id/hitung">http://gotaxindonesia.com/id/hitung</a>idarmadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094711480156058397noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10408989.post-21099290506341282612015-07-30T16:14:00.000+07:002017-11-28T21:52:35.372+07:00Bebas Visa Taiwan untuk Orang Indonesia. S&K berlaku. :P<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Menurut situs resmi Pemerintah Taiwan ( <a href="https://www.boca.gov.tw/cp-152-274-8c0e2-2.html">https://www.boca.gov.tw/cp-152-274-8c0e2-2.html</a> ), penduduk India, Thailand, Philipina, Vietnam, dan Indonesia <b>YANG MEMILIKI VISA</b> (yg masih berlaku) atau Permanent Residence dari negara2 sebagai berikut :<br />
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- Amerika<br />
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- Negara2 Eropa yang termasuk dalam Konvensi Schengen. ( <a href="http://www.schengenvisainfo.com/schengen-visa-countries-list/">http://www.schengenvisainfo.com/schengen-visa-countries-list/</a>)<br />
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maka orang yang bersangkutan tidak perlu minta visa. Hanya perlu mendaftar online (gratis) ke <a href="https://niaspeedy.immigration.gov.tw/nia_southeast/">https://niaspeedy.immigration.gov.tw/nia_southeast/</a><br />
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Setelah mengisi formulir onlinenya, dan kemudian di-print out. Hasil print out bisa digunakan untuk mengunjungi Taiwan dan berlaku selama 30 hari sejak tanggal kedatangan.<br />
<br />idarmadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094711480156058397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10408989.post-14379140710045972742013-07-26T10:53:00.003+07:002013-07-26T10:53:49.639+07:00Panasonic Indonesia. Great brand with not so great after sales service.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I decided to buy a Panasonic refrigerator for my Mom 4 years ago. Last week this thing broke down. It lost its cool.<br />
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So, even though I had an option to call any repairman, I decided to give Panasonic a call. They registered my case and told me that the technician will drop by the day after tomorrow.<br />
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The tech eventually dropped by two days later. Did a little checking and told me that their office will give me price quotation before they can proceed. And since its Friday afternoon, they promised the quotation on Monday.<br />
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Monday morning I called. The tech had not come to the office and registered my case yet. Neither he did @ 10am. Finally they called around noon. I OKed the quotation. Then they promised to send repairman on THURSDAY.<br />
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Electronic things can and will break (although 4 years is a rather short for a fridge). I understand this.<br />Repair will cost money and time. No problem for me either.<br />
<br />What I don't understand is why does I have to wait THE WHOLE 7 DAYS just to repair a fridge.idarmadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094711480156058397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10408989.post-30029091673838885262012-03-11T21:30:00.002+07:002012-03-11T21:40:39.695+07:00Harga mahal dari sebuah ketidakpastian.<a href="http://setara-institute.org/en/sites/setara-institute.org/files/imagecache/ic_preview_400/News/110815-politikana.com_sby-pusing.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://setara-institute.org/en/sites/setara-institute.org/files/imagecache/ic_preview_400/News/110815-politikana.com_sby-pusing.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br />Jadi.... engak... jadi..... engak.... batasin... atau engak.... naik 500... atau 1000??? atau 1500??? WTF deh.... <br /><br />1 bulan menuju hari H, suka tidak suka, berbagai harga dipasaran pasang ancang-ancang naik, bahkan beberapa komoditas sudah naik.<br /><br />Saya rasa setelah ada "penyesuaian harga BBM", harga-harga akan naik kembali.<br /><br />Jadi paling tidak akan naik 2x. Itu juga dengan asumsi kalau harga barang kebutuhan tidak akan naik lagi sewaktu ada pembagian duit gratis yang dinamakan BLT.<br /><br />Pak <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cts=1331476865879&ved=0CDgQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.economist.com%2Fnode%2F21548266&ei=o7hcT4CrKsfIrQfg78SEDA&usg=AFQjCNG3vq1rDkpEO1kq7PdKfiWptjwprQ&sig2=GXXfUhaCvI2fbVJ0ipMDYw">Lame Duck</a>, please make up your mind. Kangen gw sama waktu jaman Orba. Kalo mo naik BBM itu pengumumannya pada jam 8 malam, dan efektif diberlakukan pada jam 12 malam. It only "hurts" once.idarmadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094711480156058397noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10408989.post-8778165342267168372009-02-14T20:31:00.003+07:002009-02-14T20:50:34.620+07:00"Open Source" Terkendala Peranti Keras?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3Dx_pUIFU3EIuS1PT3EzqOghULeLniasdQHImNpN6EUhjfg512SWP5TSw1i95oDNgz_oz1JN0HDxVKV5qp3XuIlCliT6YuRjWI_U1v80-xZqf5N_Bh-Jw9kfSQQuZzIxb0bQ/s1600-h/OpenSource.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3Dx_pUIFU3EIuS1PT3EzqOghULeLniasdQHImNpN6EUhjfg512SWP5TSw1i95oDNgz_oz1JN0HDxVKV5qp3XuIlCliT6YuRjWI_U1v80-xZqf5N_Bh-Jw9kfSQQuZzIxb0bQ/s320/OpenSource.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302645702119581170" /></a><br />Kompas, 12 Februari 2009<br /><br />"Open Source" Terkendala Piranti Keras? Hari gini? Lebih tepat sih "Open Source" di Indonesia terkendali birokrat bodoh.<br /><br />Kepala Bidang Kemitraan Lembaga Tehnologi Informatika Kantor Menristek Agus Setiadi mengatakan "Sampai sekarang driver memang masih menjadi masalah dalam penggunaan open source software, terutama untuk menjalankan applikasi yang bersifat multimedia. Mencari driver untuk piranti seperti printer atau modem memang menjadi kesulitan bagi pengguna open source software."<br /><br />Hari gini? Masih complain masalah driver di Linux? Belum lama ini saya mengerjakan transisi ke Linux untuk komputer2 di tempat saya bekerja. Saya memakai distro Xubuntu dan Ubuntu. Hardwarenya terdiri dari Pentium II s/d Pentium IV. Kesulitan driver? hanya 1-2 kasus dimana saya harus 'install' sendiri driver untuk LAN card-nya.<br /><br />Juga tertulis di artikel Kompas ini "Kantor Menne Ristek terus memperbanyak driver open source bagi perangkat keras yang diedarkan di Indonesia."<br /><br />Saya juga bingung, perangkat apa sih yang diedarkan di Indonesia yang spesial banget? Kebanyakan perangkat yang diedarkan di Indonesia adalah limpahan dari Singapore. Tidak pernah saya temui hardware yang khusus dibuat untuk Indonesia.<br /><br />Kelihatan banget kalau IGOS ini dijalankan oleh orang2 birokrat yang kurang kompeten. Padahal banyak orang Indonesia yang jago Linux dan jago ngoprek. Yang dibutuhkan memang cuman niat dan tujuan. IGOS adalah nothing more than a project. Mungkin supaya Menneg Ristek kelihatan ada aktivitas.<br /><br />Hare gene komplain Linux susah drivernya.... 10 taon yang lalu sih iyah deh kali...idarmadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094711480156058397noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10408989.post-18890062026363995802009-02-12T14:44:00.004+07:002010-05-20T21:53:54.783+07:00AC Daikin sucks! Pengalaman buruk menggunakan AC Daikin.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_blRLViMa_2EXVNPpfpnCdiwR0BRSooDmFcpVA28UekEWA9S8Tqi4Iu410ive0rm_MyBvB__2oRva3n3BHYrlRxTEIan1xOrsnifSmtCGilf1P5gEFga8ufmvjdmrRry6jg7I/s1600-h/logo_daikin.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 56px; height: 60px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_blRLViMa_2EXVNPpfpnCdiwR0BRSooDmFcpVA28UekEWA9S8Tqi4Iu410ive0rm_MyBvB__2oRva3n3BHYrlRxTEIan1xOrsnifSmtCGilf1P5gEFga8ufmvjdmrRry6jg7I/s200/logo_daikin.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301815683635835890" /></a><br />Bulan Agustus 2007, AC di kamar ibu saya rusak. Mungkin saatnya untuk mengganti AC yagn lama. Dengan pertimbangan merek, kwalitas, dan fitur yang ditawarkan, akhirnya saya memilih AC Daikin tipe Inverter 1pk walaupun dengan harga yang cukup mahal. Waktu itu harganya adalah Rp.3.8jt, dan rata2 AC 1pk pada saat itu berkisar diantara Rp.3 s/d 3.2jt.<br /><br />Ternyata harga mahal dan nama besar tidak sebanding dengan KWALITAS produknya. 3 bulan setelah pembelian, AC Daikin itu rusak. Saya call Customer Servicenya (CS) untuk claim warranty. Pengerjaan kurang lebih 3-4 hari, dan kerusakannya katanya evaporatornya bocor. Well, fine, pikir saya pada waktu itu. Namanya juga barang elektronik, lagi sial yah rusak ajah.<br /><br />TAPI 1 tahun 3 bulan kemudian, akhir Desember 2008, ACnya rusak lagi. Symptomnya sama. Berhubung akhir tahun, baru pada awal tahun saya call CSnya Daikin. 1 minggu tidak ada kabar. Lalu pada tanggal 8 Januari saya call lagi, dan tanggal 10 Januari tehnisi datang. Ternyata problemnya sama, yaitu evaporator bocor, dan indoor unitnya diangkut ke workshop Daikin.<br />Beberapa hari kemudian, mereka menginformasikan ke Ibu saya kalau biaya spare parts adalah Rp.1.6jt. Tapi bukan itu saja, SPARE PARTSNYA HARUS INDENT SELAMA 6 BULAN. WTF!!!!!<br /><br />Saya menghubungi CS dan minta konfirmasi tentang masalah ini. Kalau masalah harga masih relatif walaupun menurut pendapat saya, harganya lumayan mahal. Tapi yang tidak masuk akal adalah bahwa untuk spare part yang bersangkutan saya harus indent selama 6 bulan. Saya sempat bicara dengan Pak Bambang yang katanya menghandle masalah komplain. Beliau mengatakan akan membicarakan masalah ini dan akan followup dengan saya. Saya tunggu sampai 1 BULAN!!! Tidak ada followup.<br /><br />Saya kembali menghubungi mereka pada tanggal 11 Februari 2009. Di pingpong banyak kali dan sempat diputus 1 kali, sampai akhirnya sempat bicara dengan bagian Pak Ranu dari bagian workshop. Pak Ranu berjanji akan coba untuk me-las bagian yang bocor. Saya berterima kasih untuk inisiatifnya untuk menyelesaikan masalah ini.<br /><br />Pointnya : Nama besar dan harga mahal, belum tentu mendapatkan kwalitas bagus. Nama besar dan harga mahal juga tidak menjamin ketersediaan suku cadang maupun harga suku cadang yang masuk akal.<br /><br />Lebih baik sewaktu membeli AC, pertimbangannya adalah <br />1. LAMANYA GARANSI (misalnya ada AC Toshiba yang katanya garansi 4 tahun (mungkin garansi kompressor saja).<br />2. MINIM FITUR (semakin minim fitur, semakin "standar" itu AC. Ujung2nya lebih mudah mengganti sparepartnya karena misalnya evaporatornya lebih standar, blowernya lebih standar....)<br />3. Lupakan deh AC Mahal yang menjanjikan fitur HEMAT ENERGI. (Kecuali kalau ACnya nyala 24jam sehari dengan kondisi listrik yang tidak naik turun.) AC sekarang life spannya cuman 2-3 tahun, setelah itu pasti evaporator bocor. Alih2 mau irit karena ACnya hemat energi, buntut2nya tekor karena sparepartnya mahal (dan harus indent).<br /><br />****<br />update : Akhirnya ACnya kembali harus diservis. Nyerah deh. Sekarang semua AC di rumah ayah saya adalah Sharp. Bukan karena AC Sharp lebih bagus dari AC Daikin, tapi Customer Servicenya yang lebih responsif.idarmadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094711480156058397noreply@blogger.com53tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10408989.post-76440817808132344732009-02-09T20:47:00.005+07:002009-02-10T17:13:02.599+07:00JOBINDO SUCKS!!! PENGALAMAN BURUK DENGAN JOBINDO<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKl7QA7n-ae9GqmHeUvJZI0mPGXIBcrUtXUBVT2_TSQZeCIS-XwwBaOfmB3S-qMk5_wlwCcK-p0nSivQrK4BiPjBVgyDgiXguIkX17icdT4MifvbcdnlUFBrgtLiOZiatZG2x8/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKl7QA7n-ae9GqmHeUvJZI0mPGXIBcrUtXUBVT2_TSQZeCIS-XwwBaOfmB3S-qMk5_wlwCcK-p0nSivQrK4BiPjBVgyDgiXguIkX17icdT4MifvbcdnlUFBrgtLiOZiatZG2x8/s200/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300794179350827794" /></a><br /><br />Beberapa hari yang lalu, seorang teman, via YM minta tolong kepada saya untuk memuat iklan lowongan di internet. Sebelumnya dia telah pasang iklan lowongan di koran Kompas, tapi yang melamar kurang banyak.<br /><br />Saya melakukan quick survey, dan memberikan 3 alternatif kepada teman saya ini. Pilihannya adalah Jobsdb, karir.com dan jobindo.com. Harganya sekitar Rp.1 juta (jobsdb, 2 posting), Rp.700an rb (karir.com, 2 job posting), dan Rp.500.000,-/4 jobposting 60days.<br /><br />Jobindo paling murah bukan? Teman saya memilih jobindo.com<br /><br />Hari Minggu saya regiter ke jobindo.com untuk 2 job posting. Menggunakan alamat email saya yang asli, nomor telp saya yang asli, juga alamat postal yang bisa diverifikasi. Rencananya pada hari Senin (9 Feb 2008), saya akan minta teman saya untuk transfer pembayaran untuk invoice dari jobsindo.<br /><br />Tapi Senin pagi saya cek ke jobindo.com, posting saya sudah tidak ada, bahkan account saya sudah terhapus. Saya telp ke customer servicenya. Dengan entengnya CSnya menyarankan saya untuk daftar ulang, dan menjelaskan kalau ada kemungkinan account saya sudah terhapus karena dicurigai sebagai perusahaan fiktif. Si CS menjelaskan kalau registrasi di jobsindo sangat mudah sehinggga banyak perusahaan fiktif yang mendaftar.<br />Saya tanyakan ke dia, bagaimana kok tidak diverifikasi ulang? padahal saya menggunakan alamat email yang asli, menggunakan no HP yang asli juga. Pada dasarnya mereka menghapus sebuah account hanya berdasarkan curiga TANPA VERIFIKASI!!!<br /><br />BT, dan CSnya tidak bisa menawarkan penjelasan lebih lanjut. Selesai? Tidak. Ternyata mereka mencoba untuk "how low can you go".<br /><br />Setelah menutup pembicaraan (tanpa bantingan telp, bukan karena saya orang sabar, tapi karena masih sayang pada HP), 1 jam kemudian saya mendaftar kembali. Mengisi semua data dengan IDENTITAS ASLI, dan begitu mendapatkan invoice dari mereka, saya langsung menghubungi teman saya untuk melakukan transfer.<br /><br />Tapi apa yang terjadi? Petang hari ketika saya ingin mengecek ulang job posting saya, TERNYATA SUDAH DIHAPUS LAGI seperti pada pagi hari!!! Padahal mereka sudah mengirimkan invoice ke saya, dan saya sudah melakukan pembayaran!!!!<br /><br />I can't wait till tomorrow to scream at them. Yes, this lousy company only open from 9-5 m-f.<br /><br />The points are :<br />- DON'T USE JOBINDO.COM. JANGAN MENGGUNAKAN JASA JOBINDO.COM. They treat you as if you're a fraud. Mereka menganggap setiap orang yang mendaftar adalah penipu.<br />- VALUE FOR MONEY. Ada harga ada barang. Saya seharusnya hanya merekomendasikan jobsdb.com (dan mungkin karir.com).<br /><br />UPDATE (10 FEBRUARI 2009).<br /><br />Saya mengirim email ke mereka untuk menginformasikan kalau pembayaran sudah di transfer. Mereka email balik minta saya untuk fax bukti transfer (YA, MEREKA TIDAK BISA CEK SECARA ONLINE KALAU PEMBAYARAN SUDAH DILAKUKAN. SATU LAGI POINT MINUS).<br />Saya call teman saya untuk fax bukti pembayaran. Setelah bukti pembayaran di fax, DAN MEREKA TIDAK MENGHUBUNGI SAYA, saya email kembali mereka untuk konfirmasi kalau bukti pembayaran sudah dilakukan.<br /><br />Tak lama kemudian saya mendapatkan telp dari CSnya. Menanyakan login yang saya pakai. Saya memberitahu ke CS tersebut. Kemudian si CS menanyakan PASSWORD saya. WOW! INI ADALAH SANGAT-SANGAT TIDAK SECURE DAN TIDAK DIREKOMENDASIKAN. Menanyakan PASSWORD via telp? C'mon....<br />Saya tembak langsung saja si CS, ada apa sih pak? kok tanya2 password segala?<br /><br />Ternyata, mereka mencoba untuk meregister untuk diri saya. Yah saya bilang, saya register saja sendiri. Dan juga entry yang sudah saya masukan 2 kali sebelumnya, saya harus entry lagi. MENYEBALKAN!<br /><br />Si CS minta maaf dengan mengatakan kalau system mereka bermasalah sehingga banyak account terhapus. INI BERBEDA DENGAN PENJELASAN PADA HARI SENIN, DAN UNTUK SEBUAH PERUSAHAAN YANG BERGERAK DI BISNIS ONLINE, TIDAK PUNYA BACK UP SYSTEM? A big joke.<br /><br />Well... akhirnya sore ini saya sudah posting kembali job posting yang dibutuhkan oleh teman saya.....<br /><br />Semoga permasalahan sampai pada hari ini saja.<br /><br />Kapok gw.idarmadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094711480156058397noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10408989.post-56436473542905181932008-12-08T15:04:00.002+07:002008-12-08T15:06:11.773+07:00Vintage Computers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrrZ_h8ZYbe0olQv3lHYnAbm3iTM-j6PcKvFNROD6UW8a0jMTp8j-VLMxZR5IHScppS8WXyR0UEzo_2VId2WmiyIm9DgxTAHzz6y_nbP7iPy4QBtH-YRr_fLgnvc7GjRgGvmY-/s1600-h/lisa2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrrZ_h8ZYbe0olQv3lHYnAbm3iTM-j6PcKvFNROD6UW8a0jMTp8j-VLMxZR5IHScppS8WXyR0UEzo_2VId2WmiyIm9DgxTAHzz6y_nbP7iPy4QBtH-YRr_fLgnvc7GjRgGvmY-/s400/lisa2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277327339926853154" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://oldcomputers.net/pics.html">Photographs of Old Computers</a>idarmadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094711480156058397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10408989.post-37486400428096815082008-12-05T13:06:00.001+07:002008-12-05T13:18:31.871+07:00Gaji presiden SBY vs pemimpin dunia lainnya.Gaji Presiden SBY menurut sby.info adalah sebesar Rp.Rp.62.497.800,- per bulan PLUS dana khusus operasional sebesar Rp.2 Miliar perbulan. <a href="http://www.presidensby.info/index.php/pers/siaran-pers/2006/01/01/89.html">link</a><br /><br />Total gaji per tahun adalah Rp.749.973.600,- (USD60.000,- kurs 12500).<br /><br />Tidak beda jauh dengan gaji Presiden Putin.<br /><br /><br />Berapa gaji para pemimpin dunia lainnya?<br /><br />Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore<br />(Country GDP: $235.6 billion - 2008)<br />Annual salary : $2.46 million.<br /><br />Barack Obama, USA<br />(Country GDP: $13.81 trillion - 2007)<br />Annual salary: $400,000<br /><br />Kevin Rudd, Australia<br />(Country GDP: $773 billion - 2007)<br />Annual salary of $330,300.<br /><br />Angela Merkel, Germany<br />(Country GDP: $2.585 trillion - 2006)<br />Annual salary: € 242,000 (€ 22000 bonus included) ~ $ 307,340.<br /><br />Nicolas Sarkozy, France<br />(Country GDP: $1.871 trillion - 2006)<br />Annual salary of € 240,000 ~ $ 304,800.<br /><br />Stephen Harper, Canada<br />(Country GDP: $1.274 trillion - 2007)<br />Annual salary of $280,000.<br /><br />Gordon Brown, UK<br />(Country GDP: $2.772 trillion - 2007)<br />Annual salary of € 187611 ~ $238,266.<br /><br />Vladimir Putin, Russia<br />(Country GDP: $2.076 trillion -2007)<br />Annual salary of $81,190.<br /><br />source : <a href="http://themangoblog.com/2008/12/salaries-of-heads-of-top-nations.html">The Manggo Blog</a>idarmadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094711480156058397noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10408989.post-35989621979695652522008-11-25T22:49:00.002+07:002008-11-25T22:53:08.104+07:00Arsip foto LIFE di GoogleGoogle sedang mengarsipkan hampir semua foto2 koleksi majalah LIFE. LIFE adalah sebuah majalah yang tertua di Amerika yang terkenal akan foto2nya.<br /><br />Foto2nya bisa dilihat di <a href="http://images.google.com/hosted/life">LIFE photo archive hosted by Google</a><br /><br />Salah satu fotonya adalah sang mata-mata CIA yang sekarang sedang terkenal :<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tbn0.google.com/hosted/images/c?q=9d088c9ae7b9d315_landing"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 401px; height: 600px;" src="http://tbn0.google.com/hosted/images/c?q=9d088c9ae7b9d315_landing" border="0" alt="" /></a>idarmadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094711480156058397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10408989.post-40014816277585474452008-11-25T12:35:00.002+07:002008-11-25T12:39:30.569+07:00Kenapa Pria tidak memakai Bra?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1IA0qThpmjEkKx-1Ykzwnwf6Rv0X6w4eRhNUjFx-VJ5DzebN1pa7iJOfb2SBDckbF9-kH8DzKiO-DLfiCHzzoclFK12Q680uuzupdd3RipIU8cnzbl4FIaudoBvtF3RSgqg9/s1600-h/mensbra01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 199px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1IA0qThpmjEkKx-1Ykzwnwf6Rv0X6w4eRhNUjFx-VJ5DzebN1pa7iJOfb2SBDckbF9-kH8DzKiO-DLfiCHzzoclFK12Q680uuzupdd3RipIU8cnzbl4FIaudoBvtF3RSgqg9/s200/mensbra01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272465422565258754" /></a><br />Kenapa sih kaum pria tidak memakai Bra alias BH? Saya rasa salah satu alasannya karena tidak ada yang menjualnya....... SAMPAI SEKARANG.<br /><br />Ya! Untuk para pria yang mendambakan untuk memakai BRA, kini sudah bisa membelinya di <a href="http://item.rakuten.co.jp/wishroom/mensbra/">http://item.rakuten.co.jp/wishroom/mensbra/</a> Harga 2,900 Yen.idarmadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094711480156058397noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10408989.post-81205342286034655782008-11-21T09:29:00.002+07:002008-11-21T09:32:24.840+07:00Roy Suryo : Kemane aje lu!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoafgJoIfTGuXNVjJGkk5wz-e4YW6Rt5ksisNg6eAD5T0UmRMzHe5nPpjpRy5UhM-q_XIlVE6oRPAuurAo3uU5RldXyCQiMAkOSypzXtbilvGhXHvCtR1dcxsXG4wrQMcVsGfj/s1600-h/Picture+3.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 368px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoafgJoIfTGuXNVjJGkk5wz-e4YW6Rt5ksisNg6eAD5T0UmRMzHe5nPpjpRy5UhM-q_XIlVE6oRPAuurAo3uU5RldXyCQiMAkOSypzXtbilvGhXHvCtR1dcxsXG4wrQMcVsGfj/s400/Picture+3.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270932928940844178" /></a><br /><br />Gunz msg me this <a href="http://www.jakarta.go.id/transjakarta/home/index.php">link yang kena hack</a><br /><br />Hi Roy!(tm)idarmadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094711480156058397noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10408989.post-12063628489040764132008-10-26T12:59:00.003+07:002008-10-26T13:26:10.923+07:00How Indonesian Intelligency Agency works.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0PMIcY3RnGoUAGdtEDiDxf8Xks8B73sCfehwOKQ5j1iiUzGWzsRMvF0h1mWfPl6jKrORHuBPV81Sha2nunRByV_dmNqsK3BvrOI1tqS36heDsJYCmdte88K4SeV45upWHe9-d/s1600-h/Picture+3.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0PMIcY3RnGoUAGdtEDiDxf8Xks8B73sCfehwOKQ5j1iiUzGWzsRMvF0h1mWfPl6jKrORHuBPV81Sha2nunRByV_dmNqsK3BvrOI1tqS36heDsJYCmdte88K4SeV45upWHe9-d/s320/Picture+3.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261338610307037490" /></a><br /><br />An ex BIN (Badan Inteligent Negara, Indonesia's CIA) agent was called to a witness stand in Munir's (a human right activist) murder case.<br /><br />In the last paragraph of the news, loosely translated : "To kill Munir, Padma planned 4 stages. They were surveillance, terrorize, voodoo, and poisoning."<br /><br />VOODOO? WTF!!! LOL. Not that I don't believe voodoo (I've seen quite a lot of illogical things here. hey, I live in Indonesia), but please just keep it as a top secret method, at least to uphold the integrity of your former workplace (which is Indonesia Intelligence Agency).idarmadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094711480156058397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10408989.post-62281560996083158532008-10-12T21:34:00.005+07:002008-10-12T21:40:16.884+07:00An email from BambangLook what I found in my junk mail folder? An email from Bambang Suharto! :) Maybe Bambang is really trying to ask some assistance from me. Maybe I can help him to hide some of his assets from his ex-wife? hmmm who knows...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQAAVsNWZPG3k8RcOThutL9U6ylQy8zKg6I_9PuU-0FPth6TlDvCptwrMlhU3eeuM2XcshXkhYXoicA2u0Y3YAZ9kkdDpKZx8YDq8Xm32wbhQxyeryX1CfmHv7rK4IZ_NyWM4/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQAAVsNWZPG3k8RcOThutL9U6ylQy8zKg6I_9PuU-0FPth6TlDvCptwrMlhU3eeuM2XcshXkhYXoicA2u0Y3YAZ9kkdDpKZx8YDq8Xm32wbhQxyeryX1CfmHv7rK4IZ_NyWM4/s400/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256276427649136578" /></a>idarmadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094711480156058397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10408989.post-50131815799081055312008-09-12T21:01:00.002+07:002008-09-12T21:04:54.420+07:00What A Zillionaire Like Bill Gates Do After Retired?Apparently he tried star in a sitcom with Jerry Seinfeld<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gBWPf1BWtkw&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gBWPf1BWtkw&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>idarmadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094711480156058397noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10408989.post-57904799286481585042008-08-09T11:09:00.003+07:002008-08-09T11:16:24.307+07:00Quick note : Dimana beli baterai & mata pisauJika butuh baterai notebook beserta adaptornya, silahkan ke <a href="www.gudangbatere.com">gudangbatere.com</a><br /><br />Tapi jika butuh batere dengan ukuran aneh, bisa coba contact ke :<br /><br /><b>Sarang Baterai<br />Pertokoan Glodok Jaya,<br />Lt. Dasar Blok A No.30,<br />Jakarta Kota 11180.<br />Telp : (021)659-7889<br />Fax : (021)659-7889</b><br /><br />Minggu lalu saya membeli baterai 1/2AA 3.6V untuk Mac Cube saya. Ketemu percis merek Tadiran. Harganya Rp.75.000,-. Merek Sharp harganya Rp.125.000,-<br /><br />Kalau butuh mata pisau untuk pisau gergaji, potong, dan untuk applikasi mesin dan industri, coba ke :<br /><br /><b>Manis Mata<br />Lindeteves Trade Center (LTC)<br />Lantai GF1 Blok C27 No.6 & 7<br />Telp : (021)6220-1436<br />Fax : (021)3006-3965<br /></b><br /><br />Kemain beli mata pisau SKH Double Planner ukuran 610x38x6mm seharga Rp.275.000,-idarmadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094711480156058397noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10408989.post-53749692992097219652008-07-19T14:20:00.006+07:002008-07-19T15:01:25.138+07:00Kompas.com, Lebih Lengkap, Lebih Luas, dan LEBIH BLOATED!!Beberapa waktu yang lalu ada peluncuran kompas.com versi baru. Wah seremoninya sangat meriah. Pakai ngundang orang orang vip dan tobbt. Di koran Kompas juga diberikan data statistik yang menunjukan bahwa Kompas.com lebih banyak dikunjungi dibandingkan situs berita A dan situs berita B (saya klik situsberitaa.com dan situsberitab.com, kok engak nongol yah... :P)<br /><br />Ada apa dengan Kompas.com? YANG PASTI SUPER BLOATED. Dibawah ini adalah screenshoot dari kompas.com secara keseluruhan disandingkan dengan screenshoot dari cnn.com<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuzD-Q0XIFus982yWBeODoxYUfo0PIvoN-eENqpif3inJxX2HV6spvQLmO9JQbAg7Ta3AIBlzwbAR1bfGQX6O8vqs3YzcZx0GCJm80rE0at4xwxa2exu9xRxmCIpEb77Fwr_Yu/s1600-h/kompas_vs_cnn.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuzD-Q0XIFus982yWBeODoxYUfo0PIvoN-eENqpif3inJxX2HV6spvQLmO9JQbAg7Ta3AIBlzwbAR1bfGQX6O8vqs3YzcZx0GCJm80rE0at4xwxa2exu9xRxmCIpEb77Fwr_Yu/s400/kompas_vs_cnn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224626230006417954" /></a><br /><br />Tidak masalah sih kalau kompas.com mencoba lebih banyak content daripada cnn.com, TAPI KALAU MAU SAMPAI ADA 16 FLASH ELEMENT, ITU NAMANYA KETERLALUAN.<br /><br />Kenapa sih para designer (dan terutama yang menamakan dirinya WEB DESIGNER) di Indonesia kebanyakan adalah FLASH FETISH? Dulu Detik.com, sekarang Kompas.com.<br />Salahnya dimana yah? Apakah para 'web designer'nya otodidak? atau SEKOLAHnya yang engak mutu? Kalo kwalitas web design kompas.com yang ada 16 Flash content, saya jadi ragu akan kwalitas sekolah Universitas Multimedia (yang satu grup dengan Kompas).<br /><br />PENGGUNAAN FLASH/ANIMATION SECARA BERLEBIHAN (kalau 16 sih sudah OBSESIVE) MENYALAHI PAKEM WEB USABILITY. <a href="http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20001029.html">link ke artikel Jacob Nielsen</a><br /><br />Berapa konten Flash yang dimiliki oleh CNN? kadang 1 atau 2 tergantung dari iklan yang sedang ditayangkan. (oleh server iklannya, kadang ditampilkan iklan yang .jpg atau animasi .gif). Tapi di kompas.com, terhitung 16 animasi Flash.<br /><br />Selain menyalahi pakem web usability, penggunaan konten Flash akan :<br />1. Memakan lebih banyak bandwidth daripada gambar statis. Negara Kesatuan RI ini khan masih statusnya fakir bandwidth.<br />2. Memakan lebih banyak resource pada cpu pengunjung. Alias komputernya akan melambat. Kenapa saya tidak pernah mengunjungi detik.com lagi? selain karena animasi iklan2nya yang obnoxious, juga karena melambatkan komputer saya.<br /><br />SO, SARAN SAYA KEPADA KOMPAS.COM : CARI WEB DESIGNER YANG BENAR2 PAHAM AKAN ARTISTIK DAN DESIGN USABILITY.<br /><br />Kompas.com... memang lebih bloated.idarmadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094711480156058397noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10408989.post-47136334165236263682008-07-07T21:47:00.003+07:002008-07-15T09:20:36.670+07:00Cara Vector Art<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eRoMcpZGv_w"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eRoMcpZGv_w" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Cara pembuatan gambar Vector dari sebuah Photo via Photoshop.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.melissaclifton.com/tutorial-vector.html">http://www.melissaclifton.com/tutorial-vector.html</a>idarmadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094711480156058397noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10408989.post-8615405684888126772008-07-03T08:05:00.004+07:002008-07-03T08:09:34.697+07:00Kecepatan Internet di JepangBerapa cepet sih Internet rumahan di Jepang?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOKOBsHibYK0bryZMK9DammCi_nhCe1bD9RRL8pEE7Jt4lKttKBQGVzoP1qciV4nBm5BAWwcbdc5D-IQvX3LhmU-zrppNzj83cVsRPMdyFiC8yw_iY9LxMhioh7ZF6igc8wNJ/s1600-h/Picture+3.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOKOBsHibYK0bryZMK9DammCi_nhCe1bD9RRL8pEE7Jt4lKttKBQGVzoP1qciV4nBm5BAWwcbdc5D-IQvX3LhmU-zrppNzj83cVsRPMdyFiC8yw_iY9LxMhioh7ZF6igc8wNJ/s400/Picture+3.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218588287524128034" /></a><br /><br />via <a href="http://www.fuckedupjapan.com/2008/japan-to-punish-p2p-users/">FuckedUpJapan</a>idarmadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094711480156058397noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10408989.post-56063048458586001242008-06-15T21:22:00.000+07:002008-06-15T21:22:18.213+07:00Kabel ethernet paling mahal di duniaIni mungkin adalah kabel ethernet paling mahal di dunia.<br /><br />Merek : Denon. Harga $499,- untuk 1,5 meter.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.usa.denon.com/AKDL1_G.gif"><br /><br />Sangat cocok untuk orang yang kelebihan duit dan kekurangan IQ.<br /><br />Link ke halaman produknya :<br /><a href="http://www.usa.denon.com/ProductDetails/3429.asp">Denon USA | AK-DL1</a><br /><br />via <a href="http://it.slashdot.org/it/08/06/15/009216.shtml">Slashdot</a>idarmadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094711480156058397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10408989.post-76367549012252809462008-06-15T20:59:00.002+07:002008-06-15T21:02:26.855+07:00Perbandingan gaji pekerja IT di Indonesia vs AsiaGaji pekerja IT di Indonesia dibandingkan dengan rekan2nya dari Singapore, HK, Malaysia, bahkan Thailand.<br /><br />Indonesia meduduki rangking terakhir.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.zdnetasia.com/i/news/2008/salary_overall_comparison.jpg"><br /><br />Yah namanya juga bos2 di Indonesia itu kurang appreciate dengan keberadaan IT. Sadar akan kepentingan IT cuman waktu koneksi internet terganggu dan email tidak jalan. :)<br /><br /><br />Artikel selengkapnya :<br /><a href="http://www.zdnetasia.com/techjobs/it_employment_trends_08/0,3800013453,62042202,00.htm">Asia IT Salary Benchmarks : Experience pays well for those in IT : IT employment Trends - ZDNet Asia</a><br /><br />via <a href="http://enda.goblogmedia.com/quicklinks/working-in-it-compare-your-salary-with-colleagues-in-my-sg-th-and-more.html">enda</a>idarmadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094711480156058397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10408989.post-6274246948167527272008-04-09T17:19:00.005+07:002008-04-10T09:46:51.420+07:00Indonesia Internet Cencorship (continue)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagzi4wFAsgrZNC2jyJLNRK7bHeJprnLa8lVTb3Bik7YaTP07Ssz9IYAfUcZIfZ5vjJ9B9CBErNbspcvV-l5y_o4BfSDWHGZtghjUS2hFxdJpYL1kQNuANH98Vja6L59uCTKL4/s1600-h/youtubeban.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagzi4wFAsgrZNC2jyJLNRK7bHeJprnLa8lVTb3Bik7YaTP07Ssz9IYAfUcZIfZ5vjJ9B9CBErNbspcvV-l5y_o4BfSDWHGZtghjUS2hFxdJpYL1kQNuANH98Vja6L59uCTKL4/s320/youtubeban.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187187387874910770" /></a><br />Following the Ministry Instruction (the last post), YouTube had been blocked nationwide by local ISPs.<br /><br />JakartaPost has the news : <a href="http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/04/08/indonesian-isps-ban-videosharing-web-sites.html">link</a><br /><br />Reporter without borders : <a href="http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=26496">link</a><br /><br />Several other big sites are also reported being blocked :<br />Multiply.com<br />MySpace.com<br />Liveleak.com<br />Rapidshare.com<br />elance.com (by telkom speedy)<br /><br />Ministry of Communication and Information yesterday had a discussion with IT and blogger community, but resulted nothing. No surprise, since the government is not really into public aspirations.idarmadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094711480156058397noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10408989.post-26558660243681642112008-04-08T10:55:00.007+07:002008-04-09T17:16:48.336+07:00UU ITE (Information and Electronic Transaction Law) = Law to allow information censorship by Indonesian Government<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagzi4wFAsgrZNC2jyJLNRK7bHeJprnLa8lVTb3Bik7YaTP07Ssz9IYAfUcZIfZ5vjJ9B9CBErNbspcvV-l5y_o4BfSDWHGZtghjUS2hFxdJpYL1kQNuANH98Vja6L59uCTKL4/s1600-h/youtubeban.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagzi4wFAsgrZNC2jyJLNRK7bHeJprnLa8lVTb3Bik7YaTP07Ssz9IYAfUcZIfZ5vjJ9B9CBErNbspcvV-l5y_o4BfSDWHGZtghjUS2hFxdJpYL1kQNuANH98Vja6L59uCTKL4/s320/youtubeban.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187187387874910770" /></a><br />Indonesian government has produce a law that govern information and 'electronic transaction'. It called 'UU ITE' Undang Undang Informasi & Transaksi Elektronik. The law aimed to prevent cyber crime such as carding which is quite popular in Indonesia.<br />The draft of the law can be viewed <a href="http://www.uuite.com/">here</a><br /><br />However, a lot of people see it as a law and base for the government to do internet censorship.<br /><br />This week (week of 8 April 2008), it's widely known that a popular site <a href="youtube.com">YouTube</a> has been instructed by Ministry of Communication and Information to be blocked nation wide. This instruction has to be complied by all ISP.<br /><br />The reason for YouTube blocking is because there a video called Fitna made by a Dutch politician that has been touted as a misleading critique of Islam.<br /><br />As of today, the whole Indonesia that use local ISP can not access YouTube. Some ISP go even further by blocking a few other site including multiply.com<br /><br />Below is the Ministry's letter to ISP :<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiNVauEu9mTHgx1BqF1bp4-a7CGVIG0o3mApCBAatsNqG8KY5EUbGaFCpQD8tGQkitU7vGOACFnmIr0IObmU3cPE8nBfw0aBqfnVpj6c2H6z0lsKs37q02dg6Z7CNg-FuZu6jM/s1600-h/2726268p.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiNVauEu9mTHgx1BqF1bp4-a7CGVIG0o3mApCBAatsNqG8KY5EUbGaFCpQD8tGQkitU7vGOACFnmIr0IObmU3cPE8nBfw0aBqfnVpj6c2H6z0lsKs37q02dg6Z7CNg-FuZu6jM/s400/2726268p.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186721083275584034" /></a><br /><font size="1">photo credit : KOMPAS/RENE L PATTIRADJAWANE <a href="http://www.kompas.com/kompascetak/read.php?cnt=.xml.2008.04.07.14083129&channel=2&mn=174&idx=174">link</a></font><br /><br />A loosely translation of the content :<br /><br />"In relation of the video called Fitna (made by Dutch politician, Geert Wilders' that circulate via internet media, and can cause inter religious disharmony globally.<br /><br />Because of that, we instructed you to coordinate with APJII (Indonesia ISP Assosiation) members and IIX (Indonesia Internet Exchange) authorities with all effort to block the site and blog that post that video.<br /><br />This was told to be done obidiently.<br /><br />Ministry of Communication and Information<br />Muhammad Nuh<br /><br />cc : Indonesia Police Chief.<br />"<br /><br />News in Jakarta Post regarding Fitna <a href="http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/03/28/house-speaker-warns-govt-fitna-film.html">link</a>idarmadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094711480156058397noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10408989.post-59981541514562002782008-03-04T20:45:00.007+07:002008-03-21T16:17:18.406+07:00Using Mac will make you 'dumb' 'dull', using Windows will just waste your time.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsMus8DJgRhwf4Y2ULFx1rEX1yLd07AxLSrI-0XtTcGl4vy7rH9c2vs3SO65SOJSnLIEkwu8Jotu4S8WtNQhBnGC3PqvoqZQXr5HVkqOtBhPNvPijWPsfZ2_5Cn9PFRmtbe7W/s1600-h/Windows_bug.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsMus8DJgRhwf4Y2ULFx1rEX1yLd07AxLSrI-0XtTcGl4vy7rH9c2vs3SO65SOJSnLIEkwu8Jotu4S8WtNQhBnGC3PqvoqZQXr5HVkqOtBhPNvPijWPsfZ2_5Cn9PFRmtbe7W/s200/Windows_bug.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180121178830512642" /></a><br />Yes, if you spend too much time using Mac, you'll eventually become <s>'dumb'</s> 'dull' in technical troubleshooting sense of way. You've taken by granted that everything in Mac will just work.<br /><br />Yesterday's evening, my brother in law called me. He signed up for Speedy ADSL service. The technician came by to install the modem. He tested it using his notebook (with XP) and worked with no problem. Then he tried to connect the modem to my bro's Vista. It didn't work. In my conversation with the technician, he said that he got no experience with Vista, thus didn't know how to troubleshoot the problem. It is suppose to be plug and pray right? The ethernet suppose to automatically get an address from the modem. Apparently it didn't work.<br /><br />So I have to drive to his house, 20 minutes away. When I arrived, the technician was quite confused, as also it's already 8pm, and I don't think he is being paid overtime. I told the tech guy to leave, since he proofed that the internet is working using his notebook.<br /><br />I started tweaking with the network setting in Vista. Automatic addressing, didn't work. Manual address, didn't work. Strangely I saw 2 'network connections'. One being the ethernet port itself, and the other was 'unidentified network'. What the heck. Did Vista has new network feature that I didn't know about?<br /><br />Darn, I didn't bring my Powerbook with me. So I had to drive back home, bring my PowerBook over. I plugged in my PowerBook, and whoala! it worked!<br /><br />I started tweaking with Vista network setting again. A strange sign was when I ipconfig, in the gateway there's 2 entries. They are '0.0.0.0' and '192.168.1.1'.<br />It was suppose to be only 1, which is the 192.168.1.1.<br />I go to the TCP/IP prop, go to Advance and check the gateway entries, nothing there.<br /><br />Diagnosting and Repair feature didn't help, but wasting my time.<br /><br />Finally, I tried to reenter the IP address info manually, including entering several fake gateway addresses, click Apply, and then erase them, and click Apply. Set to automatic, and whoala! it works! The 0.0.0.0 was gone!<br /><br />So, because I am using too much Mac, I become <s>dumb</s> dull. It should't took that much time to troubleshoot this problem. I begin to loose my troubleshooting skills and feeling, because aint much to troubeshoot in Mac.<br />Because my brother in law use Vista, he wasted my whole evening, just for this silly problem.<br /><br />[update : the very next day]<br />Aparently the problem reappeared the very next day. Darn! If it can't established a network connection due to "unindentified network" problem, then I can't connect to internet and google. Disable, enable, and restarted several times, and on one lucky shot, it connected to the ADSL modem. I quickly google for this problem, and whoala! we are not alone! And there's no single solution for this problem, as nobody for sure knows what caused it (including those MS MVPs).<br />One of the most possible solution is to download Norton Removal Tool <a href="http://service1.symantec.com/Support/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039">link</a>. The notebook came with Symantec Internet Security preinstalled.<br />[Tips from <a href="http://help.lockergnome.com/vista/DOA-Unidentified-Network-Access-Localftopic-22152-days0-orderasc-20.html">lockergnome.com</a><br />I downloaded it, and run it TWICE just to make sure. Restart the notebook and it connected after reboot. The problem went away, or did it?<br /><br />[update : the next day]<br />Aparently it didn't go away. So I recheck everything again. Run Norton Removal Tool again, uninstalling unneeded programs, and updating the network driver. It didn't work. However, I notice that if the modem is on before I TURN ON the notebook, then the notebook can connect to the modem, but if the notebook is on before the modem, then it will goes into "unidentified network" status, and can't connect.<br /><br />SOLUTION : Turn on the modem, wait for 1 minutes, then turn on the notebook.<br /><br />MORAL : Using Vista is just a waste of time. You'll most likely end up troubleshooting for something that suppose to work. You'll loose your precious time. You better stick with XP or use Mac OSX.<br /><br /><font size="2">image credit : <a href="http://www.gameshout.com/news/windows_home_server_bug_causes_problems1/article9922.htm">http://www.gameshout.com/news/windows_home_server_bug_causes_problems1/article9922.htm</a></font>idarmadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094711480156058397noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10408989.post-2992843167154166562008-02-22T21:56:00.002+07:002008-02-22T22:11:45.602+07:00Our Lovely Busway Bus on Fire!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsGVzSLg8NIcd2oLIzZ59Eeg552ehUvkGWNHv-jiFurT0c2uUTE4d60qtsJJZs8FEjXT-CCK6jiQb_6mT9RTl2JST42XreCKKXE5VM_3W2KjKdD06iOxfG8TtZu_kXONpxcJ4/s1600-h/ShowLetter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsGVzSLg8NIcd2oLIzZ59Eeg552ehUvkGWNHv-jiFurT0c2uUTE4d60qtsJJZs8FEjXT-CCK6jiQb_6mT9RTl2JST42XreCKKXE5VM_3W2KjKdD06iOxfG8TtZu_kXONpxcJ4/s400/ShowLetter.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169822393565408946" /></a><br /><br />got it from a forwaded emailidarmadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094711480156058397noreply@blogger.com0