Hard to imagine that another year’s gone by. As I reflect on the year, I realise that 2011 has been a wonderful year in many aspects. I’ll carry with me all the lessons learned and hopefully 2012 will be an even greater year.
Seasons greetings to all. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2012 New Year.
Received a notice to upgrade to Android 2.2 Froyo for my HTC Aria device this morning. Spent the day trying to figure out the upgrade. I have a rooted HTC Aria and I was stuck upgrading for a while. The device would reboot, the installation start, and then stall shortly after forcing me to pull out the battery to reset. I tried a hard reset and I tried flashing the ROM using ClockWorkMod, both with little success. I ended up doing it the hard way by fully restoring to the original unrooted ROM and going from there… Here’s how.
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This weekend is MPH Members’ Weekend. On the 9th and 10th October 2010, MPH members will enjoy a huge discounts and savings when they visit their favourite MPH store. The offers as follows:
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Got a new phone. The HTC Aria (thanks WL). It’s an android based phone. A mini, lower spec version of the HTC Desire. The choice was between these two and the Aria won out because of the size and form factor. While I was tempted by the Desire for its superior processor, memory and touch screen, I didn’t want a bulky phone. So far so good, I’m happy with the choice. The phone together with cover, 4GB memory and screen protector came up to RM1850.
The interface is smooth and Google Market is cool. In the process of rooting the phone. Instructions to follow shortly. All in, a nice new toy :)
Time sure does fly. Just realised that it’s been nearly three months since we were lounging in Bali. The sands are slipping by too quickly. Noticed that white hairs are popping up on my head. It’s not like I’ve not noticed them before. I’ve had strands of white among black since my secondary school days. However, the numbers have increased as of late. I’m blaming it on work related stress. Having a busy work schedule doesn’t help. The last three weeks have been filled with executive and 2nd line manager visits. Hoping that the rest of the month will be peaceful. They way things are at the moment, it’s probably just wishful thinking… sigh…
Enjoying my time in Bali with the missus. Wishing that it wouldn’t end. At some point, we made a comment that it would be nice if we didn’t have to go back to work. Been here for about four days and will be here for several more. The last two days have been pouring. A waste really. But we still made the best of it going white water rafting on the Ayung River and all. Met a few good people. Perhaps convert them to good friend. Who knows what else Bsli has in store for us. Only time will tell.
From the title, you must be thinking WTF? Believe me, it’s not all that uncommon once you understand the scenario…
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You have a secure server. You need run an X-terminal from the command line console as a user other than yourself. You only have ’sudo su’ permission to the other user but not the actual user login credentials. One common scenario where you’ll hit this problem is if you’re trying to deploy a piece of software as root via X-Terminal and you have to su over. I know I’ve hit this often enough. So what do we do?
Yes! It is here! Already! The thrice annual PIKOM PC Fair! First of 2010! Why am I shouting?! Started last week at some places no one ever goes to in minuscule (yes, been there, nothing to scream about) and growing peaking at KLCC next weekend before tapering off again (been there too!). So pack up your notebooks and head on out.
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Yep. That’s right. There’s nothing more certain than taxes and death. So get filing before you drop dead from the exorbitant fines. Taxes are due by 3130 April. For those who have registered before, the convenience of Malaysia’s Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri’s eFiling system to file your taxes remains at your finger tips. Borang BE has been online and available for several weeks. Just a few clicks and you’re done! For those who are not using eFiling, you don’t know what you’re missing out. No rush, no hassle. Just make sure you file before the final week to avoid downtime and congestion. I’m sure the physical queue at the tax office will be equally bad.
Joined the 10km run. WL signed me up but didn’t manage to get herself registered. She ran along anyway. Overall an interesting run. Was a little worried that I wouldn’t finish since I was aching all over from Thursday’s Body Pump class. Completed the run in 85 minutes. Within the qualifying time and good enough for me, all things considered. Running in Cyberjaya at night was an experience both good and bad.
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