Since defragging the disk won't do much to improve Windows XP performance, here are 23 suggestions that will. Each can enhance the performance and reliability of your customers' PCs. Best of all, most of them will cost you nothing.
1.) To decrease a system's boot time and increase system performance, use the money you save by not buying defragmentation software -- the built-in Windows defragmenter works just fine -- and instead equip the computer with an Ultra-133 or Serial ATA hard drive with 8-MB cache buffer.
2.) If a PC has less than 512 MB of RAM, add more memory. This is a relatively inexpensive and easy upgrade that can dramatically improve system performance.
3.) Ensure that Windows XP is utilizing the NTFS file system. If you're not sure, here's how to check: First, double-click the My Computer icon, right-click on the C: Drive, then select Properties. Next, examine the File System type; if it says FAT32, then back-up any important data. Next, click Start, click Run, type CMD, and then click OK. At the prompt, type CONVERT C: /FS:NTFS and press the Enter key. This process may take a while; it's important that the computer be uninterrupted and virus-free. The file system used by the bootable drive will be either FAT32 or NTFS. I highly recommend NTFS for its superior security, reliability, and efficiency with larger disk drives.
4.) Disable file indexing. The indexing service extracts information from documents and other files on the hard drive and creates a "searchable keyword index." As you can imagine, this process can be quite taxing on any system.
The idea is that the user can search for a word, phrase, or property inside a document, should they have hundreds or thousands of documents and not know the file name of the document they want. Windows XP's built-in search functionality can still perform these kinds of searches without the Indexing service. It just takes longer. The OS has to open each file at the time of the request to help find what the user is looking for.
Most people never need this feature of search. Those who do are typically in a large corporate environment where thousands of documents are located on at least one server. But if you're a typical system builder, most of your clients are small and medium businesses. And if your clients have no need for this search feature, I recommend disabling it.
Here's how: First, double-click the My Computer icon. Next, right-click on the C: Drive, then select Properties. Uncheck "Allow Indexing Service to index this disk for fast file searching." Next, apply changes to "C: subfolders and files," and click OK. If a warning or error message appears (such as "Access is denied"), click the Ignore All button.
5.) Update the PC's video and motherboard chipset drivers. Also, update and configure the BIOS. For more information on how to configure your BIOS properly, see this article on my site.
6.) Empty the Windows Prefetch folder every three months or so. Windows XP can "prefetch" portions of data and applications that are used frequently. This makes processes appear to load faster when called upon by the user. That's fine. But over time, the prefetch folder may become overloaded with references to files and applications no longer in use. When that happens, Windows XP is wasting time, and slowing system performance, by pre-loading them. Nothing critical is in this folder, and the entire contents are safe to delete.
7.) Once a month, run a disk cleanup. Here's how: Double-click the My Computer icon. Then right-click on the C: drive and select Properties. Click the Disk Cleanup button -- it's just to the right of the Capacity pie graph -- and delete all temporary files.
8.) In your Device Manager, double-click on the IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers device, and ensure that DMA is enabled for each drive you have connected to the Primary and Secondary controller. Do this by double-clicking on Primary IDE Channel. Then click the Advanced Settings tab. Ensure the Transfer Mode is set to "DMA if available" for both Device 0 and Device 1. Then repeat this process with the Secondary IDE Channel.
9.) Upgrade the cabling. As hard-drive technology improves, the cabling requirements to achieve these performance boosts have become more stringent. Be sure to use 80-wire Ultra-133 cables on all of your IDE devices with the connectors properly assigned to the matching Master/Slave/Motherboard sockets. A single device must be at the end of the cable; connecting a single drive to the middle connector on a ribbon cable will cause signaling problems. With Ultra DMA hard drives, these signaling problems will prevent the drive from performing at its maximum potential. Also, because these cables inherently support "cable select," the location of each drive on the cable is important. For these reasons, the cable is designed so drive positioning is explicitly clear.
10.) Remove all spyware from the computer. Use free programs such as AdAware by Lavasoft or SpyBot Search & Destroy. Once these programs are installed, be sure to check for and download any updates before starting your search. Anything either program finds can be safely removed. Any free software that requires spyware to run will no longer function once the spyware portion has been removed; if your customer really wants the program even though it contains spyware, simply reinstall it. For more information on removing Spyware visit this Web Pro News page.
11.) Remove any unnecessary programs and/or items from Windows Startup routine using the MSCONFIG utility. Here's how: First, click Start, click Run, type MSCONFIG, and click OK. Click the StartUp tab, then uncheck any items you don't want to start when Windows starts. Unsure what some items are? Visit the WinTasks Process Library. It contains known system processes, applications, as well as spyware references and explanations. Or quickly identify them by searching for the filenames using Google or another Web search engine.
12.) Remove any unnecessary or unused programs from the Add/Remove Programs section of the Control Panel.
13.) Turn off any and all unnecessary animations, and disable active desktop. In fact, for optimal performance, turn off all animations. Windows XP offers many different settings in this area. Here's how to do it: First click on the System icon in the Control Panel. Next, click on the Advanced tab. Select the Settings button located under Performance. Feel free to play around with the options offered here, as nothing you can change will alter the reliability of the computer -- only its responsiveness.
14.) If your customer is an advanced user who is comfortable editing their registry, try some of the performance registry tweaks offered at Tweak XP.
15.) Visit Microsoft's Windows update site regularly, and download all updates labeled Critical. Download any optional updates at your discretion.
16.) Update the customer's anti-virus software on a weekly, even daily, basis. Make sure they have only one anti-virus software package installed. Mixing anti-virus software is a sure way to spell disaster for performance and reliability.
17.) Make sure the customer has fewer than 500 type fonts installed on their computer. The more fonts they have, the slower the system will become. While Windows XP handles fonts much more efficiently than did the previous versions of Windows, too many fonts -- that is, anything over 500 -- will noticeably tax the system.
18.) Do not partition the hard drive. Windows XP's NTFS file system runs more efficiently on one large partition. The data is no safer on a separate partition, and a reformat is never necessary to reinstall an operating system. The same excuses people offer for using partitions apply to using a folder instead. For example, instead of putting all your data on the D: drive, put it in a folder called "D drive." You'll achieve the same organizational benefits that a separate partition offers, but without the degradation in system performance. Also, your free space won't be limited by the size of the partition; instead, it will be limited by the size of the entire hard drive. This means you won't need to resize any partitions, ever. That task can be time-consuming and also can result in lost data.
19.) Check the system's RAM to ensure it is operating properly. I recommend using a free program called MemTest86. The download will make a bootable CD or diskette (your choice), which will run 10 extensive tests on the PC's memory automatically after you boot to the disk you created. Allow all tests to run until at least three passes of the 10 tests are completed. If the program encounters any errors, turn off and unplug the computer, remove a stick of memory (assuming you have more than one), and run the test again. Remember, bad memory cannot be repaired, but only replaced.
20.) If the PC has a CD or DVD recorder, check the drive manufacturer's Web site for updated firmware. In some cases you'll be able to upgrade the recorder to a faster speed. Best of all, it's free.
21.) Disable unnecessary services. Windows XP loads a lot of services that your customer most likely does not need. To determine which services you can disable for your client, visit the Black Viper site for Windows XP configurations.
22.) If you're sick of a single Windows Explorer window crashing and then taking the rest of your OS down with it, then follow this tip: open My Computer, click on Tools, then Folder Options. Now click on the View tab. Scroll down to "Launch folder windows in a separate process," and enable this option. You'll have to reboot your machine for this option to take effect.
23.) At least once a year, open the computer's cases and blow out all the dust and debris. While you're in there, check that all the fans are turning properly. Also inspect the motherboard capacitors for bulging or leaks. For more information on this leaking-capacitor phenomena, you can read numerous articles on my site.
Following any of these suggestions should result in noticeable improvements to the performance and reliability of your customers' computers. If you still want to defrag a disk, remember that the main benefit will be to make your data more retrievable in the event of a crashed drive.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
23 Ways to speed Win XP
10 reasons why PCs crash U must Know
Fatal error: the system has become unstable or is busy," it says. "Enter to return to Windows or press Control-Alt-Delete to restart your computer. If you do this you will lose any unsaved information in all open applications."
You have just been struck by the Blue Screen of Death. Anyone who uses Mcft Windows will be familiar with this. What can you do? More importantly, how can you prevent it happening?
1 Hardware conflict
The number one reason why Windows crashes is hardware conflict. Each hardware device communicates to other devices through an interrupt request channel (IRQ). These are supposed to be unique for each device.
For example, a printer usually connects internally on IRQ 7. The keyboard usually uses IRQ 1 and the floppy disk drive IRQ 6. Each device will try to hog a single IRQ for itself.
If there are a lot of devices, or if they are not installed properly, two of them may end up sharing the same IRQ number. When the user tries to use both devices at the same time, a crash can happen. The way to check if your computer has a hardware conflict is through the following route:
* Start-Settings-Control Panel-System-Device Manager.
Often if a device has a problem a yellow '!' appears next to its description in the Device Manager. Highlight Computer (in the Device Manager) and press Properties to see the IRQ numbers used by your computer. If the IRQ number appears twice, two devices may be using it.
Sometimes a device might share an IRQ with something described as 'IRQ holder for PCI steering'. This can be ignored. The best way to fix this problem is to remove the problem device and reinstall it.
Sometimes you may have to find more recent drivers on the internet to make the device function properly. A good resource is www.driverguide.com. If the device is a soundcard, or a modem, it can often be fixed by moving it to a different slot on the motherboard (be careful about opening your computer, as you may void the warranty).
When working inside a computer you should switch it off, unplug the mains lead and touch an unpainted metal surface to discharge any static electricity.
To be fair to Mcft, the problem with IRQ numbers is not of its making. It is a legacy problem going back to the first PC designs using the IBM 8086 chip. Initially there were only eight IRQs. Today there are 16 IRQs in a PC. It is easy to run out of them. There are plans to increase the number of IRQs in future designs.
2 Bad Ram
Ram (random-access memory) problems might bring on the blue screen of death with a message saying Fatal Exception Error. A fatal error indicates a serious hardware problem. Sometimes it may mean a part is damaged and will need replacing.
But a fatal error caused by Ram might be caused by a mismatch of chips. For example, mixing 70-nanosecond (70ns) Ram with 60ns Ram will usually force the computer to run all the Ram at the slower speed. This will often crash the machine if the Ram is overworked.
One way around this problem is to enter the BIOS settings and increase the wait state of the Ram. This can make it more stable. Another way to troubleshoot a suspected Ram problem is to rearrange the Ram chips on the motherboard, or take some of them out. Then try to repeat the circumstances that caused the crash. When handling Ram try not to touch the gold connections, as they can be easily damaged.
Parity error messages also refer to Ram. Modern Ram chips are either parity (ECC) or non parity (non-ECC). It is best not to mix the two types, as this can be a cause of trouble.
EMM386 error messages refer to memory problems but may not be connected to bad Ram. This may be due to free memory problems often linked to old Dos-based programmes.
3 BIOS settings
Every motherboard is supplied with a range of chipset settings that are decided in the factory. A common way to access these settings is to press the F2 or delete button during the first few seconds of a boot-up.
Once inside the BIOS, great care should be taken. It is a good idea to write down on a piece of paper all the settings that appear on the screen. That way, if you change something and the computer becomes more unstable, you will know what settings to revert to.
A common BIOS error concerns the CAS latency. This refers to the Ram. Older EDO (extended data out) Ram has a CAS latency of 3. Newer SDRam has a CAS latency of 2. Setting the wrong figure can cause the Ram to lock up and freeze the computer's display.
Mcft Windows is better at allocating IRQ numbers than any BIOS. If possible set the IRQ numbers to Auto in the BIOS. This will allow Windows to allocate the IRQ numbers (make sure the BIOS setting for Plug and Play OS is switched to 'yes' to allow Windows to do this.).
4 Hard disk drives
After a few weeks, the information on a hard disk drive starts to become piecemeal or fragmented. It is a good idea to defragment the hard disk every week or so, to prevent the disk from causing a screen freeze. Go to
* Start-Programs-Accessories-System Tools-Disk Defragmenter
This will start the procedure. You will be unable to write data to the hard drive (to save it) while the disk is defragmenting, so it is a good idea to schedule the procedure for a period of inactivity using the Task Scheduler.
The Task Scheduler should be one of the small icons on the bottom right of the Windows opening page (the desktop).
Some lockups and screen freezes caused by hard disk problems can be solved by reducing the read-ahead optimisation. This can be adjusted by going to
* Start-Settings-Control Panel-System Icon-Performance-File System-Hard Disk.
Hard disks will slow down and crash if they are too full. Do some housekeeping on your hard drive every few months and free some space on it. Open the Windows folder on the C drive and find the Temporary Internet Files folder. Deleting the contents (not the folder) can free a lot of space.
Empty the Recycle Bin every week to free more space. Hard disk drives should be scanned every week for errors or bad sectors. Go to
* Start-Programs-Accessories-System Tools-ScanDisk
Otherwise assign the Task Scheduler to perform this operation at night when the computer is not in use.
5 Fatal OE exceptions and VXD errors
Fatal OE exception errors and VXD errors are often caused by video card problems.
These can often be resolved easily by reducing the resolution of the video display. Go to
* Start-Settings-Control Panel-Display-Settings
Here you should slide the screen area bar to the left. Take a look at the colour settings on the left of that window. For most desktops, high colour 16-bit depth is adequate.
If the screen freezes or you experience system lockups it might be due to the video card. Make sure it does not have a hardware conflict. Go to
* Start-Settings-Control Panel-System-Device Manager
Here, select the + beside Display Adapter. A line of text describing your video card should appear. Select it (make it blue) and press properties. Then select Resources and select each line in the window. Look for a message that says No Conflicts.
If you have video card hardware conflict, you will see it here. Be careful at this point and make a note of everything you do in case you make things worse.
The way to resolve a hardware conflict is to uncheck the Use Automatic Settings box and hit the Change Settings button. You are searching for a setting that will display a No Conflicts message.
Another useful way to resolve video problems is to go to
* Start-Settings-Control Panel-System-Performance-Graphics
Here you should move the Hardware Acceleration slider to the left. As ever, the most common cause of problems relating to graphics cards is old or faulty drivers (a driver is a small piece of software used by a computer to communicate with a device).
Look up your video card's manufacturer on the internet and search for the most recent drivers for it.
6 Viruses
Often the first sign of a virus infection is instability. Some viruses erase the boot sector of a hard drive, making it impossible to start. This is why it is a good idea to create a Windows start-up disk. Go to
* Start-Settings-Control Panel-Add/Remove Programs
Here, look for the Start Up Disk tab. Virus protection requires constant vigilance.
A virus scanner requires a list of virus signatures in order to be able to identify viruses. These signatures are stored in a DAT file. DAT files should be updated weekly from the website of your antivirus software manufacturer.
An excellent antivirus programme is McAfee VirusScan by Network Associates ( www.nai.com). Another is Norton AntiVirus 2000, made by Symantec ( www.symantec.com).
7 Printers
The action of sending a document to print creates a bigger file, often called a postscript file.
Printers have only a small amount of memory, called a buffer. This can be easily overloaded. Printing a document also uses a considerable amount of CPU power. This will also slow down the computer's performance.
If the printer is trying to print unusual characters, these might not be recognised, and can crash the computer. Sometimes printers will not recover from a crash because of confusion in the buffer. A good way to clear the buffer is to unplug the printer for ten seconds. Booting up from a powerless state, also called a cold boot, will restore the printer's default settings and you may be able to carry on.
8 Software
A common cause of computer crash is faulty or badly-installed software. Often the problem can be cured by uninstalling the software and then reinstalling it. Use Norton Uninstall or Uninstall Shield to remove an application from your system properly. This will also remove references to the programme in the System Registry and leaves the way clear for a completely fresh copy.
The System Registry can be corrupted by old references to obsolete software that you thought was uninstalled. Use Reg Cleaner by Jouni Vuorio to clean up the System Registry and remove obsolete entries. It works on Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE (Second Edition), Windows Millennium Edition (ME), NT4 and Windows 2000.
Read the instructions and use it carefully so you don't do permanent damage to the Registry. If the Registry is damaged you will have to reinstall your operating system. Reg Cleaner can be obtained from www.jv16.org
Often a Windows problem can be resolved by entering Safe Mode. This can be done during start-up. When you see the message "Starting Windows" press F4. This should take you into Safe Mode.
Safe Mode loads a minimum of drivers. It allows you to find and fix problems that prevent Windows from loading properly.
Sometimes installing Windows is difficult because of unsuitable BIOS settings. If you keep getting SUWIN error messages (Windows setup) during the Windows installation, then try entering the BIOS and disabling the CPU internal cache. Try to disable the Level 2 (L2) cache if that doesn't work.
Remember to restore all the BIOS settings back to their former settings following installation.
9 Overheating
Central processing units (CPUs) are usually equipped with fans to keep them cool. If the fan fails or if the CPU gets old it may start to overheat and generate a particular kind of error called a kernel error. This is a common problem in chips that have been overclocked to operate at higher speeds than they are supposed to.
One remedy is to get a bigger better fan and install it on top of the CPU. Specialist cooling fans/heatsinks are available from www.computernerd.com or www.coolit.com
CPU problems can often be fixed by disabling the CPU internal cache in the BIOS. This will make the machine run more slowly, but it should also be more stable.
10 Power supply problems
With all the new construction going on around the country the steady supply of electricity has become disrupted. A power surge or spike can crash a computer as easily as a power cut.
If this has become a nuisance for you then consider buying a uninterrupted power supply (UPS). This will give you a clean power supply when there is electricity, and it will give you a few minutes to perform a controlled shutdown in case of a power cut.
It is a good investment if your data are critical, because a power cut will cause any unsaved data to be lost.
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Is Your Resume On Target?
Each reader who picks up your resume will make a quick decision as to whether to read it carefully - therefore, the top one-third of your resume should include a powerful statement that sums who you are and encapsulates your professional experience.
These are the questions a hiring manager wants answered:
. The field you are in -- even more specifically, what department you want to work in and the title you would like to have.
. How much experience you have in a similar position or in the field?
. What special skills and/or certifications you have?
. The difficult problems you have solved and what you have accomplished.
. The advances you have made throughout your career.
. The type of person you are and your work characteristics.
A profile statement is an overview, a brief summary of your accomplishments. It should be 1-2 paragraphs long with of 3-4 sentences, or perhaps a series of bulleted points.
Here's an example of a tightly written, short summary statement
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Accomplished marketing and business development executive with perennial record of success driving marketing strategies and capitalizing on opportunities that have led to multimillion-dollar growth.
Able to deliver results that position organizations for immediate and long-term growth. Expert presenter, astute marketer, and confident team leader with documented strength in forging strong, sustainable executive-level relationships. Skillful change agent with advanced problem solving and communication skills. Understands both macro picture of market issues and minute details necessary for successful business solutions. Goal-driven.
Below is an example of series bulleted statements
Accomplished manager with 20+ years of experience as Environmental, Health & Safety specialist for industry-leading organizations. Maintain highest quality standards to avoid time and cost expenditures.
Quality and safety specialist with the ability to analyze operations, pinpoint areas for improvement and redesign, and implement plans that generate profitable results.
Excellent relationship builder with success in forming strong, sustainable relationships and securing consensus among cross-functional team members for key initiatives.
To wrap up
The most qualified candidate is not always the one to get an interview - the one with the strongest resume is. Your profile sets the tone for the rest of the resume, and serves as a tease that invites the reader to take notice. A resume is more than just a piece of paper, and as a job seeker it is your responsibility to make it easy for the reader to conclude that you are the best candidate for an interview. A targeted opening will capture the interest of the reader.
Certified in all three areas of the job search - Certified Interview Coach T (CIC) Job & Career Transition Coach (JCTC) and Nationally Certified Resume Writer (NCRW) - Linda is qualified to assist you in your career transition. Whether it be a complete career makeover, interview preparation or resume assistance. Linda is the president of CareerStrides and can be reached via email (linda@careerstrides.com) or by visiting her website (www.careerstrides.com).
Copyright Linda Matias - http://www.careerstrides.com
Business & Career: Know Your Ruling Star!
"Know your Ruling Star. One man is better received by one nation than another, or is one welcome by one city than another. He finds more luck in one office or position than in another, and all though his qualifications are equal or even identical. Let each man know his luck as well as his talents. Follow your guiding star and help it without mistaking any other for it. Know how to transplant yourself. There are nations with whom one must cross their borders to make one's value felt."
- Balthasar Gracian, (Spain, 1600's)
Have you ever felt, "Here I am, best job I ever had, good money, an excellent career move - but, what in the world am I doing here where I feel so alone and out-of-place with my surroundings? How did this happen to me?"
I've been there, because someone offered me a job and I accepted, knowing ahead-of-time, intuitively I wouldn't feel at home in the town and surroundings.
Or - maybe you love your location but, sadly, are unable to find any openings in your field. I've been there also. Looking back on my years in Austin, Texas, I can't believe the number of short-term, soul-emptying jobs I tried very hard and unsuccessfully do to. My job-duration ranged from only two hours (which was long enough when you hate what you are doing!) to several months (each day seeming like an eternity) before my opportunities in broadcasting finally came.
It's a rare person these days who is able to say, "I love this community, love my home, love the work I do, get along great with my business colleagues and supervisors. How do you beat perfection?"
There is a wonderful quote I repeated to myself many, many times during my ups and downs in Texas.
"Hence the first principle in changing one's character is to seek another environment, to let new forces play upon our unused chords, and draw from us a better music." - Will Durant
That's what I wanted! I wanted another location - another place - where new forces could play upon my unused chords and draw from me a better music.
"There are nations with whom one must cross their borders to make one's value felt." - Gracian
Yes! Yes! Yes! That's what I wanted. To cross borders and feel my native talents valued again.
"Know your Ruling Star," the Spanish priest Gracian wrote in The Art of Worldly Wisdom. "One man is better received by one nation than another, or is one welcome by one city than another. He finds more luck in one office or position than in another, and all though his qualifications are equal or even identical."
We are better received in certain locations or areas than in others, welcomed when we show up, and we most certainly do find more luck in one place than another.
"But where, where, where is THAT PLACE?" I wondered.
In Texas, for every 100% plus I gave in my career, the returns (feeling valued, appreciated, and being monetarily rewarded), always fell short.
I hosted a noon talk show for awhile at an Austin TV station. Our ratings were great. The guests I booked were top names in the literary, entertainment, self-improvement, and political arenas.
After our ratings came in one spring, I couldn't believe how well the show was doing.
Several days later, however, the General Manager wanted to see me.
After all the years of my show's success, he said, "James, I can't complain about your ratings. That's good for ad revenue, but I finally got a chance to see your show yesterday. As you know I only have a tenth grade education, never finished high school, started in sales, worked my way up to where I am today." He beamed proudly, "I didn't understand it."
I knew when he said, "I didn't understand it," my show was doomed.
The GM was the standard by which all business decisions at our stations were made.
I wanted to call him, "Idiot," but restrained myself.
My favorite line in Texas TV came from a female news director who told me, "You have a master's degree. We don't need people that smart to do the news." I never worked at that station.
"Let each man know his luck as well as his talents. Follow your guiding star and help it without mistaking any other for it. Know how to transplant yourself," Gracian reminds us.
Know how to transplant yourself!
Finally, I did transplant myself, once again. It was time to move from the newsroom and go into teaching; use, finally, that masters degree referred to earlier that wasn't needed to report the news.
"There is a simple answer to the question 'What is the purpose of our individual lives?" A.J. Ayer wrote. "They have whatever purpose we succeed in putting into them."
Yet, if you believe you are being guided by and toward a higher destiny, as I do, use what others know (their gifts and resources) to inform and enlighten yourself.
I've also successfully used relocation astrology as an essential tool to follow my guiding star. Through my sessions with Cait Benten, I'm finding, as we'd all like to do, a balance of the "right place" and the "right work" combined.
"This time, like all other times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it." --Ralph Waldo Emerson
http://www.astro-earth-relocation.com
About The Author
Now, after a career as an award-winning media communicator and as a university professor, James has shared meaning-filled conversations with film stars, recording artists, US Presidents and first ladies, state governors, world-famous authors, scientists, and people from most every walk of life
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Rest in Peace My Friend...
My course mate has passed away on 26August2007. Being murdered by dunno who. Attacked by a knife from his back when he walked towards his car - a Proton Satria Neo, infront of a well known seafood restaurant in Petaling Jaya Malaysia. His car key, wallet and valuables are still with him when police discover his body. It's is believed that it wasn't a rob case but rather an avenge.
God, buddha, Please help police in investigating the case and solve the case as soon as possible, I felt so sad when i heard this news from my dear dear....
BTW check out this web page...
http://www.ettol.com/gb/cemetery/tomb/template1/index.asp?tombid=36222
News Page
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Gmail has become the anti spamming filter
We hate spamming very much especially when we need to scan through our email inbox to search for those important email that sent by our invaluable clients. If we oversee those important email, we might lose a deal, sometimes BIG DEAL. In a very "GanJeong" society such as Singapore, peoples need a very fast response when they requested something from you, if you try to drag drag and drag the job, peoples might think you are 'play play' then the deal went off.
It's been always a headache thing to our beloved system admin, trying his best to look for a good and low cost 'anti-spamming' software in the WWW to filter spam for our email. He changed server, he implemented a new software, but still... we got SPAM... the S. P. A. M. just won't stop.
Arrr.... But someone just got a very good idea in 'filtering' the SPAM FOC... heard from Paul this morning said he read an article in the WWW, someone tried to forward the email to GMAIL account, and let GMAIL handle the SPAM filtering, after the filtration process, create a rule to forward the email to his pop3 email, and the move really filtered alot of SPAM...
Hahaha, THANKS, a BIG THANKS to GMAIL (Google) watch this article:
Grabbed from http://www.webpronews.com/blogtalk/2007/08/20/gmail-as-a-spam-filter-on-cpanel
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Gmail has very effective spam filters that we can utilize to filter our non Gmail email. There are many ways to set up filtering with Gmail with Cpanel. One way to do this is to forward our mail to our Gmail address. Then we can respond using our shiny new Gmail account and have all our email filtered. If you want to continue to use your old email address though this doesn’t work well.
A second way to do this is to forward all email to Gmail and allow Gmail to send email as your original domain. Allowing another server to email on your domains behalf is called “relaying” and done wrong can be a source of spam. Smartly Google requires a special server setup that tells them they have permission to send email on your domains behalf. The setup is called SMTP AUTH and isn’t standard with Cpanel so it was out for me.
A third way is to set up our email to handled by Google. In order to do this you sign up for Google Apps and set up your dns records accordingly. I think this option is great for regular family sites or beginners but for my business. If you don’t have or are uncomfortable using shell access then this option might be best for you. I chose not to use this though because don’t want to be left high and dry if Gmail encounters any problems.
Lastly you can set up a series of rules at Gmail and on your server to filter your email. The first rule is set on your server and forwards your email to your Gmail account if its not been filtered yet. The second rule is setup at Gmail to forward email to your email server if its for your domain. The last rule is on your server that checks if the emails been to Gmail yet and then routes it to the appropriate mail box. This option works great but requires shell access to your server and can be tricky to setup with Cpanel. This is the option I chose to use.
How I Setup Gmail Filtering with Cpanel
I chose the series of rules option but I needed to modify it a bit to work with Cpanel. You can not add the rules using the Cpanel mail filter in the control panel because you can’t add all the necessary rules. Since thats the case you need to edit the filter file manually on the server. On a regular *Nix server with Exim as the mail server you would put a file called “.forward” in the root of your home directory. The “.forward” file would have all the rules you exim to process when it handles your mail. On a Cpanel server this doesn’t work though. There is a directory with files for filters for all the domains on a Cpanel machine. The directory is called “/etc/vfilters/” and the file name will be your domain name. With VI I opened and edited the file adding the rules noted here. Then I added the rule at Gmail to forward my mail back to my server.
Here is an example of my setup:
In the file “/etc/vfilters/web-professor.net”:
# Exim filter
if not first_delivery and error_message
then finish endif
if $message_headers: does not contain
"X-Forwarded-For: myGmailAccount@gmail.com" then
deliver "myGmailAccount@gmail.com"
else
deliver "admin@web-professor.net"
endif
endif
In my Gmail account I went to the Settings page and then to the Filters tab. I set a filter that causes Gmail to forward all email addressed to a the domain “web-professor.net”, and keep a copy in Gmail's inbox. To do it yourself just go to the advanced filters and enter your domain in the “to” field (no need for wildcards). Then select forward for the action and fill in the email address.
The Results
For the first couple of hours Gmail let through most spam but after marking the bad stuff off and on it catches most of it. For me that means it stopped ~2000 spam mails and let ~5 through this morning. To contrast these results with my previous spam filtering I was receiving ~80 spams messages a day. With some more training I am confident that those numbers will get even better.
Postscript
I hope this helps you set up Gmail filtering for yourself. I am sure there are other ways to do this this is just how I solved it. Also not that the solution I posted sends all the email back to one email address. That might not work for you if not then take a peek at the exim filter documentation. You should be able to come up with more complex filters and rules to forward email to more than one email address.
>>Thursday, August 16, 2007
Wee appologized but Malaysian Government Rejected His APPOLOGY...
Namewee had appologized on his NEGARAKU rap two days ago. But ....
Quoted from The Star Online:
By LOH FOON FONG:
KUALA LUMPUR: The Cabinet has not accepted student Wee Meng Chee’s apology for the furore caused by his Negaraku rap videoclip on video-sharing web portal YouTube.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz said the Cabinet had decided yesterday that they were not in the position to forgive him and that “the law would have to take its course”.
“The offence was not against the Prime Minister or ministers concerned but against the nation,” Nazri told reporters after the launch of the International Conference on Media and Information Warfare: A Global Challenge of the 21st Century here.
“If he had committed an offence, which I think was an offence, then we must allow the Attorney General to investigate and decide whether to take him to court,” he said.
Wee had on Tuesday apologised for the parody and agreed to remove the videoclip from his blog.
Nazri said Wee’s apology could be used as mitigation in sentencing but not as a reason to not prosecute him.
“To not prosecute him is not ‘on’ at all because he has committed an offence against the nation and no one, not the Cabinet or political parties, are in the position to forgive him,” he said.
Wee could be charged under the Sedition Act because he had insulted the symbol of the nation, he said.
“We cannot be like the West where you can have the underwear with the design of the Union Jack. In Britain, you can insult the Queen or the flag, I don’t care, but in this country we have laws and we cannot create a precedent where you commit an offence, apologise and get away with it,” he said adding that Wee was not a boy but a 24-year-old man and he should be held responsible for the act.
“It is not an issue of ethnicity or being racial but against national interest,” he said.
When asked how Wee had insulted the national anthem, Nazri said the song was supposed to be sung based on how it should be sung, otherwise, it would mean insulting the song, especially when the lyrics were changed.
“Malaysia Negaraku ku. 'Ku ku' can also mean ‘cuckoo’ so it was insulting. I don’t think this was done out of ignorance. He was a university student and he meant to insult the national song,” he said.
On whether Wee would be called home to answer charges against him, Nazri said the AG would have to investigate and if he comes to the decision to prosecute him, then when Wee returns, he would have to face the charges.
He also said that he wanted action to be taken against video-sharing portal YouTube and other bloggers who have allowed sensitive material to be published that went against the law of our country.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Muar Chinese (MV by namewee)
Another great job done by namewee singing the culture of those in MUAR (a city in a state of Malaysia) especially the chinese language in MUAR... enjoy it
He is currently studying in Taiwan, 'cos his secondary certificate (Chinese independent school) is not recognized by the Malaysian Ministry of Education as well as any public institutions. so he left, but he love his hometown very very much...
Late NEGARAKU (my country)
Almost forget to post goodies in this blog, this shouldn't be a personal blog, sigh--- but it's quite personal.... haha, browsed through youtube and found this MV that is quite interesting yet sensitive to certain people. However, dun be too mad about him, because he love his country very much so he dare to sing up 'the good, the bad, and the ugly'. Only parents that love their children will tell their children about their bad and ask them to improve...
A GOOD NATIONAL ANTHEM BY NAMEWEE (salute...)
Again, comment if you need translation on the foreign language....
But they are no longer here
Today will be going JB for monthly meeting, as usual most of them will come late for work. But they are no longer here, one quited, another one followed. It's been so bad since they left the company, no more voice and laughing around, the working environment has been so 'working' style. I love this company since I joined, I once claimed it the second home in Singapore, but now things changed alot.
Job comes and go, after the SMS projects, here comes another SMS Ringtone and wallpaper download job. WAP Push, MMS and SMPP.... work work and work... like no ending
Monday, August 13, 2007
China reveals first astronaut Yang Liwei's brush with death
Quoted from TheStarOnline
China reveals first astronaut Yang Liwei's brush with death
BEIJING (Reuters) - China, which is launching a lunar exploration programme this year, revealed on Monday how close the country's first astronaut came to death on his return to Earth.
China became only the third country to put a man in space after the former Soviet Union and the United States when Yang Liwei orbited the Earth in 2003 in what was a resounding success for its space programme.
But Xinhua news agency said this was almost not so, quoting the Xian Satellite Monitor and Control Centre's report on the dangers met by the Shenzhou V rocket.
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China's first astronaut Yang Liwei stands in front of the Shenzhou V space capsule, during a ceremony in Shanghai in this November 11, 2003 file photo. China, which is launching a lunar exploration programme this year, revealed on Monday how close the country's first astronaut came to death on his return to Earth. (REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV) |
Communications are down when any spacecraft re-enters the Earth's atmosphere, but in Li's case, "even radar could not capture any signal from the returning module", Dong was quoted as saying.
"After the Shenzhou V came out of the blackout area, the echo signals from the spaceship were still volatile which sufficiently threatened a safe landing of astronaut Yang."
Mission control promptly ordered implementation of optical guiding and tracking instead of a communication-guided landing control, Dong was quoted as saying.
"Aerospace technologists used cinetheodolites (optical trackers) on the ground to measure the spacecraft's position and record movement. Precise positioning of the spacecraft enabled officers to properly control the slow-down parachute which was vital to a soft landing."
But the landing was 9 km east of the planned site, Dong said.
China began its clandestine manned space programme in 1992, since when it has spent at least 20 billion yuan ($2.64 billion) on the project and sent three astronauts into orbit.
The Xian centre also said at least three of its orbiting satellites had malfunctioned but all were salvaged by experts.
China plans to chart every inch of the moon's surface as part of its ambitious space programme.
China, which plans to launch a lunar orbiter called "Chang'e One" in the second half of 2007 to take 3D images, would aim to land an unmanned vehicle on its surface by 2010, official news portal Chinanews.com said on Friday.
China's space exploration programme has come far since late leader Mao Zedong lamented that China could not even launch a potato into space.
But its space plans have faced increasing international scrutiny amid fears about a potential space arms race with the United States and other powers since it blew up one of its own weather satellites using a ground-based missile in January.
Hi Monday
Hi Monday....
Had a short fight with my gal gal this morning, things doesn't seem right after that. Hope that she won't angry anymore. Got a flu (I think), coughing since morning until now.
While busy working, found a game site that provide free games. try log in into RecaGames to find all games la..
See ya..
Yours Truly,
J.T.S.F
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Good Night Tuesday
Hi Tuesday,
Today is me and my dear dear's aniversary, but we didnt have the chance to celebrate in a luxurious restaurant 'cos she needs to attend her retest....
Please help me say sorry to my dear dear.... really sorry about it.... hope that I can achieve what I wanted shortly and give her the best in the world....
and tell her that ....
J said... Ai Shi Te Ru....
Thanks and goodnight Tuesday...
Yours Truly,
J.T.S.F @ Yishun
Good day... it's a Tuesday morning
Hi Tuesday,
Please remind me to finish my job before 6pm.
Please remind me today is me and my dear dear's Anniversary...
Please remind me to draft two sets of service agreement to my client... it's very urgent..
Please remind me to send a service quotation to our potential customer...
Please remind me ......
Please remind .....
Please.....
Thanks Tuesday.
Yours Truly
J.T.S.F.
3D Arts on the Street....
Stomach Ache at night.... dear dear busy study....
Opps, my stomach isn't feeling well since last night. Keeps on going in and out of toilet.... it must be the orange juice that I consumed last night. I knew it wasn't in a good condition when I tasted it, but it was written on the label that the juice had no added sugar and any kind of preservative. Then I noticed the expiry date which is two months later. I stunt... how can a 'no-preservative-added' orange juice last that long? And, most important thing is... it taste weird... who knows? I swallowed all.....
Lets relax ..... just checked my mail box and saw this email... pretty interesting..
Monday, August 6, 2007
For Those Who Understand Chinese
Opps... Got a very interesting Comic Grabbed From sat00149.
Dear Author of the comic, the purpose of posting your work here was not to attract attention from the crowd and claim the ownership of these artwork, but it is a really nice peace of work. Thinking of spreading it to all my buddies.... email me if you would like this post to be removed.....
Sorry for those who can't understand Mandarin (Chinese) Words. I will try my best to translate it into Broken English.... Maybe tomorrow.... or later..... See ya... it's very late in the office doing my very first LONG TERM BLOGGING!!!! Good Day...
The Story Begins.....
