Hopya! Mani, Popcorn, MicroSD Kayo Dyan!

Parang Kailan Lang, 16 Ka Pa Lang, Ngayon 64 Ka Na

Noong 16 ka pa lang, hinihintay ko ang pagdadalaga mo, sa bilis ng panahon, nagulat ako kailan lang, 32 ka na.  Ngayon 64 MB ka na!

Pero teka muna, kaya ba ng aking phone ang mga bagong MicroSD?  Dapat mabilis ang pag read.

Bago bilhin 'yan, eto muna ang mga pamantayan na dapat alamin:

• Maximum Phone Memory Capacity

          - Check mo ang specs ng phone mo kung hanggang anong capacity ang kaya.

• Micro SDHC Support (Max. Capacity at 32 GB)

          - Supported ng karamihan ng phone ang Micro SD, pero ang Micro SDHC, kakayanin ba?

• Micro SDXC Support (32 GB to 2 TB)

          - Ang mahal nito, pero kung supported naman, eh ano naman ang ilalagay mo sa 2 TB?  Ako malamang...*orn movies, hindi clips. ;)

• MicroSD Speed

          - Syempre, mas malaking capacity, mas babagal ang R/W Access ng data.
            So tatanuningin mo rin kung yung MicroSD na card ni binibili mo ay ang
            pinakamataas na Class.  AFAIK, ang pinakamataas na Class na available ngayon
            sa Pinas ay Class 6.  (Hindi mo tinatanong 'to 'no pag bumibili ka 'no. ;p)

So...pano...alam na!

Pag-rerestore ng Original at Latest Stock ROM ng GT-S5360

Sa kadahilanang na brick ko ang CP ko, kelangan ko mag-restore sa dati o sa latest na Stock ROM...

Disclaimer o Wag Mo Ako Sisihin Kapag:

• Na-brick mo ang CP mo eh hindi naman sira ang CP mo.
• Na-brick mo ulit ang CP mo.
• Di mo muna binasa lahat ito, bago i-aktuwal.
• Mahina ang loob mo.

Pre-requisites:

1. I-charge ang battery hanggang 75%
2. I-install at i-run ang Titanium Backup sa CP
3. I-backup ang mga User Apps at System Data
4. I-export ang mga Contacts mula sa Phone papunta sa SDCard
5. I-turn On  ang USB Debugging Mode: Settings>Applications>Development>USB Debugging
6. I-download ang GT-S5360 Flasher sa PC at i-extract.
7. I-download ang Odin flashable GT-S5360 Stock ROM sa PC at i-extract, dapat may tatlong files yan, CSC_S5360_OLBLG1.tar.md5, MODEM_S5360_DXLF1.tar.md5, PDA_S5360_DXLF2.tar.md5.
8. I-Download at i-install ang Samsung Kies sa PC, kailangan mo kasi ang mga drivers na kasama nito kapag ni-kabit mo na ang CP mo sa PC mo.

Main Course:

1. Patayin ang CP
2. Tanggalin ang SDCard at SIM Card.
3. I-press at i-hold ang Volume Down + Home + Power buttons ng sabay hanggang may magdisplay na menu tulad nito:



4. Siguraduhing naka install lahat ng drivers ng Android phone mo tulad nito:



5. I-press ang Volume Up to continue.
6. I-connect ang CP sa PC gamit ang USB cable.




I-run ang Odin, siguraduhing na detect sa ID:COM ang CP mo at naka-tick ang mga Auto Reboot at F.Reset Time.
I-browse ang mga files na CSC_S5360_OLBLG1.tar.md5 para sa CSC, MODEM_S5360_DXLF1.tar.md5 para sa Phone, PDA_S5360_DXLF2.tar.md5 para sa PDA, katulad nito:







I-click ang Start button, at wag gagalawin ang CP habang nagpa-patch.







Wala pang isang minuto tapos na yan at kusang magrerestart ang CP mo.

References:

Baka may bagong Stock ROM

Tested and Working Odin Flashable Bundles for Samsung Galaxy Y

Contactless Cards Will Be Displaced By NFC Mobile Phones

What's New?

Although there’s no official announcement, the road leads to using your mobile phones as your Identification, Access Control, and Payment is imminent.

I was a delegate to Cards and Payments Asia 2012 recently held in Singapore, and the conference is promoting awareness that NFC Mobile technology is on its way to the payment industry.

Below shows how contactless cards are used:

With the arrival of iOS and Android mobile operating systems, these payment cards will be in digital form and downloadable via AppStore...

...to your NFC-enabled mobile phone...

Proof

HID Global has recently piloted NFC mobile keys at Arizona State University, the first ever public trial where 32 participants are selected and given iPhones to be used for access control as key.  A video shows the HID Global’s pilot project:

NFC Mobile Is On Its Way

There is a number of NFC Android apps already developed and are downloadable via GooglePlay such as:

NFC Tag Writer by NXP

NFC TagInfo

NFC Reader

References:
http://www.nfcworld.com/
http://www.hidglobal.com/
http://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/cards-asia/index.stm
http://nfcrumors.tumblr.com/post/6219698179/nfc-android-apps

Chat With FB Friends Via Yahoo Messenger!

Although it's still in beta version, it's quite a try.

Install Yahoo Messenger Version 11 (Beta). Then connect your Yahoo account with your FB account.

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And click the "Sign In" link to see your FB list of friends who are online on FB Chatbox

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You don't have to open your browser, regardless if you're online or not in your FB Chatbox.

I've done some tests (see image below) using my FB account (left) and my "Other" FB account (right) to chat with each other.

The message was sent across to your friend's FB Chatbox.

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The downside so far is that the messages can also be seen from your FB page even when you're in Yahoo Messenger. Through this, the conversations can never be private.

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So don't leave your FB page open at home. Don't let your browser save your passwords. Don't give your password to even your closest friend. Or better, don't use Yahoo Messenger to chat with your FB friends.

Another down side is, since Yahoo and Facebook have their own network infrastructure, the data exchange is not that close as real-time. There are delays. Meaning, you can't be notified immediately while in YM as soon as your FB friend signs out and vice versa. Your messages during this period of delay will have a 50% chance of being sent across but not vice versa. The next time you open your FB page...you'll get this:

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Rootkit Virus 'Yan!

Sintomas:
1. Kapag di nagload ang first tab ng IE mo, at saglit na naghahang ang buong system mo
2. Kapag ang Chrome mo ay di nagloload ng page at parang forever na ang wait o busy cursor mo, iisipin mo, "wala na naman Internet?! Anak ng!"
3. Pero pag nag-"ping" ka naman ng kahit anong site, may reply o kaya ang torrent mo ay nagdodownload naman.

Wala 'Yan Sa Anti-Virus Ng Lolo Ko!
Eh, ang hihina naman pala ng AV ng mga lolo n'yo! Kahit i-scan mo pa yan ng pinagmamalaki mo'ng AV, di madedetect yan. Kasi ang Rootkit Virus ay nagloload muna siya at mag-imbisibol na bago pa lang mag load ang AV mo.

Pa'no? Eh Puppet Ako?
Pa'no matatanggal? Ayon kay Wikipedia, re-install mo ang OS mo. Tapos alam mo na kung ano pa ang mga iinstall mo pagkatapos...lahat ng naka-install sayo ngayon! Harharhar.

Pero kung isa kang tanungan ng bayan kapag may problema ang computer nila, ganito ang gagawin mo:

1. Punta ka sa Services, o kaya i-type mo sa Run (Window Key + R) ang "services.msc" at wag kalimutan pindutin ang Enter, click mo ang header na "Description" para ma-sort sya alphabetically, i-disable mo yung mga services na tumatakbo at wala namang description.

2. I-delete sa Windows Registry ang mga services na kahina-hinala. Muli mo i-type sa Run ang "regedit", syempers, i-pindot mo ang enter. Tapos punta ka sa HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Services at hanapin mo ang mga services na gusto mo i-delete. PAALALA: Wag mo gagawin to kapag di ka sanay maki-alam ng Windows Registry, baka magcomment ka na sinisisi mo ako.

3. Punta ka sa Task Manager, at i-End Task mo ang mga kahina-hinalang processes-sess!

4. Punta ka sa Task Scheduler at tanggalin ang mga kahina-hinalang tasks.

5. Punta ka ulit sa Registry Editor at burahin mo ang mga kahina-hinalang startup programs sa mga locations na 'to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/WINDOWS/CURRENTVERSION/RUN
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/WINDOWS/CURRENTVERSION/RUNONCE
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/WINDOWS/CURRENTVERSION/RUNONCEEX
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/WINDOWS/CURRENTVERSION/RUNSERVICES

HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/WINDOWS/CURRENTVERSION/RUN
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/WINDOWS/CURRENTVERSION/RUNONCE
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/WINDOWS/CURRENTVERSION/RUNONCEEX
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/WINDOWS/CURRENTVERSION/RUNSERVICES

6. Punta ka rin sa Start->Programs->Startup at i-delete ang mga kahina-hinalang programs dun.

7. Di na kelangan magpunta pa sa MSConfig, kung ginawa mo na ang step 5.

8. Download mo at iinstall ang TDSSKiller. Follow mo lang ang mga instructions nya at magrerestart ka ng computer after nya may madetect na Rootkit.

Kung Ni-tatamad Ka Gawin Ang Mga Sinabi Ko Sa Itaas O Isa Ka Sa Mga Taga-Bayan!

Mag download ka na lang ng mga AV na meron nang Anti-Rootkit na kasama.
Ang i-recommend ko ay Microsoft Security Essentials, libre na, maliit pa ang footprint nya sa system mo. O kaya ang Webroot Security Essentials, pero di sya libre. Sa torrent meron libre.
Dami ko sinabi, meron naman palang ganito!

I Now Have A Reason Not To Go Back To Firefox

Google Chrome is fast indeed, but surfers like me don't want to see annoying ads. The only reason I went back using Firefox is because of the plugin AdBlock Plus. So I'm using two browsers depending on what sites I visit. But sometimes I forget. I get unaware opening sites that should be opened on the other browser.

Finally, AdBlock is now available on Chrome. You just have to upgrade your Chrome to the latest version and install the AdBlock Extension from here. At last, I will be surfing fast as ever and never gonna see those x-ray cellphone ads again.

Happy surfing!

Network Switching Software

Connecting to several networks like at home and to my work is tiresome and slow. I also have these mapped network drives at home, about four of them from drive W to drive Z, and I also have two mapped drives from my work which are drives U and V. The disadvantage is that I don't need these offline mapped drives on either networks. So I need a network switching utility that could also handle these map drives.

The best so far that I've been using is Mobile Net Switch. It replaced my Net4Switch (by Asus) utility. Mobile Net Switch not only handle your IP addresses, but also mapped drives, desktop wallpaper, Outlook accounts, network printers, and Internet settings. Changing between networks is just a click away. It is compatible with Windows 7.