Steven's Spidernet: August 2009

Monday 31 August 2009

Koh calls on S’gor govt to solve ‘cow head’ issue

http://www.malaysiatoday.com/Latest-News/koh-calls-on-sgor-govt-to-solve-cow-head-issue-as-soon-as-possible.html
Sunday, 30 August 2009 21:37
Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department has called on the Selangor state government to solve the Hindu Temple relocation issue as soon as possible which involved some protesters threatening with bloodshed if it happens. He said "All of those involved must think of a suitable method and approach that will not slight any party.”

-Zen, MalaysiaToday

怎么自已的事不去管。。。

Monday 24 August 2009

马来西亚的路 - 含有粗语，不喜无入

真的搞不懂
马来西亚的道路工程
是怎么搞得。。。

经过四五年的升级
Jalan Gombak 已经
从原本的双车道
到现在的三车道
从以前的前补后盖
到现在的平坦

道路刚刚建好几个月
开始享受多年来付出

现在又在开始挖掘
真的搞不明白
为何几年来都不挖
而要等到路建好了
再来挖？

真的是操你妈的祖宗十八代！
干！

Saturday 22 August 2009

电邮

Vista 的失败
搞到我要再format notebook
format前最重要的
就是我的电邮

三年来：
我的电邮已经达到七个GB了（已经清了spam,deleted message)
共发了四千三百二十封电邮
三百二十个contact
辞职的同事，也有六十位

要是没有电邮的话
我需要几个文件夹来保留这些文件呢？

Saturday 15 August 2009

猪头皮

医生说我中了”猪头皮“，还给了三天病假
看来还蛮严重。。。
三天就要好好休息

关于猪头皮：

英文名稱：	epidemic parotitis
中文名稱：	流行性腮腺炎, 豬頭皮
名詞解釋：	腮腺炎病毒引起的急性呼吸道傳染病。俗稱"痄腮"。主要表現腮腺腫大並疼痛。常見的併發症為腦膜腦炎及睾丸炎。人類對本病普遍易感，15歲以下兒童發病人數佔病人總數的90％，其中以5～9歲兒童發病最高。在兒童集聚場所如托幼機構和小學可引起流行。

听完Ace Of Base, 突然很想看LOTR

WiWi answer to last-mile headaches

http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2009/8/14/technology/20090814121748&sec=technology
PETALING JAYA: Three WiMAX licensees are deploying “WiWi” — a hybrid of WiMAX and WiFi wireless broadband technologies — developed by applied-research institute Mimos Bhd.

The licensees are Redtone International Bhd, Packet One Networks (P1) Sdn Bhd and Asiaspace Sdn Bhd. They are three of the four WiMAX licensees in the country.

Datuk Abdul Wahab, Mimos president and chief executive, said WiWi is a more feasible and cheaper alternative for last-mile connectivity. “It enables the users of WiFi to connect to the Internet at WiMAX broadband speeds,” he added.

“Last mile” refers to the final segment between an Internet or communications service provider’s infrastructure and a subscriber’s premises. The gap is traditonally bridged by a wired connection, such as copper phone lines.

In recent years, service providers have turned to wireless technologies to bridge the gap, since copper lines are more expensive to lay and sometimes aren’t feasible, such as in the case of isolated communities.

Mimos’ WiWi technology takes the wider coverage of a WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) setup and links it to the cheaper WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) system to make the last-mile connection.

Using WiMAX technology exclusively would be very expensive at this point in time, while WiFi just doesn’t have the broadcast reach for such an expansive application.

Also, most computers and other Internet-enabled gadgets now are set up for WiFi connections instead of WiMAX, the specifications of which are still being standardised.

Boost the gain

“WiWi provides plug-and-play broadband hotspots and can enable multiple PCs to access the Internet via a single WiFi connection,” said Abdul Wahab.

He said it will also be easier, cheaper and faster to connect hotels, universities, schools, convention centres and rural communities to wireless broadband with WiWi.

Mimos also claimed that WiWi’s multicasting capability enables the technology to support high-quality Internet Protocol TV services.

Michael Lai, chief executive officer of P1, said the company sees much merit in using the hybrid technology to help bridge the “digital divide,” that gap between the technology haves and have-nots in the country.

“We will try it at the P1 Community Broadband Centre (CBC) in Chini Timur, Pahang,” he said. P1’s CBC was developed as a proof-of-concept telecentre for underserved areas.

On the other hand, Asiaspace and Redtone are looking at deploying WiWi in urban centres and will only take it to the rural areas later.