Majalah Mac berbahasa Indonesia yang pertama saya baca ini sagat menarik. saya pikir ini inovasi baru karena belum ada majalah Macintosh berbahasa Indonesia. Walaupun masih jauh bila dibandingkan Macworld atau Maclife (Jauh banget, red) tetapi majalah ini masih bisa berkembang sejalan dengan waktu. dukung majalah ini dengan memberikan feedback sehingga majalah ini bisa berkembang. Majalah ini sekarang tersedia dalam versi eBook gratis, tanpa uang sepeserpun. Silahkan unduh edisi kedua Macjalah dari sini atau mirror ini dan berikan feedback ke macjalah@gmail.com
Friday, August 31, 2007
Macjalah, Majalah Mac Bahasa Indonesia
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Sneak Peak New Apple iPodTouch
Apple iPod touch, The best ipod Ever.. Dengan harga yang reasonable, gadget ini pantas untuk dimiliki
Video Sneak Peak New Apple iPod
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Parallels Desktop, BootCamp, dan VMware. Tools Dualisme Macintosh. Who's The Best?
Ketika Intel tiba di dunia Macintosh, banyak perubahan yang terjadi. Macintosh yang tadinya ekslusif dan menggunakan prosesor G3, G4, atau G5, tiba – tiba menjadi OS yang ‘welcome” terhadap OS lain. Hal ini dapat membawa “surga” bagi pengguna yang ingin hijrah ke macintosh dan tetap membawa harta warisan mereka berupa Games dan aplikasi – aplikasi Windows Based lainnya, namun dapat menjadi “neraka” bagi pencinta Macintosh Asli dengan software Mac PowerPC basednya.
Satu hal yang revolusioner, saat ini kata – kata “Software ini ada gak versi Macnya?” sudah tidak mempan lagi pada dunia Macintosh saat ini. Hal ini disebabkan aplikasi yang windows Based sudah dapat berjalan dengan baik di Macintosh. It’s run as well as in Windows.
Para “Computer geek” yang hijrah akan memodifikasi Macintoshnya agar bisa disisipkan Windows atau bahkan x86 Linux seperti ubuntu. Secara garis besar, ada 2 macam cara untuk bias memasukkan Windows atau OS lainnya ke dalam Mesin Apple anda. Cara yang pertama adalah dengan menggunakan Paralels Desktop atau VMWare Fusion. Cara yang kedua adalah dengan menggunakan Bootcamp.
Windows Pada Macintosh
Ada pertanyaan mendasar yang terbesit di benak saya sebelum saya menjalankan sistem operasi alternatif di Macintosh.
Windows dan Macintosh mengakses Hardware resourcenya dengan cara yang berbeda. Bagaimana 2 sistem operasi yang berbeda secara penggunaan resource, tetapi digunakan secara bersamaan? Mungkin diperlukan beberapa teknik “hacking” pada mesin Macintosh kita sehingga bisa menjalankan Operating system tamu. Prosesor berbasis Intel menjadi sumber dukungan bagi dualisme di mesin Macintosh. Software Parallels Desktop atau VMWare Fusion dan Bootcamp menjadi jembatan diantara “2 Dunia yang berbeda” ini.
Parallels Desktop
Parallels desktop secara umum didesign untuk pengguna multi operating system yang santai. Software yang dijalankan pada parallelsnya hanya sebatas software – software kecil yang tidak memberatkan system secara keseluruhan. Benefit yang didapat dari parallels desktop ini adalah pengguna multi operating system tidak perlu repot untuk meninggalkan MacOS kesayangannya. Untuk masalah performance, ya sedang – sedang saja, tidak terlalu heboh. Coba dibandingkan dengan software Virtual PC yang cara kerjanya mirip. Sistem operasi tamu akan menderita, jauh bila dibandingkan dengan Parallels desktop.
Ketika pertama saya menginstall parallels desktop di MacBook intel saya, saya sempat tersenyum karena saya merasa teknologi ini amat cantik. Tampilan yang halus dan grafik yang tidak begitu “patah-patah”, sungguh memukau. Serasa bekerja dengan 1 OS saja.
Secara umum instalasi Parallels desktop amat mudah. Hanya tinggal mengikuti Wizard yang sudah tersedia. Asalkan membaca perintah yang tertulis di setiap wizardnya dan memilih option yang sesuai, maka Parallels desktop akan berjalan sesuai dengan harapan anda. Bila sudah menjalan Wizard, tinggal memasukkan CD Windows sesuai pilihan dari Wizard. Tersedia pilihan untuk Windows XP dan Windows Vista. Ada pula pilihan custom OS untuk Linux, FreeBSD, MS-DOS, dll. Tinggal masukkan CD bootable OS yang diinginkan, dan proses instalasi akan berjalan. Sangat simple dan mudah.
Ada hal yang perlu diingat, yakni kita harus membagi hardware resource kita dengan Virtua machine ini. Misalnya RAM dan Harddisk yang harus berbagi tempat dengan OS tamu ini. Untuk RAM, saya menyarankan 1 GB sehingga bila dibagi 512 Mb untuk OS tamu, masih ada sisa 512 Mb untuk OS kandang, MacOS. Kita dapat merancang berapa banyak hardware resource yang akan diambil oleh OS tamu ini. Untuk harddisk, Space Virtual harddisk dari Parallels desktop akan menyesuaikan dengan HD macintosh. Bisa diatur untuk diberi kuota tertentu, ataupun tidak terbatas sampai HD macintosh habis.
Dengan parallels desktop, kita degan mudah bekerja di dua dunia yang berbeda. Dukungan terhadap file sharing yang sangat baik juga turut ambil bagian dalam mempermudah translasi antar 2 dunia yang berbeda ini. Parallels desktop bisa mendukung penggunaan usb, Bluetooth, isight,, dan hardware resource lainnya.
Kelebihan yang saya suka dari parallels desktop adalah kemampuan coherencenya yang sangat memukau menurut saya. Bayangkan saja, 2 dunia yang menjadi rival tiba – tiba menjadi satu kesatuan dalam sebuah desktop. Membuka aplikasi windows berdampingan dengan aplikasi Mac tidak menjadi masalah. Berikut saya memberikan gambaran dari MacBook saya.
Ada beberapa kelemahan dari parallels desktop. Saya belum sempat mencoba untuk Bluetooth dan isight. Saya baru sempat mencoba untuk USB connection. Sebuah USB Flash disk tidak dapat digunakan secara bersamaan oleh kedua OS secara bersamaan. Bila parallels desktop sedang dijalankan dan sebuah Flash disk ditancapkan, maka akan keluar pilihan apakah disk tersebut akan dijalankan di parallels desktop atau tidak. Jika ya, maka di finder MacOS tidak akan muncul disk image. Bila tidak, maka di tampilan windows tidak akan muncul disk imagenya. Berarti sebuah USB disk hanya dapat digunakan sebagai media penyimpanan sementara saja.
Kelemahan lain dari Parallels desktop adalah software ini gagal mendeteksi kemampuan 3D dari kartu grafis. Karenanya bila ingin membawa harta warisan dari Windows berupa game dengan grafis yang tinggi tidak akan bisa dijalankan dengan parallels desktop. Selain itu, parallels desktop tidak mampu untuk melakukan burning CD pada media – media recording optis.
VMWare Fusion
Cara kerja dari VMWare Fusion ini mirip dengan cara kerja Parallels desktop. Namun ada beberapa hal yang harus diperhatikan.
Untuk instalasi Windows, akan sama seperti parallels desktop, tidak ada kesulitan yang berarti. Namun untuk Ubuntu live CD, VMware tidak dapat mendeteksi secara otomatis VMware Tools for Ubuntu 7.04, melainkan harus disetting secara manual. Berikut saya juga menguraikan cara - cara mensetting VMware tools tersebut.
- Start the Terminal app (Applications menu -> Accessories -> Terminal)
- Ketik tar xvfz /media/cdrom0/VMwareTools-e.x.p-51348.tar.gz
- Ketik cd vmware-tools-distrib
- Ketik sudo ./vmware-install.pl
- accept all defaults
- exit shell, restart Ubuntu
Untuk migrasi file atau sharing antara Windows dengan MacOS, VMware dan parallels desktop memiliki cara tersendiri. Parallels desktop memiliki Parallels transporter yang langsung dapat mengkonversi file MacOS anda untuk dapat dibuka di aplikasi pada OS tamu. VMware memiliki converter khusus juga. Namun Parallels transporter dapat langsung mengkonversi, VMware converter tidak. Harus melewati beberapa langkah terlebih dahulu sebelum file tersebut dikonversi
Bootcamp
Apple bootcamp memiliki cara kerja yang berbeda dari parallels desktop dan VMWare fusion. Bila di parallels desktop dan VMWare fusion, perpindahan antar sistem bisa dilakukan dengan cepat dan tidak perlu melakukan restart. Di Bootcamp, software gratis keluaran Apple ini membutuhkan restart untuk menjalakannya. Bila dengan bootcamp, maka OS tamu akan memilki hak akses penuh terhadap seluruh hardware resource yang tersedia.
Untuk instalasi OS tamu dengan menggunakan Boot Camp, maka kita perlu mempartisi harddisk Macintosh kita. Perlu berhati – hati dalam proses partisi, jangan sampai putus ditengah jalan karena akan berakibat fatal terhadap Mac anda. Hal kedua yang perlu diperhatikan adalah Boot Camp ini bukan merupakan produk final dalam arti masih berupa pre released software yang masih terus dikembangkan. Jadi wajar saja jika masih ada beberapa bug yang ditemukan pada software ini.Bootcamp merupakan aplikasi yang cukup stabil, dalam artian tingkat errornya rendah. Ketika saya mencoba mesin Mac dengan Bootcamp milik teman saya, saya menemukan bahwa software ini cukup bagus untuk mengeksekusi OS tamu. Cara instalasi OSnya pun cukup mudah. Dengan bantuan BootCamp Assistant, instalasi OS menjadi begitu mudah. Semua setting dan pengaturan dijalankan secara step by step oleh wizard yang tersedia. Sangat mudah sekali.
Aplikasi Mana yang Harus Saya Pilih?
Bootcamp adalah sebuah pilihan tepat bagi gamers, 3D application, dan orang – orang yang membutuhkan kemampuan maksimal dari mesin Mac mereka. Ketimbang harus membawa 2 buah laptop yang sangat merepotkan, BootCamp adalah sebuah aplikasi yang amat membantu.
Kelemahan Bootcamp adalah aplikasi ini bukan merupakan aplikasi Final release, dalam artian masih banyak pengembangan yang akan dilakukan. Menurut sumber informasi yang saya baca, BootCamp versi final akan dirilis bersamaan dengan Mac OS 10.5. Kelemahan lain dari aplikasi ini adalah manajemen power yang amat menyedihkan. Pengguna Mac akan menemukan bahwa baterai MacBook atau MacBook Pro mereka menjadi lebih boros.
Parallels desktop atau VM ware cocok untuk pengguna Mac, tetapi masih menggunakan 1 atau 2 aplikasi Windows. Biasanya mereka yang baru berpindah dari Windows menjadi Mac user. Sama seperti saya yang hanya menggunakan aplikasi Borland C karena menjadi mata kuliah di kampus saya di daerah Karawaci. Selain itu saya tidak menggunakan parallels desktop saya. Parallels desktop juga tidak membutuhkan restart untuk menyalakan OS tamu. Dan Parallels desktop juga tidak perlu mempartisi harddisk kita. Menurut saya itu kelebihannya.
Kelemahan dari Parallels desktop dan VMware antara lain tidak mensupport 3D Acceleration. Sehingga tidak bisa untuk membuka aplikasi game kelas berat atau aplikasi 3D lainnya. Harapan saya suatu saat parallels desktop atau VMware akan mensupport 3D acceleration sehingga akan menjadi sebuah aplikasi transformasi yang paling baik. Kita tunggu saja.
Pilihan untuk menggunakan Parallels desktop, VMware, atau Bootcamp adalah bergantung pada kebutuhan anda. Keduanya menawarkan pendekatan yang berbeda. Mana yang sesuai dengan keperluan anda. Parallels desktop memiliki potensi yang cukup besar sedangkan Bootcamp memiliki performa yang baik.
Menggunakan mesin dengan 2 sistem yang berbeda tidaklah mudah. Jadi jika ingin maksimal, maka gunakan 1 Sistem saja pada mesin anda, Entah Macintosh atau PC
Sumber inspirasi : Macjalah
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Overclocking Competition at Ratu Plaza.
Beberapa hari yang lalu saya mengunjungi sebuah pusat komputer di jakarta pusat, yakni Ratu Plaza. Saya tertarik dengan iklan Overclocking competition yang dipasang di majalah komputer langganan favorit saya. Akhirnya saya datang kesana dengan harapan dapat melihat sebuah kompetisi yang menarik.
Ketika saya sampai disana, saya merasa lokasinya agak sepi, atau mungkin saya datang terlalu pagi, yakni sekitar jam 10 pagi. Saya kebetulan bersama dengan 2 orang teman saya agak sedikit bosan dan memutuskan untuk berjalan - jalan melihat - lihat IT related things yang dipajang di etalase toko di sana.
Sekitar 2 jam saya berkeliling, saya memutuskan untuk kembali ke arena lomba dan berharap sudah ada perkembangan. Sudah ada sedikit perkembangan memang. Sudah sedikit lebih ramai.
Seperti yang dapat dilihat di foto yang saya upload, lokasi perlombaan agak sedikit sepi. Namun banyak hal - hal menarik yang dipajang disana. Rata - rata semuanya PC high end dengan modifikasi dan memaksimalkan kerjanya. bahkan menurut saya sudah "dipaksa" bekerja lebih.
Asap - asap dry ice bertebaran semakin memeriahkan suasana. Cukup menarik memang untuk sebuah kompetisi Overclocking.
I hope that next time the same event can grow bigger every year. I think it's show our creativity, Indonesian people
Saturday, August 25, 2007
blackberrry 8800
If you weren't paying attention these last few months, RIM has been working on a new full-QWERTY BlackBerry, which is finally here: the 8800. Expect the 0.55-inch thick device on Cingular, er, AT&T, this month with quad-band EDGE (blah), a QVGA display, GPS, a microSD slot, Bluetooth 2.0, scroll ball, and a relatively uncomfortable looking keyboard. Still no word on price or an exact date, but we're sure you've got a pretty decent ballpark in your head for what this thing's going to run.
P.S. -What the hell is up with the WiFi indicator on screen? The press release and BlackBerry site certainly make no mention of it.
for mr robert this your request bro!!!!
Friday, August 24, 2007
Workshop Ubuntu Linux Computer Enginerring UPH 2007
Macintosh dengan Linux Ubuntu
Andrew, Computer Engineering 2007, berlaku sebagai moderator 
Peserta Linux Ubuntu Workshop, Tekom 2007
That's nice to have 3 OS in our Class. Rasanya kelas jadi beragam. As u can see, that's environment of Computer Engineering everyday in class. Full of Notebooks, Colokan listrik, and other things related to Computer.
flash disk udah pada bertebaran, Colokan banyak bgt, bunyi klik mouse dan ketikan keyboard, dll..
It's really fun for being Computer Engineering 2007 Family
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
3D Monitor
New technology in gaming
new technology for gaming that support real environment. Untuk menggunakan monitor ini, harus menggunakan special google sehingga bisa mendapat efek 3D yang maksimal. This special google is included with the monitor. Monitor ini mampu menampilkan efek 3D tanpa ghosting..
Menurut sumber yang saya baca, first launchingnya berlangsung di computex taipei 2007. Just wait till that monitor come to Indonesia. Harganya berapa ya kalau udah di indonesia?
Kelakuan anak Teknik Komputer di kelas
Kabel - kabel listrik bertebaran di kelas.. 
Ampe ke kelas bawa - bawa printer segala..
Anak - anak teknik komputer berdedikasi kepada komputer dan dunia IT
Taken by Nokia N95
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Mac Starters Guide
Congratulations, you have a New Mac..
This post dedicated to all New Macintosh users. Thanks to macaholiq8Priorities:
Must-have Applications:
Other useful Applications:
For all other video sites simply follow these steps.
Dashboard; Useful Widgets:Tips & Hints:Get used to keyboard shortcuts. They're very useful.
Here are some of the most useful shortcuts:-
----> Command + (+/-) = zoom in/out.
Quick Hints:
In recent Apple laptops (Intel Based) you can configure your trackpad to have a Right-click by placing two fingers on your trackpad + click or click on your trackpad with two fingers. This can be enabled/disabled in "System Preferences > Keyboard & Mouse"
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Dragon hp laptop
Yep, The Dragon is now available for you to purchase and of course you need to know what its’ features and why they named it The Dragon. HP HDX “The Dragon” sports Centrino (Core 2) Duo T7700 2.4GHz CPU, 20-inch 1680 x 1050 “Ultra Brightview” display, not to mention its’ marvelous ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT 256MB graphics (Direct X10) card, 4GB RAM (which is too much), Dual 200GB SATA drives, HD DVD (read-only), dual layer DVD±RW drive, 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth and weight around 15.5 pounds. This is way too much for an “entertainment” laptop though, however do you think it’s worthed? Well, “The Dragon” quality is unquestionable.
WOW are you sure??
You guys sure know the meaning of gold in a gadget. This goes the same to iPod, if you own this gold iPod that means that you are the boss. Amosu proudly present you new 24 cart gold plated iPods. These gold iPods covers with beautiful gold colors that will shows who are the boss now. The 30GB gold iPod will set you to US$600 where the 80GB is US$800
Bug pada MacOS X
Barusan saya membaca beberapa artikel mengenai bug pada MacOS X. Disana dijelaskan bahwa telah ditemukan beberapa kelemahan Operating System ini dalam jangka waktu satu tahun terakhir. Dengan kelemahan yang dimiliki oleh Mac OS apakah Sistem ini masih lebih aman dari Windows?
Jika dilihat dari persentase penggunaan OS di dunia ini, Windows memiliki porsi yang sangat besar. Mungkin karena alasan tersebut, para pembuat virus lebih senang menggeluti Windows dibandingkan MacOS, karena pengguna awam rata - rata menggunakan Windows. Lagipula dukungan software pirated sangat besar pada Windows yang mengakibatkan banyak virus yang diselipkan ke dalam situs - situs pembajakan software dan semacamnya.
Selain itu, Mac OS memiliki fitur Software Updates yang akan selalu mengupdate sistem securitynya dan akan menambal lubang - lubang security pada sistem operasi ini. Sehingga dapat dikatakan bahwa untuk saat ini Mac OS cukup aman. Dikhawatirkan, dengan semakin bertambahnya pengguna MacOS di seluruh dunia, ancaman terhadap security ini akan semakin besar.
Dari artikel yang saya baca, saya melihat trojan, malware, dsb menyerang MacOS melalui software - software yang sifatnya open platform. Misalnya OpenOffice, Adobe Flash Player, Internet explorer 5.0 for mac, dan sebagainya.
Misalkan saja Worm pada OpenOffice. Worm tersebut berasal dari suatu OpenOffice (badbunny.org) yang akan menjalankan makro yang berbeda bergantung dari Operating System yang digunakan. Pada Mac OS, worm tersebut akan membentuk dua skrip virus menggunakan bahasa Ruby yaitu badbynny,rb dan badbunnya.rb. Pada Linux worm tersebut membentuk badbunny.py sebagai XChat script dan badbunny.pl sebagai virus Perl.
Tidak ada sistem yang benar-benar bebas dari virus dan malware lainnya. Selalu ada vurneralbility pada setiap sistem. Yang dapat dilakukan adalah terus mengupdate berbagai security system. Mirip seperti maling yang semakin pintar saja dari hari ke hari. Polisi juga harus semakin melengkapi diri dengan senjata yang makin canggih.
Jika banyak orang berpendapat Mac kebal virus. Pernyataan tersebut 100% benar jika Virusnya adalah virus untuk Windows. Lalu bagaimana dengan Virus atau Malware yang berjalan pada Multiplatform?
Mac Virus
A file called "latestpics.tgz" was posted on a Mac rumors web site http://www.macrumors.com/ , claiming to be pictures of "MacOS X Leopard" (an upcoming version of MacOS X, aka "MacOS X 10.5"). It is actually a Trojan (or arguably, a very non-virulent virus). We'll call it "Oompa-Loompa" (aka "OSX/Oomp-A") for reasons that will become obvious.
You cannot be infected by this unless you do all of the following:
1) Are somehow sent (via email, iChat, etc.) or download the "latestpics.tgz" file
2) Double-click on the file to decompress it
3) Double-click on the resulting file to "open" it
...and then for non-Admin users, it fails to infect most applications.
You cannot simply "catch" the virus. Even if someone does send you the "latestpics.tgz" file, you cannot be infected unless you unarchive the file, and then open it.
A few important points
1) This should probably be classified as a Trojan, not a virus, because it doesn't self-propagate externally (though it could arguably be called a very non-virulent virus)
2) It does not exploit any security holes; rather it uses "social engineering" to get the user to launch it on their system
3) If you're not running as an admin user, it will silently fail to infect most applications
4) It doesn't actually do anything other than attempt to propagate itself via iChat, and then only via Bonjour! (aka "Rendezvous) -- it does not sent itself over the Internet, rather just to your local Bonjour user list
5) It has a bug in the code that prevents it from working as intended, which has the side-effect of preventing infected applications from launching
6) It's not particularly sophisticated
When unarchived (it is a gzip-compressed tar file), which can be done by simply double-clicking on the file, it appears to be a JPEG file because someone pasted the image of a JPEG file onto the file.
After it's been unzipped, tar will tell you there are two files in the archive:
._latestpics
latestpics
...the ._latestpics is just the resource fork of the file, which contains the pasted in custom icon meant to fool people into double-clicking on it to (in theory) open the JPEG file for viewing. In actuality, double-clicking on it will launch an executable file. The file "latestpics" is actually a PowerPC-compiled executable program, with routines such as:
_infect:
_infectApps:
_installHooks:
_copySelf:
Here's what it does if a user double-clicks on the file, or otherwise executes it:
1) It copies itself to /tmp as "latestpics"
2) It recreates its resource fork in /tmp (with the custom icon in it) from an internally stored gzip'd copy, then sets custom icon bit for the new file in /tmp
3) It then tar + gzips itself so a pristine copy of itself in .tgz format is left in /tmp
4) It renames itself from "latestpics.tar.gz" to "latestpics.tgz" then deletes the copied "latestpics" executable from /tmp
5) It extracts an Input Manager called "apphook.bundle" that is embedded in the macho executable, and copies it to /tmp
6a) If your uid = 0 (you're root), it creates /Library/InputManagers/ , deletes any existing "apphook" bundle in that folder, and copies "apphook" from /tmp to that folder
6b) If your uid != 0 (you're not root), it creates ~/Library/InputManagers/ , deletes any existing "apphook" bundle in that folder, and copies "apphook" from /tmp to that folder
7) When any application is launched, MacOS X loads the newly installed "apphook" Input Manager automatically into its address space
8a) When an application is subsequently launched, the "apphook.bundle" Input Manager then appears to try to send the pristine "latestpics.tgz" file in /tmp to people on your buddy list via iChat (who will then presumably download the file, double-click on it, and the cycle repeats).
8b) (It looks like the author intended to get it to send the "latestpics.tgz" file out via eMail as well, but never got around to writing that code)
9) It only sends itself to people on your local network, it cannot send itself over the Internet
10) It then uses Spotlight to find the 4 most recently used applications on your machine that are not owned by root
11) In an apparent "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" reference, it then checks to see if the xattr 'oompa' of the application executable is > 0... if so, it bails out, to prevent it from re-infecting an already infected application
12) If not, it sets the xattr 'oompa' of the application executable to be 'loompa' (this does nothing, it is just a marker that it has infected this app)
13) It then copies the application executable to its own resource fork, and replaces the application executable with the OSX/Oomp-A trojan
nb: If run via double-clicking on the file, and the user doesn't have privileges to modify an application, it silently fails.
--It has thus effectively injected its code in the host application, but it can only do so for applications that the user has write access to--
13) When an infected application is launched from then on, the trojan code is executed, and it tries to re-infect and re-propagate itself to other applications
14) It then does an execv on the resource fork of the executable, which is the original application, so the application launches as it normally would (in theory... see below)
15) Due to a bug in it's code for executing the original app from it's resource fork, it is only allocating a buffer 4 bytes bigger than the path when appending "/..namedfork/rsrc" to the path, it will stop any app it infects from running. Instead of adding the length of the string, it errantly adds the length of the pointer to the string, which is always 4 bytes.
Friday, August 17, 2007
Monday, August 13, 2007
a illions dollar laptop, is it nice????
We have let you know about the 1 millions dollar laptop here, and now it’s kinda get official. According to our source, Luxurylaunches claims to get the first official picture of the laptop that was handmade by a company entrepreneur “Rohan Sinclair Luvaglio”. Luvaglio claims that “The laptop combines intelligent gadgetry with state of the art technology, such as solid-state storage, Blu-ray, built-in USB memory stick and MP3 player, integrated screen cleaning and functional jewelry. The laptop will be finished to the owner’s choice of precious metals, leathers and real woods.”This laptop was schedule to launch on the end of this summer. So anyone up for one of this?
Live from CeBiT 2007, next one we spot a stand that hold Halo 3 competition. The winner will get 1GB USB Drive. And of course the main things that you want in order to play games like Halo3, Command and Conquer is the best PCU. ALTECH computers present NRG’s Mist Extreme System that was built for speed performance and for gamers. NRG’s Mist Extreme features the latest air cooling technology to control the temperature of your PC. NRG’s Mist Extreme sports Intel Core 2 Quad Core extreme processor QX6700, 2GB corsair DDR2 RAM, 2 NVDIA 8800GTX video cards in SLI mode with over 1Gb video memory, 4X250GB SATAII RAID 0 up to 293Mbps storage. With all these features, you will get addicted in it and of course the things that interest me is the ALTECH babes. Check it out!
Special thank's for latest gadgt again
Dell XPS 720 H2C goes official
We just receive an official word from Dell on its new XPS 720 H2C Edition, which will set you back for US$6000. With six grand price, XPS 720 H2C Edition features your choice of factory overclocked QX6700 or QX6800 Core 2 Extreme processors, dual GeForce 8800 GTX or GeForce 8800 Ultra graphics card, a pair of 160GB SATA hard drives, overclocked Corsair Dominator DDR2 memory, blue-ray drive, choice of Windows XP MCE or Vista Home Premium and of course H2C thermo-electric/liquid cooling system technology. Where the older edition XPS 710 H2C Edition that is around US$5,499 with only US$500 difference. What are Dell thinking about?
thank's for latest gadget
Dell Screen
After launching XPS 720H2C, Dell is going to launch its new high-resolution monitor. With this new half-inch-thick screen monitor, you will be able of integrating the webcam, microphone, speakers, mouse and other stuff via a single bi-directional cable with a transfer rate of 1.62 or 2.7 gigabytes each second. Dell is aiming to ship this cool high-resolution monitor later this year.
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Saturday, August 11, 2007
The sun may be the bane of basement-dwelling geeks everywhere, but Sole Mio doesn't care. Designed for office workers who have regular access to sunlight (via windows, etc.), this environmentally friendly mouse is currently undergoing testing to see if it can charge itself during normal daily activities. The designers admit its success is likely dependant upon users adjusting their mouse-using habits to include plenty of downtime in the sun for the sake of saving a few precious watts. Cubicle monkeys, this is your ticket to a window seat (or maybe a giant skylight)
Coooool cd player
MP3s may be the wave of the future, but that doesn't mean we've had the initiative to digitize our CD collection. This Dual Music Player concept is a both a portable MP3 player and a more portable CD player. Unfolding รก la butterfly knife, the DMP concept spins your CDs while exposed to the world, but we bet the effect would look pretty wicked (especially when operating the dual purpose, self defense saw function).
iPod Reliability Survey
Report
This summary presents models that are significantly less or more reliable than average. Only one model, the iPod 40 GB Click Wheel, was more than two standard deviations from average.
Average failures: 13.7%
Standard Deviation: 7.54
Models with failures > 1 STDEV *above* average:
Model Failures
iPod 10 GB Scroll Wheel 21.5% stdev+0.2
iPod 5 GB Scroll Wheel 23.0% stdev+1.7
iPod 30 GB Dock Connector 24.0% stdev+2.7
iPod 40 GB Click Wheel 29.9% stdev+8.6
Models with failures > 1 STDEV *below* average:
Model Failures
iPod Nano 2 GB 2.8% stdev-4.8
iPod 60 GB Video 3.2% stdev-4.4
iPod Nano 4 GB 4.2% stdev-3.3
iPod 30 GB Video 4.3% stdev-3.3
iPod Mini 6 GB (Feb05) 6.4% stdev-1.2
iPod with Color 20 GB 6.6% stdev-1.0
iPod Shuffle 512 MB 7.0% stdev-0.5
In a single survey sample of a population, only results greater than one standard deviation from norm can be considered relevant. Across multiple surveys of a population, results less than a standard deviation may be relevant if they show a certain consistency. Since we have run only this one survey, we can only speak with confidence of the above models. However, we present the following tables and charts with more detailed information:
Survey Data
Conclusions
The 40 GB Click Wheel iPod appears to have been a lemon. With a failure rate more than two standard deviations above average, it's the indisputable problem child of the iPod family. Many readers reported going through three to five of them before the 1 year warranty expired and Apple refused further replacements. Not all 40 GB iPods were so unreliable -- the 40 GB Photo was near the average failure rate -- so we don't know quite what the problem was. However, we think it's telling that Apple currently offers a 30 GB and not a 40 GB iPod.
The current video iPods appear to be quite reliable, although they also haven't been out long. The previous "4G" Color and Photo iPods appear to be more reliable than their predecessors, and we hope this is a trend. The iPod Nanos seem to be doing well, as we would expect from a device with solid state storage, although there was an Apple-acknowledged defect early on.
There are a remarkable number of original 5 GB iPods still in service today. We found that many owners reported a battery failure but replaced the battery and continued using their iPod. While failure numbers for this original model look quite high, we must note that many of those "failed" iPods are still working and are in use.
Problem areas
Apple's biggest problem appears to be iPod's non-removable battery. As a battery is used, it slowly degrades, providing less charge capacity. Like laptops, the more you use it, the faster you use it up. A good battery will last for a thousand cycles or more, but it won't last long at the end. Under heavy use, an iPod's battery can run through a hundreds of cycles in a year. We don't really know how "good" Apple's batteries are; some owners of five year old iPods report getting almost half their original battery life, while owners of more recent iPods report battery lives of an hour or less. Clearly, your milage may vary.
Thanks in part to a class action suit, Apple now offers a battery replacement service for iPods. For $59 (originally $99) this program covers round-trip shipping, battery and bench time. Given that some iPods are glued shut and require gentle heat to open, this seems like a very reasonable charge. Confident do-it-yourselfers can obtain an iPod battery from several reputable companies for less than $40 (plus shipping) and carry out the replacement themselves. (For comparison, a battery for a Canon PowerShot Digital Elph is $50, and the Canon Digital Rebel battery is $70. PowerBook and iBook batteries are $129 or more.)
Of course, an easily-removable battery would make all of this moot, at some cost to iPod's size and weight. (We're not holding our breath.)
Hard drive failure accounts for as much as half of reported problems. Carrying around a device powered by a delicate spinning drive does seem like a recipe for disaster; sometimes we find it amazing that hard drive based music players outlast their warranty at all. The newer flash-based iPod Shuffle and Nano have no drives and show markedly better reliability (Nano's scratch-prone facing aside). Active users should strongly consider Shuffle and Nano.
Early iPods appeared to suffer from damaged FireWire ports with some regularity. Such reports diminished after the introduction of the iPod with Dock connector. Aside from the advantages of a high-density, multipurpose interconnect - capable of handling Firewire, USB, audio, remote controls and power - Apple's Dock port appears to have increased the effective durability of iPods.
Source : www.macintouch.com
Apple Tanpa MacOS : Malas belajar, sekedar gaya, atau pamer
Kemampuan Mac untuk menjalankan hampir semua sistim operasi desktop yang ada di dunia dengan hadirnya Mac berprosesor Intel bisa dibilang pisau bermata dua; disatu sisi ia membantu banyak orang mengenal sebuah Mac, dan di sisi lainnya membuat banyak pengguna Mac menjadi "bukan" pengguna Mac. Dalam artian, masih banyak orang yang mengatakan "Apple saya kena virus" dan "Apple tidak semudah yang dikatakan orang-orang pengguna Apple" - yang mana kata-kata tersebut terlontar dari mereka yang jelas-jelas menggunakan Windows baik XP atau Vista di Mac, bukan menggunakan Mac OS di Mac mereka.
Saya juga merupakan pengguna Mac yang baru, namun saya berpikir ini adalah OS yang cocok untuk saya. Sebuah OS yang mengutamakan simpilicity, namun powerful. Saya ingin bercerita, beberapa teman saya di kampus juga menggunakan Macintosh karena memang merupakan fasilitas dari kampus untuk mahasiswa baru memilih sebuah notebook. Ada 2 merek yang ditawarkan disini. Apple macintosh adalah salah satunya. Saya sengaja memilh Macintosh karena berbagai rumor dan info yang saya baca di apple.com
saya agak terkejut ketika Apple training gratis di kampus sewaktu pembagian notebook. Petugas dari reseller juga mengatakan bahwa banyak orang yang membeli macintosh hanya untuk modelnya saja, tetapi isinya Windows. Memang sekarang sangat mudah untuk mengiinstall Windows kedalam Macintosh anda, tetapi Mac anda tidak akan berfungsi seperti bagaimana mestinya.
Dari beberapa teman saya yang memilih macintosh, 90 persen menginstall Windows melalui Boot camp. Menurut saya alasan kebanyakan orang menginstall Windows di Apple computer mereka karena Dukungan software yang banyak untuk Windows, sedangkan untuk macintosh agak sulit untuk mencarinya. Alasan ini diperkuat karena mereka masih senang memainkan game-game Windows yang memang bervariasi. Alasan yang kedua adalah mereka hanya mengejar bentuk yang menarik dari sebuah Macbook. Mereka akan terlihat bagus ketika menggunakan Apple. Alasan yang ketiga karena banyak sekali pengguna windows, sehingga mereka takut tidak bisa ikut bergabung dengan yang lainnya. Teman - teman saya senang sekali bermain warcraft dengan LAN. Hampir setiap hari mereka memainkannya. Beberapa dari mereka menggunakan macbook dengan Windows untuk bermain. Alasan keempat adalah malas untuk belajar Operating System yang baru. MacOS memang berbeda. Saya sudah merasakan sendiri bagaimana simplenya sebuah MacOS. Contoh sederhana saja. Untuk mengkoneksikan Wireless LAN atau wifi, di MacOS hanya perlu click pada logo seperti radar di sebelah kanan logo bluetooth (Macbook saya). Untuk windows, perlu setting lagi dan membuka beberapa Window baru.
Jangan salah, tulisan saya ini bukan untuk melawan keberadaan Windows atau "menyadarkan" teman-teman pengguna Windows. Saya tidak ada masalah dengan Windows ataupun Microsoft. Saya juga menggunakan Windows XP di PC saya. Memang beberapa Aplikasi krusial sifatnya "harus" dijalankan di Windows karena sudah "bersatu melekat" dengan Windows. Saya hanya ingin semakin banyak jiwa yang terbuka hatinya untuk mencoba operating system (bukan) alternatif seperti Mac OS. Buat yang mengalami masalah dengan Windows (karena tidak semua mengalami masalah - seperti mereka yang mengupdate setiap waktu dan memang "bekerja untuk Windows") ingatlah satu kalimat ini: yang kalian alami sekarang adalah sebuah pilihan.
Menggunakan Apple MacOS adalah sesuatu yang tidak normal, lain daripada yang lain.
Beranikah anda untuk turut bergabung dalam ketidaknormalan tersebut.
Sekali lagi, itu adalah sebuah pilihan
salam,
Robert
p.s. sumber inspirasi diambil dari dirgayuza.com
Thanks to dirgayuza.com
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Apple Introduced New iMac
Apple Introduced New iMac
Presenting at an event for invited media members in Cupertino, California, Steve Jobs today
introduced Apple's latest iMac models. As expected, the thinner new case is made of aluminum, and the 17-inch model has been dropped, while Apple also debuted a thin, new Bluetooth 2.0 wireless keyboard
(with special controls for brightness, Expose, Dashboard and media control).
Pricing starts at $1199 for the low-end, 20-inch model, with the new 24-inch iMac priced at $1799, and they're said to be available today, though the Apple Store lists "3-5 business days" for availability.
The new 20- and 24-inch displays are glossy, driven by ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro graphics circuits with 256 MB of video RAM in the middle ($1499) and top models, ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT with 128MB of video RAM in the $1199 model.
Along with the usual Gigabit Ethernet and USB 2.0 ports, both new iMacs include FireWire 800 ports. Their Core 2 Duo processors range from 2.0 to 2.4 GHz and support up to 4 GB of memory. There's also the option of a 2.8-GHz Core 2 Extreme processor in a $2299 24-inch model.
Jobs also announced iLife '08, with major enhancements for iPhoto, including "Events" that help automatically organize your images, plus a feature that allows iPhones to email photos to a ".Mac" web gallery. It's priced at $79 and bundled with new Macs, available today, according to Apple.
iMovie gets a major overhaul with AVCHD support and export to YouTube, iPod/iPhone, Apple TV and ".Mac" web pages.
Apple's $99.99 ".Mac" service [$79.99 at Amazon] expands to 10 GB of standard storage and integrates with the new features of iLife '08 (e.g. Web Galleries of photos and movies, iPhone picture uploads).
Apple is also breathing some new life into its $79.99 iWork application suite, finally adding a spreadsheet, which it calls "Numbers", in iWork '08 to go with the Keynote presentation program and Pages for word processing and layout.
Last, but not least, Apple says it has updated the Mac Mini today with better processors, although many expected the company to drop it, given its long lack of attention, and there was no press release about the update.
[SlashGear,
Engadget,
and Macworld provided live updates from the event.
Apple today unveiled an all new all-in-one iMac line featuring gorgeous 20- and 24-inch widescreen displays encased in elegant and professional aluminum and glass enclosures. The entire new iMac line features the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors and a new, ultra-thin aluminum Apple Keyboard, built-in iSight video camera for video conferencing and iLife '08, making it the ultimate digital lifestyle desktop computer for both consumers and professionals. The 20-inch iMac now starts at just $1,199, $300 less than the previous 20-inch model, and the 24-inch iMac starts at just $1,799, $200 less than the previous 24-inch model. [...]
The new 20-inch 2.0 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,199 (US), includes:
20-inch widescreen LCD display;
2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor;
1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 4GB;
a slot-load 8x SuperDrive® with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT with 128MB GDDR3 memory;
built-in iSight video camera;
built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
250GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately);
built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
the new Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse and infrared Apple Remote.
The new 20-inch 2.4 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,499 (US), includes:
20-inch widescreen LCD display;
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor;
1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 4GB;
a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB GDDR3 memory;
built-in iSight video camera;
built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
320GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately);
built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
the new Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse and infrared Apple Remote.
The new 24-inch 2.4 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,799 (US), includes:
24-inch widescreen LCD display;
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor;
1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 4GB;
a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB GDDR3 memory;
built-in iSight video camera;
built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
320GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately);
built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
the new Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse and infrared Apple Remote.
Apple today introduced iLife '08, the most significant upgrade ever to Apple's award- winning suite of digital lifestyle applications, featuring a major new version of iPhoto and a completely reinvented iMovie. iPhoto '08 automatically organizes photo libraries into Events that let users more easily manage their growing photo collections, and iMovie '08 introduces an entirely new way for users to quickly make movies and share them online. Both iPhoto and iMovie integrate seamlessly with the new .Mac Web Gallery, Apple's new service for .Mac members to instantly create and host stunning online websites for their photos and videos. iLife '08 also features iWeb '08, with live web widgets such as Google Maps that let users create even more dynamic websites, and GarageBand '08, with its new Magic GarageBand feature that makes it fun and easy for both musicians and non-musicians to create great sounding songs. [...]
Apple today announced significant enhancements to its .Mac online service, highlighted by the debut of .Mac Web Gallery, a new feature for sharing photos and movies on the Internet. .Mac Web Gallery lets members easily share photos and movies directly from iLife '08 with anyone on a Mac, PC or iPhone in stunning quality. In addition, .Mac Web Gallery visitors can download high quality images for printing and even contribute photos using a standard web browser or email. Other new .Mac features include a tenfold increase in .Mac storage to 10GB, support for personal domains for iWeb websites and enhancements to .Mac Mail. [...]
Apple today introduced iWork '08, a significant upgrade to Apple's productivity software suite featuring new versions of Pages and Keynote word processing and presentation applications, and introducing an innovative new spreadsheet application called "Numbers." Numbers introduces the concept of intelligent tables on a flexible canvas, a new approach that makes it easy to organize information, create calculations, analyze results and make spreadsheets look as great as they work. Pages '08 now features distinct modes for streamlined word processing and flexible page layout, a new contextual format bar and change tracking, and Keynote '08 now includes text effects, transitions and themes that help users easily compose spectacular presentations, and Smart Builds with easy-to-set-up A-to-B animations that make impressive animations easy for anyone to create.
Source : macintouch.com
www.apple.com
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Samsung Q1 Ultra VS Asus R2HV
Entry — $799Windows XP Tablet on a Intel Ultra Mobile Processor A100 at 600Mhz, 1GB Ram, 40GB HDD, 1024 x 600 native resolution + all the standard features including Wireless LAN and BluetoothBetter Consumer — $1199Vista Home Premium on a Intel Ultra Mobile Processor A110 at 800 MHz, 1GB Ram, 60GB HDD, 1024 x 600 native resolution + all the standard features including Wireless LAN, Bluetooth and HSDPA.
Better Commercial — $1499Vista Business on a Intel Ultra Mobile Processor A110 at 800 MHz, 1GB Ram, 80GB HDD, 1024 x 600 native resolution + all the standard features including Wireless LAN, Bluetooth and HSDPA.
Best — yet to be announcedVista Business Premium on a Intel Ultra Mobile Processor A110 at 800 MHz, 1GB Ram, 32GB SSD, 1024 x 600 native resolution + all the standard features including Wireless LAN, Bluetooth and HSDPA
Here is the updated spec
Intel ULV Pentium M Processor 723 1.0GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 400 MHz FSB
1280MB (DDR2 533 256MB + DDR667 1G)
Hard Drive — 80GB, 4200RPM, 1.8″ Slim HDD
Ships with Windows Vista
Intel ULV Pentium M Processor 723 1.0GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 400 MHz FSB
1280MB (DDR2 533 256MB + DDR667 1G)
Hard Drive — 80GB, 4200RPM, 1.8″ Slim HDD
Ships with Windows Vista
Check out this new nokia N800Any way you look at it, you’ll think this is the Nokia N800 but NOW. A Chinese company named “XIACHAO” has ripped the design and made a GPS device running on Windows CE. Interesting thing is that they are calling it a UMPC named “UMPC001″(they must got creative at least with the name). Take a look at this. www.onlyumpc.com
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