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Chris25 — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:56:49 +0800

Load Balancing Software

Chris25 — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:48:40 +0800

Not sure where to post this. I know there are routers for this and they are quite expensive but I'm curious if there are any load balancing softwares that i can install into my home computer? Thanks for the input.

if air asia had this, id fly with them more often.

Chris25 — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:57:29 +0800

i dunno lah how to do this anymore.
here's the add: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqh8e2KYIrU

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youtube app issues

Chris25 — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 11:49:19 +0800

My wife has an unrooted htc magic running android 1.5. Since late last year, she has been having problems with playing videos on her youtube app. First it was with HD vids, now, she can barely play any video at all. I went to the google forums and apparently, a number of people have the same issue.

I have an unrooted htc dream on 1.6 and sometimes i have to hit the back button a couple of times before a video loads properly. The google forums said it might be connection issues but we tested our phones on xshare and the videos play just fine so we know that cant be it.

Has anyone else had this problem?

(WTA) Trojan detected by Avira

Chris25 — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:06:51 +0800

Every time I started up my computer for the last couple of days, I get this Avira pop up that a trojan has been detected.

1. What is the difference between clicking: Delete, Move to Quarantine, and Deny Access?
The default reply is Deny Access, but what I would really like to do is hit Delete.

2. How soon after an infection do you find out you were infected? Hours? Days?

Thanks for your insight.

Lifetime free flights for baby born on plane

Chris25 — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:25:21 +0800

I expect an increase in very pregnant passengers in the near future.

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A baby boy who made a surprise arrival on board an AirAsia flight this week will be given free flights …

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – A baby boy who made a surprise arrival on board an AirAsia flight this week will be given free flights for life with the budget carrier, as will his mother, the airline said Friday.

AirAsia said 31-year-old passenger Liew Siaw Hsia went into labour on Wednesday's flight from the northern island of Penang to Kuching on Borneo island.

The aircraft made an emergency diversion to the Malaysian capital but the baby arrived just before landing, delivered by a doctor who was on board and who was assisted by the airline's flight attendants.

"The baby was safely delivered when flight AK 6506 was approaching Kuala Lumpur for landing at 2,000 feet," the airline said in a statement, adding that mother and baby were taken to a nearby hospital following touchdown.

"To celebrate this momentous occasion, we decided to present both mother and child with free flights for life," said AirAsia's director of operations Moses Devanayagam after visiting them in hospital.

SOS: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091023/od_af...aairlineoffbeat

Haha.

Chris25 — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:10:47 +0800

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Is your mother a drama queen?

Chris25 — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:14:17 +0800

How to Deal With a Terrible Mother as an Adult
We don't get to pick our parents. If you are in a family with an abusive, weak or troubled mother, there are steps you can do to protect yourself and hopefully your siblings. Remember that you alone are responsible for creating a happy and fulfilling life for yourself.

Steps
1. Create a good sounding board for yourself to give your life some needed perspective. It is important that you do this as writing and not by talking to someone. That comes later in the process. Start a journal or a blog but make sure it is not going to be read by your mother. The objective is to heal yourself, become stronger and remove toxic behavior from your life, not hurt your mother.

2. Think very hard and make detailed lists regarding your mother. Why is she so unhappy? What were her parents/family life like? What are her frustrations or failed dreams for herself? How can you avoid falling into a pattern to not become like her? What are her expectations for herself and you? Your siblings? What are your expectations from her and your own behavior?

3. Start to distance yourself-this is the hardest part but you absolutely need to do this step. Imagine you are from another planet and you are observing her dialogue and patterns of destructive behavior. What are her triggers? How do you respond to her outbursts or her drama? Write this all down in your journal. Start with your behavior towards her. Write down pieces of any emotional conversation and look at it. Are you feeding her behavior in any way or adding fuel to the fire. If you are then stop immediately.

4. Discover how unpleasant dialogue/fights with her starts and when. Note the hot spots. Is it every time you talk or just around certain people? What are the triggers? Self knowledge is power. Your brother and sisters may need help but you need to help yourself first to help them.

5. Understand that for your mother to strike out at you or favor one sibling over another has to do with her short comings as a person. She might be aware or oblivious to how she is being so damaging. Emotional behavior is the hardest to change but you can become less involved and more objective. It will make you stronger.

6. Protect yourself. For six months be only the observer not caught up in the drama. She will notice a change in you and may increase her attacks. Stay calm, observe and keep writing.

7. Talk to and interview each sibling. Tell them you are trying to build a happier family life and need their help.

8. Ask them their observations about your mother and what are the triggers for them around her. You will start to see the big picture of your family and its troubles but this could take a year or more. Keep writing it out.

9. Reflect on whether it is healthy to keep a relationship with her. Some people are so toxic and damaging to be around that they will try to destroy you. If this is the case-leave the relationship and not talk/visit her for an allotted amount of time. Write her a letter and tell her you need some space but will contact her when the time is right. The time might never be right but you saved yourself.

10. Believe that being a child of a unhappy person is very hard and give yourself the room to be happy and create a life. Start one step at a time becoming more independent. In the long run, what your mother thinks of you is NOT who you are. Her distorted opinion of you or your siblings don't count much if you can understand how hurtful and destructive it is. Your job is not to make her happy. That does not make you a "bad, selfish, etc" person but a healthy one.

11. Help your siblings when you are freed from her grasp. Find solutions that work for you in dealing with her and tell them your methods. Tell them you want them to have positive self images of themselves and to be strong. Role model healthy mental behavior towards them and her. Console them if they are in pain.

12. Avoid the trap of guilt. It is the number one reason people stay in destructive relationships. You are responsible for yourself not her.

Tips
* Set a timer or record your phone call conversations. It may help you end conversations or gain some needed perspectives.

* Don't tell everyone in the family what you are doing-it might get back to your mom and create a new drama you don't need.

* Don't involve your father until you understand that he has problems of his own. He is married to this person and it will get back to her. Remember the object is to heal not be destructive and hurtful like her.

* Do tell a best friend or a mate. First make sure they can be supportive and understanding of your situation.

* Most people have horror mother stories either their own or a friends. How you handle your own behavior is what matters.

* Give yourself time to grieve over what you needed but did not get. Or the fact that you did not want this kind of person in your life. But don't wallow in it for years, self pity is destructive.

Warnings
* Protect your kids/husband if needed. Don't let them get caught up in the drama. Again role model "strength" in dealing with a destructive person for your kids. It will serve them well in life.

* Never resort to being nasty with her. Set your boundaries with her. Screaming or cursing will just make you feel bad about yourself. You can just tell her politely "I am hanging up now" or :I am leaving". Then do it! You have the right to end any conversations with people who put you down or humiliate you. You also have the right to be angry at someone you love.

* Sometimes we have to completely leave the relationship. It is just too damaging and everyone is ALLOWED to make that personal decision with any guilt.

Things You'll Need
A journal or computer
Some quiet reflective time
A stopwatch or timer
a tape recorder

Source: http://www.wikihow.com/Deal-With-a-Terribl...her-as-an-Adult

Install Anti Vir, Lose Internet.

Chris25 — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:08:23 +0800

Ok, here's the deal. Everything was fine with my laptop then I installed Kaspersky offline. Then I logged on and tried to activate it but then I can't connect to the internet. I uninstalled it and then I could connect. So I reinstalled AVG because I didn't have a problem with that in the past, but even then, after I installed AVG, I immediately lost my connection to the net.

How to tell, what to do if computer is infected

Chris25 — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:57 +0800

How to tell, what to do if computer is infected (AP)
Posted on Sun Mar 15, 2009 12:46PM EDT

Computer-virus infections don't cause your machine to crash anymore.

Nowadays, the criminals behind the infections usually want your computer operating in top form so you don't know something's wrong. That way, they can log your keystrokes and steal any passwords or credit-card numbers you enter at Web sites, or they can link your infected computer with others to send out spam.

Here are some signs your computer is infected, tapped to serve as part of "botnet" armies run by criminals:

• You experience new, prolonged slowdowns. This can be a sign that a malicious program is running in the background.

• You continually get pop-up ads that you can't make go away. This is a sure sign you have "adware," and possibly more, on your machine.

• You're being directed to sites you didn't intend to visit, or your search results are coming back funky. This is another sign that hackers have gotten to your machine.

So what do you do?

• Having anti-virus software here is hugely helpful. For one, it can identify known malicious programs and disable them. If the virus that has infected your machine isn't detected, many anti-virus vendors offer a service in which they can remotely take over your computer and delete the malware for a fee.

• Some anti-virus vendors also offer free, online virus-scanning services.

• You may have to reinstall your operating system if your computer is still experiencing problems. It's a good idea even if you believe you've cleaned up the mess because malware can still be hidden on your machine. You will need to back up your files before you do this.

How do I know what information has been taken?

• It's very hard to tell what's been taken. Not every infection steals your data. Some just serve unwanted ads. Others poison your search result or steer you to Web sites you don't want to see. Others log your every keystroke. The anti-virus vendors have extensive databases about what the known infections do and don't do. Comparing the results from your virus scans to those entries will give you a good idea about what criminals may have snatched up.

Source: http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090315/ap_...otnet_checklist

PC_Checkup_Setup.exe virus?

Chris25 — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:59:03 +0800

im such a noob at this that im not even sue what i should ask.
can anyone please have a look at my scan results?

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i use avg and i tried to remove it but can't.

thanks.

iPhone Screen Problem.

Chris25 — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:21:34 +0800

Hi! My wife just bought this used I phone from one of the forumers (still waiting for him to get back to us) and the packaging came in superb condition with the original box and all but when we switched it on, there was a white spot on the screen (see pics below).

Can anyone please tell me what this may be and if its fixable?

The spot I'm talking about is the one between the Iphone and Settings icons.
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[WTA] Importing an animal to Sarawak

Chris25 — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:16:18 +0800

as the title says, i need to import a guinea pig from KL to Sarawak. can anyone tell me who the regulating department is for these kinds of things? thanks!

Customized Keyboard

Chris25 — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:39:51 +0800

Turn this:
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into this
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If I could just learn how to cut brass and only if my state had its own ACE hardware...

Source: http://steampunkworkshop.com/keyboard.shtml

[WTA] Corrupted Mini SD Card. How to recover?

Chris25 — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:08:35 +0800

This is related to my old post: http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=909961&hl=

I want to know if I can still save it?

[WTA] SD Card corrupted?

Chris25 — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:19:38 +0800

hi!

i have a ds lite with an r4 deluxe cart for my music.
everything was working fine until i loaded one home brew file on it and suddenly, the thing is stuck on the loading screen.
when i tried to delete the file on my pc, i had troubles accessing my memory card (it had vertical rectangles instead of letters for file names) and eventually, windows just couldn't detect the sd card.

help? what does this mean?