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Bring TV set to other country and later bring back

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:30:00 +0800

Bring TV set to other country and later bring back

paranoid_guy — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 12:59:26 +0800

Wanted to bring LCD TV (32") to other country (Singapore, Thailand) by car (I drive the car my self, lcd tv is a personal belonging)
After few days than drive back to Malaysia and bring the lcd tv back to Malaysia.
Do I need to declare the item during exit Malaysia and during re-entry Malaysia.

Automatic antenna (for FM radio)

paranoid_guy — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 05:05:23 +0800

Just installed an automatic antenna on my Kancil.
But...in Kancil, the only place than can put in a motorised antenna is next to the engine bonnet (left side).
I never see car have their antanna at front of the car, wondering is it against the law if install the antenna at the front of the car?

Buy KTM ticket

paranoid_guy — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 02:53:33 +0800

If i wanted to take 10:00pm train to Johor Bahru from KL.
Can I walk in to station at 9:00pm and buy the ticket over the counter (without booking 1st).
Will there be ticket available.
I remember i did that 15 years ago and no problem but now aday maybe more passenger using train for travel so and there will be no more ticket available one hours before the train depart ?

How long your laptop battery can last under Linux

paranoid_guy — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:25:50 +0800

My laptop is Toshiba.
When under Windows, the battery can last 2.5 hours.
But when under Fedora 16, it can last only 1 hour.
Now with Fedora 17, it can last 1.5 hours.

If my windows never connect to internet

paranoid_guy — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 02:59:37 +0800

If I never connect my Windows 7 laptop to internet and never use USB thumbdrive to copy files into my laptop.
Do i still need to do security update from time to time? And install anti-virus security suites?

Normally I will use Windows 7 to do work, key in data from hardcopy, do excel calculation/graph and do microsoft word documents.
After finish work than burn the files to DVD and move the DVD to a Linux PC which is connected to internet and send the data files to boss. (I work at home).

The reason i follow this procedure is because i don't want to wast time to do security update (both windows and anti-virus) and save the annual anti-virus fee. ( and I heard that some malicious software are so advance that no anti-virus is able to detect them and clean them.)