But I watched and see that the Point of Sales was still used DOS Application. You know DOS? It is Disk Operating System. So I a little bit shocked why in this modern era, the internet era, I still see the application being used by the modern Donuts Store.

The application is developed using Fox Base 2.6. I do hope that I will know more application under DOS. You know, the latest technology is not a must. You just need a function and works application.

Although I've ever sucess installing the mad wifi driver when I still using Ubuntu 7.04 or 7.10, the 8.04 version really made me headache. Anybody can help? But I also prepare the solution. It so simple. Just trying to remove the 8.04 version and install completely new and fresh from oven Ubuntu 9.10. Hopefully my wifi driver, Atheros 5007 works well. But I will also share information, if the 8.04 version success too.

You just to fill the form provided by Sun Microsystems. Just click this link to get Free NetBeans DVD. But do not waste your time if you interest. Because this Free DVD is just for a limited time.

I quote from the netbeans, what will you get if you request DVD for free shipping.

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NetBeans Multilingual Starter Kit DVD: It includes:

• A full installer of NetBeans IDE 6.7.1 with the latest JavaFX SDK,
• The Java™ Platform Standard Edition Development Kit (JDK) 6.0,
• The Java Tutorials, and a collection of NetBeans tutorials and screencasts.

The Starter Kit DVD contains software distribution files for Windows, Linux, Solaris x86, Solaris SPARC and Mac OS X.

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And please don't forget it takes time to received the DVD, because it will be sent from United States. May be this is just an info how long it takes.

Within the USA: 2-5 days
Western Europe: 5-7 days
Eastern Europe: up to 15 days
Some destinations in Asia/Africa/Latin America take up to 4 weeks.

So just hurry up!

So why I comeback learning Java Programming? You know, my first job title was Software Engineer in one of the most prominent software development company in Jakarta. Basically I like to write code, test, debug and make software documentation. But I change my mind after one and an half years to become System Administrator. I bored with coding, making my head sick and headache. So after that I time, I was completely system engineer, system administrator, network engineer and related job position.

Back to what I say, why I want to learn again Java. I see my friends create and develop new application by their own coding. There are various software products such as ERP, CRM, SRM, Hospitality Information System, et cetera. I want too, create new products. May be I can sell. Or may be I can give some training/lecture regarding about my new skill. So I think, since now on, I want to be a software developer again, especially in Java.

Beside I live in Java island I know Java is more promising than any other programming language. May be next week I'll start learning Java whenever and whereever.

Oh yeah, there was also something that triggered me to learn Java. You know, I'm also conduct some research in software engineering. I teach software engineering class. And sometimes I got some projects and act as Project Manager. So if my partner or my staff has some lack or even they left me, so I still can responsible and continue the project. Who knows? Because what ever the circumstance and condition will be, we also need to address the worst-case scenario. But we hope that bad things do not happen to us.

So I think it is not too late. Since my previous education in undergraduate degree and I also had experience as software engineer, so it's not a difficult task to learn, maybe from scratch, take a learn and study about java programming. Hopefully i will got some benefit if I learn again, although I already throw Java books almost 13 years a go.

The students who attended the seminar were asking much about the computer security attack especially about the computer viruses. It makes me remember 14 years a go when I was still an undergraduate student. I sometimes caught virus. Its name was jebak.com while the viruses mostly in DOS environment. But well, I didn't talk about it more.

Basically computer security is very important. Most of us, usually didn't give any attention except our computer is hang, or stop working. These problems make many people wonder how to solve them. I suggested for windows operating system user, to boot into their Safe Mode and trying to make sure whether hidden program is run by unknown program. Simply run the msconfig and regedit. But perhaps you will need more about these topics by googling and wikipedia website.

I think I need to share the slides. I also quot some slides from my senior lecturer, Rudi Lumanto, because I think the material is good enough.

Later I will try to tell more about my seminar experience, whether I just and attende or presenter. Hopefully, you can share knowledge as much as you want. It will make people arround you happier. But there is a note, the seminar material is in mix of Bahasa Indonesia and English. I'll try to make it available 100% in English later.

File Link: Computer Security - Abdullah Koro

I also interested to try, although Wave was talked for a couple weeks a go. Honestly I send this message to Google when I sign up for Wave testing.

This service, Google Wave will be most popular social networking site. But it will depend how serious Google develop and maintain.

I just curious if the Wave is launched for public, did it will down like Gmail problem a couple months a go.

Please let me test this new service.

The two-day event will be held on Nov 21 and 22, 2009. Jakarta will be the place the event. Don't worry if you live near Indonesia, especially for South East Asia countries. There are many direct flight to Jakarta.

In this event, you can meet with fellow hackers and well-known Web Developer. The seat is limited to 200 participants.

Before this event in Jakarta, Yahoo is already held at London, to Taipei, Bangalore, Sao Paulo, and New York City.  Beside the technology will be discuss such as Yahoo Application Platform, Blueprint, YQL, Geo Technologies and so on.

For developer outside Indonesia, you can also win a chance to come here, Jakarta, by following this link.

The event will be placed at Balai Kartini on Gatot Subroto Street, near Kuningan intersection.

The ticket is freely available. Just make sure you get email confirmation from them.

The seminar also open to everyone, especially for students of STIE Bisnis Indonesia. But I don't know exactly whether the seminar committee charge some fee.

Below is an excerpt from the brochure:

Seminar Theme: Computer security and ethical hacking

Moderator: Firdaus Ahmadi, S.Kom, M.M.

Speaker: Abdullah A. Koro, S.Kom, M.Kom

Lecturer at Computer Science Post Graduate Program,University of Budi Luhur

Lecturer at Computer Science Post Graduate Program,University of  Bina Nusantara

Place: STIE BI Main Hall, 3^rd Floor

Date: Oct 17, 2009

Time: 14.00 – 16.00

Objectives:

The main purpose of this computer security seminar is to give broad perspective guidance to end user, network administrator, system administrator about how to secure desktop computer, server, and what about ethical hacker. Finally they will know more about how to make their own computer secured and protected.

What you will know:

• Introduction to computer security
• Physical Threat
• Software Threat
• Virus, Trojan, Spyware, Spam
• How to protect it all
• Hacking Terminology
• Ethical Hacking

So what the relation with the title above? Of course I want to share you. At first I open wordpress website and wow.... I've got new simple WP Themes there. There're some themes attracted my eyes. But I think I just need a simple and light one.

So I decided to put LightWord on my public_html folder. It's amazing. You can see this frontpage.

I also put URL for you to click: LightWord WP themes. You can directly download and have a nice install...

By read this tips probably we can help you. You know, Firefox has addons to manage and support its browser. When you just want to block disturbing and annoying Flash Ads, you need to install and activate Flash Block.

For example, my Windows XP box is using Firefox 3.0.14. Just click this Flash Block URL. Your computer will display this

And don't worry please to click Install Now. It won't destroy your computer. After that, you need to click Add To Firefox button.

Now your Flash Block is installed. And let me see what happen. When you open a website. The flash ads will be replaced like this

And when you move your mouse pointer to the ads, it will display like a play button.

Since now on, of course your web browsing activity will run faster than before. Whenever you need to know what behind the flash block icon, just click it.

Perhaps you still want to know what will being blocked by this addons. They will be:

1. Macromedia Flash
2. Macromedia Shockwave
3. Macromedia Authorware

Don't forget too, you can add whitelist to your favorite website. You just need to click from menu:

Tools -> Add-ons -> Flash Block -> Options -> Whitelist

Happy web browsing