Monday, July 18, 2011

How to install Broadcom 43 Driver/Firmware In Ubuntu 11.04

1. Open the Ubuntu Software Center.

2. Type 'b43' on the search box without the ''.

3. Choose 'firmware-b43-installer' package and install.

4. After that, you will have the Wireless Adapter working like a charm in your much beloved OS - Ubuntu.

Monday, July 11, 2011

6 Tips To Control Hunger

A good post by Mike T Nelson PhD(c)

Let's face it, trying to lose fat can be hard at times. The biggest thing that comes up time and time again is hunger. In a perfect world, you would find a way to not be hungry and still watch your waistline shrink. Can that really be done? Below are 6 tips to help guide your waistline to a new low.

1) Eat more protein

I like to tell my clients to eat more when they are looking to get leaner. Most of the time they look at me like I'm a 2 headed purple space alien. Eat more? Really? Their whole lives they have heard you need to eat less and less, but can we eat more of something and still lose weight?

It turns out that protein has some very cool effects. First off, protein helps with satiety and keeps you full longer. I could site a bunch of studies here (2, 11, 15, 24), but try this experiment out on your own. Eat 2 whole chicken breasts and the same amount of calories from Twinkies, then see how soon you are hungry again.

Two 6 oz chicken breasts have about 420 calories. This may leave some of you doing your own episode of "Man vs Food" just to finish them. Yet 3 Twinkies have about the same number of calories, and it would be easy to polish them off in no time (not that I know anything about that).

In the end, eat more protein to watch your waistline go down.


2) Drink more water

Not a new one, but the cool thing about water is 1) it is required, and 2) no calories. Basic stuff, I know, but the key question is: "Are you doing it?" Test out drinking more water and I bet you will drop fat without trying harder (8, 12, 22, 23).

Does water temperature matter?

Research on this area is pretty split (5), so if you like cold water, go for it. If you can't stand cold water, just go with room temperature water. Don't use the temperature of the water as an excuse to avoid it. Hmmm, the water is not cold, so I am going to skip it. Drink more first; then worry about the temperature.

3) Get more essential fats

Essential fats are something many, many people are lacking in today's world. Plus they are involved in virtually every process and cell in the body! Your body NEEDS them (hence that "essential" part). Hunger is the main way the body signals you to get more nutrients (both macronutrients and micronutrients).

The downside is that the world we live in today has non-essential fats readily accessible. You can eat all the non-essential trans fats you want, but they will do nothing to increase the essential ones and only screw things up more!

A good source?
One of the best sources of essential fats is krill oil. Krill or Fish oil also may help with body composition too (17), and increase muscle mass (21).


4) Exercise

Despite what you read in the popular media, exercise is a good thing. While it may be very hard to out exercise the doughnut, that doesn't mean exercise is worthless. Exercise is the main way to burn calories, build metabolically active muscle tissue, and sensitize the body to nutrients.

Most people nowadays spend most of their time seated. Even when they exercise, it is for a small portion of their day; so we need to maximize that time by prioritizing full body exercises. Not only will this burn a ton of calories, it will work to add more muscle. More muscle literally pulls fats and carbs out of the blood to be burned. Your resting metabolic rate is your primarily caloric burn, so you want to have a fast, high horsepower motor.

Another benefit from exercise is related to upregulation of the GLUT-4 receptor which allows glucose to enter into a cell (4). GLUT-4 is an insulin-regulated glucose transporter located in fat and muscle tissue. This protein is expressed only in muscle and fat cells - the major tissues in the body that respond to insulin. This leads us into point 5.....


5) Control insulin

The body employs a myriad of different feedback loops and regulation techniques. I'm sure you have read about these many times and scratched your head or fallen asleep. Everything from mTOR and AMPK to all the hormones like GH, testosterone, estrogen, leptin, Neuropeptide Y, ad nauseam (9, 16, 19, 20, 25).

While these are very important, we need to ask 2 key questions.

1) Do we have any direct control over them?

2) What are the main effects?

Out of these key questions we find that insulin is a major regulator hormone, and we do maintain some control over it.

Think of insulin as the "fuel selector switch" in the body.

High levels of insulin = storage mode.

This can be storing carbs in muscle and live tissue as glycogen, or storing more fat around those love handles you hate.

The opposite works to our favor, though, as low levels of insulin = fat burning (enhanced fat metabolism). Everything that you eat will result in some release of insulin, but we want to keep the overall response as low as possible by sticking with more proteins like meat, fish, egg, lots of non-starchy vegetables, and essential fats.


6) Spike insulin

Perhaps I lost my mind here, but the point above talked about controlling insulin and this is still true. We want to keep insulin at a low level during the day overall.

One time we will want to increase insulin temporarily, though, is before training since it may help enhance carbohydrate metabolism. When you are lifting weights, your body is fueled primarily by carbohydrates. Remember that when insulin is high, it pushes the fuel selector switch towards carbohydrate metabolism which is great right before a strength training session.

Insulin is also a potent vasodilator, so you can dump those crazy NO (nitric oxide) products that don't work in the trash can (or give them to your neighbor). Insulin has been used in research for the sole purpose to exploit its vasodilator effects on vessels (3, 6, 10, 13, 14). Instead of some NO (nitric oxide) products, have a protein and carb drink about 30-60 minutes pre-training. In addition to temporarily increasing insulin, it also helps increase muscle protein synthesis where you are literally adding proteins to muscle tissue so they are bigger and stronger (1, 7, 18). Remember, we want to build a huge engine to burn more calories even at rest.

Conclusion

Hunger can be a vicious enemy and you are now armed with these 6 tips to beat it into submission. Go forth and conquer!

Saturday, July 9, 2011

0xc000007b - How to Fix 0xc000007b Fast

Thanks to Andrew from errornerd.com!!! Regcure is the tool for cleaning the thrash in your Windows PC registry.

How Can I Fix 0xc000007b?

NEW: Saturday 9 July 2011

"This is a very common question believe it or not!"
0xc000007b is usually caused by a corrupt registry entry. The best thing you can do, to prevent your PC from getting more error messages or further registry corruption, is to fix this problem immediately, by following the easy instructions below. The potential risk, resulting from not repairing this error, could include system crashes, blue screens, and hardware failure.

Most errors are caused by poor maintenance of your pc. But no-fear, repairing and getting rid of 0xc000007b can be just as simple as following these 4 steps below:

  1. Download the 0xc000007b Repair Tool
  2. "This is a free download - You'll see a new window pop-up for confirmation."
  3. Click "Save File" and follow the simple installation instructions.
  4. Scan your computer with the Regcure application.
  5. Click the "Fix Errors" button to repair 0xc000007b.
Why Do Errors Happen?
There's actually a number of reasons why 0xc000007b might of happened, but of course the most common reason is caused when new programs are installed over all old ones that are not completely uninstalled 100%, causing registry pile ups and of course, getting error messages. Another reason, is damage that's been done by malware programs, attaching themselves to your PC and wrecking havoc, deleting crucial files from your PC.

99% of the time, a program called Regcure, designed just for this specific reason, so you don't have to pay some geek like us $90hr to fix your PC, can be used to repair all of your computer's error messages, missing or broken files. Regcure looks over your computer's registry and repairs the following: Internet Explorer errors, ActiveX errors, Javascript and scripting errors, C++ errors, EXE/ DLL/ OCX/ INF/ VXD errors and more. Not to mention, fine tune your computer for maximum performance...
"that's why we recommend it!"

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Voyager Home Screen App For Nokia S60v5 and Symbian^3 Mobiles |

For those who cannot afford a true HTC PHONE or IPHONE or any other android phone... and stuck with your Nokia Symbian Phone (Like Me)... here is the cheap (free) solution....

Want your phone’s UI to be as useful as iPhone or Android Voyager Home screen does just that.It brings all the UI goodness you will see on an android smartphone to the symbian. Get a wonderful home screen and easy access to your favorite apps.

Home Screen :
Once the app is installed it takes over the entire UI giving your phone a new look and feel.There are two home screens to select one with HTC Sense UI like home screen.You can add your favorite feeds and tweet from here.To browse through the feeds just slide it left or right.Only the headlines are shown and you can select only from predefined sources.Also you cant see any tweets.The application shortcuts are not customizable either.

Another nice feature is missed call and message notifications.

The old boring menu is changed with iPhone style app shortcuts which you can access by flicking left or right.On flicking right from home screen you can easily access all in built as well as installed applications.Getting to your favorite app was just a matter of flicking left or right and it was mostly a smooth experience with occasional accidental opening of apps.That said it may be me being not used to it.

Customization :

You can easily rearrange,move or delete the app shortcuts. Just hold the icons down for few moments and they will have a nice wobbly effect(don’t no that’s the correct word) and you can rearrange the icons,move it to another page,or uninstall by dragging it to the bottom recycle bin icon.A nice feature is you can create folders like symbian’s default UI by just placing an icon over the other which you want to add to a folder and name it.

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Makanan Kesukaan Nabi - Makanan sunnah | Minda Cemerlang

I took this valuable article from "http://cpintrass.com/blog/panduan-kesihatan/makanan-kesukaan-nabi-makanan-sunnah/.html" and I translate it for the viewing of non-Malay readers. Enjoy a good diet while open sourcing~~~ :)

1.
Barley - Good for fever if made soup

2. Dates - he said the house had no dates are as homes with no food

3. Tin Fruit - The fruit of heaven. To treat hemorrhoids.

4. Grapes - He likes grapes. It cleanses the blood, strengthens kidney, stomach cleaning

5. Honey - It is the food of all food, drink all the drinks, drugs of all drugs. Treat diarrhea if it is mixed with hot water, open the appetite, strengthens the stomach, eliminating phlegm. Good to drink the morning with warm water.

6. Watermelon (All Types) - The Prophet said, pregnant women with pregnancy will not fail to deliver their best in terms of the character and appearance.

7. Milk - The Prophet said, good milk to remove the heat in the body like hands to remove the sweat from his forehead. Strengthen the back, improving the brain, to renew the eyes, removing rusted.

8. Mushrooms - Good for eyes, family planning services.

9. Olive Oil - skin and hair treatment. Anti-Aging, treat gastritis.

10. Pomegranate - Clears the body of the devil and the whispers of Satan for 40 days.

11. Vinegar - The prophet constantly consumed it with olive oil (the current popular trend in italian restaurants).

12. Water - the best drink but do drink slowly / do not rush.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Interview with Anonymous Hackers, Malaysia Next Target | Technology | Epoch Times

Took from http://www.theepochtimes.com

The “hacktivist” group, Anonymous, posted a mission statement to Pastebin on June 12 describing the reasoning behind their planned and upcoming attack on official Malaysian government websites. Anonymous warned, “We fear that if you make further decisions to take away human freedom, we [will be] obligated to act fast and have no mercy.”

Anonymous claims that Malaysia is preventing the free distribution of information by censoring its internet, calling it “one of the world’s strictest governments,” similar to the reasoning behind their recent attacks on Turkish government websites, after which 32 people—who the Turkish government claimed were members of Anonymous—were arrested.

Sources within Anonymous revealed several details in an exclusive interview with the Epoch Times on the upcoming action, organization, and target selection process of the group.

Anonymous revealed that target countries are selected based on input from users in those countries, however when asked whether or not there were Anonymous in Malaysia, they responded only that “[We] cannot give you that info.”

They further revealed that certain countries, however notorious for internet censorship, like China, are incredibly difficult to attack because they do not have many users who are based in the country and therefore do not have effective inside sources to relay information. The group says an attack on China might come someday, but not any time soon.

Sources within Anonymous went on to say they understand that the Malaysian government will “not be happy” and are anticipating a negative reaction. In order to remain covert and prepare for the operation, Anonymous have been advising all of their participants to use Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) in order to encrypt their network connections and transfer their data from remote locations that cannot be accessed without authentication.

The sources say that users who have been arrested before failed to use VPNs or other security measures to protect their identities. Anonymous does respond when their members are detained however.

The group retaliated against Spain on Friday for arresting three of its members by taking down the Spanish official police website—the effort being known as OpPolicia—for “a combined total of a lot more than an hour”, contrary to what some news sources reported.

The sources said that even now, “OpTurkey”, the continuation of efforts against the Turkish government in response to the arrests made in Turkey, was underway. One member said, “I cannot speak for the future of the operation, but currently [the site that is targeted] has been down for 1 hour already and it seems more popular than OpPolicia, and it looks like the target’s server is crap, so it might stay down for some time.”

They revealed that they fear “being backtracked” and do worry about getting caught, however they feel safer knowing that “there is a liberating faith” in the nature of Anonymous. One member stated “It’s what makes it fun though.”

The nature of Anonymous is most accurately described in their name. They view themselves as less of a real group and more of a collective of voices who speak out and protest against censorship and what they believe are efforts to suppress the freedom of speech and information. The composition of their membership may vary from day to day and anyone can be a part of anonymous at any time without any real or permanent stake.

When asked if they had a large user base in the Middle East, they responded, “[our] groups aren’t groups, they’re scattered everywhere. We don’t even know.”

The sources also stated that they have had interaction with another hacker group which has been making headlines, LulzSec. However, they stated that they have not been involved with any of LulzSec’s activities nor has LulzSec been involved with Anonymous operations.

They did state that in a sense, LulzSec are also “Anons” because they share a similar root. “They are Anons,” however, “LulzSec has nothing to do with Anonymous, apart that they sprang of the same base.”
Anonymous continues to affirm that “we’re trying to loosen the ties on Malaysia’s government and its internet censorship.”

According to purported Anonymous images circulating around the web, the attack on Malaysia is to commence on June 15th.

Gaia Framework for Adobe Flash

Version 3.2.6 - Release Date 04.12.2011
Gaia 3.2.6 switches to using Greensock's swc, Pages class now uses ids not titles, you can now exit a project without saving, cleans up the AS3 code via FDT, fixes a bug where site-wide ApplicationDomain wasn't working, Demonster Debugger native support has been removed, and Gaia is now under MIT License. 3.2.6 also fixes the errors thrown about DemonsterDebugger, and with GaiaSWFAddress.as

What is the Gaia Framework for Adobe Flash?
Speed Up Your Workflow

Gaia is an open-source front-end Flash Framework for AS3 and AS2 designed to dramatically reduce development time.

With Gaia's revolutionary scaffolding engine, you can build a fully functional Flash site in less than 10 minutes without writing a single line of Actionscript!

Code Less, Do More

Gaia is packed with features and provides a simple way to do all the things you do on every Flash site including:

* Navigation
* Transitions
* Preloading
* Asset Management
* Dynamic Font Loading

Gaia has built-in deeplinking with SWFAddress, and is fully integrated with SWFObject so you don't have to write any HTML, CSS or Javascript. Gaia also uses SWFWheel which gives you full mouse scroll wheel support on all platforms and browsers!

Work The Way You Like

Gaia stays out of your way. There are only two conventions, which are familiar to most Flash developers: transition in, and transition out. How you implement these functions is up to you. You can even choose to not use Gaia's transition engine and still take advantage of Gaia's other features!

Easy And Powerful

Gaia is a natural extension that builds on what you already know about Flash development. Learning the basics is easy, and as your needs grow, Gaia grows with you.

Most Flash frameworks are back-end frameworks, or require senior level coding experience to use. Gaia stands out because it focuses on front-end development. It is easy enough for novice Flash developers, yet powerful enough that advanced coders can use it without feeling limited.

Search Engine Optimization

Gaia's SEO Scaffolding is as simple as clicking a button and has an elegant and unique solution of using a single XHTML file which serves as both the data source and the embed page for each page in your site.

Established and Supported

Gaia has been used to build thousands of sites worldwide by top digital agencies for high profile clients.

Check out the gallery for just a few examples.

Gaia's documentation is robust, and filled with sample code, demo sites, ASDocs, lessons. The forum is populated with developers from around the world ready to assist you, and the author visits the forums regularly throughout the day.

Ease Into Learning AS3

Moving to AS3 is a big leap for many people, especially designers. Gaia eases you into it by providing a working platform for you to start from. You can focus on learning AS3 in bite-size increments, instead of the overwhelming challenge of building an entire site from scratch. Gaia is like "training wheels" when you're learning to ride a bike, and soon, you'll be riding on your own.

Ipoh City Council GIS

I am a GIS Programmer for the Ipoh City Council GIS System. I just released the v3.0 of the system. Please feel free to use it and comment. Thank you.


Ipoh International Run 2011 - 3 July 2011

Founded in 1985 by Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) based in Ipoh, the Rotary Club.MBI take over the organization of this event in 1991 with 3.400 participants from all over the country, including nearly 100 participants from foreign countries such as Fukuoka, Japan, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia. In 1997, a total of 3,000 participants from within and outside the country have participated in the event Ipoh Half-Marathon.

In 1998, the number increased again to 3.300 participants, including participants from other countries such as Thailand, Singapore, India, Morocco, Britain, the United States and Canada.In 1999, the participation of more than 3,500 people. Number of participants from abroad also increased compared with previous years.

In 2000, Ipoh Half-Marathon has changed its name to the Ipoh International Run and is one of the events listed in the travel program in conjunction with the Visit Perak in 2000 and a list of program celebration the 12th anniversary of Ipoh City Day which falls on May 27, 2000.

In 2001, the Ipoh International Run 2001 has reached more than 3,500 participants, including 18 entries from countries such as Singapore, Thailand, Japan, France, Hong Kong and India.

Ipoh International Run 2002, a total of 5.718 participants participants including participants from other countries like the Philippines, Thailand, Japan, Hong Kong, Britain and Indonesia. Ipoh International Run 2003 has reached 5.800 participants, including participants from countries such as Thailand, Japan, Britain and Indonesia.

Ipoh International Run 2004 continued to gain popularity in any of 6,000 participants, including participants from countries such as Thailand, Indonesia, Japanese and others have participated in further enliven the event.

In 2005, participation increased to 6.300 persons (including participants from Thailand, Indonesia and others);

Ipoh International Run 2006 has attracted a total of 6.500 participants, including participants from countries such as Thailand, Medan (Indonesia), India, Singapore and others.

Ipoh International Run 2007 is a major program under the state tourism calendar in conjunction with Visit Malaysia Year 2007. It has attracted a total of 10.574 participants, including participants from countries such as Thailand, Singapore and others. Ipoh International Run 2008 has attracted over 13,000 participants, including 495 foreign participants, including Thailand, Singapore, Kenya, Japan and Hungary.

Ipoh International Run 2009 has attracted more than 10,000 participants, including 100 foreign participants, such as Thailand, Singapore, Kenya and Japan.