Here’s a list of 100 popular opensource applications. From audio editing to 3d graphics, there’s an application out there for everyone.
The list comes in handy for those new to Linux. Moving to Linux has never been easy for Windows users. The major reason being applications. Hopefully the list will make that transition smoother ans give them a reason not to go back to Windows 
My favorites will always be Linux, MySQL and PHP.
Source: Top 100 of the Best (Useful) OpenSource Applications
The recent “KL Freeze In Unison” which had over 1000 individuals contribute by freezing themselfs for 5 mins at “The Pavilion” and “Lot 10″ was a total success.
Good news, the Freeze is back and it’s hitting “Sunway Piramid” Sunday April 20. This time for the World Earth Day. Hopefully I’ll get to join this time.
Here are the rules;
1. Synchronise your watches at 24timezones
2. Be at Sunway Pyramid well before 8pm. Go about minding your own business. Most people would be congregated at the concourse or designated main area so spread yourselves out for maximum impact.
2. Sharp at 8pm - FREEZE!!! (Be creative with your poses, you’ll be viewing them on Youtube for ages to come)
3. When it’s time to UN-FREEZE, if you feel like cheering for a Freeze well done by all means go ahead. If you feel like walking away casually as if time did stand still for 5 minutes and consequently puzzle the guy who was staring at you, go ahead. As YOU please.
4. Mingle. Enjoy the rest of your evening. (As earth friendly as possible)
Why Freeze for Earth? We spend more energy then we need. It’s time to give back and save for the future. Read More
Like everything else with Astro, it did not work they way they said it would.
Received my new Astro gold smart card in the mail today. Came home and decided to start the upgrade.
The attached manual stated that when the new card was switched out with the old card while viewing a program a dialog box would pop up notifying me of the upgrade. That didn’t quite happen.
Falling back to the normal update process I decided to leave my Astro in standby mode for 30 mins. No progress too.
Frustrated I called Astro’s customer care at 1300 82 3838. I was put on hold for 30mins and the damn line dropped. I called in again and had to hold for another 30mins before I got an agent.
I explained to her and the fix she provided was simple.
1. Slot your old smart card back in and reboot Astro.
2. Go to channel 880. You’ll see upgrade instructions asking you to insert the new gold card. Take out the old smart card and slide in the new one. Remember to follow the white arrow on the card. Press OK.
3. You’ll get a new notice saying “upgrade will take 10 minutes and your Astro will go to standby”. Press OK and your Astro should go to standby mode.
4. Keep your eye on the Astro decoder now. You’ll see the upgrade status scrolling with the completed percentage. When at 100% your decoder with reset and the display will show the current time. The upgrade is now complete.
Well, it wasn’t that hard, but what gets to me is Astro’s customer service. You can never get hold of them when you really need them. Thankfully the agent who attended to me today was polite and really helpfull.
Tired of being throttled by your ISP? Here’s some hope,
ImageShack, the media hosting site has now pulled out a new service from it’s bag of tricks. Free torrent download service using their servers.
You find a torrent, upload it into ImageShack and wait. The torrent will be downloaded onto their servers and all you have to do is download the completed file one the download is complete.
It’s not a new idea but what’s cool is ImageShack is providing the service for free with some limitations. The allocated space is 5GB and bandwidth is limited to 10GB. If you need more then you have the option to subscribe to their paid service.
Is it just me or has the internet been freaking slow at nights for the past weeks. Streamyx has not come up with a explanation as usual. Calling them is just a waste of time…..
F U Streamyx, what am I paying RM100 for?
