Yes! to Ubuntu

Persistence does bear fruit!

I went through Ubuntu forum and found a solution to my WiFi issue. All i had to do was enter the following command in the GNOME-Terminal:

sudo wlanctl-ng wlan0 lnxreq_ifstate ifstate=enable
sudo wlanctl-ng wlan0 lnxreq_autojoin ssid="" authtype=opensystem
sudo iwconfig
sudo dhclient wlan0

And the wireless starts to function seamlessly ^_^

Then i prepared a text file containing the above command which i will run in the GNOME-Terminal to enable the WiFi everytime i turn on the computer.

And this post has been made through wireless Ubuntu ~_^

PS: i finally disabled the WEP security on my WiFi router, now my wireless internet is open to all in vicinity to share ^^

Not quite...Ubuntu...

Spent hours backing up data into 13 CD-Rs (this is the time when i wish for a DVD burner drive or a nice spacious external hard disk). Inserted the Ubuntu Live CD, repartitioned hard drive using its GNOME Gparted:

Old
Drive A: 25GB (NTFS) - Windows XP Home Edition
Drive B: 15GB (NTFS) - My Documents

New
Drive A: 25GB (NTFS) - Windows XP Home Edition
Drive B: 9GB (FAT32) - My Documents, shared space with Ubuntu
Drive C: 1GB (swap) - Linux swap memory, not visible
Drive D: 5GB (ext3) - Ubuntu

If you have noticed, i now run a dual boot system, getting to choose between XP or Ubuntu at boot up. Ubuntu install went fine, with one exception. I could not access the internet with Ubuntu. My network chipsets are rather 'rare' and unsupported. That is what i get from buying 'special deal' laptop, only to figure out later that it is a model they stopped manufacturing, they were trying to clean it off the shelf.

Anyway, i could not have made it with Ubuntu alone. There is no Linux driver for Creative PC-MIDI keys i own. So i am stuck with Windows for that. Sigh...

Well, will use Ubuntu for doing work only (minus the internet) since it is so much smoother and faster (and i think it is prettier and more ergonomic as well). It is still useful anyway :)

Ubuntu's time

Stress level has been insanely high. First with having to find a new university since HELP University College has been such a terrible let down. Second my laptop living near its age, running Windows XP Home Edition that is simply getting buggier and buggier over time.

Currently downloading Ubuntu. Will be scrapping off Microsoft once and for all tomorrow as i advance to the wonderful world of FOSS. Another step away sick from world of capitalism! Away from the selfish greed of profit making capitalists! Scram!

PS: Some capitalists are very good, they do things ethically and direct their profits to good causes. Thus I am NOT referring to ALL capitalists, just the you-know-who capitalists.

"Reading Together"

Finalized another piece. The same hand-sculpted paperclay with gloss vernish. That pineapple-like thing there is so going to get 'melted' when i sculpt next time; retiring for a while as i study for social research methods class.

In the background is a loyal laptop of mine. 2years+, bought with intention of doing office work only; ended up doing all sorts of heavy duty graphic design (even 3D renderings!). I wonder how long more that can bear me overtasking it. Been very tempted to install Linux recently hoping it would work better.

Hm... i like miniatures.

greed's stupidity

I received the following email in my spam inbox moments ago:

from : Yahoo/Microsoft Online Promo
reply-to : yahmicrosoft_moriscole@yahoo.co.uk
to : info@microsoft.co.uk
date : Jul 20, 2007 1:42 PM
subject : Urgent Notification **You Won**
mailed-by: bellsouth.net

Dear Winner,

Batch number......................YM09102XN
Reff number.......................YM35447XN
Winning number....................YM0988
This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Five hundred
thousand, Great Britain Pound Sterlings(£500,000.00) for the month of
July 2007 Lottery promotion which is organized by Microsoft
LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE.

Microsoft & Windows Live, collects all the email addresses of
the people that are active online, among the millions
that subscribed to internet email we only select five people every
Month as our winners through electronic balloting System without the
winner applying,we congratulate y ou for being one of the people
selected.

These numbers fall within your Location file, you are requested to
contact the events manager, send your winning identification numbers to
him,to enable him verify your claims.How ever you will have to fill and
submit this form to the events manager for verification & direction on
how you can claim your winning fund.

1. Full name.............. 2. Con tact Address........
3. Age.................... 4. Telephone Number.......
5. Marital Status......... 6. Sex....................
7. Next Of Kin............ 8. Zip Code...............
9. Occupation............. 10.Company................
11.State:................. 12.Country................
13.Nationality............ 14.Your Reference and Batch number are at
the top of this mail:

(CONTACT EVENTS MANAGER)
Name: Mr .Morris Cole
Email: yahmicrosoft_moriscole@yahoo.co.uk

Thank you and Accept my hearty congratulations once again!!!
Yours faithfully,
Elias Green.
Lottery Co-ordinator.
(Microsoft Lottery Games/Lottery Coordinator).

Yea...right... a grand prize announcement from a techy company like microsoft/yahoo... with such small sum that they don't even have the brain to send out link to security protected webforms for prize claims.

It's just a plain pain in the butt to see how far people are willing to go to make profits. Scams!

Can't these people see that there is so much more to life than just making money?

Building Website With Blogger

Possible? Absolutely!

Check out one i'm currently working on:
http://synthesis-friends.blogspot.com/

Will post more about it later :)

Giving God Our Best

July 15, 2007

READ: 1 Chronicles 22

The house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent. —1 Chronicles 22:5

About this cover

We had rehearsed the song for several weeks, and it sounded good. But there was one tricky section that we just couldn’t get right. We were ready to call it good enough. Our choir director seemed to agree. He too was weary of rehearsing the same few measures over and over.

Finally he said, “We’ve worked hard on this. You’re tired. I’m tired. We’re running short on time. And 99 percent of the people won’t know whether or not we sing it right.” As we started to put away our music, he continued, “But we’re going to sing it right for the 1 percent who know the difference.” We groaned as we reopened our music to the rumpled page.

On Sunday morning when we sang it right, few people knew. But that didn’t matter. What really mattered was that we were singing from our heart for an audience of One—One who deserves excellent praise.

King David wanted an “exceedingly magnificent” house built for the Lord (1 Chronicles 22:5). So before he died, he made sure his son Solomon had everything he needed to build the temple—an abundance of gold, silver, bronze, iron, timber, stone, and skilled craftsmen (vv.14-15).

Whatever we do, our audience of One deserves our very best. —Julie Ackerman Link

O worship the King,
All glorious above,
And gratefully sing
His power and His love. —Grant

When we worship God, only our best is good enough.

*Taken from http://www.rbc.org/odb/odb-07-15-07.shtml

Praise You in This Storm

Casting Crowns
words by Mark Hall
music by Mark Hall and Bernie Herms

I was sure by now,God, that You would have reached down
and wiped our tears away,
stepped in and saved the day.
But once again, I say amen
and it's still raining
as the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain,
"I'm with you"
and as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise
the God who gives and takes away.

Chorus:
And I'll praise you in this storm
and I will lift my hands
for You are who You are
no matter where I am
and every tear I've cried
You hold in your hand
You never left my side
and though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm

I remember when I stumbled in the wind
You heard my cry to You
and raised me up again
my strength is almost gone how can I carry on
if I can't find You
and as the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain
"I'm with you"
and as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise
the God who gives and takes away

Chorus

I lift my eyes unto the hills
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth
I lift my eyes unto the hills
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth

Chorus

*Taken from http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/
Praise-you-in-this-storm-lyrics-Casting-Crowns/
1299620F9241AA074825707000090A78

"Dancing Fairy"

Finalized this sculpture today. Hand-sculpted paperclay, with gloss vernish finishing.

I wonder if there has been any record yet for the smallest paperclay sculpture...

re-Defining

In present days, i believe some definitions in the dictionary need to be revised. Here is a start:

scholar
1 a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines; someone possessing certificate(s) from university(-ies) or any known educational institution(s) regardless of the means to gaining it.

"Scholar." Def. 1. WordNet. Princeton University. 5 July 2007. <http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=scholar⊂
=Search+WordNet&o2=&o0=1&o7=&o5=&o1=1&o6=&o4=&o3=&h=00>.

*definition in green need to be added

Feel free to add more of yours.

Fix missing blogger navbar

Yikes, after 3 times of migration i finally settle down here at blogger. Still being a newbie here, i encountered the issue of missing blogger navbar after custom theming it. I don't seem to be able to google a fix for it though, so figured it out myself. Here goes the solution:

<!-- working fix for missing blogger navbar -->
<!-- blogger navbar -->
<div class='navbar section' id='navbar'>
<div class='widget Navbar' id='Navbar1'>
<iframe frameborder='0' height='30px' id='navbar-iframe' marginheight='0' marginwidth='0' scrolling='no' src='http://www.blogger.com/navbar.g?targetBlogID=###################&amp;publishMode=PUBLISH_MODE_BLOGSPOT&amp;navbarType=TAN&amp;layoutType=LAYOUTS&amp;homepageUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fmyblogname.blogspot.com%2F&amp;searchRoot=http%3A%2F%2Fmyblogname.blogspot.com%2Fsearch' width='100%'/>
<div id='space-for-ie'/>
</div ></div >
<!-- blogger navbar end -->
<!-- end working fix for missing blogger navbar -->


In your "Template", under "Edit HTML", just copy and paste the code above right below the <body> tag. Then replace the following values respectively:

################### -> Replace this with your BlogID number, to get it point your cursor at the "New Post" button when you are logged in to your blog. Right click on it and choose "Copy Link Location" then paste the link location somewhere (empty text document like "notepad" maybe). You should get something like "http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=1231231231231231231". Those numbers there are your BlogID.

myblogname -> Replace this with your blog name that appear on your blog URL (address).

And voilà!

For those wanting to get rid of the blogger navbar instead, just add the code below above the #header-wrapper line:

#navbar-iframe {height: 0px; display: none;}

Do know you will be losing the convenience of your blog search and log-in, post, customize directly from your blog URL site if you remove the navbar.


UPDATE (30 January 2010)
The codes above has been fixed and should be working now. Sorry i've been missing out on the post.