Al-Fatihah to sahabat semusafirku….

Bergambar bersama di Karshi, Uzbekistan

Ketika bersama ke GTLtec di Doha pada Jan 2007

Di London pada March 2007

Di Los Angeles Airport pada April 2006

Hari ini, seorang yang rapat dengan ku telah kembali kerahmatullah. Beliau ialah Zaharuddin Zainuddin yang merupakan orang yang banyak memberikan aku ilmu-ilmu berkaitan industri yang kuceburi ini, industri minyak dan gas. Kami rapat apabila bersama-sama terlibat dalam projek yang membawa kami mengembara banyak tempat di dunia. Sepanjang bermusafir bersama beliau, aku dapat merasai yang beliau sememangnya merupakan seorang yang baik dalam beragama dan juga amat komited terhadap tugasnya kepada syarikat.

Semoga Allah mengampunkan dosa-dosanya dan meletakkan beliau di antara kalangan orang-orang yang soleh.

The New Asus EEE PC 1000H, the ultimate UMPC!

The new EEE PC from Asus featurings the latest Intel Atom processor

Wide and spacious keyboard layout, almost 92% of standard keyboard layout

The first turns off the monitor, the second changes the screen resolution, the third, the Super Hybrid Engine switcher, cycles through power-saving modes, and the fourth is a user-definable launch key. The resolution and power-mode buttons are the most interesting

I recently ordered a new Asus EEE PC 1000H to replace my older UMPC, Kohjinsha SH series. I said “ordered” since the availability of the new “doll” from Asus is extremely limited and faces very high demand. My supplier said, if they receive the order in the morning, all will be gone by the evening! Hot chick ha…

Since, I still do not have the computer in my hand to give a proper review, I extracted a nice and fair review from other source. You can read the review from HERE. For the lazy readers, the followings are the key conclusion about the computer:

Specifications (source:http://eeepc.asus.com/global/1000h.htm):

Operating System	Genuine Windows® XP Home GNU Linux
Display	10″
Intel CPU & Chipset	Intel Atom
Wireless Data Network	WLAN: 802.11 n Bluetooth: YES
Memory	1GB (DDR2)
Storage	HDD 80GB (Genuine Windows® XP Home) HDD 80GB (Linux)
Camera	1.3M Pixel
Audio	Dolby Sound Room Certified (only support on XP OS) Stereo speaker Digital Array Mic
Battery	6 Cells, 4.2 ~ 7 hrs*
Weight	1.45 kg
Infusion	Red, Green, Black, Peony White, Pearl White and Fine Ebony

The pros:

1. The battery life is exceptional with maximum 7 hours. Normal laptop computer usually can last only 3 hours maximum.
2. The new Intel Atom maximize the potential of this small chick since it would means smoother internet browsing, video rendering and better overall system performance.
3. The 80GB HDD eliminates the most annoying side of the previous EEE PC models where 4GB is too small for these days digital works.
4. The owner of this EEE PC will also get a network storage of 20GB from Asus. This is really the thing that make it really favorable!
5. The WIFI support the new N which means you can link it to your new 802.11n wireless router and really make use of the N factor.
6. Dolby Sound means better sound performance for your MP3 and movies watching.
7. the 10″ screen size will make it more appealing for web browsing with more readable font size.
8. The option to include Windows XP NOT Windows Vista is really a good decision since in my older Kohjinsha which features Celeron 800 Mhz but the OS is Vista. The performance is terrible and I have no choice but to downgrade it to WIndows XP.
9. The overall size really make your backpack very light and also make your daily commute to office or outstation work less stressful.

The cons:

As with most UMPC, this computer does not have a built-in optical drive.

My price for you: RM2400.00 Pretty cheap ha

The following words are the final verdict from the reviewer in www.laptopmag.com

We concluded our review of the Eee PC 901 by saying “with the promise of the 10-inch Eee PC 1000 and Eee PC 1000H just around the corner, some may want to play the waiting game.” And we were right. Those looking for a larger mini-notebook with a good sized screen and a spacious keyboard will find nearly everything they are looking for. However, the similarly configured MSI Wind NB offers comparable performance and endurance for $150 less, although some will prefer the 1000H’s slick aesthetics. We like the Eee PC 1000H, but we’ll like it a lot more if the final pricing for the system winds up being less.

Mapsource 6.14.01 beta can not browse Malsingmaps GM-MySin

Last night, I struggled a lot to view Malsingmaps GM-MySin v2.28 map on my latest Mapsource installation using 6.14.01 beta. I found out that after installing the malsingmaps, the Mapsource could not ran at all giving error message that there is something wrong with the GM-MySin v2.28 installation.

Tonight, after some search in malsingmaps forum, i discover the bug! It is some error in the registry that we need to change.

You need to change the following registry key:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Garmin\Mapsource\Families\GM-MySin\3c

to become

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Garmin\Mapsource\Families\GM-MySin\60

The original values are hexadecimals (3c). Replace them with their decimal equilvalent (60).

This 60 is only for Peninsular maps, for Borneo use 59.

Why 60, This is the reason given by one of the forumer:

New beta releases from Garmin do not recognise the Product Code Malsingmaps is using. If future stable releases follow the same rule, we just need to change the Product Code.

Subkey (looks like subfolder) = PID, you can gmaptool or FIDfinder.exe or others software to see the PID value for your *.img file in decimal, each img file has FID, PID, RID, RgnID, VenID

or use Hex2Dec(“3B”) = 59 — function in in Excell (should enable Analysis Toolpack add-in in order to enable Hex2Dec function)

In Excell spreadsheet — Click -> Tools -> Add-ins -> check Analysis Toolpack -> OK

example for GM-MySin change from Hex 3C –> Dec 60

Or, you can just use the calculator from Windows. Choose “View” and “Scientific”.
Click on the radio button “Hex”, type the hex value, eg. “3C” and then click on the radio button “Dec”. You will get the decimal value of “60″ as in the picture.