Building Website

Some print screen of the draft design with chatbox and animated banner

Just recently uploaded a web site as part of the requirement of the TMX course. That website was built with Adobe Dreamweaver CS3, Adobe Photoshop CS2, Adobe Flash CS3 Professional, Microsoft Access, Abyss Web Server, and also some web hosting searched in google. Please note that my group have no whatsoever knowledge about web design or programming in HTML. But, we are required to build a website that have at least 6 links, the capability of generating random quotes, download, upload, login and also provide a survey form that is able to generate a statistics with just a click! The website that I just uploaded is just the basic layout with all those links completed and a gallery designed using flash. I do not think we manage to do that login and upload part on time. However, we are trying to do what we could until the date of submission with the help of some very good tutorial in the web such as tutorialize .

I think the most important part of this web design is finding a domain or web hosting first before we start our web design especially if you were are planning to get everything done free. We can start by searching through Google and eventually you will find some free domain and hosting. Free Web Hosting, free yahoo web site and biz extension web site are those server that could help you to start your search. Besides that, there are also some web site that could help you change your long free web address into a simple web address such as dot TK and Domain redirection.

After you select the web to host your domain, you should read through the FAQ or requirement. This is the most important part because if you build your web site with Microsoft Front Page but the server could not support that software...then all you did is just a waste of time. Free server usually does not support FTP, which mean it could not upload the whole folder at once...only one file by one file.

After design, upload and then update the links then the web site is there already. Simple but need some knowledge.
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Apple® iPhone™ 3G

Maxis will officially launch the support for Apple® iPhone™ 3G which supports GPS, Microsoft Exchange, App Store and of course 3G with full web browsing experience on 20 March 2009 at KL Convention Centre. This is the first time Maxis, as the mobile service provider, sells its plan together with the Apple iPhone. The first in Malaysia. Maybe they are following Singapore's style of marketing their product.

Apple® iPhone™ 3G

Though the support of Apple iPhone features is a bit too late compared to other countries, but I think Malaysian would be satisfied with it especially those iPhone fans and those who already using iPhone but could not use its features to its fullest.

For those who are waiting for promotion on a new Apple iPhone with 3G support in Malaysia, now is the time to book it and be the first to use it as Maxis only open the booking until 17 March 2009. The rates is quite expensive but I am sure that for those handphone geeks, this would not stop them from owning it! It's actually at its reasonable price when we are considering the packages Maxis offers. However, whether the Malaysian would accept the fact that this promotions require them to have a minimum half year contract with Maxis, is still a doubt. Time will determine it. Let's wait a few months and see how's it going. :D


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Yamata

Yamata wasabi peanut

I've been eating this for the past few days. Peanut wrapped with a layer of biscuits (like those Ferrero Rocher layer of biscuit) and covered with green layer of wasabi. When first inserted into the mouth, the moment the wasabi layer touches your tongue, you will have a feeling like drinking a soda drink. Sweet and some ajinamoto taste. Suddenly, you will experience a rush of spicy and salty taste together with some nerves poking feeling on the nose with some migraine symptoms on your head. Sometimes your tears will also happen and forces you to stunned for a moment as the effect of the wasabi goes into your whole body. This feeling will lingers for a moment. When you bite it you will feel the crunchy sensation of the biscuit layer and as your teeth touches to the peanut, you will feel some hardness (peanut is a bit hard!). Biting the peanut will let you taste the scrumptious aromatic taste of the Yamata brand wasabi peanut. The peanut taste will go all the way to your throat and lingers there together with the effect of the wasabi. Continue your crunching and munching and then as you swallow it, you will taste the salty and sweet temptation of monosodium glutamate or commonly known as food addictive. After you swallow it, you will have the sensation of wanting to eat another one. Its so addictive that you will continue eating until at one point you feel very thirsty (the effect of MSG) and then with some thought of preventing sore throat, you will drink water and stop eating it.

Wow...i didn't thought of i would managed to describe until so detail..haha...

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World

Have you ever thought of why you are here? Why the world you live in is complicated? The world was created in just 7days by the almighty God, which is why there are 7 days in a week. Adam is believed to be the first being that was created by God which closely resembles the appearance of God Himself. In the world at that time, there was a big tree which produces scrumptious and delicious apples. The tree was named the Tree of Knowledge (same as the tree name in DOTA game). But, God instructed Adam not to eat the fruit on that tree. It is an order from Him.

At first, everything seems to be holy, pure and simple, which includes the mind of Adam and Eve, the 2nd human on earth, themselves. However, everything changed into a complicated, dangerous and disastrous world in just a simple mistake done by our ancestor. This incident was provoked by one of the unfaithful angel that was following god at that time which we called the Satan or devil. Satan is a heartless and easy to jealous angel who loves to see the world suffer in pain and terror. The evil of the evil! However, Satan could not go against the God as he is also the creation of God (luckily). Another thing that we should note is that he cannot hurt those who have faith in God (fortunately), which, of course Adam and Eve have that faith.

But one of the animal in the kingdom, unfortunately, lost the faith and fall into the control of Satan. With the control of an animal body in the world created by God, the Satan approached Eve one day. During that period, animal and human can communicate with each other. The animal tried to persuade Eve to eat the fruits on the tree but was rejected by her as she remember very well the order from God. Feeling unsatisfied, the animal lied to Eve saying that whoever eat the fruit from the tree will become like God which is why God forbid everyone to eat the fruit from the tree. You will have the power and knowledge like God and have the power to control the world. Eve was tempted and tricked by the animal and ate the forbidden fruit. She even took the fruit to Adam and let him eat without letting him know the origin of the fruit. Suddenly, the view of their mind changed. They are able to see the good and the evil. The good and the bad. They even experienced bad emotions such as anger, envy, irritate, dissatisfaction, and dislike (just to name a few of the many). Everything has changed since that moment...

When God found out that they have eaten the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge, everything was too late. The only way to eliminate those thoughts was to exterminate both of them. But, God is loving and just. He could not just "delete" the creation of his own. The creation that He have put his own breath in it. It is against his nature. Therefore, he punished the animal which provoke them by cursing him to live scaly legless reptile with a long narrow body and will have to walk sinuously or twisting and curving forever. And the animal is what we named as snake today. It resembles lie, evil and darkness. For Adam and Eve, they were also punished for going against the God order by sending them to another part in the world, far away from the Tree of Knowledge, so that they will regret, deplore and repent there.

However, do not forget that now, they are able to think rationally and also know how to differentiate between the good and the bad. They even will have bad thoughts occasionally. They inherited the evil part of emotions. Their descendants will have those 50% of darkness thought and 50% of light thought in them. This is what our world has become today. Full with anger, lies, jealousy, evil thoughts, coaxing and hoaxing, bad desires, unforgiving, disrespectful, unwise, and numerous other negativeness. In spite of that, the world still has its positive side. Those who believe and have faith in Him will be free from all those negativeness and have a peaceful and happy life in the kingdom of God when the time comes, full of love and warm care.

The end. Thank you for reading this story and hope that the world will be filled with love and faith so that the Satan will not overcome us, human.
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UNIMAS

Below are some of the pictures of this university. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) is the eighth public university in Malaysia, and the first one initiated by the aspirations of Wawasan 2020.

It consists of faculties such as economics and business, engineering, computer science and information technology, applied and creative arts, cognitive sciences and human development, social sciences, resource science and technology and medicine and health sciences, though the medicine and health sciences is currently not located within the main campus in Kota Samarahan, Sarawak. The medicine faculty is separated from the main campus and is located in Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, Kuching, nearby the general hospital for the convenient of training.

Currently, there are 8 student's colleges namely, Cempaka, Bunga Raya, Tun Ahmad Zaidi (TAZ), Alamanda, Sakura, Seroja, Kenanga and Lot 77. This university has one of the largest library in Malaysia which they called Centre for Academic Information Services or CAIS. In March 2005 CAIS has migrated to a new integrated library system which consists of 3 main subsystems i.e. Library management system Millennium, Materials Flow Management System and Extended Modules . The Materials Flow Management System supports and automate daily activities in the areas of security, materials processing, self check-in and check-out as well as inventory control. Extended Modules package consists of Smart Library Skills, Smart Reference Desk, Academic Forum and Visitor Tracking.

Let the pictures do the talking. However, the pictures taken is only the West Campus. I will update it when i got the pictures of the East Campus and the medical campus.

View of part of the campus

University chancellery

Pillar for flags

UNIMAS bridge which rumoured to cost about RM3.4mil

UNIMAS bridge, Tasik UNIMAS and the Water Tower

Library (CAIS)

One of the student's college (Cempaka) main entrance

One of the student's college (TAZ)

Cempaka College in overall view

Back view of Cempaka College

Road to TAZ and Bunga Raya College

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Basic Etching

Today I will explain about the process of manually creating a printed circuit board (PCB) from scratch. The process start with an initial design of the circuit and then reverse drawing the circuit into a piece of copper plate with a permanent marker. Before drawing on the copper plate, the plate is cleaned with an extra fine sand paper until the plate is shining. This process is to eliminate the oxidized layer from the copper plate.

Finished circuit drawed on the board

After drawing the circuit on the board, and the ink is let dry, the etching process is implemented. What is etching? Etching is the process of creating an image on metal or other surfaces by means of an acid. Remember to wear gloves when doing this process as it involves highly acidic materials.

Chemical used as the acid

Etching process 1

Etching process 2

While the board is inside the acidic liquid, the tray is to be shake constantly to remove the unwanted layer of copper until the circuit design can be seen clearly. After etching process, the circuit connection lines which are covered with the permanent marker can be observed clearly. The board should be dry completely and then remove the permanent marker layer and the copper connections in the circuit can then be seen.

Before Etching

After Etching

After removing the permanent marker

The end result is shining connections of copper on the board which we called as printed circuit board or PCB. After this the board can be drilled with holes so that components can be placed on it and be soldered.


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Minolta 110 Zoom SLR

The Minolta 110 Zoom SLR was a 110 single lense reflect(SLR)camera produced by Minolta of Japan between 1976 and 1979. It was the first SLR in 110 format. This type of camera has builtin 1:4,5/25-50mm Zoom-Lensa zoom lens which mean it has a focal length between 25mm to 50mm. It uses porro-mirror instead of pentaprism. The camera shutter and appature appear to work without film loaded and the viewfinder displays an indicator when the shutter release is pressed. It also has macro focusing down to 11 in (280 mm). This gave a field of view range approximately equivalent to a 50–100 mm zoom lens on a 35 mm format camera. Unfortunately, there was no built-in flash, but a hot shoe on the top allowed an external flash to be attached.

Minolta 110 Zoom SLR

Bottom view

Back view

Top View

Film insertion

Front View

Camera Info and History.
First introduced in September, 1976.
Camera type : 110 cartridge porro-mirror SLR camera with zoom lens
Picture size : 13 x 17mm
Lens : Zoom-Rokkor f5/25-50mm
Light metering : external metering system, aperture-priority automatic exposure
Shutter : horizontal-run focal-plane shutter with metal curtain Shutter speeds : B, 10-11/1000sec.
Body dimensions : 53.5 x 108 x 132 mm, 430 g
Body weight : approx. 430g.

The manual of this camera can be obtained at here.

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