You know your browser’s old when…
You know your browser’s old when you get this message from a website “The Internet has come a long way. Unfortunately your browser is still partying like it’s 1999.”
Yup, that’s what I got when I went into Oakley’s website. Quite a cool red bar at the top telling me how bloody old the browser on this computer I’m using.
What browser are you currently using? Have you updated yours lately?
MSN Message Spam from Friends
How many people out there kept receiving spam messages from their friends? Did you know that your friends might also receive the same thing from you? A Sample message being one that look like ….
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QBasic
Do you remember the very first programming language you ever learn?
For me, that program was known as QBasic. I was 10 when my school first brought in about 10 units of computers for students to learn and play on. That time, everything was stored in a big 3″ floppy disc. I used to have 2 floppy disc with me whenever I go to class, one containing the program and it’s saved files and one containing the game DIGGER. (Evil laughter). Anyway, I still remember during that time, it was all simple simple stuff like how to create shapes and lines, the most complicated one I remembered was to create a house with windows and a door. Then, it was in KDU. I still remember that my classmates and I had to come up with a program to calculate a circuit board various items as one of our assignment in Telecommunication Engineering school. That was not something I’d want to remember cause it was one of the things that took up a lot of my fun time. LOL.
What’s QBasic? QBasic is a beginner’s computer language, it is a variant of the BASIC programming language designed by Microsoft. With QBasic, the user can design computer programs and/or utilities. In the late 80s and early 90s, Microsoft’s DOS came with a version of the BASIC platform known as the GWBasic but later place the standard with QBasic. Starting with Windows 95 though, programming languages became for-sale add-ons. Now there are newer programming languages such as C++, Delphi, Visual Basic, and Java. (more…)
Simpsons & Apple
Just thought I’d share this series of video. If you follow the Simpsons diligently, you’d have watched these series of clips already. For those of you who hasn’t. Well, here’s to you to have a good laugh.
Was actually browsing for some Apple vs Microsoft video when I stumbled across these videos. Enjoy!
Firstly, this fantastically cool Lego Simpsons opening by bulc96 (on youtube).
The Simpsons visiting the mApple store
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Curtains for pirated Windows
That’s the interesting headline that appeared in The Star recently.
I read with interest with what Microsoft Malaysia have to say, if you missed the article, here’s what it’s all about.
PETALING JAYA: From today, those with pirated copies of the Windows XP Professional operating system in their computers that are Internet-capable could find their screens going black and the icons vanishing as Microsoft Corp gets tough.
There are 8.6 million users of Windows XP Pro in Malaysia and about three million are expected to suffer the “blackouts”, according to Microsoft Malaysia.
To continue working, users will need to reset the machine’s desktop background. All will return to normal, but only for 60 minutes before another blackout occurs.
The only “cure” is to get a licensed copy of the operating system from a Microsoft reseller or going online at www.microsoft. com/malaysia/genuine. Each licence costs RM580.
The initiative is part of Microsoft’s anti-piracy campaign, dubbed Windows Genuine Advantage, aimed at educating users on the benefits of using genuine software, Microsoft Malaysia client business group director K.T. Ng told The Star yesterday.
Now, how many will be effected by this new development? I mean, how many pirated windows users are there in Malaysia? I would say about 80% of all home users right? One thing I wondered is this, how would they send the necessary updates into the pirated Windows XP to enable that effect to happen? I’m sure the smart ones and even those that isn’t that smart would have been adviced by the pirates to DON’T TURN ON THE UPDATE FUNCTION. By not updating, they wouldn’t be facing this problem right? (more…)
