Written by neobita | 01 June 2008
Posted in Knowledge - Information Technology

Yes, now wherever you are in this wonderful earth we live in, you can now get free iTunes account. How do you do it? I will guide you in this walkthrough.

Step 1: Click here to obtain a code to redeem a free album at iTunes store.

Step 2: Copy the code.

Step 3: Open iTunes and click on iTunes store. Look at the right hand side of the store and find the quick links. Click on "Redeem".

Step 4: Paste the code into the field.

Step 5: Choose to create a new account.

Step 6: Fill in all the information. You now have the option of selecting "None" as your payments method. As you can see, the country is automatically selected as United States. In order for you to proceed, you need to fill in a US address. Just use any matching Country and Postal address. Example: California = 94043

Step 7: After that, just login using the username and password that you've just created. You can now download album artworks for songs in your iTunes.

Good Luck!

Update (07th June 2008)
The code expired on 31st May 2008.. I'll try to find some other codes for you guys to use ok... till then

Update (30th June 2008)
http://allhiphop.com/promo/bmm/default.aspx?d=17
Use the above link (link in the step 1 also changed) to redeem the code for Black Music Month. Just enter your name and email address in the field and get your code through your email. After you get the code,

Update (13th August 2008)
http://www.tunecore.com/freealbum
Use the above link (link in the step 1 also changed) to redeem the code for Black Music Month. Just click the button to redeem your code in the website.

Written by neobita | 21 May 2008
Posted in Life - Motivation

Who is rich? Rich people are people that is thankful for what they have and does not forget that every pleasure and enjoyment that this world has to offer is but only temporary.

Who is poor? People who are poor are people that is still not satisfied with what they have and always crave for more.

Who is at lost? People who are at lost are people that already reach half of their lifetime but still too lazy or too preoccupied to perform Ibadah and good deeds.

Who is most beautiful? The most beutiful people are people with good behaviours and morals.

Who has the biggest house? People with the biggest house are people that dies and brings with him/her good deeds he/she made while he's/she's alive where his/her grave will be broaden as far as the eyes can see.

Who has a small and cramped house? People with small and cramped house are people that dies without performing good deeds while alive so the grave will squeeze or crush him/her.

Who has ability to think and reason? Those with the ability to think and reason are people that will inhabit heaven because they used they're ability to think and reason while living to avoid the torment of hell.

Written by neobita | 19 May 2008
Posted in Knowledge - Politics

Pak Lah has been given a strong message from Dr. M himself, when Dr. M quit UMNO effective from today. Great! Pak Lah can you go now please? SHooooohhhh!? Dr. M asked every leaders to quit UMNO until the leader has put down its position as the PM and also noted that, those who quit are advised not to enter Opposition party as well, remain quiet until Pak Lah go down, then come back to UMNO.

ALOR STAR: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad announced Monday at 12.35pm that he is quitting Umno, citing a lack of confidence in the current leadership.

He said this during a talk here on Monday.

He has been critical of his appointed successor Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, blaming the current Umno president for the party’s disappointing performance in the 12th general election.

The ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, of which Umno is the largest component party, won the March 8 election with a simple majority, and saw four more states join Kelantan under Opposition rule.

Dr Mahathir urged other party members to quit too, as a way of pressuring Abdullah into vacating his post.

However, he advised those who do quit not to join any opposition party, adding they can all rejoin the party once there is a change in leadership.

Abdullah has so far refused all calls for him to step down, and said he would defend his presidency in the party polls in December.

Dr Mahathir joined Umno at its inception in 1946.

He became a Member of Parliament in 1964 when he won the Kota Setar Selatan seat.

He lost the seat in the following general election in 1969.

Following the May 13, 1969, riots Dr Mahathir was sacked from the Umno Supreme Council on July 12 because of the widespread distribution of his letter to first Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman criticising Tunku’s manner of handling the country’s administration.

Dr Mahathir rejoined Umno on March 7, 1972 and was appointed Senator in 1973. He relinquished the senatorship post a year later to contest the Kubang Pasu seat in the general elections. He was returned unopposed and was appointed Minister of Education.

In 1975, Dr Mahathir became one of the three vice-presidents of Umno.

Tun Hussein Onn appointed Dr Mahathir Deputy Prime Minister on Sept 15, 1978.

Dr Mahathir was Prime Minister of Malaysia from July 16, 1981, until Oct 31, 2003.

Umno information chief Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib said he was surprised at the decision, but added that it was Dr Mahathir’s right to do so.

“Every member has the right to join or leave the party,” he said.

Asked if Umno would convene an emergency meeting, the former Umno vice-president and Selangor Mentri Besar said that “we will wait and see.”

The next Umno Supreme Council meeting is scheduled to be held within two to three weeks.

Timeline

1946: Joined United Malays National Organisation (Umno).

1947: While a medical student, he wrote extensive anti-colonial commentaries in Malay newspapers under the pen-name “Che Det”.

1957: Resigned from government service as a doctor. Starts private practice.

1964: Entered active politics as Kota Star Selatan MP.

1965-1969: Member, Umno Supreme Council.

Sept 1969: Expelled from Umno for disciplinary reasons. Re-admitted on March 7, 1972.

June 1972: Elected a member of the Umno Supreme Council with the highest number of votes. Lost in the election for an Umno Vice-President post.

Dec 1972: Appointed a Senator by the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.

1974-2004: MP for Kubang Pasu, Kedah.

Sept 1974: Education Minister.

June 1975: Umno Vice-President.

March 1976: Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Education.

1977: Acting Chairman, Umno Liaison Committee, Malacca.

Jan 1978: Deputy Prime Minister & Trade and Industry Minister.

May 1978: Chairman, Perak Umno Liaison Committee.

Sept 1978: Umno Deputy President.

June 1981: Barisan Nasional Chairman.

June 1981: Umno President.

July 16 1981: Fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, Minister of Defence (until 1986) and Minister of Home Affairs (until 1999).

July 17 1987: Umno Political Bureau Chairman.

Feb 16 1988: Pro-tem President of Umno Baru. Umno was declared an illegal society on Feb 4, 1988.

Dec 1993: Kelantan Umno Chairman. Chairman, Politics and Constitution Committees of the Supreme Council.

Sept 1998-Jan 1999: Finance Minister. June 2001 - Finance Minister.

June 22 2002: Announced his intention to resign from all political and government posts at the final day of the 56th Umno assembly. Appeals from Umno Supreme Council members.

Oct 31 2003: Retired as PM and Umno president after 22 years.

Sept 2006: Fails in bid to be an Umno delegate for the Umno general assembly coming in ninth out of 15 contestants in the Kubang Pasu division.

May 19 2008: Quits Umno

Written by neobita | 12 May 2008
Posted in Knowledge - Mobile / PDAs

Today, a friend of mine, Bro-men (galigaligali.blogspot.com) handed the above phone to me. He said that the phone has been blocked. After a quick look at the phone, I come to notice that it has actually been phone locked (luckily not the sim-lock). So, as a friend I offer to unblock the phone for him.

I took the phone home, and start searching in the everlasting wonderland of information - the internet. Though Jurassic as it might seem, this phone still got people talking about it in forums, and portals. The main topic is about unlocking and some secret code that came with it. After exploring a few website, I manage to find a code that can reset the phone setting and thus removing the phone block code.

The steps are simple:

a) Turn off the phone and take out the sim card

b) Turn the phone back on. And when it prompt you to enter sim card, key in the following:
     2767*2878# (Custom EEEPROM Reset)

c) Turn off the phone, insert back the sim card, Turn it on again.. walla! you have now unblocked the Jurassic.. err I mean the classic SGH-600

Written by neobita | 18 April 2008
Posted in Knowledge - Tips And Tricks

How and when you fill up makes a difference!

With the continual increase in the fuel and petrol prices – and the news everyday hinting toward yet another increase, everyone is starting to feel the pinch.

In addition to the more obvious fuel saving tips, such a ridesharing and lift clubs, using public transport, walking / cycling to work, or moving home closer to work, I was surprised to find that the way in which one fills up also affects your fuel usage. 

Here are four simple tips, received via email, that you can implement next time you fill up to save yourself a bit of cash!

TIPS ON FILLING YOUR CAR(S)  

• Only buy or fill up your car or bakkie in the early morning when the ground  temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the more dense the fuel, when it gets warmer petrol expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening….your litre is not exactly a litre. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the petrol, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products plays an important role.  A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.
  
• One of the most important tips is to fill up when your tank is HALF FULL.. The reason for this is, the more fuel you have in your tank the less air occupying its empty space. petrol evaporates faster than you can imagine. Petroleum storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the petrol and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service stations, at fuel pipelines, every truck that is loaded is temperature compensated so that every litre is actually the exact amount.
  
• If there is a fuel truck pumping into the storage tanks when you stop to buy, DO NOT fill up–most likely the petrol/diesel is being stirred up as the fuel is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles at the bottom.
  
• When you’re filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast mode. If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low, middle, and high. In slow mode you should be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing the vapours that are created while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapour return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapour. Those vapours are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you’re getting less worth for your money.

DO SHARE THESE TIPS WITH OTHERS!