DIYers IT Zone

How do we know whether our Streamyx line condition is ok or poor ?

Actually we can know it from our modem. Most of the router modem allow user to login to the modem setting by typing the default gateway on browser and login to modem web config. Inside there we can check our line status.

Line Attenuation
Measure of how much the signal has degraded between the DSLAM and the modem. Maximum signal loss recommendation is usually about 60dB. The lower the dB the better for this measurement.
> 20dB and below is outstanding
> 20dB-30dB is excellent
> 30dB-40dB is very good
> 40dB-50dB is good
> 50dB-60dB is poor and may experience connectivity issues
> 60dB or above is bad and will experience connectivity issues

SN Margin (AKA Signal to Noise Margin or Signal to Noise Ratio)
Relative strength of the DSL signal to Noise ratio. 6dB is the lowest dB manufactures specify for modem to be able to synch. In some instances interleaving* can help raise the noise margin to an acceptable level. The higher the number the better for this measurement.
> 6dB or below is bad and will experience no synch or intermittent synch problems
> 7dB-10dB is fair but does not leave much room for variances in conditions
> 11dB-20dB is good with no sync problems
> 20dB-28dB is excellent
> 29dB or above is outstanding

In Window xp, there is a built in features called “On Screen Keyboard “.

This on screen keyboard is very useful when our keyboard is faulty, and we urgently need to type…

We can temporary use this tool to type until we replace another keyboard.

Once open, below screen will appear on our desktop.

Then we just need to use mouse to point and click the key that we want to type. That’s all.

Therefore, we no need to keep spare keyboard, what we need is only spare mouse…. haha

imov Messenger is a Windows Mobile client for the Jabber (XMPP) instant messaging system. The Jabber platform is expected to be the dominant instant messaging system in the near future. imov Messenger is based on open standards and is fully interoperable with proprietary instant messaging systems as well as the open Jabber server platform.

imov Messenger gives you the ability to instantly communicate with your contacts using the Internet. The Jabber platform’s extensibility allows imov Messenger to be compatible with multiple messaging systems. imov Messenger also provides significant enhancements over proprietary systems, including the ability to send messages to offline users (the user will receive the messages the next time they connect) and compose and send messages even when you are offline (messages will be automatically sent when a network connection becomes available)!

Universal Instant Messaging for Windows Mobile Devices

• Communicate with Google Talk™, AOL™, ICQ™, MSN™, Yahoo! Messenger™ and Jabber™ users!
• XMPP 1.0 Compliant
• Easy setup and use
• Wireless capable
• Encrypted communications (SSL) support
• Support for most Windows CE devices-including the PocketPC and Microsoft Windows Powered Smartphones!
• Automatic new version notifications
• Offline message queuing
• SOCKS5 proxy server support
• Seamless offline/online operation
• Location Based Services support

I’ve installed it into my window mobile 5 pocket pc and is working perfectly.

Tired of getting problem or error using messenger installed in your PC ?

Now we have an alternative ways to chatting with your friends and families without installing any messenger client in your PC.

meebo.com is a website for instant messaging from absolutely anywhere. Whether you’re at home, on campus, at work, or traveling foreign lands, hop over to meebo.com on any computer to access all of your buddies (on AIM, Yahoo!, MSN, Google Talk, ICQ and Jabber) and chat with them, no downloads or installs required, for free!

MobileMeter is a system monitoring utility designed for laptop PCs running under the Windows environment. It can show the following information.

• CPU clock
• CPU temperature
• Battery charge/discharge rate
• HDD temperature

Desktop PCs are usually designed to allow the OS to directly read the sensor values, but this is not true in most laptop PCs. Mobilemeter may be able to read the temperature even in such laptop PCs.

Continue Reading “Mobile Meter”

I’ve just assembled an Intel based PC for my client. The specs of the PC is as below:

Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0Ghz E4400
Intel D945GCPE Motherboard
Kingston 1GB DDR2 667 ram
Western Digital 80GB WD8000JD SATA Hardisk
Samsung 17″ 732N Plus LCD Monitor
Altec Lansing 121i Speaker System
Logitech Internet Pro Desktop Keyboard + Mouse
Samsung 20x DVDRW
1.44MB FDD & External Card Reader
Koss 800VA AVR
ATX Casing

Total: RM2000

Is quite a good choice for those who want to purchase intel based PC.

Samsung 17″ 732N Plus LCD

Continue Reading “DIY Intel Based PC”

For window user, we cannot escape from reformat our pc regularly… haha… Why ? Because after certain time of using, a lot of problem will arise, such as system slow, error code pop up, and etc… Although we can take time to solve all the problem, but the fastest and easier way is to reformat the hardisk, and install a fresh new OS.

After format and install OS and hardwares drivers, we come to the part of installing softwares or programs in our system. Even though i’m a home user, but i tend to use freewares rather than cracked sharewares. Why ? Because cracked sharewares are not safe, many contains virus, trojan, adwares and etc.

Here i will share with u guys some freewares that i often use in my system. Some of them might be only free for home user only, kindly take note. I will only stick to the compulsory one only… hehe. Below i listed down those freewares that i will install to my machine every time i reinstall my window.

TUGZip is a powerful award-winning freeware archiving utility for Windows® that provides support for a wide range of compressed, encoded and disc-image files, as well as very powerful features; all through an easy to use application interface and Windows Explorer integration.

Continue Reading “Softwares needed in our PC ( Freewares )”

New word press version 2.3 “dexter” named for the great tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon.

A lot of new user features  in this 2.3 “dexter” version. Such as tagging, update notification, improved post and draft management, advance visual editor button and etc. Detail new features can be obtain at this link.