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Very good explanation here Source: https://blog.macsales.com/32972-time-machine-what-it-is-how-it-works-and-how-to-use-it-with-your-mac/

Very well written analysis on the privacy issue with Facebook here by Chris Saad and recommendation for users on the actions needed. Advocating Open Technologies Is Not Promoting the Death of Secrets - Chris Saad

This is a call as a result of the violation of user privacy by Facebook. Head to http://www.quitfacebookday.com/ for details and decide if you should consider quitting!

High-speed broadband in Klang Valley beginning this month KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 (Bernama) -- Malaysians, currently among the biggest users of Yahoo!, Friendster, Facebook and blogs in Asia, can look forward to more high definition applications with the roll-out of high-speed broadband (HSBB) in the Klang Valley beginning this month. Twenty-seven areas in the Klang Valley will be equipped with the HSBB within two years, with initial roll-out in Bangsar, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Shah Alam and Subang Jaya which are considered as the areas with highest Internet usage in the country. Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) chairman Tan Sri Khalid Ramli said the HSBB, to be rolled out by Telekom Malaysia, is expected to have a speed more than 10 megabits per second (Mbps). While the existing 2Mbps allowed users to surf the Internet and use facilities like e-mail and YouTube, the bigger bandwidth would enable them to watch IPTV and HDTV, and gain access to advanced educ...

Can Maxis do something on the current wireless broadband service first? The speed is a big letdown. KUALA LUMPUR: Maxis Bhd has deployed High-Speed Packet Access+ (HSPA+) technology to enhance its wireless broadband services. The incorporation of this data transmission capability into Maxis' existing 3G network will enable subscribers surfing the Internet in selected areas in the Klang Valley and Johor Baru to experience significant improvement in download speeds, it said. Mark Dioguardi, Maxis executive vice-president and head of network and technology, said HSPA+ technology will make browsing the Internet, video-streaming, as well as the uploading and downloading of high-resolution files, enjoyable and seamless to service subscribers. The new technology is available now to select users on a trial basis, and following new announcements, will become widely available to Maxis customers during 2010. With HSPA+, Maxis claims its wireless broadband network can support peak rated netw...

With my dial up modem. Just plug and play. Rate: 4 cents/ minute Speed seen: 48 kbps Satisfaction: 4/5

OK, here's the summary of the research I've done. I think the best suited me is Maxis's 1.5 GB package, priced at RM 58 where the speed can up to HSDPA 7.2 Mbps. Wireless Broadband (portable USB) Maxis 1.5 GB RM 58 HSDPA 3 GB RM 78 HSDPA Celcom 5 GB RM 68 384 kbps + RM 230 modem 5 GB RM 98 3.6 Mbps + RM 230 modem Digi 3 GB RM 58 700 kbps/ 200 kbps No coverage at my place! P1 No coverage at my place! Mobile Internet (on mobile phone) Maxis 500 MB RM 58 HSDPA 1.5 GB RM 78 HSDPA 3 GB RM 88 HSDPA Subsequent usages for Monthly pass will be charged 0.5sen/KB Digi No coverage at my place! Celcom No standalone package!

 Moral of the story: careful on what you post on Facebook! Canada woman to fight insurance company over Facebook MONTREAL: A Canadian woman on sick leave for depression says she will fight an insurance company's decision to cut her benefits after her agent found photos on Facebook of her vacationing, at a bar and at a party. Nathalie Blanchard said Monday she was diagnosed with major depression and was receiving monthly sick-leave benefits until payments dried up this fall. When Blanchard called her insurance provider, Manulife, to find out why, she says she was told the Facebook photos showed she was able to work. "If you have insurance, be careful. This is a major battle and it's not going to be easy," Blanchard, 29, said in a telephone interview from her home in Bromont Quebec. She said her insurance agent described several pictures Blanchard posted on Facebook, including ones showing her having a good time at a Chippendales bar show, at her birthday party a...

The founders of Skype filed a lawsuit against EBay Inc. today, a step that could spoil EBay's $2-billion deal to sell a controlling stake in the Internet phone company to a group of private investors. The suit, filed in a Delaware court, was brought by Joltid Ltd. and Joost N.V., which are owned by Skype founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis . The lawsuit contends that former Joost chief executive Michelangelo Volpi used confidential information to sell a 65% stake in Skype to a private equity consortium. The deal was announced by EBay about two weeks ago. Volpi recently became a partner at Index Ventures Management S.A., one of the investors buying a majority stake in Skype. The lawsuit alleges that Volpi leaked Joost's company secrets and accuses him of "civil conspiracy." Volpi had a fiduciary duty to protect the information, the lawsuit charges, and not "use it for his own benefit." Index Ventures is also listed as a defendant in the suit. EBay bou...

www.malsingmaps.com (MSM) www.malfreemaps.com (MFM) Just read an article on free GPS maps. I'm thinking to give it a try since received many recommendation from friend to have one. But the question for myself - do I need GPS?  

It took me for sometime before I managed to get the right configurations working. The settings: POP3 Server: pop3.live.com (port 995) SMTP Server: smtp.live.com (port 25) If port 25 has been blocked in your network or by your ISP, you can set SMTP port to 587 Check both for the secure connection (SSL) option Remember to uncheck "Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)" and check the "Require authentication for Outgoing SMTP" sort of

Dell offers VSS to 5,000 M’sian staff Written by Regina William Thursday, 19 March 2009 10:26 GEORGE TOWN: Dell Malaysia is offering a voluntary separation scheme (VSS) across the board to all 5,000-odd employees in Malaysia in line with efforts to reduce its global workforce by 10% or 8,800 jobs. Late last month, Dell Inc announced a 48% decline in net income to US$351 million (RM1.3 billion) for the fourth quarter of its financial year 2009 (4QFY09) from US$679 million a year earlier. Sources told The Edge Financial Daily that employees had been informed of the decision and had until the end of the month to make their decisions on whether to take up the offer. When contacted, Dell Malaysia confirmed that under the Malaysian initiative, the VSS had been offered to all the 5,000 Malaysian staff on Penang island, Bukit Tengah in the mainland and Cyberjaya. However, the actual number of staff that Dell Malaysia targeted to let go is not known. The Penang Manpower Department also confirme...

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