Presenting the Snow Leopard
Nevertheless, it's going to be installed on a non-Mac (my hackintosh) hardware. Tonight gonna be a sleepless night again for me xD
Snow Leopard 10.6
November 10, 2009
A Ray of Light
November 9, 2009
Ok "A Ray of Light". This statement pop-up when I was leaving McD drive thru which was kind of interesting when I thought about it. It does represents the sunlight shining thru in a misty dark forest and it does struck me the to think much more deeper than that. My MP3 player was playing the song from Hoobastank: More Than a Memory. The lyrics of the verse was kind of representing my life which I can think was a missing historical event if I had taken the opportunity. The lyrics are below, for those who are interested to read:
I've become tired
Of Wasting my time
Thinkin' bout choices
That I've made
Cuz I can't move forward
While looking behind
The only thing I can do now
Is change the way
That I use to be
Cuz now it seems
Crystal clear to me
Cuz you're so much more
Than a memory
Cuz you're so much more
Than a memory
It wasn't fair
For me just to go
Act like I knew what you've been through
Cuz I wasn't there
And I'll never know
Couldn't see from
Your point of view
But I'm doing all I can
For you to see
That I understand
That I understand
You're so much more
Than a memory
Cuz you're so much more
Than a memory
So don't close the door
On what still can be
Cuz you're so much more
Than a memory
Please don't go
Cuz I finally know
That the past is gone
I know that I was wrong
I was wrong
You're so much more
Than a memory
Cuz you're so much more
Than a memory
So don't close the door
On still what can be
Cuz you're so much more
Than a memory
Please don't go
Cuz I finally know
That the past is gone
I know that I was wrong
Please don't go
Cuz I finally know
That the past is gone
I know that I was wrong
I was wrong
Nevertheless, I'm looking forward to greater things which is happening around me & may the light from above shines into me so I can shine for others to see in the dark (:
My first new furniture from IKEA
November 5, 2009
Well....where to start? Ah...this is not my usual kind of blogging activity compared to many people which almost blog everyday. On the other hand, thanks the individual which kinda push for people to blog & read blogs xD
Ok, I just came back from IKEA in about 5 hours ago & unpacked all the stuff into my messy room. I got a chair by Hajdeby which was on Nov's promotion for RM99 (usual is RM169), a Signe rug (60x90) for RM6.50 & a Jall laundry bag for RM8.90.
Pictures are below of the items purchased.
The sight of the entire IKEA was like "hmm...if my room has this & that &...." but nevertheless I did restrain myself from my wild imagination of my future room would be like. Hehe...talking about it...the imagination starts flowing endlessly...
Well...i guess it's time to end this short blog of my first new items from IKEA. Till then...keep reading & follow my blog (:
Ubuntu: 32 & 64-bit Installation Steps
November 2, 2009
About Ubuntu
Ubuntu is an entirely open source operating system built around the Linux kernel. The Ubuntu community is built around the ideals enshrined in the Ubuntu Philosophy: that software should be available free of charge, that software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities, and that people should have the freedom to customize and alter their software in whatever way they see fit. For those reasons:
- Ubuntu will always be free of charge, and there is no extra fee for the "enterprise edition", we make our very best work available to everyone on the same Free terms.
- Ubuntu includes the very best in translations and accessibility infrastructure that the free software community has to offer, to make Ubuntu usable for as many people as possible.
- Ubuntu is released regularly and predictably; a new release is made every six months. You can use the current stable release or the current development release. Each release is supported for at least 18 months.
- Ubuntu is entirely committed to the principles of open source software development; we encourage people to use open source software, improve it and pass it on.
Find out more at the Ubuntu website.
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Pre-Installation
What you need before installing:
- 32-bit system: http://releases.ubuntu.com/8.10/ubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386.iso
- 64-bit system: http://releases.ubuntu.com/8.10/ubuntu-8.10-desktop-amd64.iso
Burn the downloaded *.ISO to a CD & pop-in to your CD/DVD drive.
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Instructions for manual installation:
- Boot your computer with CD/DVD-rom boot.
- Select your language, timezone & keyboard layout.
- Select MANUAL for partitioning to create a new drive.
- Creating new partitions:
- Partition 1: Select EXT2, select /BOOT, about 100MB is sufficient, select Primary & Beginning option.
- Partition 2: Select EXT3, select ROOT (/), usually about 4-6GB depending on your hard disk. Create as Logical Volume.
- Partition 3: Select SWAP, this depends on your total RAM. E.g.: If you have 2GB RAM, your SWAP partition is 2GB.
- Partition 4: Select EXT3, select /HOME, create as Logical Volume.
- Click Forward to proceed the partitioning & installation.
*Aside for 64-bit machine, installation steps are the same as 32-bit machine.
- To run 32-bit applications on a 64-bit machine, you require to install 32-bit library file.
- Go to: System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager, search for getlibs
Customization & Add-ons:
A) Skype - Instant Messenging (Pidgin will be suitable for those who are using MSN, Y-Messenger, ICQ, etc)
- Open Terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal).
- Copy & paste these commands:
sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
- sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update
- Open Synaptic Package Manager (System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager)
- Search for skype and mark it for installation & apply.
- Open Synaptic Package Manager (System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager)
- Search for virtualbox-2.0 and mark it for installation & apply.
- Open Synaptic Package Manager (System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager)
- Select wine & wine-gecko and mark it for installation & apply.
- After installation, do configure your Wine (Application > Wine > Configure Wine).
- Do select your Windows version to Windows XP.
E) Visual - to adjust effects in Ubuntu
- In synaptic, search for compiz & mark compiz setting manager. Mark it for installation & apply.
- To configure your visual effects, go to System > Preference > CompizConfig Settings Manager.
- http://gnome-look.org/
- http://www.madpotato.de/Wallpaper-Packs
- http://customize.org/wallpapers
TERMINAL COMMANDS (a need to know)
ls = directory
- cd = change directory (also used to go up 1 directory)
- ls -l = list all files
- cd Example (type Exam then use TAB for autofill)
- mkdir
- to create dictory
when make a file, there are 2 things created: username & groupname
- drwxrwxrwx = d (dir) rwx (owner) rwx (group) rwx (others), if dash no access allowed.
- Change mode of command: sudo chmod
(X can be 0 – 7)
- touch
- updating folder time of access - rm
- remove folder - sudo su
- sudo apt-get
(type " sudo apt-get --help " to get the list of commands)
Troubleshooting:
Graphics card driver error (ATI/Nvidia) - “sudo apt-get install envyng-gtk” (enter without the “ “ in Terminal)
- For built-in graphics, go to System > Administration > Hardware Drivers.
- No sound - Mostly the sound driver is ALSA mixer, if still unsuccessful try the others.
Helpful links:
- http://www.ubuntuforum.org.
- http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/
- http://packages.ubuntu.com/intrepid/
Thanks to Kenneth from K-Koncepts for conducting an Ubuntu class :)
tourniquet : : :
October 24, 2009
Well the song from Evanesence - Tourniquet was something which can relate to me tho I don't know for whatever reasons yet. And oh yea...Evanesence its one of my favorite band. Here's the lyrics of the song:
i tried to kill the pain
but only brought more
i lay dying
and i'm pouring crimson regret and betrayal
i'm dying praying bleeding and screaming
am i too lost to be saved
am i too lost?
my God my tourniquet
return to me salvation
my God my tourniquet
return to me salvation
do you remember me
lost for so long
will you be on the other side
or will you forget me
i'm dying praying bleeding and screaming
am i too lost to be saved
am i too lost?
my God my tourniquet
return to me salvation
my God my tourniquet
return to me salvation
my wounds cry for the grave
my soul cries for deliverance
will i be denied Christ
tourniquet
my suicide
i lay dying
and i'm pouring crimson regret and betrayal
i'm dying praying bleeding and screaming
am i too lost to be saved
am i too lost?
my God my tourniquet
return to me salvation
my God my tourniquet
return to me salvation
do you remember me
lost for so long
will you be on the other side
or will you forget me
i'm dying praying bleeding and screaming
am i too lost to be saved
am i too lost?
my God my tourniquet
return to me salvation
my God my tourniquet
return to me salvation
my wounds cry for the grave
my soul cries for deliverance
will i be denied Christ
tourniquet
my suicide
I guess it does tell some story of my life which I'm going thru these years. Seeking for something which is lost. The definition of tourniquet from Wikipedia:
A tourniquet is a constricting or compressing device used to control venous and arterial circulation to an extremity for a period of time. Pressure is applied circumferentially upon the skin and underlying tissues of a limb; this pressure is transferred to the walls of vessels, causing them to become temporarily occluded. It is generally used as a tool for a medical professional in applications such as cannulation or to stem the flow of traumatic bleeding, especially by military medics.
Well, I don't think my tourniquet is a medical thingy but its more of the inner self which was kinda neglected from the very start of life itself...Hmm...maybe the true self will emerge from its grave soon.
