Bo Bing Game

Every year, we have an annual Family Reunion. But during this pandemic year, we are unable to start this family gathering. My cousin reminded me about the children game Bo Bing Game (Chinese Dice Game), it is our tradition to play this nice prize-giving game, specially for our children. This game is around 1600s year old. I thought of making a browser-based game from this idea, instead of installing the Bo Bing game that is available in iPhone/Android. The source code is viewable, it is made of javascript. This is the link:
 
http://howard-lee.com/dicegame/

Write Computer Data in A4/Legal Paper

This software will turn your computer file in to a physical printed data. The printer and scanner wold be the I/O device, and the paper is the data container.

Get the app here:
http://ollydbg.de/Paperbak/

More in-dept info: http://blog.codinghorror.com/the-paper-data-storage-option/

Apps N' Stuffs 2013

i've been working on some stuffs lately:

• flash AS3 nunchaku platformer game : http://www.psionics.biz/fnfgame
• android app and some fun stuffs : http://www.psionics.biz/apps/
• some of the old client's games: http://8beesmotion.com/games/ab/ & http://8beesmotion.com/games/docbazooka/
• and working on so many websites..

DesktopHomes - finally a fully working desktop folder switcher

DesktopHomes

Around 2007 I was looking for a solution to make the desktop folder changeable. Desktop works like a table. Imagine you have different workstation, you work mostly by drag and drop items on the desktop. This program works by changing the location of your default desktop folder to any specified working folders. This brilliant application called DesktopHomes did the justice of this idea.

credits to r0lZ who programmed it and Rapte_Of_Suzaku for the initial development:
http://www.autohotkey.com/board/topic/85868-desktophomes-change-desktop-locations-and-icons/

Windows 7 (x86/x64)  Download Here

SM Hypermart "Happy To Serve" Tone

An annoying message tone "Happy To Serve" from SM Hypermart (Clapping is manually done).
Happy To Serve.MP3

Message tone "Happy To Serve" with "Double Kill" from DOTA game.
Happy To Kill.MP3

Handy developer/implementor utilities

ZIP to PHP converter

This is a small application that converts a ZIP file into a self-extracting PHP file. Simply upload it to your webserver, call it once, then delete it.

http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/bb/index.php?topic=21287.0

I find it useful for uploading PHP package(CMS, Online Cart System and etc..) thru FTP.

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Clipomatic

Clipomatic is a clipboard cache program. It remembers what was copied to the clipboard and allows you to retrieve it, even after you've copied something else to the clipboard. Clipomatic only works with text. It works on any modern version of Windows



http://www.mlin.net/Clipomatic.shtml

Very useful utility for implementing system software(ERP or SAP) via copy/paste data from excel - to the system module's form.

Surf Antibacterial Commercial - Ringtone

This annoying LSS(last song syndrome) Surf Antibacterial Commercial is now available as a message tone to test your patience... Download Now (Click Here)

Old Wisdoms

if you are looking for a specific file on google, try putting this along with the file title on google's search box:

"index.of" (mp3) -html -htm -php -asp -cf -jsp

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You cannot create a folder named "con" and a number of other character strings are in fact reserved names that go back to the days of DOS and cannot be used to name folders or files:

• CON
• PRN
• AUX
• NUL
• LPT1
• COM1
• drive letters like A: to Z:

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We see it on keyboards and mouse.. but what does PS2 means?
PS2(port) - Personal System 2

Better TV / Monitor?

LCD Monitor Screen Test (specially for gamers who doesn't like the ghosting and blurs in motion)

Info: http://www.prad.de/en/monitore/testsoftware/pixperan.html

Apps for testing: http://www.prad.de/download/pixperan_english.zip

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Definitions Applications LCD TV Response Time:

120Hz and 240Hz are the new buzzwords in LCD TV technology. We are often asked exactly what this means and what effect it has on you, the viewer. Let's get a few technical terms out of the way first to make this easier to understand.

* Hertz (Hz) – Hertz is a a unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second. If you were to think of the Hertz rate of turning a light switch on and off, 1Hz would be turning the light on and off, 1 time in 1 second.
* Refresh Rate – In televisions and monitors, refresh rate is the number of times the screen is redrawn in one second. It is expressed in hertz (Hz). A TV with a refresh rate of 60Hz redraws the screen 60 times per second.
* Frame Rate – Moving pictures are actually a series of still images that are displayed quickly in succesion to give the appearance of motion. Frame rate is the number of still images displayed in one second, it is often expressed as frames per second (fps). Video in the NTSC format is displayed at 29.97 frames per second (25 fps for PAL and SECAM) and film is shot at 24 frames per second.
* 3:2 pulldown – Above we can see that video on your television is displayed at 29.97 frames per second and movies are shot on film at 24 frames per second. This creates a problem if you want to view something shot on film on a television. There are nearly 5 frames missing from the conversion. To solve this problem a process called 3:2 pulldown is used to convert the film into something you can watch on your TV. This is done by adding extra frames to the film to fill in the extra space. For example, if we have 4 frames of video denoted as ABCD it would be converted to video by adding an extra frame to the 4 film frames (ABBCD). This results in what is known as "judder".
* Judder – A visual artifact that results when converting film content to video. It is most often seen as what appears to be jerky camera movement where there should be smooth panning.
* 24p – 24p is simply video content running at 24 frame per second, just like film.

How to Calibrate Your HDTV

A little math and the above explanations show the advantages of displaying film content on a screen with a 120Hz or 240Hz refresh rate. Most LCD TVs have a refresh rate of 60Hz. 24 does not go into 60 without a remainder so 3:2 pulldown and it's resulting judder is required to display film content on a TV redrawing the screen 60 times a second. On the other hand, 24 goes into 120 or 240 evenly so film can be displayed at it's native frame rate eliminating judder.

Most Blu Ray players can output content at 24p so with this and a 120Hz/240Hz LCD TV you will be seeing an accurate number of frames when watching film content. Source..

* The higher the refresh rate, the more lively it looks on games. LCD TVs will sometimes there's a chance to suffer random artifacts on screen.

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LCD vs. LED (TV or Monitor)

"LED" TVs are actually LCDs but the title actually is referring to the LCD's backlight. At present there are two main methods of backlighting in LCD flat-panels: Cold-Cathode Fluorescent Lamp (CCFL) and LED (light-emitting diode). Source..

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TV or Monitor's Lifespan:

OLED (organic light-emitting diode): TVs use organic materials that have limited lifetimes – only 1,000 to 5,000 hours. However, the variant PHOLEDs (phosphorescent) can last up to 20,000 hours.

Liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS or LCoS): TVs use a technology similar to DLP projectors. LCOS TVs boast of a long lifespan, that is, around 80,000 hours.

CRT(Cathode Ray Tube) TV: 30,000 to 80,000 hrs

Plasma TV: 20,000 to 30,000 hours (with manufacturers stating 60,000 hours under optimal, but highly unlikely, conditions)

LCD(Liquid Crystal Display) TV: 30,000 to 60,000 hours (with manufacturers even claiming 80,000) - depends on the manufacturer

LED (light-emitting diode) TV: 100,000 (due to new technology)

a toolbar(from a shortcut icon) with a very cool effects!(use the "fan" effect)

http://techblissonline.com/get-mac-osx-stacks-on-windows-vista-xp/

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Pick a folder as your desktop(icons arrangement is save on every desktop) - the best software I've been looking for years. unlike virtual desktop, instead of adding new taskbar to organize windows, this one only changes folder location of your desktop(only works for vista and untested on win7)

http://chihiro718.jpn.org/ENG/software.html

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Photoshop tutorials that is very inspiring!(check the other tutorials too)

http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/tutorials-effects/how-to-create-a-flaming-photo-manipulation/

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An amazing light painting(ideas)
http://abduzeedo.com/amazing-light-paintings

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A great opensource multiple downloader for youtube/rapidshare/etc..

http://wordrider.net/freerapid/

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Idea of thumbtack(ideas)
http://www.bytelove.com/stuff/lifestyle/orbiculus-thumbtacks/prod_185.html

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Movie Maker - updates and effects(the effects are free and good!)
http://download.live.com/moviemaker
http://movies.blainesville.com/search/label/effects

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very useful application for students or teachers

http://www.lalescu.ro/liviu/fet/

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antivirus for detecting sality type virus (or the likes) made by indonesians

http://www.ansav.com/

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antivirus for removing conficker
http://www.bdtools.net/
http://net.cs.uni-bonn.de/wg/cs/applications/containing-conficker/ < the study

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vaccinate your USB drive(by injecting an undeletable autorun.inf)

http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/downloads/usbvaccine/
http://acs.pandasoftware.com/marketing/promo/USBVaccine.zip < download directly

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WIMP - autorun.inf auto remover for careless USB drive inserter persons (original site is abandoned, just get my copy)

http://www.4shared.com/file/222179556/b9024d66/Checks_USB_Drive.html

alternatively, use this ahk apps
http://ninjapendisk.com/

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check your computer's processes - your best friend besides task manager

http://download.sysinternals.com/Files/ProcessExplorer.zip

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startup organizer(incredibly just 34kb) - just delete some startup items to speedup the loading of your windows and there's a recycle bin just in case of accident!(also check his other applications aswell)

http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

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replacement for windows explorer(why use this? so you won't get your PC hang since windows explorer has so many dependencies)

http://memecode.com/ifile.php

Conficker Awareness

Tools to check for variants of Conficker:
http://iv.cs.uni-bonn.de/wg/cs/applications/containing-conficker/

BitDefender Online Scanner
http://www.bdtools.net/

Indonesian Antivirus
http://www.ansav.com/

USB Vaccine

Be aware, that the most common infections comes from a USB autorun.inf. The most recent examples of this are the W32/Sality, W32/Virutas and also the W32/Conficker worm which, in addition to spreading via a vulnerability and network shares, also spreads via USB drives. The best option is to vaccinate your storage media using one of these links:

Original Site:
http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/downloads/usbvaccine/

Vaccination Downloads:
http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/downloads/result
http://acs.pandasoftware.com/marketing/promo/USBVaccine.zip

MRT Ringtone!

lol my ringtone recorded directly from MRT3 speaker. Short and Long version is available. "Santolan Station!" Version :)

MRT3 <--- Link here

Preventing Worms/Viruses

When inserting a USB or storage media, never double-click a storage icon on My Computer regardless if it is a USB Drive, Mobile Phone, Mp4 Player, PSP, Digital Camera.. etc. Any storage media should be accessed via "tree menu" on the left of your explorer windows

Never double-click a folder, access via "tree menu" on the left of your explorer windows. There are known types of virus with identical folder icon. e.g: "New Folder.exe"

Always check the "Recycler" folder of each drive. It should only contain 1 folder that is not erasable. delete the duplicates.

go to "run" and type "%temp%" enter. ctrl+a and hit delete key, skip the undelete-able.

When downloading applications from warez site, always check if it is infected using any online scanners.(might comes in false positives due to hack/crack)

When something pops up your browser that your not aware of, hit "esc" key or if the pop up is insisting, go to task manager - Processes - End Process your Internet Browser

Never use Internet Explorer 6 and below.

If you encounters a Sality and Bootkits variants, you could have prevented it when you followed these simple Do's and Dont's.

Desktop Switcher

After 3 years, I finally found a software whose capable of assigning/switching folders from your current desktop folder location. If you like to show only for games or for works files.. etc; on your desktop, this is what you need:

http://chihiro718.jpn.org/ENG/software.html

* Only Runs in Vista
* The desktop icons/files are saved the way you arranged it, for each folder you assign.

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now updated!

http://hapuzi.blogspot.com/2012/11/desktophomes-finally-fully-working.html

Manual Virus Elimination in 1 Package

I've made a very handy apps for this:

Portable Manual Virus Elimination (download 2.1MB)

download, extract and open "start.exe" and follow the series..

1st: "Kill" --> this is used to stop and disable the virus temporarily

to do ~ right-click kill process everything under explorer.exe

2nd: "Disable" --> to cripple the virus from stating up whenever the windows loads up (* advanced fixing, go to 4th - regedit part below)

to do ~ delete all unusual the program on windows startup (check all the tabs)

3rd: "Fix" --> to fix the damage done by the virus (specially when the hidden/system files is crippled; enable the "show hidden files and system files by going to MyComputer-Tools-FolderOptions-View'Tab'-Uncheck"HideProtectedOSfiles and HideExtensionsForKnownTypes and select the ShowHiddenFiles&Folders then hit "apply")

to do ~ check all the box to fix your window's default settings

4th: go to run command and type "regedit"

to do ~ search this areas:

1. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RUN

to do ~ check for unusual or unfamiliar program on that windows startup registry keys (1st)

2. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\\RUN

to do ~ check for unusual or unfamiliar program on that windows startup registry keys (2nd)

3. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

to do ~ check if there's a second file and erase it (example how it is written: "explorer.exe, [b]virus.exe[/b]")

4. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2 --> the place where USB virus takes place

to do ~ check all of them and delete the virus thats autoruns when a USB drive is inserted (or anything that looks unusual example is:
{34fa4acc-d96e-11dc-8f3c-0019dbf93f99}
autoplay
autorun
J:\bar311.exe %1
explore
open

* delete the whole stuffs from that sample by rightclick and delete that folder. NOTE that you must not delete the values from the drives starting from A:, CPD, C: to below and the autoruns whose with @shell32.dll,-8507)

*optional: copy Checks USB Drive.exe to your desktop and enable it whenever you put a USB drive(thumb drive) to destroy all variants of autorun virus.

* if you found the virus file location, just delete that file

* how to identify if the program is virus? it may goes something like this:

SCVHOST.EXE --> it should be SVCHOST.exe
234dfh43.exe --> pretty obvious
under explorer.exe, there shouldn't have any SVCHOST, CSRSS, SMSS or any system files there except the MRT.EXE or the MS cincero loader
You will noticed that the program does'nt have any description when viewing it's processess. only VMicro or bigdog is the one with no description but it is used for your webcam.
if your "properties" the file, there is no details or even signature (except old OS's commands)
find the virus by "last modified" while hidden files are shown
top location of virus is the folder: windows, windows/system32, %temp%, documents and settings\"yourUserName"\local settings, the root directory
there are also many virus which using a "folder" icon.. it is much safer to browse folder using the "tree menu" located at the explorer's left panel

USB Autorun Viruses/Worms ~ how to avoid it?

USB Autorun Remover/Preventer

Whenever opening a USB Disk, never use the autoplay menu(just hold press esc key) and always use the Explorer's Tree Menu(left pane) whenever accessing the USB Drive.

For your safety, you can always download this file to auto protect your computer:
http://www.geocities.com/casablanca2000in/msp/#wimp2

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Manually Disable Autorun
or simply hold [Shift] key when inserting / loading the storage card.

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USB or Any Storage Media - Vaccine

http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/downloads/usbvaccine/

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Disabling autorun will decrease the chance of having infected ofthe known wide-spread virus/worms/trojan/backdoors. follow the steps below:

Disable AutoRun in Microsoft Windows

To effectively disable AutoRun in Microsoft Windows, import the following registry value:

REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\IniFileMapping\Autorun.inf]
@="@SYS:DoesNotExist"

To import this value, perform the following steps:

1. Copy the text
2. Paste the text into Windows Notepad
3. Save the file as "autorun.reg"
   Note: In certain circumstances, Notepad may automatically add a .txt extension to saved files. To ensure that the file is saved with the proper extension, select All Files in the "Save as type:" section of the "Save As" dialog.
4. Navigate to the file location
5. Double-click the file to import it into the Windows registry

Microsoft Windows can also cache the AutoRun information from mounted devices in the MountPoints2 registry key. We recommend restarting Windows after making the registry change so that any cached mount points are reinitialized in a way that ignores the Autorun.inf file. Alternatively, the following registry key may be deleted:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2

Once these changes have been made, all of the AutoRun code execution scenarios described above will be mitigated because Windows will no longer parse Autorun.inf files to determine which actions to take. Further details are available in the CERT/CC Vulnerability Analysis blog. Thanks to Nick Brown and Emin Atac for providing the workaround and to Aryeh Goretsky for pointing out a possible issue with Notepad appending a .txt file extension.

Fix Firefox's missing download box and others stuffs

simplified version:

1. Clean your temporary files first - by downloading and running the application found here:
http://www.ccleaner.com/

* Important: include the java and firefox's cache

2. Start-All Programs-Mozilla Firefox-"Mozilla Firefox (Safe Mode)"

3. Check all the fields then restart Firefox

4. Just enable the firefox's add-ons of your choice

Encountered a Corrupted Windows(XP/2000) Functions

Applies to:

* Missing or Empty "Common Task" Folders (e.g.: Search)

* Cannot open a new Internet Explorer Window


Run these(Start-Run):

regsvr32 wshom.ocx

regsvr32 jscript.dll

regsvr32 urlmon.dll

regsvr32 browseui.dll

regsvr32 webvw.dll

or just copy these to notepad and save it as "sample.bat"(then d'click it)


Several XP tweaking and fixes can be found here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Problems with Yahoo Messenger

To fix "Unable to see Avatar"

Delete all files under:

C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\Cache


To fix "Unable to view any message coming from a contact or sent by you or your message archives" or "yahoo message box is empty"

1. Control Panel
2. Internet option
3. Security Tab
4. Custom Level
Look for "Scripting" and enable these items: (usually at the buttom)

* enable 'Active scripting'
* Allow paste operations via script'
* Scripting of Java applets'

this problem is usually caused by an Internet Explorer glitch that block the execution of the scripts in Yahoo Messenger.