http://www.fizice.homeip.net/

OK. I've set up a web site a few hours ago. But there's not much there yet.
Do visit http://www.fizice.homeip.net/

Heheh... =)

Free Mp3 Compressor

I've been looking around for a free mp3 compressor that have a
graphical user interface. But i couldn't find a free one.

End up i created one myself, using LAME.
Don't expect much of it as this was actually meant for MY personal use.

As of 23 January 2008,
the program can :

+ Compress music (duh)
+ Allows you to select the bitrate
+ Compress multiple mp3 files at one go
+ Lets you select whether to overwrite the existing file or specify another location

the program cannot :
- let you select which encoding mode to use (vbr,cbr,abr)
- preserve id3 tags (after encoding, id3 tags will be gone)


Btw i guess i'm changing the background of the application.
It's rather ugly... hehe!

PEACE!

Download here

Changing Default Intallation Dir in XP

Ok i've just installed Windows Xp on My notebook. I reformatted my hard disks as
I wanted to start fresh for the new year. i partition my hdd into 2 partitions.
I would usually install my apps on a seperate partition from the OS partition. So after
configuring my new XP and installing the necessary apps, i found a problem. Each time i install something i have to manually change the installation path. Default was C:\Program Files\.

So i decided to share something.

1)Click Start >> Run (windows key + r)
2)Type regedit and hit Enter
3)Then navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
4)Inside the CurrentVersion folder(double click the folder),
find ProgramFilesDir(double-click this) whose default value is C:\Program Files
5)Change it to any path you want(double click). For example D:\Program Files
6)Restart your pc


Hope this information is useful.


Linux at home, Windows at school
Even my 5 year old sis is happy using linux
:P

For Those Who Might Not Know

I'm not surprised to know that there are quite a number of people out there still
do not know how to differentiate between a virus and a spyware. And because of this,
i shall list down the softwares you will need to install(in order to stay more secure) after installing your WINDOWS operating system.(or after buying a new PC) :P

Anti-Virus Software
This is self-explanatory. I believe everyone already has an antivirus software
already installed. I can say that i see most schools n most people are using norton or products by symantec.

I'm not a fan of Norton. If you want a free and reliable anti virus,
u can choose AVG(Theres a free version)
or my personal favorite, Avast Home Edition.

Avast Home Edition is free. It provides you with the option to run a boot-time scan after you first installed it. For a free antivirus, it even provides real-time protection and also automatic updates when you get online.

ANTI SPYWARE SOFTWARE
Ok this part there are some people who don't even know what's a spyware. Taken
from here :

"Spyware is a general term used to describe software that performs certain behaviors such as advertising, collecting personal information, or changing the configuration of your computer, generally without appropriately obtaining your consent first.Spyware is often associated with software that displays advertisements (called adware) or software that tracks personal or sensitive information. "

Among the free ones, i prefer : Ewido Anti Spyware


FIREWALL SOFTWARE
Basically a firewall is to prevent unauthorized inbound and outbound access from an to your PC. There are alot of free and even paid firewall softwares available.
For a free basic firewall, i prefer Filseclab Personal Firewall Professional Edition.


With all these, you are more protected from more internet threats.
But bear in mind though, there are always weaknesses in everything on this earth.

Hotmail With its Problems

I've been a Hotmail user for a few years now. But recently, Hotmail just suck.
There are times when i cant download my attachments. And there are also times
when im supposed to receive an email from a friend but i didnt receive any.
And just a few minutes ago i logged in to http://www.hotmail.com/ and was irritated!

Here is the screenshot of why i get frustrated and irritated.



Im using Internet Explorer 7 at that time. Tried refreshing the page ALOT of time.
I didnt bother to use the firefox installed on my machine as
recently hotmail have given me some problems.

Why waste money on a Media Center PC

As usual, most products from Microsoft are rather expensive.
For those of you who plan to buy Windows Xp Media Center Edition (released a few years back),or XP MCE 2005 or want the Vista ultimate edition (mayb because you wanted the media center) or buying a media center application, DONT waste your money.

Heheh. There's an open-source media center called MediaPortal.
Visit their website here.

XP Media Center Edition 2005

Screenshot:

Official Website

Estimated Price : $150 - $200

J. River Media Center Software

Screenshot:

Official Website

Estimated Price : $40

MediaPortal

Screenshot:

Official Website

Price : FREE, its opensource.

Intalling Vista with Ubuntu 7.04 already installed

Ok. So i have Ubuntu 7.04 and Windows Xp already installed.
So i did a fresh install of Vista on the xp partition.
After install, the Grub bootloader will be gone. Meaning you can only
boot Windows Vista and not Ubuntu.

Lets restore the grub bootloader. Get ready your Ubuntu Live CD.

1) Boot the ubuntu disc.
2) Go into terminal
$sudo grub
grub$ root(hd0,
You should see a list of partitions. Note the partion number of ubuntu(ext2fs filesystem) and Vista partition(unknown partition, type 0x07)
grub$root (hd0,2) Where 2 is the partition number of ubuntu
grub$setup (hd0)
grub$quit
3)Reboot your com.
4)Load the already-installed Ubuntu and go to terminal
$sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
A text editor shall pop up
5)At the bottom of the text editor add in :
title Microsoft Windows Vista
root (hd0,0) #where the second '0' is the vista partition number
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
6) When you reboot you should see vista on the grub