Create Input Method Table for SCIM - Linux

Commonly people form country which has its own alphabet and writing system, usually has a standard keyboard layout to type or write something with their writing system especially for not latin alphabet, with this we can write documents, articles, make logo and anything which comply such writing system, actually there is still another way to fulfill our needed without changing our keyboard layout, but we can still typing any inscription we desire just like typing with common keyboard layout (common English keyboard layout)

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LinkedIn Steps To Protect Members Password

After the rumor about password of LinkedIn User that has been stolen and posted in online hacker community in Russia, then LinkedIn ask for apologize and doing action to protect the user. Vicente Silveira, Director at LinkedIn in his blog said that 6,5 million password has been posted in hacker website.

According to Silveira, most of the password is still in encryption condition (hashed). He admitted few of this hashed password has been decrypted and published. Fortunately email login related to the password was not go on public. He said that there is no report about access to user account related to this issue.

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Virtualization on Linux

What operating system do you use for your computer? Linux or Windows? I was using Microsoft Windows when I was senior high school but then I move to linux, formerly I decided to move to linux just because my desire of computer tweaking and to try a different feel of computing. I had also move back to windows because at that time I had trouble when I found problem about my computer, especially comes from my hardware. I can't play any multimedia file because my sound card and graphic card are not supported yet with Linux I used, I've tried many distros and I found the distro which most suitable with my computer Ubuntu 06.04.

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Ubuntu 12.04 Review

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, after the release in April 2012, now it ready to be downloaded and try it in our desktop. With several features it not forgot to be added on it, for this LTS version, ubuntu give warranty in the term of support for next 5 years, this warranty given either for desktop version and server version

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Gigabyte Will Announces The World's Lightest Notebook

Gigabyte has invited the media in Taiwan to attend the launch of the Gigabyte X11 notebook that is claimed to be the lightest in the world. Maybe, because they do not want to drown of the clamor that Computex 2012 event it will be held in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 5 to 9, 2012, Gigabyte X11 planned it launching before the event. The launch of the new X11 will be held on May 31, 2012, as stated on his official invitation.

So far, it is not known the detailed specifications offered. With the claim of being the lightest, Gigabyte gave leaked that its weight is only about 2 pounds or 0.9 kg. X11 Naming refers to the diagonal screen size of 11 or 11.6 inches.

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Cougar MID Review | More Earthly Version

Among of the economies computers tablet which exist, this product is somewhat interesting with attractive specification and price. 

Though is often amazed by the emergence of premium PC tablet computers with beautiful design, but consumer does not necessarily desperate to buy if they do not really need it, it seems that consumers are more likely to seek the alternative tablet computers which much cheaper though will be reduced in features and performance. This is where the entry level tablet computer such cougar find its market.

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Check PC Security With Kaspersky Scan

Harris Interactive survey that conducted for consumers globally in March 2012 showed that 15 percent of Windows PC owners do not use any software for their digital assets. 

At the same time, 60 percent of users concerned about the confidentiality of their financial data and 80 percent had experienced security threats at least once. 

To overcome this problem, Kaspersky introduces a new device for detecting the status of computer security. Kaspersky Security Scan, that is the name, it is specifically intended for users who do not use antivirus solution or are still unsure with the common security software.

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Behind Android Virus

There are so many story about virus and malware in order to drop the image of any company, for example, there is an operating system because of the frequent of being target of virus attacks so then become victims of negative campaigns, with a variety of labels such not safe, many security holes or just for the novice user and so on.

Typically, that accused party is positioning itself as the "safe" operating system is with a variety of arguments, such as supported by the community, have a layered defense, programmed by the think of security factors, and so on.

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Google Chrome Being The Most Popular In May

Until the first three weeks during May 2012, Google Chrome become the most widely used browser in the world based on reports from StatCounter website. This is the first time that can be achieved by Google with the browser.
So far, Internet Explorer dominated the internet browser because its existence that is available on every Windows operating system. With some of the advantages it has, Chrome now is able to outperform, especially in period of 14 to 20 May.

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Windows 8 RT Just Can Use IE

For you who await the arrival of the newest Microsoft tablet with its operating system Windows 8, here the following explanation about the product

Microsoft announced that Windows 8 operating system RT (Runtime) which will be reserved for the ARM processor supports only the Internet Explorer browser.

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Asus Launches PC All In One and Latest Desktop

In the "Asus Experience 2012" organized for the media crew at Le Grandeur Hotel, Jakarta, last week, Asus is showing off several new products that are ready to help the user to enter the digital era.

One of them is Asus ET2700INKS-B062C 27-Inch Desktop (Black) Series. This Windows based PC AiO with 1920x1080 pixel 27 inch monitor with touch screen technology. Remarkably, this multitouch screen is the first in the world which capable of recognizing up to 10 touch points.

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Apple Provide a Gift For 25.000.000th Downloader

Based on the calculations are displayed in real time, Apple recorded that the current number of applications that have been downloaded through the App Store is almost reach to 25 billion.

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Mountain Lion, The Newest Mac OS X Operating System

Apple began to introducing new Mac OS X desktop operating system with the name "Mountain Lion". This operating system with OS x 10.8 official code is a continuation of the previous generation of Mac OS X Lion 10.7.

For now, the newly released Mountain Lion just for the developer only. While the full version will be released around the summer of this year. Yet Apple has leaked to much about the new feature that will be presented.

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Valentine Malware Shoot Facebook Users

Valentine is still a week away, but the nuance is starting to feel in cyberspace. Unfortunately, that was not a positive feel.

Recently, Trend Micro, a leading security company, identified the presence of valentine malware which targets facebook users in worldwide. Trend Micro reminds facebok users to be more observant and careful when accessing this largest social network, using either a mobile or via PC.

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Anonymous Threatens To Attack On January 28 Facebook

Not content with attacking government websites as and the American entertainment industry, anonymous spread of new threats that they would turn off the social networking site Facebook as a form of protest against the restriction of Internet freedom.

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In 2012, Android Malware Getting Rampant

Android sales increased, so does the number of its malware, in a past 2011, there are so many observer industry said that last year was the emergence of mobile malware. This means, it could be a real threat for mobile device users at the year 2012.

By increasingly widespread gadgets of android, makes rogue developers want to deploy their malware to make profits for them self.

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Protests against the bill SOPA and PIPA Get Bustling

After Wikipedia.org shut down its online services for 24 hours as a form of protest, Now Mozilla.org or Firefox browser will participate as well as a protest to the United Stated Senate it is currently brewing bill SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act).

If you notice, starting on Wednesday (18 / 1), the default view Mozilla Firefox and the site displays a black background with a logo that read "Stop Censorship". The same is also done by Reddit.com and Wordpress.com

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First Time Bing outperform Yahoo!

Search engine competition is still dominated by Google. However, it is quite interesting if we look at the competition in second and third between Bing and Yahoo!.

In December 2011 study by comScore, Google is at top the list of search engines most widely used by U.S. communities with 65.9% market share.

Now attention is on the runner-up occupied by Bing, which stood at 15.1%. This is the first time Microsoft's search engine is managed to outperform Yahoo! since its launch in mid 2008. Yahoo! itself narrowly defeated with 14.5% achievement.

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I Can Always Update My Facebook Status, Though I'm Dead

Please do not scare when you read this article, this is not a mystics story and I'm not trying to scare you (I'll scare you when have a chance :D), still consistent with computer topic for my blog and completely no ghost. Recently, I found a website review about this facebook apps, this apps called 'If I Die'.

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Creating Local Repository on Ubuntu

Is your computer or laptop connected to the internet??

If yes, you may probably install any linux packages from the Internet or Intranet. Well, now if there is something that we don't expected occurs on our computer such system failed and requires us to reinstall our system. That means we have to redo everything from scratch, from updating our packages list to download the packages needed, and know something about this, it is truly eat much time and anoying (my personal experience, hehehehe :D).

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