Avast made great strides in its previous update. Version 5 set the stage for the modern, massively popular, and free security suite with a new interface that ditched a quirky, late-'90s jukebox style for a more polished look. Easier to navigate, it also became easier to add new features.
Make no mistake; Avast 6 adds features both big and small. Some that had previously only been available to paid upgrade users are now free for all versions, and newer features have been seamlessly added to the interface experience. If you're familiar with Avast 5, upgrading to Avast 6 won't be that big of a leap.
Sabtu, 30 April 2011
Norton Anti Virus 2011
You get less, for less. Norton AntiVirus 2011 offers the same core high-quality computer and networking protection features as its more full-featured sibling, Norton Internet Security, but it lacks some key Web protection features that users shouldn't really go without
Avira AntiVir Premium
Avira AntiVir Premium not only combats viruses, worms, Trojans, rootkits, adware, and spyware, but also protects you while surfing and emailing thanks to WebGuard and MailGuard. It not only protects against these types of malware, but offers as well, in case of an infection, the possibility to remove viruses very easily and repair the system automatically.
It features AntiVir stops all kinds of viruses, AntiAd/Spyware protects against adware and spyware, antiPhishing protects your data from phishing attacks, AntiRootkit detects hidden rootkits, AntiDrive-by prevents downloading viruses while surfing the net, emailScanner examines incoming and outgoing emails (POP3/SMTP/IMAP), WebGuard checks downloads and websites for viruses, RescueSystem creates a bootable rescue CD, quick removal removes viruses at the push of a button, NetbookSupport support for computers with low resolution, AHeADTechnology detects even unknown viruses by their profiles, and AntiVirProActiv detects unknown viruses by their behavior patterns.
It features AntiVir stops all kinds of viruses, AntiAd/Spyware protects against adware and spyware, antiPhishing protects your data from phishing attacks, AntiRootkit detects hidden rootkits, AntiDrive-by prevents downloading viruses while surfing the net, emailScanner examines incoming and outgoing emails (POP3/SMTP/IMAP), WebGuard checks downloads and websites for viruses, RescueSystem creates a bootable rescue CD, quick removal removes viruses at the push of a button, NetbookSupport support for computers with low resolution, AHeADTechnology detects even unknown viruses by their profiles, and AntiVirProActiv detects unknown viruses by their behavior patterns.
AVG Internet Security 2011
The never-ending mantra chanted by security suite vendors sounds a lot like "faster scans, easier to use, better performance," and AVG has released a new version that it says accomplishes all three. Certainly, the scans are faster, it does install more quickly, and some tweaks to the interface have made it easier to use. However, changes to the engine that powers the detection and removal of threats has made it hard to come to a conclusion until independent labs return their efficacy results later this year.
Playstation Hacked!
Security researchers say hackers claiming to have credit card information stolen from Sony's PlayStation Network last week are trying to sell that information on underground Internet forums, but the veracity of the claims could not be confirmed.
Sony warned its more than 70 million customers on Tuesday that their personal information--including customer names, addresses, e-mail addresses, birthdays, network passwords, and user names, as well as online user handles--was obtained illegally by an "unauthorized person." Sony responded to the intrusion, which occurred between April 17 and 19, by temporarily disabling PSN and Qriocity, its subscription music service, and contracting with an outside security firm to investigate the intrusion on its network.
"While there is no evidence at this time that credit card data was taken, we cannot rule out the possibility," a company spokesman wrote Tuesday. Sony said in an FAQ posted today that the credit card data was encrypted and reiterated that it had no evidence the data was stolen.
However, Kevin Stevens, a security expert with Trend Micro, said in a tweet today he had seen discussions on online forums in which the purported hackers were offering to sell a database of 2.2 million Sony customer credit card numbers stolen during the PSN attack.
"Sony was supposedly offered a chance to buy the DB [database] back but didn't," Stevens said, adding that, "No, I have not seen the DB so I can not verify that it is true."
"Supposedly the hackers selling the DB says it has: fname, lnam, address, zip, country, phone, email, password, dob, ccnum, CVV2, exp date," he said, referring. The less obvious acronyms refer to credit card holders' first name, last name, credit card number, and credit card security code.
Internet security blogger Brian Krebs, who noted witnessing similar activity, posted screenshots of the discussion on his Krebs on Security blog.
Neither Stevens nor Krebs said they had seen the actual database, but the information may already be circulating among cybercriminals. Reports began trickling out yesterday from PSN users about recent fraudulent charges on the credit cards they used for the PlayStation service.
An employee of GameFly Media tweeted that a colleague's card was used to buy $1,500 worth of goods at a grocery store in Germany. Meanwhile, a reader of gaming site VGN365 said his bank had informed him of a fraudulent $300 debit card withdrawal this weekend. And another person reported on video game forum site Neogaf.com $600 in fraudulent withdrawals.
The breach has already prompted a lawsuit and a letter to Sony from Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal saying he was troubled the company took a week to notify customers of the breach and urging Sony to provide free credit protection services to prevent identity fraud and theft.
Sony warned its more than 70 million customers on Tuesday that their personal information--including customer names, addresses, e-mail addresses, birthdays, network passwords, and user names, as well as online user handles--was obtained illegally by an "unauthorized person." Sony responded to the intrusion, which occurred between April 17 and 19, by temporarily disabling PSN and Qriocity, its subscription music service, and contracting with an outside security firm to investigate the intrusion on its network.
"While there is no evidence at this time that credit card data was taken, we cannot rule out the possibility," a company spokesman wrote Tuesday. Sony said in an FAQ posted today that the credit card data was encrypted and reiterated that it had no evidence the data was stolen.
However, Kevin Stevens, a security expert with Trend Micro, said in a tweet today he had seen discussions on online forums in which the purported hackers were offering to sell a database of 2.2 million Sony customer credit card numbers stolen during the PSN attack.
"Sony was supposedly offered a chance to buy the DB [database] back but didn't," Stevens said, adding that, "No, I have not seen the DB so I can not verify that it is true."
"Supposedly the hackers selling the DB says it has: fname, lnam, address, zip, country, phone, email, password, dob, ccnum, CVV2, exp date," he said, referring. The less obvious acronyms refer to credit card holders' first name, last name, credit card number, and credit card security code.
Internet security blogger Brian Krebs, who noted witnessing similar activity, posted screenshots of the discussion on his Krebs on Security blog.
Neither Stevens nor Krebs said they had seen the actual database, but the information may already be circulating among cybercriminals. Reports began trickling out yesterday from PSN users about recent fraudulent charges on the credit cards they used for the PlayStation service.
An employee of GameFly Media tweeted that a colleague's card was used to buy $1,500 worth of goods at a grocery store in Germany. Meanwhile, a reader of gaming site VGN365 said his bank had informed him of a fraudulent $300 debit card withdrawal this weekend. And another person reported on video game forum site Neogaf.com $600 in fraudulent withdrawals.
The breach has already prompted a lawsuit and a letter to Sony from Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal saying he was troubled the company took a week to notify customers of the breach and urging Sony to provide free credit protection services to prevent identity fraud and theft.
Corel Draw X5
Long-time CorelDraw users know that it's the software equivalent of the Star Trek movies: if you try out every version you'll often be disappointed. But, if you follow a simple pattern to your upgrades, you'll get all the awesome ones without feeling like you're Corel's unpaid beta tester.
So every third version of CorelDraw – 3, 6, 9 and 12 – was a groundbreaking upgrade, and the other versions… not so much. Does the 15th iteration, CorelDraw X5, match up to our expectations?
Yes – and more. This is a home-run-and-the-crowd-goes-wild release that every CorelDraw user will want.
The headline features
An easy place to start is with the big stuff that Corel is shouting about: out-of-the-box 64-bit Windows 7 support alongside the 32-bit support for Windows 7, Vista and XP; true multicore support to put the latest and greatest CPUs to the best use; an all-new colour management system that matches anything Adobe can bring to the table; plus Corel Connect, which looks and works much like a simplified version of Adobe Bridge and is designed to give you a document-focused workflow.
What Connect lacks in Bridge-like scriptability, it partially makes up for by being available as a standalone app, or as a docker in CorelDraw and Photo-Paint – we ended up ditching Bridge because it took up too much screen space. Corel Connect might just make us think again.
So, those are the triple-A features that you'll find plastered all over Corel.com if you pay it a visit, and indeed the new colour system is a huge improvement: profiles are loaded and saved uniformly, mismatches are clearly flagged, you can soft proof from a docker, and there's no better way to show all that off than by playing around with the freshly added support for Pantone's Goe colours.
But even though these new features are great to have, they just scratch the surface. If you already push the software to its limits, it's the day-to-day changes that will impact you the most. And, boy, is X5 chock to the gills with them.
PNG actually works
Let's repeat that: PNG actually works. It irked us no end that CorelDraw X4 and earlier 'supported' PNG – a decade-old graphic format – but would insist that it couldn't possibly retain alpha transparency when saving, laying waste to our attempts at smooth edges and drop-shadows.
Those problems are gone: Corel seems to have thrown away its PNG and JPEG support and rewritten it from scratch, so you now get a super-sized export window that gives you full control over your files.
This means that even the most complex transparencies get saved perfectly every time. Yes, this functionality was in Fireworks from its first release and so is long overdue, but we're still grateful.
Dozens of other niggles are fixed too. Take rounded corners on boxes, for example – these have always been simple to do, but changing the size of the rectangle later would warp your rounded corners and they would stretch out of shape. In X5, the rounding is preserved and can even scale to auto-match the size of the rectangle you're working with.
What's more, it seems that Corel thought it would push the whole thing further while it was at it, so corner rounding has been joined by scalloping and chamfering too.
How about converting images to greyscale? Previously, this was a one-click operation that left you with a flat average of the colours and was pretty much guaranteed to leave things looking washed out. Now, you get to control the colour weighting with a live preview, so you can make your black-and-white work look extra punchy.
There are new image sprayers, new photo effects, smarter tooltips, more brushes, a fresh selection of graphics freebies (Helvetica, Garamond and Futura, anyone?), a redesigned object docker, and a new pixel preview mode in Draw that finally brings it up to speed with Adobe Illustrator 9.
In short, while the new features will hook you in, you'll be discovering and enjoying the hundreds of small improvements for months to come. At the very least, download the free trial – you get to try the full feature set for 30 days, and we think you'll wish, like us, that every CorelDraw release was this good.
So every third version of CorelDraw – 3, 6, 9 and 12 – was a groundbreaking upgrade, and the other versions… not so much. Does the 15th iteration, CorelDraw X5, match up to our expectations?
Yes – and more. This is a home-run-and-the-crowd-goes-wild release that every CorelDraw user will want.
The headline features
An easy place to start is with the big stuff that Corel is shouting about: out-of-the-box 64-bit Windows 7 support alongside the 32-bit support for Windows 7, Vista and XP; true multicore support to put the latest and greatest CPUs to the best use; an all-new colour management system that matches anything Adobe can bring to the table; plus Corel Connect, which looks and works much like a simplified version of Adobe Bridge and is designed to give you a document-focused workflow.
What Connect lacks in Bridge-like scriptability, it partially makes up for by being available as a standalone app, or as a docker in CorelDraw and Photo-Paint – we ended up ditching Bridge because it took up too much screen space. Corel Connect might just make us think again.
So, those are the triple-A features that you'll find plastered all over Corel.com if you pay it a visit, and indeed the new colour system is a huge improvement: profiles are loaded and saved uniformly, mismatches are clearly flagged, you can soft proof from a docker, and there's no better way to show all that off than by playing around with the freshly added support for Pantone's Goe colours.
But even though these new features are great to have, they just scratch the surface. If you already push the software to its limits, it's the day-to-day changes that will impact you the most. And, boy, is X5 chock to the gills with them.
PNG actually works
Let's repeat that: PNG actually works. It irked us no end that CorelDraw X4 and earlier 'supported' PNG – a decade-old graphic format – but would insist that it couldn't possibly retain alpha transparency when saving, laying waste to our attempts at smooth edges and drop-shadows.
Those problems are gone: Corel seems to have thrown away its PNG and JPEG support and rewritten it from scratch, so you now get a super-sized export window that gives you full control over your files.
This means that even the most complex transparencies get saved perfectly every time. Yes, this functionality was in Fireworks from its first release and so is long overdue, but we're still grateful.
Dozens of other niggles are fixed too. Take rounded corners on boxes, for example – these have always been simple to do, but changing the size of the rectangle later would warp your rounded corners and they would stretch out of shape. In X5, the rounding is preserved and can even scale to auto-match the size of the rectangle you're working with.
What's more, it seems that Corel thought it would push the whole thing further while it was at it, so corner rounding has been joined by scalloping and chamfering too.
How about converting images to greyscale? Previously, this was a one-click operation that left you with a flat average of the colours and was pretty much guaranteed to leave things looking washed out. Now, you get to control the colour weighting with a live preview, so you can make your black-and-white work look extra punchy.
There are new image sprayers, new photo effects, smarter tooltips, more brushes, a fresh selection of graphics freebies (Helvetica, Garamond and Futura, anyone?), a redesigned object docker, and a new pixel preview mode in Draw that finally brings it up to speed with Adobe Illustrator 9.
In short, while the new features will hook you in, you'll be discovering and enjoying the hundreds of small improvements for months to come. At the very least, download the free trial – you get to try the full feature set for 30 days, and we think you'll wish, like us, that every CorelDraw release was this good.
Photoshop CS5
Photoshop CS5 greatly expands the toolset that Adobe offers in its flagship product, charting new ways to make image manipulation easier while making older tools work better than before. Don't worry about the lack of a new interface, the new ways to get your project done make this version a must.
Photoshop has been in the English lexicon as a term to edit images for a long time, but the latest version of Adobe's flagship program stretches the canvas of manipulation much farther than ever before. The look of the program has changed so little from Photoshop CS4 that users of that version should be instantly comfortable with this major update, but Photoshop Creative Suite 5 Extended gives photographers, artists, designers, and LOLcats obsessives a stunning array of new tools. Among the new features in Adobe's flagship image-editing software are automatic lens corrections, High Dynamic Range toning, automated editing tools, and significant improvements to creating 3D images.
Windows Vista Ultimate
The good: Windows Vista Ultimate does improve some features within Windows XP; fewer system crashes than Windows XP; Windows Vista offers better built-in support options.
The bad: Windows Vista Ultimate does not put Search on the desktop (it's buried within applications, within the Start Menu); optimized only for the Microsoft Windows ecosystem (for example, RSS feeds from Internet Explorer 7 get preferential treatment); there's simply too much and not all of it is implemented properly; no new software yet written exclusively for Windows Vista; and there are too many editions of Windows Vista.
The bottom line: Windows Vista is essentially warmed-over Windows XP. If you're currently happy with Windows XP SP2, we see no compelling reason to upgrade. On the other hand, if you need a new computer right now, Windows Vista is stable enough for everyday use.
Windows 7 Ultimate
The good: Strong design and Microsoft don't always go together, but they do in Windows 7. Users might take a while to get used to the new taskbar and Aero Peek, but they're a pleasure to use.
The bad: Performance is still hit-or-miss in Windows 7. At the ripe age of seven, Windows XP still performs better in some categories.
The bottom line: Windows 7 is more than what Vista should have been, it's where Microsoft needed to go. How much damage Vista did and whether Windows 7 is enough for people to finally abandon Windows XP are questions that nobody has the answers to right now.
Review:
Deserved or not, Microsoft had dug itself a cool, deep, dark hole with Windows Vista. Users demanding that Redmond extend the life of Windows XP wasn't exactly something they could be proud of, either. Bombarded by complaints and negative press even after the first service pack was released, the bar had been set high for Vista's successor: Windows 7. This review is based on an official copy of the Windows 7 RTM that Microsoft provided to CNET on July 30, 2009.
The bad: Performance is still hit-or-miss in Windows 7. At the ripe age of seven, Windows XP still performs better in some categories.
The bottom line: Windows 7 is more than what Vista should have been, it's where Microsoft needed to go. How much damage Vista did and whether Windows 7 is enough for people to finally abandon Windows XP are questions that nobody has the answers to right now.
Review:
Deserved or not, Microsoft had dug itself a cool, deep, dark hole with Windows Vista. Users demanding that Redmond extend the life of Windows XP wasn't exactly something they could be proud of, either. Bombarded by complaints and negative press even after the first service pack was released, the bar had been set high for Vista's successor: Windows 7. This review is based on an official copy of the Windows 7 RTM that Microsoft provided to CNET on July 30, 2009.
The Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
The good: Elegant backup via Time Machine; Finder offers powerful navigation tweaks; novel workspace customization through Spaces' virtual desktops; integration with Web data and applications; Cover Flow visualizes file browsing; iChat Theater offers green-screen backgrounds and lets users access each others' desktops; Bootcamp included.
The bad: Leopard was afflicted in some cases by installation woes and application failures; some new features, such as geotagging, aren't obvious to find; users with older Macs can't run Leopard.
The bad: Leopard was afflicted in some cases by installation woes and application failures; some new features, such as geotagging, aren't obvious to find; users with older Macs can't run Leopard.
iPod Touch
The iPod Touch (stylized, trademarked, and marketed as lowercase iPod touch) is a portable media player, personal digital assistant, and Wi-Fi mobile platform designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPod Touch adds the multi-touch graphical user interface to the iPod line. It is the first iPod with wireless access to the iTunes Store, and also has access to Apple's App Store, enabling content to be purchased and downloaded directly on the device. Apple Inc. has sold over 45 million iPod Touch units as of September 2009.
iPhone 4
The iPhone 4 is a touchscreen smartphone developed by Apple. It is the fourth generation of iPhone, and successor to the iPhone 3GS. It is particularly marketed for video calling, consumption of media such as books and periodicals, movies, music, and games, and for general web and e-mail access. It was announced on June 7, 2010, at the WWDC 2010 held at the Moscone Center, San Francisco, and was released on June 24, 2010, in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Japan.
Samsung Galaxy Tab
The Samsung Galaxy Tab is an Android-based compact tablet computer produced by Samsung that debuted on the 2nd of September at the 2010 IFA in Berlin.
The Galaxy Tab features a 7-inch (180 mm) TFT-LCD touchscreen, Wi-Fi capability, a 1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 ("Hummingbird") processor, the Swype input system, a 3.2 MP rear-facing camera and a 1.3 MP front facing camera for video calls—running the Android 2.2 (Froyo) operating system. It supports phone functionality (as speaker phone, via provided wired ear piece or Bluetooth earpieces.), except those sold for US market. However, these tablets can still download videoconferencing app such as Qik or Fring as alternative.
The Galaxy Tab features a 7-inch (180 mm) TFT-LCD touchscreen, Wi-Fi capability, a 1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 ("Hummingbird") processor, the Swype input system, a 3.2 MP rear-facing camera and a 1.3 MP front facing camera for video calls—running the Android 2.2 (Froyo) operating system. It supports phone functionality (as speaker phone, via provided wired ear piece or Bluetooth earpieces.), except those sold for US market. However, these tablets can still download videoconferencing app such as Qik or Fring as alternative.
The iPad 2
The iPad 2 is the second generation of the iPad, a tablet computer designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc. Sometimes referred to as the "iPad 2nd Generation," it serves primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games and web content. Available with black or white bezels, the Foxconn-manufactured iPad 2 has a lithium-polymer battery that lasts up to 10 hours, a new dual core Apple A5 processor and VGA front-facing and 720p rear-facing cameras designed for FaceTime video calling.
Blackberry
The first BlackBerry device, the 850, was introduced in 1999 as a two-way pager. In 2002, the more commonly known smartphone BlackBerry was released, which supports push e-mail, mobile telephone, text messaging, Internet faxing, Web browsing and other wireless information services. It is an example of a convergent device. The original BlackBerry devices, the RIM 850 and 857, used the DataTac network.
BlackBerry first made headway in the marketplace by concentrating on e-mail. RIM currently offers BlackBerry e-mail service to non-BlackBerry devices, such as the Palm Treo, through its BlackBerry Connect software.
BlackBerry first made headway in the marketplace by concentrating on e-mail. RIM currently offers BlackBerry e-mail service to non-BlackBerry devices, such as the Palm Treo, through its BlackBerry Connect software.
Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal ( /ˈtɑːdʒ/ or /ˈtɑːʒ məˈhɑːl/; Hindi: ताज महल, from Persian/Urdu: تاج محل "crown of buildings", pronounced [ˈt̪aːdʒ mɛˈɦɛl]; also "the Taj") is a mausoleum located in Agra, India. It is one of the most recognizable structures in the world.[citation needed] It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It is widely considered as one of the most beautiful buildings in the world and stands as a symbol of eternal love.
Taj Mahal is the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements from Persian, Islamic and Indian architectural styles.
In 1983, the Taj Mahal became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. While the white domed marble mausoleum is the most familiar component of the Taj Mahal, it is actually an integrated complex of structures. The construction began around 1632 and was completed around 1653, employing thousands of artisans and craftsmen. The construction of the Taj Mahal was entrusted to a board of architects under imperial supervision, including Abd ul-Karim Ma'mur Khan, Makramat Khan, and Ustad Ahmad Lahauri. Lahauri is generally considered to be the principal designer
Pisa
The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italian: Torre pendente di Pisa) or simply the Tower of Pisa (Torre di Pisa) is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa. It is situated behind the Cathedral and is the third oldest structure in Pisa's Cathedral Square (Piazza del Duomo) after the Cathedral and the Baptistry.
The height of the tower is 55.86 m (183.27 ft) from the ground on the low side and 56.70 m (186.02 ft) on the high side. The width of the walls at the base is 4.09 m (13.42 ft) and at the top 2.48 m (8.14 ft). Its weight is estimated at 14,500 metric tons (16,000 short tons). The tower has 296 or 294 steps; the seventh floor has two fewer steps on the north-facing staircase. Prior to restoration work performed between 1990 and 2001, the tower leaned at an angle of 5.5 degrees, but the tower now leans at about 3.99 degrees. This means that the top of the tower is displaced horizontally 3.9 metres (12 ft 10 in) from where it would be if the structure were perfectly vertical.
Borobudur
Borobudur, or Barabudur, is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist monument near Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The monument comprises six square platforms topped by three circular platforms, and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. A main dome, located at the center of the top platform, is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues seated inside perforated stupa.
The monument is both a shrine to the Lord Buddha and a place for Buddhist pilgrimage. The journey for pilgrims begins at the base of the monument and follows a path circumambulating the monument while ascending to the top through the three levels of Buddhist cosmology, namely Kāmadhātu (the world of desire), Rupadhatu (the world of forms) and Arupadhatu (the world of formlessness). During the journey the monument guides the pilgrims through a system of stairways and corridors with 1,460 narrative relief panels on the wall and the balustrades
The Eiffel tower
The Eiffel Tower (French: La Tour Eiffel, [tuʁ ɛfɛl], nickname La dame de fer, the iron lady) is a puddle iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris. Built in 1889, it has become both a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The tower is the tallest building in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world; millions of people ascend it every year. Named for its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the tower was built as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair.
The tower stands 324 metres (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building. Upon its completion, it surpassed the Washington Monument to assume the title of tallest man-made structure in the world, a title it held for 41 years, until the Chrysler Building in New York City was built in 1930; however, due to the addition in 1957 of the antenna, the tower is now taller than the Chrysler Building. Not including broadcast antennas, it is the second-tallest structure in France after the 2004 Millau Viaduct.
Egyptians Pyramid
A pyramid (from Greek "πυραμίς" – pyramis) is a structure where the outer surfaces are triangular and converge at a point. The base of a pyramid can be trilateral, quadrilateral, or any polygon shape, meaning that a pyramid has at least three triangular surfaces (at least four faces including the base). The square pyramid, with square base and four triangular outer surfaces, is a common version.
A pyramid's design, with the majority of the weight closer to the ground, and with the pyramidion on top means that less material higher up on the pyramid will be pushing down from above: this distribution of weight allowed early civilizations to create stable monumental structures.
Jumat, 29 April 2011
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park is a 1990 science fiction novel written by Michael Crichton. Often considered a cautionary tale on unconsidered biological tinkering in the same spirit as Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, it uses the mathematical concept of chaos theory and its philosophical implications to explain the collapse of an amusement park showcasing genetically recreated dinosaurs. In 1993, Steven Spielberg adapted the book into the blockbuster film Jurassic Park, which won 3 Oscars, 19 other awards, and 15 nominations. The book's sequel, The Lost World (1995), was also adapted by Spielberg into a film in 1997. A third movie, directed by Joe Johnston, was also created that did not relate to either book.
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children by C. S. Lewis. It is considered a classic of children's literature and is the author's best-known work, having sold over 100 million copies in 47 languages. Written by Lewis between 1949 and 1954, illustrated by Pauline Baynes and originally published in London between October 1950 and March 1956, The Chronicles of Narnia has been adapted several times, complete or in part, for radio, television, the stage, and film.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings is a high fantasy epic written by philologist and University of Oxford professor J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's earlier, less complex children's fantasy novel The Hobbit (1937), but eventually developed into a much larger work. It was written in stages between 1937 and 1949, much of it during the Second World War. It is the second best selling novel ever written with over 150 million copies sold.
Twilight
Twilight is a young-adult vampire-romance novel by author Stephenie Meyer. Twilight was initially rejected by 14 agents, but became an instant bestseller when published originally in hardback in 2005, debuting at #5 on the New York Times Best Seller list within a month of its release and later peaking at #1. That same year, Twilight was named one of Publishers Weekly's Best Children's Books of 2005. The novel was also the biggest selling book of 2008 and, to date, has sold 17 million copies worldwide, spent over 91 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list, and been translated into 37 different languages
Harry Potter
English-language versions of the books are published by Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom, Scholastic Press in the United States, Allen & Unwin in Australia, and Raincoast Books in Canada. Through 2010, the first six books have been made into films by Warner Brothers; it is the highest grossing film series of all time. The seventh book has been made into two films which are planned to be released nearly eight months apart: Part I was released 19 November 2010 and the series finale is currently scheduled for release on 15 July 2011.[10] The series also originated much tie-in merchandise, making the Harry Potter brand worth in excess of $15 billion.
Harry Potter
English-language versions of the books are published by Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom, Scholastic Press in the United States, Allen & Unwin in Australia, and Raincoast Books in Canada. Through 2010, the first six books have been made into films by Warner Brothers; it is the highest grossing film series of all time. The seventh book has been made into two films which are planned to be released nearly eight months apart: Part I was released 19 November 2010 and the series finale is currently scheduled for release on 15 July 2011.[10] The series also originated much tie-in merchandise, making the Harry Potter brand worth in excess of $15 billion.
Kobe Bryant Curses Out Ref With Homophobic Slur; Gay Rights Group Responds to "Disgrace"
L.A. Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant appeared to use a homophobic slur while cursing out an NBA ref last night, and a gay rights group is justifiably livid.
In the third quarter of L.A.'s matchup with the Spurs, Kobe got a technical foul. Clearly upset, he appeared to call Bennie Adams a "F**king f**got."
The Lakers say they can't confirm what was said, but it looks obvious. An announcer even said, "You might wanna take the cameras off of him"
In the third quarter of L.A.'s matchup with the Spurs, Kobe got a technical foul. Clearly upset, he appeared to call Bennie Adams a "F**king f**got."
The Lakers say they can't confirm what was said, but it looks obvious. An announcer even said, "You might wanna take the cameras off of him"
Kim Kardashian-Kris Humphries Engagement "Certain" This Year, Friend Claims
Tired of long-distance love, Kim Kardashian plans to move to NYC "by October" to be closer to her beau of five months, NBA star Kris Humphries.
"Kim wants to live in NYC when Kris' season starts again," an insider says, making this the second such report about Kim we've seen in a week.
Of kourse, it's not all about Kris.
"She and Kourtney are probably going to film another season of their E! show [Kourtney & Kim Take New York] anyway, so it just makes sense."
Things have gotten SO serious for Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries, says a pal, that, "This is it for her. I'm certain of an engagement this summer."
Kardashian won't go that far, but did say this: "It's the next normal step! L.A. will always be my home, but it's about time I look in New York too."
Adds a source klose to Kim, who made headlines this week for tangling with Cosmo over its Turkish cover: "She's already in NYC much more now."
In other couple news, Scarlett Johansson is reportedly moving in with Sean Penn after just a few months! Hey, when the time's right, it's right
Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bean Bryant (born August 23, 1978) is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School, where he was recognized as the top high school basketball player in the country.[1] He decided to declare his eligibility for the NBA Draft upon graduation, and was selected with the 13th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets, then traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. As a rookie, Bryant earned himself a reputation as a high-flyer and a fan favorite by winning the 1997 Slam Dunk Contest.
sumber: http://www.answers.com/topic/kobe-bryant
Rabu, 27 April 2011
Ray Allen
Walter Ray Allen (born July 20, 1975) is an American professional basketball player who is currently playing for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association. He has played professionally for the Milwaukee Bucks, Seattle SuperSonics, and the Boston Celtics; and collegiately for the University of Connecticut Huskies. One of the most accurate 3-point and free throw shooters in NBA history, he is a ten-time NBA All-Star and won an Olympic gold medal as a member of the 2000 United States Men's Basketball Team. Allen has acted in two films, including a co-starring role in the 1998 Spike Lee film He Got Game. On February 10, 2011, Allen became the NBA's all-time leader in regular season three-point field goals made, surpassing Reggie Miller's mark of 2,560. On March 11, 2011, Allen surpassed Miller's career total of 6,486 three-point field goal attempts.
http://www.answers.com/topic/ray-allen
Rapunzel
When the kingdoms most wanted and most charming bandit Flynn rider hides out in a mysterious tower , he’s taken hostage by rapunzel , a beautiful and feisty towerbound teen with 70 feet of magical, golden hair. Flynn curious captor who’s looking for her ticket out of the tower where she’s been locked away for years, strikes a deal with the handsome thief and the unlikely duo set off on an action packed escapade, complete with a super cob horse, an over protective chameleon and a gruff gang of pub thugs.
The Fighter
The Fighter is the inspirational , true story of these two brothers who against all the odds, come together to train for a historic title bout that will unite their fractured family, redeem their past and at last, give their hard-luck town what its been waiting for: pride. But after losing the fight , like the town of loewell , dicky fallen on hard times. His boxing days are behind him and his life has become shattered by drug abuse.
Death Race 2
Death Race 2 takes place in the very near future, as the united states economy begins to decline and violent crime starts to spiral out of control. To contain the growing criminal population, a vest network of for-porfit , private prisons springs up, creating a lawless subculture ruled by gangs , cold blooded killer and sociopaths. The worst of these prison is terminal island, where inmates flight each other in highly rated televised death match.
Due Date
From the hangover director todd Phillips, due date throws two unlikely coampanions together on a road trip that turns out to be as life changing as it is outrageous. Expectant first-time father peter highman looks forward to his new child’s due date five days away. As peter hurries to catch a flight home from Atlanta to be at his wife’s side for the birth , his best intentions go completely awry when an encounter with aspiring actor Ethan Tremblay forces peter to hitch a ride with Ethan on a cross country trip that will ultimately destroy several cars, many friendship and Peter’s last nerve
Legendary
Cal Chetley is an extremely bright , engaging undersized fifteen year-old. Neither blue collar nor athlete , both qualities that make up his small Oklahoman town cals’s been picked on most of his life primarily because he’s always been a little different. Mike, Cal’s older brother [John Cena] and one time , world-class high school collegiate wrestler , left him and his mother begin years ago after a tragic car accident killed their father and accident to this day mike feels responsible for. Hoping to revive a relationship long since forgotten, Cal joins his high school wrestling team in the hopes his brother will train him. More importantly, Cal uses wrestling as the tool to reunite his family.
Rod Stewart
The veteran 'Maggie May' singer said he's never felt the need to restyle himself or be a part of any trends, as it is his love of music which has carried his career over the last 40 years. He told website yorkshirepost.co.uk: 'Forty years and the rest of it! Some may fall out of love with the business or it falls out of love with them, but I've never fallen out of love with music. ' hate the word reinvention, I've just always done what feels right at the time.
Rev78
Boy In The Blitz So, this is the eagerly anticipated debut album by Rev78, a band to rise out of the Camden underworld. A world inhabited by so many guitar bands, one stops counting.
Chipmunk official album launch party announced at Proud2
Bryan Ferry hospitalised
The 'Slave to Love' hitmaker was taken sick before appearing at London's O2 Arena last night (05.04.11), and rushed to hospital for "precautionary" tests.
Bagai Rajawali
Sumber :
http://www.kidung.com/2009/11/17/chord-lirik-lagu-bagai-rajawali-irwan-alexander/
HANYA KEPADA-NYA KU ‘KAN BERLARI DI SAAT KU BIMBANG DALAM HIDUPKU YANG AKU PERCAYA DALAM HADIRAT-NYA ADA KEKUATAN YANG BARU
WALAU KU MELANGKAH DALAM TEKANAN BADAI PENCOBAAN DATANG MENGHADANG YANG AKU PERCAYA DALAM HADIRAT-NYA ADA KEKUATAN YANG BARU
KU KAN TERBANG TINGGI BAGAI RAJAWALI DI ATAS SEGALA PERSOALAN HIDUPKU DAN AKU PERCAYA SAAT KU BERSAMA DIA TIADA YANG MUSTAHIL BAGI DIA
Songwriter: Irwan Alexander
http://www.kidung.com/2009/11/17/chord-lirik-lagu-bagai-rajawali-irwan-alexander/
HANYA KEPADA-NYA KU ‘KAN BERLARI DI SAAT KU BIMBANG DALAM HIDUPKU YANG AKU PERCAYA DALAM HADIRAT-NYA ADA KEKUATAN YANG BARU
WALAU KU MELANGKAH DALAM TEKANAN BADAI PENCOBAAN DATANG MENGHADANG YANG AKU PERCAYA DALAM HADIRAT-NYA ADA KEKUATAN YANG BARU
KU KAN TERBANG TINGGI BAGAI RAJAWALI DI ATAS SEGALA PERSOALAN HIDUPKU DAN AKU PERCAYA SAAT KU BERSAMA DIA TIADA YANG MUSTAHIL BAGI DIA
Songwriter: Irwan Alexander
Safari
Safari adalah sebuah penjelajah web buatan Apple Inc. yang awalnya ditujukan khusus bagi sistem operasi Mac OS. Safari dibundel bersama Mac OS X dan merupakan penjelajah web default di sistem operasi tersebut sejak Mac OS X v10.3. Situs : http://www.apple.com/safari/download/
Opera
Opera adalah penjelajah web dan paket perangkat lunak Internet antar-platform. Opera terdiri dari kumpulan perangkat lunak untuk Internet seperti penjelajah web, serta perangkat lunak untuk membaca dan mengirim surat elektronik. Situs : http://www.opera.com/download/
Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer, disingkat IE atau MSIE, adalah sebuah browser web proprieter yang gratis dari Microsoft. Situs : http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/default.mspx
Senin, 25 April 2011
Google Chrome
Google Chrome adalah sebuah penjelajah web sumber terbuka yang dikembangkan oleh Google dengan menggunakan mesin rendering WebKit.Proyek sumber terbukanya sendiri dinamakan Chromium. Situs : http://www.google.com/chrome
Firefox
Mozilla Firefox (aslinya bernama Phoenix dan kemudian untuk sesaat dikenal sebagai Mozilla Firebird) adalah penjelajah web antar-platform gratis yang dikembangkan oleh Yayasan Mozilla dan ratusan sukarelawan. Versi 3.0 dirilis pada 17 Juni 2008. Situs : http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/
Kamis, 10 Maret 2011
SAUNG ANGKLUNG UDJO
Hello Everybody...
It's good to share you some other story about the field trip...
This time I gonna tell you about the Saung Angklung Udjo That was held last time in Week Without Wall Field trip. It was a fantastic place. Saung Angklung Udjo was in Bandung. It was a very popular place in Bandung beside Paris Van Java. It is a must visit place in Bandung, because the first time you arrive at there you will see an ausome atmosphere and you will feel calm and comfortable at there. The address of this place is in Padasuka Street.
Saung Angklung Udjo is a place where you can see an attraction of some traditional music from Indonesia with the Java traditional musical instrument. You can see there is Angklung, Gong, Gamelan, and more. They perform many music in the show such as Burung Kakak Tua, Music from Irian Jaya if I'm not wrong,and etc. Not just traditional music but they play some modern music too like Heal The World, etc. Perfomance that we see is Not just music but there is some traditional dances too in there. The reason we go to this place is so we can learn more about traditional music and dances.
The history of this place is In the 50’, there is a family – a married couple with 10 children – who started a story of establishing a unique art performance venue; the idea was to make bamboo as theme, so, the chairs, the musical instruments and even the stage, all are made of bamboo. Unexpectedly, the performance impressed the audience with a memorable experience. In every of their show people will always laugh and smile with the show. Day after day the people that come to this place is rising and rising. The owner Udjo Ngalagena was inspired by a philosophy named 5Ms : Mudah (easy), Murah (cheap), Mendidik (educative), Menarik (attractive), Massal (mass). Later on, Udjo put one additional value to perfect this philosophy, which is Meriah (cheerful) – that would change the face of Angklung afterwards. The show now become so popular in Bandung even Indonesia and Even there were many tourist from other country visit Bandung for see this perfomance.
In there we just not seeing the perfomance but after the perfomance we were invited to see how angklung are made. From there we can know that to make an angklung we must really accurate with the cutting, because if we don't really accurate the sound of the angklung will be fals and it will be really bad. The other thing for sure is we have to master first the technique to make angklung.
In there, we can buy some gifts too, example Angklung, Some traditional dolls, pen, T-shirt, and some necklace, bracelet, etc that you can put some words in it.
I learn so much thing from here. First, I can learn many traditional music from Java. Second, we can learn so much traditional music instrument in Java. Third, we can know how hard it is to make Angklung. Fourth, we can learn that Traditional music can play a good modern song too not just traditional music.
This is some picture about Saung Angklung Udjo:
The Last Day
This is the last day of our field trip and this day is a very memorable day...
First, we wake up at 06.00 AM in the morning and we have to packing our luggage first before we go out from the hotel room, because we will directly check out that day. After that same with the second day. We had a breakfast in the hotel. After that we arrive at the Primasa to buy some merchandise to bring it to home. After that we go to see the Saung Angklung Udjo show. In there we see such a great show. After that we directly go to the Jakarta. Because of the time that was limited we just had our lunch at the bus. Before we back to the airport we had a meal again at the bukit randu restaurant. But it was bad actually because the food was not nice and it was taking so much time. After that we directly go to the airport and finally we say GOOD BYE TO JAKARTA....
First, we wake up at 06.00 AM in the morning and we have to packing our luggage first before we go out from the hotel room, because we will directly check out that day. After that same with the second day. We had a breakfast in the hotel. After that we arrive at the Primasa to buy some merchandise to bring it to home. After that we go to see the Saung Angklung Udjo show. In there we see such a great show. After that we directly go to the Jakarta. Because of the time that was limited we just had our lunch at the bus. Before we back to the airport we had a meal again at the bukit randu restaurant. But it was bad actually because the food was not nice and it was taking so much time. After that we directly go to the airport and finally we say GOOD BYE TO JAKARTA....
2nd Day
Welcome Back again...
Now I will share you about the second day of the fieldtrip...
That day we have to get up at 06.00 AM in the morning. After that we had our breakfast at the hotel. After all of us full we directly go to the KAA (Konferensi Asia Afrika) Museum. From there we can learn many thing about the conference that was held in bandung. After that we go to the Geology Museum to see many types of rock. After that we go to distro and do some interview in there. After that we had lunch in Pagoda Restaurant. After that we go to the C59 to see how t-shirt are made. After that because of there is many student that request to go to the Paris Van Java, so we go to the Paris Van Java and do some shopping and eating thing. After that we go back to the hotel and have a nice sleep in there. We were very tired today but this day was a very good day.
Now I will share you about the second day of the fieldtrip...
That day we have to get up at 06.00 AM in the morning. After that we had our breakfast at the hotel. After all of us full we directly go to the KAA (Konferensi Asia Afrika) Museum. From there we can learn many thing about the conference that was held in bandung. After that we go to the Geology Museum to see many types of rock. After that we go to distro and do some interview in there. After that we had lunch in Pagoda Restaurant. After that we go to the C59 to see how t-shirt are made. After that because of there is many student that request to go to the Paris Van Java, so we go to the Paris Van Java and do some shopping and eating thing. After that we go back to the hotel and have a nice sleep in there. We were very tired today but this day was a very good day.
DAY 1
Now I will Tell you our activities in the WWW (Week Without Wall) Fieldtrip activity in the first day. Have a nice reading...
The First day of our fieldtrip was a very good day. But the damned thing is we must to wake up in a very good morning. We wake very early because we must arrive at the Juanda at 05.00 morning Am and it was a very hard thing to do. Because, usually I got up in the morning at 06.30 Am in the morning. So I wake up at 03.30 Am and get some drink and food. After that I go to have a bath and prepare my luggage. I went to Juanda with my beloved father. After I arrive I meet some teacher and my friend. After that I give my luggage to the teacher and I got a piece of ticket that can allow me to go in to inside the airport. There are two flight schedule first schedule is at 06.20 and the second flight 07.20. Because I am a Pib student so I must to go to the first flight. After I arrive at the Jakarta airport and have some eat at the AW and waiting the national student to come because their flight is in the second flight. After the national student come we direct go inside the bus and directly go to the GMF (Garuda Maintanance Facilities) In there we can see many airoplane that were having their fixing time. There is airoplane with small injuries and there is airoplane that in critical status. In there we have some interview too with the crew. After that we continue our journey to the ACS (Aero Cattering Service) In there we can know how food in the airoplane must be in healthy and there must be even one hair in it. Because if there is one hair in the food they will must pay 2 million per hair. After that we have lunch in there. After we all full we go to the GITC (Garuda Indonesia Training Center) In there we can see many people are in the process of training to be a real classed aircrew. The instructor in this place was very nice and they answer all of our question. After that we go to the Kampung Daun to have dinner in there. It was very beautifull dinner place. Here are some photo of this place
After that we go to the Amaris Hotel to get nice sleep in there....
This is our first day in the field trip.. the next day will be post soon
byeee....
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