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Happy New Year 2010

2010-01-01T12:01:00.004+06:00

wishing everyone joy, happiness, prosperity, success, and everything that is good in the new year. may there be peace around the globe, smiles everywhere, food for the hungry, clothes for the needy, and shelter for those without a home... wishing everyone a happy new year 2010!

Windows Live Writer

2009-09-08T16:41:00.002+06:00

well, thought of trying something new. i haven’t been using any blogging tool except the internal blogger interface to update my blog. windows live writer seem pretty interesting and easy to use. however, let’s see how it goes. this is my first post using windows live writer ;-)

Kumbi Kathawa (The Ant Story)

2009-08-25T17:06:00.002+06:00

premiered in 2007, kumbi kathawa, the ant story, will be re-staged end of this august at the bishops auditorium. check the cvdance blog for more information.

Inventor Media Studios

2009-07-26T01:26:00.006+06:00

inventor media studios is a quality-oriented, result-driven entity specialized in photography and video production. they take pride in serving their customers, and are firm believers of quality above quantity. visit their facebook group for more information.

Daniel Carter: Amazing Kick

2009-06-11T12:23:00.001+06:00

KLF - 3 AM Eternal : Best of 90s

2009-06-09T15:29:00.002+06:00

Save the Earth : It All Comes Back to You

2009-03-14T13:36:00.003+06:00

Imagination Beyond Emotion

2009-03-12T17:42:00.008+06:00

who says that technology is artificial? checkout the perfect blend of a great idea with technology that brought emotion into this clip. amazing!

Sri Lanka: The World's Best Performing Stock Market

2009-02-23T13:51:00.003+06:00

Sri Lanka is the world's best performing stock market this year according to Bloomberg. The Colombo all share index is up ~20% — twice as much as the next best performer, Chile. Way to go Sri Lanka!

Xubuntu 8.10 Released

2009-01-28T13:06:00.003+06:00

Automatically Connecting Wireless on Ubuntu

2009-01-19T02:06:00.006+06:00

since i am a new to ubuntu, i didn't know how to manually connect to a wireless router. tried a couple of things, but failed. finally, i found a solution on ubuntu forums. wicd, was the solution! if you can't download from there check this link out: wicd.

first uninstall the existing "network manager" by opening up the "synaptics package manager." make sure to remove all the packages that are associated with network manager—there should be about four.

your /etc/network/interfaces file should contain only the following code:
  auto lo
  iface lo inet loopback

you can edit this by typing the following command at the terminal window:
  sudo gedit /etc/network/interfaces

once done, right click on the downloaded file and install it.

type wicd-client on a terminal screen, and the wicd should load up. you should see an icon on the task bar. click on it and everything else should be understood.

Armin Van Buuren - World's No. 1 DJ

2009-01-09T01:06:00.013+06:00

Happy New Year 2009!

2009-01-01T09:39:00.001+06:00

Wishing everyone a happy and prosperous new year... May there be peace around the world...

Triple Booting Vista, XP, and Ubuntu

2008-12-28T14:42:00.015+06:00

I tried doing this a couple of times before, but failed. Most of the documentation I found online were helpful, but they were not descriptive enough to explain the whole process—at least for me. Even though this guide is written based on the HP TX2500, anyone should be able to use these instructions on any PC. So here is an easy guide to install Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Ubuntu 8.10:

Starting with a Fresh Install:
If you have already installed the operating systems, and having issues configuring the boot loader, then refer to the next section.

1. First make sure to create the required partitions. You can use a single partition to install Vista and XP, but I recommend not to do so. My TX2500 came with Vista installed already. So I had to use a third party software to alter the partitions as I didn't have the Vista setup disks.

2. I used Paragon Partition Manager as it supported both 32-bit and 64-bit PCs. Partition Magic, unfortunately damaged my partition table and I lost the Vista backup drive that came originally with my notebook. So I recommend using Paragon Partition Manager, and not Partition Magic to do this.

3. Make sure you have at least 5 partitions, for:
    a) Windows Vista
    b) Windows XP
    c) Linux OS (Ubuntu 8.10)
    d) Linux Swap
    e) Data Drive (Common drive to share data across platforms)

4. Make the Windows partitions NTFS and the the Linux partition EXT3. It is best to have the data drive in NTFS format, as it will help smooth transferring of files between Windows and Linux.

5. First, install Windows XP, then Windows Vista, and finally Ubuntu. Vista should automatically detect XP and add it to the boot loader, and use the Ubuntu GRUB boot loader to add the Windows operating systems.

Configuring MBR:
This method works with any order of OS installation. You will need a copy of Paragon Partition Manager's recovery disk burned on to a CD. You can do this by installing Paragon Partition Manager on any Windows-based PC and burning a recovery CD.

1. Boot your PC with the recovery disc, and make only the Linux partition active and the others inactive. Having multiple active partitions will prevent your PC from booting to an OS.

2. Reboot your PC and load up Ubuntu.

3. Open up a terminal screen and type the following: “sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst”

4. When gedit opens up the menu.lst file, go to the end of the file and add the following code to represent each Windows installation on your system (You will be prompted to provide the administrator password at this point):

    title Microsoft Windows XP x64 Edition
    root (hd0,1)
    savedefault
    chainloader +1

5. Change the “title” and “root” parameters to represent your system: hd0 represents the first physical hard disk, and the value following the comma in the parameter (hd0,0) represents the partition number. For instance, (hd0,0) means first partition on the first physical hard disk, (hd0,1) means second partition on the first physical hard disk, and (hd1,0) means first partition on the second physical hard disk.

6. Some guides that I found online suggested adding a “makeactive”' command after the “savedefault,” but I suggest not to use it, as it changes the active partition upon boot and if you haven't configured the boot loader on the most recently updated partition, it might result in a failed boot.

7. According to this method, you only make the Linux partition active and remove the boot loaders from all the other partitions. Make sure the root folders of each operating system have the following structure (If not, you can change them from within Ubuntu):

    a) Windows Vista: Root folder should have the “bootmgr” file and a folder named “boot” with the “BCD” file inside. The boot configuration information is stored in the “BCD” file in Windows Vista.
    b) Windows XP: Root folder should have the “ntdetect.com,” “ntldr,” and “boot.ini” files. Boot configuration information is saved in the “boot.ini” file in Windows XP.
    c) Linux (Ubuntu): The “/boot/grub/” folder should have the “menu.lst” file. Boot configuration information is stored in the “menu.lst” file in Ubuntu.

8. If the files mentioned in the previous step are present in your partitions, all you got to do is change the “menu.lst” file as explained in step 4, save it, and reboot your PC. You should be provided with a list of operating systems to boot from the GRUB boot loader.

Summary:
For the advanced user, this is a summary of what you should do (All steps can be completed by loading up Ubuntu).

  1. Make only the Linux (Ubuntu) partition active.
  2. Check and update the files on each Windows partition (Step 7).
  3. Modify the GRUB boot loader (menu.lst).

This should prevent you from the hassle of trying to modify your Windows-based MBR. I hope that I managed to explain the process clearly, as one of the main issues for a beginner, is to understand the tech-background of the booting process. If you understood step 7, then everything else should be easy. Send in your feedback; and good luck updating your MBR!

Got My New TX2500z

2008-12-13T15:54:00.003+06:00

i bought this HP TX2500z when i was in the US. but unfortunately, it got delivered late -- just the day after i left the US. so i was looking for someone to bring it down here. everyone i knew were planning to go there next year and those who went this year, weren't coming this year. so finally, i decided to ship it -- just didn't want my new tablet arriving after HP released the next generation ;-)

it arrived approximately in 5 business days of shipping. first i had an issue booting it up as there was some problem with the RAM. after trying every possible thing, i decided to remove the rear flap and re-seat the RAM. BINGO! that worked ;-)

the new TX2500z came with the maximum of everything that it could support by the time i bought it. i put in an AMD 64-bit ZM-82 Puma Processor, 4GB RAM, ATI 3200 VGA and 320GB SATA HDD. it came with a lightscribe DVD-RW and integrated bluetooth and wireless facilities. it came with Microsoft Windows Vista 64-bit Home Edition, and with all the above mentioned specifications, it still seem a bit slow. may be that's how Vista works ;-) anyway, i'm gonna tray Vista on this for a while and then decide if i should switch to XP. if anyone out there have used a TX2500 and have experience, please fill me in.

i am still testing this tablet doing "trial-and-error," and will post reviews as i go. for now, it works fine and suits my needs.

White Sand - AVB - Zocalo (Live)

2008-12-01T20:05:00.003+06:00

best of trance... enjoy, nothing else to say ;-)

NASA Tests First "Deep Space Internet"

2008-11-19T12:08:00.002+06:00

The Internet has officially gone galactic. Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California announced that they had successfully tested a deep space communications network based on the architecture of the Internet. Using software called Disruption-Tolerant Networking (DTN), NASA was able to transmit images of space to and from a spacecraft located about 20 million miles from Earth.

“This is the first step in creating a totally new space communications capability, an interplanetary Internet,” said NASA team leader Adrian Hook.

Check sitepoint for more information.

He Is One ...

2008-11-14T11:26:00.004+06:00

This is just a glimpse of what our brave soldiers go through to save our motherland for our children, so that they can live with dignity. He is one of them who committed their present for the sake of our future.

America's No. 1 Export

2008-10-17T15:29:00.003+06:00

This is what the "TIME" magazine had to say on October 6, 2008:

"Japan and Germany make cars. Saudi Arabia pumps oil. China supplies the world with socks and toys and flat-screen TVs. What does the United States produce? Lots of stuff, but in the recent years its No. 1 export -- by far -- has been debt."

And that explains a lot about why things are such a mess right now...

5 Seconds . . . . .

2008-10-01T12:55:00.005+06:00

Seetha Rae - Dialog MoFilms

2008-09-28T22:30:00.003+06:00

this music video was created by my friends thimal and iresha. featuring in the video is thimal with his sweethart prasadi. lyrics, music and voice by iresha.

Trojan-GameThief.Win32.OnLineGames.srhe

2008-09-09T12:05:00.004+06:00

recently my PC was infected by a Trojan that damaged some files. according to Kaspersky, the name of the Trojan is "Trojan-GameThief.Win32.OnLineGames.srhe." unfortunately, i was out of the country when it got infected (my friend had been using the PC) and when i returned it had caused a lot of damage.

nature of the Trojan:

1. restarts the PC on its own
2. damages .jpeg files
3. disables the internet connection
4. prevents anti-virus software from updating its database
5. spreads upon disk access

method of cloning:

the Trojan spreads through any portable media (including CD, DVD and flash drives). it uses an autorun.inf file stored in the root of the media, where it executes a couple of batch files (.bat) and .com files. these in turn access other drives connected to the PC and infects them in turn. so just formatting the main drive an reinstalling the system is not enough. when you access an infected drive, the autorun.inf re-activates the Trojan from hibernation.

identifying an infected PC:

an infected PC can be easily identified by using a dir/a command on a DOS prompt. however, this might give false results if used from within Windows. so you might have to bootup to a DOS prompt using a Windows 98 bootable CD.

you should see an autorun.inf, a couple of unidentified .bat files and a couple of unidentified .com files. usually the system doesn't leave any .com files on the root. and the only present .bat file on the root should be the autoexec.bat file. if other unknown .bat files or .com files are present, you can suspect an infection.

manual removal of the Trojan:

if Kaspersky is present and updated, it will automatically remove the Trojan upon accessing the disks. however, if you don't use anti-virus software or if your virus database is out-of-date, you can use this manual cleaning process.

1. disable systems restore on all drives.
2. restart the PC and boot using a Windows 98 bootable disk.
3. type dir/a on the DOS prompt.
4. use the attrib function with the parameters -a -s -h -r to remove all assigned attributes to the autorun.inf and other unidentified .bat and .com files on the root.
5. delete the autorun.inf and all other unidentified .bat and .com files.
6. follow steps 3–5 for all logical disk drives on your PC and those conneted to your PC.
7. once the cleaning process is done, you can remove the Windows 98 CD and restart you PC.
8. re-install Windows. if you fail to follow the process in steps 3–6, the Trojan will re-activate itself from hibernation, upon re-installing Windows. so it is important to follow the steps carefully.

i have just explained how i removed the Trojan from my PC. there might be better methods of doing this. just let me know if you find one. re-installing windows is not a compulsory step, however, if your PC is prevented from connecting to the internet or if you see damaged .jpeg files, you should re-install.

good luck cleaning Trojans.

If KITT Had Four Doors ...

2008-07-21T15:45:00.002+06:00

"knight rider industries three thousand" aka KITT, is the next generation of "knight rider industries two thousand," the legendary high-tech car with artificial intelligence.

the "shelby mustang 500 gtr" originally comes with two doors -- of course it is a racing model. this is what it will look like with four doors ...

Ecuador: Best of Dance Music

2008-07-18T23:01:00.006+06:00

i listened to the orignal "ecuador" track by sash in 1997... 11 years ago. and now i got a copy of one of the latest remixes, "ecuador 2007" -- one of the best, i repeat, one of the best, dance music tracks i've ever heard. already, i would have listened to it 20+ times ;-)

you can download the track here: Ecuador 2007 (Electro Remix)

sascha lappessen aka sash, is the man behind the original "ecuador" track. i started listening to sash since 1997, when i first got hold of "encore une fois." it was different, a new type of music, and i liked the change.

i'm sure all the dance/trance/electro fans will love this new track :-)

Excel Formula: Second Occurance in a vlookup

2008-07-14T06:04:00.010+06:00

the vlookup function in microsoft excel is very useful. however, it only returns the first occurance in a range. here i have written a complex formula that will extract the "n"th occurance.

it's easy if you can use named ranges to define the range. defining only the first column is enough as the range for the vlookup is specified through an offset.

=VLOOKUP(J5,OFFSET($A$1,MATCH(J5,$C$2:$C$200,0)+(K5-1),M5,COUNTIF($C$2:$C$200,J5),N5),2+(L5-2),FALSE)

where:
J5 - Lookup Value
K5 - Required Occurance
L5 - Required Column
M5 - Start Column Number in Range for vlookup (Offset from $A$1)
N5 - Number of Columns in Range for vlookup
$C$2:$C$200 - Lookup Range (This need not be the full range, only the column where the lookup value can be found is enough)

note: this is a vector formula; so you should use CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER to get it working, if not it will return an error.

i wrote this for one of my projects and may be i havent explained the process clearly; so if you find an issue, or if it is not working, post a note or email me. i can explain how to make it work :-)

Bye Bye tx1000!

2008-06-27T14:22:00.005+06:00

i sold my hp tx1222au tablet two days ago, and now finding it a bit difficult to deal with work without it :-( actually, it was really a good tablet -- one of the best i've used -- and the only reason to sell it was to go for an upgraded version of the same series.

the hp tx series of tablets are very populat among users, according to www.tabletpcreview.com. however, there were a couple of drawbacks i noticed in the tx1000 series:

1. the touchscreen does not meet the expected standards; it's hard to write, and write-recognition is really bad. i couldn't use it to draw in photoshop; but finally managed to use it by doing a couple of tweaks -- still i had to draw slow, giving enough time for the processor to recognize the strokes.

2. the sound quality is no that satisfying. eventhough it comes with altec-lansing speakers, my n70 was better at times ;-)

3. hp doesn't provide the most optimized drivers for windows xp. it comes originally with windows vista, which is ofcourse a failure. and if you try to downgrade to windows xp, you will end up without optimized drivers. fortunately, i found third party drivers for all the components online.

besides the drawbacks mentioned, i found it a really good tablet, and it helped me a lot in organizing my files, and synchronizing between office and home.

i'm still contemplating between the "hp tx2500" and the "dell latitude xt" (which i'm not sure if is available in the market yet). if any of you guys have any idea of the two, please fill me in.

JavaScript: Loading an External File to a DIV

2008-06-16T00:42:00.005+06:00

this script will let you load an external text file to a DIV container in the html file.

first, put this code in the 'head' section of the html:
<script>

</script>

and then use this in the link:
<a href="#" onClick="ReplaceText('base','sample.txt')">Load Text</a>

the container div should be something like this:
<div id="base"><div>

happy coding :-)

JavaScript: Simple Buttons

2008-06-16T00:19:00.005+06:00

well, here is a quick way to replace the images on an html button:

put this code in the 'head' section of the html:
<script>

</script>

and then use this in the link:
<a href="home.html" onMouseOver="ReplaceImage('home', 'home_down.gif')" onMouseOut="ReplaceImage('home', 'home.gif')"><img name="home" src="home.gif" border="0"></a>

you can also use the 'onClick' attribute to use a JavaScript to load the link; in such case replace the value for 'href' with "#."

Exams Are Over :-)

2008-05-28T13:33:00.007+06:00

yeah, finally the long awaited moment... the exams are over :-) i had planned many things to do after the exams while the papers are being marked. but now i don't know where to start :-)

any ideas guys? hehe... not that i'm gonna follow...

well, here's part of what i have in mind:
learn php
develop a 3dml page
develop a couple of other websites that were pending
pimp ma phone (yeah, it's N73 baby...)

let's see how far i can go... wish me luck ;-)

Got an N73 :-)

2008-05-27T10:40:00.006+06:00

well, after a hectic period of trying to repair my N70 and 3250, i decided to go for a new phone. i bought an N73 which looks ok for now. give me some time to do a complete review on this.

for now, the specs are as follows:
phone model: nokia N73 (Z5.01)
firmware version: 4.0736.3.2.1
memory card: 2GB

plus points:
2GB memory
supports wma music
3.2MP camera with flash and lens cover
carl zeiss lens
good battery life

drawbacks:
the key pad seem a bit hard to use (not that comfortable)
the respond time is slow
ringtone volume is low
ringtone is chirpy (not like 3250 or N70)

that's it for now; i will post more in due time.

cheers
neo

3250 Busted...

2008-04-01T22:01:00.003+06:00

well, i am forced to believe that there is something wrong with the signal ic of all nokia phones -- at least most. the 3250 that i was using for about a week, stopped responding to my notebook and after a while the signal bar disappeared.

now i have to look to repair it again and i don't want it to end up with the same fate as my n70. well, i had to change the ic a couple of times on the n70, and finally they say it's working now, nut i'm not sure until i see it for myself.

may be the next time i will skip nokia and go for something else. i am still skeptical about the iphone. not yet satisfied with its connectivity options. however, my friend bought one in the u.s.a. and cracked it successfully.

i'm still tired writing code to extract info from a database at office. so can't write much. may be the next time i will write a better review.

-- neo

Busy Busy Busy, but a Review on 3250 :-)

2008-03-22T18:48:00.005+06:00

well, i haven't had much time to blog as my studies have been keeping me busy. it's my first year exams in may and i am still trying to study... i was never used to studying in the first place, so it's kinda difficult ;-)

missed blogging as well, but i have some news... well, i lost my phone -- the good old 6610 that i was using after my n70 crashed... so now i'm using my sister's 3250, which is again a good phone, even though i didn't like it much at the beginning. it has considerably good sounds, but a crappy 2 megapixel camera. i wonder why the distinction between the 2 m.p. camera in n70 and 3250 -- both are 2 m.p. but 3250 is really crap... haha...

anyways, one good thing i tried was to connect my notebook to the internet using bluetooth on the 3250... works fine eventhough a bit slow. the nokia n81 has wlan b/g support. i hope that'll work fine. looking forward to test it though... i'm still thinking whether i should go for it or not...

and good news, my friend called me up to say that the n70 is repaired and is working fine... so i'm just waiting to go back kandy to get my n70 back :-) i really miss that phone... however, everything happens for good they say... and now i am forced to believe that... hehe... if the n70 didn't crash and my friend returned it on time, instead of the 6610, i would have lost the n70...

anyways, thanks for reading my blog, and hope to post some good stuff after my exams...

-- neo

MasterCard :-)

2008-02-16T03:46:00.003+06:00

Drink Beer :-)

2008-02-13T21:55:00.001+06:00

Unlocking a Frozen iPod

2008-01-11T11:06:00.000+06:00

well, i tried this only on an ipod nano. you don't need to connect it to the pc or power outlet. as long as the ipod is charged, you are good to go.

1. turn off the "hold" button.
2. press and hold the "menu" and "action" button (in the middle of the touch wheel) together, for a few seconds.
3. release once the apple logo appear.
4. wait for a while, it will boot up in a few minutes.
5. enjoy your music again :-)

-- neo

An Hour between Two Sides of a Road -- The Political Curse

2008-01-09T10:16:00.001+06:00

politicians are appointed by the vote of the public. and they are expected to serve the country -- looking in to the development of the economy, culture and also ensuring procedures are in line for long-lasting peace, etc.

and those are the only things that they don't do. apart from smuggling the country's treasury, they invest in foreign banks and buy luxury vehicles for their generations, for personal use. these are public secrets and no one talks of them.

this morning i was headed to work as usual and there was this huge traffic block. i got off the bus and began to walk, since the bus was moving at 1cm per hour -- i was much faster than that. i came to the usual junction, which i have to cross the road, and right opposite of the road is my office. and this is where the traffic block had originated -- there had been some parliament meeting -- and all the routes and sub routes that entered the main route that these politicians were passing, were closed.

i wanted to cross the road -- as my office is on the exact opposite side of the road. and a policeman stopped me and said "you can't cross the road." i told him that my office is on the exact opposite side of the road. he said, "still you can't due to security reasons, as you have to cross the road."

while the terrorists and other underworld gangs bring in weapons and mass destruction items through other methods, innocent people are being tormented. if you counted the amount of people stuck in the line of this particular route only, it would have been over 1000 -- i need not mentioned the other routes. and they were standing there in the hot sun, waiting for the road block to get cleared, for more than an hour. among them were kids who were schooling -- and they were already late to school -- i believe their parents would have taken them back home, once the block was cleared.

if you calculate the total amount of man-hours wasted due to this stupid parliament meeting, it would exceed 10,000 man-hours in one day. and this is without taking in to account the other man-hours connected to the network of people within and out of the country. and this will directly impact our economy.

they start blocking the roads when the politicians wake up in the morning and starts brushing his teeth. so the poor public has to stay halted while they get ready for parliament. and all these politicians don't wake up on time -- and at least they all don't wake up at the same time. so the people have to stay from when the first politician to wake up, till the last politician to wake up is ready to go.

one politician has a parade of vehicles, leading and following him -- while the poor public have to stand by the road and watch them go by in their "adopted glory."

after about an hour of standing, they cleared the block -- i was lucky enough to get caught in the latter part of the block -- otherwise, i would have been standing there for more than an hour to cross the road.

first there were a couple of vehicles coming from the opposite side of the road, but the side that i was standing were still not given permission to move. the people -- who were frustrated -- couldn't wait for more, and they began to move in bulk.

they were stopped several times by the police -- may be to clear their doubts if the block was really cleared. and their was this person who was on a bike, who came a bit forward than the others in line. first an army officer pushed him back. and then i heard some words being exchanged. and then a police officer came to him and shouted at him. then he ordered the poor man to come to the edge of the road -- then he shouted at him again, and slapped him -- all this for just moving a few inches beyond the other, after being tormented in the hot sun for more than an hour.

i was already late to office, and had to move on. but this is the pathetic situation of this country. once called the "pearl of the indian ocean," has now become "hell in the indian ocean."

politicians, you are to be blamed for nearing "doom's day" to this country. invariably isn't it us -- the public -- who should be responsible for appointing such cowards to the parliament?

-- neo

Trance vs. Drugs

2008-01-04T22:27:00.000+06:00

Happy New Year...

2008-01-01T21:42:00.000+06:00

wishing all of you viewers & the blogging community, a successfull & prosperous new year, full of joy & happiness :-)

let's hope & pray for peace around the world...

--neo

Doom on N70 :-)

2007-11-20T17:01:00.000+06:00

yeah, it's true... and it's not just another crappy "mobile game." it is the same old doom (hell yeah, d-o-o-m!) on your symbian series 60 phone. it uses the same .wad game map file from the original id software doom pc game to run on your mobile phone. same graphics, same sounds, same experience -- on your mobile.

how to install and run:
1. download the series 60 game engine from here.
2. download the "doom.wad" game map file from here.
3. install the game engine on your mobile phone.
4. extract and copy the "doom.wad" file to your phone.
5. run the installed "c2 doom" game engine.
6. locate the "doom.wad" file. enjoy!

-- neo

N70 Busted :-(

2007-11-19T23:02:00.000+06:00

finally, after all those glorious days of cracking, hacking, high-tech, over-the-limit jargon, my n70 crached due to an issue with the signal ic. well, no more play for a while... hoping to get it repaired soon... but the issue is i don't have much time to go out, at least for this... damn...

well, for the time being my good old 6610 (that i used for over 2 years) has come back to the rescue. with a couple of scratches, it still is in good condition... man those old phones are real bricks ;-)

neo

The Happy Tabla Guy & Happy Singer Guy :-)

2007-10-16T22:04:00.000+06:00

this is hilarious ...

Dragula - Best of Gothic

2007-09-27T23:08:00.000+06:00

i am not that much of a rob zombie fan, but this gothic-style track is awsome...

track name: dragula
album: hellbilly deluxe album
artiste: rob zombie
download link: Rob Zombie - Dragula

dead i am the one, exterminating son
slipping through the trees, strangling the breeze
dead i am the sky, watching angels cry
while they slowly turn, conquering the worm

dig through the ditches,
burn through the witches
i slam in the back of my dragula //

dead i am the pool, spreading from the fool
weak and want you need, nowhere as you bleed
dead i am the rat, feast upon the cat
tender is the fur, dying as you purr

dig through the ditches,
burn through the witches
i slam in the back of my dragula //

so do it baby, do it baby
so do it baby, do it baby
burn like an animal

dead i am the light, digging through the skin
knuckle cracked the boat, twenty one to win

dead i am the dog, hound of hell you cry
devil on your back, i can never die

dig through the ditches,
burn through the witches
i slam in the back of my dragula //

so do it baby, do it baby
so do it baby, do it baby
burn like an animal

dig through the ditches,
burn through the witches
i slam in the back of my dragula ////

Last.FM

2007-09-12T11:56:00.000+06:00

a cool online streaming radio station... has a good collection of music... just installed and seems good... for anyone out there looking for online radio... check this out...

note: this is streaming audio; so be careful not to get caught by your network administrator for bringing the bandwidth down, in case you decide to use it while at work ;-)

cheers,
neo.

The Sexiest Song Ever...

2007-08-21T15:48:00.001+06:00

never heard of a song of such caliber... the sexiest song i've ever heard... awsome lyrics... check it out...

track name: bilingual
original artiste: jose nunez

remixed track name: render yours
remix artiste: dj nina

you can download the track here.

the only aphrodisiac i need is your voice
hearing you speak my name
beckoning me to answer
telling me you want me
so i tell you that you're the answer to every question i've ever had about love

without words i use my tongue to tell the tale of us
tracing your shadowscape
kneeling before you my eyes feast upon your masculinity and
all its divinity and i praise you
because all of that is for me

i begin to indulge myself of your delicacies
digesting semi-sweet dark chocolate decadence as it melts
dripping down my chin
your taste is something godiva couldn't re-create

needing every atom of your anatomy
necessity is placed upon me knowing you are the source of my serendipity
dipping in and out of me stroking more than my consciousness
subconsciously i find myself rewinding our love scenes
in my daydreams
seeing that face you make when you're making me cum
and it makes me want you right there and then

thinking of you in inappropriate places i get
tingling sensations in private locations where i wish to be caught between a rock and your hard place

as wetness develops my legs begin to open and my spot turns to a back draft and all i want you to do is extinguish it
you know my body like the back of your hands
and touch me and send me into ecstasy

my thighs quiver in anticipation of deep penetration which gets me high
body rising
sweating
panting
make-up melting
pulling my hair and

scratching my back
i get a temporary case of tourettes because all i can say are four letter words in a four octave-range screaming your name

(spanish)

you f*cking me makes me bilingual ////

i see your tongue pink between your lips and i want it between mine
and i struggle
as you lick torturing me
i try to get away but
not really

running out of room begging for more up against the wall that has been scuffed by my stilettos
again
you pry apart my thighs and tell me to be still
and i willingly submit to you because i love the way you dominate me
demanding that i come for you so i do as i'm told

you've molded me so i'm good to no-one else but you
you've conquered this once orgasmic less world and multiplied it
again and
again

my face radiates with after-glow
my pillow scented by you
a fragrance which haunts me
my room smells of the best sex
i
covered in body prints and finger prints and you above me
your name written indelibly upon my body in your genetic history

you f*cking me makes me bilingual //// ////

Email Forwards—Use Your Brains!

2007-07-23T20:38:00.000+06:00

hi all,

i have been receiving emails from many people with requests to forward the email, so that some other person who is in trouble will be given financial assistance. some even carry the heading saying "if you don't forward, you don't have a heart."

actually 99% of these emails are hoaxes created by some nerd out there as they have got nothing else to do in their life but compose these stupid emails. it is so pathetic that these people publish pictures of innocent children/adults who undergo surgery or children/adults with abnormal physical conditions.

it is very rude and unethical for some one to publish these as they go around the world and everyone gets to know of this even if it is personal. there may be really genuine requests among these. so i think the best way is to get such email circulated within "friends & family" as they can be trusted to a certain extent. some emails that i receive were many years old. and still they keep circulating.

those of you who create these emails, think if you were in that condition or if your parent/sibling/child was in that condition, would you like their pictures being circulated around the world for no reason?

please don't do this. and don't forward such emails that you receive. give an end to it. no one will pay some person in need for forwarding emails. and even if some one does, it is really bad and unethical marketing. you should not use one's sorrow for your benefit.

please give your comments on this, and help to put and end to this chain emails.

cheers,
neo.

My First Video Call :)

2007-07-03T19:02:00.000+06:00

well, i have tried this many times, but failed. finally my friend thimal decided to call the operator. once they fixed the issue... bingo... my first video call... to kandy... the best place on earth :)

the picture quality is cool (1.3 megapixels) and the frame rate was good.

kudos to dialog telekom for making it happen in sri lanka.

cheers,
neo.

Too Many Times - Kai Tracid

2007-07-03T14:44:00.000+06:00

yeah... hearing the music is just like seeing the colors of trance and feeling the power of acid... but this is not about that...

PowerMP3 - Symbian 60 - Cracked

2007-07-02T16:26:00.000+06:00

finally managed to crack the best mp3 player for symbian 60 phones that i've tested. PowerMP3 by MobiFactor is a real good mp3 player for symbian 60 phones. i tested it on my n70 and it worked fine.

the only drawback was that it came with the default skin which is not appealing. but the sony walkman skin looked great on symbian 60 phones with this software. and that is available as a seperate .sis file for installation. but it was a pain to install the main program, and then to install the skin.

also, one of the main headaches was that the software was not cracked and you can only play 60 seconds of music of a given track. there was a crack code online, but using the code and memorizing it to use everytime you install it was a pain.

so i decided to crack the software internally and include the cracked installation package in one .sis file. so here we go...

PowerMP3 v1.01 with Sony Walkman Skin Cracked

let me know your views...

cheers,
neo.

This Is Trance

2007-06-14T15:43:00.000+06:00

...nothing else to say...

Destination Calabria - DJ Feego

2007-06-06T22:49:00.002+06:00

this is one cool mix... 4 tracks in 1...

1. Calabria - Enur Ft. Nataja
2. Destination Unknown - Alex Gaudino
3. What the F*ck - Fat Boy Slim
4. Can't Get You Out of My Head - Kylie Minogue

Pushpe - Music Video

2007-06-06T22:36:00.000+06:00

"pushpe" - killer b ft. iraj

thanks to chathuranga for the link

A Belated Birthday Wish :)

2007-06-05T12:13:00.000+06:00

well, almost 2 months since my 25th birthday. but one of my friends, should say one of my best buddies, remembered it after such a long time. i was surprised to see her card with a bag full of m&m's :)

thanks sash... you are a great friend :)

cheers,
neo.

ps: not forgetting the two "mosquitoes" who partied at my place on my birthday :)

HTML Tabs Using JavaScript

2007-05-30T21:27:00.000+06:00

well, i was loooking for an option to create tabs in an html document without using many graphic labels and huge scripting, as i was fed up of spending loads and loads of hours doing the base work for the out put.

i found this interesting javascript on "i don't know where," which uses just a single script file and can be used to create tabs in an html document. the best part is all the coding goes in one html and once viewed on an internet browser, it will show the tabs.

the basic usage of this script is as follows:

1. put this part in the html header:

<script type="text/javascript"
src="tabber.js"></script>

<script type="text/javascript">

/* Optional: Temporarily hide the "tabber" class so it does not "flash" on the page as plain HTML. After tabber runs, the class is changed to "tabberlive" and it will appear. */

document.write('<style type="text/css">.tabber{display:none;}<\/style>');

</script>

2. and put this in the body part of the html:

<div class="tabbertab">
<h2>Sample Tab</h2>
<p>
/* Tab content goes in here... */
</p>
</div>

3. repeat step "2" for the number of tabs you want.

4. the title of the tab is defined within the <h1> and </h2> tags.

5. you can change the font and colors by using a style sheet and defining values.

6. the text in each tab goes within the <p> and </p> tags. you can include tables or any form of html tag within these tags.

7. one "tab block" is defined within the <div class="tabbertab"> and </div> tags.

8. you can download the javascript from the following location:

http://mediafire.com/?34mqtmmhcdb

note: when using deamweaver to design/edit the page, the tabs are not shown in a tabular format in design view. but it will show up when previewed in a browser.

disclaimer: this javascript is free to edit and update, but should be distributed with the author's disclaimer. project gcc does not encourage the violation of software integrity by any means.

happy tabbing :)

cheers,
neo.

Playing WMA Files on N70

2007-05-25T00:59:00.001+06:00

space does matter; and when it comes to mobile phones, space is critical. since the introduction of phones that can play mp3s, there were loads of mp3 playable software introduced to the market. but, only a few mp3 players deliver near satisfactory results.

usually a 128kbps, joint-stereo, mode 1 mp3 gives almost similar good sounds equivalent to a 44khz, pcm wave file. wma files are good since they are even smaller than mp3s, but the only issue i've faced is that you need a special device or software to get the best out of it.

wma files encoded at 64kbps, gives similar sound quality to a 128kbps mp3 on my "creative tx-fm" mp3 player, but doesn't sound that good on my n70. but still it is worth experimenting wma files on a nokia n70.

well, first i tried downloading several so called "wma players for n70," but all were just some crappy software that almost ruined my phone. i had to re-install the firemwire twice thanks to these crappy wma players.

but there are two alternative methods to play wma files on an n70.

method 1:

install the wma codec for symbian 60. (you can download this by searching the internet.)
rename the .wma files to .mp3.
now you should be able to play the files using the default player that comes with the phone.

note: most other (all that i tried) mp3 players that support symbian 60, will not play the renamed wma files, and may freeze your phone. if this happens, restart your phone.

method 2:

install the wma codec for symbian 60.
instead of renaming the .wma files to .mp3, create a .m3u (winamp playlist) file.
open the playlist file and it should play all the wma tracks on the list, using the default nokia music player. (ogg player will not play these playlists; some websites say that it does, but every time i tried, it failed.)

note: you can use a text editor or winamp on your pc to create the playlist. if using winamp, open the playlist once it is created, using notepad and search and replace the pc path with the phone path (i.e., "d:\program files\..." with "d:\songs\...").

here are some sample playlists...

sample playlist 1:

#EXTM3U

Track 1.wma

Track 2.wma

Track 3.wma

sample playlist 2:

#EXTM3U

Songs\Track 1.wma

Songs\Track 2.wma

Songs\Track 3.wma

note: instead of using relative paths to create the plalist, it is better to use absolute paths; as a result you can put the playlist anywhere on your phone and play the files from any location.

hope these hints were helpful. send in your comments.

have fun with the "wma"s :)

cheers,

neo.

Mihin Air

2007-05-18T15:05:00.000+06:00

don't know who did this... but it's cool...

hoo hoo...

Chipped Ma Playstation

2007-05-04T15:58:00.001+06:00

got my plastation 2 chipped yesterday :) ell the frstay to go in was "mortal kombat." then went the "mission impossible."

but the story begins when we were looking for a person to chip it. (we = me + my friend who was also looking to crack his playstation)

one guy said 9,000 and the other said 8,900 and we managed to get it down to 8,500 since we were giving them two jobs. first we took the older ps2 which a bit larger than the slim version. so my friend headed back to bring the slim version which we left in his car. on his way, he had to pass the previous shop, and when they saw the slim version, they were like "oh, that ps2 will cost you 11,500..." @#%)*@#)%*@$.

so this guy said he will call us once the job is done and said he needs more time to crack the slim ps2. we said ok and headed back.

my friend got a call in a few days saying that his ps2 is ready for pick up. and when he went there, they said the chip has not yet arrived for the slim version and that they will keep it ready in 2 days. so my friend paid for one ps2 and came back.

we went back in two days and the ps2 was not at the shop. they were like "it's on its way" @#%@#)%($@ "we did not give them a walking ps2!!!"

anyway the shop owner said that some other guy does the cracking for them and he's on his way with the ps2 and asked us to stay for 5 minutets. 5 minutes later he says 30 minutes. me and my friend came out of office promising that we will be back in 1 hour and it was a rainy day. and by that time we were almost on the 45th minute. so we stold him that we can't stay no more, and asked him if he could deliver it to our office. with much hesitation, he agreed. i gave him my card and we headed back.

we were a few minutes late, but things were cool. around 6 pm i get a call from this guy and he says that the ps2 is ready and they need 400 bucks more, as the chip had to be imported from singapore and it cost them more. ^%$@#^_#

i told him that it's not fair and the amount has already been agreed and billed. so he was saying that he has to pay the person who did the crack and al the #@##. i told him that i'm not gonna pay more than what we agreed upon. then he says that he will have to charge for delivery. (yes, the ps2 can't walk all the way from the shop to our office... point taken... so may be it decided to take a "tuk tuk.") i agreed and he said he's gonna bill 200 bucks extra for transport, and that was fine.

it was raining so heavily and the roads were like @#%@. (i think god Zeus would have been pissed off by someone and it was thundering like hell.) so my friend and i were waiting on this delivery for an hour and finally my friend decided to leave. 2 hours later this guy comes to my offis with the ps2 and i payed him as promised.

now i'm happy that the ps2 is here i was rockin' and was plannin on going home and "playing hell." then i remembered that the cables and all the other stuff that came with the unit were in my friends car. so i called him up and he was good enuf to come back to office, eventhough he was on his way to pick up his girl friend. thanks buddy.

so finally, i got all the pieces together and rushed home fast. since my tv was an older one, it did not support NTSC. so the pictures were black & white :( but i was cool, "something is better than nothing :)" the first game was cool. then i wanted to try the second; so i put it in and began playing. suddenly i noticed something...

eventhough my tv didn't support NTSC, the game was running in color :) bingo !!!

Busy ...

2007-04-27T13:04:00.000+06:00

well... have been busy at office during the past few days... hence no blog update...

... and i'm still busy... so will have to stay tuned... may be for a while...

hi to all the viewers :)

cheers,
neo.

It's ma b'day :)

2007-04-05T11:59:00.000+06:00

okays... thanks to ma parents, family and all the earthlings for bearing with me for 25 years :)

Trance News 04.06.2007

2007-03-29T13:20:00.000+06:00

Elias Tzikas Deep Records

Headstick serves Progressive Greek Gourmet

Trance Inception

Mashtronic meet Emok in Portugal Flow

Progressive ZOOM

Freq goes sub with Iboga

Minimal Criminal Rio

Progressive Techno Trance

Costa Neo Zoolander

Igneous Skips the Insect

visit the prOgressive trance netwOrk for more info.

-- Source: prOgressive trance netwOrk

Progressive Electronic Music

2007-03-28T12:51:00.000+06:00

Progressive in the context of modern dance music (occasionally progressive electronic dance music or prog) is a term that includes a collection of electronic dance music genres which draw upon the use of progressive performing techniques and includes the styles of progressive trance, progressive house, progressive techno and progressive breaks.

Most electronic dance music tracks released are produced with certain features that are favourable for DJs to beatmatch records together seamlessly. Unlike the song structures of genres like hard house or Hi-NRG, the peaks and troughs in a progressive dance track tend to be more subtle. Layering different sounds on top of each other and slowly bringing them in and out of the mix is a key idea behind the progressive movement.

The term "progressive" typically refers to the structure of a track which occur incrementally. An exception is progressive trance. The term Progressive trance usually refers to a type of trance music that features a less prominent lead melody and focuses more on atmosphere. In the case of progressive house, the term "progressive" can also refer to the style's open mindedness to bring in new elements to the genre. These elements can be a variety of sounds, such as a guitar loop, computer generated noises, or other elements typical of other genres. Progressive electronic is also a term for a sub-genre in new age music and contains elements of progressive rock, classical music and ambient music and electronic music. It has been used to describe artists such as Vangelis and Jean Michel Jarre.

Progressive house

Progressive house has its origins in Great Britain in the early 1990s, with the output of Guerrilla Records and Leftfield's first singles (particularly "Song of Life"). Mixmag editor Dom Phillips coined the term to describe this type of music. In 1992, the dance club Renaissance opened in Mansfield. Its DJs - particularly Sasha and John Digweed - were instrumental in popularizing its early sound. The music itself consisted of the 4-to-4 beat of house music with deeper, dub-influenced basslines and a more melancholic, emotional edge. Often, it featured elements from many different genres mixed together. "Song of Life", for instance, has a trip-hop like down-pitched breakbeat and a high-energy Roland TB-303 riff at various stages.

There have been many shifts in style in progressive house. After the release of BT's debut album Ima, for instance, many of the genre's subsequent records featured an ethereal, melodic style. As trance became more popular and melodic, progressive house darkened and acted as an underground counterpoint, merging with tribal house to produce many very minimal percussive tracks.

Meanwhile, the Melbourne-centered Australian progressive scene, whose luminaries include Phil K and Luke Chable pioneered a distinctive sound of their own - marked by melodic pads and delicate melodies. This style was pushed heavily in Britain and elsewhere by DJ Dave Seaman and Australian Anthony Pappa. Its influence even fed back into trance, with many sub-genre trademarks finding their way into the so called "Anjuna sound" centred on Above & Beyond's record label Anjunabeats. Since 2005, progressive house's popularity has lessened in dance music, with most of the scene's major DJs playing electro-, tech-house, and minimal.

Progressive trance

Progressive trance is a popular sub-genre in trance music and contains elements of house, techno, and ambient music. Trance became more focused on the anthemic qualities and melodies, moving away from arpeggiated analog synth patterns. Acoustic elements and spacey pads became popular with compositions leaned towards incremental changes à la progressive structures. Progressive trance contains distinctive sounds in many tracks, such as unusual basslines or original synthesized sounds, which generally makes it more "catchy". Phrases are usually a power of two number of bars in most typical progressive trance tracks. Phrases usually begin with the introduction of a new or different melody or rhythm.

Compared to trance, the progressive wing is usually deeper and more abstract, featuring a lower average bpm (around 125-135) and a recurrent melodic structure intuitively described in a 'build-up -> climax -> break-down' manner. Each of these three structural elements are emphasized temporally and/or in their intensity (a 'build-up' sequence can sometimes last up to 3 or even 4 minutes), while subtle, incremental/decremental acoustic variations (i.e. gradual addition/substraction of instruments) anticipate the transition to the subsequent structural element of the track. The initial build-up and the final break-down are generally very similar, adding a feel of symmetry to the general structure of the melody. Furthermore, a progressive trance track is usually longer than a regular trance track, ranging in length from 5-6 to even 12-13 minutes.

Although there is a general and increasing tendency to associate progressive trance with progressive house (or vice-versa), virtually rendering these two sub-genres identical, there are however distinctive characteristics apart from the strong similitudes between them: progressive trance inherits from its parent genre (trance) a wider melodic flexibility, while progressive house is usually darker and more minimal.

Popular artists in this electronic music genre include ATB, Tiesto, Armin Van Buuren, Paul Van Dyk, Gabriel & Dresden, Markus Schulz, Cressida, Deepsky, Manny Ward, Mike Mikhjian and Lost Tribe.

Progressive psytrance

Progressive psytrance is the progressive form of psychedelic trance. Contrary to most progressive trance, progressive psytrance is usually darker and focuses more on psychedelia rather than melody. Influential artists in the genre include (in alphabetical order) Atmos, Igneous Sauria, Jaia, Phony Orphants, Sensient, Son Kite, Ticon, and Vibrasphere.

Progressive breaks

Progressive breaks essentially grew out of Australian nu skool breaks and progressive house. Due to its origins in those genres, progressive breakbeat typically features atmospheric pads and melodies. Most artists working in this genre also work in other closely related genres such as breakbeats and progressive house. Hybrid is one of the few popular artists who exclusively works in this genre. Other popular breaks artists include Digital Witchcraft, Luke Chable, Momu, and Way Out West.

Progressive drum & bass

There are a few forms of drum & bass which are considered progressive. Neurofunk, a variant of the techstep subgenre incorporates elements of jazz and funk along with multiple electronic influences including techno and trance. The style also follows the progressive form as found in other genres. Drumfunk, a relatively new subgenre, can also be considered progressive. Contemporary atmospheric drum'n'bass have also been described as progressive.

Similarities in progressive genres

Since about 2000, progressive house and progressive trance have mostly converged. While the faster (130-140bpm) records are usually described as progressive trance, most producers from both styles have moved towards a slower (110-130bpm) tempo and are thus typically classified as progressive house. Many psychedelic trance artists have also moved to a slower (125-138bpm) range branding their style as progressive trance.

source: wikipedia

What is Electronic Music?

2007-03-28T12:36:00.000+06:00

Contemporary electronic music includes many different styles or musical genres, such as:

Ambient - Ambient dub, Ambient house, Chillout, Dark ambient, Dronology, Illbient, Lowercase, New Age, Psybient, Sub Dub

Breakbeat/Breaks - Anthem breaks, Baltimore breaks, Big beat, Breakcore, Broken beat, Chemical breaks, Cut & paste, Downbeat, Florida breaks, Nu skool breaks, Progressive breaks, Raggacore

Disco - Eurodance, Euro disco, Italo disco, Spacesynth, Synthpop

Downtempo/IDM - Acid jazz, Balearic Beat, Bitpop, BrainDance, Chiptune, Minimal Electronica, Glitch, Nu jazz, Trip Hop (aka The Bristol Sound), Turntablism, NU-Gaze

Electronic art music - Berlin School, Electroacoustic

Electro - Dirty Electronic, Electro Backbeat, Electro bass, Electroclash, Electro funk, Electropop, Eurodance, Indietronica, Miami bass, Rocktronica (genre)

UK garage (aka UKG) - Speed garage, 2-step garage, Breakstep (aka Breakbeat garage), Dubstep, Grime (aka Sublow/8bar/Eskibeat), 4x4 garage, Bassline house

source: wikipedia

Official Trance News on Project GCC

2007-03-27T14:45:00.000+06:00

hi all,

Project GCC is now one of the official websites to bare trance news from the prOgressive trance netwOrk.

as a starter i've updated the DJ List, where the top 10 DJs around the world will be listed and updated weekly. if you need more information on trance news that are being published on this site, please visit the prOgressive trance netwOrk.

a big thank you to the staff at prOgressive trance netwOrk :)

-- art is a prOgressive state of mind --

cheers,
neo.

Top DJs

2007-03-22T11:54:00.000+06:00

well... i hope to update this every week... if time permits that is...

this post is all about the top ranked djs and shows (if i get to know of any)

PAUL VAN DYK
ARMIN VAN BUUREN
TIESTO
CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE
DJ DAN Top house DJ
FERRY CORSTEN
SASHA Top Prog DJ
JOHN DIGWEED
ABOVE & BEYOND
DEEP DISH

dj tiesto who was on rank 1, has gone two slots down, and armin van buuren remains in the same slot making room for paul van dyk who was on 3, to jump to rank 1...

source: prOgressive trance netwOrk (http://www.progressivetrance.net)

Turning Point !

2007-03-21T18:32:00.000+06:00

well, this post is all about words; yes, words... but one rule... all exctractions are from song lyrics... the "turning points."

check this out...

Leave behind your fears
Please believe
You will not falter
There's no danger here
You can breathe
In clear blue water

-- Clear Blue Water (Oceanlab)

The night I laid my eyes on you
Felt everything around me move
Got nervous when you looked my way
But you knew all the words to say

Then your love slowly moved right in
All this time oh my love where you been

I'm mesmerized in every way
You keep me in a state of daze
You're kisses make my skin feel weak
I'm always melting in your heat

-- Rapture (iio & Armin van Buuren)

I wouldn't call it time well spent
Repeating to myself again
Find comfort in an endless stream of moments
I don't even care, about the way
I feel today
Because it changes anyway
Something will make me cry or smile
Another picture on my pile

Now I'm standing close to you
It's just something that I do
When I need love to be enough
I wish love could be enough

-- Close to You (DJ Tiesto)

We argue, constantly
Disagree, about everything
Distance, nothing new for me
I feel uneasy, under this thing
Thoughts away
The heavenly

Face me, sitting in my memory,
Hold me, I remember

-- In My Memory (DJ Tiesto)

You can travel the world but you can't run away
from the person you are in your heart
you can be who you want to be
make us believe in you
keep all your light in the dark
if your searching for truth
you must look in the mirror
and make sense of what you can see...just be...

-- Just Be (DJ Tiesto)

After all they shared
How could he simply say no
After all they shared
He turned away from her to go
She said she wouldn't cry
That was really just a lie

-- After All (Delerium)

It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought ... it figures

-- Ironic (Alanis Morisette)

Converting N70 to N70ME (Music Edition)

2007-03-15T12:11:00.000+06:00

ok so this is something new and interesting... but before you continue, please read the disclaimer section below:

disclaimer: the author or host of this page will not be liable for any damage caused to your device by following the instructions provided in this page. the only guarantee that i give you here is that i tried it on my phone, and it worked. there is no other guarantee issued with these instructions. so try it at your own risk.

differences between the standard nokia n70 and n70me:
n70:
1. ivory housing
2. standard nokia headset (i can't remember the device number)
3. 64mb rsmmc card
4. nokia rm-84 firmware with blue theme

n70me:
1. black housing
2. nokia ad-41 adapter with hs-21 headset
3. 1gb rsmmc card
4. nokia rm-84 firmware (v 5.0638.3.0.1) with two additional themes (green/red)

requirements:
1. nokia n70 standard phone (n70-1)
2. nokia usb data cable for n70 (again, i can't remember the device number for the cable)
3. download the nemesis service suite.
4. download the nokia software updater for n70 from nokia.
5. nokia n70 phone charger.

steps to convert:
1. install nemesis service suite (select virtual usb devices) and nokia software updater.
2. connect the phone using the usb data cable and connect the charger to the phone.
3. run nemesis and click the "discovery" icon on the top-right corner.
4. once the phone info has been extracted, click on the "phone info" iconnn (second from left)
5. key in the product code for an n70me phone. (select a product code from the list below)
6. click "write" and wait till it updates the phone chip. once done, click "read" to verify. this might not work at times, and/or might give an error. if so use "alt+ctrl+del" and close nemesis and continue from step 3 skipping the "read" part in step 6.
7. once this is done, close nemesis and run the nokia software updater.
8. follow the instructions to update the firmware.

once this is done, you should have successfully updated your phone software and at the same time converted your "n70" to "n70 music edition." now you should have two extra themes (green/red) and your phone will support the "nokia ad-41 adapter with the hs-21 headset." upgrading your mmc card is optional.

note:
sometimes you should be able to directly update the firmwire, without changing the product code, to try this first try the above mentioned steps, skipping steps 3 to 6. if it doesn't work, then try steps 1 to 8.

when the product code is changed, you automatically void the warrenty from nokia. so do this at your own risk. still, if you need the product code reverted back to its original, you can follow steps 3 to 6, using the original product code, which you can find at the back of your phone in the battery slot.

the product codes for n70me are as follows (i used 0543027):

0539266 Apac1
0539272 Philippines
0539273 Australia
0539353 New Zealand
0539275 Indonesia
0539276 India, Vietnam
0539270 Thailand
0536418 Euro-1 / Music edition
0539211 France / Music edition
0539212 ALPS / Music edition
0539213 Euro-2 / Music edition
0539214 Turkey / Music edition
0539216 South Africa / Music edition
0539218 Scandinavia / Music edition
0539221 Baltian / Music edition
0539222 Russian / Music edition
0539224 Ukraine / Music edition
0539226 CIS, Bulgaria / Music edition
0539229 Hun, Czech, Slov / Music edition
0539232 Balkans / Music edition
0539233 Greece/Cyprus / Music edition
0539237 Lebanon / Music edition
0539240 GULF / Music edition
0539242 Israel / Music edition
0539243 Romania / Music edition
0539244 Belarus/Moldova / Music edition
0543026 MEA1 / Music edition
0543027 MEA2 / Music edition

all the best and good luck in converting your phone. send in your feedback :)

cheers,
neo.

Cut n' Paste or Folder.exe?

2007-03-14T19:40:00.000+06:00

well, this virus was introduced to my pc by a friend of mine. the main symptoms of the virus are:

1. inability to "cut" and "paste" documents and folders using "explorer." the document/folder will be copied to the location instead. but it will not remove the original document/folder from its original location.

2. the virus creates "exe" files by the name of the folder in the root and sub folders of removable drives (i.e., usb drives).

3. the virus creates it's infection files in the root of the removable drive and they may have the following names:
a. folder named $lddata$
b. folder named rm and a file named rm.exe
c. folder named ms.config

method of cloning:

the "exe" files created by the name of the name of the folders, act as cloning base for the virus. if you double click on the "exe" file, thinking it's a folder (hoping to open it), it will infect your pc.

how to clean:

1. make sure not to open the files in the removable drive. if you do, the virus will further infect your pc.

2. use the windows command editor for the following steps (start=>run or windows key+"r").

3. browse to the removable drive (i.e., d:)

4. then do a "dir .exe" and you should see the "exe" files by the previous folder names. you will notice that the folders have disappeared. but this is not true. the folders are actually attributed "hidden" and "system."

5. once the "exe" file list is up "del *.exe" but make sure that there are no actual "exe" files in the list, or else you might loose them. only the "exe" files baring folder names should be deleted. if you are not sure, use "del *.exe/p" instead and select which files to delete.

6. once this is done, "attrib -s -h 'lost foder name'". repeat this to recover all the folders. if you forget a particular folder name, do a "dir/ah" and get the list.

7. now that the folders are recovered and you are happy, lets clean the virus files itself. if not, this will infect your pc again. do a dir/ah again and check if there are any more files or folders left. (examples of such file/folder names are $lddata$, rm, ms.config)

8. do "attrib -s -h 'folder name'" for each folder/file and delete them ("del " for files and "rd " for folders). if the folder is not empty, you will have to goto each folder do the above metioned attrib procedure to display the files/folders and delete them, come back to the root and remove the folder.

once this is done, do a "dir/ah" and check if there are any files/folders displayed. if the list is empty, congrats, you are good to go.

note: some new usb drives have built-in software that can't be removed. don't worry if such files are in the list they won't be infected and will not cause any problem.

happy cracking
cheers
neo

Urban Legendz

2007-03-12T16:51:00.000+06:00

well, this is a new post about the "urban legends" we know... if anyone out there knows any more (i'm sure you do), send them thru and lets make an archive of "urban legendz..."

read the urban legendz... know what they really are...

Project GCC - The art of progressive cracking

2007-03-07T18:22:00.001+06:00

this blog has been running up on a different place and now i decided to land it on blogspot. well project gcc is all about cracking.... hope all know the difference between hacking and cracking...

if you know how to crack some software, game, website or if you are good at social re-engineering, this is the blog for you... feel free to post your comments and share your knowledge...

thanks and keep those cracks rolling...