Happy New Year 2007

Efek Matinya Koneksi Internet

Menurut survey yang ada, dikatakan bahwa penetrasi Internet di Indonesia masih sangat kecil, bahkan boleh dibilang lebih kecil dibandingkan negara-negara tetangga seperti Malaysia dan Singapura. Namun beberapa hari belakangan ini saya melihat hal yang sebaliknya, khususnya di kota-kota besar seperti Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, dan sebagainya. Banyak sekali efek yang diakibatkan oleh "sekarat"nya koneksi Internet Internasional Indonesia, akibat gempa di Taiwan. Beberapa diantaranya:

1. Warnet Sepi Buanget
Di daerah tempat saya tinggal saat ini, warnet merupakan bidang usaha yang jumlahnya seperti jamur yang tumbuh di kaki ketika musim hujan tiba. Kayaknya belum pernah saya melihat warnet-warnet itu sepi di hari biasa/hari kerja. Tapi beberapa hari ini warnet-warnet tersebut sangat sepi hanya terlihat 1-2 orang yang tetap berjuang mengakses situs dengan kecepatan yang super keong, bahkan ada yang memutuskan untuk tutup sementara sampai keadaan mendekati normal kembali. Situasi ini pasti sangat berimbas pada pendapatan para pengusaha warnet, penjual makanan di dekat warnet, dan tukang parkir di depan warnet.

2. Orang-orang Kantor Rajin Bekerja
Ketika hari pertama gempa di Taiwan itu terjadi, saya iseng ke ruangan rekan-rekan lain dan bingung melihat mereka pada serius menatap layar monitor. "Lagi sibuk yah? Tumben....", dan balasannya: "Iya nih, soalnya gak ada Internet. yah mau gak mau kerja lah....".
Nah ini membuktikan bahwa mungkin benar adanya sebuah teori atau paham yang menyatakan bahwa selain bermanfaat bagi kehidupan, Internet juga membawa efek samping yang menurunkan produktivitas pegawai di kantor. Jadi kalau gak ada Internet mereka bekerja, ada Internet....ngapain hayo???????

3. Orang-orang Kantor Bingung
Nah efek yang ketiga ini sebenarnya merupakan kelanjutan dari efek nomor dua. Maksudnya? Karena orang-orang sibuk dan mengerjakan semua tugas yang diberikan kepadanya sepanjang hari, belakangan ini saya melihat orang-orang yang bingung mau ngapain lagi. "Duh ngapain lagi yah, semuanya udah selesai dikerjain.....". Tentunya ini didukung oleh situasi bahwa saat ini sudah menjelang akhir tahun dan biasanya memang pekerjaan sudah lumayan habis untuk tahun anggaran 2006.
Bingung mau ngapain? Gimana kalau bantuin para penyelam untuk memperbaiki kabel optik yang terputus? hehehe.....

4. Mahasiswa Sibuk Mengerjakan Tugas
Di luar fakta bahwa dalam beberapa hari ini semua deadline tugas, tapi cukup aneh melihat kondisi lab di kampus penuh dengan mahasiswa yang sibuk mengerjakan tugas mereka dengan serius. Maksudnya? Yah biasanya mahasiswa memang mengerjakan tugas, tapi selain software yang dimaksudkan, banyak lagi window lain yang dibuka terutama Web Browser untuk mail services, meebo, atau bahkan game online (yang terakhir ini nih harusnya dihukum beneran). Nah karena koneksinya tidak ada, maka entah kenapa yang dibuka hanya 2 window yaitu software yang dimaksud dan text processor.
Apakah ini artinya besok-besok lebih baik Internet mati agar tugas dikerjakan dengan sebaik-baiknya dan dalam tempo sesingkat-singkatnya? hehehe.....


Dan masih banyak lagi efek yang terjadi akibat kejadian ini. Ini membuktikan bahwa sebenarnya e-lifestyle di negara ini sudah cukup merasuk, dan nampaknya puasa Internet itu lebih sulit dibandingkan puasa Ramadhan (hehehe....becanda.....).

Kapan yah kita akan kebanjiran konten lokal? --> yet another fool question

50 Reasons - why its great to be a Guy!!

For you guys, do you proud to be a guy?
Maybe this could be the answer why its great to be a guy :)

http://americatopten.blogspot.com/2006/12/50-reasons-why-its-great-to-be-guy.html

Merry X'Mas

For all my friends, wherever you are, me and my beloved family wanna say:

Merry Holy Christmas

Hopefully in this moment we can make things better for the future, for ourselves and for the society.

For those who kindly sent me short messages to my cell, I want to apologize if I don't reply your messages. Pulsa abis coy...... ;)

Mother's Day

To all mothers in this world,

"Happy Mother's Day!" 

You're so great for us, the children!
You're deserved the best :)

Is Linux Difficult?

Today someone asked me whether it's difficult using Linux for daily routines. First time I heard that question, i found it's a little bit weird. Why? Because he said "daily routines". I assumed that if somebody using the term daily routines, I believe that he/she has already familiar with what he/she doing. But I kept try to answer that question.

Difficult using Linux or anything else for daily routines depends on what kind of job someone's do, and what kind of software he/she use (we're talking in terminology of computer usage). From my experience, firstly I knew about Linux, yes I found it very difficult and un-pleased. I've tried many kind of distro starts from Debian, Mandrake (now become Mandriva), Fedora, Knoppix, and now Ubuntu. For basic usage such as mail application, office suit, web browser, IM service, some entertainment, nowadays it's really easy to get them from Linux distribution. Whether you like GNOME or KDE, it's your own choice.....that's what I called freedom :)

For reference, although my knowledge is limited, I suggest for new user in Linux try to use Ubuntu distribution. Why? I find that ubuntu smoothly detected all my hardware (PC and laptop) -- this is the most important thing to use Linux, because if the distro doesn't support your hardware, and you're not kind of geeks, it's very exhausting finding the correct hardware driver for Linux. And besides that, "apt" technology which is the foundation technology of Debian, is really helpfull and powerfull.

So, back to the question, is using Linux difficult for daily routines? I would say, "Try to define what you do, what you need, and if Linux is the answer just get used to it perhaps you will find that it's not difficult using Linux".

Nice Firefox Ads

iChat Ads

I wish i can get one :) 

Tidak Jelas

I want to write it in Bahasa Indonesia :)

Hidup gw beberapa bulan ini sangat penuh dengan ketidakjelasan. Mulai dari ketidakjelasan pekerjaan, personal life, sampai tidak jelas mau apa. Sangat benar nasihat seseorang yang mengatakan bahwa bekerja itu adalah bentuk aktualisasi diri. Gw butuh pekerjaan yang jelas......dan entah kenapa nampaknya gw tidak akan bisa menemukan kejelasan itu di tempat gw sekarang bertahan. Mungkin ini yang mendasari dan membuat salah satu rekan gw baru-baru ini memutuskan untuk angkat kaki dari tempat ini. Buat rekan tersebut, just wanna say "Kayaknya keputusan lu tepat deh. Karena sekarang gw yang ketiban pulung ketidakjelasan. Ada lowongan di tempat yang baru? heheheh...."

Dompet setiap hari selalu terserap untuk berbagai keperluan, namun tidak sebaliknya diimbangi dengan yang masuk ke dompet tersebut.
Oh Tuhan, sampai kapan aku akan seperti ini?

Indonesia Becomes Small in Media

Every single time, people say that Indonesia is a very big country (in term of size and citizens). But maybe we have to change that myth a little bit (in term of media). WHY? Right now i'm very bored watching TVs that seem like cannot find another news that worth watching. Each stations, with lots of different kinds of programs, shows the same issue (of course in some different kind of presentation depends of the program itself) at a momment.

Right now, the very big issue in Indonesia is about the death of one of actresses named Alda Risma. This issue really comes up after some times people talked about AA Gym whom decided to go with his decision in polygamy plus a case of porn video that spreaded nationally which involved one of our Representatives. And so on.....and so on......and so on....

Man, those medias really make this country really small.........

Sleeping While Driving

Seems like my bad habit cannot be stopped, eventhough i know that its very dangerous for my (and other) safety.
This morning, on the way home from someone's house, once again i was sleeping while i was driving my motorbike. Almost 3 times my bike wants to hit other's car/motorbike.

Thanx God, i'm still ok right now.......drinking some water at campus really makes me better (but still feel very sleepy)........huahahaha........

Children, please don't try this at home!

Linux in Physics

Yesterday I was called by one of PPSI Hotline staff to configure someone's linux-based laptop for Hotspot UI service. The first impression was "Wow, finally there is someone that come to activate his/her hotspot account using linux OS huahaha....."

Although it was not a success story because seems like that Mandriva that she use (i forgot to tell you that that someone was a lady, but came along with her boyfriend of course hehehe) cannot detected wireless hardware in her laptop, when I saw it, I really amazed......a lady......OMG.
So i asked her, why in the mother of earth she uses GNU/Linux instead of MS Windows just like other ladies. And she just answered, "Almost all students and staff in Department of Physics, Natural Science UI using Linux.......although most of the male students using Debian." "Wow....huahahaha.....wow.....fufufufu.....", that's really how i responded to that answer.

That answer really shows me that my world is really small. I only know about Fasilkom UI, proud to be Fasilkomers, try very hard to introduce open source software in that faculty, but there is other part of UI that already use GNU/Linux for their daily usage.

Jefri, let's send those research topics to them......I already tired waiting for Fasilkom huahaha :)

JP, Charles, Adin, let's take Physics's community to become our Open Community.....

huahahahahaha :) ---> let's Fasilkom really enjoy with .NET technology fufufufu.... (please note that I'm not anti-MS technology, because I also still use and need some of them)

e tuk tuk project

http://www.etuktuk.net

I think that's a very good and bright idea to have mobile access project using a simple community transportation. In Indonesia, as far as i know there is also similar project like this called "Mobil Pintar". But through "e tuk tuk" project we can see that if you want, you can do something to the community without hard cash money. I think "tuk tuk" not a very expensive and special built in vehicle in this case.

Should we in Indonesia have "e bajaj project"?

OpenOffice 2.1

I dont know excatly when the last time i posted about released of openoffice 2.0.4, but today i visited its main site they say that OpenOffice 2.1 is already available to download.....
So, if you are fan of OpenOffice, try to upgrade your application :)

What's The Difference

This afternoon there is a great seminar about IT Governance by Mas Muki and Mr. Budi Yuwono. The topic is very interesting, especially for me that really obsessed with Information System, and as usual Mas Muki brought the materials in his ways that always makes me fun and never slept in class hehehe.....

But that's not the one that i want to write right now. There's a question, a big question actually, that asked by Mr Muki to the audiences. "What is the difference between CS graduate, especially from Fasilkom UI, than the one from other majors or other universities". This is really a big question because I realized even when i was still a student, i always asked what is the best from Fasilkom UI that I cannot get from others. Because most of the society in Indonesia, if they are asked or talking about IT, the would point out Bina Nusantara or ITB. Maybe i can be proud when i know that Fasilkom UI, through Pusilkom, very well known in government teritory, but how about any other aspects, just like private companies?

This question i believe must be answered by every single elements in Fasilkom UI, including lecturer and students. What will make Fasilkom UI difference from others? Why should they (refer to parents) should be proud or point out Fasilkom UI when they want to give their children the best education in IT?

Journey for The Future

Right now, i'm really clueless about my future. Future as in financial, work, even personal life relationship. Lots of things that i want to do right now, and in the future. But still maybe i'm just a kind of person that still can't see the difference between reality and idealism. I'm so naive.

Maybe it's fate for us as human that we'll never feel enough for what we get or have. We always see that we need more....more....and more.
Oh God, please give me Your lights for me......I really need Your guidance right now......help me....

Self Preparation

All this day, i've tried to contact some language institution that held IELTS/TOEFL preparation course. But unfortunately, whether it's full booked, they will open the next class in january 2007. So i guess this means that i have to prepare myself to get TOEFL/IELTS test in january 2007.

Why so sudden? I want to gain and chase he deadline for Erasmus Mundus application that last in 31st of January 2007.

Wish me luck :)

Porn to be Famous

Is really the right and effective way to be famous is becoming a porn star, or slightly just make sex scandal in pictures or videos?

Left Behind

Today, my roommate officially take off from this house. So really to of my friends (one for 4 years, and one for 1 year) have been left me alone here in this hot and little room.

Anyone would accompany me?

National Rumours

For these few days, Indonesian people prefer talking about some issues that somehow I think can be categorized as personal issue, but unfortunately it become national wide issue. They are:
1. AA Gym's decision to go with polygamy
2. Porn video done by one of our highest senate

Somehow every single days I turn on TV, news even infotainment always talk about these issues. Meet people at campus, client's office they also talk about these. How about the shortage of "minyak tanah", has it been forgotten?

Please, stop it! There are lots of thinks that we should think and talk about, there are still lots of problems in education, health, even the "national" disaster like "Lumpur Lapindo" hasn't been got its best solution. So sad..........

Yahoo!Messenger: DOWN!!!

Are you big fans of Instant Messenger called Yahoo!Messenger? If you do, you must be dissapointed for 2 hours regarding this news:

The Messenger network will be temporarily down today from 5:30 PST to 7:30 PST.

Our service continues to grow globally, so we are conducting a scheduled maintenance to increase capacity for all our users around the world. We apologize for this inconvenience and have taken strides to limit the maintenance period to a few hours. The service will be down on Friday, December 8, 2006 from 5:30 PST to 7:30 PST.

Almost 6 years i used this IM, only today i got this terrific quote.....hehehe....
Hopefully today's maintenance really makes Y!M become more legitimate IM :)

Master Degree

Finally my decision is to follow my last passion about holding master degree, especially in management information system. So for now i'll stick at campus and try to gain that target. The closest target for me is try to get high score in TOEFL/IELTS :)

Wish me luck :)

Banjir dan Sampah

Sore ini alam menangis cukup kencang
Guntur dan guruh bersahutan, diikuti dengan lecutan sinar kilat yang menggelegar
Tangisan alam tumpah ruah dengan begitu hebatnya


Begitu beranjak pulang, meski masih rintik-rintik, gw melewati jalan di depan Masjid UI mengarah ke Pondok Cina. Laju motor terpaksa gw pelankan karena ternyata dalam range yang cukup jauh, jalan yang gw lewati itu tergenang cukup tinggi.....bahkan bisa dibilang sedikit banjir, diikuti dengan meluapnya sampah-sampah dari selokan yang selama ini menumpuk. Bau menyengat, dinginnya genangan air dan hadangan sampah membuat perjalanan malam ini sangat tidak berkesan.

Hai manusia....sadarlah.....membuang sampah secara sembarangan membuat alam ini terus menangis karenanya :((

Fasilkom UI vs Others

Lots of people would ask, "What is the difference between Fasikom UI and other IT institute that nowadays being like dirt that each city minimum has 2-3 institute?" or maybe question that always asked by parents about their children's future, "Why should we parents, entered our children to Fasilkom UI?"

Every single person in fasilkom ui (whether students or ex-students) must have their own perspective regarding these questions.
For me:
1. I learn how to be effective and effisient
2. I learn to be more discipline
3. I learn to be the best with all I have, although it's below average

3 Hours

Yesterday i went to one of my clients office, and its located around Setiabudhi, Jakarta. I took off from Depok around 5.30 am, and guess when did i arrive at that location?????............8.30am

Man its so damn jammed......
It really took 3 hours in the road......3 bloody hours riding motorbike, getting hot and sweating.....
Jakarta traffic really sucks........

Gmail Hardrive

Where do you think Google place it's Gmail Hardrive ?
from digg

Printing in Ubuntu

Until today, everytime i want to print files, i always switch into MS Windows from my beloved Ubuntu. I think that my printer (HP deskjet 3740) doesn't have linux-based driver because it's an old type of HP printer.

But this morning i really curious whether i can print files in Ubuntu, so i turn on my printer and try to search help how to add new printer in Ubuntu-desktop. And guess what......it automatically detected my printer very well. Doesn't need to search linux driver for it, just follow the installation wizard.....and boom it works.....

I love ubuntu :)

Malu.....

Siang ini saya memalukan diri saya sendiri dimana dengan hebat dan penuh dempul di muka, saya berani bertanya kepada Natasha apakah ia benar-benar bintang iklan Biore yang kemasannya berwarna ungu. Kenekatan itu hanya demi memenuhi hasrat keingin-tahuan teman-teman gila saya mengenai hal tersebut, tapi semuanya cupuuuu.....tidak berani bertanya secara langsung......

Ngga sekali-kali lagi deh....

Lampu di Siang Bolong

Hari ini saya bepergian kesana-kemari menggunakan motor dan entah mengapa merasa ada yang aneh dengan apa yang saya lakukan hari ini. Saya dengan tanpa berpikir panjang ikut menyalakan lampu motor saya meski hari masih terang alias siang bolong. Padahal sejak awal saya mendengar berita adanya aturan tersebut, saya sudah merasa geli sendiri dan berpikir bahwa aturan itu merupakan aturan yang tidak masuk akal dan kurang beralasan, bila dilihat tujuannya untuk meminimalisir tingkat kecelakaan di jalan raya.

Selain merasa aneh terhadap diri sendiri, saya juga merasa asing karena serasa berada di tempat yang baru sama sekali. Melihat kiri-kanan, depan-belakang, mayoritas pengendara motor menyalakan lampu-nya, membuat perasaan begitu aneh dan silau tentunya......
Apakah memang dengan demikian tingkat kecelakaan pasti bisa ditekan?

Tanya kenapa?

Lights in The Afternoon

Today's news from Jakarta is very weird. Why? The government of DKI Jakarta especially department of transportation has decide that every single motorcycle that run in Jakarta's road must turn-on their lights although it's in the afternoon.

Its really weird doesn't it?
Is it really when we turn on the lights then we can avoid or minimize the accidents?

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