Android APN Settings For Maxis, DiGi & Celcom – Have been using Android for some times and I realised I should share with you guys the APN settings for Maxis, DiGi & Celcom in Malaysia so you can set it up manually when you root your device or something wrong with the automatic settings.

To access Android APN Settings:

Settings -> Wireless & Networks -> Mobile Networks -> Access Points Name -> (Menu) -> New APN

Maxis (3G):

Maxis Mobile Internet 3G
Access point name : unet
Username :
Password :
Account name : Maxis 3G WAP
Proxy server address : 202.75.133.49
Proxy server port : 80
Homepage : http://wap.maxis.com.my/

MMS 3G
Access point name : unet
Username :
Password :
Account name : Maxis 3G MMS
Proxy server address : 202.75.133.49
Proxy server port : 80
Service center address : http://172.16.74.100:10021/mmsc

DiGi

DiGi APN,
Name : DiGi Internet
APN: diginet
MCC: 502
MNC: 16
APN Type: default
(Others, blank)

DIGI MMS,
APN: digimms
username: mms
password: mms
Proxy: 203.092.128.160
Port: 80
MMSC: http://mms.digi.com.my/servlets/mms
MMS Proxy: 203.092.128.160
MMS Port: 80
MCC: 502
MNC: 16
APN Type: mms

Celcom

Celcom 3G Setting
Name: celcom3g
APN: celcom3g
Proxy: 010.128.001.242
Port: 8080

Celcom MMS Setting
Server: http://mms.celcom.net.my
Proxy: 010.128.001.242
Port: 8080

Enjoy Internet on your Android device.

Recently, the latest iOS 5 (5.0.1) can be jailbroken in untethered mode, meaning that user will not need to jailbreak everytime they restart the phone with a tethered-mode. However, this applicable to only iPhone 4, iPod touch 3G, iPod touch 4G, iPhone 3GS, but not the iPhone 4S yet.

Here I share the easy way on jailbreaking your iOS iPhone and iDevice which is brought to your by iClarified. This method works for Windows and Mac. Just get the different version of Redsn0w.

1. Download the latest version of RedSn0w from here.

2. Then download the 5.0.1 firmware from Apple. Place them in a same folder so you can find it easily later. (Note: If you are already on 5.0.1, you do not need to download the firmware.

3. Connect you iDevice, iPhone to your computer, launch iTunes.

4. Launch redsn0w application from the redsn0w that you have just downloaded earlier. (Run it in in executable mode as an administrator in Window Vista compatibility. You can do this by right clicking the file and select Properties).

5. In redsn0w, click the Jailbreak button.

6. Follow on screen instruction of redsn0w. It will guide you to DFU mode for jailbreak.

7. Wait for iPhone to reboot, then check Install Cydia options and click Next.

8. Wait for iPhone to reboot again and you are done. You will see Cydia on the Springboard.

Thanks to iClarified for the guide. Good luck on jailbreaking your phone. Support original applications.

Fixed WordPress 3.2.1 Link Problem – I run a few blogs across the Internet and I have updated one of the blog (nickchan.net) to the latest version of WordPress 3.2.1. I was liking the new interface of the admin area until I encounter with a problem during I was writing a blog post. My blog post couldn’t aut0-save and every time I try to hyperlink a phrase, word or image, the whole page refreshes and I have no auto-save draft in my database. This really troubles and annoys me a lot until I found a good solution.

I was thinking of downgrading the WordPress but it seems many works to do. And then I found out that it’s actually one of the plugin which is causing the problem – Disqus Comment System. The solution is pretty simple, go to Disqus’ website, download the latest WordPress plugin and copy it to your ftp server and WordPress is working godlike now. So, the lesson is, have your plugin updated to the latest version all the time.

]]> http://inicholas.net/2011/08/19/fixed-wordpress-3-2-1-link-problem/feed/ 0 http://inicholas.net/2011/08/13/how-to-install-facebook-for-ipad-app/ http://inicholas.net/2011/08/13/how-to-install-facebook-for-ipad-app/#comments Sat, 13 Aug 2011 15:12:15 +0000 Nicholas Chan http://inicholas.net/?p=1126

How To: Install Facebook For iPad App. Few weeks ago, I talked about the leaked and backdoor to get the Facebook for iPad application. It was blocked by Facebook in less then a day and I couldn’t login to the Facebook for iPad app anymore. However, I have found a solution on how to access it and have been using it for a few days already.

Some have ask me where to download the Facebook For iPad app but then you don’t really need to download it as you already have it if you have the latest version of Facebook for iPhone on your iPad. You just need to do some tweak to change your Facebook to the iPad version.

One thing you must have is a JAILBROKEN iPad. Follow the instruction below to get your Facebook for iPad app. (Thanks to TNW).

1. Check for updates to make sure you have the latest version of Facebook from the App Store. Also, backup your iPad in iTunes.
2. Visit jailbreakme.com from your iPad. Jailbreaking your iPad is legal, but voids your warranty if you bring your iPad into an Apple Store. It’s easy to undo if need be. Just pug your iPad into your computer and restore it from your previous backup. (If you are running iOS 4.3.3, this will NOT work.)
3. Once the jailbreak process is complete, tap on Cydia, that was just installed on your iPad.
4. Tap the Search tab in Cydia and search for iFile. Download it using the button in the upper right hand corner.
5. Once iFile installs, open it up, and navigate to the “var” folder of your iPad. Then go to “mobile,” then “applications,” then “directory.”
6. Click the settings gear icon in the bottom navigation bar and turn “Application Names” to “On.”
7. Open the Facebook folder within the “directory” folder you’re inside of. Once you’re inside the Facebook folder, open Facebook.app.
8. Look for the info.plist file, then open it. Pick “Property List Viewver” to view the hexadecimal settings for the Facebook app.
9. Look for the UIDeviceFamily field and select it.
10. Delete the 1 you see, and put a 2 in instead. Tap “Done” to complete the process.
11. Hold down your power button to reboot your iPad.
12. Then go to Cydia again and seach for Faceforward.
13. Download and install it.
14. Launch your new Facebook app and you are now in.

Cydia hack to allow you to login to Facebook.

It’s a little bit buggy, Page is not working as it crashes but overall it looks good. But if were to compare to MyPad, MyPad seems better than this. Tell me what do you think after trying it.

Don’t ask me why do I have a BlackBerry right now. I will talk about it in another post. But right now I want to give an advice to those want to sell their BlackBerry out for a better phone. Do not delete stuff like app, media and account one by one, but instead, wipe it to restore to factory default to be safer.

It’s very easy to do so.

1. Go to Options.
2. Select Security Options.
3. Then Security Wipe.
4. Check the items you want to wipe.
5. Type blackberry in the box.
6. Select Wipe.

Good luck.

Though, things don’t come to an end so fast. I have actually found guide on the net on how to watch MKV video on PS3. It’s pretty simple, convert it to a PS3 compatible format then transfer it to the PS3 then you are ready to go.

Some people are worried of video quality would be downgraded during the conversion but if you use the right software, it won’t. So the software is called mkv2vob, it’s a freeware, download it, convert it, transfer it.

Browse for your MKV file and select your destination directory which is also the output folder.

If your PS3 doesn’t connect to a amplifier via S/PDIF digital cable, you may not hear DTS surround sound, so you have to CHECK “Always Transcode DTS”.

On the other hand, if you want to transfer your file via a flash drive or portable HDD, you need to split your file. Sucks right? It’s because that PS3 only recognizes FAT32 format and the problem is you can’t transfer any file larger than 4GB into a FAT32 formatted HDD.

Unless that you have your PS3 connected into your network, you need not split it, you can just stream directly or just copy from your network.

As for me, my PS3 is not connected into my home network, my house runs wireless and it’s not capable for HD streaming. My method of watching MKV video without splitting is by burning the converted video into a dual layer 8.5GB DVD+/-R.

I thought Dell Mini 9 has discontinued? If you are looking for Dell, Dell Mini 12 is good, but the battery life not so good.

These are the new Lenovo S10 2.

Touch screen Asus EEE PC which doesn’t fancy me. I don’t like touch tablet unless the screen is very sensitive.

The one on the far right seems good.

Have to say sorry because I didn’t really hands-on and test drive all the netbook around, I just went around, look and take photos. Anyway, I got some guide for you for choosing netbook, do take note about these:

• Battery life (at least 6 hours)
• HDD Capacity (at least 120GB)
• RAM (at least 1.5GB)
• Screen size (at least 10.1 inch)
• Weight (less than 1.2kg)
• Preferably with 3G slot built in even if you don’t have 3G data, you may have one in the future.
• Bluetooth and card reader.

After looking around, Acer and Lenovo seem to have some nice model.

I bought my 500GB SATA HDD from Gadget Zone at Prangin Mall for RM188 (US$56) and it’s a Western Digital. What do you think about the price? Have been using Western Digital for a long time, the HDD that was in my old PC, in the laptop, my external’s, my brother’s PC are all Western Digital. I don’t really know about how other brands like Maxtor, Seagate perform, but I tend to go for Western Digital.

What you are seeing is the Ikea’s halogen table lamp. I don’t have any torch at home so I took it for my lighting to shine my way around in the chassis because I didn’t want to unplug all the cables from the CPU, so I just  installed into the chassis right where the CPU is.

Slotted it in, plugged in SATA cable and power cable and all set.

It’s now a total of 750GB internal HDD capacity my PC has.

Every fresh install of HDD will not show up straight away in the My Computer because it needed to be format before it’s usable. I’ve forgotten about it but thanks to Google, problem solved in less than 5 minutes.

1. Press Start button, and
2. search Disk Management,
3. you will see “Create and format hard disk partitions“,
4. open it and

from there, you format your new HDD and you are all done.

I think 10 out of 10 among my friends never heard of the social blogging site, Tumblr, after launching my Tumblr site, AWAY FROM COMPUTER, introduced to them, they still can’t really remember the long URL of mine, so I bought a .com domain for it. Another reason is to make me look cool-er. Haha.

It’s Godaddy advertisement everywhere, most likely to see it in video podcast but I still decided to stick with my first domain registrar, Namecheap because of its fast and cheap service. My domains registrar are very spread out, some on Namecheap, some on Godaddy and there’s a few too on Mydomain. New domain on Namecheap is US$8.81 using the coupon for September 2009 (DREAMTIME).

It’s really fast, it took me less then 10 minutes to set everything up and running. Forgot to mention that another good about Namecheap is that it takes Paypal, but I believe a lot of domain registrar now takes Paypal as a form of payment.

Setting up the domain to work with Tumblr

Setting up is kinda easy afterall but I did google for how-to and here’s my how to. Just key in the Tumblr host address as above with record type set to A (Address). Click save.

Then you can test your domain with the Tumblr custom domain test page. As easy as one, two, three.

You can visit my Tumblr site @ www.awayfromcomputer.It’s a site where I share from my mobile device but not the PC.

I haven’t log out my Windows Live Messenger for quite some time until the recent Windows Update which forces me to restart my computer and so I restarted my computer and shutting off everything running. When I re-sign in the Windows Live Messenger, a window popped up. “Happy 10-Year Anniversary, Messenger”.

So now I know that the Live Messenger is now 10 years old, which means that I have uses the Messenger for 9 years. My first login to MSN Messenger was in 2000 and my first email was hotmail which created in 1999. At that time, I didn’t know about the messenger and IM yet, I only know how to email and MIRC chatroom, I was really young as I was only 7 years old in 1999. If I am not mistaken, the first few contact in my MSN Messenger were my brother’s, my cousin sister’s and a primary school friend. I thought him how to sign up for Hotmail and download MSN Messenger and we chatted online once in a while.

Till today, I don’t really chat a lot on Live Messenger (previously known as MSN Messenger). I more likely to stick with social networking. There’s like almost 1000 contacts in my Live Messenger right now and I guess I need to do some cleaning on the contact list to delete some unknown contacts. One problem of having so many contact is that I can hardly sign in my account on the iPod touch IM app.

Talking back to the Happy 10-Year Anniversary Messenger thing, they offered a free gift pack which is a theme pack for the latest Live Messenger. I was curious so I went to download it, then install it.

I kinda regret installing it, the theme is ugly and it changes your conversation window’s background and your display picture. I got no idea how to remove the theme pack.

Then I found out some solution, change back the scene to the original one, then change you display picture back to your own photo and lastly, change your backgroundand remember to click on Set Default on the down-right corner of the Backgrounds window. =)