May be the URL below able to give you a hand to make your site appear on major search engine such as Google.com, Live.com, Yahoo.com.
Yet, if you wish your site to have a better ranking. You need to research more about SEO ( search engine optimization ) knowlege.
Here we go:
Yahoo !
http://search.yahoo.com/info/submit.html
Google
http://www.google.com/webmasters/
MSN Live
http://search.live.com/docs/submit.aspx?FORM=WSUT
Open DMOZ Project
http://www.dmoz.org/add.html
Feel free to let me know if you have other major search engine submission site.
Mar 18, 2008
Mar 17, 2008
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 with Windows Mobile!
Amazing Sony Ericsson XPERIA (tm) is comming soon!
( image credited to Sony Erricson )
Full animation web showcase
http://www.sonyericsson.com/x1/default.aspx?cc=gb&lc=en
Sony Erricson Site
http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/mobilephones/overview/x1?cc=gb&lc=en
XPERIA is my new DREAM phone !
It lets you enjoy the convergence of communication and entertainment.
The WOW! Thing here is , it comes with Windows Mobile® !!
I can deploy my mobile application which able me to work more efficiently with my phone and enjoy customizing it my way !
Besides touch panel, there is QWERTY keyboard which make input more convenient.
What's Cool here!
Arc slider design, 3-inch Wide VGA display and premium metal body.
Really a great and distinctive design ! Cool right?
The 14 Reason to get one!
1. Panel interface ( Configurable and navigate with tips of your finger )
2. Arc slider design ( Slide the screen upwards )
3. Video call ( Two camera )
4. Intergrated camera ( I love Sony Camera quality especially viewfinder )
5. RSS feeds ( easy to feed webs or blogs content )
6. Web wherever ( mobile internet browsing and emailing )
7. Bluetooth ( sync, share and send )
8. Multiple navigation ( Touch, QWERTY, 4-way key, Optical joystick )
9. 3G ( video streaming, net surfing... )
10. Push email ( instant email )
11. Capture the action ( Great video shooting )
12. Handwriting Recognition ( input via stylus on touchscreen to write )
13. Blog your life ( easy picture blogging and publishing )
14. Wi-Fi Alternative ( Wi-Fi enabled!! Get the cheap connection at favourite starbucks)
Specification ( visit Sony Erricson website X1 Summary to get further info )
| Size | 110.0 x 17.0 x 53.0 mm / 4.3 x 0.7 x 2.1 inches | ||
| Weight | 145.0 g / 5.1 oz | ||
| Available colours | Solid Black | ||
| Screen | 800 X 480 65,536-colour TFT | ||
| Memory | Up to 400 MB Phone Memory MicroSD support Actual free memory may vary due to phone pre-configuration | ||
| Networks | GSM 850 GSM 900 GSM 1800 GSM 1900 EDGE HSDPA HSUPA UMTS 850 UMTS 900 UMTS 1700 UMTS 1900 UMTS 2100 | ||
| Performance GSM 850 GSM 900 GSM 1800 GSM 1900 EDGE HSDPA HSUPA UMTS 850 UMTS 900 UMTS 1700 UMTS 1900 UMTS 2100 | Talk time (up to) - - - - - - - - - - - - | Standby time (up to) - - - - - - - - - - - - | Video call (up to) - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Camera
| Music
| Internet
|
Entertainment
| Connectivity
| Messaging
|
Communication
| Design
| Organiser
|
Mega Bass™, Memory Stick Duo™, Memory Stick PRO Duo™, Memory Stick Micro™ and M2™ are trademarks of Sony Corporation.
Hope when this phone release, I got extra money to get one :P who want to trade-in my IPAQ RW 6828 ha ha ha....
Mar 16, 2008
PointUI
This week onwards, I will try to introduce you all my PDA's software.
Introducing PointUI from my favourite ppc free software site:
http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/
(image credited for freewarepocketpc.net)
Click To Download!
I feel this software is excellence for me, especially the non-stylus features.
I like the idea of finger friendly controls and arrangement of the navigation.
It just good enough to replace windows mobile default navigation way.
I can launch my applications with my finger easily.
It provide several cool features such as the IPhone-like scrolling gesture, phone lock gesture, and so on.
You can easily lock your phone at the top left corner. After locking, the phone will go back to your today wallpaper.
To unlock, just press on any spot on the screen, it will brings you to unlock screen, just slight from top to down to unlock it ( just like the IPhone-like gesture )
Besides, I like the today's 'BIG' icons and menu.
At the middle, you can get your digital or analog clock being displayed.
Just scroll your finger from left to right, the middle clock display will goes to next items.
To edit or launch the application, just press on the big icon. e.g: the calendar or clock.
It will launch the default WM program accordingly.
Middle display items included:
a. clock
b. calendar
c. tasks
d. appointment
e. weather ( I am not able to connect it :S )
PointUI has a BIG icons at the bottom of the screen.
Just press on the icons and it will launch your program accordingly.
Try it out, and welcome to share your experience with me by posting a new comment.
Introducing PointUI from my favourite ppc free software site:
http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/
(image credited for freewarepocketpc.net)
Click To Download!
I feel this software is excellence for me, especially the non-stylus features.
I like the idea of finger friendly controls and arrangement of the navigation.
It just good enough to replace windows mobile default navigation way.
I can launch my applications with my finger easily.
It provide several cool features such as the IPhone-like scrolling gesture, phone lock gesture, and so on.
You can easily lock your phone at the top left corner. After locking, the phone will go back to your today wallpaper.
To unlock, just press on any spot on the screen, it will brings you to unlock screen, just slight from top to down to unlock it ( just like the IPhone-like gesture )
Besides, I like the today's 'BIG' icons and menu.
At the middle, you can get your digital or analog clock being displayed.
Just scroll your finger from left to right, the middle clock display will goes to next items.
To edit or launch the application, just press on the big icon. e.g: the calendar or clock.
It will launch the default WM program accordingly.
Middle display items included:
a. clock
b. calendar
c. tasks
d. appointment
e. weather ( I am not able to connect it :S )
PointUI has a BIG icons at the bottom of the screen.
Just press on the icons and it will launch your program accordingly.
Try it out, and welcome to share your experience with me by posting a new comment.
Mar 12, 2008
Configure MSSQL Mix Mode Authentication
Some times we installed the wrong authentication mode for Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and 2005.
It would be quite troublesom to configure web application connection string or way to connect the
windows authentication database server.
Hope the solution as below help!
You can re configure SQL Server with windows authentication mode to mixed mode authentication.
For MSSQL Server 2000
======================
1. Launch Enterprise Manage for SQL Server 2000.
2. Right click current active database server (Usually named local) 's "PROPERTY".
3. Click on the "SECURITY" tab, and change:
Authentication
- Tick "SQL SERVER AND WINDOWS radio button
Audit Level
- Tick "None"
Ownership Chaining
- Uncheck
4. Startup service account
- Tick "System account"
5. Restart server
For SQL 2005 Express Edition
============================
No GUI tool available to configure the server it to MIX MODE!
You need to go it manually. The first step is to change the login-mode.
1. Press Window Key + R ( Run ) and key in regedit to launch Registery Editor.
2. Go to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQLServer in the tree on the left.
3. On the right, look for an entry named LoginMode.
The default value would be 1.
Now change it to 2 ( HEX )
4. Restart the SQL Service.
Type services.msc in the RUN to launch your Service Manager (Start -> Run -> Type services.msc)
and look for a service named MSSQL Server (SQLEXPRESS).
Right Click and Restart the service.
In this stage, if you already have an exisiting SA user, make sure you enable the SA user.
Configure a valid SA User properties:
1. Open SQL Management Studio
2. Connect via windows authentication ( use windows authentication to change the SA user property to be valid )
3. Under current SQL Server > Security > Logins > Double Click on SA user.
a. Change the password
b. Uncheck "Enforce password policy" if not needed
c. Default database set to "master"
d. Default language set to "english"
4. Property of Server Roles, Check on "public" and "sysadmin"
5. Property of User Mapping, Map databases with User (dbo) and Default Schema (dbo) value.
6. Property of Status,
a. Permission to connect to databse engine, set to "Grant"
b. Login, set to "Enabled"
or you can use command prompt way:
To add a user with administrative priviledges so that the database can be accessed from ASP.Net.
On the command prompt, login to SQL Server command prompt using the osql utility.
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is installed with the instance name SQLEXPRESS.
Use the following command to login:
=============================
osql -E -S .\SQLEXPRESS
=============================
One the SQL-command prompt, execute the following?
1> exec sp_addlogin 'username', 'password'
2> go
1> exec sp_addsrvroleadmin 'username', 'sysadmin'
2> go
1> quit
Replace the username and password but not forget the quotes. To verify, try login using the following on the command prompt:
=================================
osql -S .\SQLExpress -U username
=================================
Provide the password when asked.
It would be quite troublesom to configure web application connection string or way to connect the
windows authentication database server.
Hope the solution as below help!
You can re configure SQL Server with windows authentication mode to mixed mode authentication.
For MSSQL Server 2000
======================
1. Launch Enterprise Manage for SQL Server 2000.
2. Right click current active database server (Usually named local) 's "PROPERTY".
3. Click on the "SECURITY" tab, and change:
Authentication
- Tick "SQL SERVER AND WINDOWS radio button
Audit Level
- Tick "None"
Ownership Chaining
- Uncheck
4. Startup service account
- Tick "System account"
5. Restart server
For SQL 2005 Express Edition
============================
No GUI tool available to configure the server it to MIX MODE!
You need to go it manually. The first step is to change the login-mode.
1. Press Window Key + R ( Run ) and key in regedit to launch Registery Editor.
2. Go to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQLServer in the tree on the left.
3. On the right, look for an entry named LoginMode.
The default value would be 1.
Now change it to 2 ( HEX )
4. Restart the SQL Service.
Type services.msc in the RUN to launch your Service Manager (Start -> Run -> Type services.msc)
and look for a service named MSSQL Server (SQLEXPRESS).
Right Click and Restart the service.
In this stage, if you already have an exisiting SA user, make sure you enable the SA user.
Configure a valid SA User properties:
1. Open SQL Management Studio
2. Connect via windows authentication ( use windows authentication to change the SA user property to be valid )
3. Under current SQL Server > Security > Logins > Double Click on SA user.
a. Change the password
b. Uncheck "Enforce password policy" if not needed
c. Default database set to "master"
d. Default language set to "english"
4. Property of Server Roles, Check on "public" and "sysadmin"
5. Property of User Mapping, Map databases with User (dbo) and Default Schema (dbo) value.
6. Property of Status,
a. Permission to connect to databse engine, set to "Grant"
b. Login, set to "Enabled"
or you can use command prompt way:
To add a user with administrative priviledges so that the database can be accessed from ASP.Net.
On the command prompt, login to SQL Server command prompt using the osql utility.
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is installed with the instance name SQLEXPRESS.
Use the following command to login:
=============================
osql -E -S .\SQLEXPRESS
=============================
One the SQL-command prompt, execute the following?
1> exec sp_addlogin 'username', 'password'
2> go
1> exec sp_addsrvroleadmin 'username', 'sysadmin'
2> go
1> quit
Replace the username and password but not forget the quotes. To verify, try login using the following on the command prompt:
=================================
osql -S .\SQLExpress -U username
=================================
Provide the password when asked.
ASP Clasic System Locale Setting With Session.LCID
LCID stands for Locale Identifier
Example of usage:
If you using ASP Classic Functions such as MonthName(xxx), Date(xxx) and etc, your web application will converting the month's name base on your server regional / locale settings.
Let say your server locale is Chinese (PRC ) settings, you may get a chinese charater of month being shown at the website.
Suggested solution for this would be:
reset the locale identifier at the page initialize stage
Example as below:
Session.lcid = 1033 ' English US
Session.lcid = 3081 ' English Australia
LCID might affected other formats such as the format of date time and currency value.
Example:
For 1033, date format would be mm/dd/yyyy and 3081 would be dd/mm/yyyy
List of LCID
http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/reference/lcid-all.mspx
http://www.science.co.il/Language/Locale-Codes.asp?s=decimal
Example of usage:
If you using ASP Classic Functions such as MonthName(xxx), Date(xxx) and etc, your web application will converting the month's name base on your server regional / locale settings.
Let say your server locale is Chinese (PRC ) settings, you may get a chinese charater of month being shown at the website.
Suggested solution for this would be:
reset the locale identifier at the page initialize stage
Example as below:
Session.lcid = 1033 ' English US
Session.lcid = 3081 ' English Australia
LCID might affected other formats such as the format of date time and currency value.
Example:
For 1033, date format would be mm/dd/yyyy and 3081 would be dd/mm/yyyy
List of LCID
http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/reference/lcid-all.mspx
http://www.science.co.il/Language/Locale-Codes.asp?s=decimal
Mar 10, 2008
Tips To Validate Online Banking Fake or Phishing Site
Phishing site would be a site which created very similar to the original website to trap user.
If you didn't take note of several security validation, you might probably entering your user id and password to the phishing site, and the owner of the phishing site will get all your login information and able to access your real account then.
You can always call to those online banking site if you suspect the site is a fake or phishing site.
Here by would be some tips to validate our local Maybank2u site:
1. URL
You have to always be careful and notice the Url of your site.
Take note of
a. URL Protocol : e.g: always be https:// ( for secure online banking system )
b. Domain Name: always be a valid or related domain name and not those xxyyzz.aa
c. Query String: always be a valid query string but not those weired one.
Below figure is Maybank2u site which always reporting latest fake or phishing site.
Take note if you found your current Maybank2u site URL are listed at the red circle in the figure.
2. Always check for security certificate of site owner.
How to check ?
a. Always note on the right bottom site would show a LOCK icon whenever it is a https secure site.
b. Right Click the page > Property of the page > Click on the Certificate button
You will get to know this certificate is issued to which owner.
In this case would be www.maybank2u.com.my
and is issued by www.verisign.com.
Besides, you will get validity period from when to when.
Go for the certificate path tabs and check for the certificate status whether it is ok or not.
3. Be advised that not to open pages via email links or IM links
Those unknown source of links might have hidden query string and will divert the page to a phishing site.
If you didn't take note of several security validation, you might probably entering your user id and password to the phishing site, and the owner of the phishing site will get all your login information and able to access your real account then.
You can always call to those online banking site if you suspect the site is a fake or phishing site.
Here by would be some tips to validate our local Maybank2u site:
1. URL
You have to always be careful and notice the Url of your site.
Take note of
a. URL Protocol : e.g: always be https:// ( for secure online banking system )
b. Domain Name: always be a valid or related domain name and not those xxyyzz.aa
c. Query String: always be a valid query string but not those weired one.
Below figure is Maybank2u site which always reporting latest fake or phishing site.
Take note if you found your current Maybank2u site URL are listed at the red circle in the figure.
2. Always check for security certificate of site owner.
How to check ?
a. Always note on the right bottom site would show a LOCK icon whenever it is a https secure site.
b. Right Click the page > Property of the page > Click on the Certificate button
You will get to know this certificate is issued to which owner.
In this case would be www.maybank2u.com.my
and is issued by www.verisign.com.
Besides, you will get validity period from when to when.
Go for the certificate path tabs and check for the certificate status whether it is ok or not.
3. Be advised that not to open pages via email links or IM links
Those unknown source of links might have hidden query string and will divert the page to a phishing site.
Feb 26, 2008
How To Get Windows Mobile Application Pre-Requisite CAB
When you debug and deploy your mobile application with visual studio 2008, you will get some information may help on your real deployment process.
Eg. the out here below will show the cab you needed for client, get those cab from the specific path and deploy it with your program together in order to make it work.
For database, you might need to be aware of the path of database. Default location is device program files.
------ Deploy started: Project: Ringamon, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
'// For my HP IPAQ RW 6828 on Windows Mobile 5 qVGA 320x240
Deploying 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\SDK\CompactFramework\v3.5\windowsce\NETCFv35.wm.ARMV4I.cab'
'// SQL Server Compact Edition ( PPC WCE5 )
Deploying '%CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES%\Microsoft SQL Server Compact Edition\v3.5\Devices\wce500\ARMV4i\sqlce.ppc.wce5.armv4i.CAB'
'// SQL Server Compact Edition ( Repl ppc version )
Deploying '%CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES%\Microsoft SQL Server Compact Edition\v3.5\Devices\wce500\ARMV4i\sqlce.repl.ppc.wce5.armv4i.CAB'
'// SQL Server Compact Edition ( DEV enu version )
Deploying '%CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES%\Microsoft SQL Server Compact Edition\v3.5\Devices\wce500\ARMV4i\sqlce.dev.enu.ppc.wce5.armv4i.CAB'
'// My Ringamon Database
Deploying 'C:\Users\Ethan Liew\Desktop\Ethan.Mobile.Ringamon\trunk\Ethan.Mobile.Ringamon\bin\Debug\db.sdf'
'// My Ringamon program :P
Deploying 'C:\Users\Ethan Liew\Desktop\Ethan.Mobile.Ringamon\trunk\Ethan.Mobile.Ringamon\bin\Debug\Ringamon.exe'
Deploying 'C:\Program
'// Result of diagnostics message / error message
Files\Microsoft.NET\SDK\CompactFramework\v3.5\windowsce\diagnostics\NETCFv35.Messages.EN.wm.cab'
========== Deploy: 1 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 skipped ==========
Eg. the out here below will show the cab you needed for client, get those cab from the specific path and deploy it with your program together in order to make it work.
For database, you might need to be aware of the path of database. Default location is device program files.
------ Deploy started: Project: Ringamon, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
'// For my HP IPAQ RW 6828 on Windows Mobile 5 qVGA 320x240
Deploying 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\SDK\CompactFramework\v3.5\windowsce\NETCFv35.wm.ARMV4I.cab'
'// SQL Server Compact Edition ( PPC WCE5 )
Deploying '%CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES%\Microsoft SQL Server Compact Edition\v3.5\Devices\wce500\ARMV4i\sqlce.ppc.wce5.armv4i.CAB'
'// SQL Server Compact Edition ( Repl ppc version )
Deploying '%CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES%\Microsoft SQL Server Compact Edition\v3.5\Devices\wce500\ARMV4i\sqlce.repl.ppc.wce5.armv4i.CAB'
'// SQL Server Compact Edition ( DEV enu version )
Deploying '%CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES%\Microsoft SQL Server Compact Edition\v3.5\Devices\wce500\ARMV4i\sqlce.dev.enu.ppc.wce5.armv4i.CAB'
'// My Ringamon Database
Deploying 'C:\Users\Ethan Liew\Desktop\Ethan.Mobile.Ringamon\trunk\Ethan.Mobile.Ringamon\bin\Debug\db.sdf'
'// My Ringamon program :P
Deploying 'C:\Users\Ethan Liew\Desktop\Ethan.Mobile.Ringamon\trunk\Ethan.Mobile.Ringamon\bin\Debug\Ringamon.exe'
Deploying 'C:\Program
'// Result of diagnostics message / error message
Files\Microsoft.NET\SDK\CompactFramework\v3.5\windowsce\diagnostics\NETCFv35.Messages.EN.wm.cab'
========== Deploy: 1 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 skipped ==========
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