In my opinion, seldom had much blog related event happen in Penang. The previous huge event was the blogger gathering at december 2008.

This Blogfest 2010 event, I bring Sherming together for this event since she already started her blog few month ago

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There was a time when the IT explosion made every Tom, Dick and Harry who knew anything about computers in demand. The dotcom bubble made things even more advantageous for the tech geeks who were now capable of making more money than they had ever dreamed of. But then the bubble burst and with it, many dreams came crashing down and immense amounts of money were lost. In spite of this setback, the IT field is still a relative goldmine if you want to earn a comfortable living, and besides finding a well paying job at a multinational software company, here’s how you can make money when you’ve graduated with a degree in information technology:

Freelance :If you’re really good at what you do and/or if you have a few years of experience under your belt, you could make money by freelancing and offering your services to people who need IT services. (more…)

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When we using free blogging platform, usually the service provider such as blogger and wordpress will take care all the security consideration. While for thise self hosting blog, security consideration is a must to avoid your blog be hacked.

Open Source Blogging Platform
Usually for self hosted blog, we are using free open source platform(blog software) such as wordpress, b2evolution, Nucleus. All script that we using right here are open source script which easily be penetrate by hacker.

Recommended Prevention Method for Open Source Blogging Platform:
Always update blog software to the latest version, because older version susceptible to vulnerabilities and your blog and server may be hack. (more…)

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On demand by my student, who is not computer literate mostly feel difficulties to create a blog’s account no matter is wordpress.com or blogger.com, to create a blog at wordpress.com, you will entitle to get a free blog with a sub domain, such as http://yourname.wordpress.com

Since it is free, sure there are some cons over here, let me share my opinion on what is the pros and cons with using wordpress.com:

prons:
At free blog platform service, u will  get a unlimited bandwidth, for self hosted blog, usually bandwidth will be a problem when your website have huge traffic of visitor. Other then this, if you are lucky enough, your website will be hosted at a stable server, fast and without much downtime. So far never heard before there are downtime for wordpress.com and blogger.com server because they do have a strong server redundancy system. Also, you not require to worry on your data, due to the the redundancy system, data center also will do daily backup, but recommended to do backup on your self too.

Cons:
Due to a lot of sub domain hosted in the same server, if you unlucky, hosted with a lot of high traffic user, your server might have slow loading problem. Secondly, the URL you own is just a sub domain, which consider the 2nd level domain name. Ownership of the URL are not belong to you. If you against the rules, wordpress.com have the right to take ways from you. Lastly, a lot of advertiser not accept free blogging platform’s blog to write review for them, if you are a blogger who plan to make money online, this will be a huge disadvantage for you!

After get know the prons and cons for wordpress.com, if you are a serious user who plan to get your own domain and hosted your own blog sooner in the future, I will recommended you using wordpress.com 1st. Here come Step by Step to create a blog at WordPress.com: (more…)

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Do your blog able to bring influence to society?

All the while, we do have same dissatisfy with certain party, complaint on certain product and services, disagree with the decision that some authority made. but does out dissatisfy, complain, and disagree really bring the thing better?

Like my case, I do not satisfy with my apartment’s management, because they never do their job, but does complain really help?

Yesterday when I come back from the mainland, the road to town (so call jelutong “highway“) was fcuking JAM from the bridge. Stuck there about 45 minute only know what happen in front. Is because of our CEPAT, MESRA dan BETUL are “hardworking” doing blocking at there. We don’t what they blocking for, citizen are very dissatisfy with their “CEPAT, MESRA dan BETUL” and what can we do?

Same case during Chinese New Year, during the PEAK hour, they blocking the road in front of CHUNG LING HIGH SCHOOL, and make the traffic JAM along the Air Itam road and from FALIM. With their “hardworking“, bring suffer to the citizen. What can we do?

A lot cases that happening on me which I does not have the power make it better, just like I for to buy XMAS present to the legal thief and I get a summon from ‘CEPAT, MESRA dan BETUL“ when I parking at a legal parking area few year back.

If I am a blogger whom can bring influence to the society, I really want to represent all the citizen voice out our dissatisfaction on the blog. Not to said ANTI certain party, just would like to take back out RIGHT and hope to makes thing better.

Month ago when I blog about Cathay Cineplex Scam Promotion, I have bring up this issue to their head office at Singapore and end up I get back my right with Free Movie Ticket from Cathay Cinema. I guess because I blog about how bad their promotion was, so it bring back what I deserve to get.

If we does not know the correct way to voice out, it might bring a big trouble for us, end up might go in to the jail or prison if we does not know what should said and what should not said

Next week end have a Blogger Law Forum at Penang USM, this is a good oppurtunities for all the blogger who want to voice out the truth without fall into the mud. If you want to know your right as blogger, this Bloggers Law forum are free, organize at University Sains Malaysia (USM).

I will be there and find out what is a blogger right! Hope to make some different to the society.

So, any blogger with me, see you there. More information you can get it from Elawyer.com.my’s Blog

Registration: The admission to this Forum is FREE. However, due to limited seat, please R.S.V.P by sending your details (Name, Tel, Email, Occupation and Company/School) to forum@elawyer.com.my before 24 June 2009 or call 03-2782 5399 for more information.

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