Namoroka Problem: Download window

I just realized something after spending some time with Namoroka (Firefox 3.6 Alpha 1). Sometimes, the download window doesn't show the remaining time and also the download progress when i'm downloading something. It does give some notification when the download has finished just like the current version of Firefox, but that's it. If you are downloading big files, you won't notice it. Also when you download several files at once, it will not show every files on the dialog window.

Let's just hope it will get fixed in the next Alpha (or Beta)

Broken Links

Today, i checked my blog for any broken links, mostly in my friend's blogroll. It seems that some of them has been unavailable for some time and i didn't noticed it until today.

I'm sorry that i have to delete all the broken links on my blog.

Testing Namoroka

Today i'm testing Namoroka, code name for Firefox 3.6 which still in Alpha 1 state. I'm using a fresh profile by moving my .mozilla into another directory because i think many extensions will not be working or compatible with this version.

So far, i have no problem with this application and it's really faster as the developer claimed. I tried to load some heavy javascript-based site and it's relatively faster than 3.5.2.

If it's quite stable, i might think to use it for daily usage, even though it's really not recommended.

Longer Battery Life

I had a battery problem on my E71. At the beginning, it can live for two until three days, but lately, it only lasted for one until two days. So few days ago, i was searching for tips to make my battery has longer life time before being recharged.

I stumbled on this site and it seems that i have done most of the tips there on my phone. The only thing that i skipped is about the light time-out. I thought it wasn't critical, but it seems that i was wrong. I used to change the default settings to longer period so that it won't be too dark and it will dim longer, and that's the root cause why my battery gets drained so fast. Now, i changed it into lower values and my battery lasts longer than before. It can last for three days again.

Here's the tips from the site:

Also, set your light time-out to something lower like 30 seconds. You'd be surprised at how much an extra 20 seconds at a time can drain your battery. Say you touch your phone 200 times throughout the day. Thats an extra 40 minutes your backlight is on if you keep at 60 seconds, as apposed to 40 seconds.

If you re using Garmin Mobile XT, then i suggest to read this comment. It does drain your battery very fast. Either you kill the process or upgrade to the latest version (5.00.50 currently) which enables you to disable the background service.

Firefox Advanced With Namoroka

Even though Firefox 3.5 has just been shipped this year, they are planning to go forward with the release of Firefox 3.6 Alpha 1. With codename as Namoroka, it has quite big changes with Gecko 1.9.2 as the engine. The wiki entry marks November as the scheduled release month for Firefox 3.6, which will be considered a minor updates opposed to major updates like what Firefox 3.5 did to Firefox 3.0.

The cool thing is that Firefox will have faster and better performance compared to previous version, new graphical tab-switching behavior, and many web standards addition (mainly CSS 3).

Please read some quick review here

Wine 1.1.27 Released

Two days after my post about Wine's delayed package, today they released another bi-weekly version, 1.1.27. It comes with a new gecko engine. I think this is the main reason why it's coming so late this time.

Anyways, it's time to test it and see if it broke something. Let's have 1.1.26 ready just in case it got a regression

Twitter Suffered From DDoS

No wonder i can't logged in to Twitter yesterday. It seems that Twitter and Facebook were attacked using DDoS. Even though the site has been brought back to operational, there are still some delays and failed requests. Check the Twitter Status for more updates on Twitter.

As for Facebook, i don't experience the problem. I still can access Facebook normally last night.

Out of Gas?

In their usual timeline, Wine developers release a new development version every two weeks, but since the last release (1.1.26), the two week periods are already surpassed. The two weeks limit should be reached at July 31 and it's almost three weeks.

Are they running out of gas or what? Nobody knows and i think it will be explained in the next development release of Wine.

Slackware packages for Wine was stopped updating since 1.1.24, but there is a new release for 1.1.26. On SlackBuilds project, it's even worse. The last update was for 1.1.17.

Working Towards Liferea 1.8

Liferea developers are not stopping their work at 1.6, but rather they started the development of 1.7 which is a development branch towards 1.8 which will become the next stable release, replacing 1.6. We don't know when will it be done, but if you see the changelog, it's getting better and better.

Indonesian Language at FireGPG

Indonesian version of FireGPG's website has been integrated, so you can enjoy Indonesian language on FireGPG's website starting from today. It has been twitted on Twitter

KDE 4.3 Released

KDE 4.3 (aka Caizen) has been released by KDE team today. KDE has been struggling to get a place on their user's heart after many critics given when they released 4.0 last year. Over time, KDE 4.x is getting better and better and on this version, it gives more stable release than ever. Here's some snippet from KDE's announcement:

KDE 4.3 continues to refine the unique features brought in previous releases while bringing new innovations. With the 4.2 release aimed at the majority of end users, KDE 4.3 offers a more stable and complete product for the home and small office.

The KDE community has fixed over 10,000 bugs and implemented almost 2,000 feature requests in the last 6 months. Close to 63,000 changes were checked in by a little under 700 contributors.

Too bad, it may not be included at the next Slackware 13.0 due to time frame and probably lack of testing time since it incorporates many new code and features.

Back From Kaliurang

Today, i came back from GHCC, kaliurang after spending a night there with some of my colleagues. We were invited by our office to gather there to learn more about our office and some sort of gathering.

I went to Teh Poci last night, drinking tea there. It's so nice as i haven't been there for some time

Next week, i will probably be at Salib Putih, Salatiga for three days meeting with my faculty. It should be great

QuickOffice Problem Solved

Since few days ago, i had problem upgrading QuickOffice on my E71. The version offered via Free Upgrades doesn't work and i got Update Error message instead of successful installation.

I submitted a ticket to the support team few days ago and finally today i fixed my problem. The solution that was given at the first attempt didn't work for me. Today, i got another solution which works like charm. They gave me a new installer and this time, it upgrades successfully without any problem. The phone had to restart after installation, but after that, i got a new QuickOffice which has new features.

Fourth Series of Percy Jackson

The fourth series of Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series (The Battle of the Labyrinth) have come out in Indonesian language. I saw it on the entry list when i searched the book in Gramedia at Amplaz yesterday. Too bad the stock was 0, meaning it was empty.

Today, i looked for the novel at Togamas, but they didn't have to novel yet. I think i will have to wait for few days before it will be available on every book store

Nero 9 Free

If you like to make a backup on the CD/DVD, one the most important thing is the burner application. While Windows XP have a built in burner application, the quality may not satisfy you. Also, not many people uses all the features on the professional edition of Nero. For this purpose, Nero offers Nero Free version which you can get from this site by entering your email address or via RS.

There is limitations on this version though. It contains only simply data burning and disc copying features for CDs and DVDs. Additional features and functionality are available with an upgrade to Nero 9 full version. Well, if your needs are only simple data burning and backup, i think this free edition is enough. It's also smaller in size (~55 MB), compared to the professional edition (~300 MB). Why installing the professional when all you need is just a simple burning features?

Thanks to Nero who provided this free version. It can help reducing piracy