Be careful with using bypass proxie : Indonesian blocking many sites

As the title above,

Currently, you can't access many sites (youtube, multiply, rapidshare, etc) directly in Indonesia. The solution is easy, you can use bypass proxie websites to access those sites. Just google "bypass proxie website" then you'll get a whole bunch of sites providing the service.

But, just be careful!!! They can exploit your personal data..... so be wise with your password, username, personal details, etc....

When you request a page via those bypass proxies websites, your request will be saved in their server, not only "bypassing" your request and then provide your requested page.

In a request, often you need to supply username or password, for example to login to multiply. This type of request (even it's encrypted), will always valuable for some peoples.

For what they save your request?

firstly, it's a common for a website developer to save all the log and any information that you have. This is very important to do the analysis of the website (performance, traffic, marketing, etc).

Secondly, they have all of your details.. If Im a bad guy, then I'll try to mining all the personal data... then use it to get all your valuable things.

Bypass proxies is a kind of social engineering.

So, be wise..... !!! Don't use bypass proxies to supply your personal details... particularly for net-banking, email, etc....

So what should you do? If you want to access multiply for example? Make sure that you don't have the same password (at least) with your other login details.... Then, don't forget to change your password shortly after the government unblock those websites.

written in class.... after a friend told me that he had problem with his net-bank (even I don't know whether the problem is caused by the bypass proxies or not, but after this guy login to the net-bank via bypass proxie website, next day the bank closed the access (just like if you try to login with wrong login details three times).....)

Indonesia.go.id error???

Many Indonesian website have been hacked recently regarding to the new electronic information and transaction law. This week, youtube also has been blocked in Indonesia since it contains inappropriate content. Is it the right way? Uhm... what about education?

Hey... youtube is owned by Google... Google is the biggest search engine in the world... more than 70% of what people do when they want to look for something is open google.com. 

I just thinking how if then google then blocked or under ranked any website from Indonesia... waw.. this can be dangerous... as many websites mainly depend on the search engine to be known by others. Is it possible? Technically yes,  but I think and I hope they won't.

Just trying to see the rank of some websites with the common keyword (including combination of my name, hehe)... I found that keywords "Indonesia" brought no authoritative websites from government or tourism department, etc.... The first was a page from wikipedia, the second was FBI fact page and the third one is lonely planet page. Hem... where is www.indonesia.go.id?

This leads me to search keyword "Indonesia goverment" and here was it.... In the first page and the top of the list. Glad to see that. But wait.... When I click that link, oh... I got an error message, waw.... Is it the professional correct message? How many millions has been spent for building the website and I got this error (see screenshot)? For a cracker or other bad people, this error can lead to other valuable informations to let them enter the server.

IT team should spend more time to improve our beloved nation's website, including providing better error message and way to report if there's an error.

Improving the search engine performance also needed so keyword "Indonesia" will lead users come to the desired sites. It's not easy, but there is way to do that... and I believe, millions Rupiah must be capable doing this (it should).

I'm wondering why it's easier to find my blog using my name rather than find www.indonesia.go.id using keyword "Indonesia" (it's on the third page of google.com) .....

Come on.... Indonesia has a lot of IT experts.... If government provide media to elaborate them, surely... IT in Indonesia will grow faster and sure... cheaper.... they will be happy to be volunteers.... (Including me? Sure I will, hehe but I'm not an expert.....) 

Holly Thursday

Today is Holly Thursday... and I still have a class this night .....aarrrrgh....

Holly Thursday is also called Maundy Thursday. This is an event in Catholic religion which commemorated the mystery of the Holy Eucharist,  the washing of the Disciples' feet by Jesus, Jesus prayed in Gethsemane before He caught and the betrayal of Christ by Judas.

A picture of the Holy Eucharist was created by Simon Ushakov which titled "The Mystical Supper". This picture was inspiring "Tempo" magazine to put Suharto's face on Jesus's face. hiks... it doesn't matter for me... and perhaps for other Catholic people. No..no.. I don't want to talk about that... 

"The Last Supper" or "The Mystical Supper" also inspiring Dan Brown on writing his novel (ups I forgot the title...) which was controversial at that time.

Maundy Thursday is actually a start on "Easter Triduum" or three holy days (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter (Am I right?).... Oh so tomorrow I must do a fasting? yeah... sure, hehe....

Wondering to go to Church with Ling and Andra... It would be nice.... 

My first Easter as a father, as a husband, as foreigner, in Aussie, alone... uh.... life is nice.

New Macbook + Free IPOD

Curious about Macbook, I bought a macbook yesterday... Studying computing and doing an IT business really give me spirit to learn new things just like this new mac. Buy new macbook and IPOD on student price (which is 100$ cheaper, but still... for me actually, still too expensive), I will get cash back for the IPOD price (I mean 4G IPOD price - I have 8G so I need to pay 50$ more).

What I did to my macbook for the first time was installing ubuntu on to it. It was easy, everything works well but wireless and sound which are easy to be solved. Then, as that was the first time I touch macbook, I logged in to mac OS and try to install everything that I need including VirtualBox (virtualization software so you can run windows or linux inside OSX). Again, that was easy and straight forward. Everything was OK and... dear, OSX was a great operating system. It's simple, easy to understand and use.... and the most important, it's a UNIX derivative, means I still able to do anything about UNIX. 

I have 3G RAM from my old laptop, since those are the same specification with MAC's memory, I tried to install it and wew... it was working....... Now I have 3G memory which boosts up my MAC...

Have a plan to buy new laptop? why not trying Macbook....? It's gorgeous. Don't worry about support to windows, etc... it's well supported. Try for half an hour and you'll be wondered to have one. hiks

My next project :

 - research on Demographic map (GIS) using open source software

 - Build AdandSell Job site, so you can find or place jobs on that site freely

 - Moving all AdandSell site to new, faster and bigger server in Australia

Hopefully this macbook can improve my performance in research and study, hihihihi.... thanks for my wife and son who always support me.. I promise to do all my best for you. I do love you guys.

Andra's smile

Happy and proud... those what we feel about Andra....

Almost two months

Andra is almost two months now....

More than 5kg

Who dare?

AdandSell - Video Advertising and Shopping

Welcome to AdandSell Video Advertising & Shopping

Sell and buy everything here..... for free....!!! This actually was launched when my son was born at January 12, 2008. While we do the marketing, finding sponsors, etc... people start to register and they start to enjoy this way of shopping and selling. We feel glad since on the first month we've got million hits and hundreds of members.

Advertise products or any items on video based is more attractive and from many feedbacks that we've got, we can see that this method is more effective than the common shopping site that only provide images and description. Using video, sellers can creativelly advertise their products and buyers will also enjoy to see the items.

Creating video? How? You can use your mobile phone to capture the video and easily convert it to flv. You don't need to be a professional videographer. Be creative and don't forget, we also do the marketing and do the search engine optimisation, which means your items will be easly found by buyers who search related products using common search engine.

So, what are you waiting for?

Visit http://www.adandsell.com or http://www.adandsell.com.au now and enjoy your shopping!!!

Who are we?

We are an IT company (http://it.adandsell.com.au) focussing on Online Advertising. We want to provide such kind of new services to Online consumers that has never been provided by any E-Commerce Web site before.

As an E-Business Solution Company, Our mission is to positively impact our Client's Business goals by providing a strong foundation of Information systems through our e-Business solutions and Database Management Systems.

Our Consultants / Programmers have good experience in designing, building, implementing and supporting technology for e-Business solutions that automate traditional style of doing businesses. Our consultative approach gives you the ability to develop custom made solutions that matches the unique needs of each of our Clients.

Rectifying poor implemented Business solutions after deployment causes tremendous productivity loss, disruption to enterprise and financial losses. It is far more cost-effective to invest in the proper planning and detailed design. Good and effective Communication with our Clients is most important to us. Our consultants make sure they have a deep understanding of Client's needs and the flow of Information in their Business before coming up with any Recommendation. Designs, Plans, method of Implementations, Solutions and relative outcomes are discussed with Clients before start of any Project and at each and every stage of the Project.

Yustinus Baskoro Anindra Nugroho

Yustinus Baskoro Anindra Nugroho (Andra)
Klaten,
January 12, 2008

Be the light and salt of the world

Welcome to the world

Aji Jr has born today Jan 12, 2007.

I'm very happy now.... not a father to be anymore... but a father.
Thanks to my wife who gives him birth, loves him and takes care of him.

about the name, hem... still want to discuss more with my wife, hehe....

Only nan clanges and passed by
time stands always etternally still....

No Vacation :(

Recently, I was so stressed with so many things. Mostly because of wondering the birth of my son in this early January. So sad when I realize that I can't be a companion physically to my wife while she gives a birth to our son. It was just a month before I departed to Aussie when I married...But here, I learn new things specially on how keeping up the spirit even when I were far away. I feel glad and so happy that my wife always supports me since I realize that I'm weak physicologially actually.  Lord will make a way.
Last three weeks, I was imagining that I will have a great vacation this summer. relax... enjoy the holiday, Christmas at Sydney, etc..... Yeah, I still enjoy my activity, but not holiday actually :(. Now, I work as a full time programmer in a Sydney based company. And also, I develope a shopping site which will be launched soon (different company). Hem, but thanks I still have time for myself, my family, friends and God.

StuVac.... I love it

the session is finish.... glad to pass all the exams (and glad with the marks as well)... It's student vacation now.... and almost three months. Unfortunately, I won't be able to go home in this StuVac.... but fortunately, I have an opportunities to work as a full time programmer in an IT company in Sydney... a fun job... hehe..... at least I don't need to be well dressed (something that hard to do for me, heheh.... my wife always complains about that).... Those Unfortunate and fortunate things are really hard choices actually... It means that I won't be able to be my wife's companion (physically) when she gives a birth to my beloved son. But, anything that I do, will always for them. It will be better for our family future. Lord will make a way........

(Wondering to cut my hair soon)

A father to be.....

Last night, I was laying down in my room and I saw the sky which was so beautiful. I did not know what was it means, but I really enjoyed it. My apartment is an old apartment (very old perhaps) but it's really cozy. Large room with sun room, television, and of course cheap (perhaps the cheapest room in Sydney?). But I do love to live in here with my beloved friends who make me happy when I'm homesick, he2....
Ups... back to last night... My old Nokia phone rang, there was a text message. Slowly I opened it and yay... my wife said that Aji jr is a boy......... Suddenly, I woke up and pray, thanks God for your kindness, for all your gift to me, my wife, my family, my friends, and my baby..... This weekend, our baby is seven month old... two month to go, we will have a cultural ceremony at my home in Klaten. Hopefully, our baby will bring joy to the world.... Hem... any suggestion for name? but please do not use your name, he2....

What I've done so far

It has been almost 6 month since I came in Sydney.... many things I have done here, travelling, studying, sleeping, he2... I do need to evaluate my life here... yes, a reflection. I've just remembered when I was in high school, I must write a reflection every day, hiks... that's why my homepage called "carpe diem"... seize the day. I enjoy living in Sydney, but Indonesia is the best for me, he2.... It's a kind of milestone for me to do more and more for other people, especially my students and my environment.
When I was teaching my students, I always encourage them to do more and more, hard work, but don't forget to enjoy your life. Hard work is a must, yes it is... but enjoy your life, pursuing happiness is more important than anything. A balance life will lead you to have a happiness and makes your life more exciting.
As a student, now I am trying to work hard all the time, but I always keep relax and enjoy what I've done..... So never ask me am I busy?, he2.... because I have no time to be busy. What is caused that? A good time management will be the most important aspect of your life. Have I worked hard? sure... In the past 6 month, I've done many things, and I have so many great experience, including passing Google internship programming test, Google phone interview, etc... even I must wait for any project from Google that suitable with my background.

So, here what I've done in the past 5-6 month...

- Google internship interview (I really enjoyed this step since I have a one hour interview with google maps developer and having experience to code in an online mode using google docs)
- Almost DB Nerd certification (yeah, I finally got it..... even I only in the 4th position, but I must work hard during this session to get the top ten)

- Google internship programming test (duh, this is the hardest thing that I've done so far... I must analyze many algorithms (AI, learning machine, etc), write the code, and find the optimal way of a 15 slidding puzzle only in 1 week, but I'm glad I've passed it)
- Database System course (my favourite subject, PL/SQL, Oracle, etc)
- Principal of Programming course (my favourite as well, really this one is not as easy as you think... but I enjoy it)
- Microprocessor and Interfacing course (my favourite lab, he2... using AVR lab board and doing something in low level machine, really interesting)
- Microwave Remote Sensing course (Wow.. my first impression in learning RADAR and satellite technology. Hopefully, in the future, I'll have a research in this field)
- Travelling arround Sydney (This is my favourite activities)
- Learning to cook (Oh, perhaps this is the hardest thing, he2)
- Another unfinished research, he2.. many ideas but lazy to implement.... but no worries I'll finish it in this summer vacation, he2....
- Other things that I can't tell you, he2...

Now, I'm facing the final exam and before that, I must submit some assignments... I do not want to delay all the work, so I've done almost all. Now, I will relax and enjoy some weeks before the final exam in my personal laboratory, he2....
So, never delay your work mates, he2....

Indonesian student barbeque in Cogee Sydney

Today, we have a great brabeque which held in Cogee, Sydney. More than 30 students and their family came and joined this ocassion. We were so happy to meet each other and at least we knew each other.
Beef, lamb and chicken are those kind of animal that joined in this barbeque party. Those meat marinated for a night using many kinds of spices made by a Master of Food Science candidate (so it must be delicious, he2...). Just go to http://aehm.multiply.com to view some pictures of this ocassion.

The Power of Google

This week google changed its mathematics formula in the search engine. Many web sites influenced by this acting.
Almost 80% of internet user find a desired web site using search engine, and the most popular is google. So, if google change the way how they rank the crawled web sites, it will have a big impact on how many peoples fine the web sites. So, it's always good to make sure that your web site is listed in the top ten or at least in the first page of any search engine (google mostly) when the keywords related to your website requested by user.
There are so many ways to improve your web site so it will have a good pagerank in a search engine. If you want to learn more about this, you can find what algorithm is used by the search engine and find the best keywords that can represent your web site. Some search engines have gave some clues how to get a good pagerank. For example, in google you can visit http://www.google.com.au/webmasters/ and find any information on how you should build or improve your website. Is it important? yes, sure.....

Have I implemented it in my website? yes.... sure... and how is it going?
for specific keywords I got a good rank, for example my full name, specific writing, etc... but for the common word, mine is perhaps in page 1000 or more, he2.... how to improve that, hem, you should use google adwords or adsense service, he2.....
or your domain should has known well :)

read this for further information on the power of google
http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/google-algorithm-tweak-spooks-www/2007/10/26/1192941308334.html

My blog in German language

For you who are interested to see my blog in German language, just click link below

http://72.14.203.104/translate_c?hl=en&langpair=en%7Cde&u=http://a-ehm.blogspot.com/

this is a google translation for my blog. You can try to your website, Lets google translates your website. Wow, I really admire what google can do for internet user.....

For Gmail user, now you'll be able to use IMAP for your Gmail instead of POP method. By using IMAP, you can use your favourite email application and what you will do in your client aplication will automatically synchronized with your web based gmail.

Setup is easy, just go to your GMAIL setting and enable the IMAP method (for you who hasn't the setting yet, just wait don't worry, for a couple days you'll get it).
In your application, you need to point the IMAP server to imap.google.com.
You can do it in your email application, mobile phone, etc..... ask google for more and detail instruction.

ayam goreng trancam

Hi kawan2.. ada yang tahu resep bikin ayam goreng trancam... wah nafsu tak tertahankan nih, kuangen banget... susah tidur nih pasti klo lagi pengin gitu.
Makanan ini khas Jawa Tengah lho, hayo negara lain dijamin ga punya deh klo ga salah, he2....

serius ki, siapa yang tahu, he2.. tolong dong. atau temen2 di sydney ada yang bisa masakin, he2....

Find the differences

Find the differences from pictures above (Einstein and his brother, he2....)!

Einstein was born in Germany in 1879. A great physician, but loves classical music and plays violin as well. He2... perhaps he was just like me: put the bow above the violin string and plays "meditation from thais" when stuck to something. Perhaps he played the violin just before he found the relativity theory... (ha2... perhaps I will found something after mastering the Toccata and Fugue by Bach)

For some people, listening to a music or playing a music instrument will be a great way to relax yourself and enter the beta situation which leads you to work optimally. There are a lot of music genres, you should find the most suitable one. But, for some people, it will be different from time to time. For example, In the morning I do like to listen to Baroque classical music which gives me spirit and wakes me up. I love to enjoy it while I'm having my breakfast and cup of tea.. (not wine he2..). In the afternoon, I do like to listen to soft blues music, which leads me to have a twenty minutes sleep, he2...
Dream Theatre, Queen or other rock groups will accompany me every evening with their skilfully music, Inspire me to learn anything that I want to learn. Then in the night, pop music with love theme will always sounding in my atmosphere, he2... Usually I get new idea in this period of time (10-12pm), then followed by chatting with my wife or friend till drop, ha2....

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The picture of Einstein is taken from http://www.larouchepub.com/spanish/lhl_articles/2006/0714_ataque_india.htm

Weird dream

Two days ago, I got stuck on my assignment. I couldn't solve two last questions from fourteen questions provided. Actually it was OK if I just left it since it'll give me less than 20% of overall assignment mark. I got the other 12 totally correct, I do believe it. So I just left it and having a great weekend, some beers and (unfortunately) a cigarette (believe me, it was just social smoking.. I'm not a smoker now,he2...).

Sunday night I still had a chat with my beloved Ling till 2pm (thanks for a communication company which provided her with free of charge GPRS connection, hi2... ssst). Then, I felt a sleep and I started to dream about anything, hi2.... last time, I dream about my project, bwahaha in my dream, I tried hard to solve my project (It's a usual dream if you get stressed with something), but I enjoyed it.. I didn't get stressed because of anything, I tried to enjoy my life here, no time to be busy..... Finally, I just said 'horray' because I can solve my problems. I wake up and directly go to my laptop, connect to campus's server and write what I've done in my dream and compile it.... ha2.... it works, totally correct. Great and weird dream. I wonder I could have this kind of dream for my projects, ha2....

So, here, what're the recipes?
1. Keep relax when you do something, don't let it burdening you
2. Keep focus to all what you want to do (sometimes if we can't solve a problem, it's because we aren't focus to the problem)
3. Reward yourself if you can do something... Just make a time management for a week and if you can reach the target, you should reward yourself... Anything.. (last week I reward myself because I can finish all the projects before my own due by buying an electrical violin (ha2... don't do this, will lead you to bankrupt if you do this all the time....), I plan to go to the beach if I finish this assignment... and it's my time to do it, he2....
4. Make your own due date (should have enough spare time to check it twice or more before submit)
5. Spell my name three times if you have problems, hi2.....


-- My messy heaven taken this morning

Letter from my friend

Ji (Sorry mate, I change it since it will be read by many people, he2...) , it's really nice to hear from you.
your stories and your experiences make me start to dream again....and again...
i really want to go abroad...learning many things there...visiting beautiful places...
then going home with abundant knowledge to share...hmmm. ...sounds nice...
what you have done is an inspiration for me...
making me never stop dreaming...and wake me up to face the life....
good luck mate....
no worries...

life will lead you to places that you've never known...
but love will lead you home....


if you have any information about any scholarship. ....please let us know....
best of luck for you....
take your time....

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Many thanks mate, I'm trembling to read your letter, he2... I know that you can... If you have any problem, just let me know... Sorry to post your letter here, but I will keep it anonymous, no worries... Let your spirit be a spirit to others. This is my third months I have been here, and I really want to go home (homesick fever) he2.... So many challenge here, specially when I really miss my wife, family, friend, environment, pollution (bwahaha).... Before, I never dreamt to study to Australia, he2... Germany was the best for me, so I learnt "Mine name ist Aji, Ich komme aus Klaten, Ich wohnen in Semarang, ..." he2... Now I realize that Australia is closer to Indonesia and I'm suffering from homesick fever (but it's still 1100$ for the return ticket, he2), How if I live in Germany, ha2.... However, I found many interesting things here, many friends, interesting culture, beautiful landscape, interesting objects, great study methods, many things that you can adopt for a better life, he2....
I learn that faithful friendship, travelling, rapid communication with your family will help you to face this problem, he2... How long will I stand.. I don't know ha2...

I always remember my community (Pak Mul, ex Seminarist community) words "Amo et Facio Quod Volo" which means I love and do what I have chosen

So, stop your dream now, realize it, he2... do your best. About scholarship, ADS program will be closed at September 7, 2007. Just go to http://www.adsjakarta.or.id for more information. I'll help you if you have any problem.

Cheers,