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A very bad situation. Very bad. :(
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I'm a blogger and web designer from Jogjakarta, Indonesia. See my other blog in Bahasa Indonesia. I love photography. More about me »
I'm a blogger and web designer from Jogjakarta, Indonesia. See my other blog in Bahasa Indonesia. I love photography. More about me »
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Jun 28, 2009 at 3:50 am
Today, I tried another Flickr feature. It’s similar to what they have right now — upload by email. The difference is that after the photo uploaded, it will send a notification to Twitter, send an update status. If you’re familiar with Flickr’s Upload by Email, it should not be difficult at all.
First, you have to link your Flickr and Twitter account. Add your Twitter account into your Flickr profile, and do the next authentication process. After that, you should see the integration status (see image below).
You will have a special email address. Any photos sent to that address will be uploaded to your Flickr and a status update will be broadcasted to your Twitter status. The email address is similar to your regular email you use to upload photos to Flickr (by email). For example, if your private email address is something21rate@photos.flickr.com, your other email will be: something21rate2twitter@photos.flickr.com.
I tried it, and it works without any problem. The photo address will be shorten. (see image below)
I’m not actively using this upload-by-email feature, but it’s something useful and glad Flickr has it.
Jun 26, 2009 at 8:41 am
Compared to the previous presidential debate, I think this second debate is much better. Last night, the debate was moderated by Aviliani and brought “Unemployment and Poverty” as topic. If you did not have a chance to watch the debate on TV, you can download the audio podcast files here.
The file size is bigger, so I think it’s recommended to download them first.
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Jun 25, 2009 at 4:42 pm
Few days ago, I installed a toolbar in this site (see footer). It’s a hosted toolbar service from Wibiya. I was not sure whether I really need that or not, but because I got invite to try the service — after asking for invite — I decided to try it.
Go display the toolbar, we only need to customize the toolbar. There are some “application bars” available such as Blog Search, Translation, Posts Navigator, Twitter, Sharing Tool, RSS, Gallery (Flickr), Live Notifications and Community (via Facebook). We can also edit the toolbar color from “Change Toolbar Theme”. There are some toolbar color availble.
I decided not to install all applications because the I did not need some of them this time. The other reason is because of application feature. For example, for the “Gallery” application, we need to provide “Flickr Set ID”. I think I will put this “Gallery” application when Wibiya give me another option to display recent photos from my Flickr photostream. asked about this, and they responded.
It’s not open for public, but if you’re interested just go to Wibiya website and ask for an invite. I got my invitation token in a same day.
Jun 25, 2009 at 3:14 am
This is the second part of first Indonesia’s vice president debate. Anyway, I recorded the audio from Metro TV. During and after the debate, Metro TV has Najwa Shihab in the studio together with the supporters.
Jun 25, 2009 at 3:09 am
On June 23, Indonesia’s three vice presidential candidates — Prabowo Subianto, Boediono and Wiranto — addressed the issue of national identity in a debate. It was the first VP debate. The debate was moderated by Prof Dr Komarudin Hidayat and hosted by SCTV. There are some audio files you can download and I will split them into two posts.
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Some useful features shipped in Firefox 3.5.
Jun 22, 2009 at 1:53 am
For the email service, I use Gmail and Yahoo! Mail. I almost never got any problem with them. Because they did great job filtering the email spams, I almost never checked my email spam folder. If they’re spams, why bother checking the spam folder?
But, I sometime check the spam/junk folder. Reading the email subjects in brief, just to see what emails are identified as spams. Recently, Mike Aquino was in a bad problem with Yahoo! Mail spam filtering feature. He got a job offer flagged as spam. This kind of case is rarely happened. But, this is a bad situation. Luckily, he did checked the spam folder.
Jun 20, 2009 at 1:51 am
For the upcoming Mozilla Firefox 3.5 release, Firefox will have its new logo. The current logo is designed by Jon Hicks (see article).
And, this is the new Firefox 3.5 logo.
The new logo and other variations are available to download.
Jun 19, 2009 at 2:08 am
Yesterday, there was a presidential debate organized by the General Elections Commission (KPU). It is scheduled that the same debates will be held on June 18, June 23, and July 2. I was late watching the debates. I only watched the third segment. The debate was moderated by Anis Baswedan. Anyway, there will be vice presidential debates on June 25 and June 30.
I think it wasn’t a “debate”. It was more like vision and mission presentation. Curious about the next two debates. Can we have more than this, KPU? Here are the audio podcasts of the debate if you’re interested (only the third segment).
Jun 18, 2009 at 1:13 pm
When I knew about The Big Pictures, I told myself that I wanted to have one too. A place where I display some photos I took. A dedicated photoblog came into my mind. I know that it’s something I can create, technically.
But, I wasn’t sure that I maintain it well — keep it updated, upgrade, etc. Then, I was thinking of displaying photos directly into this blog. I’ve been doing this for few months actually. I put photos from my Flickr photostream here. But, I want something bigger. I want to display more photos. All photos uploaded into my Flickr collections are big enough. But, if I want to put it here, it might be “too big” or “too small”.
So, I made some adjustment here. I modify my blog stylesheet to give more space for photos. I think the photos are big enough. For some reason, I did not include the photos in RSS feed. So, you will not get photo update from RSS reader. The reason is because I have a full content in my RSS and I don’t want to flood your RSS reader and aggregator with probably-too-big picture (if you subscribe to my RSS feed, of course). I’m still finding the best solution for this.
Jun 18, 2009 at 12:09 am
I just made a fresh install of WordPress 2.8. As usual, the installatoin process was simple and straight forward. After doing some configurations, I wanted to install some plugins directly using the automatic installer from dashboard. But, I had a problem.
After filling in the FTP information, my WordPress gave me this message:
Unable to locate WordPress Plugin directory
I have no idea about this error. I never got this kind of error. What’s wrong? It seems that some users also found this problem. There’s also an interesting discussion about this. Is it WordPress’ bug? Or, is it related to server configuration? Anyone got this problem too?
Twittering is like hugging. Just because it’s hard to measure the return on investment doesn’t mean there isn’t value there.
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Don’t try to be the ‘next’. Instead, try to be the other, the changer, the new.
Jun 17, 2009 at 1:32 am
Finally, I have a chance to try my new internet connection. I’m using Telkom Speedy’s Multi Speed package. Actually, I’m satisfied with my current provider. I decided to get another internet connection so that my sister can get her own connection, from her own room.
My current provider does not allow me to share the connection. I can subscribe for an additional line, but considering the cost — because I need to buy other peripherals — and also internet connection backup solution, I chose Speedy. The registration process was simple. I signed up, filed some forms. I signed up on Friday when I visited a computer exhibition. Speedy offered discount at that time. Today, two technicians came to my house and they setup everything.
When I tried it, it’s fast. I read many complains about Speedy service. There are many negative comments — and also the positives one. I think I’m lucky. I hope I can get reliable connection using this Speedy. Let’s see…
Jun 13, 2009 at 11:07 am
Facebook introduces Facebook Usernames. And, now it’s available for public. Now, we can create a personalized and easier-to-remember web address for our Facebook profile page. For those who like ’shorter is better’ in URL, this should be interesting. Facebook explains:
Your new Facebook URL is like your personal destination, or home, on the Web. People can enter a Facebook username as a search term on Facebook or a popular search engine like Google, for example, which will make it much easier for people to find friends with common names.
Before choosing a final username, here are few things we might want to know (you can read detailed info on the Help Center), so choose wisely.
If you want more about this new Facebook Usernames, please check Anil’s Exclusive: The Future of Facebook Usernames. Anyway, I’ve created my personalized URL, it’s facebook.com/thomasarie. Of course, it’s easy. Who’s on earth want to choose that name? :D Yours?
Jun 13, 2009 at 1:49 am
I just upgraded my WordPress engine to the latest version. This new version offers some improved and new features. One of them is about body_class() function. Nathan Rice has a definition about this:
The
body_class()function operates in nearly the exact same manner as thepost_class()function that was introduced in WordPress 2.7. The only differences are the classes it generates. Thebody_class()function will generate the classes mostly based on where your viewer is on your site.
I used post_class() when it was introduced in WordPress 2.7. This body_class() new function is a great addition for WordPress theme designers. Well, actually it’s not only for WordPress Theme designers, but it’s more for those who want to have/do more on the template. We can have some automatically generated HTML tags like these:
<body class="single postid-12">, or<body class="page page-id-9 parent-page-id-0 page-template-default">, or<body class="page-template page-template-tutorial-php logged-in">See the patterns? Jump to Nathan Rice’s blog posts to read more details. In short, if you want to use this function, just modify your <body> tag. Change it into <body <?php body_class(); ?>>. That’s it!
Jun 11, 2009 at 2:16 am
Found an interesting conversation between Gagah Putra — a blogger — and one of the political campaign team. It’s interesting because it’s done virtually, using Twitter. Also, because I’m curious about who the person/group of people behind @megabowo’s Twitter account.
Let’s start it. First, the conversation started with this:
@megabowo skrg misi ekonomi kerakyatan, sementara dulu Mega menjual aset negara ke asing. Apa ibu Mega mengakui kebijakannya dulu salah?
@gagahput3ra Ya. Pada saat menjabat sebagai presiden, ibu Mega banyak menyetujui saran-saran yang diberikan oleh Mentri Keuangan Budiono.
@gagahput3ra Sekarang, ibu Mega secara jelas menyerahkan kewenangan ekonomi kepada pak Prabowo / Partai Gerindra u/ ekonomi kerakyatan
@megabowo oh, berarti sy bisa ambil kesimpulan dulu Megawati tdk berkemampuan memveto kebijakan mentrinya ya. Good luck utk Mega-Bowo!
Historical Tweets — In the history of history, nothing has been more historic than Historical Tweets.
Jun 4, 2009 at 4:42 pm
Today, when I logged in to my Paypal account, I see a notification about the improved design for Account Overview and History pages. After reading the details, I went to my Account Overview page.
On the landing page (after logging in), as a buyer I see something what I call “these are information I want to see after getting into the dashboard”. Compared to the previous design, the page presents almost similar details, but the position and design are improved — in my taste.
Paypal balance is more visible now. It helps me to decide whether I want to spend my money, or not. The transaction activity page has some menu and shortcuts to track the history. Finding a trasaction, seeing recent and past activities, filtering by currencies are things that can be done easier. There are also some filter shortcuts.
I think it will be useful if I can see the current currency rate in dashboard — USD to my currency setting. :)
This time, the new design works. It offers solution. Thank you, Paypal!
Jun 4, 2009 at 4:49 am
YouTube introduced a new way to enjoy videos. It’s called YouTube XL. Unlike the default design (web browser-based design), the interface is simple and straight forward: large text and simple navigation.
May 18, 2009 at 12:10 am
I just tried WordPress 2.8 Beta 1. The upcoming version will offers many new features. So far, the syntax highlighting is a great addition. It is available on theme and plugin editor pages.
May 15, 2009 at 2:56 am
Not following VIVAnews doesn’t make me stop reading people’s comments about it. There are some blogs brought this Twitter account into discussion. Today, I noticed that @vivanews_com account had been deleted by the account holder. Maybe, it’s because the Twitter users’ (especially in Indonesia and its followers) responses.
Now, the question: Is it — deleting its Twitter — a smart move? Is it the best option? I think, it’s not. Let’s figure out why the account was closed.
I think, rather than closing/deactivated its account, the account holder should stop the auto-update and show that they’re listening. They can do it by removing its feed(s) from Twitterfeed. Then, they give respond also via Twitter. Why? Because it’s the medium. They can ask for feedback, and how they can make it better next time.
It can be a better counter for the negative comments on Twitter. If they think that closing account will remove the negative comments, they’re wrong. It’s still accessible in Twitter database, unless people who wrote tweets delete them. See these screenshots: one and two. Those screenshots were taken, even the referenced account has been deleted.
Now, will they join Twitter again? I’m curious.
I’ve started my videoblog at orangebox.tv. If you want to find out other videoblogs from Indonesia (made by Indonesians), here are some of them.
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