Website prototyping & wireframing

Website prototyping & wireframing are used to design a website , whose design is shown as functional description of the clients requirements.

The article below from HongKiat.com shows in much detail on the tools used for website prototyping & wireframing :

HongKiat.com : Website prototyping & wireframing

How to write an IT disaster recovery plan .....

How to write an IT disaster recovery plan ..... see article below .


Searchstorage.co.uk : How to write a disaster recovery plan

Blackberry here to stay ?

Personally I feel Blackberry is here to stay, solely because :

a) It still has the best security management & enforcement for enterprises to protect sensitive email data on user Blackberry phones.
b) Easy for company IT admins to wipe out any lost Blackberry phones , to contain data leakage ( literally a press of a button via BES management software).
c) Encrypted transmission ensures email data is secure via 3DES/AES standard encryption.
d) Data transmission is also compressed , ensures faster access on slow networks.


Check out the link below for full details on how some IT geeks think of Blackberry , and why they migrated to other platforms. It is CIO.com article :

Why I Switched to Android: 7 BlackBerry Geeks Speak

Switching to Internet Explorer 9.0 ....

I am now switching my official browser from Firefox v5.0 , to the new Internet Explorer v9.0. Latest test from NSS Labs Inc., shows IE 9.0 was able to block 100% of malware links and social engineering malware. While Firefox at 13% blocking.

See the report as follows :
Internet Explorer 9 security surpasses rivals in blocking social engineering attacks

The SonicGear Xanadu 1000 headphones

I had a Sonicgear foldable headphone which had decent sound quality ( for almost 2 years), but got damaged during a listening session while undergoing my car service. So it was time to get a new set of headphones !

I was sticking to the Singapore made Sonicgear brand, which gurantees affordable audio equipment and decent to high quality of sound.

I headed to the new & nearest computer store in Metropoint Kajang last Saturday, and found out they were selling Sonicgear gears! Cool!

I saw the Xanadu 1000 and instantly fell in love with it.

I bought it and tried at home , price at RM55 . Decent sound , enough for casual listener who requires above average details in sound and sound channels/instruments.

Its light and stylish, like the metallic mirror-like shell in the headphones.

However, if you are a serious listener with a critical & discerning taste for sound/music details and channels ( discern each instrument ins the song in detail), I would suggest to go for expensive headphones like AVF , Sony or Dr.Dre headphones !

More details in the SonicGear website :

Xanadu 1000

ZDNET - The Definitive Facebook Lockdown Guide June 2011

ZDNET - The Definitive Facebook Lockdown Guide June 2011

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/igeneration/june-2011-the-definitive-facebook-lockdown-guide/11113

Android 2.2 vs Windows Phone 7

Based on what I read on Android 2.2 & Windows Phone 7 (WP7), both are good smartphone OS in their own right, and I REALLY appreciate the fact that there is good user feedback in WP7 being very much stable in interface & function (no hanging) , compared to it's older cousin, the Windows Mobile 6.5.

However, I would love to see WP7 improve on it's current 1.0 version, as it is still lacking some important features like no multitasking, no Flash support, and no cut & paste. If they fix all this in WP7 version 2 or WP8, then Windows Phone OS will be a very strong contender in the future.






















LINKS AS REFERENCE :

Windows Phone 7 vs. Android: Can you choose just one?
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/cell-phones/windows-phone-7-vs-android-can-you-choose-just-one/5024

Mobile OS Wars: Apple v Android v Windows Phone
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/Mobile-OS-Wars-Apple-v-Android-v-Windows-Phone-2770.php

HTC HD7 or myTouch 4G? Which one gets my sim card?
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2010/11/11/htc-hd7-or-mytouch-4g-which-one-gets-my-sim-card/

Android 2.2 vs. Windows Phone 7
http://www.knowyourmobile.com/comparisons/655602/android_22_vs_windows_phone_7.html

Mobile OS Smackdown: Windows Phone 7 vs. iOS vs. Android
http://www.pcworld.com/article/208491/mobile_os_smackdown_windows_phone_7_vs_ios_vs_android.html

Privacy setting in Facebook Mobile

I was wondering on how to control privacy to individual status updates & notes in Facebook Mobile "m.facebook.com" ( not full site Facebook ), as in the full site Facebook.

Currently, the default privacy settings apply for all types of posts via Facebook Mobile. Thus default privacy settings is customisable , and applies to all posts. I want to able to define the privacy permission for each individual posts from Facebook Mobile, as some posts I want all to see, some only to my friends , and some only to myself.

I did a search , and saw an update in "Using Facebook Mobile" Facebook page, about default privacy settings for Facebook Mobile.

It helps but no info on individual privacy for separate posts in Facebook Mobile.

Default privacy setting in Facebook & Facebook Mobile
http://www.facebook.com/UsingFacebookMobile?v=wall#!/album.php?aid=238851&id=234232874008

A great RSS reader - FeedDemon

I use RSS feeds a lot to get news notifications of specific important news which matter to me, whether world news, local news, and IT & security related news. I am currently using Google Reader, which is fine. However , I do not like the layout in Google Reader, totally not my style & it somewhat looks messy and cluttered. I love how the RSS feeds are organized in Microsoft Outlook 2007, simple and nice.

So, I have installed a freeware RSS reader in my laptop, called FeedDemon , highly recommended. The layout is similar to the one in Microsoft Outlook 2007, which is great.

It also has a feature which I unexpectedly find interesting, that is the ability to view the full news article in the same window. It does not need to open a separate browser window to view the full article. Multiple browsing windows are separated using tabs, similar to the Mozilla browser & Chrome browser.

I love FeedDemon !

FeedDemon
http://www.feeddemon.com/

How to download your Facebook profile to your PC

I have found out that you can actually download your Facebook profile to your PC, to keep as record , or as a offline viewing.

Check the link below to know how :

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20019200-248.html