The list are

1. Swiftp

App descriptions – It is a ftp server application. Allows you to manage your file or transferring file using wireless over the FTP protocol.

2. Adfree

App descriptions – Remove those pesky ad banner on your phone!

3. Droidwall

App descriptions – Firewall applications for your android. Now you can set the iptable rules on your phone. Block certain apps for accessing 3g or wifi.

4. Set DNS

App descriptions – Allows you to change the DNS settings on your phone. Choose a list of DNS service provider.

5. Sysctl Config

App descriptions – Allows you to make changes in linux kernel parameter. Refer the internet for the best settings for your phone.

Here’s what I do to get root permission.

1. Find on the internet for the firmware file version – MK16i_4.0.2.A.0.58_(1249-8108).ftf

2. Find on the internet flashtool-0.6.7.0-windows.exe and run the setup.

3. Flash the firmware that you just downloaded to your Xperia Pro.

4. Find and download DooMLoRD_v4_ROOT-zergRush-busybox-su.zip

5. Run the zergrush exploit and root your xperia.

6. Reboot and run update over the air. Your rooted status will be preserved!

7. Enjoy your rooted 4.0.2.A.0.62

I think all us all at one point have some experience with google ads not showing up in your website. For Malaysian blogger you can use a backup advertisement just in case there is no ads from Google showing up.

Nuffnang is a blog advertising company that have similar feature with google adsense. You can try it with other advertisement company but I can’t guarantee that this may work.

http://www.nuffnang.com.my/

How it works

This is a fully automated process and your website will display nuffnang advertisement automatically whenever the google adsense is unavailable.

All is made possible due to the features by google adsense which supports backup ads.

Step by step instructions

1. Sign up with Nuffnang and get your own ads code. Make sure the advertisement size is the same as the one in google ads.
2. Using word editor or notepad++, create a blank html file and paste the nuffnang ads code inside the html file. Save it. Let’s just say the file name is ads.html
3. Now upload ads.html to the root of your website folder.
4. Now login to google adsense and go to My Ads >Content>Ad units. Click on your ad units to see the property. Locate ad backup and choose “show ads from another url. Type the address of your website and place /ads.html at the end.
   
5. Click save  and you’re done!

1. Excellent bookmarking system, I can’t survive without the live bookmark feature. With the addons like -liveclick, it complements the feature even more.

2. Myriad choice of addons, for example of adblock and firebug.

3. It makes you feel at home and that good old time browsing experience. With the history traced back to the Netscape, it’s the browser I feel safe and confident. New generation do not know or even heard what Netscape is.

4. The user interface is for power user, you can tweak it to your heart’s content(although I like the stock configuration). Now try to do that with Chrome

5 . You can’t really feel the difference in terms of speed among current internet browsers. They all feel the same to me. Look at your internet connection setup/ISP, not your browser.

6. It used to be as light as feather but hey I am a fanboy

Regulating a mechanical watch is easy and painless if you know the tips and technique.

The basic idea of regulating is to make it run slow or fast as close as possible to an accurate source of time, ie quartz clock or atomic clock. Using the marker at the watch base which is usually marked +  and -, you can adjust the accuracy by moving towards + to speed it up and – to slow it down.

First of all, identify which lever to turn for regulation. There are two lever, you should not touch the first lever as it will affects the isochronism (the length of the balance wheel) and the second lever is the one you want to adjust.  Two way to identify the lever you want to adjust:

• There are arrow pointing  to either + or – at the end of the lever.
• The lever  have two dots mark on it.

Now remove your caseback and find the correct lever. Use a toothpick to adjust the lever because toothpick is free from magnetism and it will not affect the escapement. Using a toothpick, do not push the lever directly instead scrape the side of the lever slowly with a very steady hand. They say, if you can actually see the lever hand move, you have moved too much. It is that sensitive. A very good lighting and a jeweler’s loupe will help.

Repeat this procedure till you achieve the acceptable accuracy. Have fun!

There are four steps that you must follow in order to do a successful website migration.

The steps are:

1. Back up all the website files from the root.
2. Back up mysql database from the hosting server.
3. Restore both files and database to the new hosting server.
4. Points the new nameservers to your domain.

How To:

First, use a ftp client to connect to your hosting server and download all the file from the publichtml or www directory which contains all the website files.

Secondly, login to your web based hosting account and launch phpmyadmin. Now click on your database and then go to export. Please export your database to either sql file or in gzip compression mode.

Now open up free account for web hosting, I would reccomend 0.00webhost (http://members.000webhost.com). They are free and display no ads. During registration, please use your own domain name. Once the process has been completed, you will know all the settings regarding your server configurations. Also take notes of the nameservers assigned to you. Now you  can start uploading your files using ftp client.

Filling the database is the next step in the migration step. From the 000webhost control panel you may launch phpmyadmin and import the sql file that you have before.

Finally, using your domain registrar, change your new nameserver to point it to the new webhosting server. Wait for a few hours and see your website goes alive again.

Xperia Pro is the QWERTY android phone by Sony Ericsson. I own this model  and here is my honest review.

Casing/Chassis

• Quite firm and solid
• Feels a bit plasticky, my model is silver color.
• Its thick but have a good grip due to the curved back.

Button

• Camera, power and volume rocker is small but the design makes it harder to accidental pressing.
• The Android navigation key is excellent

Sound/Loudspeaker

• Mono
• The speaker grill is at the back cover and prone to blocking by finger or when placed on mattress.

Camera

• The Exmor R sensor makes brilliant photo quality in low-light situations.
• Flash is present.
• The best picture quality on a smartphone I own.
• The front camera is VGA type and have webcam quality.

Display

• 3.7 inch screen is just a good size for browsing and reading.
• The resolution is quite high, making text looking crisp.
• The Bravia engine really makes a different in picture and video quality.
• Scratch-proof glass with shatter-proof layer installed by factory.

Connector/Port

• One Micro HDMI port
• One 3.5mm audio jack.
• One Micro USB port.

Operating System

• Android Gingerbread.
• A bit laggy but fast most of the time.
• Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade is scheduled.

Internal Hardware

• 1 GHz Snapdragon CPU
• 512MB ram
• 1 GB internal memory
• External Microsd slot supporting up to 32 GB.
• 1500mah battery that can last two days on light usage.

Verdict

If you want good camera and full keyboard smartphone, go for Xperia Pro. I really like this feature.Cheers!

1. Install necessary softwares

sudo apt-get install bind9 dnsutils squid3

2. Configure bind9-editing resolv.conf

gedit  /etc/resolv.conf

3. Add new line on top of the line

nameserver 127.0.0.1

4. Save file and restart bind9 service

/etc/init.d/rsyslog restart; /etc/init.d/bind9 start

5. Run these commands to verify its functionality. Observe the query time when the dig command is issued the second time. You will see 0msec when it is properly configured.

dig www.yahoo.com

7. Now on to configuring Squid3

gedit /etc/squid3/squid.conf

8. Clear all and paste the following code.

acl manager proto cache_object
acl localhost src 127.0.0.1/32
acl to_localhost dst 127.0.0.0/8 0.0.0.0/32
acl SSL_ports port 443
acl Safe_ports port 80 # http
acl Safe_ports port 21 # ftp
acl Safe_ports port 443 # https
acl Safe_ports port 70 # gopher
acl Safe_ports port 210 # wais
acl Safe_ports port 1025-65535 # unregistered ports
acl Safe_ports port 280 # http-mgmt
acl Safe_ports port 488 # gss-http
acl Safe_ports port 591 # filemaker
acl Safe_ports port 777 # multiling http
acl CONNECT method CONNECT
http_access allow manager localhost
http_access deny manager
http_access deny !Safe_ports
http_access deny CONNECT !SSL_ports
http_access allow localhost
http_access deny all
http_port 3128
hierarchy_stoplist cgi-bin ?
cache_mem 128 MB
maximum_object_size_in_memory 512 KB
memory_replacement_policy heap LFUDA
coredump_dir /var/spool/squid3
refresh_pattern ^ftp: 1440 20% 10080
refresh_pattern ^gopher: 1440 0% 1440
refresh_pattern -i (/cgi-bin/|\?) 0 0% 0
refresh_pattern . 0 20% 4320

## disk cache stuff if you want
#cache_replacement_policy heap LFUDA
#cache_dir aufs /var/spool/squid 4096 16 256
#minimum_object_size 0 KB
#maximum_object_size 4096 KB
#cache_swap_low 90
#cache_swap_high 95

## disable all logging for better performance
access_log none
cache_store_log none
cache_log /dev/null

9. Save file and restart squid3 by typing

sudo squid3 restart

10. Now configure your iceweasel browser to use your own proxy server  – Edit > Preferences>Advanced>Network>Connection>Settings>Manual Proxy Configuration>Enter 127.0.0.1 and the port is 3128.

11. Test your proxy server by typing www.google.com. Now type www.google.comss and you will get a nice squid3 message.

..continued from Part 1.

Setup

Configuration Files

1 . Now this is the hardest part of the tutorial. Firstly download file called named.root from

ftp://ftp.internic.net/domain/

2 . Copy the downloaded file to the DNS\etc folder.Depending on your Windows version, for 32 bit the location is

C:\Windows\System32\dns\etc

and for Windows 64 bit

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dns\etc

3 . We will generate a BIND key by running:

rndc-confgen -a

4 . Next will generate a file called rndc.conf by runnning:

rndc-confgen > C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dns\etc\rndc.conf

(depending on the Windows version)

5 . We will open the file rndc.conf using notepad+ and copy the highlighted lines

and close the file.

6 . With notepad+ create a file called named.conf and paste the lines into the file.

7 . At the top of the line, type:

options {
    directory “C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dns\etc”;
};

8 . Uncomment the lines by removing the # sign as in the picture.

and save file.

9 .  Create another file called resolv.conf and type 127.0.0.1 at the top of the file. Type your DNS server from your ISP to the next two nameserver. For my machine, I use google dns address which is 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4. Press enter at the end of the lines. Save the file.

Windows Service

1 . Click Start button and type ” services.msc ” inside the box.

2 . Locate ISC BIND and double click. Go to Logon Tab and please select “Local System Account” and check the box under it.

3 . Go to general tab and click Start button. The service should start or check the log if it fails to start.Click ok and close the window.

Network Configuration

1 . Click Start button and type Network Connections inside the box.

2 . Choose your internet adapter, right click and select properties.

3 . Look for Internet Protocol Version 4 and double click.

4 . Now select ” Use the following DNS server addresses” and type 127.0.0.1 in the first box. Click Ok and close then box.

That’s it!

Results

We have to verify the functionality of the DNS server. Fire up Command Prompt box and type

host websiteaddress.com

and verify the details.

Next, run these commands

dig websiteaddress.com

and observe the Query time.

Now run the command again and you will see a much lower query time. Repeat with other website to see how much time you can shave with BIND.

Summary

This guide does not promise a faster internet experience for all user. While the improvement of speed in browsing may be increased by a small percentage, the fun is in knowing that you have managed to run your own DNS server. How cool is that

• Introduction
• Objective
• Checklist / Item required
• Steps
• Result
• Conclusion

Introduction

BIND is also open source software that implements the Domain Name System (DNS) protocols. You can run your own DNS server for your own purpose or for enhancing your internet experience.

Objective

At the end of this howto, you will be able to host your own DNS server on which you can use to speedup the internet of the host computer or other machines connected to it.

Checklist / Item required

1. Notepad+ installed.
2. Bind9 software.
3. Windows 7 with UAC disabled.

Steps

BIND installation

1 . Download latest version of Bind from http://www.isc.org/software/bind

2 . Extract the zip files to any location.

3 . Now open the folder and run BINDInstall.exe. Under “Service Account Name” put your windows username. Then put your password in the next two box like in the picture below. Click Install.

Windows 7

1 . Click Start button and type “advanced system properties” inside the box.

2 . Click Environment Variables.

3 . Now under System Variables look for Path, highlight Path and click Edit.

4 . Under Variable Value, put at the end of line:

%SystemRoot%\sysWOW64\dns\bin

and click ok on everything to close all the windows.

Continued to part 2..