Azlan Mahmud
*I am not responsible if your device bricks or becomes unusable after using this method. It certainly works for me, but it does not mean it will work for everybody else. So, if you are unsure, just dont use this method*

When iOS 5 became available for downloads, I quickly updated my iTunes to iTunes 10.5. I did not use Apple Software Update because it gave me problems, I just downloaded iTunes from Apple.com and just install normally without uninstalling my previous iTunes..

After downloading iTunes, I connected my iPad 2 to my computer and sync it with iTunes, I then backed up all the necessary apps, musics, etc etc.. I then clicked on Update for my iPad, the update size is roughly around 700MB. When I nearly finished downloading, around 99%, I got a time out error. "Err -3259", I checked and it was not caused by my P1 4G Internet connection. Then, after resting for about 2 hours, I tried downloading iOS 5 for the 2nd time.. For this time, I disabled my Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 thinking it might be the cause of time out. After downloading about 600MB worth of updates, my P1 4G decided to disconnect the internet line, which leaves me to the "Err -3259" error again. And somehow when I tried to resume my download, iTunes would say "zero KB of 700MB" downloaded. I didnt want to waste my time and my 20GB/month download quota.. so... what did I do? I downloaded the .ipsw file for iOS 5 Manually.

Step 1

Download the appropriate update for your iDevice from here
Step 2:

Connect your iDevices into your computer if you havent done it yet

Step 3:

Many of the tech blogs asks you to hit "Shift+Update" or "Shift+Restore" then find where did you download your .ipsw file to your computer. I tried that method, but I got and error "Err = 3002". I then proceed to my own finding which is to

i. Locate your .ipsw file. (mine is iPad2,2_5.0_9A334_Restore.ipsw)

ii. go to C:\Users\[user]\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPad Software Updates . If you open that folder, you will notice that the folder is empty.

iii. Cut or Copy your .ipsw file into that folder

Step 4

Go back to your iTunes, hit "Update", then follow the on screen guide. Then let iTunes do its work. DONT! touch your iDevice. It may take a while to Back up and Syncing apps. But just let iTunes take its time.. Again.. Dont touch your iDevices while iTunes is doing its job. iTunes will pop out saying something about update complete, after that can you only touch your device.

Step 5.

Enjoy your iOS 5 200 new features experience!
Azlan Mahmud
As of today, 15th October 2011, I have reached my 10000th tweet after more than 2 years on Twitter..

Twitter is a great place to socialise, I get news in twitter even before the official news website updates their sites..


I have made a lot of online friends through Twitter.

Using twitter, I tweet a lot about my personal life, all my raves and rants. Everything there. Yes, I dont tweet that much, because I am scared that I would offend somebody. That's all for now, till we meet again for my 20000th Tweet milestone.. which is in.. urmm.. 2 more years?
Azlan Mahmud
1D 2C 3A 4A 5C 6A 7A 8A 9B 10D 11C 12A 13D 14B 15D 16C 17D 18D 19A 20B 21A 22B 23B 24C 25D 26A 27C 28D 29B 30B 31D 32A 33D 34B 35C 36C 37A 38C 39A 40B
Azlan Mahmud
Jawapan PMR Sejarah 2011 (tapi ada soalan yang kena verified dulu)

1.C
2.A
3.B
4.D
5.D
6.B
7.C
8.A
9.B
10.C

11.B
12.B
13.D
14.B
15.D
16.A
17.B
18.A
19.C
20.B

21.A
22D
23.A
24.D
25.C
26.A
27.C
28.C
29.D
30.A

31.C
32.B
33.D
34.C
35.D
36.A
37.C
38.D
39.B
40.A

41.B
42.A
43.D
44.B
45.C
46.D
47.C
48.A
49.C
50.A

51.B
52.D
53.A
54.D
55.C
56.A
57.D
58.B
59.B
60.D
Azlan Mahmud
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11D12D13B14B15D16A17D18D19A20C
21D22B23A24A25C26C27B28A29B30C
31B32A33D34C35D
36B37A38C
39D40C

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So I just finished 4 subject for PMR..

This is the (maybe) correct answer for Geografi

1.D
2.D
3.D
4.B
5.B
6.A
7.D
8.A
9.A
10.C
11.D
12.C
13.C
14.A
15.D
16.A
17.B
18.A
19.C
20.D
21.A
22.B
23.B
24.A
25.B
26.C
27.D
28.D
29.C
30.C
31.A
32.B
33.D
34.D
35.B
36.B
37.C
38.A
39.C
40.A
41.C
42.B
43.B
44.C
45.D
46.D
47.C
48.D
49.B
50.B
51.C
52.A
53.B
54.C
55.D
56.B
57.C
58.A
59.A
60.A
Azlan Mahmud

Google pulls co.cc subdomains from search, brings our global malware nightmare to an end

Source from ExtremeTech.com

After this news, I decided to use back my old blog url, which is azlanmahmud.blogspot.com because google wont index .co.cc's website anymore..

That's all, just to inform...
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Just randomly took a shot of the Peugeot parking beside a Volkswagen Scirocco at Masjid Bukit Indah on the first day of Ramadhan 2011, went there to buy some food at the Bazaar.... then edit it using FotoFlexer.

HEre's the end result, yeah, I know, the pinkish tint sucks..

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Just got this new camera to replace the broken Canon PowerShot SD750. For the price of RM599, it has loads of features to offer, such as 14.1 Megapixels with all sorts of intelligent auto stuffs, and it can record HD 720p videos too!

Got the Red/Rouge colour







And I recorded this video, and uploaded to youtube RAW, didnt edit anything, straight from the camera.

Settings: HD, Standard



please choose 720p as I cant embed in 720p due to my blog theme, this video looks horrible in 360p and 480p, you MUST change to 720p.. :)
Azlan Mahmud
Rasa cam kejap je 9 tahun berlalu, dah habis Akademi Fantasia 9, pastu takde lagi dah AF lepas nih, ntah betol ntah tidak.. Kang nanti.. "Atas permintaan ramai, kami mengadakan kembalik Akademi Fantasia!"

Saat-Saat sebelom diorang announce pemenang AF..


Anyway, ni lah list pemenang Akademi Fantasia..

Juara - HAZAMA - menang 200000 ringgit tu!!



Naib Juara - LENA -




Tempat Ketiga - FINA







Tempat Keempat - AZRI



LENA, FINA, AZRI

Azlan Mahmud


On the 2nd day upon getting the 308 CC, I suggested to my dad to go climb Genting Highlands with this car to test power.. It was indeed VERY POWERFUL while going uphill and downhill. It rained during the journey to Genting Highlands but luckily it stopped raining when we were at Genting Highlands, so, drop the top. And we acted like a JAKUN..
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This. Is the Brand New Peugeot 308 CC. Yep, As you can tell from the name of the car, its a convertible. This is a proper 4 seater Coupe Convertible unlike other CC's like 207 CC which have a so called 2+2 seat. I bet even a small child would not fit in in the rear seat of a 2+2. This car though, the rear seats are comfortable enough even for a teenager like me. Traded the 2004 Kia Spectra for this beast.

PRICING

This car is much MUCH cheaper than its rival which is the Volkswagen EOS and the Volvo C70. Around RM190000 compared to EOS and C70 which cost more than RM250000

ENGINE & TRANSMISSION
This car has a Twin Scroll Turbo High Pressure (THP) engine which also is being used in the Mini Cooper S known as the Prince engine. This engine outputs 156 horsepower @ 6000rpm and 240Nm @ 1400rpm of Torque. It also uses a 6 Speed Automatic adaptive gearbox with TipTronic and Sport Mode.

Still, this cant compete with the Volkswagen EOS engine which outputs 210 horsepower derived from the Golf GTI engine.

EXTERIOR FEATURES

Most of the features that you get in a 308 CC are in the 308 Turbo already. Some of the features I like is the Dynamic Xenon headlamps with automatic height adjustment & headlamps washer. The headlamps has this features which is called "Directional Headlights". The function is when you turn the steering wheel left or right, your headlights follow the steering wheel.. Other than that, this car also comes standard with an 18" nice looking rims, Full LED rear taillights, Sensor activated headlights and wipers. There is also a front and rear parking sensors to guide drivers.. Oh, lets not forget, to know if a Peugeot is locked or not, see its side mirrors, if its folded, means its locked..

Interior Features


Lets move on  to the interior features of the car. This car is equipped with an Automatic Dual Zone Air-conditioning system which essentialy means that the passenger aircond temperature can be set differently than the driver's one..

The interior of the car is full leather, you can see leather stitching in this car that normally a car that is the same class as the Mercedes S-Class have.. and because of the car being a coupe, the seats are designed to look like a sports seat, there is not headrest like a normal car.. The front driver and passenger seat are electric controlled. But the driver has a memory seat..

Audio System in the car includes a JBL 10 speakers if I am not mistaken and a 240 watts amplifier..

As you can see in the picture, this car comes with a retractable 16/9 screen.. 

OK LETS STOP TALKING ABOUT TECHNiCALTHINGY

If I were to talk about all the features in this car, even 3 full blogpost wont be enough, just kindly view the specs in Peugeot Singapore website .. I dont know why they pulled out the 308 CC section in Peugeot Malaysia's site..

Ok, since this car is a convertible, I am going to talk about the roof, its electric operated. Opens or closes the roof in 20 seconds, and it is a 2 piece hard top..



Sometimes when you are driving this car top down, people tend to look at you, some like it and some dont..

Its 1:30 Am and I am still writing this, and I completely forgot whet I wanted to write. So... cao..
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Uh oh! Word got out, mums and children alike have been gunning for their favourite flavour for Dutch Lady's FIRST EVER Milk Election !

In conjunction with its 4th World Milk Day, Dutch Lady Milk Elections is developed to find the newest flavour for their UHT milk, to encourage Malaysians to drink more milk

Why? Because you have the power to determine a stronger Malaysia with MILK!

Who can vote? Anyone!

Candidates:
1. Dutch Lady Red Bean
2. Dutch Lady Sweet Corn
3. Dutch Lady Moo Melon
4. Dutch Lady Caramel Toffee

So now, you gotta share this with your friends and may the team with the most votes by 28 May win ! Hehe.. I know I am definitely a "Team Sweet Corn"! :P

You can also sample the four flavours when sampling starts from 13-28 May. Check out Dutch Lady Facebook page for details.

Have fun!


It's the FIRST EVER Milk Election! Cast your votes this instant. I know I'm a team Sweet Corn! Hehe. #DutchLadyWMD
Azlan Mahmud
We, orang Malaysia, have THE MOST FACEBOOK FRIENDS on average. We, as a nation, spend THE MOST TIME on Facebook.

Wouldn't it be great if all of us come together as one and do a super duper huge petition to get Facebook to acknowledge Malaysia the Facebook capital of the world?

Challenge accepted!! Nothing is impossible so let's come together hand in hand and start inviting your friends, Churpers!

Just add your profile picture to the Movement gallery. Your picture will help us create the largest FB invite card ever. So large FB won't ignore us! Pledge your support and you could win an exclusive invite to DiGi's LIVE FB Party.

C’mon, click for more info, share them & make us the top of the world! Yeeha!

I want a LIVE Facebook PARTY!!! #DiGiforall
Azlan Mahmud
2 Weeks ago,  While I was in Phuket, Thailand, I was using the local simcard called AIS, in 4 days I topped up that prepaid card around 500 baht which is RM50, yet, my credit ran out very fast because of my 24/7 always ON internet connection on my Smartphone (WinMo + Android).

Frustrated, I decided to use DiGi's RM36/day Data Roaming service



So I waited until 12:30 A.M. before going to sleep, as this service is only for 12A.M to the next 12A.M, Sharp at 12:30 A.M, I took out my thailand local AIS sim card and put my DiGi Simcard back, Oh, before that, I already turned off all data roaming and Internet services on my phone because I am afraid that they will start to charge before I took the right carrier for Internet Roaming.
After my phone has fully booted up, I switched my phone to Manual Network Selection and chose DTAC, and finally turned on my Data Roaming on my phone, and I went to sleep after that.

In the morning I woke up to see my Data Connection is active, if I used the local sim I would quickly disable it cause it will drain my credit, but this time I let it ON, cause Unlimited MAAA!!


phone running on DTAC Network, see that R symbol? That indicated ROAMING

There is barely 3G in Thailand, so I can only get EDGE, but that's not a matter to me as I came to Phuket for vacation and not for testing YouTube Full HD or something.. I was quite happy with DTAC Service. No interruptions what-so-ever.

Then at 6 PM, we had to leave Premium Outlet and headed to the Airport, I am quite sad that we are leaving Thailand already, time flies so fast! Before boarding, I decided to surf internet on my laptop to kill time, so I turned on the WiFi on the laptop (this picture is from my phone, but it is still in the Airport)

U think all of that are free Wi-Fi's? Nooooooooo! You need to register and pay for those WiFi's, except the 2012 is the end of the world? which is crap, It connected but I was unable to surf.. So I open the WiFi Router app on my phone, and tethered to the computer using the DTAC Roaming Network, the speeds were OK.

After 15 minutes of surfing on the laptop, Its time for boarding, time to wish goodbye to the lovely island of Phuket, All that I can say is, the DTAC network was good, and thanks to DiGi that I can surf while on the go in another country, it had been a pleasant service.
Azlan Mahmud
Hi all, its been a long time since I blog on this blog, I am just too lazy to write and post it.

Yesterday, while checking my email, It seems that I got an email from Nuffnang, I thought it would be just some promo or something, LUCKILY I didnt ignore it but I open the e-mail to read it.


I was very skeptical that time, I was like... Well, I never did receive anything free from the Internet before....

Then I googled for TGV Birthday Surprise for Nuffnangers, The first and second results from that page give me the confirmation that this email was legit and true. Apparently, TGV Cinemas is giving out 1,000 complimentary passes every month to Nuffnangers celebrating their birthday!

Every month, 250 Glitterati Nuffnangers will be randomly chosen to receive FOUR (4) complimentary tickets to ANY movie* in ANY TGV outlet nationwide!

RANDOM!!!!! Wah, I am so lucky to be chosen!!!

Well, at least something for my Birthday present, my birthday will fall on 21st March...

Anyways, Thank you so much NuffNang and TGV Cinemas!
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