How to disable the annoying Balloon Tips on Windows XP?

Em, I think most laptop users, especially those who use wireless access will really get frustrated when the Balloon Tips keep popping out to notify that the signal strength has changed from excellent to very good, or good to low, and so on. The balloon will pop up and down all the time and always pull your attention from your work and make you forgot what you thinking just now.

To disable the Balloon Tips:
Here is a tip to disable the balloon tips (tips kill tips, ha!)

*Before start this, you need to know what is registry, although this tips is easy, but any serious changes to registry will lead to fatal error.

1. Click Start, and click Run (or shortcut= Windows key + R), then type Regedit and click OK.

2. From the left panel, you see an expandable tree view. Browse to the following subkey: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\EXPLORER\ADVANCED

3. Now, at the right panel, right click on any blank space, point to New, and add a DWORD Value, and rename it to EnableBalloonTips.

4. Double click on it, and change the Value data into 0, as show below:

5. Click OK, quit registry editor, log off windows, and log back again. Now, all the balloon will gone, no more frustrating 'tips' to bother you when your signal strength changed, when you plug in a new pendrive, and so on. Enjoy ya!

I am not sure this tips work on Windows Vista, can someone try and tell me?

Technorati Tags: tips - enableballoontips - dword - registry

Yeah Yeah! I accepted the payment from PayPal!

After a few weeks of trying and finding truth, at last, today I got my debit card, reloaded with RM100 in the bank, and came back to verify my PayPal!

Before this, I can't accept the amount, my debit card numbers kept rejected by PayPal, because there is no any fund inside that card. For your information, PayPal will charge USD1.95 to send a 4 characters pin to you on your next statement to get verified, so you can only proceed when your card has that amount of money(USD1.95, that's why I need to reload the card first)

Currently, I already accept the payments, without completely verify my identity, as I need to wait for my next statement.

Verification provides many benefits:

• Higher spending power - There's no limit to the amount of money you can send once you are Verified.
• Increased security - Verification not only offers you increased security, it lets others know you are a confirmed member of the PayPal community.
• More buyer and seller confidence - Buyers and sellers value your Verified status. It shows you have successfully passed PayPal's identification checks.

Thanks to so many bloggers who provided useful information for me while I urgently need an answer, thank you.

Dell offer XP again: I though the "Wow" really started...

Dell is offering Windows XP again to the customers after more than 10,000 customers request for it at the feedback site, and the world leading PC manufacturer just said yes to them, just not to lose the customers. This options available for most desktop and laptop customization. (refer from LowYat.net)

Why they still choose XP?
Windows XP appear for a long time, since September 2001, it should be about 6 years old from now. Many users already tie to the interface, as during the long 6 years period, many applications were developed to suite the interface, and for certain users, they don't want to waste their time to re-learn  concept of Windows Vista and searching for compatible drivers for Vista, especially business users, who earn every second.

I understand the problem of drivers and application compatibility, but before the release of Windows Vista, there already been a 1 and half year of beta testing to public, is that 1 and half year not enough for manufacturers to develop trouble free drivers?

I am currently not a Vista user, so I can't experience the "no driver world" yet, but I willing to invest for the future, and I will stick to my plan to buy Windows Vista.

 

Technorati Tags: Dell - XP - Windows - Vista

I recustomize my budget on my new desktop PC, yahoo!

Last time(17 January, 2007), I virtually customized my own PC, and set the budget below RM5k. And during that time, most components are in high price, but now, all dropped, and I decide to recustomize it.

Now, although price dropped, new technology came out. This force me to upgrade my customization. Now, I list out all the components that I want, survey market, and I got this new price:

Power supply:
Cooler Master iGreen 500w, RM368
Motherboard:
Gigabyte GA-965P DS3 RM470
Processor:
Intel E6420 RM550
RAM
1GB Kingston DDR2 667MHz RM160 x 2 (total 2GB)
Hard drive:
Western Digital 250GB 16MB Buffer size RM239
Optical Drive:
LG DVD-RW RM104
Graphic card:
Nvidia 8600GTS original RM699
Monitor:
Samsung 940BW RM720
Speaker:
Not sure yet, budget under RM150
Desktop set:
Not sure yet, budget under RM110
Operating System:
Microsoft Windows Home Premium Retail Pack RM875
Casing:
Not sure yet, budget under RM200

Now, the budget cost up to RM4805 only, although price dropped on parts, but my total amount increased, because I upgrade my budget for speaker, desktop set, motherboard, monitor, and power supply, besides that, I also include other parts that not included in the previous customization, like casing and graphic card. However, thanks to the price drop of Intel Processor on 22 April, 2007, which cut down my budget around RM300.

Why I upgrade all the component?
Ya, why? Actually, all these upgrade is not for gaming, is I hope to learn more about technical knowledge of desktop PC like overclocking, fix and build a desktop PC myself, diagnostic and troubleshoot hardware problems, and hope it won't outdate in 4 years. To do this, need a high end PC.

Intel Processor: from E6400 to E6420
During this 3 months period, I though about change my processor from E6400 into more high end E6600, which cost RM1130 before price drop(which now left RM700), but the only feature that I not satisfy with E6400 is the Cache size only 2MB. Now, Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 came out with cheaper price, same spec with E6400, just upgrade the cache to 2MBx2, while the clock speed can be overcome by overclock it, moreover, I am not a gamer, sure I change the target to it.

Why Retail Vista?
Emm, actually I prefer Ultimate Edition or Business Edition, but it's too expensive. The reason to choose Retail instead of OEM is because I may play around the features on different PC and if something goes wrong, I need to reformat the PC several times, which OEM can't do. To understand more on the different of OEM and Retail, see my previous post. Don't call me rich bastard just because I plan to buy original la... I am not a bastard la... Just I know what is right, what is wrong, and responsibility, and also a little bit money from my saving...

 

Thanks to Louis who help me a lot to monitor the prices of processor and graphic card, thanks a lot.

 

Technorati Tags: New PC - customization - processor - casing - motherboard - RAM - hard drive - optical drive - graphic card - 8600GTS - monitor - 940BW - Windows Vista

Second tag: Celebrities I want to meet are...

Hcfoo tagged me recently, just because I said I want to meet Bill Gates.... However, thanks for the tag.

The story goes like this:

“You are in an alternate universe. You are a single person not involved in any relationship, and you have just published a New York Times bestseller. A movie studio has invited you to Hollywood to talk about a movie deal for three days, and as part of the wooing process, they offer to host a one-on-one dinner each night with the celebrity of your choice. Who would you pick? It could be a star you want to have a shot at ‘hooking up’ with, or it could just be someone you admire.”

Who I want to meet? First night, of course get a chinese actor! (because I am chinese, (I am not discriminating...)). If I am a writer, the story of mine must be science fiction, and I think Jackie Chan can have dinner with me. He can fight, he can act(although sometimes looks humor), and he should be the superhero. With his profession experience, I believe he can fight all the bad guys in my story.

eat my fist!

After that, is the director. If my story really can become a blockbuster movie, I really glad that it is directed by my favorite movies, Lord of the Rings Trilogy's director, Peter Jackson. Wow, his LOTR trilogy and King Kong, make me feel that everything can become real! With his leadership, I believe he can create a future scene that cheat all the movie lovers!

I know he looks a little bit retarded...

To have a good, no, is best movie, I still need some more professions. Costume? Emm... Another sector that I put so much attention in a movie. Yea, I know which designer can have dinner with me, she is Ngila Dickson. Does she count as celebrity? Again, Lord Of The Rings Trilogy costume designer. Wah, see the costume wore by Legolas, and Arwen, such a perfect match for that background. Maybe a sudden change to science fiction movie will give her a lot of pressure, but I believe she can handle that.

Don't think every celebrity is beautiful

I think that all for my 3 days interview/dinner. Hope one day, or next life, when I become a successful writer accidentally, I will meet these guys.

Hereby, look forward to see people that I tagged below want to meet up with?

Wei Yin (I think she want to meet JK Rowling)
Anthraxxxx
Kukujiao (what a weird name?...)

I think 3 is enough, as the rules didn't mention how many victims to tag. Look forward to read your celebrity!

Sorry HCFOO, no Bill Gates in my post, I love his money in the bank most!

PayPerPost resend the money to me!

Previously, I wrote a sponsored post entitled Get Paid to review my post at my another blog. Very happy when first received the payment from PayPerPost, to my PayPal account.

Need to Verify!?
However, that time I just realized that I need to verify my PayPal account as I am an international PayPal user. So I spent almost 4 weeks to apply a PB Bank Visa Electron, after I received the inform letter, I quickly called to PB service center to collect information for my card, like pin numbers and so on.

Another unlucky thing happen. Public Bank's connection with PayPal is facing an offline error, and the fixing progress still work until today, since 19 April. Means that I can't verify my account too.

My First USD10 gone!
Because I already exceed PayPal 30 days payment accept/deny period, so the fund was returned to PayPerPost. That time was so sad, my first money from Internet gone like that... Suddenly, I thought of request it again from PayPerPost.

PayPerPost resend the fund to me!
This morning when I check my mail, ha! Mails from both PayPerPost and PayPal in my mail! I quickly read through it:

Thank you for contacting us.  Your $10.00 payment has been reissued to your PayPal account.

Yes! Now I am now again USD10 richer! Thanks PayPerPost to resend the fund to me! See my previous post about I am USD10 Richer.

Singapore launches first "Bring Your Own Bag Day"

Tomorrow is Earth Day, so I found this news, hope our lousy Malaysian government do some action to protect our home!

This post is related from my previous post:
<start of news>

by: CCTV    19 April 2007

SINGAPORE, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Singapore on Wednesday launched the first "Bring Your Own Bag Day", aimed to cut use of plastic bags.
At many participating supermarkets, many shoppers were seen coming with their own bags. Those who did not have one bought the reusable bags for less than one Singapore dollar (about 66 U.S. cents) from cashiers who eagerly encouraged them to do so.
While those who needed plastic bags were requested to donate 10cents for each plastic bag issued to them.
Singapore's National Environment Agency (NEA), the organizer of the campaign, said it was encouraged by the response of the first day.
NEA Chief Executive Officer Lee Yuen Hee said in a statement: "We are very encouraged by the positive response to the campaign. More people are taking interest in environmental issues."
According to the NEA, at a supermarket named Giant in Parkway Parade, response was so overwhelming that reusable bags were sold out by midday and new stock had to be brought in.
From now on, every first Wednesday of the month is designated as the "Bring Your Own Bag Day". The NEA has worked with seven supermarket chains to sell reusable bags and hoped to increase the low two percent of shoppers using reusable bags.
The NEA also hopes that more retailers will come on board.
But some residents said they are used to using plastic bags and it is hard to change their habit.
"Well not all customers are used to the idea of using reusable bags. It really takes time and effort to persuade them to change their habit. But we can't do it overnight," local television Channel News Asia quoted Gerry Lee, general manager of a supermarket named NTUC Fairprice, as saying.
According to the NEA, Singapore consumes 2.5 billion plastic bags each year. However, burning a ton of waste plastic bags produces almost 2,900 kg of carbon dioxide, the gas that causes global warming.

<end of news>

My opinion
Malaysian government didn't show any obvious action to help protect environment, Just a lot of bullshit, then a quiet. Although some action like 3 colors recycle bin is everywhere, but not all Malaysian can "differentiate" color.... What a shame.

The million Ringgit loss in the Johore flood few months ago, is it really caused by Singapore's landfill project? Sound bullshit, although I am not architect. Anyone thought about why heavy rain kept poring down for days? Politicians just know how to point their fingers to others.

Visit www.StopGlobalWarming.org and www.climatecrisis.net to understand more about what difficult that can affect the whole world that we really face beside terrorist attack.

LowYat.Net Forum updating.

This is how it looks when LowYat.Net forum updating.

Stop pressing F5? That's what I usually do, but not calling TMNET, as that is useless.