E-Waste

First of all, what is e-waste. Electronic waste may be defined as all secondary computers, entertainment device electronics, mobile phones, and other items such as television sets and refrigerators, whether sold, donated, or discarded by their original owners. This definition includes used electronics which are destined for reuse, resale, salvage, recycling, or disposal.

So, for your information, e-waste become worst nowadays.Investigation by an international coalition of environmental organisation reveal that huge quantities of hazardous e-waste are being exported to China, Pakistan, and India where there are processed in operation that are extremely harmful harmful to human health and the environment.

In Malaysia only, about 18,000 tonnes of solid waste are produces daily all over Malaysia.Is Malaysia ready to deal with electronic waste in the future?

According to David W.Woodel in National Geographic Magazine, the effect of e-waste to environment are:

Lead is toxic to the kidneys, accumulating in the body and eventually affecting the nervous and reproductive systems. Children’s mental development can be impaired by low-level exposure to lead.

When burned, PVC produces dioxins, some of the most hazardous carcinogens known.

Brominated flame retardants have been linked to fetal damage and thyroid problems.

Barium produces brain swelling after a short exposure. It may cause weakness in muscles as well as heart, liver, and spleen damage.

Hexavalent chromium damages kidneys, the liver, and DNA. Asthmatic bronchitis has been linked to this substance.

Mercury is known to harm developing fetuses and is passed through the mother’s milk to newborns. In adults it can cause brain and kidney damage.

Beryllium causes acute or chronic beryllium disease, a deadly ailment affecting the lungs.

Cadmium is a carcinogen and long-term exposure leads to kidney and bone damage.

So, we need to get aware with this matters and follow the advice to avoid it.

May I write something out of circle?

Chef Wan

Everybody knows Chef Wan. He is rock star, actor, talk-show host, comedian, lecturer and food ambassador all in one. During the last twenty years he has hosted cooking shows all over the world. He has even published dozens of cookbooks. In spite of all this, he has found time to star on the stage and act in films. He has become a household name in Malaysia and is one of Malaysia’s best-loved icons. Everywhere he goes, he is bound to be recognized. Chef Wan is the culinary expert in Malaysia and is now an international chef. He has cooked for many famous personalities, including the Sultan of Brunei and the former U.S. President, Bill Clinton. Therefore it is not surprising that his many achievements have been noticed and he has received several international awards.

Chef Wan is a household name in Malaysia and a well known personality on Malaysian television. He has been featured in various cooking programmes on television, delighting audiences with his wit and humour while demonstrating his cooking process

1He was the author of several famous best selling cookbooks. He have won numerous book awards. Among them are:-

2.Salon International Du Livre Gourmand 2000 Periguex, France, a Gold Medal for Presentation Of ‘The Royal Dining Etiquette Of The Palace Of Perak’ In The Century In Malaysia
3.Salon International Du Livre Gourmand 2000 – Prix La Mazille Special Prize for his career as Food Ambassador of Malaysia.

4.Salon International Du Livre Gourmand 2003 in Barcelona, Spain for the Best Malay Chef Book in Malaysia (‘Mengelilingi Dunia bersama Chef Wan’ by Times Edition)
As a prolific writer, I also contributes articles for various publications such as:-

5. Flavours, Star Publication (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

6.Jelita, Berita Publishing Sdn Bhd

7.Malaysia Tatler Food and Restaurant Guide, Communication Management Ltd.

8.Marie Claire Malaysian Edition Guide to Eating in Malaysia/Singapore.

I inspired to be like him..InsyaAllah.

The cyber crime..

Computer crime can broadly be defined as criminal activity involving an information technology infrastructure, including illegal access (unauthorized access), illegal interception (by technical means of non-public transmissions of computer data to, from or within a computer system), data interference (unauthorized damaging, deletion, deterioration, alteration or suppression of computer data), systems interference (interfering with the functioning of a computer system by inputting, transmitting, damaging, deleting, deteriorating, altering or suppressing computer data), misuse of devices, forgery (ID theft), and electronic fraud.
Computer crime issues have become high-profile, particularly those surrounding hacking, copyright infringement through warez, child pornography, and child grooming. There are also problems of privacy when confidential information is lost or intercepted, lawfully or otherwise.

in my personal opinion, this kind of crime always happened nowadays.So, we need to prevent it in order to protect our kids in future.

Is web portal was difference with website?

My lecturer have ask us in class about that question.Nobody can answer this correctly..
So, I is good if I share with you about what is the web portal actually...

A web portal presents information from diverse sources in a unified way. Apart from the standard search engine feature, web portals offer other services such as e-mail, news, stock prices, information, databases and entertainment. Portals provide a way for enterprises to provide a consistent look and feel with access control and procedures for multiple applications and databases, which otherwise would have been different entities altogether. Examples of public web portals are MSN, Yahoo!, AOL, iGoogle and Netvibes.

Types of web portals

Horizontal vs. vertical portal
Two broad categorizations of portals are horizontal portals, which cover many areas, and vertical portals, which are focused on one functional area. Another definition for a horizontal portal is, that it's used as platform to several companies in the same economic sector or to the same type of manufacturers or distributors.A vertical portal consequently is a specialized entry point to a specific market or industry niche, subject area, or interest, also called vortal.

Personal portals
A personal portal is a site on the World Wide Web that typically provides personalized capabilities to its visitors, providing a pathway to other content. It is designed to use distributed applications, different numbers and types of middleware and hardware to provide services from a number of different sources. In addition, business portals are designed to share collaboration in workplaces. A further business-driven requirement of portals is that the content be able to work on multiple platforms such as personal computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and cell phones/mobile phones. Information, news, and updates are examples of content that would be delivered through such a portal. Personal portals can be related to any specific topic such as providing friend information on a social network or providing links to outside content that may help others beyond your reach of services. Portals are not limited to simply providing links. Information or content that you are putting on the internet creates a portal, or a path to new knowledge and/or capabilities.

Regional web portals
Along with the development and success of international personal portals such as Yahoo!, regional variants have also sprung up. Some regional portals contain local information such as weather forecasts, street maps and local business information. Another notable expansion over the past couple of years is the move into formerly unthinkable markets.
"Local content - global reach" portals have emerged not only from countries like Korea (Naver), India (Rediff), China (Sina.com), Romania, Greece (in.gr) and Italy, but in countries like Vietnam where they are very important for learning how to apply e-commerce, e-government, etc. Such portals reach out to the widespread diaspora across the world.

Government web portals
At the end of the dot-com boom in the 1990s, many governments had already committed to creating portal sites for their citizens. In the United States the main portal is USA.gov in English and GobiernoUSA.gov in Spanish in addition to portals developed for specific audiences such as Disability.gov; in the United Kingdom the main portals are Directgov (for citizens) and businesslink.gov.uk (for businesses).The official web portal of the European Union is Europa (web portal). Europa links to all EU agencies and institutions in addition to press releases and audiovisual content from press conferences.All relevant health topics from across Europe are gathered in the Health-EU portal.

Corporate web portals
Corporate intranets became common during the 1990s. As intranets grew in size and complexity, webmasters were faced with increasing content and user management challenges. A consolidated view of company information was judged insufficient; users wanted personalization and customization. Webmasters, if skilled enough, were able to offer some capabilities, but for the most part ended up driving users away from using the intranet.
Many companies began to offer tools to help webmasters manage their data, applications and information more easily, and through personalized views. Portal solutions can also include workflow management, collaboration between work groups, and policy-managed content publication. Most can allow internal and external access to specific corporate information using secure authentication or single sign-on.
JSR168 Standards emerged around 2001. Java Specification Request (JSR) 168 standards allow the interoperability of portlets across different portal platforms. These standards allow portal developers, administrators and consumers to integrate standards-based portals and portlets across a variety of vendor solutions.
The concept of content aggregation seems to still gain momentum and portal solution will likely continue to evolve significantly over the next few years. The Gartner Group predicts generation 8 portals to expand on the Business Mashups concept of delivering a variety of information, tools, applications and access points through a single mechanism.[citation needed]
With the increase in user generated content, disparate data silos, and file formats, information architects and taxonomist will be required to allow users the ability to tag (classify) the data. This will ultimately cause a ripple effect where users will also be generating ad hoc navigation and information flows.
Corporate Portals also offer customers & employees self-service opportunities.

So, I hope all my classmate will be more clear what is differences between web portal and website.

What now?

Ermmm...what I want to post now?Very spinning and blurr thinking about it..
Why not if i write about....
You know what is the story beside the things that you use to drag the cursor at your laptop or desktop? It is we call it mouse right?
Here I want to stated more little about that kind of things..

In computing, a mouse (plural mouses, mice, or mouse devices.) is a pointing device that functions by detecting two-dimensional motion relative to its supporting surface. Physically, a mouse consists of an object held under one of the user's hands, with one or more buttons. It sometimes features other elements, such as "wheels", which allow the user to perform various system-dependent operations, or extra buttons or features can add more control or dimensional input. The mouse's motion typically translates into the motion of a pointer on a display, which allows for fine control of a

The name mouse, originated at the Stanford Research Institute, derives from the resemblance of early models (which had a cord attached to the rear part of the device, suggesting the idea of a tail) to the common mouse.[1]
The first marketed integrated mouse – shipped as a part of a computer and intended for personal computer navigation – came with the Xerox 8010 Star Information System in 1981. However, the mouse remained relatively obscure until the appearance of the Apple Macintosh; in 1984 a prominent PC columnist commented the release of this new computer with a mouse: “There is no evidence that people want to use these things.

A mouse now comes with most computers and many other varieties can be bought separately.

The world's first trackball invented by Tom Cranston, Fred Longstaff and Kenyon Taylor working on the Royal Canadian Navy's DATAR project in 1952. It used a standard Canadian five-pin bowling ball. It was not patented, as it was a secret military project.

Early mouse...
The world's first trackball invented by Tom Cranston, Fred Longstaff and Kenyon Taylor working on the Royal Canadian Navy's DATAR project in 1952. It used a standard Canadian five-pin bowling ball. It was not patented, as it was a secret military project.

Early mouse patents. From left to right: Opposing track wheels by Engelbart, Nov. 1970, U.S. Patent 3,541,541. Ball and wheel by Rider, Sept. 1974, U.S. Patent 3,835,464. Ball and two rollers with spring by Opocensky, Oct. 1976, U.S. Patent 3,987,685.

The first computer mouse, held by inventor Douglas Engelbart, showing the wheels that make contact with the working surface

I think this information will add or update your knowledge little or more..

Advantages of e-learning

This is my picture in lab when e-learning class

Well..e-learning..I took this course in my final year in order to complete my diploma.Actually I'm not really know about this course.Why we need to register and what is the objective to learn it.Then, during half of the semester, I found this course was very interesting.So, that feeling lead me to find out what is the advantages of e-learning .
According to Kevin Cruse, he stated in his blog, there are two side which can get the advantages of e-learning, which is the organization and the learner. There are:

Advantages of e-Learning to the Trainer or Organization

Some of the most outstanding advantages to the trainer or organization are:

• Reduced overall cost is the single most influential factor in adopting e-learning. The elimination of costs associated with instructor's salaries, meeting room rentals, and student travel, lodging, and meals are directly quantifiable. The reduction of time spent away from the job by employees may be the most positive offshoot.
• Learning times reduced, an average of 40 to 60 percent, as found by Brandon Hall (Web-based Training Cookbook, 1997, p. 108).
• Increased retention and application to the job averages an increase of 25 percent over traditional methods, according to an independent study by J.D. Fletcher (Multimedia Review, Spring 1991, pp.33-42).
• Consistent delivery of content is possible with asynchronous, self-paced e-learning.
• Expert knowledge is communicated, but more importantly captured, with good e-learning and knowledge management systems.
• Proof of completion and certification, essential elements of training initiatives, can be automated.

Advantages to the Learner

Along with the increased retention, reduced learning time, and other aforementioned benefits to students, particular advantages of e-learning include:

• On-demand availability enables students to complete training conveniently at off-hours or from home.
• Self-pacing for slow or quick learners reduces stress and increases satisfaction.
• Interactivity engages users, pushing them rather than pulling them through training.
• Confidence that refresher or quick reference materials are available reduces burden of responsibility of mastery.

How to take care of cats

* The prerequisite for the healthy growth of a cat is a well-balanced diet. Therefore, feed your cat with a diet rich in vitamins and minerals. Include meat, poultry and fish in the pet's diet. Many brands now offer quality cat food, which you can buy for your pet. Feed your cat with fresh water, every day. You may use cat self watering unit for the purpose.
* Hygiene is essential for maintaining good health. Hence, bathe your cat regularly. Keep the litter box clean.
* Your cat may spend maximum time in sleeping. If your pet stays indoors, make sure that you provide a comfortable spot to lay down. Purchase a cat bed for the purpose.
* The best way to keep your cat occupied is to provide it with pet toys.
* Cats have unquenchable curiosity to explore things. Hence, keep attic doors, basement doors and front door closed, so that your pet doesn't land into the 'danger zones' both indoors and outdoors.
* Keep string-like objects, like tinsel, thread and rubber bands out of the reach of your cat, because the pet is easily attracted to such objects and tends to eat them.
* Like human beings, cats are also prone to diseases related to kidney, heart, dental diseases and chronic ailments like cancer. Hence, get your cat vaccinated. Regular veterinary check ups are also necessary.
* Neutering (removal of reproductive organ of the animal, to stop reproduction) becomes essential at one stage of life, when your cat has produced enough offspring. The procedure is called spayed (for females) and castrated (for males). The procedure helps control unwanted birth of kittens, thereby minimizing the risk of problems in the cat, associated with its reproductive tract.
* Train the cat to abstain from undesirable behaviors such as scratching furniture and jumping on countertops. Disciplining cat is very important to maintain a cordial bonding with the pet.
* You would not want to loose your cat. Therefore, when you are going from trips with your pet, put collar and ID tag that includes your name, address, and telephone number around the cat
* Cats spend indefinite time, licking and cleaning themselves. Hence, it is advisable to clean your cat regularly. Make use of a cat shampoo. While shampooing your pet, be sure not to put the shampoo into its eyes, because the chemical irritates the eyes. Groom your pet. Brush its hair, especially if it is a long-haired breed, so that it stays clean and free from loose fur.
* Always reward your cat for desired behavior. This motivates the pet to repeat the positive things time and again and helps you to create a strong bond with it.