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When calculating data transfer rates we have to understand a few things. Firstly for this example we are ignoring network latency and additional packet data that gets sent along with the file. Next we need to understand the units of measurement and it’s here that some people have trouble and a lot of sites out there publish incorrect methods.

Namely the ‘answers’ sites where people ask this very question and either get responses incorrect working/ logic or told to find an online calculator neither of which are of any help to anyone. There is probably a really nice and simple equation for doing this without the below calculations but I will write my method down here. To begin with let us take our example file of say a 2 Gb file size and a transfer speed of 50 Mbps

How to calculate data transfer speeds.

Eu achei que o meu Twitter estava ficando pequeno para as informações que eu queria armazenar tanto pra mim, quanto pra quem quisesse ler/ouvir/assistir/interagir, então resolvi abrir um blog para além de maximizar meu espaço, organizá-lo de forma mais eficiente. Dá uma sacada no que eu filtro de legal (ou não) da net e veja se agrada. Cheers!

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File Assassin es un gran programa de seguridad, si los hay. Arriesgaría a decir que le debo gran parte de mis trabajos bien realizados ya que este simple programa de menos de 1 MB de peso, puede eliminar CUALQUIER archivo que se le proponga, al mejor estilo de la antigua KillBox que muchos nostálgicos recordarán.

File Assassin puede dismodular el archivo a borrar ¿Qué significa esto? Que mata a priori, el proceso que lo utiliza evitando el tan conocido mensaje de error “No se puede eliminar este archivo, compruebe que no esté siendo utilizado por otra persona o programa”. Por ende, si un archivo es el ejecutable de un virus que está activo, podrá eliminar ambos, el proceso y el virus de un sólo disparo. También incluye la función “Eliminar tras reiniciar”, con lo cual si el proceso que lo utiliza es primordial para la estabilidad de Windows (Como Svchost.exe o Explorer.exe), puede ser eliminado igual. Recomiendo al 100% su utilización, como he dicho antes, atestigüo haber sido salvado reiteradas veces por este GRAN programa.

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Uso: Limpieza, Eliminación de archivos malintencionados, Anti-Malware.
Desarrollador: Malware Bytes.
Versiòn: 1.6
Peso: 160 KB
Lanzamiento: 5 de Febrero de 2007.
Host:Mediafire.
Licencia:Freeware.

Somente complementando os inteligentes e bem humorados comentários dos colegas.

Penso que essa divergência dos 1024 bytes seja um grande problema de usabilidade na engenharia que permeava esses sistemas digitais na ocasião de seu desenvolvimento, problema esse sintomático de uma época em que as limitações técnicas impeliam formas mais simples de cálculo (a questão da quantidade de caracteres usados para representar as medidas) e em que o pensamento dos engenheiros era mais voltado para o desenvolvimento do sistema do que para a pessoa que o utilizaria.

Esse hiato não é tão prejudicial à medida que vemos cada vez mais pessoas entendendo e utilizando essa linguagem no dia-a-dia e cada vez mais marcas encontrando novas formas de simplificá-la ao usuário final. Quando vemos os novos iMacs com 2TB de memória ROM, não pensamos em quantas vezes os 24 bytes são “omitidos” a cada milhar convertido no cálculo. Vejo que a tendência é de caminharmos para a padronização dessas unidades de medida ou, quando inviável, para o uso de poderosas e rápidas ferramentas de conversão (como no caso da milha e do quilômetro, dos pounds e dos quilogramas, dos centímetros e polegadas).

Outro exemplo? Os próprios Kbps oferecidos pelas operadoras de banda larga. Compramos conexões de 6Mpbs ou de 12Mpbs sem perceber que estamos tratando de bits, e não de bytes (a unidade que usamos para calcular a memória).

# Quants Bytes són tres MegaBytes? 3145.728 Bytes

# Quants bits són quatre MegaBytes? 33.554.432 bits

# Quants KiloBytes són 32.768 bits?4 KB

# Quants MB són 12 GB? I quants KB? 12288 MB, 12582912 MB

# Quants MB són 1.000.000 de bytes? I quants KB? 0.95367431640625, MB  976.5625MB

# Averigua com és diu la magnitud que és correspon a 1024 TB? 1 PetaByte

# Quants bits de dades caben en un disquet de 1400 KB? 11468800 bits

# Quants disquets de 1400 KB ens fan falta per guardar un CD-ROM de 640 GB?

671088640: 1400 = 479349,02  ->479350 disquets

Over the years there has been a  constant battle between storage engineers and  hard drive companies on whether or not advertised hard drive sizes  are misleading to consumers.  The advertised numbers are in fact misleading because they do not state the actual usable size of the hard drive being sold.  In order to find the corrected size of a hard drive you must account for the actual allocation size used by the hard drive manufacturer.

When a 300GB hard drive is sold the manufacturer is stating that the hard drive has a capacity which meets the following equation:

300GB = 300,000,000,000 bytes

With a 300GB hard drive the manufacturer would like you to think the above equation is true.  It in fact is not.  The reason why this value is false is because 1,000 bytes should be represented as 1,024 bytes.  So in order to find the true size of a  300GB hard drive you  must divide by 1024 three times to calculate its true size in Gigabytes.

300,000,000,000 bytes ÷ 1024 = 292,968,750 Kilobytes

292,968,750 kilobytes ÷ 1024 = 286,102.3 Megbytes

286,102.3 Megbytes ÷ 1024 = 279.3968 Gigabytes

The corrected size of an advertised 300GB drive is actually 279GB and change.

If hard drive manufacturers gave you the advertised capacity of 300GB the drive would have to be 322,122,547,200 Bytes in size. This can be calculated by multiplying 300GB x 1024 three times to find the required bytes.

Against those who rubbish tweeters and Facebook followers

Who says it is only the mindless, superficial members of our society that waste time tweeting and putting entries on Facebook? Mindless some may be, but the act of tweeting and communicating in short statements on internet sites is an art, I argue, not a mindless occupation.

One of the most difficult things to do is to summarize your life in a single sentence. Try it. You will see that it is almost impossible to say what your life is about effectively if you have only a few bytes at your disposal. The more you read other people’s tweets, the more you realize which ones interest you and why.  Understanding why some entries are more appealing than others leads to the conclusion that there is an art in creating entries. Judging just the right words to use, knowing how to be in tune with your followers and how to express what you want to say so that your followers understand what you exactly is a real skill.

Then there is the question of tone. How can you express exactly how you feel? So often the use of brief statements is mis-interpreted as rudeness. Avoiding the impression that you have no time to be courteous or you can’t be bothered takes care and special ability.

Newsworthiness is a constant problem for the media and is now an issue for those who tweet. How can you make ordinary, everyday activity interesting and newsworthy? This is yet another problem for tweeters and Facebook participants and it gradually becomes obvious that some manage to make their tweets more interesting and newsworthy than others.

Then there is the question of personality. It takes only a few words to reveal aspects of personality. Your interests, hobbies and feelings are obvious signs but dig a little deeper and you will note how self-orientated some individuals are and how their intelligence, world knowledge and social skills (or lack of them) are made apparent.  

There is also the sense of community and the bond between friends that develops. Networking, information sharing and advice all have their parts to play.  In day to day activity, if someone corrects my spelling without my asking, I can easily be offended. In my tweets or Facebook entries, this sense of community engenders no such feelings. I appreciate it when someone takes the trouble to correct me when I am wrong. We are a bunch of human beings sharing our lives. We have no special points to score as we do in the outside more throat-cutting, business world.

Tweeting and participating on sites like Facebook would be worthy topics for research. Perhaps a tweeter will tell me about such research already taking place?

Rosemary Westwell  (Dr Roe on twitter.com)

Ας υποθέσουμε ότι θέλουμε να δημιουργήσουμε ένα αρχείο που να έχει μέγεθος 10000kb.Το μετατρέπουμε σε bytes πολλαπλασιάζοντας με το 1024 και μας δίνει σαν αποτέλεσμα 10240000 bytes.

Ανοίγουμε την αριθμομηχανή των windows και από την προβολή επιλέγουμε επιστημονική.Πληκτρολογούμε το παραπάνω αποτέλεσμα (δηλαδή το 10240000) και το μετατρέπουμε σε HEX το αποτέλεσμα του οποίου είναι 9C4000.

Μετατρέπουμε αυτήν την τιμή σε 8ψήφια βάζοντας άλλα 2 μηδενικά μπροστά δηλαδή 009C4000.

Τώρα ανοίγουμε την γραμμή εντολών και πληκτρολογούμε debug filename.dat (μπορούμε να επιλέξουμε ότι όνομα θέλουμε και επέκταση για το αρχείο μας).

Θα μας εμφανίσει το μήνυμα file not found το οποίο και εμείς θα πρέπει να το αγνοήσουμε.

Πληκτρολογούμε RCX και πατάμε Enter και βάζουμε τα 4 τελευταία ψηφία από το 009C4000 δηλαδή το 4000.

Έπειτα πληκτρολογούμε RBX,πατάμε Enter και πληκτρολογούμε τα πρώτα 4 ψηφία δηλαδή 009C.

Τέλος πληκτρολογούμε W (write) και πατάμε Enter και μετά Q (quit) και ξανά Enter.

Παράδειγμα:

Τώρα τσεκάρουμε το αρχείο με την εντολή DIR για να δούμε αν όντως έχει το μέγεθος που του ορίσαμε.Με τον ίδιο τρόπο μπορούμε να δημιουργήσουμε αρχεία όσο μεγάλα θέλουμε.

There are other easier ways of finding the size of your hard drive but this tutorial will show you how to do it using only DOS command.

1. Open the ‘run’ window by going to the start menu>run (or Winkey + R).
2. Type ‘cmd’ and press enter and the black DOS window will open
3. Type the following to see the details for C: drive.

‘fsutil volume diskfree C:’

4. You will be shown something similar to the following :

Total # of free bytes : 748716032
Total # of bytes : 69265047552
Total # of avail free bytes : 748716032

5. These numbers may be abit confusing so it is best to convert them to Gigabytes or Megabytes using a converter off the net. Here is a link to the converter i used which produced the following results :

Total # of free Mb : 714.03125
Total # of Gb : 64.5081
Total # of avail free Mb : 714.03125

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I decided to borrow the title to this blog from an episode of Star Trek The Next Generation. The episode was about a group of aliens called “Bynars” and today I’m going to talk about binary math. Seriously.

So binary math is one of those topics that gets hammered into you as an IT major/Computer Science major from your very first day of class. In my case, the first day of every computer related course I took the instructor thought they would be clever and pull out some binary math problems. This is usually met with groans from the class. After a little bit of practice it’s actually not so bad.

So to explain binary, it is basically just a number system, similar to the decimal system. The normal system of numbers that people use for everyday things like money, counting, etc. is called the “decimal” system. It’s called this because there are 10 digits, “deci” representing a Greek or Latin root for the number 10 (think decade or decimeter). In any place in a given number there is a digit 0-9. When you get past nine you add an additional digit “1 ” plus the 0 which is “10″.  The “1″ is said to be in the “tens” place and the “0″ is in the ones place. The places in the decimal system go up ones, tens, hundreds, thousands and so forth. The mathematical way to think of this would be 10^0 for the ones place, 10^1 for the tens place, 10^2 for the hundreds place and so on and so forth. (10^2 reading as : 10 squared or 10² which equals 10×10).

Still with me?? Binary numbers are just like decimal numbers, except that computers are dumb. They cannot interpret 10 different digits in their basic machine language. Computers read circuits as either on or off, open or closed, 1 or 0. Thus they only have 2 digits available in their number system of binary. 1 & 0.

So the first place in a binary number is 2^0 or 2 to the 0 power. Any number to the power of 0 is 1. So the first number is still the ones place. In binary if there is a 0 in that place then you do not count the number for the total. If there is a 1, then you do. 0 is off, 1 is on. So 0 is still zero, and 1 would still be 1. Simple enough right?

So what would 01 be? Still 1. 11 would actually equal 3. The next place up from the 2^0 place would be 2^1 which equals 2. So if there is a one in that place, count 2. So 11 is 3. 111 would be 7. 1111 would be 15. 1000 is 8, 1100 is 12, 1011 is 11. Still there?

So each place in the number goes up by one power of two: 2^0, 2^1, 2^2, 2^3, 2^4, 2^5, 2^6, and 2^7. Generally most binary numbers come in sets of 8. (make note that I stopped at 7, 2^0 counts as a digit so there are 8 places all together even though it only went to 7).

A binary digit (a 1 or a 0) is referred to as a bit. Which is represented by a “b” (lowercase). A byte, is a series of 8 binary digits (like the title of this blog post) and is represented by a “B” (upper case B). So when you see Mb, it’s read as “megabit” and MB would be read as “megabyte”. It may seem like a small difference, but one is actually 1,000,000 bits (or 1,000 Kb) and the other is 1,000,000 Bytes or 8*1,000,000 bits, so 8,000,000 bits.

So the place numbers of a byte from right to left are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, and 128. Now you can have a number that goes past 8 places. You just add another power of 2. So 256, 512, 1024, etc. or 2^8, 2^9, 2^10.

So the easiest way when learning this for the first time is to write out on paper the places from 128 – 1 in order from left to right. Then put your byte to convert to a decimal number under each place lining up the numbers like so:

So this number would be 128+64+8+4 or 204. Try some for yourself til you get the hang of it.

A couple of tips. Any number that has a 0 for the last place will be an even number. Any number that has a 1 for the last digit will be an odd number. All zeros will be 0. All 1’s in a byte is 255. Some times it’s easier to subtract. For instance, if the number is 11111110, then you know its 255-1 or 254. If the number is 11110000 then it’s 255-15 or 240.

Remember, you can represent any number between 0 and 255 with a byte (8 digits). Here’s another tip. Say you have 00001111 (also can be written without the “leading” zeros as 1111). Well, that represents 15, but it’s also one number less than the number of the next place up, 16. So 00000111 is 7 and 00001111 is 15 because 00001000 is 8 and 00010000 is 16. Just like 11111111 is 255 and 100000000 is 256 (9 places).

So what would 00111111 be? Easy, 63. Or how about 01000001? 65. 10000001? 129.

Going from a decimal number to a binary one is a little different. Say we have 223 and want to convert it to binary. Well start at the “128″ in our diagram. 223 is larger than 128, so put a 1 under the 128 and subtract that from our number.

223-128=95. So 95 is larger than 64, write a 1 under that place and subtract. 95-64=31. So next is 32, well we have 31, so write a 0 under 32. Next is 16. 31 is larger than 16, so write down a 1 and subtract 16. 31-16=15. 15 left, 15 is larger than 8, so put a 1 under 8, subtract. 7 left. Put a 1 under the 4, subtract 7-4=3. Put a 1 under the 2, subtract 3-2=1. Put down a 1 under the 1.

Now, when you got to the 32 place and you had 31 left, you could have just stopped right there and put ones in the 16 through the 1 place, but just in case you’re still catching on, I thought I’d work it out all the way.

That’s the basics. I don’t want to confuse you by talking about words and nibbles, or trying to go into hexadecimal right now.

Why would you even want to know all of this? Well, to be able to communicate with computers it helps to understand how they process information. One example is IP addressing. IP addresses are like phone numbers for computers. To be able to communicate on the Internet, your computer needs an IP address which allows it to send and receive information. One common IP address is 192.168.0.1. The computer actually sees this as 11000000.10101000.00000000.000000001. As a network engineer, you need to be able to break these sets of numbers down quickly into “subnets”. A healthy understanding of binary math is essential to do this correctly.

It’s funny how I notice all sorts of computer related things that only allow for 1 byte of information. For instance, in the NES title The Legend of Zelda, you can only get a maximum of 255 rupies. I can only assume this is because the game stored that value as a byte and 255 would have been the largest number it could have interpreted.

If you want to play around with this and check your answers or what have you, here’s how to do it the fast way. On a Windows machine open the run box (WinKey+R) and type “calc” and hit enter. This opens the Windows calculator. On the menu bar click “View” and then “Scientific”.  Your calculator should look like this:

Right under the white field where you input your numbers there are 4 radio buttons on the left side. “Hex, Dec, Oct, and Bin.”  These mean “hexadecimal”, “decimal”, “octal”, and “binary”. So type in a number and then click in the “Bin” radio button and it will give you the binary version. In binary mode, type in a string of 1’s and 0’s and then go back to decimal to see what the number would be. Doing this I see that the title of that Star Trek episode actually converts to “201″. Wikipedia has this to say about the significance of the title:

“11001001” is a first-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, first broadcast February 1, 1988. It is episode #15, production #116, teleplay written by Maurice Hurley and Robert Lewin, and directed by Paul Lynch. The episode’s title is a combination of the four appearing Bynars‘ names: One-one, Zero-zero, One-Zero, and Zero-One. The rounded binary representation of pi is 11.001001 as well.

Overview: Curious little aliens, the Bynars, retrofit the Enterprise computer in a space dock.

So I guess 201, doesn’t figure into the equation at all. It is a representation of all of the possible combination of two bits: 00, 01, 10, 11.

If you made it this far, your brain probably hurts. Imagine how your hard drive feels.

Hey there! This week was an eventful one for me and Chris at HowStuffWorks.com. On top of the podcasting, blogging, social networking and article writing, Chris and I tested a new project: TechStuff Live! Starting next Tuesday, we will be streaming a live show at 1:00 p.m. Eastern once a week. The show will cover tech news, sites and products that have landed on our radar and a few other fun segments. Plus it’s video! You’ll be able to watch as I say things that inspire Chris to hide behind his computer. We’ll have more details about the show on Monday, so stay tuned.

The episodes this week were inspired by listeners. On Monday, our goal was to demystify the terms megabits, megabytes and megahertz. Of course, we didn’t just focus on the mega range — we also talked about everything from kilobytes to yottabytes. But if you’ve ever wondered how many bytes are in a kilobyte (hint: it’s not 1,000), you should listen to this show. We also explain how you can calculate how long it will take you to download a file assuming your Internet connection is as fast as advertised.

On Wednesday, we talk about the current video game consoles on the market. Chris and I first did an episode about video game consoles more than a year ago. But that show was only five minutes long and didn’t have much detail. This time we give the subject a bit more time and explain why we don’t cover video game news as often as some listeners would like. We recorded the show the day that Sony announced price cuts in the PS3 but before Microsoft announced the cuts to the Xbox 360. With the cheaper 360, I think I may have found my next game console.

A few listeners wrote in to mention that while we say the PS3 isn’t backwards compatible, that wasn’t always the case. This is absolutely true — the earliest models of the PS3 had backwards capability. But Sony has since discontinued those models and the new ones are not compatible with older PlayStation games. If you want backwards compatibility, look for a used PS3 from those early days. Otherwise, I think we’re all going to have to close our eyes and believe in faeries if we want to see Sony push out a firmware upgrade to allow you to play your old games again. Thanks to our listeners for keeping us honest!

Here’s a link to the TechStuff podcast — you can listen directly from the HowStuffWorks.com Web site. For much more detail on bits, bytes and video games, check out these articles from HowStuffWorks.com:

How Bits and Bytes Work
How the Xbox 360 Works
How the PlayStation 3 Works
How the Wii Works

I’m back si cam atat despre ce s-a intamplat cat am fost plecat… Dupa mai bine de 10 zile m-am gandit sa mai scot si eu un cuvintel. S-au intamplat foarte multe, multe m-au surprins placut sau mai putin placut atat intamplarile traite acolo cat si ce am gasit acasa. Viata e viteza, nu mai poti sa te opresti, te strivesc cei din urma, daca incetinesti..Progresam si uitam sa fim fericiti, ingropam bucurii intr-o mare de bytes, nu te mai poti ascunde, esti mult prea conectat, nu mai poti sa fi singur esti identificat. Cineva sa opreasca invazia de bytes..Cineva sa ne faca din nou fericiti.. Totul se intampla si se schimba asa de repede..nu ai timp sa te obisnuiesti, esti mereu surprins si dupa atatea deja devi rece, nu te mai misca nimic, esti gol..nu mai simti. Asta sa fie fericirea noastra? Asa trecatoare si superficiala? Timpul zboara mai repede ca oricand, chiar ma gandeam cateodata ce ar simti altii daca brusc, intr-o zi care poate fi si maine, as disparea asa cum am aparut..s-ar schimba multe brusc, dar s-ar obisnui si ar continua cursa asta cu aceeasi viteza, poate doar pentru o secunda se vor oprii sa isi dea seama ce s-a intamplat. De ce atata viteza? Aminteste-ti cate te-au facut fericit vreodata, fa-ti timp pentru asta, viteza ne omoara, iubire, prietenie, un gand liber. “Fericire-i cand iti amintesti, cat de fericit esti cand iubesti.” Nu mai putem continua asa, stati putin, ganditi-va, daca se produc atatea schimbari in viata noastra macar sa avem timp sa le gandim si sa ne obisnuim cu ele, altfel nici o schimbare nu va mai conta, nimic nu ne va mai face sa simtim din nou..

Game – Saran, Tips, Rahasia yang tidak biasa Ver. 3

Horas bah, gamerz… Masih main game, nonton film, dan sehat? Sebaiknya ya, karena dunia semakin keras (mungkin). Ada request mengenai review atau tips game tertentu? Cukup tulis di comment kalian! Menyatu dengan game… 87%… 99%…. …Sudah? Kita mulai!!

*: didapat dari pengalaman saya sendiri selama bermain

$: didapat dari berbagai sumber lain (teman, majalah, guide)

*$: pengalaman saya sendiri selama bermain ditambah sumber lain

Devil Summoner

*Nakisawame? NO!

Di setiap Dark Realm (Dark Tsukudo-Cho, Dark Ginza-Cho, Dark Harumi-Cho, dll), kamu pasti melihat bola air biru (kelihatannya) yang bernama Nakiwasame. Dia akan menyembuhkan HP/MP seluruh party-mu kalau kamu membayar sejumlah uang, tapi JANGAN PERNAH MAU! Bukannya aku pelit atau dia mau menjebakmu, tapi harga yang dia tawarkan sangat mahal: 5000 Yen, 10000 Yen, dll. Walau menyembuhkan total seluruh party-mu, tapi jauh lebih murah bila kamu ke Gouma-den dan minta disembuhkan oleh Victor. Singkat kata, minta disembuhkan Nakiwasame hampir sama dengan memberi dompetmu pada pencopet. Kalau kamu menolak dia akan bilang, “*sob* So, you will die too…” (“*hik* Jadi, kamu juga akan mati…”). Cuekkin saja, kamu kan bukan milyuner.

Supaya tidak terpaksa membayar Nakiwasame, bawalah selalu setidaknya 1 demon yang punya skill DIa atau Diarama. Dengan minta disembuhkan oleh demon-mu sendiri, akan jauh lebih hemat dan bebas. Bila tidak punya demon seperti itu, kembalilah ke Tsukudo-cho dan pergi ke Gouma-den untuk disembuhkan Victor. Tidak usah takut untuk berlatih dulu dan bolak-balik antara dungeon, hitung-hitung memaksimalkan Loyalti demon-mu untuk digabungkan di Gouma-den. Pastikan menjaga isi dompetmu untuk membeli Medicine, Ox Bezoar, Antidote, Anti-Stone, Anti-Mute, Clip (untuk pistol), dll yang lebih penting!

*Krisis Moneter di zaman Taisho!

Selama Episode 4 “The Case of Missing Shipments”, harga barang-barang di Konnou-Ya akan menjadi 2x lipat (aduh). Bila kamu belum beli Fire Clip dan Ice Clip (10000 Yen masing-masing), jangan beli dulu karena di episode 4 ini harganya jadi 20000 Yen masing-masing. Sebisa mungkin hemat item-mu dan jangan beli bila tidak benar-benar butuh. Tunggulah sampai episode ini selesai, lalu baru beli sepuasnya di Episode 5.

*Tusuk!!!

Serangan pedang Raidou yang terkuat dan paling efektif adalah tusukan (tombol analog ke suatu arah + kotak)! Tusukan selain cepat dan kuat, lebih efektif memberikan damage daripada combo pedang biasa (kotak 3x) atau tebasan berputar (tahan kotak). Saat memukul kelemahan musuh, gunakan tusukan pedang untuk memberi CRITICAL hit dengan damage besar. Pakai combo biasa juga bisa, tapi itu memakan waktu dan musuh bisa sudah pulih kembali. Gunakan sesering mungkin, terutama untuk melawan 1 musuh (Boss misalnya)!

The World Ends with You

*$Makanan Kesukaan

Setiap karakter punya makanan serta minuman favorit sendiri-sendiri; bila makan/minum makanan/minuman kesukaannya, Synch-Rate yang didapat dari makanan/minuman itu akan menjadi 1.5 atau 2x lipat dan akan jadi 1/2 bila itu makanan/minuman yang tidak mereka suka. Setiap kali kamu men-drag makanan/minuman ke seorang karakter, dia akan berkomentar sebagai tanda bahwa dia suka makanan/minuman itu, biasa saja, atau tidak. Berikut kata-kata mereka secara acak saat makan/minum sesuatu, juga makanan/minumannya. Mungkin daftar ini tidak lengkap, jadi cobalah temukan lebih banyak lagi dengan memakai daftar ini sebagai petunjuk! Jangan lupa untuk mulai dengan makanan yang bytesnya tinggi (di atas 6), agar tidak menyia-nyiakan hari! Pengaturan pola makan Neku dan lainnya sangat vital untuk menjadi lebih kuat!! Kayak program olah raga dan makan teratur gitu… ^_^

[Neku Sakuraba]

>Suka

- “That’s good.”

- “Not bad.”

+ Shoyu Ramen, Shio Ramen, Nuggets, Coffe, Corn Chowder, Pumpkin Soup, Pancakes, The “Tatsumi” Burger,

>Biasa

- “It’s edible.”

>Tidak suka

- “Ugh, nasty.”

- “Gross!”

+ Shadow Steak Ramen

[Shiki Misaki]

>Suka

- “Oh, yummy!”

- “It’s delicious!”

+ Salad, Miso Ramen, Mystic Ramen, Donuts, The “Tatsumi” Burger, Corn Chowder, Pumpkin Soup.

>Biasa

- – “Food’s food.”

>Tidak suka

- “Eeew.”

- “You finish it.”

+ Cordyceps, Coffe, Bouillabaisse, BRAVE+

[Yoshiya Kiryu] (Joshua)

>Suka

-“Compliments to the chef.”

-“Mmm… I’m in paradise.”

+Shio Ramen, House Blend, Cordyceps

>Biasa

-“Whatever doesn’t kill me.”

-“It’ll have to do.”

>Tidak suka

-“No, thank you.”

+ ???

[Daisukenojo Bito] (Beat)

>Suka

- “This is great.”

- “It’s a party in my mouth!”

+ French Fries, Instant-Noodles

>Biasa

- “That hit the spot.”

+ Muffin Set

>Tidak suka

- (empty)

+ (empty) coming soon…

*Brave!

Di permulaan permainan (saat Shiki menjadi partnermu), prioritaskan untuk meningkatkan Keberanian (Bravery) dari Neku dengan berbagai makanan (Ice Cream, dll). Bravery sangat penting supaya kamu bisa memakai berbagai pakaian dengan ATK/DEF yang tinggi. Biasanya semakin tinggi ATK/DEF dari suatu baju, celana, atau aksesoris, makin tinggi pula Bravery yang dibutuhkan untuk memakainya. Brevery Shiki awalnya 115, tapi Neku hanya 45! Pastikan terus menambah Bravery sebelum kamu mencapai minggu ke-2 dari permainan! Jangan takut untuk berhenti main karena bytes kamu tinggal 6, lanjutkan saja besok harinya!

*PP Shutdown

Setelah mendapatkan stiker “Shutdown”, setiap kali kamu tidak memainkan game ini, pin yang kamu pasang di deck akan mendapat PP! Jumlah yang didapat tergantung seberapa lama kamu tidak main, tapi bagaimana perhitungannya? Ini dia!

Hari 1: 6 PP/jam. 6 PP x24 jam= total 144 PP

Hari 2: 3 PP/jam. 3 PP x24 jam= total 72 PP

Hari 3: 1.5 PP/jam. 1.5 PP x24 jam= total 36 PP

Hari 4: 0.75 PP/jam. 0.75 PP x24 jam= total 18 PP

Hari 5: 0.375 PP/jam. 0.375 PP x24 jam= total 9 PP

Hari 6: 0.375 PP/jam. 0.375 PP x24 jam= total 9 PP

Hari 7: 0.375 PP/jam. 0.375 PP x24 jam= total 9 PP

Jumlah yang kamu dapat setiap harinya akan makin sedikit, dan bila sudah lebih dari 7 hari, perhitungannya berhenti. Perhatikan waktunya dengan baik untuk mendapat hasil maksimal!

*Time Limit???

Saat kamu menerima suatu misi yang ada batas waktunya (60 menit, dll), jam di kanan atas layar memang sesuai dengan waktu sebenarnya (yang kamu set di DS kamu), tapi tidak usah takut. Biarpun kamu berkeliling ke sana kemari dan melawan Noise sebanyak apapun, ‘batas waktu’ dalam misi tidak akan berjalan. Walau kamu mematikan DS di tengah misi pun tidak apa-apa, jadi jangan khawatir!

*Buka setiap dinding yang ada!

Pasti kamu tahu bahwa setiap hari dalam permainan, banyak dinding yang dijaga oleh Reaper. Dinding tersebut akan terbuka bila kamu memenuhi syarat yang diberikan oleh Reaper penjaganya. Bila berhasil, selain memberi kamu akses ke tempat baru, kamu juga akan mendapat hadiah tertentu; bisa stiker, buku, makanan, bahkan pin. Karena itu pastikan kamu membuka setiap dinding yang bisa dibuka, setiap harinya agar tidak melewatkan satu hadiah pun! Ingat bahwa di hari yang berbeda, dinding yang sudah kamu buka mungkin ditutup lagi. Walau merepotkan, tetaplah buka dinding yang bisa dibuka. Karena selain hadiah tadi, toko-toko yang ada di balik dinding biasanya menjual barang baru!

*Persentase Mendapatkan Pin!

Setiap mengalahkan musuh, kamu bisa mendapat pin. Kemungkinan kamu mendapat pin ()Drop Rate) tergantung sebarapa jauh kamu menurunkan level; pastikan kamu menurunkan levelmu sejauh yang kamu bisa, agar selalu mendapat pin, terutama yang langka dari para boss. Menurunkan level hanya menurunkan jumlah HP, bukan ATK atau DEF. Sebagai saran:

Saat Level 1-10: turunkan Levelmu 2-3 saja.

Saat Level 11-20: turunkan Levelmu 4-6 saja.

Saat Level 21-30: turunkan Levelmu 7-10 saja.

Saat Level 31-45: turunkan Levelmu 11-16 saja.

Saat Level 46-60: turunkan Levelmu 17-20 saja.

Saat Level 61-75: turunkan Levelmu 21-25!

Di atas Level 75: turunkan level sampai 30 juga boleh!

Selama punya ATK/DEF yang cukup, jangan takut untuk menurunkan levelmu gila-gilaan! Tapi jangan terlalu gila juga (misalnya di atas 60 O_o), atau kamu akan Game Over terus. Begitu levelmu sudah tinggi (di atas 10) selalu pasang levelmu lebih rendah dari level maksimalmu, sesuai petunjuk di atas. Kalau kamu hanya main aman dengan level penuh melulu, kamu tidak akan pernah dapat pin yang kuat!

*Warna Pin

Game ini punya 4 tingkat kesulitan (Difficulty), semakin tinggi, semakin hebat pula musuhnya, tapi kamu juga akan mendapat EXP yang lebih banyak dan pin lebih langka! Usahakan selalu memasang Difficulty tersulit yang kamu punya, agar bisa naik level dengan cepat! Tapi ketahuilah bahwa pin yang kamu dapat akan berbeda bila Difficulty-nya beda, walau musuhnya sama. Di Noise Report (akan kamu dapat dari Rhyme nanti), ditunjukkan persentase setiap musuh menjatuhkan pin sesuai levelmu yang diturunkan, di 4 tingkat kesulitan. Patut diperhatikan; bila kamu memasang Difficulty Hard (misalnya) tapi persentase musuh menjatuhkan pin di Hard hanya 69% sementara di Normal 100%, ada kemungkinan kamu akan mendapat pin dari Difficulty Normal walau kamu memasang Difficulty Hard. Untuk lebih mudah mengetahuinya, bedakan pin yang kamu dapat dari musuh dengan melihat warnanya (sebelum BLING!). Perhatikan skema warna berikut:

Ultimate: Merah (dan besar!)

Hard: Emas

Normal: Biru

Easy: Coklat (dan kecil…)

*Puck-Heal

Pastikan selalu memasang 1 pin untuk menyembuhkan HP (Croic Leisure, Peace Full, dll), terutama saat melawan boss. Karena selain serangan Fusion, hanya pin dengan tipe Cure Drink tersebutlah yang bisa memulihkan HP-mu dalam pertarungan. Namun setiap pin ini kegunaannya terbatas, hanya 3-6 kali saja. Lantas bagaimana kalau sekali heal hanya 30% sampai 50 % HP saja? Ada trik khusus agar kamu bisa menyembuhkan diri berkali-kali lebih banyak hanya dengan memakai pin tersebut 1x saja!

Tahu “Light Puck” kan? Itu, sinar hijau yang dioper dari Neku ke partnernya atau sebaliknya. Saat mendapat Light Puck itu, serangan Neku atau partnernya akan berlipat ganda (x2 sampai x4). Setelah menyerang sekali (untuk Neku), Light Puck akan pindah ke partnernya. Juga setalh partner Neku melakukan combo (gambar kartu di ujung panel), Light Puck akan berpindah lagi pada neku, dst. Kalau digunakan dengan pin yang kuat, akan sangat mematikan! Tapi bukan hanya pin menyerang saja, tapi pin yang menyembuhkan (tipe “Cure Drink” seperti di atas) juga!

Triknya seperti ini; saat HP kritis, pindahkan Light Puck dari partner Neku ke Neku. Pastikan sebelum menerima Light Puck, Neku sudah menghindar ke tempat aman yang tidak tersentuh musuh! Lalu setelah Neku menerimanya, gunakan pin penyembuh tersebut! (Ingat, langsung pakai, karena bila kamu menyerang, Light Puck-nya akan pindah lagi -_-) Jumlah HP yang dipulihkan pun akan berlipat-lipat! Dengan cara ini, kamu bisa memasang pin penyembuh yang jumlah pemakaiannya banyak (misal: Monkey Leisure, memulihkan 30% Hp, batas pemakan maksimal 6), tanpa takut akan pemulihannya yang hanya sedikit! Dengan Monkey Leisure, bila HP-mu 4000, maka HP yang dipulihkan 1200 (4000×30%). Tapi dengan cara memakai Light Puck tadi, jumlah HP yang dipulihkan bisa jadi sbb: (30% x 2.5) x 4000= 75% x 4000= 3000 HP!!! Jangan tergiur untuk memakai pin yang pemulihannya 50% atau 70% HP, karena batas penggunaannya hanya sampai 2-4 kali saja. Dengan trik ini, kamu bisa menyembuhkan dirimu sampai penuh sebanyak 6 kali! (Sangat berguna untuk Chain Battle di Shibuya River) ^_^

*Hemat Scarletite!!

Kamu pasti mendapat banyak Scarletite sepanjang cerita, pin ini sangat penting untuk membeli banyak stiker yang meningkatkan kemampuan Neku, Shiki, Joshua, dan Beat. Akan tetapi jumlahnya terbatas, jadi utamakan membeli stiker yang penting saja! Stiker yang penting tersebut antara lain:

1. Extra Slot (khusus Neku, total ada 4). Saat mulai permainan, Neku hanya bisa memakai 2 pin saja. Stiker ini berguna membuat Neku bisa memakai 1 pin lagi, setiap satu stiker ini yang kamu punya. Kamu akan mendapat gratis 1 stiker ini, tapi 3 stiker lagi harus dibeli dengan Scarletite! Stiker ini mutlak kamu perlukan, karena hanya dengan stiker ini kamu bisa membuat Neku menyerang, menyembuhkan, dll secara beragam. Semakin banyak pin yang bisa kamu pasang, Neku akan semakin tangguh dalam pertarungan.
2. Fusion Boost (untuk Shiki, Joshua, dan Beat, masing-masing 3 buah). Dengan membeli stiker ini, Level Fusion Shiki, Joshua, dan Beat akan meningkat (sampai Level 3)! Memang kamu perlu banyak mengumpulkan Fusion Star saat bertarung untuk memakainya, tapi semakin tinggi Levelnya, musuh akan terluka lebih parah dan HP-mu makin banyak pulihnya! Utamakan dahulu membeli stiker ini (bila tidak ada Extra Slot) kalau melihatnya di toko!
3. Ultimate Mode, Hollow Leg, Chain 16 (SPESIAL!). Stiker-stiker ini memiliki efek luar biasa yang sangat membantumu (terutama Hollow Leg, mainin sendiri deh… ^_^). Patut diingat, stiker-stiker ini hanya muncul setelah kamu menamatkan game. Jadi usai menamatkan game bila masih ada Scarletite yang tersisa setelah kamu banyak membeli Extra Slot dan Fusion Boost, utamakan beli ini dulu.

Sebaliknya, ada stiker-stiker lain yang SEBISA MUNGKIN JANGAN BELI DULU; karena selain tidak terlalu berguna, akan membuatmu kehabisan Scarletite.

1. ATK Boost dan Defense Boost (untuk Shiki, Joshua, dan Beat, masing-masing 9). Stiker ini meningkat ATK dan DEF karaktermu 1 poin untuk setiap stikernya. Jangan beli ini, karena hanya meningkatkan ATK/DEF-mu 1 POIN SAJA! Jujur saja, TIDAK BERARTI SAAT MELAWAN BOSS!! Selain itu 7 dari setiap stiker ini akan kamu dapatkan sesuai jalan cerita, jadi nggak usah repot-repot beli di toko. Kalau ingin meningkatkan ATK/DEF, tingkatkan Brave dan pakailah beragam pakaian serta aksesoris yang ATK/DEF-nya tinggi.
2. Safe Landing dan Air Bonus (Neku). Walau efeknya terlihat sangat berguna, kamu akan baik-baik saja tanpa stiker ini. Sampai tamat pun saya tidak membeli stiker ini, suwer ^_^

*Menjadi Kuat lewat Menu Sehat

Untuk meningkatkan status, kamu harus makan makanan yang tepat secara teratur. Fokuskan dulu pada 1 saja status yang kamu butuhkan, baru yang lainnya (HP, ATK/DEF). Berikut daftar makanan yang harus didahulukan sesuai statusnya; no. 1 adalah saat bytes-mu masih penuh (24) atau masih banyak, no. 2 adalah saat bytesmu tinggal 8 atau 6. Sebisa mungkin, sesuaikan dengan selera masing-masing karakter. Juga, jangan pernah mengonsumsi makanan no. 2 lebih dulu!! Nomor setelah tanda / adalah jumlah bytes-nya, sedangkan nama dalam kurung () adalah karakter yang paling cocok memakannya.

HP:

1. The “Tatsumi” Burger/14

2. Hamburger/8, Shoyu Ramen/8, Coffe/6, House Blend/6, Nuggets/6 (Neku)

ATK:

1. Viper Drink/14

2. Hotdog/8

DEF:

1. Mystic Ramen/14

2. French Fries/8 (Beat)

BRAVE:

1. Cordyceps/16, Pancakes/8, Crepes’/8

2. Pumpkin Soup/6, BRAVE+/3

Trik Khusus Buat WordPress! Cara Mengubah Gravatar!

Bagi kalian yang punya account di wordpress, pasti tahu soal Gravatar.

Itu lho, gambar kotak kecil sebagai lambang diri kita pas mau nge-comment atau semacamnya.

Pasti kalian bosan dengan gambar GRavatar yang cuma warna biru atau merah, kan? Ada cara untuk mengubahnya jadi gambar yang kamu suka! Gini:

1. Buka account wordpress kamu (login).

2. Buka menu User-Your Profile.

3. Pada gambar GRavatar di kanan layar, klik “Change GRavatar”.

4. Pilih “Browse Picture from computer”, lalu pilih gambar yang kamu mau (ukuran bebas).

5. Atur cropping (pemotongan) gambar kalian. Atur bagian mana dari gambar itu yang mau kamu buat sebagai GRavatar kamu (misal: wajahnya saja, tangan, kaki, dll).

6. Klik “Crop and Finish!”, lalu tunggu beberapa menit, maka Gravatar-mu sudah berubah! Untuk emua comment lama dan baru, GRavatar-mu akan diganti dengan pilihanmu tadi! Enjoy!

Paham? Sekarang ber-GAYA-lah sesukamu! Ingat, “Style is survival!”

I’m going to try to add a little consistency to my blog by doing a little “Business Bytes” post periodically about what I have observed and learned about the pitfalls some companies seem to experience when it comes to crafting their marketing approach and strategy.  Exciting right?  So here’s what I’ve noticed so far: some companies do not fully utilize and engage their customers in dialogue that could glean a better understanding of how they can shift their attention and align interests with the consumer. 

You’ll be hard pressed to find any kind of company, much less a successful one, that does not put the customer first and rightly so, they wouldn’t be kickin’ without them.  But companies can do much more with the information customers provide, that can make the company itself much more efficient and flexible as the markets change.  By systematically cataloging customer demographics, attitudes, affinities, and interests, companies know what customer segments to target more easily.  Companies seem to be in the dark when it comes to how to exploit new customer segments when a look at previous customer trends can reveal which new customer segments lend themselves the current customer base. 

 Many companies also do not seem to want to make the effort to foster the type of brand loyalty and customer advocacy that allows their business to grow.  By keeping a close eye on your current customer and making sure both of your interests align, it will allow for new growth.  If a company gains 100 new customers, yet loses 150 from their current base, there is no growth from the new outreach, not to mention it is much harder to cultivate loyalty with brand new customers. 

Being able to keep tabs on your customers is the first step in solidifying your brand and developing the “cult” following that will ultimately drive in new customers and increase revenue.  What I’ve blogged about is not a stunning revelation to world of business, but what I find interesting is how lax some companies maintain their customer strategy.  But hey, I guess their problems are our business, so keep on keeping on.

In order to understand your Internet services connection speed and how your computer stores information, you should start with the most basic measurements of data: bits and bytes. Before you read further, don’t forget that a “b” (small case b) is a bit, and “B” (upper case B) is a byte, e.g., kb is kilobit and kB is kilobyte.

A bit (b) is the smallest measurement of data that can be stored or transferred on computers and Internet services. Bits store information based on a binary system of 1’s and 0’s (“bi” means 2, i.e., 2 numbers, 1 and 0). Bits are arranged and stored in sequences that are translated into words, pictures, etc., when you see them on your computer screen.

When you hear the term “bits”, it is usually used to when measure transfer rate, as in downloading from the Internet or an Internet connection speed. For example, “bps” is bits per second, or, the amount of bits that can be downloaded or transferred in a second. When measuring transfer rate for Internet connections, 1 kilobit (kb) = 1000 bits, 1 megabit (mb) = 1000 kilobits. Therefore, if your dial up connection successfully connected at 34.4 kbps, 34.4 kilobits or 34400 bits can be downloaded per second to your computer. If you have a 6000 kbps (or 6 mbps) DSL connection, you can download 6000 kilobits, or 6,000,000 bits per second.

A bit rate is the rate at which a certain number of bits (or kb or mb) can be streamed or downloaded per second. You will usually hear about “bit rates”in relation to audio and video streaming from the Internet. A higher bit rate means that the quality of the streaming will be higher, but it also requires a faster Internet connection to stream in real time. For example, to watch a video that has a bit rate of 240kbps, You would want to have a connection that is at least slightly faster to watch the video without interruptions.

A byte (B) is 8 bits. As you read earlier, bits store information based on a binary system and are arranged and stored in sequences, or bytes. Strings of bytes make up documents, images, commands for your computer, etc. Most sizes of files, programs, and capacities of drives, etc, are measured in bytes, kilobytes, megabytes (megs), and gigabytes (gigs).

When describing capacity, like file size or storage, bytes are measured by the binary system that bits use to store information. Therefore, “kilo” = 1,024 (or, 2^10). A kilobyte (kB) is 1,024 bytes, and a megabyte (mB) is 1,024 kilobytes. A gigabyte (gB) is 1,024 megabytes, etc.

Here are some examples of those numbers in relation to your computer. A typical Microsoft Word document is about 30 kB in size. An image is typically about 100 kB, depending on the size and format. When you save that document or image to your computer, it takes up 30 kB or 100 kB of your computers storage space. A CD typically has about 700 mB (or 716,800 kB) of storage space. Most hard drives on personal computers are now sold with a capacity of 500 gig (or 524,288,000 kB).

To review, 1 byte is 8 bits. An Internet connection (transfer rate, download/upload speed) is measured in bits, and 1 kilobit is 1,000 bits. Storage capacity (drive/disk space and file sizes), it is measured in bytes, and 1 kilobyte is 1,024 bytes.