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		<title>Happy New Year 2013!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:48:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Multiply blog tutup, pindah ke mana?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 05:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Satu hal yang sangat meresahkan para penghuni dan pengguna website Multiply.com, muncul di bulan Agustus 2012 dengan pengumuman dari CEO Multiply.com mengenai rencana penutupan fungsi blog dari Multiply.com. Hal ini tak urung menimbulkan reaksi yang beragam dari para penggunanya, mulai resah, marah, hingga kalang-kabut. Banyak juga yang kemudian berusaha untuk membuat manajemen Multiply.com mengurungkan niatan [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Satu hal yang sangat meresahkan para penghuni dan pengguna website Multiply.com, muncul di bulan Agustus 2012 dengan pengumuman dari CEO Multiply.com mengenai rencana penutupan fungsi blog dari Multiply.com. Hal ini tak urung menimbulkan reaksi yang beragam dari para penggunanya, mulai resah, marah, hingga kalang-kabut. Banyak juga yang kemudian berusaha untuk membuat manajemen Multiply.com mengurungkan niatan ini.</p>
<p>Penulis sendiri adalah pengguna setia Multiply.com selama delapan tahunan, dengan postingan pertama dimuat online pada 25 Agustus 2004 pukul 4:44 sore di situs <a title="Pipir Sawah Saiber" href="http://kangbayu.multiply.com" target="_blank">kangbayu.multiply.com</a>. Banyak suka-duka terjalin di sana, tapi lebih banyak suasana kehangatan dan kisah serunya sih, makanya penulis pernah berujar &#8220;Multiply itu &#8216;rumah&#8217;, sedangkan Facebook dan lain-lain itu &#8216;tempat gaul&#8217; atau &#8216;lapak&#8217;.&#8221;</p>
<p>Namun walapun turut kecewa dengan kabar penutupan ini, sebenarnya penulis sudah beberapa lama memilih untuk membuka rumah-rumah virtual baru di beberapa lokasi, karena pengembangan fitur blogging dari manajemen Multiply.com yang dianggap sangat lambat sehingga tidak mendukung aktivitas untuk <em>pro-blogging</em>. Adapun rumah virtual di Multiply.com dibiarkan tetap ada karena selama delapan tahunan itu penulis masih punya banyak teman di sana, dan sudah sangat banyak menuangkan ide-ide dan pemikirannya dalam bentuk tulisan di sana, sehingga merasa sayang kalau semua itu harus dibuang.</p>
<h2>Pindah ke Mana?</h2>
<p>Pertanyaan paling populer diantara pengguna Multiply.com saat ini adalah sebagai berikut:</p>
<ol>
<li>Pindah ke mana? WordPress? Blogspot? Xanga? Tumblr? Kompasiana? Blog Detik?</li>
<li>Bagaimana cara backup dan export tulisan dan komentar di Multiply?</li>
</ol>
<p>Terkait dengan pertanyaan pertama, penulis merasa perlu berbagi pengalaman dalam mencoba beberapa blogging platform sehingga bisa dijadikan masukan bagi rekan-rekan sesama pengguna Multiply.com dalam memilih rumah virtual yang baru. Namun sebelum bicara mengenai pilihan yang ada, maka sebaiknya kita lihat dulu apa sajakah yang menjadi nilai lebih dari Multiply.com sebagai blogging platform, dibanding platform lainnya?</p>
<p>Berdasarkan pengalaman pribadi dan komentar sesama Multiplyers, berikut ini yang paling utama:</p>
<ol>
<li>Message board/Inbox &#8212; barangkali fungsi paling penting dari Multiply blog/journal, yang memungkinkan para penggunanya dengan cepat mendapatkan update dari sesama pengguna lain dalam satu tempat. Fitur yang disediakan termasuk filter berdasarkan waktu posting, user group, dan lain-lain. (Inbox)</li>
<li>Posting filter/pengaturan tingkat privasi &#8212; fitur yang tak kalah pentingnya yang memungkinkan pengguna mengatur siapa sajakah yang dapat membaca postingan yang mereka buat. Fitur ini memungkinkan tulisan dibaca oleh umum, oleh sebagian teman, atau oleh orang-orang tertentu saja secara spesifik. (Filter)</li>
<li>Jenis posting beragam &#8212; mulai dari blog, notes, gambar &amp; foto, review, hingga ke video dan resep masakan. Fungsi ini memungkinkan Multiply menjadi sebuah &#8220;toko serba ada&#8221; atau &#8220;one stop solution&#8221; untuk para blogger. (Ragam)</li>
<li>Informasi pengunjung/tamu &#8212; fungsi yang memungkinkan pengguna untuk mengetahui siapa sajakah yang pernah mampir dan membaca isi muatan blognya, dipilah-pilah berdasarkan halaman. (Statistik)</li>
<li>Group &#8212; fitur yang memungkinkan pengguna untuk membuat group beranggotakan sesama pengguna lainnya. (Group)</li>
<li>Basis pengguna Indonesia besar, meaningful network &#8212; sehingga memudahkan untuk menjalin kontak dan interaksi antar sesama pengguna, hingga ke tingkatan dunia nyata. Walhasil banyak pengguna Multiply yang merasa memiliki hubungan yang berkesan antara satu dengan lainnya, beberapa hingga ke jenjang pernikahan. (Indo)</li>
<li>Pilihan design theme &#8212; terdapat beraneka ragam pilihan design theme untuk mempercantik tampilan blog pengguna, termasuk modifikasi melalui CSS. Pengguna pun dapat dengan mudah membagi theme ciptaannya sendiri ke pengguna lain. (Desain)</li>
<li>Fungsi Guestbook/Buku Tamu &#8212; fungsi yang memungkinkan pengguna lain untuk meninggalkan pesan umum kepada pemilik blog, berguna untuk menjalin komunikasi termasuk dalam mendapatkan teman baru. (Bukutamu)</li>
<li>Berjualan/Toko Online &#8212; fitur yang memungkinkan pengguna untuk membuka toko online dan berjual-beli dengan sesama pengguna Multiply lainnya. Fitur yang kemudian berbalik menjadi serangan balik mematikan bagi para blogger, kala manajemen Multiply.com memilih untuk fokus ke fungsi yang satu ini dan menutup fungsi bloggingnya. (Toko)</li>
<li>Gratis &#8212; walaupun tersedia jenis keanggotaan berbayar, namun mayoritas fungsi dan fitur yang ditawarkan Multiply.com tersedia untuk pengguna tak berbayar alias gratis.</li>
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<p>Karena multi-fungsinya Multiply.com, maka untuk menemukan padanan platform yang sama adalah suatu tugas berat, karena rata-rata blogging platform lain lebih memilih untuk hanya menyediakan fungsi-fungsi yang spesifik, misalnya blogging saja, berjualan online saja, micro-blogging saja, atau photo album saja.</p>
<h2>Pilihan Blogging platform</h2>
<p>Diantara sekian banyak pilihan blogging platform yang beragam, ternyata tidak ada satupun yang benar-benar sebanding dengan Multiply.com. Berikut ini perbandingannya terhadap Multiply, dengan pilihan blogging platform lain yang bisa diperoleh dengan gratis:</p>
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<td><strong>Nama</strong></td>
<td><strong>Inbox</strong></td>
<td><strong>Filter</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td><strong>Stat</strong></td>
<td><strong>Group</strong></td>
<td><strong>Indo</strong></td>
<td><strong>Desain</strong></td>
<td><strong>About Us</strong></td>
<td><strong>Komentar</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td>WordPress</td>
<td>Ya</td>
<td>Blog</td>
<td></td>
<td>Ya</td>
<td>Tidak</td>
<td>Banyak</td>
<td>Terbatas</td>
<td>Bisa</td>
<td>Umum</td>
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<tr>
<td>Blogger</td>
<td>Ya</td>
<td>Blog</td>
<td></td>
<td>Ya</td>
<td><a href="https://groups.google.com" target="_blank">Ada</a></td>
<td>Banyak</td>
<td>Bebas</td>
<td>Bisa</td>
<td>Umum</td>
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<td>Xanga</td>
<td>Ya</td>
<td>Blog</td>
<td></td>
<td>?</td>
<td>Ada</td>
<td>Sedikit</td>
<td>Terbatas</td>
<td>Tidak</td>
<td>Anggota</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tumblr</td>
<td>?</td>
<td>Blog</td>
<td></td>
<td>?</td>
<td><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/set-group-tumblr-blog/" target="_blank">Bisa</a></td>
<td>Sedikit</td>
<td>Terbatas</td>
<td>Tidak</td>
<td>Anggota</td>
</tr>
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<td>Posterous</td>
<td>?</td>
<td>Blog</td>
<td></td>
<td>?</td>
<td><a href="http://posterous.com/groups/" target="_blank">Bisa</a></td>
<td>Sedikit</td>
<td>Terbatas</td>
<td>Tidak</td>
<td>Anggota</td>
</tr>
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<td>Livejournal</td>
<td>Ya</td>
<td>Posting</td>
<td></td>
<td>Tidak</td>
<td>Tidak</td>
<td>Sedikit</td>
<td>Terbatas</td>
<td>Tidak</td>
<td>Anggota</td>
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<td>Blogdetik</td>
<td>Ya</td>
<td>Tidak</td>
<td></td>
<td>Tidak</td>
<td>Tidak</td>
<td>Semua</td>
<td>Tidak</td>
<td>Tidak</td>
<td>Anggota</td>
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<tr>
<td>Kompasiana</td>
<td>Ya</td>
<td>Tidak</td>
<td></td>
<td>Tidak</td>
<td>Tidak</td>
<td>Semua</td>
<td>Tidak</td>
<td>Tidak</td>
<td>Anggota</td>
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<p>Dari pengalaman penulis mencoba beberapa jenis blogging platform, WordPress dan Blogger muncul sebagai dua kandidat terkuat, dan masing-masing memiliki kelebihan dan kelemahan berbeda-beda.</p>
<h2>WordPress.com dan WordPress</h2>
<p>WordPress bisa jadi adalah platform blogging gratis yang paling indah tampilannya, serta mengijinkan modifikasi tampilan oleh user hingga batas-batas tertentu &#8212; suatu hal yang sering menjadi pertimbangan utama para Multipliers dalam memilih platform blogging baru. WordPress juga memiliki aneka ragam plugin dan widget yang sangat berguna untuk memperkaya fungsi dan tampilan yang ditawarkan platform ini.  Wordpress juga sangat mudah digunakan, bahkan oleh pengguna yang sama sekali baru di bidang blogging.</p>
<p>Sayangnya WordPress versi gratis di alamat wordpress.com memiliki beberapa keterbatasan yang mengikat, diantaranya adalah tidak leluasanya modifikasi template yang bisa dilakukan, tampilan tidak bisa diubah total, dan untuk mendapatkan nama domain yang unik, misalnya seperti blog.bayuamus.com ini maka pengguna harus mendaftar layanan berbayar.</p>
<p>Alternatif lainnya seperti yang saya lakukan adalah hosting di tempat pribadi dan pasang <em>engine</em> WordPress di tempat sendiri. Namun cara ini membutuhkan sedikit penguasaan teknis, khususnya dalam hal website maintenance, sedangkan di WordPress.com anda tinggal pakai saja. Hosting di tempat sendiri juga membutuhkan biaya yang mana berarti tidak gratis lagi. Namun jika yang anda inginkan adalah tampilan dasar yang indah, dan keleluasaan untuk mengubah hingga hal yang sangat mendetail dari desain, WordPress versi hosting sendiri adalah pilihan yang paling tepat. Banyak website komersial dari perusahaan-perusahaan besar juga menggunakan platform WordPress versi hosting sendiri ini karena kemudahan modifikasi dan kestabilan kinerjanya.</p>
<h2>Blogger.com</h2>
<p>Blogger memiliki tampilan dashboard yang lebih teknis dan membosankan dibanding WordPress. Namun demikian seperti WordPress, platform inipun sangat mudah digunakan. Terdapat banyak pilihan template yang bisa dipakai, termasuk kreasi sesama user yang dibagikan gratis di internet. Blogger juga memungkinkan modifikasi hingga ke level yang mendasar, termasuk kemampuan untuk mengedit file HTML dan CSS nya.</p>
<p>Hal yang menarik dari Blogger adalah, ia anak perusahaan dari Google, sehingga masalah kompatibilitas dengan aneka produk Google lainnya berlangsung dengan mulus dan lancar. Postingan anda di Blogger misalnya, bisa secara otomatis dimuat juga di halaman Google+ anda. Foto-foto anda akan temuat dan tersimpan di account Picasa Web Albums, untuk kemudian bisa anda lihat dan modifikasi di sana layaknya photo album biasa. Sebaliknya, anda bisa juga menyertakan foto-foto yang telah anda muat di account Picasa Web Albums anda untuk disertakan dalam tulisan blog anda. Dalam penayangan iklan AdSense pun Blogger telah memiliki fasilitas ini secara internal dan anda tinggal memasukkan ID serta mengatur posisi pemuatannya saja, tidak harus repot-repot seperti di blogging platform lainnya. Untuk fitur pengelolaan pun, blog anda bisa tersambung dengan Google Web Masters, dan aneka fitur menarik lainnya dari Google. Untuk login pun anda cukup menggunakan account Google yang anda miliki, dan anda diperbolehkan untuk membuka lebih dari satu blog dalam satu account Google yang sama.</p>
<p>Blogger juga mengijinkan pengguna menggunakan alamat domain sendiri tanpa biaya tambahan, sehingga sangat membantu untuk konsistensi <em>branding</em>, misalnya: blog saya di <a href="http://epicurina.blogspot.com" target="_blank">http://epicurina.blogspot.com</a> bisa saya ganti alamatnya menjadi <a href="http://blog.epicurina.com" target="_blank">http://blog.epicurina.com</a> (bukan sekedar redirect) sehingga secara struktur virtual berada di bawah website utama brand tersebut: <a href="http://Epicurina.com" target="_blank">Epicurina.com</a>; hal yang tidak bisa dilakukan pada blog yang dibuat di WordPress.com tanpa biaya tambahan.</p>
<p>Baru-baru ini Blogger juga memperkenalkan dashboard baru yang terlihat lebih menarik, intuitif dibanding pendahulunya, dengan pilihan jenis template yang semakin canggih, sehingga dalam hal kemudahan penggunaan dan modifikasi, serta keindahan tampilan semakin membaik.</p>
<p>Blogger hingga saat ini tidak memiliki versi hosting sendiri, tapi dengan hosting di Blogger.com pun fasilitas dan kemudahannya sudah sangat baik.</p>
<h2>Blogging platform lainnya</h2>
<p>Tumblr memiliki pengguna yang cukup fanatik, namun dari sisi tampilan ia sudah memiliki standar yang baku sehingga akan kurang menarik bagi blogger yang gemar mengotak-atik tampilan blog nya. Livejournal merupakan salahsatu blogging platform tertua di Internet yang masih bertahan hingga kini, namun dari sisi modifikasi tampilan dan interkoneksi dengan situs lain di internet kemampuannya minim.</p>
<p>Adapun blogdetik dan Kompasiana, keduanya merupakan layanan blog yang disediakan oleh dua raksasa media massa, dengan kemampuan modifikasi tampilan yang nyaris tidak ada. Namun karena ketenaran pemiliknya, maka Blog yang dibuka di kedua platform ini memiliki keunggulan dalam hal rating SEO yang relatif lebih baik dibanding yang dimuat di hosting pribadi, terbantu oleh kepopuleran dari situs-situs lainnya milik media massa tersebut.</p>
<p>(Btw sekedar informasi, blogging platform yang digunakan oleh media massa ini biasanya adalah atau modifikasi dari platform WordPress versi enterprise.)</p>
<p>Kesemua blog selain WordPress dan Blogger sayangnya, memiliki kemampuan yang minimal dalam modifikasi tampilan, penambahan widget maupun penyertaan fitur-fitur profesional semisal penayangan iklan AdSense. Hal ini menyebabkan mereka tidak mampu mendukung aktivitas seorang pro-blogger, atau blogger yang menginginkan modifikasi serius pada blog nya.</p>
<p>Hal lain yang juga perlu dicermati adalah masalah kelangsungannya. Banyak blogging platform yang tadinya tenar lantas seiring waktu berjalan mengalami kemunduran, hingga berujung pada penutupan, seperti yang terjadi pada kasus gusuran Multiply.com ini. Walaupun tidak menjamin bahwa Blogger tidak akan suatu saat ditutup oleh Google, ataupun WordPress menyatakan diri bangkrut, namun dilihat dari kinerja dan sejarah mereka maka merekalah blogging platform yang paling mungkin bertahan di dasawarsa kedua era millenium ini.</p>
<p>Jadi, pilih yang mana? (byms)</p>
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		<title>A different kind of flying experience</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Upon flying with Garuda Indonesia, I found myself disappointed upon the pilot announced that in half an hour we&#8217;ll reach our destination, especially since the onboard movie I watched is highly interesting and it&#8217;s still half-way through the story. I&#8217;ve managed to be fully awake as well during the whole time, enjoying the food, treats, [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Garuda_Indonesia_Boeing_737-8U3%28WL%29.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured" title="Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-8U3(WL), PK-GMC, i..." src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Garuda_Indonesia_Boeing_737-8U3%28WL%29.jpg/300px-Garuda_Indonesia_Boeing_737-8U3%28WL%29.jpg" alt="Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-8U3(WL), PK-GMC, i..." width="300" height="190" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-8U3(WL), PK-GMC, is approaching Ngurah Rai International Airport, Denpasar, Bali. This photo was taken from Serangan Island, Bali. The aircraft sports a new livery, part of the airline&#8217;s &#8220;Quantum Leap&#8221; strategy. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)</p></div>
<p>Upon flying with Garuda Indonesia, I found myself disappointed upon the pilot announced that in half an hour we&#8217;ll reach our destination, especially since the onboard movie I watched is highly interesting and it&#8217;s still half-way through the story. I&#8217;ve managed to be fully awake as well during the whole time, enjoying the food, treats, and busy trying out their onboard entertainment facility, while thinking out how to improve the User Experience of its GUI.</p>
<p>Upon flying with low cost carriers however, like Lion Air or even the flashy ones like Air Asia, I often awaken in the middle of my sleep during the flight and thinking that the engine sound is too loud, I can&#8217;t straighten my legs properly, and silently complained why we haven&#8217;t reached our destination yet. That is the usual case as the only practical entertainment to have onboard is looking out of the windows, or catching a glimpse of the cute stewardess as they walk around the cabin. Well, you get what you paid for.</p>
<p>I also been thinking that the real Customer Experience improvements that could happen on flights anyway, is to shift the paradigm of flying itself. How? By introducing, instead of denying, the real flying experience.</p>
<p>The current experience I believe, is geared to shelter and minimizing the passenger&#8217;s real-flying experience, up to the point where passengers are made to believe that they&#8217;re still on ground somewhere, as most of what they can see are rows of passenger seats, and very small windows. Sans the bad weather bumps and take-off accelerations, viscerally you can be tricked into thinking you&#8217;re somewhere stationery, and on the ground, while in fact you&#8217;re cruising thousands of feet above the earth at about 900 Km/h, almost three times faster than the fastest Formula 1 racing car runs.</p>
<p>What would be neat instead, is to expose the passengers into the true experience of flying, by introducing <strong>see-through walls</strong>; an effect impossible to obtain using traditional glass windows, but will be obtainable soon using the combination of durable and flexible LCD screens with fast video cameras. The idea is for the camera to capture the views of the environment outside of the airplane then project it in real-time (or nanoseconds delay) into the flexible LCD panels installed on/as the plane&#8217;s interior walls. Imagine experiencing the near-space sky full with stars, or travelling among the clouds, and&#8230; nothing below you to catch your fall.</p>
<p>While the last feature might pose a greater challenge to those already having phobia of flying, or being in a high place, it might reduces the fear of those having phobia of closed space&#8230; or convert his phobia into the first two. As for myself I&#8217;m more than eager to have such experience, how about you? (byms)</p>
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		<title>Bit.ly + bitmarks = The new Delicious?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 07:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bayuamus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://blog.bayuamus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2012-06-05_14033611.jpg"></a></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>Social bookmarking sites has been around for a while. Though not as famous as more glamorous social networking sites, i.e.: Facebook, people are still using them from time to time, and it has quite becoming a niche. From the rather classical del.icio.us (now <a title="Delicious social bookmarking site" href="http://delicious.com/" target="_blank">delicious.com</a>), to the [...]]]></description>
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<p>Social bookmarking sites has been around for a while. Though not as famous as more glamorous social networking sites, i.e.: Facebook, people are still using them from time to time, and it has quite becoming a niche. From the rather classical del.icio.us (now <a title="Delicious social bookmarking site" href="http://delicious.com/" target="_blank">delicious.com</a>), to the avant garde Pinterest, you can see that people loves to share, especially on what they think are cool.</p>
<h3>Delicious (was del.icio.us)</h3>
<p><a href="http://delicious.com/" target="_blank">Delicious</a> used to be my top choice for social bookmarking, as it&#8217;s accessible online from any place on earth, and it saves bookmarks from common users hence it reflects the true popularity of a webpage. And the way they formed their URL is unique.</p>
<p>At Delicious.com you can find references to almost anything you&#8217;re interested at, both legal and illegal, the barrier is your conscience. What differs it from a mere Google search result page lies in its curative nature; people only bookmarks web pages they think are cool. While the result might not be as wide-breath as Google, the quality however is much higher. You don&#8217;t cheat on Delicious while you can still cheat on Google search.</p>
<p>With the invention of Google Chrome bookmarking however, I can now synchronize bookmarks from any of my computers as long as it is connected to the internet, replacing the much needed shared bookmarking feature once is the strong point of Delicious. And I became quickly forgetting about the once highly required Delicious social bookmarking. I still get to visit them from time to time, but as I&#8217;m becoming more a Google person than a Yahoo! hipster, logging on to Delicious requires more efforts compared with using Google&#8217;s. Just like now I&#8217;m using Picasa more than Flickr.</p>
<p>With my increased involvement in Twitter however, there are new requirement tied in to its 140 character limitation messages, and the smart people out there then came up with the service of URL shortener! Something that would not make sense a decade ago. Some URL shortener service are built-in (like Twitter&#8217;s t.co), but more are independent and open for public use, one of them is <a title="Bit.ly URL shortening service website (free)" href="http://bitly.com/" target="_blank">bit.ly</a>.</p>
<h3>Bit.ly</h3>
<p><a href="http://bitly.com/" target="_blank">Bit.ly</a> excels in its capability to track clicks, so you can measure how your shortened links are doing; again, a need that wouldn&#8217;t make too much sense in early internet ages, but with the coming age of internet marketing &amp; SEO, has becoming an indispensable tool. Click tracking gives good insight on what sort of links are your readers like to read, or curious about; and in turns enable you to fine tune your online marketing strategy.</p>
<p>Other worthy improvements from Bit.ly includes an alternative shortening URL: &#8220;j.mp&#8221;;  a four digit URL that easily associated with &#8220;jump&#8221;, as well as its analogy of quickly travelling from a place to another, a term very well-suited for the internet world! T.co on the other hand while uses four digits as well, looses a real-life connection with a real &amp; meaningful word, but T.co is a closed service anyway used as internal service on Twitter. Other URL shortening services even have a more meaningless URL, or fails to attain a good four digits URL.</p>
<p>It might have a serious contender from Google&#8217;s goo.gl and youtu.be, but as personal remarks, I think j.mp is much easier to remember, and they&#8217;re among the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL_shortening#High_Closure_Rate" target="_blank">surviving 49%</a> of what used to be a market with 1,002 competitors.</p>
<p>Last but not least,  bit.ly also incorporates a good adds-on and extensions for major internet browsers, which making URL shortening a breeze.</p>
<h3>Bit.ly + Bitmarks</h3>
<p>Bit.ly newest update in Q2 2012 however, makes it much easier for their users to recall and review their past links, and with the ability of inserting note, it has now becoming an online social bookmarking sites as well!</p>
<p>Individual links are now called &#8220;bitmarks&#8221;, and they are more easier to share than before, find easier, comprehend easier, and can be grouped under &#8220;bundles&#8221;. It has a refreshed statistics as well, which making tracking more comprehensive.</p>
<h3>A new Delicious?</h3>
<p>With the referred to having a bit lacked in development; they don&#8217;t even include social networking login at the moment, Bit.ly wins on connectivity, and now includes similar social bookmarking feature as well. (byms)</p>
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		<title>Tabulet Beat 2 User Experience at a glance</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 09:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bayuamus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Tabulet Beat 2 is the new Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) tablet released in early Q2 2012 in Indonesia. It&#8217;s a product of local Indonesian brand, Tabulet that promised to deliver good user experience with the combination of engine similar with the one used on iPad 2, HD screen resolution of 1024&#215;600 px on [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tabulet Beat 2 is the new Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) tablet released in early Q2 2012 in Indonesia. It&#8217;s a product of local Indonesian brand, Tabulet that promised to deliver good user experience with the combination of engine similar with the one used on iPad 2, HD screen resolution of 1024&#215;600 px on an 7 inch screen, and Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) operating system.</p>
<p>Among its interesting feature is the ability to read files from external hard disk, and its ability to play a wide range of movie formats, making it a perfect partner for gaming, as well as for HD movie viewing. As a standard feature, it is also equipped with micro DVI port which means you can view the screen on DVI enabled TVs (LCD, LED, Plasma).</p>
<p>With all the promising good user experience, how does it do in real test?</p>
<p>p.s.: I won&#8217;t dwell into the more technical parts and system performance of the device as what they can do on the user experience part matters more. However if you&#8217;d like to compare technical specifications, please find one at <a title="Between iPad 3 &amp; Tabulet Beat 2" href="http://blog.bayuamus.com/2012/05/between-ipad-3-tabulet-beat-2/">my previous article</a>, copied from <a href="http://tabuletpc.com" target="_blank">Tabulet&#8217;s own website</a>.</p>
<h3>User Experience: Unpacking</h3>
<p>The package came in a neat looking cartoon box and tape-sealed bottom edge. There&#8217;s no cut-off part on the top part of the box, making gripping the box for opening it is a bit tricky, though not posing a serious challenge.</p>
<p>Inside the box there&#8217;s a white frame made of thick foam, with the table stored in the middle, under a protective thick plastic wrap. Removing it, then you&#8217;ll find the device wrapped inside another frosty plastic bag. The device looks elegant with its iPad-ish white color.</p>
<p>Removing the device is easy as there is a cavity on the frame enough for user to put a finger in and lift the tablet up.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" title="Tabulet Beat 2 inside the box" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-WklceUYQNzQ/T8RlhTf6AsI/AAAAAAAACbA/kj0UTP8l8u8/s640/IMAG0283.jpg" alt="" width="590" /></p>
<h3>User Experience: Physical appearance &amp; Feel</h3>
<p>The tablet feels solid and is quite light; the body is rigid, while the screen looks brownish. The feel however, is quite rough and very plasticy, with the impression is that it will be easily scratched.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" title="Tabulet Beat 2 side ports" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-pprPQEnAvEk/T8Rlxg7phfI/AAAAAAAACbA/Iv_VsbfnxhI/s640/IMAG0293.jpg" alt="" width="425" height="640" /></p>
<p>It&#8217;s a great relieve then, to find out that this device is also shipped (mine at least) with a complimentary elegant brown leathery casing; it even smells leather. It has a magnetic-base lid closer, a good build, padding, density, stitching, and it perfectly fits the Tabulet  Beat 2.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" title="Tabulet Beat 2 leathery casing" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-nFcRf81EkII/T8Rl5iZvnlI/AAAAAAAACbA/we_6N8wNhTI/s640/IMAG0297.jpg" alt="" width="425" height="640" /></p>
<p>The look is minimalist with the logo appear only at the back of the device &#8212; again so iPad-ish but is a welcomed change, considering its previous model has &#8220;tabulet&#8221; logo printed quite blatantly on the front side of the device.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" title="Tabulet Beat 2 back cover" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5cuxeu2oUIM/T8Rl5CluxRI/AAAAAAAACbA/Sz7IJY4Lnvw/s640/IMAG0295.jpg" alt="" width="425" height="640" /></p>
<h3>User Experience: Interacting with the device</h3>
<p>Startup is a breeze, the logo of A9 processor first showed up, followed by both logo of Tabulet and Android&#8217;s green robot. Up until the device is ready to use, it takes about 30 seconds.</p>
<p>The one difference with Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) compared with older Android versions is that it incorporates three buttons on screen: back, home, and application switch, making interacting with the device quite button-less. There&#8217;s also a menu and back button accessible on top of Tabulet Beat 2, as well as the volume up &amp; down which doesn&#8217;t really give a good experience: it&#8217;s hard and quite shallow hence clicking requires some effort.</p>
<p>I also discovered that while the leathery casing helps protect the device really well, it&#8217;s bulkiness has made touching the screen near its sides is very challenging. But if that&#8217;s the price I have to pay to compensate for the increased physical protection, that&#8217;s quite cheap, considering the number one enemy of tablets is falling face-down: there&#8217;s no cure to broken and cracked screen.</p>
<h3>User Experience:  Using the product</h3>
<p>The device gives good feedback and touch is very responsive. There&#8217;s no lag in action, and movement is quite smooth.</p>
<p>Sound quality using built-in speakers lack the fidelity quite terribly; using its provided earphone helps improve the sound quality but on general it&#8217;s nothing to be desired of.</p>
<p>Picture is clear and colours are vivid. It ables to view photos in good outcome, and it plays HD movie smoothly right from the external hard disk using its provided USB cable. The connecting part could be a bit messy though, as most external hard disk will require extra power to operates normally since the tablet&#8217;s USB only provides small current of electricity. Tabulet Beat 2 overcomes this issue with using a twin-headed USB port; one for connecting the hard disk to the tablet, and the other is to provide extra power using Tabulet Beat 2&#8242;s own power adapter.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" title="Tabulet Beat 2 external hard disk connection" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--fwtbM1bPAE/T8RlpNmxNoI/AAAAAAAACbA/i3gi4H9rDsk/s640/IMAG0286.jpg" alt="" width="590" /></p>
<p>Plugging in the micro USB cable though, is very unconvincing as it&#8217;s very tight, hard, giving you the doubt that you might just break it if pushing/pulling it too hard.</p>
<p><strong>Battery &amp; Power</strong></p>
<p>As with the battery, if you are playing an HD game the juice will be depleted in about one to two hours, while charging could take up to five hours for full charge.  Better have your tablet plugged in if you are using it to play or runs good games or complex application.</p>
<p>It still uses a pin-like power socket, which from my experience with other tablet models poses less durability than USB type power plug. However the voltage has been synchronized to mimic USB&#8217;s common voltage of 5 volt DC means it&#8217;s usable to power the external hard disk as well, or on worst case easier to find a charger replacement. I can even recharge its power using a generic brand car adaptor with matching socket.</p>
<p><strong>External Connection</strong></p>
<p>Connecting is also easy: using its provided USB to micro USB cable adaptor, plugging it gives you the option to use the device as an external disk, enabling it to be read and write just like a USB drive on Windows based computers.</p>
<p>As with connection to external monitor via HDMI port, I&#8217;m still having trouble since it fails after several attempts and currently consulting with Tabulet&#8217;s customer service.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Update 06/06/12</strong></span></p>
<p>HDMI out is working fine upon connected with my 22 inch LG monitor at the office, while it fails to connect with my 24 inch Samsung LCD TV back at home. However the tested working mode is only the 1080p while the 720p fails.</p>
<p>FYI my Samsung LCD TV at home is already HD ready, and previously it connected fine with my older tablet running Android 2.2 Froyo using the same HDMI cable.</p>
<p>While (in)compatibility issue was expected, the more shocking truth that quite letting down is that Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) upon connecting through HDMI exhibit a really different experience compared with Android 2.2. Froyo: while Froyo duplicate the screen, ICS blank the tablet and change it function as a touchpad! While it closely mimicking a desktop computer with mouse pointer, clicking is very hard (touching two points on the tablet simultaneously), and there&#8217;s only a single pointer available hence making a HD gaming on big TV screen impossible, and many apps relying on multi-touch will also fails. In my opinion it&#8217;s a sad downgrade from a full user experience into usable only for movie or still picture shows.</p>
<p>I haven&#8217;t yet however, figured out if this is an Android 4&#8242;s fault or the Tabulet Beat2 ROM&#8217;s.</p>
<p><strong>Camera</strong></p>
<p>Surprisingly the tablet&#8217;s 2 MP camera also works well; there&#8217;s a good UI to operate and adjust the camera, including its zoom level (digital zoom), and the quality itself is quite satisfying for casual uses.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" title="Tabulet Beat 2 photo sample" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oW8pnwLgcw4/T8RpTAVqFpI/AAAAAAAACbA/w7PkdOTYBcY/s640/IMG_20120525_093245.jpg" alt="" width="590" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone" title="Sample picture from Tabulet Beat 2 camera edited with Pixlr O Matic" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-hU_wIUxEwD0/T8RpWdvfQYI/AAAAAAAACbA/I7pptrkeOa0/s640/IMG_20120525_093245%2520-%2520Aladin%252CBocea%252CNolaroid1.jpg" alt="" width="590" /></p>
<p><strong>Applications Compatibility</strong></p>
<p>As with compatibility Tabulet 2 can play some applications designed for earlier type of Android, however sometimes it fails at running some applications that runs well on other devices with similar technical specification.</p>
<h3>User Experience: Conclusion</h3>
<p>Tabulet Beat 2 is a quite nice tablet with good user experience, though it lacked some features and interaction is not all smooth; they&#8217;re lies on a less major concerns. Has it mached iPad 2 look and feel? Hardly. Does it worth it weight in price? Absolutely! This wonderful device is sold in Indonesia with the price around 1,5 million rupiah, or about 160 USD; that&#8217;s a quarter price of iPad 2. It has a price of a generic Chinese brand&#8217;s tablet but with the much needed after-sales support that none of the Chinese brands have.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the round-up of pros and cons, along with some points I didn&#8217;t elaborate in details:</p>
<p><strong>Cons:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Plasticy-feel body</li>
<li>Hard to press control buttons (power, navigation, volume)</li>
<li>Pin-like charger type</li>
<li>Screen prone to smearing, including from finger prints</li>
<li>Audio quality is so-so</li>
<li>No Bluetooth</li>
<li>Micro USB port is very tight</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff0000;">HDMI connection runs well on some monitors, fails on others</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #ff0000;">Upon HDMI connection, tablet turns into touchpad single pointer  </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #ff0000;">Some application designed to support other devices with similar spec fails to run</span></li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Pros:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Smooth running user interface</li>
<li>Very responsive touchscreen</li>
<li>Quick execution of commands (navigating, opening application, opening file)</li>
<li>Connects to your external hard disk!</li>
<li>Plays HD from external hard disk smoothly</li>
<li>Its built-in player is capable to play MKV videos!</li>
<li>Dual Camera (2MP back, VGA front)</li>
<li>The camera result is quite nice (surprisingly)</li>
<li>The camera has 180`panorama taking mode</li>
<li>Good visualization on screen</li>
<li>Hi-res screen (1024 x 600 px)</li>
<li>Has DVI out</li>
<li>Already includes elegant &amp; thick leathery casing</li>
<li>Android 4 &#8211; Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) out of the box, reducing the headache of compatibility issues</li>
<li>Already includes connecting cable for external hard disk: USB to Micro USB cable which includes power inlet for external power source to power the external hard disk</li>
<li>Thin and light</li>
<li>Costs only about 160 USD</li>
<li>Service centres available nation-wide (though my best guess is that they will be repaired in one centralized location)</li>
</ol>
<p>(byms)</p>
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		<title>Between iPad 3 &amp; Tabulet Beat 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 05:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bayuamus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Our office&#8217;s iPad 3 had just arrived last week, we bought it from Australia since no local vendors in Bali sells it yet. What surprises me on the first look is that it looks very much identical to the previous iPad 2, except for the part with air ventilation at the bottom of the back [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Our office&#8217;s iPad 3 had just arrived last week, we bought it from Australia since no local vendors in Bali sells it yet. What surprises me on the first look is that it looks very much identical to the previous iPad 2, except for the part with air ventilation at the bottom of the back cover. It&#8217;s supposed to be a little thinner as well but you won&#8217;t be able to tell it from looking at it alone.</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 586px"><img title="iPad 3 in a glance" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/292239_10150810654046006_514857053_n.jpg" alt="" width="576" height="382" /><p class="wp-caption-text">iPad 3</p></div>
<p>The other surprise that I have is that the UX is basically the same: the interactivity, the navigation, it&#8217;s just that now you&#8217;re viewing those on a much sharper display; 2048&#215;1536 screen resolution, a feat hardly matched by any other tablet brand on the market at the moment. As with responsiveness, as iPad 2 is already very responsive, this one I see no difference either hence at a glance I don&#8217;t see any strikingly differences between iPad 3 and iPad 2, only in what lies underneath.</p>
<h3>Tabulet Beat 2</h3>
<p>On the other hand I got very curious upon finding out that Indonesian local brand Tabulet had just recently launched their new lines of tablets, based on Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS), and they have it right out of the box not upgrade like on other older brands. They have two new models each differs in its function; tablet + phone (<a title="Tabulet Troy 2" href="http://tabuletpc.com/product-18-tabulet--troy-2.php" target="_blank">Troy 2</a>), tablet + Hi-Def screen + WiFi only (<a title="Tabulet Beat 2" href="http://tabuletpc.com/product-19-tabulet--beat-2.php" target="_blank">Beat 2</a>).</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 545px"><img class=" " title="Tabulet Beat 2" src="http://tabuletpc.com/images/tabulet-beat2/gambar-atas.jpg" alt="" width="535" height="208" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Tabulet Beat 2</p></div>
<p>Quite different with iOs that keeps only minimum version of Operating System (OS), Android offers many flavours, and ICS is their newest one: it&#8217;s an OS created with tablet in mind, with a significant UX difference of providing three navigational button on-screen: back, home, and application switch.</p>
<p>With a price about 1/4 of iPad 3, an 1024 x 600 screen resolution, and the promise to play HD movies smoothly with the <strong>ability to read data from external hard disk</strong>, Tabulet Beat 2 is surely promising a lot. Seeing my tablet needs at the moment is mostly for education &amp; entertainment (edutainment) purpose, Tabulet Beat 2 is a perfect replacement of the broken and unrepairable older MID Android tablet my kid usually uses.</p>
<p>Ordered one online from <a href="http://www.bhinneka.com/products/sku00412932/tabulet_beat_2.aspx" target="_blank">Bhinneka.com</a>, the package arrived after 2&#215;24 hours from Jakarta to Denpasar.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the spec from their website:</p>
<h3>Tech Specs</h3>
<p><strong>Display</strong></p>
<p><strong></strong>Type: HD Anti-Glare Technology<br />
Screen Size: 7&#8243;<br />
Resolution: 1024&#215;600<br />
Touch Panel: Capacitive</p>
<p><strong>Camera, Photos and Video</strong></p>
<p><strong></strong>Camera : Yes &#8211; VGA (front) &amp; 2MP (rear)<br />
Video Player: High Definition video player</p>
<p><strong>Wireless</strong></p>
<p>Wifi : Yes &#8211; 802.11b/g/n<br />
Infrared : Yes</p>
<p><strong>Hardware/OS/Software</strong></p>
<p><strong></strong>UI/OS : Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich<br />
Flash Support : Yes<br />
Processor/CPU : Arm Cortex A9 2nd Generation (800 MHz according to benchmarking)</p>
<p><strong>Memory</strong></p>
<p><strong></strong>ROM: 1 GB<br />
Processor Memory (RAM): 512 Mb<br />
Built-in Storage : 4 GB<br />
Maximum User Storage: 32 GB<br />
External Hard Drive Support: &gt;500 GB</p>
<p><strong>Inputs/Outputs</strong></p>
<p><strong></strong>Micro HDMI 1.4 (type D): 1<br />
Micro USB : 1<br />
Micro SD Card Slot : 1<br />
Headphone Jack (3.5mm): 1</p>
<p><strong>Weight</strong></p>
<p><strong></strong>330 grams</p>
<p><strong>Dimensions</strong></p>
<p>Product : L 185 x W 115 x W 12 mm</p>
<p><strong>Additional Specs</strong></p>
<p>Battery Life: Up to 8 hrs of normal use<br />
Available Colors: Pure White</p>
<p>Review will be posted on the next post. (byms)</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Somehow it works&#8221; type of solution <p>My 2 years old BenQ FP92W monitor was acting funny for a couple of days. It all started when I managed to get a free DVI cable from our IT guy to take the full advantage of my Graphic Card. As with the image looks much better and I [...]]]></description>
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<p>My 2 years old BenQ FP92W monitor was acting funny for a couple of days. It all started when I managed to get a free DVI cable from our IT guy to take the full advantage of my Graphic Card. As with the image looks much better and I was able to see details not visible before using the D-Sub connection (regular VGA cable), the downside is that the monitor now refuses to start-up. It will displays the BenQ screen, but after a while the screen flickers and it went off.</p>
<p>Sometimes it will start up normally, under unknown reason but always at the Windows login screen right after you press Ctrl + Alt + Del and it pop out a password entry box. However then it refuses to work whatever I done, and it&#8217;s getting me quite nuts. It was working once when I connected both the D-Sub and the DVI cable together as suggested by a guy on the internet, but after I tried to tweak the BIOS setting it now refuses to work altogether.</p>
<p>Submitting the issue to our IT guy, however as much as he&#8217;d like to help, the only solution is to change my monitor temporarily until he can find out what&#8217;s wrong with this BenQ FP92W. And too bad we don&#8217;t have a spare with similar spec.</p>
<p>Having been in an IT helpdesk position before (slash designer, slash developer, slash sales), I got tempted to consult Google again. This time I go straight into finding out how to set the BenQ FP92W into its recovery mode. I believe with sophistication comes the resetting ability. And so I downloaded the BenQ FP92W user manual, and there I found information on how to solve the OSD lock. It was a whole different topic but the solution is to press the &#8220;Menu&#8221; button for 15 seconds. Seeing no harm in doing this, I tried it first before looking further for the specific problem I have.</p>
<p>Have the PC ready and presumably already on Windows login screen, I push the power button again,<strong> then quickly pressed the Menu button while the screen is flickering&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>It&#8217;s funny how after about two seconds the screen stays on then shows: &#8220;Input: DVI&#8221; and the monitor is now turned on.</p>
<p>The solution somehow worked for this issue as well.</p>
<p>Case closed? I&#8217;m not sure. It&#8217;s all part of the mysterious &#8220;Somehow it works&#8221; kind of solution, but for now at least I can use my other PC again.</p>
<h3>BenQ FP92W UX Issue</h3>
<p>As with the BenQ FP92W, its sleek minimalist look helps on the aesthetic factor, but relocating all of the control buttons to the side is a bad UX decision for following reasons:</p>
<ol>
<li>The buttons, while accompanied by clear and standardized symbol or texts explaining its use, is completely invisible from the front view</li>
<li>The buttons are not arranged in easy to discern meaning</li>
<li>Though there are good separation and grouping of buttons, however with their identical shapes it doesn&#8217;t give a clue on what it&#8217;s suppose to do, making users have to rely on their vague memory</li>
<li>If user choose to turn the monitor sideways, he has to switch his mind between reading the button label, and reading the on-screen display output</li>
</ol>
<p>One of the solution to this issue is, to have the buttons in different shape, e.g.:</p>
<ol>
<li>Round button for the power function (mimicking the power symbol)</li>
<li>Square button for the menu function</li>
<li>Arrow up button for cycling up selection action</li>
<li>Arrow down button for cycling down selection action</li>
<li>Cross button for exiting or cancelling action</li>
</ol>
<p>This way, we can train our fingers to familiarize with the different shapes, and create the association in our head. It&#8217;s still requires familiarization but now it relies on giving user clues, instead of forcing them to rely on their memory alone.</p>
<p>The other solution would be, to provide a visual clue on the front panel, on what the buttons hidden are. While it would still pose a challenge, it&#8217;s minimizing error and the hassles.</p>
<p>Another funny thing in this troubleshooting episode is, both UX and &#8220;Somehow It Works (SIW)&#8221; type of solutions both relies heavily on utilizing what user have already known. While UX relies on giving signals or clues to the user to apply knowledge they already know from somewhere else, SIW unconsciously drive a user to take the most familiar path in his mind, applying his knowledge and experience from a different field or cases, into the new problem at hand. When the solution works, the user seldom understand why it works, they just know it does. It happens because users  managed to came to the solution intuitively rather than educatively.</p>
<p>Good UX then, should always considers and taking advantage of what user have already know, instead of forcing them to familiarize with something radically different. (byms)</p>
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		<title>TEDxUbud 26 May 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 05:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>For you creative people who are interested in <a href="http://www.ted.com/" target="_blank">TED conferences</a>, and highly intoxicated with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eat,_Pray,_Love" target="_blank">Eat, Pray, Love</a>; or just plainly wanting to visit Bali and need a good reason to your boss/spouse/yourself, here&#8217;s an agenda for you: <a href="http://tedxubud.com/" target="_blank">TedxUbud</a> is going to be held this year in 26 May 2012 [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For you creative people who are interested in <a href="http://www.ted.com/" target="_blank">TED conferences</a>, and highly intoxicated with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eat,_Pray,_Love" target="_blank">Eat, Pray, Love</a>; or just plainly wanting to visit Bali and need a good reason to your boss/spouse/yourself, here&#8217;s an agenda for you: <a href="http://tedxubud.com/" target="_blank">TedxUbud</a> is going to be held this year in 26 May 2012 in Ubud, Bali.</p>
<p><a href="http://blog.bayuamus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/tedxubud-0111.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-438 alignnone" title="tedxubud-01" src="http://blog.bayuamus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/tedxubud-011-1024x759.jpg" alt="TEDxUbud 2011" width="576" height="427" /></a></p>
<p>As with other similar events, TEDxUbud is an independently organized TED conferences, to spread the legacy of TED conferences which currently has been running for over 25 years, to a wider audience world-wide. Indonesia itself currently has TEDx conferences running in four cities: Jakarta (the capital, &#8220;The Big Durian&#8221;), Bandung (Jawa Barat), Makassar (Sulawesi), and Ubud (Bali). After a good start back in 2008, now there are multiple TEDx events running in Jakarta and Bandung.</p>
<p>While the original TED focuses on Technologi, Entertainment, and Design, TED&#8217;s &#8220;Ideas worth spreading&#8221; motto gain a new perspective when turned into TEDx. Now topics are not limited to the three main topics of TED, but also includes idea from wider topics. And when held in Ubud, Bali, which is well known as the top tranquillity tourism destination in Indonesia, this year, TEDxUbud will carry the theme &#8220;Threads of Change&#8221; which according to its <a title="TEDxUbud details" href="http://tedxubud.com/details/" target="_blank">official website</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Focusing on near-term impact topics like waste, design, sustainability, local spaces, local empowerment, and business. It will focus on ideas that are likely to change the world in the near-term (3-5 years) instead of those whose impact is in the distant future.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>And since this TED, you&#8217;ll have the chance to get involved in the event as well instead of merely sitting and watching:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Half of the programming comes from our speakers and from specially chosen video TEDTalks. But the other half of the programming is you. Some of the best parts of any TED or TEDx event are the conversations you’ll have in between, and we challenge you to come prepared to engage. We deliberately schedule generous breaks between presentations for conversation over catered snacks. Stretch your legs, share a coffee, and introduce yourself to other attendees. Talk about the speakers, and spread some ideas of your own.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>For those interested, please mark your calendar for <strong>8 April 2012</strong> where TEDxUbud will officially open their registration form online.</p>
<p>To get the latest update on TEDx events in Indonesia, follow @<a title="TEDxUbud" href="http://twitter.com/tedxubud">TEDxUbud</a> on Twitter.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s some pictures from TEDxUbud 2011 last year:</p>
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<p>By the way, do you know that currently TED has its talks available on Android users, including to download its videos for later viewing? Visit Google Play to download <a title="TED - Android Apps on Google Play" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ted.android" target="_blank">TED &#8211; Android Apps</a>. (byms)</p>
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		<title>US UX Career Guide Infographic</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 06:31:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>This is an interesting infographic from <a href="http://www.onwardsearch.com/careers/user-experience-careers-guide/" target="_blank">Onward Search</a>, outlining UX careers in the US:</p> <p><a href="http://www.onwardsearch.com/UX-Career-Guide/" target="_blank"></a></p> © 2011 <a href="http://www.onwardsearch.com/">Onward Search</a> <p>(byms)</p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is an interesting infographic from <a href="http://www.onwardsearch.com/careers/user-experience-careers-guide/" target="_blank">Onward Search</a>, outlining UX careers in the US:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.onwardsearch.com/UX-Career-Guide/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.onwardsearch.com/UX-Career-Guide/UX-Career-Guide-Infographic.png" alt="UX Career Guide" width="590" height="2200" border="0" /></a></p>
<div>© 2011 <a href="http://www.onwardsearch.com/">Onward Search</a></div>
<p>(byms)</p>
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		<title>Membuka Akses Root HTC Salsa tanpa Clip 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Setelah berkutat dengan segala trick untuk mengkompensasi minimnya ukuran internal memory dari HTC Salsa (~120 MB saja), baik itu secara rutin menghapus cache dari aplikasi-aplikasi terpasang, menyeleksi dan membandingkan aplikasi-aplikasi yang ada dan memilih yang ukurannya relatif paling kecil (<a title="Best Free Android Apps for smart phones with small internal memory" href="http://blog.bayuamus.com/2012/01/best-android-apps-for-smart-phones-with-small-internal-memory/" target="_blank">link</a>), hingga secara [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Setelah berkutat dengan segala trick untuk mengkompensasi minimnya ukuran internal memory dari HTC Salsa (~120 MB saja), baik itu secara rutin menghapus <em>cache</em> dari aplikasi-aplikasi terpasang, menyeleksi dan membandingkan aplikasi-aplikasi yang ada dan memilih yang ukurannya relatif paling kecil (<a title="Best Free Android Apps for smart phones with small internal memory" href="http://blog.bayuamus.com/2012/01/best-android-apps-for-smart-phones-with-small-internal-memory/" target="_blank">link</a>), hingga secara rutin menghapus data dari aplikasi, termasuk dari internet browser sehingga saya harus sering-sering login ulang dan set up aplikasi dari nol karena semua data login dan personalisasi turut terhapus; sayapun akhirnya menyerah pada pilihan untuk Rooting (membuka akses pada level root) HTC Salsa.</p>
<p>Pertimbangannya:</p>
<ol>
<li>Perlunya meningkatkan ukuran <em>internal memory</em>, sehingga bisa dipasangi lebih banyak aplikasi-aplikasi yang diinginkan</li>
<li>Keinginan meningkatkan kualitas User Experience, dengan memperbaiki kinerja (<em>performance</em>) perangkat</li>
<li>Perlunya meminimalisir aktivitas yang bersifat perawatan (<em>maintenance</em>)</li>
<li>Sudah hampir habis masa garansi, sementara selama pemakaian tidak ada tanda-tanda keperluan menggunakan garansi tersebut</li>
<li>HTC secara resmi telah menawarkan kemungkinan untuk <em>rooting</em> ini di website mereka!</li>
</ol>
<p>Yang menjadi faktor utama adalah nomor 1, namun yang menjadi faktor penentu adalah nomor 5, karena dengan didukungnya aktivitas rooting ini oleh HTC, berarti perangkat handphone HTC sejatinya memang dibuat untuk bisa dimodifikasi, dan tidak diperlukan lagi bantuan perangkat keras seperti <a href="http://www.xtcclip.com/new-products.php">XTC Clip</a>, yang selain mahal juga harus import. Walaupun katanya, garansi bisa jadi (<em>might</em>) hangus.</p>
<h4>Data2SD untuk meningkatkan internal memory</h4>
<p>Adapun terkait dengan tujuan utama dari proses rooting ini buat saya: meningkatan ukuran internal memory, maka inti dari kegiatan rooting ini adalah untuk menginstall aplikasi <strong>Data2SD</strong>.</p>
<p>Aplikasi ini pada prinsipnya bekerja dengan cara memanfaatkan sebagian dari ruangan penyimpanan (storage) di SD card, menjadi tambahan ruang bagi internal memory, dan sebelum sampai pada tahap instalasi aplikasi Data2SD ini maka HTC Salsa perlu di-root terlebih dahulu.</p>
<h4>Prosedur Rooting HTC Salsa</h4>
<p>Sebelum mulai proses rooting HTC Salsa, ada baiknya anda persiapkan dulu keperluan-keperluan berikut ini:</p>
<ol>
<li>HTC Salsa (ya iya lah!)</li>
<li>Komputer: Desktop PC maupun Notebook berbasis Windows</li>
<li>Koneksi internet</li>
<li>Kabel data</li>
<li>Android SDK + Fastboot Apps (<a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=723431&amp;d=1316354019" target="_blank">dari sini</a> atau <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=885618&amp;d=1328278803" target="_blank">dari sini</a>)</li>
<li>Micro SD Card kecepatan tinggi (Class 6 atau Class 10), disarankan 4GB minimal</li>
<li>Window yang selalu terbuka berisi panduan ini</li>
<li>Hati yang sabar</li>
<li>Mental baja</li>
</ol>
<p>Adapun langkah-langkah yang perlu dilakukan <strong>sebelum</strong> mulai rooting adalah sebagai berikut:</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>Backup data-data yang ada di handphone anda saat ini (penting!)</strong>:</li>
<ol>
<li>Address book</li>
<li>Bookmarks</li>
<li>Custom dictionary</li>
<li>File-file media (musik, video, foto)</li>
<li>Dokumen-dokumen pribadi</li>
<li>Downloads yang belum sempat ditransfer ke komputer</li>
<li>Aplikasi favorit anda (menjadi APK), terutama:</li>
<ol>
<li>File explorer</li>
<li>Google Play (Market versi 2012)</li>
</ol>
</ol>
<li>Pastikan Android SDK beserta aplikasi ADB nya sudah terpasang</li>
<li>Pastikan HTC Salsa anda ada dalam mode USB Debug untuk koneksi data via ADB</li>
<li>Download file-file APK (atau hasil backup dari langkah #1) untuk:</li>
<ol>
<li>File Explorer (misalnya ES File Explorer <a href="http://download.estrongs.com/app-es-file-explorer.html">dari sini</a>)</li>
<li>Google Play(minimal com.android.vending-3.5.15.apk <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=949960&amp;d=1331896969">dari sini</a>)</li>
</ol>
<li>Lepas cover baterai HTC Salsa (yang susah banget dilepasnya itu) dan <strong>biarkan tidak tertutup!</strong></li>
<li>Catat nomor serial HTC Salsa anda, untuk proses registrasi di HTCDev (dijelaskan pas bagiannya nanti)</li>
</ol>
<p>Setelah semua siap, silakan ikuti prosedur berikut ini satu persatu untuk rooting:</p>
<ol>
<li>Flash ROM custom CWM untuk HTC Salsa</li>
<ul>
<li>Berbeda dengan teknik rooting umumnya yang mengharuskan kondisi S-Off pada handphone (unlock proteksi), teknik yang akan anda lakukan ini melibatkan unlocking Bootloadernya saja, dan tidak memerlukan bantuan perangkat keras seperti XTC Clip</li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li> Copy &#8220;ph11img.zip&#8221; (<a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=723431&amp;d=1316354019">dari sini</a>) ke SD Card yang akan dipakai</li>
<li>Reboot HTC Salsa ke mode <em>bootloader</em> dengan cara sebagai berikut:</li>
<ol>
<li>Lepas cover baterai HTC Salsa</li>
<li>Lepas baterai</li>
<li>Masukkan kembali baterai</li>
<li>Tekan bersamaan tombol <strong>volume down</strong> (sisi kiri) dan <strong>power </strong>(sisi atas), jangan lepas hingga handphone masuk ke layar bootloader</li>
<li>System akan mengecek keberadaan file ph11img.zip kemudian menanyakan apakah anda ingin menginstall file tersebut, klik Yes</li>
</ol>
<li>Jika proses #2 berjalan lancar, hapuslah file ph11img.zip tersebut dari SD Card untuk menghindari instalasi ulang</li>
</ol>
<li>Unlock Bootloader</li>
<ol>
<li>Akses <a href="http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader">HTC Dev website</a> untuk mendapatkan unlock key; anda harus mendaftarkan diri terlebih dahulu, juga siapkan nomor serial dari handphone yang anda miliki</li>
<li>Ikuti prosedurnya hingga tuntas</li>
<li>Catatan:</li>
<ul>
<li>Jika tombol untuk unlock ini sudah anda tekan tapi tidak ada reaksi, coba gunakan browser lain, biasanya akan berjalan baik di IE maupun Firefox versi baru, tapi gagal di Chrome</li>
<li>Jika handphone HTC anda satu generasi dengan punya saya, keluaran 2011 dan didapat dari ajang promo HTC + koneksi XL gratis 1 tahun, kemungkinan besar versi handphone anda adalah &#8220;Asia WWE&#8221;</li>
</ul>
<li>Jika proses #2 berjalan lancar, saat anda masuk lagi ke mode Bootloader, akan ada tulisan &#8220;Unlocked&#8221; di layar bagian atas</li>
<li>Biarkan dalam mode Bootloader untuk proses instalasi CWM 5</li>
</ol>
<li>Installing CWM 5 (ClockWorkMod Recovery versi 5x)</li>
<ol>
<li>Download &#8220;recovery.rar&#8221;  <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=852074&amp;d=1326296914" target="_blank">dari sini</a></li>
<li>Unzip ke directory C:/Android</li>
<li>Masuk ke modul Command di komputer (search &#8220;cmd.exe&#8221;)</li>
<li>Handphone: Pada mode Bootloader pilih &#8220;Fastboot&#8221;, <strong>biarkan</strong></li>
<li>Hubungkan kabel, mode akan berubah otomatis menjadi &#8220;Fastboot USB&#8221;</li>
<li>Komputer: Ketik &#8220;fasboot flash recovery recovery.img&#8221;</li>
<li>Jika proses #6 berjalan lancar, pada saat reboot ke mode recovery anda akan mendapatkan tampilan layar dari CWM 5</li>
</ol>
<li>Installing SuperUser</li>
<ol>
<li>Dari modul Pada CWM, masuk ke &#8220;Mount SD Storage&#8221;, dan handphone anda akan terdeteksi sebagai external storage oleh komputer anda</li>
<li>Download aplikasi SuperUser (<a href="http://downloads.androidsu.com/superuser/Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip" target="_blank">dari sini</a>)</li>
<li>Pindahkan zip file nya ke SD Card handphone</li>
<li>Di handphone, pilih &#8220;Install from SD&#8221; dan pilih zip file yang anda pindahkan tersebut</li>
<li>Jika proses #4 berjalan lancar, maka anda telah <strong>berhasil melakukan rooting</strong> pada HTC Salsa anda! Pada bagian aplikasi terpasang pun anda akan menemukan aplikasi baru &#8220;SuperUser&#8221;</li>
</ol>
</ol>
<p>Setelah selesai rooting, lanjutkan dengan meningkatkan ukuran internal memory dengan pemasangan Link2SD sebagai berikut:</p>
<ol>
<li>Partisi SD Card</li>
<ul>
<li>Harap ingat proses ini <strong>menghapus semua isi SD card</strong> anda saat ini</li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li>Dari CWM Recovery pilih &#8220;Advanced&#8221;</li>
<li>Pilih &#8220;Partition SD&#8221;</li>
<li>Anda akan diminta untuk mengisikan besar kapasitas dari external partition &#8212; partisi yang akan digunakan untuk tambahan ruang bagi internal memory</li>
<li>Setelah itu anda akan diminta untuk mengisikan besar kapasitas dari Swap partition &#8212; virtual memory untuk meningkatan kecepatan system handphone</li>
<li>CWM kemudian akan melakukan partisi ulang, dan berakhir dengan munculnya pesan &#8220;Done!&#8221;</li>
<li>Cek Log file untuk melihat apakah partisi berjalan lancar</li>
<li>Pada log file akan muncul data mengenai partisi SD Card anda yang baru dibuat, dan data ini harus memuat informasi sebagai berikut:</li>
<ol>
<li>Partisi 1 &#8211; jenis FAT32, besar sesuai dari kapasitas maksimal SD dikurangi ruangan untuk partisi 2 dan partisi 3</li>
<li>Partisi 2 &#8211; jenis EXT2, besar sesuai yang anda tentukan pada tahap #3</li>
<li>Partisi 3 &#8211; jenis Swap, besar sesuai yang anda tentukan pada tahap #4</li>
</ol>
<li>Jika proses #5 &#8211; #7 ini berjalan lancar, lanjutkan ke proses berikutnya</li>
<li>Jika terdapat hasil tidak sesuai (jenis partisi tidak tercantum, ukuran salah, dll.) ulangi proses #2 untuk partisi ulang</li>
<li>Jika hasil tetap tidak sesuai walaupun berkali-kali dicoba partisi ulang, kemungkinan besar ada masalah pada SD card anda</li>
</ol>
<li>Hapus semua data &amp; cache, reboot dan masuk ke Android secara normal</li>
<li>Install Busybox</li>
<ol>
<li>Download source nya (<a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=864314&amp;d=1327044984" target="_blank">dari sini</a>)</li>
<li>Pilih version v1.17.1</li>
<li>Pilih lokasi &#8220;/system/xbin&#8221;</li>
</ol>
<li>Install Data2SD</li>
<ol>
<li>Download file &#8220;htc-data2sd-ext3.zip&#8221; (<a href="http://205.196.120.222/2h9awbe2f29g/8eghgebf62kmg4w/htc-data2sd-ext3.zip" target="_blank">dari sini</a>)</li>
<li>Pindahkan file ke SD Card</li>
<li>Dari CWM Recovery pilih &#8220;Install from SD&#8221;</li>
<li>Pilih file yang anda pindahkan</li>
<li>CWM kemudian akan memasang file tersebut, secara otomatis mengupgrade partisi EXT2 menjadi EXT3 (lebih stabil), dan berakhir dengan munculnya pesan &#8220;Done!&#8221;</li>
</ol>
</ol>
<div>Jika proses nomor 4 tersebut berlangsung tanpa masalah, maka pada saat ini HTC Salsa anda telah mendapatkan tambahan ruang untuk <em>internal memory</em> nya. Selamat!</div>
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<div>Catatan:</div>
<ol>
<li>Untuk mengecek keberhasilan dari penambahan <em>internal memory</em> HTC Salsa, silakan reboot system untuk masuk ke Android secara normal untuk mengkonfirmasi hasilnya (Settings &#8211; SD &amp; Phone storate)</li>
<li>Jika jumlah internal memory tidak berubah, alias tetap di ~120 MB, tapi jumlah SD space sesuai yang anda rancang, kemungkinan besar ada masalah saat <strong>partisi SD card</strong> anda</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Penting!</strong></span> Jika proses penambahan kapasitas <em>internal memory</em> ini telah berjalan lancar, anda telah melalui satu tahap <span style="text-decoration: underline;">paling melelahkan</span> dari rooting HTC Salsa, dan sebaiknya <strong>segera (!)</strong> membuat system backup, hal ini akan sangat berguna sebagai <strong>safe point</strong> anda.</li>
<ol>
<li>Reboot ke recovery mode dan masuk CWM lalu lakukan backup</li>
<li>Mount SD as external storage</li>
<li><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Penting!</strong></span> Copy backup file yang baru dibuat ke komputer anda</li>
<li>Backup file ini adalah &#8220;Safe point zero&#8221; yang berguna untuk me-reset ulang handphone anda tanpa harus melalui kembali proses rooting dari awal</li>
</ol>
<li><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Penting!</strong></span> Install aplikasi-aplikasi penting dan mendasar yang diperlukan untuk handphone anda, lalu kembali lakukan backup, dan simpan di komputer anda sebagai &#8220;Safe point one&#8221;, sebagai titik kembali seandainya aplikasi yang anda install setelah ini menimbulkan masalah</li>
<li>Ukuran internal memory bisa di-set sesuai keinginan anda (dan keterbatasan SD card anda tentunya), namun untuk pemakaian normal biasanya 500 MB sudah cukup leluasa, 1 GB kalau akan banyak instalasi aplikasi-aplikasi khusus (atau gemar uji coba aplikasi baru), 2GB akan lama penuhnya</li>
<li>SD Card disarankan menggunakan class 10 (min 10 Mbps data write speed), class 6 (min 6 Mbps data write speed) untuk mengimbangi kecepatan internal memory, supaya tidak terjadi <em>bottleneck</em> dalam pengoperasian aplikasi</li>
<li>SD Card bawaan HTC Salsa versi 2011/July adalah hanya 2MB, itupun hanya dari versi standar dengan kecepatan lambat; tidak disarankan untuk digunakan sebagai perluasan <em>internal memory</em></li>
</ol>
<p>Referensi:</p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;<a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1478678" target="_blank">s-off+cmw 5+ data2sd the noob way for indian htc salsa</a>&#8221; dengan modifikasi untuk sumber download terbaru (per Maret 2012), dan lokalisasi ke Indonesia untuk versi &#8220;hboot&#8221; HTC nya</li>
<li>berbagai artikel online lainnya</li>
<li>pengalaman belasan kali install ulang root dari awal untuk mendapatkan hasil partisi yang sesuai harapan, memakai versi file yang tepat, recover dari crash akibat bermain dengan root privilege terhadap file-file system, recover dari crash karena menginstall aplikasi yang tidak stabil dan merusak system files, dan lain-lain hal yang lebih baik tidak usah anda turuti</li>
</ul>
<p>Sekian, semoga bermanfaat. (byms)</p>
<p>Update 09/07/2012</p>
<p>Setelah root jadi sering kena error &#8220;mismatched UID&#8221;, terakhir tiga hari lalu penyebabnya entah kenapa. Tadinya saya kira karena aplikasi semisal multiple icons, yang memungkinkan user menempatkan empat icon aplikasi dalam ukuran kecil, dalam satu area icon ukuran normal. Tapi setelah pada restore terakhir ini multiple icons widget tidak dipakai, hasilnya tetap berujung pada mismatched UID; dan kalau sudah sampai pada mismatched UID error, nggak ada cara ampuh untuk menyembuhkannya selain dari restore backup.</p>
<p>Sedikit titik cerah mengenai penyebabnya, <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=522935" target="_blank">menurut artikel XDA Developers ini</a> adalah karena aplikasi semisal App2SD, Data2SD. Adapun yang terjadi adalah kala aplikasi-aplikasi tersebut melakukan pemindahan aplikasi secara paksa dari internal memory ke SD card, Android membangun ulang file /data/system/packages.xml file karena ia menganggap anda menginstall-ulang aplikasi-aplikasi anda, dan sebagai akibatnya mereka tidak lagi sesuai dengan data set lainnya di /data/data directory. Sayangnya Android belum memiliki aplikasi untuk pemeliharaan system terkait error yang satu ini, padahal kalau mau dianalogikan ini mirip seperti directory table yang rusak pada sistem operasi Windows, lalu diperbaiki dengan membangun-ulang directory table tersebut, walaupun tetap ada kemungkinan tidak 100% data yang hilang berhasil di-restore tapi pada banyak kasus cukup ampuh.</p>
<p>Dengan kondisi ini maka satu-satunya cara persiapan yang paling ampuh menghadapi mismatched UID adalah: backup often!  (byms)</p>
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