It was around 11pm last night when my blog’s bandwidth screamed to the high heavens. lyleham.com was previously under pinoygaming.net’s hosting service at that time for testing purposes only. The problem is, my friend Salleh could only provide a limited amount of bandwidth for my site to give way to our clients who are also under his hosting services. Thanks to your generosity, bro!

At around 12 midnight, I was able to have a chitchat with Jehzlau and we happened to talk about what recently happened to my blog. He was kind enough to offer me his hosting services once more. And now I’m also enjoying unlimited bandwidth and web space with him.

It took awhile for the new DNS to propagate reaching almost 9 hours of downtime. But I’m glad the site is back to full shape. Have fun again guys!

A French teenager was said to be injured after his girlfriend’s Apple iPhone exploded, sending pieces of glass flying and one piece of glass actually struck the teen in the eye. It was just two weeks ago when a report emerged accusing Apple trying to silence the victims of exploding iPods. According to the teen’s mother, his son was near his girlfriend’s iPhone when it started to make hissing noise then afterwards the screen suddenly broke. The teen’s mother contacted Apple after that incident but there’s no news whether she’s got answers from Apple.

In my own thinking, I think this has something to do with the battery. Batteries have tendencies to explode if there’s an internal defect in the phone. So, what’s Apple gonna say about this? Is this one of those Mission Impossible’s disposable phones? LOL.

Source: Sydney Morning Herald

Since this morning I was wondering why in the hell is the internet very slow. Browsing any site is ultimately slow and I checked the internet activity and it’s sending and receiving very small amout of packets. At first I thought it was just because of number of people connected in the base station. But I wasn’t really convinced on idea. So to hold my peace, I searched around the internet for answers. And I found one. There’s a cut in one of the APCN2 (Asia-Pacific Cable Network 2) undersea submarine cable. It actually crippled the connection speed in the Asia-Pacific region particularly in Singapore and Philippines.

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Since this morning I was wondering why in the hell is the internet very slow. Browsing any site is ultimately slow and I checked the internet activity and it’s sending and receiving very small amout of packets. At first I thought it was just because of number of people connected in the base station. But I wasn’t really convinced on idea. So to hold my peace, I searched around the internet for answers. And I found one. There’s a cut in one of the APCN2 (Asia-Pacific Cable Network 2) undersea submarine cable. It actually crippled the connection speed in the Asia-Pacific region particularly in Singapore and Philippines.

APCN2 cable cut cripples connections

By Victoria Ho, ZDNet Asia
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 04:50 PM

update A cut in the Asia-Pacific Cable Network 2 (APCN2) undersea submarine cable crippled connection speeds for users in the Asia-Pacific region on Wednesday, particularly in Singapore and the Philippines.

Users were sending updates to local forums and Twitter, complaining of slow connection speeds to sites hosted outside of the region.

According to a notice sent by Malaysian telco, TM Net, the cable fault was traced to segment 7 of the APCN2, which stretches between Shantou, China and Tanshui, Taiwan. TM Net traced the outage to Typhoon Morakot, which hit the region over the weekend.

Additionally, segment 1 of the APCN2 is also currently under repair. Repairs on segment 7 are expected to commence after work on segment 1 is completed.

TM Net said the repairs are expected to be completed by late evening Aug. 13.

Singapore operator, SingTel, confirmed the cable fault in an e-mail to ZDNet Asia, saying the APCN2′s consortium members have started restoration works and are diverting Internet traffic to other cable systems. It said the situation is expected to return to “acceptable levels” within the next 24 hours.

A status update posted on InternetTrafficReport.com showed SingTel’s Singapore gateway registered a score of only 34 points, compared to the global average “health” of network connections, which was 86 points as at 3pm Singapore time on Wednesday.

The site first started registering slower response times and packet loss in Singapore at 8pm Tuesday evening.

Cable & Wireless sent ZDNet Asia a status update at 6pm, Singapore time, noting multiple cable breaks have been also detected along the EAC (East Asia Crossing) and SMW 3 (South-East-Asia, Middle-East, Western-Europe) subsea cable networks, in addition to the APCN2.

These breaks have been concentrated specifically near Taiwan, with network traffic “adversely affected in and out of the region as a result,” said the operator.

Back in 2006, the APCN2 was taken out by a powerful earthquake in Taiwan. Internet access was reportedly badly disrupted and halted in some parts of Asia after the quake.

Source: ZD Net Asia

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Yesterday, while I was updating my Windows 7 for my laptop, I decided to check for online shops for Windows XP Pro. One of the google results catched my attention, Windows XP SP3 Performance Edition. So out of curiousity I checked the site since it was a part of a torrent haven (for security reasons I will not disclose the name of the site). One the features that really amazed me is the installation file which is only 178MB. That’s like around 420MB less than the original size of the legit installer.

DISCLAIMER (Please read before proceeding)
The following review has NO intention to promote, distribute or sell the operating system. The contents of this review is purely according to my own observation and analysis. I downloaded the file at my own risk and I will NOT in any way give out the link to anyone. I will not be held responsible for viruses or any malicious programs you may find in the vast world of Internet. Piracy is a crime. Always use genuine products. DOWNLOAD AT YOUR OWN RISK.

INSTALLATION
So after seeing the review, I immediately downloaded the file to check out what’s in it and what it’s capable of.  The download didn’t actually took to long since there were a lot of people who seeded the file. The comments on the file description also tells me that these people actually had tried it. On that point, it made me think a lot of people must’ve liked it. The file is actually in an ISO format which means you’ll need to burn it in a CD before you can actually install the OS. The OS requires a full installation which means you cannot upgrade an existing Windows XP Pro into this so called Performance Edition. It took me around 15-20mins to complete the installation in my desktop with minimal specs (1GB RAM, Sempron 2500+, 80GB IDE Drive). That’s 10-20 minutes difference from the original one. It passes WGA and works 100% with windows update. The serial is already included in the installation process. This is the x86 version (32 Bit)

LANGUAGE
It ONLY supports English language and and English keyboard layouts. So, I still don’t know if it has a workaround on this feature.

REMOVED FEATURES
Briefcase, Games, Internet Games, Pinball, Screensavers, Classic Windows Xp Installation Screen which includes the blue background. Also some of the following have also been removed: Drivers, Hardware Support, Multimedia (which includes Windows Media Player and default Windows Sounds), a few network applications like (Windows Messenger), Operating System Options (Web tour, File and Settings Wizard…etc), Services (Telnet and such), and Directories (Docs, Support, Valueadd)

The minimum hard disk requirement have also been lifted so you can also try installing this on whatever machine you want. The high compression of ISO saves a lot of space.

TWEAKS
Well, aside from the removed programs there’s these good stuffs they’ve improved like the Boot and Shutdown (auto end tasks immediately, auto kill hung applications and services immediately) and a whole lot more.

CONLUSION
Of 2 days of trying it out, it was pretty stable and works well with installed programs. Didn’t change my internet speed, no viruses found in the system, saved me a lot of disk space. Again, download at your own risk!

PIRACY IS A CRIME, IF YOU’RE HAPPY WITH IT, BUY THE GENUINE PRODUCT.

I decided to make this simple tutorial on how to get your own Windows 7 Product Key after getting a copy from my friend, Jericho. I actually tried installing it on my HP Pavillion dv6000 but some or my drivers are missing. So I just downloaded and installed the updates. Windows 7 will take care of the rest. Anyway, here’s the step by step guide on how to get your own LEGIT Windows 7 Product Key.

Step One
Get your copy of Windows 7. It’s mostly available in any torrent sites. Careful on worms or trojans. Or you can try getting it from HERE. (If the download doesn’t work then it’s probably not available anymore)

Step Two
Log on to technet.microsoft.com by clicking “SIGN IN”. You can find it on the upper right corner. Use your Microsoft Passport ID. (ex. Hotmail and etc)

Copy either of the links below to the address bar of the current page. Make sure you are logged on to technet.microsoft.com before this one works.

Step Three

32- Bit Key: https://www.microsoft.com/betaexperience/scripts/gcs.aspx?Product=tn-win7-32-ww&LCID=1033

64-Bit Key: https://www.microsoft.com/betaexperience/scripts/gcs.aspx?Product=tn-win7-64-ww&LCID=1033

Step Four
If you’re seeing an error just press CTRL + F5 (hard refresh). Some people told me they had to refresh around 5-10 times before they got the key. If you are redirected then you didn’t follow the steps 1-3 correctly.

Otherwise, if you followed everything correctly, you should be able to see your legit Windows 7 Product Key.

Enjoy Windows 7 Release Candidate!

Sierra Entertainment Inc, (formerly Sierra On-Line) was a Worldwide American video game developer and published founded in 1979 as Online Systems. Based in Los Angeles, California, the company was last owned by a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard (a subsidiary of Vivendi SA) Sierra is best known today for its multiple lines of seminal graphic adventure games started in the 1980s (notably King’s Quest, Space Quest, Police Quest, and Quest for Glory), some of which proved influential in the history of video games.

Sierra, which moved to Bellevue from Northern California in 1994, makes video games for Windows-based PCs and hand-held devices, such as the Nintendo GameBoy. The company also makes consoles, such as the Sony PlayStation2 and Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox.

But, a sad story came out in the news. Sierra is laying off 110 employees over the next two months as part of their major reorganization at their parent company Vivendi Universal Games. The parent company has been saddled with debt for more than two years , and has been the frequent subject of acquisition rumors involving their competitors, Microsoft and Sony.

The 110 employees about to be laid off are part of the 350 manpower reduction.

Before I start my post, I would like to apologize for the delay of this next post. It actually took me awhile huh? Real life issues and some errands needs to be done. And partly, I blame World of Warcraft. LOL

Anyway, I’m back! =D

In my previous post of the Call of Duty 4 leaks, I’ve shared the spoilers. Now, ladies and gentlemen let me present to you, THE REAL STUFF.

…and it is confirmed. The game will be out this November 10, 2009. You might want to pre-order before it’ll run out. LOL

Pinoy Gaming Network, one of the fastest growing Philippine based gaming review portal, was able to exclusively review Grand Theft Auto IV in their website.

There have been many controversial game titles over the years but none, except one, have come as far as being banned in a few countries. Grand Theft Auto is one of those title series that has appeared in the news being blamed for antisocial behaviour among the youth. Yet, despite this shady outlook of the game among the elder generation, it cannot be denied that Grand Theft Auto is a game that has broken boundaries and changed the industry for the better. Rockstar Games’ fourth instalment of the game stays true to this and promises to be a game one must definitely own. – Pinoy Gaming Network

Want more details? Check out Pinoy Gaming Network now!

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