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Saturday, October 11, 2014

Equalizer for OS X (for all apps on Mac, not just for iTunes)

We’re all know that our beloved OS X come handy with iTunes, it has equalizer!!! (a bit hyperbolic here, :) ) 

But, how about watching HD video on Youtube? Yup, we don’t have EQ set for that, also for Quicktime, and practically anything, … 

Of course we could buy the EQ system for that, 

But, there’s a free workaround for that 

Here we go: 

Install AU Lab, previously is part of XCode, now can be downloaded at https://developer.apple.com/downloads/index.action#

Install SoundFlower from https://code.google.com/p/soundflower/ got 1.6.6b version, restart the mac

Alt-clickthe speaker symbol and choose soundflower as output device

start Sound Flower 

choose audio setup right clik soundflower and click “use this device assound output”

richt click Soundflower again, this time choose ‘configure speaker’

choose multichannel, choose stereo, click the round-rectangle area, done

Start AU Lab, all the way around till got this one

doubleclick the output1, make sure it use soundflower

then click ’show device preferences’, set to soundflower

done

now you can add effect like EQualizer, timeshift, echo, whatever and it’ll affect general sound of OS X








Friday, October 3, 2014

Dating the Air


I don't do any benchmark things, but, from what I feel, this 11" standart MacBook Air has a faster and smoother experience than my mid 2009 13" MacBook Pro full option (2.5 GHz, 4G RAM)

Safari is fast!! You know what I feel when write that, :). Yup, the usually sluggish Safari is run smoother on MBA.

Windows 8.1 run via Virtual Machine without additional fan noise, compared to its VirtualBox VM on my MBP it feels like bless from heaven. The native Mac apps could run side by side without lagging too, certainly it's very big plus. Now I can running Delphi and old Macromedia Flash and coding in silent, meditational state, noisless environment :)

I don't know how 1.4 GHz processor in MBA could outperform its 2.5GHz predecessor, but I dont mind, this 11 inch standart early 2014 MacBook Air is considered as major upgrade for me, :)

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Get iWork ‘09 to Work on New Macbook


I got MacBook Air with new iWork Suite as three standalone apps.  

Of course it’s always be three separate app, but I used to think that three as one package, :) 

It turned out that the new iWork Suite is fast, really fast, maybe because it use 64-bit architecture, or maybe I used the new MBA mid 2014. 

But  I missed the capability of my old iWork on MacBook Pro mid 09. It’s the ability to password-protect keynote-imported-pdf from copy content. 

My old MBP mid 09 has old and new iWork run side by side because I purchased the iWork DVD retail. And I don’t have idea where the hell that DVD now.

so I got silly (yet logical) idea, copy iWork folder from Application folder on MBP and paste it on MBA.

done

open Application-iWork ’09-Keynote -> error message. 

Apparently this method is not working. 

(delete that folder)

So I got another silly idea

Download trial version of iWork ’09 which is available everywhere online.

Install it.

done

open keynote, it need serial number, :( 

Another silly idea, download iWork ’09 update from support.apple.com, the iWork 9.3.

install the update, hopefully it delete the serial number question mechanism.

no, no luck, it still ask for serial number, :(

super silly idea (but original :) )

install the trial version, then copy iWork ’09 folder from my old MBP to replace iWork ’09 folder on MBA

didn’t work either. 

Googling, um no, DuckDuckGo-ing, :)

and found out that we could transfer our iWork to new mac, but we have copy not just iWork folder on Application directory.

The complete list of files that have to be transferred is:

/Users//Library/Application Support/iWork '09 
/Library/Application Support/iWork '09 
/Applications/iWork '09 
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iWork09.Installer.plist 
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iWork09.plist


do that, and tadaa… my old iWork is working, :)


and the worst of all, after I do all that and my Old iWork ’09 run with no problem, my iWork retail DVD is found, :)

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Asus Eee PC won't Enter BIOS

Got this Eee PC without OS. 

Planned to install it myself. 

This netbook don’t have cd drive. 

so the choice is via pxeboot or flash/thumb drive. 

(have set PXE boot several month ago for CentOS, and have no desire to do it again or my head will split :) ) 

so via flash drive then 

we could use any thumb drive and any iso, given it have enough space

we could make this pen drive bootable with any tool (windowsbased, linux via dd, os x based, unix based) just google for it

Okay

what now

First, we must set BIOS of this netbook to boot via USB drive

to enter BIOS we must press F2 after powered this device on



or maybe F1
ESC
DEL
F12

err, it seem I couldn’t get bios interface. Googling around and found out that I have to repeat the press on F2 fast

and, hooray…

succeed, installed OS on it

but, wait

my OS is 32bit

I have 4GB RAM on this eee PC and 32bit OS generally could only handle 3.6GB RAM, oh my…

download 64bit iso
make it bootable on flashdrive

reinstall the OS, but…. it won’t enter BIOS, again
no mater how fast I press F2 key it’ll always go to OS boot 

same thing happenend to del, esc, F1, F12 keys

:(

(wish for luck)

grab external usb keyboard

plug it on

press power, press F2 and, tadaa…, oh my God, that BIOS interface…

(reinstalling)
now my ASUS Eee PC have 64bit OS on it

:)



 



My device is Asus eeepc x200ca-kx190d 1007/4g/500g/dos/blu

Saturday, September 13, 2014

Kalimat Lengkap

Kadang kita berlebihan dalam mengamini sebuah doa. Bahkan ada yang bilang amin tiap detik. Tanpa benar-benar mengerti apa yang di-amin-i. 

Tentu saja kita berbaik sangka pada yang memimpin doa secara fasih dengan bahasa non-Indonesia. Namun bagaimana misal arti sebuah doa itu seperti ini, dan kita mengamini secara membabibuta, :)


Ya Tuhanku, (amin) 
Aku berdosa padamu (Amin)
Ku khianati janjiku tuk tak tinggalkan ibadahku padamu (Amin...)
Ku tak layak di surgamu (AMIN...!!!)
Ku pantas di nerakamu (AMIN..., YA ALLAH...!!!)
Ampunilah aku (UHUK…, UHUK,…,) [terbatuk karena kebanyakan teriak terlalu keras]

Orientasi

Kadang malah berakibat menjadi

disorientasi,
pingsan,
memar,
babak belur,
bahkan mati.



MOS, MOK, OPSPEK, OSPEK, PKPT apapun bentuknya.

Tujuan awalnya adalah orientasi, pengenalan tempat menimba ilmu, menumbuhkan loyalitas.

Tentu saja ada yang 'tidak sengaja' menjadi tempat untuk pengenalan seberapa menyeramkan tempat baru itu, seberapa jahat senior, dan prospek untuk balas dendam dengan cara yang lebih kreatif dan kejam kepada junior tahun depan.

Tentu saja langkah paling aman bagi institusi jika "ketahuan" ada juniornya yang mati adalah dengan jawaban "kami tidak tahu, kami tidak mengijinkan kekerasan, yang terjadi di luar tanggung jawab kami"

...

Sepertinya harus ada aturan, jika ada kekerasan di sebuah institusi apapun bentuknya, maka para pejabat di institusi tersebut harus bertanggung jawab, turun jabatan DAN dihukum, terlepas dia tahu atau tidak, mengijinkan atau tidak. Dengan ancaman semacam itu maka para pimpinan institusi akan secara aktif mengontrol kegiatan-kegiatan di lingkupnya dan kemungkinan besar akan jadi 'tahu' dan 'melihat'; dan akan segera tegas melarang kegiatan yang akan membuat dirinya turun jabatan dan dihukum.

Lebih keren lagi jika institusi tersebut ditutup, atau yang agak lunak, tidak boleh membuka pendaftaran barang setahun atau dua tahun. Selama ini terbukti peringatan tak akan memberi efek jera.

Mungkin aturan ini sudah ada

saya tidak tahu

mungkin tak diterapkan

tak ada yang berani

Terkungkung

Pagi datang terlalu dini 
dan malam tiba tanpa tergesa. 

Kadang yang kuinginkan hanya menunggu 
bayangan tempat ku sembunyi meninggalkanku.
Kutahu 
lebih mudah tuk lari  
daripada menatap matamu. 

Tapi ku kan tinggikan naungan ke angkasa. 

Dan disini 
dibawah bintang-bintang malam ini 
Aku berbaring. 

Dia akan perlahan bersinar
saat setelah malam terpanjang
kubangun dari terkapar 

Mimpi-mimpi berguncang
menggemakan lonceng
membuka paksa mata lelahku

dengan hujaman cahaya
semua memori mengalir bergolak 
menusuk masuk 
ke dalam kepala

Di lilin hati
Di cermin jiwa
dia berdansa

Dia berdansa
di ranjang 
melintasi malam
remang gulita
Dan terhuyung ke jendela
tuk menghempaskan tabir 
ke dinding dia bergulir

Dan terdengarlah suara merdu
Dari menara gading nan syahdu
‘“Biarkan cahaya melingkupimu" 

sudah lama
tuk merasa
namun akhirnya
dia hanya melihat

hanya melihat

hitam
putih
 
putih
hitam

hitam 
putih

Surga seharusnya lebih dari ini
Saat malaikat mengecup tuk bangunkanmu dari mimpi

Hati suci tak kan tersakiti
tapi bukan hatiku
hatiku tak kan sama lagi

Dia berdiri di jendela
bayangnya perlahan sirna

Dan terdengarlah suara merdu
Dari menara gading nan syahdu
‘“Biarkan cahaya melingkupimu” 

Kupernah tersesat
namun telah kembali

saat terdengar serpihan tajam kaca 
bergerincing di sekitarku

ku pernah hempaskan 
semangat ke jurang menganga

namun kali ini
kan kugenggam erat
kuangkat tinggi

dia bisikkan kata-kata
tuk jernihkan jiwa
sekali ku melihat
sekarang ku buta

Kutahu 
lebih mudah tuk lari  
daripada menatap matamu. 

tapi
telah kuberi semua
yang kupunya

kini tersisa
candu yang harus juga binasa

Malam ini
masih disini
terkapar tak berdaya
diselimuti cahaya


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