HTC Magic from Celcom Part III - Rooted!

Out of desperation, I had no choice but to flash my HTC Magic ROM. I went all over to mobile shops looking for help. No help.

Then I found out my friend @ebernie did something on Android as well. I chatted with him, and he was very resourceful in helping me source for my problem.

For those who are in my situation and bought HTC Magic from Celcom, here is what you can do to flash your ROM and make it a Android phone which is suppose to be, not just a dumb phone.

The instructions are here :-

http://www.arbitraryuser.com/blog/2009/06/20/rooting-a-vodacom-htc-magic-and-upgrading-the-firmware-in-south-africa-to-get-android-market-and-more/

* Just a note the step 10 - Rename daldroid-htcmagic1-signed.zip to update.zip kindda wrong. It's suppose to be daldroid-htcmagic1-signed.zip.jar to update.zip.

I did the step using the Mac, anyone on Mac, remember to use ./adb devices. Need to add ./ command. To download the fastboot, please download it here - http://www.htc.com/www/support/android/adp.html

It was a pretty traumatic experience trying to flash the ROM. I was so nervous that it would have bricked my phone.

Successfully Rooted!

Now I have Gmail, Calendar, Contact all synced with Google App. It's awesome. Mails comes in as push mail. It's the perfect business solution that I wanted in the first place.

Shout out to @ebernie for your help.

A special note to Celcom and a female customer support person in SIS - UP YOURS...!

*Update on 9th July 2009

Sorry, once you have done the flash part, you will need to do 3G settings. For Celcom 3G settings, please visit this site - http://forum.mypdacafe.com/viewtopic.php?t=13703&start=30

12 Tips on Art of Networking

I got this email from Wendy Lim who is a Professional Image Consultant from Chapter One. This email couldn't come in a better time as I am brushing up my networking skills. Perfect!

HTC Magic from Celcom Part II

I saw this ad running on thestar.com.my. Download infinite app? Bullshit! There is no Android Market app in the first place! How can you download anything without it?

HTC Magic from Celcom

I am a big Google user. I use Gmail, Calendar, Task and etc. I needed a new phone, and found out HTC Magic which is running Android fits my requirement.

I bought HTC Magic from Celcom. Since they are the first one to bring Android here officially. Behold people, do not be cheated. HTC Magic from Celcom does NOT include Google Services. Meaning, the phone does not have Gmail, Calendar, Market and Maps. The phone is as good as a brick! If you are not a heavy Google user and just need the phone to SMS, Call or occasionally need to throw it at a dog, then this phone is for you.

It's a nice slim phone, but I can't believe how dumb SIS and Celcom are to bring a phone to Malaysia without Google Services. I should have done more research before buying this phone. I really thought it came with Google Services after reading all the reviews.

So people, please be caution. Do NOT buy HTC Magic from Celcom if you are looking at using Google App with it. You are better off buying it from Lelong or something.

Oh yeah, btw, I am selling it... any takers?

How to Lose Friends and Make Enemies?

Got this in a newsletter.

Over the past few years an epidemic of rudeness has swept America. Here's how to perpetuate the disease.

1) Ignore people. Don't return phone calls. Never answer the phone. Don't listen when people talk to you.
Talk on your cell phone when with others, especially in restaurants or other public places. Don't acknowledge
that others exist. The greatest insult that you can give someone is to ignore the person. If you excel at this skill
you can skip the next four paragraphs.

2) Show disrespect. Make fun of others. Assign stupid nicknames or deliberately mispronounce names. Make
people wait for you. Laugh at other people's mistakes, struggles, and fears. Use sarcasm and cynicism freely.
Treat people like idiots. Disrespect is powerful because it strips people of their dignity.

3) Criticize. Find fault in everything. Spread gossip. Complain about anything and everything. Remind people
about mistakes they made, even if decades ago. If possible, embellish your complaints with exaggerated
descriptions of failure. Keep a written log of faults, flaws, and fumbles so you can grind on them daily. Develop
a whining tone to your voice. Critics reduce everything to dirt.

4) Be negative. Master pessimism. Attack every change or new idea. Always focus on failure. Expect the
worst to happen. Never accept or approve anything. Refuse to participate or cooperate in any endeavor.
If something appears to work despite your efforts, cause delays so you can prepare fresh arguments against it.
Aggressive gloom creates perpetual hopelessness.

5) Get mad. Throw tantrums. Scream. Yell. Shout. Slam doors. Hit walls. Throw things. Act violent. Use
accusations, insults, and threats to disrupt conversations. Tolerate nothing. Insist on retribution. Always attack
first. Blame your anger on others. Unpredictable, insane behavior keeps other people off balance.

Caution: Application of these tactics guarantees that the need for lawyers will increase.

Gym

I just realised that I haven't done a gym review in ages. Honestly I have even stop going to gym due to injury, work and now the baby. 

Yeah, I know it is all excuses. But I gotta start back again. Tomorrow! I vow to hit the gym again (that what I said few months ago). 

Btw... I am going to Celebrity Fitness these days, I will post up the reviews soon.

Baby

Why I have been quite for sometime? For the past 2 weeks, I have been busy with my newborn. Yes, I am a father now. My bundle of joy is here and she is so cute. She has kept me occupied the whole time.

Parenting is definately new to me, for the first week, we were very much alone to deal with her. Most of the time we were lost on what to do! Now with the in-law around, it is much easier. The poor girl has jaundice for the past 2 weeks as well and been under constant treatment.

She already has an email account and her own website. :) Yeah, her dad is a paranoid IT freak.

Green Cube is launching GCUBE - Online HRMS

After months of development, Green Cube is finally launching GCUBE. GCUBE is an online HRMS system based on SAAS model.

Right now we are offering 2 modules which is Personnel and Leave. Target companies are SME who are internet enabled. Now with this system, HR has less headache to worry by managing their staff information and leave better, and staff can check their leave balance and apply leave online anytime.

Now is a good time to sign up as we are in Beta stage. We are not charging anytime for those who participate in our beta testing. After the beta stage, it is still FREE for companies with 10 employees and below.

Check out www.gcube.com.my for more information. As per now, we have sign up few big names and some smaller one. The quota for beta is running out soon.

Readers, please forward this URL - www.gcube.com.my to anyone that you feel will benefit from it. Thank you.

Knee Injury Part II

On my cousin’s recommendation, I visited Dr. Suresh George of Sunway Medical Centre. Upon seeing my MRI result, he said there is no need for a ACL surgery. What a relief! Although there is a slight tear, but doesn’t justify an ACL surgery. Cool! I am glad to hear that.

Now I am on medicine and doing physiotherapy 2 twice a week. My physiotherapist is Ghazali, a sport medicine graduate from UITM. Used to work as a personal trainer in Celebrity Fitness.

So far, although the pain is there, but I can feel it’s getting better now. I haven’t visited the gym for the past few months. Work and injury is the culprit.

Jangan Menyusahkan Orang Lain

This picture was taken last Friday after performing the Friday prayers at Masjid Tengku Kelana in SS 6, just beside the MAS building. There was this inconsiderate person who parked his car on the curb of the road and blocked a bus from going through. You can’t really see in the photo here, but look at the distance from where I took the shot and the traffic stopped.

Imagine all the traffic clogged up behind? Especially after prayers. Tolong lah, kalau ye pun nak solat Jumaat, janganlah menyusahkan orang lain. Parking kereta betul betul. Jangan pikir diri sendiri sahaja. Datang awal ke masjid. Aku yang sakit lutut pun boleh parking jauh dan jalan semata-mata tak nak double parking, tak kan u tak leh buat? Some people… what’s the point of praying when you can’t even meet your social obligation?