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While TMNet announced the Streamyx Combo package, Celcom (TMNet’s sister company) also launched the “Home, Hop & Away” plan, which combines Celcom 3G and Streamyx broadband services. With the broadband plan, you can enjoy high speed Internet connectivity at home and when you travel.

What is “Home, Hop & Away” package?

“Home, Hop & Away” package is a combination of Streamyx 1.0Mbps (free ADSL modem) + Celcom Broadband Basic (up to 384kbps). Current promotion price is RM108 per month, which RM48 cheaper than subscribing the 2 services separately.

Package sign up can be done at any Celcom branch or TMPoint in Malaysia. The package is open for existing Streamyx/Celcom subscribers too.

Notes about “Home, Hop & Away” broadband package

• The minimum subscription period for the package is 18 months. During the minimum subscription period, you are not allowed to terminate or change the package to other Streamyx or Celcom broadband packages.
• If you are to terminate the Home, Hop & Away subscription before 18 months, you would need to pay RM350 of penalty charge.
• The SIM card provided is dedicated to Internet services only, no voice or SMS services.
• Fair Usage Policy at 5GB per month for Celcom Broadband. If you exceed the 5GB allocation, Celcom reserves the right to lower down your bandwidth speed.
• 3G SIM card modem is NOT included. It costs few hundreds bucks for one.

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For those who encounter problems when upgrade to Windows Vista SP1, here is a good news for you. Microsoft is giving away free support for Windows Vista SP1 issues. The unlimited installation and compatibility support is available at no charge until March 18. 2009.

There are 3 support options: Email, Online Chat and Phone. Currently, email support response time is 1 business day. Online chat waiting time is over 60 minutes(!). The phone support is only available for users who have software assurance agreement, TechNet/MSDN subscrition, or Microsoft Partner Program.

Oh, the free support is for U.S. users only. (duh!)

[via News.com]

WordPress 2.5 RC2 has been released yesterday. It is the prior version of the final WordPress 2.5. Matt, the WordPress founder, recorded a screencast to demo the new features.

The most significant changes of version 2.5 is on the admin panel. The layout has been redesigned and use a lot of AJAX for faster response, and it is cleaner now.

The “Write Post” page has been polished a lot. WordPress 2.5 now use Flash uploader and support galleries. Matt done his gallery page using WordPress 2.5. It looks great!

Most WordPress themes that work on WordPress 2.3 will work fine on version 2.5, because there are not many changes on the theme core. WordPRess plugin that work with the admin panel may require updates though.

Please keep in mind that WordPress 2.5 RC2 is NOT the final version. It may still contain bugs to be fixed in the final version. However, if you interested to try, you can download RC2 now (backup! backup!).

“WordPress For Dummies”

MYNIC has officially opening public registration of Malaysia 2nd level domain name (2LD) “.MY” at 25th March 2008. Dot MY domain name is open for personal and corporate in Malaysia. The domain registration fee is RM120 per year (~USD$27.50) via MYNIC domain resellers.

Requirements for “.MY” domain name registration

• Registered company in Malaysia (Form D / 24 / 49)
• OR, Malaysian above 18 year old (Identity card)

Do you need a dot MY domain name?

If you cannot get your desire top level domain name (.com/.net/.org) and you are Malaysian, you have higher chance to get the domain name you want ended with “.MY”.

However, RM120 is expensive for a domain name nowadays. The “.com.my” domain name registration is only RM80 and top level domain name is as low as USD$9 per year.

If your business is based in Malaysia, make sure you secure your “.MY” domain name before registered by others. As far as I tested, many famous names have been taken because MYNIC existing clients have the priority to secure their “.MY” domain name before the public open.

“Domain Names for Dummies”

Will I get a .MY domain name too?

Maybe. I plan to get a very short domain name (that’s cool!) for personal use. Also, I will register dot MY domain name when my ideal domain names are taken. Anyway, I will consider twice before registration because the RM120 per year registration fee is much expensive than others.

How about you? Have you get your .MY domain name?