T's Journal

Flip-Flop Leads to Jails

2012-01-04T08:37:00.000-08:00

As you already know, there's a ~~huge~~ news spread related to a boy who allegedly stealing the $3 slippers in 2010. The boy was beaten by the police officers and recently faces up to five years in prison. The policemen were punished for their brutality after the boy filed a complaint, I dunno, some news says just for 7 to 21 days.

And today, the boy was released due to the fact that it wasn't the same flip-flop which has been stolen 2 years ago.

....

I'm to...................tally speechless.

What kind of people we really are???

references :
> tribun news
> detik news

the mighty flip-flop!!

2012. Here I'm Ready!

2012-01-03T10:55:00.000-08:00

It's been so long since my last post (yeah, more than 1 year!!). I even almost forget that I have a blog, :LOL

The main reason why I'm like on hiatus is none other than microblogging. It has take my soul away from actual blogging. Another reason maybe because I really have nothing much to say and 144 characters is more than enough for me those days. So, from this year forward, I'm trying to revive this blog like how it used to be ~~and how it should be~~.

For the ~~another~~ first post in this blog, I'm gonna start with my resolutions through this year.

1. Let's say, I've been stepping on this campus for more than 4 years, and the most important thing this year is to GRADUATE from this department.

2. Music is like half of my life. Right now I'm trying to learn some instruments continually. I want to ~~at least~~ could play a proper tones, rhymes and chords in Keyboard, Guitar, and Violin. And of course Drum is a must!

3. Still in music. I want to listen to my own songs. ---and also have others listen to'em, too... :p

4. I really love to watch movies. These days I've been watching movies with English language, French, Korean, and China. So, through this year, I want to have a proper skill in English, French and Korean. (hmm..I don't know about China. It seems too difficult.)

Well, these 4 may slightly "too few" as a one year resolutions. Actually, I have tons of wishes in my mind. But I'm too tired to write'em all tonight. So later I'll update this post. cheers! :)

Makan Sambil Berdiri??

2010-12-02T07:18:00.000-08:00

Islam sangat lengkap mengatur aspek kehidupan manusia, termasuk dalam cara makan. Mencuci tangan sebelum makan, makan dengan tangan kanan, tidak makan sampai kekenyangan, dan tidak makan sambil berdiri adalah beberapa adab yang sudah dikenal dalam Islam.

Namun ternyata, sebenarnya larangan untuk makan sambil berdiri ini juga memiliki hikmah tersendiri.

Apabila kita makan sambil berdiri, maka akan terjadi reflux asam lambung. Dengan kata lain, asam lambung akan naik ke saluran esofagus dan membuat sel-sel kerongkongan teriritasi. Iritasi sel kerongkongan ini dikarenakan pH asam lambung yang sangat asam (pH 1 – 2,5) dan kadang ditandai dengan gejala panas terbakar yang menyesak di dada (disebut sebagai “heartburn”). Bila kita tetap bandel membiasakan makan atau minum sambil berdiri dalam jangka waktu panjang, iritasi sel-sel kerongkongan ini akan berakumulasi dan menyebabkan kanker saluran esofagus.

Cara mencegah reflux asam lambung ini adalah dengan makan sambil duduk.

Tak hanya makan minum sambil berdiri, ada 2 hal lain yang juga dapat menyebabkan reflux asam lambung dan “heartburn” yaitu : (1) Makan minum kekenyangan, (2) Tidur atau berbaring setelah makan.

Untuk poin satu, jelas. Lambung memang dapat mengembang 6 kali lipat ketika diisi sampai benar-benar penuh.

Makin banyak makanan yang tertampung dalam lambung, lambung pun harus bekerja ekstra keras mengeluarkan asam lambung lebih banyak untuk mencerna makanan di dalamnya. Apabila lambung terlalu penuh, kelebihan asam lambung malah akan mengalir naik ke saluran esofagus. Asam lambung juga dapat mengalir ke saluran esofagus bila kita tidur atau berbaring setelah makan. Kedua kebiasaan ini sama berbahayanya dengan makan-minum sambil berdiri, yakni iritasi sel kerongkongan yang mengundang kanker saluran esofagus dalam jangka panjang.

Untuk mencegah reflux asam lambung, seseorang harus menunggu 2 – 4 jam setelah makan kemudian barulah ia boleh berbaring atau tidur.

Memang tidak salah juga bila Rasulullah SAW pernah bersabda :

”Janganlah kalian langsung tidur setelah makan, karena dapat membuat hati kalian menjadi keras.”

(HR Abu Nu’aim dari Aisyah r.a.)

sumber : student center

Sekeranjang Air

2010-11-01T11:47:00.000-07:00

Seorang kakek sangat rajin membaca Qur’an tiap pagi. Dia selalu duduk di meja dapur dan membaca Qur’an-nya. Cucu laki-lakinya mencoba meniru sang kakek, dengan membaca Qur’an tiap pagi.

“Kakek, saya mencoba membaca Qur’an seperti kakek, tapi saya tidak pernah bisa mengerti. Setiap saat, saya mencoba untuk memahami, tapi setiap saya selesai membacanya dan menutup Qur’an, saya selalu lupa lagi. Apa untungnya membaca Qur’an ?”Sang kakek terdiam, dan menjawab,“ Tolong ambilkan air dari sungai dengan keranjang ini, bawakan kakek sekeranjang air,”Sang cucu menuruti apa kata si kakek.Dia mengambil air dari sungai dengan keranjang. Tapi air selalu bocor dan habis sebelum sampai rumah. Kakek tertawa, dan mengatakan dia harus lebih cepat lain waktu.

Sang cucu berlari dengan cepat, tapi tetap saja keranjang akan kosong sebelum dia sampai rumah. Kehabisan nafas, cucu mengatakan bahwa tidak mungkin membawa sekeranjang air, dia lalu mencoba mengambil sebuah ember untuk mengambil air. Laki2 tua itu berkata, “ Saya tidak mau seember air, tapi sekeranjang air. Kau tidak cukup berusaha keras, “

Meskipun si cucu tahu bahwa itu adalah hal yang sangat tidak mungkin, dia tetap membawakan sekeranjang air secepat mungkin dengan berlari. Tapi Tetap saja air habis sebelum sampai rumah.“ Kakek, ini sama sekali tidak ada gunanya ! ”

Kakek tersenyum, “ Jadi engkau pikir, ini tidak berguna ?coba perhatikan keranjang ini…”Sang cucu memperhatikan keranjang yang dia bawa, untuk pertama kalinya dia sadar, bahwa keranjang ini sangat berbeda sekarang.Keranjang sudah berubah, dari keranjang kotor, menjadi keranjang yang sangat bersih sekarang, luar dan dalam.“ Cucuku, itulah yang terjadi saat kita membaca Qur’an. Engkau mungkin tidak dapat mengerti dan mengingat segalanya, tapi ketika engkau membacanya, kau akan berubah menjadi lebih bersih, luar dan dalam. Itulah yang dilakukan Allah untuk hidupmu.

begitulah Sang Maha Pengasih, Tanpa kita pahami tapi dengan sering nya membaca saja kita dibersihkanNya. Subhanallah..

Sumber: student center

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

2010-08-17T10:05:00.000-07:00

Akhir - akhir ini tangan kanan saya sering terasa sakit di bagian pergelangan. ya, beberapa bagian tubuh saya memang sedang terasa sakit ( bagian tubuh lain ).

Untuk tangan ini, sering beberapa kali sulit digunakan untuk mengepal, terasa gampang lelah, dan juga agak terasa nyeri di bagian punggung tangan.

Saya belum memeriksakan ke dokter karena saya pikir, mungkin memang hanya karena kelelahan saja. Namun setelah saya melakukan pencarian di Google, saya mendapatkan beberapa artikel mengenai Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Berikut penjelasannya :

Carpal tunnel syndrome is numbness, tingling pain, and weakness in the thumb, index and middle fingers as a result of irritation of the median nerve being irritated at the wrist.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome adalah ketidakpekaan (baal), kesemutan yang disertai nyeri, dan adanya weakness pada ibu jari, telunjuk serta jari tengah yang disebabkan oleh iritasi pada syaraf median ( merupakan salah satu dari lima syaraf utama yang berasal dari brachial plexus )

Walaupun banyak hal yang dapat menyebabkan sindrom ini, pemakaian komputer yang terlalu sering diduga menjadi penyebab paling umum yang sering berpengaruh.

Hal terburuk yang mungkin terjadi adalah putusnya sendi pergelangan tangan sehingga tangan tidak dapat berfungsi dengan sebagaimana mestinya bahkan mungkin tidak dapat digerakkan sama sekali.

Apakah Carpal Tunnel Syndrome dapat disembuhkan?

Tentu saja, misal dengan terapi (therapy) dan sebagainya tetapi lebih baik kita mencegah terlebih dahulu sebelum terkena penyakit CTS ini.

Pencegahan bisa dilakukan diantaranya dengan, cara berikut:

1. Jarak Pandang antara mata dengan komputer minimal 60 cm.

2. Pandangan antara mata ke monitor harus mengarah sedikit ke bawah atau sekitar 5-15° lebih rendah dari posisi horisontal pandangan mata.

3. Usahakan menghindari pantulan lampu atau cahaya yang masuk ke monitor.

4. Posisi tangan di atas keyboard harus membentuk sudut 90 derajat begitu juga kaki.

5. Atur bangku anda sehingga posisi tangan menjadi sejajar dengan meja ketika anda menggunakan keyboard.

6. Jangan menggunakan komputer tanpa henti (lebih dari 2 jam), berdiri, sedikit olahraga (strecthing) dan berjalanlah sebentar (1 menit) secara periodik sebelum melanjutkan pekerjaan anda.

7. Gunakan penyangga mouse dan atau keyboard untuk kenyamanan anda.

8. Gunakan penyangga kaki bila diperlukan.

9. Gunakan kursi yang dapat menyangga posisi punggung anda.

10. Lakukan peregangan seperti berikut :

11. Dapat pula menggunakan alat pelindung seperti ini

Tentu saya berharap bukan hal seperti itu yang terjadi dengan pergelangan tangan saya saat ini. karena beberapa gambar yang memperlihatkan salah satu pasien CTS sedang dibedah cukup mengerikan.

Special Day?? Really??

2010-08-13T10:23:00.000-07:00

I'm not a person who really give attention in anniversary or any kind of special date. Because I think everyday is same. The only thing that make it different from any other day is

How much improvements do we make?

Do we become a better person?

If no then what's the difference???

You're obviously getting older every time you talk, every time you see the clock or calendar, every time you make a really fool decision in your life.

you are getting older every time you breath

And it's uncontrollabe....
Anyway, Happy Birthday to me.... :)

2010-08-12T10:12:00.001-07:00

...Mohon maaf karena suatu kondisi, blog saya harus di "rapikan" ulang...
cheers.. :)

Encouragement

2010-08-04T00:02:00.001-07:00

Berikut ini adalah sebuah pengalaman berharga yang saya dapatkan dari milis yang semoga dapat dipetik manfaatnya oleh para pendidik dan para calon pendidik baik di lembaga pendidikan maupun di rumah

*ENCOURAGEMENT*

Semoga tulisan di bawahbermanfaat bagi guru-guru dan kita semua selaku pendidik di keluarga kita

*RHENALD KASALI ** Thursday, 15 July 2010*

LIMA belas tahun lalu saya pernah mengajukan protes pada guru sebuah sekolahtempat anak saya belajar di Amerika Serikat.

* Masalahnya, karangan berbahasa Inggris yang ditulis anak saya seadanya itu telah diberi nilai E (excellence) yang artinya sempurna, hebat,

bagus sekali.

Padahal dia baru saja tiba di Amerika dan baru mulai belajar bahasa. Karangan yang dia tulis sehari sebelumnya itu pernah ditunjukkan kepada

saya dan saya mencemaskan kemampuan verbalnya yang terbatas.

Menurut saya tulisan itu buruk, logikanya sangat sederhana.

*Saya memintanya memperbaiki kembali, sampai dia menyerah. Rupanya karangan itulah yang diserahkan anak saya kepada gurunya dan bukan diberi nilai buruk, malah dipuji. Ada apa? Apa tidak salah memberi nilai? Bukankah pendidikan memerlukan kesungguhan? Kalau begini saja sudah diberinilai tinggi, saya khawatir anak saya cepat puas diri. Sewaktu saya protes, ibuguru yang menerima saya hanya bertanya singkat. "Maaf Bapak dari mana?" "Dari Indonesia," jawab saya. Dia pun tersenyum.*

*BUDAYA MENGHUKUM *
Pertemuan itu merupakan sebuah titik balik yang penting bagi hidup saya. Itulah saat yang mengubah cara saya dalam mendidik dan membangun masyarakat.

"Saya mengerti," jawab ibu guru yang wajahnya mulai berkerut, namun tetap simpatik itu. "Beberapa kali saya bertemu ayah-ibu dari Indonesia

yang anak anaknya dididik di sini,"lanjutnya. "Di negeri Anda, guru sangat sulit memberi nilai. Filosofi kami mendidik di sini bukan untuk menghukum,

melainkan untuk merangsang orang agar maju. Encouragement! "

Dia pun melanjutkan argumentasinya. "Saya sudah 20 tahun mengajar. Setiap anak berbeda beda. Namun untuk anak sebesar itu, baru tiba dari negara yang bahasa ibunya bukan bahasa Inggris,saya dapat menjamin, ini adalah karya yang hebat," ujarnya menunjuk karangan berbahasa Inggris yang dibuat anak saya.

Dari diskusi itu saya mendapat pelajaran berharga. Kita tidak dapat mengukur prestasi orang lain menurut ukuran kita. Saya teringat betapa

mudahnya saya menyelesaikan study saya yang bergelimang nilai "A", dari program master hingga doktor. Sementara di Indonesia, saya harus menyelesaikan studi jungkir balik ditengarai ancaman drop out dan para penguji yang siap menerkam. Saat ujian program doktor saya pun dapat melewatinya dengan mudah. Pertanyaan mereka memang sangat serius dan membuat saya harus benar-benar siap.Namun suasana ujian dibuat sangat bersahabat. Seorang penguji bertanya dan penguji yang lain tidak ikut menekan, melainkan ikut membantu memberikan jalanbegitu mereka tahu jawabannya. Mereka menunjukkan grafikgrafik yang saya buat dan menerangkan seterang-terangnya sehingga kami makin mengerti. Ujian

penuh puja-puji, menanyakan ihwal masa depan dan mendiskusikan kekurangan penuh keterbukaan.

Pada saat kembali ke Tanah Air, banyak hal sebaliknya sering saya saksikan. Para pengajar bukan saling menolong, malah ikut "menelan" mahasiswanya yang duduk di bangku ujian.

* Etika seseorang penguji atau promotor membela atau meluruskan pertanyaan, penguji marah-marah, tersinggung, dan menyebarkan berita tidak sedap seakan-akan kebaikan itu ada udang di balik batunya. Saya sempat mengalami frustrasi yang luar biasa menyaksikan bagaimana para dosen menguji, yang maaf, menurut hemat saya sangat tidak manusiawi. Mereka bukan melakukan encouragement, melainkan discouragement.

Hasilnya pun bisa diduga, kelulusan rendah dan yang diluluskan pun kualitasnya tidak hebat-hebat betul. Orang yang tertekan ternyata belakangan saya temukan juga menguji dengan cara menekan. Ada semacam balas dendam dan kecurigaan. Saya ingat betul bagaimana guru-guru di Amerika memajukan anak didiknya.

Saya berpikir pantaslah anak-anak di sana mampu menjadi penulis karya-karya ilmiah yang hebat, bahkan penerima Hadiah Nobel. Bukan karena mereka punya guru yang pintar secara akademis, melainkan karakternya sangat kuat: KARAKTER yang membangun, bukan merusak.

Kembali ke pengalaman anak saya di atas, ibu guru mengingatkan saya. "Janganlah kita mengukur kualitas anak-anak kita dengan kemampuan kita yang sudah jauh di depan," ujarnya dengan penuh kesungguhan. Saya juga teringat dengan rapor anak-anak di Amerika yang ditulis dalam bentuk verbal.

Anak-anak Indonesia yang baru tiba umumnya mengalami kesulitan, namun rapornya tidak diberi nilai merah, melainkan diberi kalimat yang mendorongnya untuk bekerja lebih keras, seperti berikut. "Sarah telah memulainya dengan berat, dia mencobanya dengan sungguh-sungguh. Namun Sarah telah menunjukkan kemajuan yang berarti."

Malam itu saya mendatangi anak saya yang tengah tertidur dan mengecup keningnya. Saya ingin memeluknya di tengah-tengah rasa salah telah memberi penilaian yang tidak objektif. Dia pernah protes saat menerima nilai E yang berarti excellent (sempurna), tetapi saya mengatakan "gurunya salah".

Kini saya melihatnya dengan kacamata yang berbeda.

*MELAHIRKAN KEHEBATAN*

Bisakah kita mencetak orang orang hebat dengan cara menciptakan hambatan dan rasa takut?
Bukan tidak mustahil kita adalah generasi yang dibentuk oleh sejuta ancaman: gesper, rotan pemukul, tangan bercincin batu akik, kapur, dan penghapus yang dilontarkan dengan keras oleh guru, sundutan rokok, dan seterusnya.

Kita dibesarkan dengan seribu satu kata-kata ancaman: Awas...; Kalau,...; Nanti,...; dan tentu saja tulisan berwarna merah menyala di atas

kertas ujian dan rapor di sekolah.

Sekolah yang membuat kita tidak nyaman mungkin telah membuat kita menjadi lebih disiplin. Namun di lain pihak dia juga bisa mematikan inisiatif dan

mengendurkan semangat.

Temuan-temuan baru dalam ilmu otak ternyata menunjukkan otak manusia tidak statis, melainkan dapat mengerucut (mengecil) atau sebaliknya, dapat tumbuh. Semua itu sangat tergantung dari ancaman atau dukungan (dorongan) yang didapat dari orang-orang di sekitarnya. Dengan demikian kecerdasan manusia dapat tumbuh, sebaliknya dapat menurun.

Seperti yang sering saya katakan, ada orang pintar dan ada orang yang kurang pintar atau bodoh.

* Tetapi juga ada orang yang tambah pintar dan ada orang yang tambah bodoh.

Mari kita renungkan dan mulailah mendorong kemajuan, bukan menaburkan ancaman atau ketakutan. Bantulah orang lain untuk maju, bukan dengan menghina atau memberi ancaman yang menakut-nakuti. (*)

* *RHENALD KASALI*

Waktu

2010-07-11T00:15:00.001-07:00

..WAKTU YANG HAKIKAT..

Bagi para pesakitan, waktu adalah musuh yang mereka tipu saban hari dengan harapan. Namun, di sana, di balik jeruji yang dingin itu,
waktu menjadi paduka raja, tak pernah terkalahkan. Bagi para politisi dan olahragawan, waktu adalah kesempatan yang singkat, brutal, dan
mahal.

Para seniman kadang kala melihat waktu sebagai angin, hantu, atau, sebuah rezim. Salvador Dali telah melihat waktu dapat meleleh. Bagi para ilmuwan, waktu umpama garis yang ingin mereka lipat dan putar - putar. Atau lorong, yang dapat melemparkan manusia dari masa ke

masa, maju atau mundur. Bagi mereka yang terbaring sakit, tergolek lemah tanpa harapan, waktu mereka panggil - panggil, tak datang -
datang.

Bagi para petani, waktu menjadi tiran. Padanya mereka tunduk patuh. Kapan menanam, kapan menyiram, dan kapan memanen adalah titah dari
sang waktu yang sombong. Tak bisa diajak berunding. Tak mempan disogok.

Bagi yang tengah jatuh cinta, waktu mengisi relung dada mereka dengan kegembiraan, sekaligus kecemasan. Karena teristimewa untuk cinta,
waktu menjelma menjadi jerat. Semakin cinta melekat, semakin kuat waktu menjerat. Jika cinta yang lama itu menukik, jerat itu mencekik.

-- Hirata, Andrea. Padang Bulan, Mozaik 16 -Waktu.

I'm In A Dream...

2010-07-06T22:02:00.001-07:00

Kalau mimpi kita ketinggian, kadang kita perlu dibangunkan oleh orang lain...

But, what is so wrong about dreaming?

Is that because we're not truly have a life?

Not being realistic??

Cuz,life is a waste without dreaming..

MyHeritage.com - Celebrity Collage

2010-07-03T01:51:00.001-07:00

I knew it! I knew that I have some similarities with Eminem..I knew it!

Web Usability Analysis -- Part 2

2010-06-25T23:47:00.001-07:00

Secara umum, terdapat 10 prinsip yang digunakan pada desain user interface yang disebut "heuristic evaluation". Pada posting kali ini, akan dijelaskan berbagai bagian yang terkait dengan tiap - tiap prinsip dalam heuristic evaluation.

1. Visibility of System Status
Sistem seharusnya mampu memberikan informasi kepada user mengenai apa yang sedang terjadi, melalui feedback yang diberikan sesuai dengan waktu.

Navigasi

Saat kursor menuju menu navigasi, menu yang bersangkutan akan diberi pembeda berupa sebuah ouval bewarna merah. Hal ini membantu pengguna mengidentifikasi menu navigasi apa yang sedang ia tunjuk.

gbr 1 & 2. Navigasi

Namun sayangnya tidak ada yang dapat menandakan keberadaan user dimana saat itu. tombol navigasi tidak memberikan penanda halaman aktif, ditambah pula dengan tidak adanya bread crumb yang merupakan suatu bentuk navigasi menu yang digunakan untuk mempermudah penelusuran dokumen atau artikel dalam sebuah blog.

2. Match Between System and Real World

Saya berpendapat bahwa penggunaan bahasa dalam web ini dapat dengan mudah dimengerti oleh siapapun sehingga informasi yang ada dapat ditampilkan secara natural dan sesuai urutan logis.

please visit : http://teguhc07.student.ipb.ac.id

Web Usability Analysis -- Part 1

2010-06-20T22:40:00.001-07:00

Let's start reviewing the site.

Brief Introduction

endahnrhesa is a website that provides all kind of information about the band Endah n Rhesa. Users can view the latest announcements about tour or latest news, their profiles, and their songs lyrics. Other features that included in this site are their contacts and links to their sponsors, merchandise's and blog's site, and some of their social network's accounts.

Form

fig 1. loading page

Upon entering the endahnrhesa site, you are greeted with a creative and simple flash that loads quickly and uses the colour and pattern that matches the theme. However, there's no skip button, so you can't skip this loading page because it's a full-flash site.

But, Instead of showing the loading page, this warning will appear if you haven't install the flash player plug-in.

fig 2. flash disabled

This homepage's layout will appear after finish being loaded.

fig 3. home page

As we can see, this home page is quite well-structured. the site uses two-column standard layout which refers to introducing the viewers to familiar interface and layouts on the web.

fig 4. standard web layout

The Layout

The header section is consisted by logo & website name, navigation links, and links to some social network accounts.

fig 5. homepage header

Logo & Website name : this logo directs users to home page when it's clicked.

Navigation Links & Social Network Accounts : each of them will direct users to another website or pages in this website.

The Content section is filled by a plain area like this :

fig 6. homepage layout

But when I drag my mouse pointer over it, the pointer is changed into a hand icon, then that plain area suddenly show something that should be click-able.

fig 7. homepage (mouse over on Content section)

Unfortunately, there's nothing happened when I click it.

The Sidebar section is one part that put tours schedule and latest news about Endah n Rhesa.

fig 8. Announcement of Changes

The first thing I've noticed from this sidebar is they use a different font face than the whole theme used. This variance makes me ( as the user ) feel a little annoyed, because this sidebar's proportions is quite big and most people, I guess, will seek into that part first.

Conclusion

endahnrhesa homepage has properly maintained. However, there are still some flaws that make its usability decreased such as:

endahnrhesa homepage is obviously broke the first law of usability by Steve Krug, "Don't make me think!" with showing the Content section which can't be clicked.
having different font face in announcement of changes on Sidebar section.

please visit : http://teguhc07.student.ipb.ac.id

On The Same Boat

2010-06-18T23:05:00.001-07:00

A : "I'm so busy. I don't know how will get this done."
B : "You're not the only one with a lot to do. We are all in the same boat."

What's the very first thing that comes from your mind after watching this video?

Web Usability Analysis -- Introduction (cont'd)

2010-06-16T07:36:00.001-07:00

"Don't collect any more information than you must. … Anything that increases the length of a form deters users from completing the form."-Mike Hughes

Before we move any further to analyze endahnrhesa's site, let me tell you what this web usability really is.

What is Usability?

In general, usability refers to how well users can learn and use a product to achieve their goals and how satisfied they are with that process.

Usability Goals

Effectiveness - "The primary goal for every Web form is that users actually complete it," declares Pabini. "Achieving this goal requires that completing the form be as quick and easy as possible, so users are both willing to and can successfully complete it. Defining rational business requirements for forms and designing usable forms are means to that end.

Efficiency of use - Once an experienced user has learned to use the system, how fast can he or she accomplish tasks?

Easy To Learn - How fast can a user who has never seen the user interface before learn it sufficiently well to accomplish basic tasks?

Memorability - If a user has used the system before, can he or she remember enough to use it effectively the next time or does the user have to start over again learning everything?

User Experience Goals

Satisfying

When a user is done with the system for a particular session, he or she must feel satisfied that they have reached the goal they had when entering the system, be it search of information, or interaction with other users.

Enjoyable

Reaching satisfaction means nothing if the user doesn't enjoy the ride to get there. This will be one of our primary aims.

Fun

Using humor to spice up the experience a bit will ensure for a fun visit.

Entertaining

Effective and appropriate sound effects and visuals (for sighted people) will be one of the many ways we will make the system entertaining.

Helpful

With the help of voice communication, help will always be closely at hand.

Motivating

With every new system, there will be a learning curve. We strive to keep this curve as easy as possible, and, for the more difficult tasks, we will implement features to keep the user motivated, such as appropriate praise messages where needed, or humor to lighten up the experience a bit.

Aesthetically Pleasing

Although not particularly important for blind people, this will be very important for other disabled people. We will not focus too much on this feature during the first phase, but will design the system with this aspect in mind to ensure that we don't have to rewrite the system when we want to provide for other (sighted) disabled people.

Supportive of Creativity

Many disabled people have very creative brains. Mainly because their disability (such as blindness) makes their mind work harder to perceive certain situations or activities. We will make sure that the user's creativity can be developed within the bounds of the system.

Rewarding

This links closely to satisfaction and the need to enjoy the system's usage. If the user is satisfied that his or her visit to the system was satisfying and enjoyable, the reward will be in the way they feel after using it.

Emotionally Fulfilling

Once again, strongly related to the other aspects. If too few of these aspects are met, the visit will not be emotionally fulfilling. It is therefore important that user frustration be kept at the absolute lowest level and that most usability and user experience goals are met.

Reference(s) :

> http://www.eagleeyes.co.za/?q=userexperience

> http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2010/03/pagination-in-web-forms-evaluating-the-effectiveness-of-web-forms.php

> http://usability.gov/methods/analyze_current/evaluate.html

> http://teguhc07.student.ipb.ac.id/

Do And Don't, Take As Challenges Or Never Go That Way ?

2010-06-03T02:54:00.001-07:00

You may recognize that picture..

No, not the man with a hat. But the no-parking-allowed sign that he try to plant. We may ask,

"why the sign's planted there?"

And we can answer,

"Maybe it's a high traffic areas"

"It's make the environment's looked bad"

For some people, it does means something, that we must see the rule as a rule to be obeyed.

But,
I don't know what reason that the rest of them who still park around the sign use.

They obviously show what kind of mental they had...
They obviously show what kind of people they are...

And I'm the person who care but don't give a d*mn about it... :(

Web Usability Analysis -- Introduction

2010-05-29T19:19:00.001-07:00

Human Computer Interaction, as the intersection of my major, Computer Science, want each person to analyze one site from its usability side.

I got this endahnrhesa site.

I feel excited because this is one of my favourite bands. They play all songs in acoustic way, simply acoustic guitars and keyboard in piano tunes for additional. You can buy their album or seacrh for their downloadable files from here. :p

(FYI: Currently, my shuffled playlist is playing their song, Living With Pirates)

But on the other side, I feel so terrible to show you some bad aspect from the site that could decrease the user's experience.

However,

Yeah, from now on I'm officially becoming a webservator. :p

Endah N Rhesa - Nowhere To Go Official Website

And I'm using Zoundry Raven to write this post. :)

References :

> Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition. Steve Krug

And It's Ended

2010-05-05T01:18:00.001-07:00

...And It's Ended...

Exiled From The World

2010-04-27T23:19:00.001-07:00

Although the sky is purely blue and bright. I think it's gonna rain.

Science Of Fear

2010-04-27T09:15:00.001-07:00

brakes on

the car is running empty

brakes on brakes on

the car is runnin’ empty

downhill

head on

this crash is comin’ slowly

downhill

head on

this crash is comin’ slowly

move

or watch the slow death of your way of life

there's a science to fear

it plagues my mind

and it keeps us right here

and it keeps us here

my ears

my eyes

my brain is slowly bustin’

black smoke

red sky

the television's sayin’

downhill

head on another crash is comin’

downhill

head on another crash is comin’

move

or watch the murder of you way of life

there's a science to fear

it plagues my mind

and it keeps us right here

and the less we know

the more we sit still

my baby's stuck on a road

that leads to nowhere

nowhere, nowhere, nowhere, nowhere

brakes on

there's a science to fear

it plagues my mind

and it keeps us right here

and the less we know

the more we sit still, sit still

my baby's stuck on a road

that leads to nowhere

nowhere, nowhere, nowhere, nowhere

by : The Temper Trap

Spurious Affection

2010-04-22T06:55:00.001-07:00

Seems the only thing which has made me kept it linger is my fear of wondering.
Still I don't know when I must built my port after sormy seas

A Severe Fact

2010-04-21T22:55:00.001-07:00

It's been a while since I know that I scarcely couldn't meet the requirements to come along with everyone else in OJT (On Job Training).

Of course I feel disappointed about this. It's like all the time I've spent in here just become a vestigial stuff. No longer have any means to my life. No longer make me interested.

Sometimes I want to run away from this kind of life I've been thru'. Maybe find a new school and start over my life there.

But when I try to think about it carefully, I realize that what happens in my life now is just some logical consequences from what I've done in the past. The causality of life. When you did bad things you'll certainly get bad ones in return.

I just need to be more satisfice, not squabbling around about it, and find something that could always invigorate me.

Couples

2010-04-17T23:31:00.001-07:00

taken from : http://caspianr.mass.hc.ru/content/Korean_comics/couples2.jpg

Harder Than You Know

2010-04-17T22:22:00.001-07:00

You said this could only get better
There's no rush cause we have each other
You said this would last forever
But now I doubt if I was your only lover

Are we just lost in time?
I wonder if your love's the same
Cause I'm not over you

Baby, don't talk to me
I'm trying to let go
Not loving you is harder than you know
Cause girl you're driving me so crazy

How can I miss you if you never would stay?
If you need time I guess I'll go away (I'll go away)
Inside me now there's only heartache and pain
So where's the fire? You've become the rain

Are we just lost in time?
I wonder if your love's the same
Cause I'm not over you

Baby, don't talk to me
I'm trying to let go
Not loving you is harder than you know
Girl you're driving me so crazy

And if you don't want me than
I guess I'll have to go (I guess I'll have to go)
Not loving you is harder than you know
(Yeah)

So I'll make the call
And I'll leave today
I'm gonna miss you cause I love you baby

And I'll make the call
I'm leaving today
And leaving always drives me crazy

Leaving always drives me crazy

Baby, don't talk to me
I'm trying to let go
Not loving you is harder than you know
(Yeah)

Baby, don't talk to me
I'm trying to let go
Not loving you is harder than you know
Cause girl you're driving me so crazy

And if you don't want me than
I guess I'll have to go
Not loving you is harder than you know
Girl You're driving me so crazy

Baby, don't talk to me
I'm trying to let go
Not loving you is harder than you know
Cause girl you're driving me so crazy

by : Escape The Fate

My First Post,,, ☺

2010-04-03T01:08:00.001-07:00

What does this title mean?
Isn't this must be the 17^th post??

Well, this is my first post using Dvorak Simplified Keyboard.

What is Dvorak ?

Dvorak Simplified Keyboard is designed by August Dvorak 1936, a professor of the University of Washington and a cousin of Antonin Dvorak.

Dvorak arranged letters according to frequency, placed common letters on the home row and made the stronger fingers do most of the work. It significantly reduced fingers movement which is the reason for increased comfort and speed and diminishing RSI syndromes.

As you can see, this layout puts all the vowels on the left side of home row while the most common consonances on the right one.

Isn't it difficult to study new method ?

Well, honestly, yes.

I found it's so difficult when typing in the first time. I need to see on-screen keyboard everytime I type for few weeks. Also in those weeks, I've found myself couldn't type with neither QWERTY nor Dvorak and that makes like wanna throw the keyboard. :(

But, trust me. This is worthed. I've been using this layout for about 2 months now, and as the time goes my typing speed has also increase.

42 words

See Also :
> DVzine
> Powertyping

My QR-Code

2010-03-10T03:19:00.001-08:00

what is QR Code?

QR Code, derived from "Quick Response Code", is a matrix code or often said as two-dimensional bar code created by Japanese corporation Denso-Wave in 1994.

These codes are common in Japan, where they are currently the most popular type of two dimensional codes.

We can also try to make some of our own QR code from the free QR code's generator.

1. Choose the content type
2. Fill the blank field in content field-box
3. Choose your QR code's size
4. Generate the code....

This is my phone number's QR code

Liquid Galaxy, The Reasons

2010-02-28T05:59:00.001-08:00

1. Merupakan sebuah mesin yang unik

Seperti yang telah diketahui sebelumnya, Liquid Galaxy memperbolehkan pengguna merasakan pengalaman yang baru ketika mengeksplorasi dunia artifisial di dalam Google Earth. Mesin ini merupakan pengembangan dari street view holodeck yang mampu menampilkan pemandangan sekeliling jalan yang kita lalui sebagai simulasi mengendarai mobil di jalan.

Dengan menyediakan 8 buah monitor yang dapat menampilkan setiap sekuens dari keseluruhan gambar yang utuh dengan cepat, mesin ini layak disebut sebuah terobosan baru serta salah satu upstanding result dari Google 20% time Project.

2. Merupakan sebuah mesin yang futuristik

Belakangan ini saya bisa dikatakan have a thing for science-fiction sejak seorang teman mencekoki saya dengan berbagai film bergenre seperti itu.

Dari video yang saya tonton, saat kita memasuki liquid galaxy, kita seakan - akan berada di dalam sebuah deck pesawat dan mengendalikannya dengan sebuah tuas yang berada di tengah - tengah deck

3. Merupakan sebuah mesin yang Menyenangkan

Menurut saya, bisa berkeliling dunia adalah sesuatu yang menyenangkan. Sudah pasti, mesin ini sangat menyenangkan. Dengan mudah kita dapat berkeliling dunia, bahkan kita bisa melihat sekeliling kita, benar - benar seperti berada di tempat tersebut. Selain itu, mesin ini dapat digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran geografis bagi anak - anak yang ,tentu saja seperti yang saya katakan, m e n y e n a n g k a n…. :)

4. Arsitektur serta tingkat keakuratan yang tinggi pada penggambarannya

Saya juga have a thing for architecture, dan detail yang diberikan pada setiap objek terlihat mengesankan, seperti bentuk Taj Mahal yang tampak mirip sekali dengan aslinya. Bukan tidak mungkin daerah kampus kita serta sekitarnya yang kerap kali berubah, telah digambarkan dengan lebih detil pada mesin ini.

5. Fitur - fitur yang masih dapat dikembangkan

Saat ini, fitur tambahan yaitu pendeteksi suara telah diimplementasikan pada mesin ini. Sehingga saat pengguna benar - benar tidak tahu dimana letak suatu tempat, cukup sebutkan namanya dengan jelas pada mikrofon yang berada di dekat tuas pengendali.

Pengembangan lain yang menurut saya akan sangat baik jika diterapkan adalah pengimplementasian objek - objek bergerak, seperti makhluk hidup, alat transportasi, keadaan waktu (siang-malam), serta berbagai fitur lainnya yang dapat semakin mempermudah pengguna dalam berinteraksi dengan liquid galaxy.

Liquid Galaxy, An Experience Inside The Holodeck

2010-02-17T20:57:00.001-08:00

“It felt more like a ride than a computer program, something between an observation-deck and a glass-walled spaceship. As a result of this totally seamless, immersive experience, we decided to name it the Liquid Galaxy,”

This is another awesome result from Google 20% Time program which enabling users to feel an exciting experience in exploring google earth.

As you can see, there are 8 monitors with same size which will show us every movements we've taken from the deck.

I think it's pretty awesome and I can't wait having one in my room... :p

Bogor Agricultural University

Clean Up My Mess

2010-02-14T20:08:00.001-08:00

Regret always comes behind.

However, it always comes first, when we think that we've almost reach our goals.

I am walking toward the finish line.

But, suddenly I can't. Because something hold me so tight.

Something wants me to look behind. To look all messes that I've made. Waiting for me to clean them up.

It happens
Doesn't care that you've made perfect plans .
One small thing could turn you down.

Make you feel hopeless.
Make you only can wait the time comes itself.
Make you want to run away from reality.
Make you want to live another life.

Make you want to go to the past, so you can fix the things.

Just Like Yesterday

2010-02-08T17:04:00.001-08:00

Just like yesterday.

I went to the mall alone, walked into the mob, try to find anything which I don't think I want it.

Just like yesterday.

I sat in the corner, watching what everybody do. They chattering along the hall. Picking up some discount clothes.

Just like yesterday.

I wandered between 2 long shelves of things. Seeing everything I could see.

Just like yesterday.

I' m alone, miserable and can't find anyway to help it.

Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish

2010-02-02T04:29:00.001-08:00

...You’re time is limited so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma–which is living with the result of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other opinions drown out your own inner voice. Stay hungry, stay foolish”...

-Steve Jobs-

So It Is, Face It

2010-01-29T05:31:00.001-08:00

Kanna said,

"Whenever you're just about to play a concert, your heart is leaping up into your throat.."

"No matter how many times you do it, you feel like vomiting before hand"

"But that's fine with me"

"It wouldn't be a concert without it"

Time Of Arrival, 00:24

2010-01-27T21:26:00.001-08:00

It's not about the trip, it's about friendship..

What kind of friends exactly we look for?

Is it the ones who can accept us as US?
Is it the ones who support for every dream we try to reach?
Is it the ones who forgive us for any mistakes we've done no matter what?
Is it the ones who trust us?
Is it the ones who give some advices when we choose the wrong way?

Of course, as people, we need everything good in other people. We, obviously, want their kindness, sympathy, support, love.

Like I said, everything good in other people.

....

Now look, what kind of friends we've become?

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*after FUZZY 44 on 25-26 January 2010

A New Begin From The Begin

2010-01-15T17:29:00.001-08:00

For me,

Love is giving up someone I really wanna be with, for a greater good that she could has.

I've been in that situation years ago. I'm in high school when it happened. A first-year student, if you insist to know. lmao. :p

She's incredibly kind, pretty, smart. She's flawless. Despite, there is a gap, which is, again, I'm a first-year student and she's in third.

One day, we have an event that bring us together, a competition that I'm in a group where she's in, too. We have around a week for training. As long as we train, there are so many time that I've been staring at her. I don't know how, but I think I fell for her.

And, again, the gap turn me down which prevent me to do some stupid things like "make a move".

At the H day we got a trophy, which I felt a little dissapointed, because instead of getting ranked, that trophy is about winning the best costume and I'm sure this is not a fashion competition.

Fyuuuh, let's get back to the story...

After celebrate the moment, the team go to one of our personel for having a birthday party. And there's the time that she and I have a much longer conversation. Actually, text-messages really did for us.

Doesn't take so long until we declared ourself as a couple.

.....

Doesn't take so long until we broke it up.

When I thought that it would be a painful-goodbye if I still keep that relationship, I decided to call it off earlier.

Well, it was painful, too. But I'm sure, it's not as big as if I let it grow. Because, somehow I know that won't work between us, there are too many differences that I don't know how have them synchronized.

I know, that's a moment that I hurt you. Please forgive me.

I know, that my action is against all logic. It's against all experience. Only one thing is left,

Hope.

Hope that you'll have a really better one. Hope that you'll get the really right man in the right time, which is I know, you got one, Because you'll getting married this month.

Hope you'll live happily ever after.

The Carousel Never Stops Turning

2010-01-09T00:45:00.001-08:00

From this 11 January to the next two weeks, I'm sure, I'll be sorrounded by books, a lot of papers, white papers, copies papers, lecture notes, last year exams papers, last-last year exams papers, bloody sure, those are enough to make a great mess in my room.

Guess what, I haven't study a lot, I don't feel the soul of this exams, not because I think that'll be easy to go through (that'll be difficult time for sure) but because by passing this exams, there is another step to get me closer to the real world, to start a life.

To build a life.

I can't rip this thought off. And, everytime I think about this, everytime I wish I were in my childhood again. I remember what Ellis Grey said,

"it's a shame, it's awful being a grown-up"

I hate to admit that I'm afraid of it. This kind of leap has caused a horrible nighmare in my nights. But life must go on, doesn't it? The clock still ticking, isn't it? And they won't stop just for waiting me.

"But the carousel never stops turning, You can't get off"

And I won't surrender.

Welcome 2010

2009-12-31T19:10:00.001-08:00

Does a new year mean a new spirit?
Does a new year mean new resolutions?
Does a new year mean new motivations to live?

The point is, "you don't have to wait another NYE to start being better.."

You can start whenever you want, start to write your dreams in a paper (or some papers maybe.. :p ). A friend of mine has written his dreams and things he wants for the rest of his live, and one by one, he gets what he wants..

Nobody said it was easy to achieve dreams. There're must be many things that'll turn you down and forget all your dreams. But, be strong, cuz everything is possible for they who believe.. :)

Directions

2009-12-30T05:51:00.001-08:00

I found this site and feels really excited. The site show you a picture, which is a funny-korean-comics. Here I post the amusing one..

Hopes and Dreams

2009-12-30T05:11:00.001-08:00

Believe it or not, people with hopes and dreams are they who still have passion to live and survive. Neither from us can predict precisely how is future will be. Focus on today, and the success that you'll gain. It's useless to cry over the failure in the future, which hasn't happened yet.

So the important thing is do whatever you do with every source you have, no matter how hard it is, no matter how it'll be ended.

"Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe." - Gail Devers -

Enabling Admin Account on 7

2009-12-26T15:15:00.001-08:00

When I want to install 3dsmax, it said that I don't have sufficient priviledge to do it. The first thing that come to my mind is,"I need to access as administrator". Then after doing some research, I found these steps…

Enable Built-In Administrator Account

1. Open the command prompt, run as administrator

2. Then, type the following command and press enter.

net user administrator /active:yes

now, log out your current account and you'll find this in log on screen.

Disable Built-In Administrator Account

you need to log in as any account except administrator, then type the following command and press enter :

net user administrator /active: no

You won't see administrator account showed in the log on screen anymore...

People Come And Go

2009-12-25T16:14:00.001-08:00

As much as we may wish it weren’t so, a plain fact of human relationships is this:

People come and people go.

Someone that we have loved with all of our hearts one day can, quite literally, vanish from our lives the next. Not necessarily from death. Not even from rancor. Sometimes simple circumstance can take a best friend, a lover or a partner right out of your hands, never to be seen again.

That’s sad. But that’s life.

another 1st post ...

2009-11-28T04:15:00.001-08:00

hi ya there....

I'm back with a new old-blog update....lmao