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This is for the Lazy guys only!

pppd stable 2.4.4 is already two years old. Don’t expect your pre-compiled pppd can be patched easily. I have to set up a virtual box for compilation for my own EEEpc’s sake.

For the 3G network bogus WINS / DNS issue, in case you are using EEEpc with ubuntu like me, you can try my compiled pppd.

After downloading, do this:

chmod 755 pppd

It is up to you to check against virus and malware.

sudo mv /usr/sbin/pppd pppd.backup
sudo mv pppd /usr/sbin/pppd

If it does not run ( wvdial something ) , just replace it with the backup.

I will test more (with different Netbooks, hopefully) and make some trim down ( possible from 600k -> 300k ) before further announcement.

Get bogus DNS when connecting ?

Last year I sent a fix for pppd to a router vendor. It seems the discussion had gone open a lot.
That’s good, I don’t need to care about NDA any more.

Please refer to this thread.

Notice that Pete’s latest suggestion is to accept 3 MS-WINS. The patch posted accepts 2 only.

In HK, I do find some cell pumping 3 MS-WINS. So, it would be better modify it before compile. Another approach I have tried is to cache DNS address of the specific profile ( carrier + APN ) to be used. That was my solution dated in Oct 2007. But it seems the DNS problem can be solved by future pppd/distro package update.

I make local copy of jquery + GM my default browser plug-in, even in Chrome.

Thus… I have AdBlock in Chrome now -_-.
And the very first thing to block with is the *.facebook.com/* $(”div.adcolumn”);

Yes, paranoid am I. Rather pay 1 USD / mo to FB to get rid of all ads….

( The above is an incomplete slide show , sorry, too sleepy )
以上放了一個 slide show ，但因放工太累，又苦無工具，google 的編輯器實在有點頹，所以還是先睡好了。）

Never mind, let me type it ( I’m the bbs / console guy ….) :
不要緊，我把內容打出來（嗯，我是 console 人…）

My intended talk at Barcamp HK 08 will be
“Barcamp (hk) Howto”

我打算講的題目是「怎在香港搞 Barcamp 」

But what I wanna to show before is “Barcamp (hk) Howto - New comer’s guide”
但，先賣個關子，還未睡的夜貓子們，請先看看「Barcamp 新手指南」

Apart from the above slides
上卷不贅

Please remember to bring your HKID ( or any identity card equivalent for non residents )
出街記得帶身份証！

Swire security (at Oxford 1/F) need to check it, because we do have the top-class venue.
一樓的保安哥哥會檢查証件，今次個場實在係一流的！

Bring your NoteBook Computer ( if you like ), we have all the power plug and extension cable.
想帶手提電腦就帶吧！電力供應十分充足，拖版都準備好了。

Wifi SSID shall be “WL-GUN”
可以登入無線網絡 “WL-GUN”

Thanks to Turner again !
再一次向特納致謝！

Drop your name card at our reception, you will be given a lanyard and nametag, and sweet greetings from ZenDesk.
ZenDesk 的朋友會在招待處幫你登記，請放低一張名片，並戴起派給你的名套

When introducing yourself, Speak out
1. Your name
2. Your organization
3. 3 words to describe yourself

e.g.
Ben , HKDAY.NET,
telnet, BBS, SysOp

Bill, Microsoft,
rich, retired, reigning
(介紹自己這部份，請沿用英文 )

During the briefing, fill in your topic onto the provided cards/post-it
開場簡介期間，請填好你想開講的題目

It can be a Full session (~40min) or Lightning talk (<10min) ,
in English, Cantonese or Mandarin,
solo or group,
please state clear

e.g.
“Barcamp (hk) Howto,
by Ben Lee,
C/E , Full”

“10 reason to say Google is evil,
by Bill Gates & Paul Allen,
E, Lightning”

你可以用英語、粵語﹐或普通話來講，我們鼓勵大家使用最熟習的語言。
你也可以跟朋友合組一個講題。
另外，你選擇「閃電秀」，唯請用英文填寫講題卡 ，格式如上。

We will signal the speaker 5min before the session ends. If you have to overrun, please move to the lobby.
我們會在每節完結前 5 分號，通知講者。要麼超時，請移玉步到大堂繼續。

There will be projectors, sun-screens, white boards and voice recording.
We will have one Video Camera ( at least ) as well
投射器﹐遮光簾，白板等器材應有盡有，每間房都有人在錄音，另外，全場會有（起碼）一組攝錄。

Praise V8 !

Using GownFull in Chrome is really fast.

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Hope to see ECMA Script 4 support soon

Since google chrome says “Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US) AppleWebKit/525.13 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/0.2.149.27 Safari/525.13″ in HTTP_USER_AGENT

edit your bbclone/lib/browser.php
add this before the entry of Safari

"chrome" => array(
"icon" => "chrome",
"title" => "Chrome",
"rule" => array(
"Chrome/([0-9.]{1,10})" => "\\1"
)
),


create your own icon and place it in bbclone/images/browser_chrome.png
( for me, cp browser_safari.png browser_chrome.png is FAIR enough… )

Done. or wait for official update from bbclone
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Tell you, I am more interested in their bug list then the heap.
ref :
Gslin :It reports memory usage of OTHER browsers too
Ericsk: Chrome Process=1 main + n tabs + m extensions, Acid3 : 77 /100
more - follow my google reader shared (on my frienfeed )
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I love it ! Click your dear “Reader” in secured Gmail, chrome bangs !

Kudos to odvarko, the firecookie datetime format localization issue I’ve mentioned earlier just got addressed.

Check out the edge version, or you will have to wait for update release later!

Thanks a lot to Dennis of BeanBox, the new RED HOT barcamp.hk website is launched !

Now, mark your calendar like me:

Ben
@ 30boxes

appoint me anytime!

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In Short:
1. Sign up NOW , either at the wiki or facebook group
2. Know where to go, how to go. If you have any questions, please DO ask in facebook group. Please feel free to email/gtalk/msn me ( I am writing the BarCampHowTo )
3. Call your friends to go together
4. Blog/Twitter (with “#barcamphk“) before and after you go