Jan 21, 2008

This morning I visited DistroWatch.Com, because I am curious to see the list of Top 10 Linux Distro during Year 2007.

From DistroWatch.Com I found out that Ubuntu is in the first list.

Here are the Top 10 Linux Distro Year 2007 according to DistroWatch.Com

  1. Ubuntu www.ubuntu.com
  2. PC Linux OS www.pclinuxos.com
  3. openSUSE www.opensuse.com
  4. Fedora www.fedora.com
  5. Sabayon
  6. Mint
  7. Debian
  8. MEPIS
  9. Mandriva
  10. Damn Small


There are several editions have been released, they are kubuntu, edubuntu, xubuntu, goubuntu.


I’ve just completed downloading the Kubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) ISO file from this link, so it's time for me to try this Distro.


Jan 17, 2008

Dr. Robert Neville (Will Smith), a brilliant scientist.

Neville has done some research that turn out to be a trigger of a deadly virus. The virus can change humans and animals into a zombie. Every humans and animals whose mutating into a zombie can only hide in the shadow of darkness. When daylight comes they are hiding, at night … well, dinner time ….

The virus does not affect anything to Dr. Neville because he has the immunity in his blood. Thus he is becoming the only survivor in New York City (or maybe in Planet Earth, wow, imagine that …).

Together with his partner Samantha (his dog), Dr. Neville exploring New York City looking for other people that might survive the infection.

Dr. Neville, keep on doing researches until 3 years, but still cannot find the cure.

It’s a nice movie to watch.

Click on the play button below to see the trailer.

Jan 16, 2008

Yes, Digital Fortress is one of the books that I have read recently. It’s an interesting book, written by Dan Brown, the famous novel writer.


The story begins with introducing a smart young lady called Susan Fletcher.

Susan is senior leader in CRYPTO, the cryptography department, one of the departments in National Security Agency.


The agency was described to be a super power organization in the world.


National Security Agency has a super computer with billions of processors inside, they call it TRANSLTR.


By using TRANSLTR, National Security Agency may be able to sabotage the internet. They can control the traffic, decoding an encrypted data that has been suspected a threat to the country.


Previously, TRANSLTR can decrypt message within the count of seconds.

The encrypted message contains data being used by several people who were trying to harm the country. By decrypting the message the law enforcements can prevent their attempt to create a chaos.


One day, TRANSLTR work very hard trying to decrypt a code called Digital Fortress. TRANSLR has been working for hours, but still cannot decrypt the code.

Digital Fortress was created by a genius programmer named Ensei Tankado.


Ensei Tankado was one of the CRYPTO’s programmers. He quit the NSA because he felt that NSA and the cryptography division has taken the privacy of people by spying through every emails in the world.


By that reason Ensei Tankado creating a powerful script to confuse TRANSLTR, and he succeeded. Tankado claims that the script cannot be broken by anyone accept himself


Strathmore, the commander of CRYPTO is in panic, he browse through his mind, thinking of the cause if he failed to decode the script. He is starting to create some plans and strategies to decode the Digital Fortress.


What are the plans and what will he do?

Well, I believe that it would be a nice story if you read it from the beginning to the end, step by step.

By they way, here the link to Dan Brown's official website www.danbrown.com