Prior to our upgrade to ECC6, you can simply keep yourself logged in by making timed calls to function module SAPGUI_PROGRESS_INDICATOR. Once upgraded however, the code has changed, causing it to no longer extend your GUI session.

For those who missed out on the old code that does this, here it is:

FUNCTION Z_SAPGUI_PROGRESS_INDICATOR.
*”———————————————————————-
*”*”Local Interface:
*”  IMPORTING
*”     VALUE(PERCENTAGE) DEFAULT 0
*”     VALUE(TEXT) DEFAULT SPACE
*”———————————————————————-
DATA : OUT_TEXT LIKE SY-UCOMM,
PERC     TYPE I,
MODNO    TYPE I.

IF SY-BATCH <> SPACE.
EXIT.    “do nothing in batch
ENDIF.

IF PROG_INDI_CHECKED = SPACE.
GET PARAMETER ID ‘SIN’ FIELD PROG_INDI_MODE.
PROG_INDI_CHECKED = ‘X’.
ENDIF.
IF PROG_INDI_MODE = ’0′.
EXIT.    “do nothing if turned off via SPA/GPA
ENDIF.

OUT_TEXT = TEXT.
PERC     = PERCENTAGE.
MODNO    = SYST-MODNO.
IF PERC < 0.   PERC = 0.   ENDIF.
IF PERC > 100. PERC = 100. ENDIF.

CALL FUNCTION ‘SAPGUI_PROGRESS_INDICATOR’
DESTINATION ‘SAPGUI’
KEEPING LOGICAL UNIT OF WORK
EXPORTING TEXT       = OUT_TEXT
PERCENTAGE = PERC
MODN       = MODNO
EXCEPTIONS SYSTEM_FAILURE
COMMUNICATION_FAILURE.
SYST-SUBRC = 0.

ENDFUNCTION.

Steps taken:

1. Update stock firmware to 4.2.1
2. Follow iClarified steps using greenp0is0n.
3. Reinstalled Cydia apps, etc.

Encounters:

• greenpois0n JB stopped at “firmware download etc etc 60000ms”. Waited 10 mins after that but it wouldn’t budge. Just reset the device and restart the whole JB process.
• Old jailbreak files were not removed, particularly stuff in /var/stash. Will need to remove the old duplicate to get some space back.
• Infinifolders is a good SBCategories replacement.

So how can we make things easier? Simple, create your own proxy.pac file.

Create a text document on your computer. In this file, write the JavaScript code necessary to help Safari use your proxy only when needed. See this Wikipedia page for examples. Here’s what mine looks like:

function FindProxyForURL(url, host) {

proxy = “PROXY companyproxy.address.com:8080″;

// Next, we want to send all traffic to company.net browser direct
if (dnsDomainIs(host, “.my.intranet.domain.com”)) {
return “DIRECT”;
}

// Loopback and localhost goes browser direct always.
if ((host == “localhost”) ||
(shExpMatch(host, “localhost.*”)) ||
(host == “127.0.0.1″)) {
return “DIRECT”;
}

// Test to see if host is an IP address
reip = /^\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/g;

if (reip.test(host)) {

// Check for local IP address
if (isInNet(host, “192.168.0.0″, “255.255.0.0″)) {
return “DIRECT”;
}

}

// Default return condition is the proxy, since itâ??s assumed that everything
// else is on the Internet.
return proxy;

} // End of function

Save and name the file as proxy.pac. One site recommended that the file encoding be set to UTF-8, which I followed and it seems fine. Take this file and copy it to anywhere on your iPhone using tools such as iFunbox or iFile or SSH. I put mine in /var/mobile/Documents.

Now go back to your iPhone WiFi Settings in Settings –> Wi-Fi. Tap on the > button of your WiFi network to view its settings. Swipe all the way down and change HTTP Proxy to Auto, and in the URL field type in the file location, e.g. file:///var/mobile/Documents/proxy.pac. Exit, and all your programs should now automatically detect whether a proxy should be used whenever you are on this WiFi network.

As you may know, both our cats are formally adopted from SPCA.

Cat #1: Shcamper. Not yet neutered since he was still a ‘teenage’ kitten when we picked him up. The neutering fee should be free as part of the RM100 adoption fee. Called them to see if we can walk-in or schedule an appointment and the lady on the phone flat out said that they don’t do neutering. Told us to go to the Kembiri clinic instead. And we did, but the guy told us that actually SPCA cats should be neutered by SPCA back at Jalan Kerja Ayer Lama. Since we were already there we might as well proceed, with an additional RM50 donation for the procedure.

Cat #2: Chewmil. Spayed by SPCA but still shows signs of heat. Called SPCA to get her checked out but the girl on the phone said they don’t tend to adopted cats after one month of adoption. Like lepas tangan only right? Will most likely have to spend another RM100 for another procedure at Kembiri. Poor girl.

It would have been great if these people behind their desks would take the trouble to explain to people exactly how and what the process is. If there’s going to be just one month of support, at least say so in the beginning. I don’t know if these people are there just for the job or for the cats, but please lah, be more emphatic with the people you deal with.

Cats
We were in JB for a wedding in Singapore, and we met this tiny grey kitten wandering alone at an open-air restaurant close to where we were staying. It was a rainy day and we were there for lunch, so as we sat down it would park itself between our feet for warmth. It would do this for all of us seated at the table, until it settled down atop of my left foot, its front paws tucked in above my foot and its head shaded by my pant leg. We were tempted to take it home, but it was a long journey back to KL and so it didn’t seem like a good idea at the time.

Since then, we’ve always had it on our minds, and we regretted having left it behind. This led the both of us, Faizah and I, to develop this constantly growing yearning to get felines of our own. These feelings continued to grow till one day we met an old schoolmate of mine at a wedding, and turns out she’s a vet with Zoo Negara. She told us that there were plenty of strays captured at the zoo to keep them from infecting the larger cats with possible disease (or possibly eaten by one!). They were usually sent to SPCA, but if we were interested we could take one ourselves. And boy, were we interested! It didn’t take us long to make a visit, and by then we choose this handsome teen of a ginger tabby we named Shcamper. We also visited the SPCA nearby to see if we can pick up any companions for Shcamper, and took a gorgeous female grey tabby we named Chewmil. This happened over a span of 2 weekends, of course, as we had to think things through and logistically and mentally prepare to bring them into our home.

Go on over to Ayin’s blog for piccies: Introducing two new additions to the family.

It’s been about a month now since we took them in. Most of the time, they’d be in their self-sufficient 4-tier cage outside in the porch or we’d bring them in to play for a while after work. They were wary of each other at first, always hissing at each other on eye-contact, but they slowly warmed up and are now the best of friends. While we love them to bits, they’re not quite affectionate as we’d liked, but hopefully this will change in time. Chewmil is like the mistress of the house, while Shcamper enjoys bounding up and down the house with his seemingly limitless energy. We’ve plans to toilet train them, so if that works hopefully we’ll be able to keep them in the house where it’s more comfortable and safe.

iStuff
I have an iPhone 3GS. and Faizah has an iPod Touch. I <3. Blizzard seems to have an interest in these gadgets, releasing free Armory and Authenticator apps for them. While I use mine mainly as a phone, and Fai mainly uses hers for music, the availability of so many apps makes them just so very useful, especially when we’re bored on a flight. Never leave home without ‘em.

WoW
The things we do for WoW. Fai’s machine is now a Core i5 with an ATI HD5870 video card, for faster dungeon load times and smoother graphics. It may not be as snappy as a Core i7, but the difference is barely noticeable, and it has plenty of overclocking potential. I’ll update the specs in the Machines page right after this.

As far as raiding goes, the guild is pretty much farming the first 4 bosses of Icecrown Citadel. There’s still generally a lot of issues going into Plagueworks, but hopefully we’ll get them sorted out. In any case, things are getting easier with the constant boss nerfs and the upcoming zone-wide Ashen Verdict buff.

Farewell, Mario
The old Pentium 4 server that hosted this site as well as related services since 2001 has finally been shut down. Mario, then named Phoenix, was originally a Pentium 3 machine I built and used during my college days in the US. As newer machines were purchased, old hardware were reused, turning Mario into what it is today. It still remains intact at the ‘datacenter’ in Section 16 until we decide what to do with it.

That’s not the end for this site though. All important contents were successfully migrated to a virtual machine running on Alexstrasza. We’re now on a newer FreeBSD operating system with less installed clutter. The host machine runs on Windows 7 RC, which sometimes decides to restart itself without restarting the VM. Don’t worry, we’ll be switching to a proper copy of Windows 7 soon.

http://www.bangsar.net/blog/2007/07/12/windows-automatic-update-annoyance

Okay, you don’t like the post. It’s 2 sentences and piggybacks a reputable site. So? I don’t see why I must give my own thoughts to every single thing that happens in the world. I don’t see why I have to try to improve on something even when I don’t have anything to add. But if it’s useful, why can’t I just forward it and make it known? It’s a reputable site after all, so shouldn’t we link to reputable sites? Would you rather I link to your site instead, if you would have cared to share it with us?

Just because you can’t find anything of useful value here, doesn’t make this site useless. You might be the god of {insert subject matter here}, but what gives you the right to be so aloof and condescending to others? Everyone has something they’re good at, but not everyone needs to show off and be a prick. Before you even try to point out other peoples’ faults, why don’t you look at yourself in the mirror first and do something about that attitude of yours.

Oh, and Donald, why don’t you add me on Facebook so that we can compare friends? Maybe even Friendster? If you’re anything the smart guy you put out to be, you should be able to find me easily. Regardless of that outcome, go fuck yourself.

I hate Apple. Wife has a Powebook G4 that’s eligible for a 2006 battery recall, but Apple Malaysia won’t honour it as it is out of warranty. After making calls and making a query on Apple Discussions, I decided to just pass my battery to a colleague going for a vacation in the UK. New battery was delivered no questions asked.

I hate Citibank. When you talk to their customer service people they sound like all they want to do is get rid of you. You know, not in language but in the tone of their voice. Their collections department is so hard to reach.

I hate Streamyx. As usual. Been having sporadic network issues over the weekend since Saturday; download speeds would fall to shit without affecting my uploads. Couldn’t even access Streamyx or TM’s own website. I hate calling for tech support because it usually ends up making things worse.

Customer service is a failboat in this country.

I love Ip-Man. Such an awesome movie.

Upgraded some cables to CAT 6 in the hope that it’ll improve my HD streaming to the PS3. Somehow or rather my Aztech Homeplugs got fried in the process. Such delicate things.

By right, the default usage of just Mencoder for transcoding with subtitles is just fine. However, I have some anime files that don’t size/zoom just right on the TV (i.e. there is no Zoom screen mode on the PS3, instead Normal mode displays like Zoom mode). AviSynth/Mencoder displays them fine though, with all 3 screen modes available, but of course, no subtitles. And since I have CoreAVC with CUDA acceleration, might as well make use of it for the other 1080p files.

So yes, follow the instructions for CoreAVC in PS3 Media Server’s README/FAQ files.

Then implement this hack to stop Windows 7 from using its built in DTV-DVD filter:
Replacing the Default DTV/DVD Decoder without Breaking Live TV Playback
(Take note of the different registry path for 64-bit in the comments)

Now, you should be set. I’ve tested this so far with MKV files that have built in subtitles. With vsfilter.dll in the Avisynth plugins folder, I’m expecting double subs to appear for movies with external subs (this is my assumption by logic, but might not be the case), so removing vsfilter.dll from the plugins dir might help with that.