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When trying to install: An er

2008-07-22T07:07:27.231+02:00

When trying to install: An error occurred while updating the application. Try updating it again. If the problem persists, contact the application author. Error# 0 :(

@Arnaud B That's not WiFi. It'

2008-07-19T05:49:52.041+02:00

@Arnaud B That's not WiFi. It's the Nomad Wimax! LOL :P

Currently the iPhone Bluetooth

2008-07-14T15:22:52.660+02:00

Currently the iPhone Bluetooth does not "officially" support A2DP, which means no stereo via BT. If you pair your headset, it will only be mono. ;) But I bet you can hack A2DP onto your iPhone... :P

@armand Of course, the GPS wil

2008-07-13T21:06:40.804+02:00

@armand Of course, the GPS will work. :P But the GPS along with Google Maps, that's not certain coz there are currently no Google Maps, with detailed street view, for Mauritius.

@Everyone There's no definite

2008-07-13T12:29:58.036+02:00

@Everyone There's no definite iPhone launch date... it may be as early as this September or at the end of the year. ;) I dunno how much time they'll take to setup iTunes Mauritius, but the BIG question is whether it will be subsidised? If not, expect a high price tag (above Rs 25k) :(

iPhone 3G sucks.

2008-07-11T16:56:53.786+02:00

iPhone 3G sucks.

Rien d'anormal... but it's the

2008-07-07T19:51:53.989+02:00

Rien d'anormal... but it's their loss when the price decreases! :mrgreen: Except that there won't be any decrease from now on... :shock:

[re=21552]vicks[/re]: My PC u

2008-07-06T18:48:02.852+02:00

[re=21552]vicks[/re]: My PC uses 100% CPU usage (running for 4.5h & temp >90C) when encoding movies. That's one use of having high specs. :grin: [re=21553]tushal[/re]: My PC used to restart every time I went beyond 50% of CPU usage for 5 mins. Turned out there was dust inside.. :mrgreen:

2Mb Ram Memory :lo

2008-07-06T07:08:36.810+02:00

2Mb Ram Memory :lol:

ROFL :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Congrats for your new desktop PC... which seems tame enough. & about that XP crash, I bet it's the 2MB memory... :mrgreen:

Wow. That was complicated. My

2008-05-22T05:54:16.533+02:00

Wow. That was complicated. My custom template has that commentlist code twice!(huh?) & it starts with I didn't dare to change the code & so I just modified the CSS. Results are OK. :P

Thanks for the up! :P Great t

2008-05-18T18:17:22.189+02:00

Thanks for the up! :P Great to see that the papers do keep up with the Mauritian blogs! :D (MU Blogs FTW!!) :P

@anonymous Yea, it's raining c

2008-05-18T06:33:49.929+02:00

@anonymous Yea, it's raining cat & dogs here! :| Industrialized nations will never reduce their emissions... so it's up to us to do everything. Read today in the papers that there's a strong competition between Aerowatt & Suzlon to install wind farms in Mauritius! :) As a side note, in Canada, the gov forces ISPs to justify traffic shaping. (more here) Obviously this will never happen in Mauritius! :(

@Anonymous Check this out: htt

2008-05-16T03:36:31.408+02:00

@Anonymous Check this out: http://rapidshare.com/files/109164852/Create.a.DVDrip.like_aXXo.rar There's the fix to the audio/video sync problem as well. (Apps included). :)

The Day After Tomorrow zordi?

2008-05-14T14:37:57.746+02:00

The Day After Tomorrow zordi? :P Bé hier asoir ti War of the Worlds?? & 2main? The Mist ou soit Tornado?? LOL At 11h45am, courant ine coupé UoM... generateur ine met en marche, mais building ki nou ti pe fer l'examen (Phase II) pas connecter! :| Donc ine bizin continuer dans noir! :( Mais zot ine donne nous 15min en plus! :D (Sa 15min la pane servi a rien parski the module was Basic of Computer Programming - C++) Pane gagne bus P.Louis... mone bizin prend BlueLine! & pas ti ena bus TBS as well - ine bizin prend P.Piments! :( Doomsday embouteillage partout! :|

@Bilbo & Anonymous LOL. Downl

2008-05-12T20:15:57.896+02:00

@Bilbo & Anonymous LOL. Downloading addiction seems to making us anti-social! Computers were always a mixed blessing! Best solution would be to just queue your downloads on your PC on any download manager & that's it! :P

@Anonymous Here you go... Che

2008-05-12T18:50:29.904+02:00

@Anonymous Here you go... Check out this guide: How to convert episodes from a TV Series DVD to DivX/XviD

@anonymous For 512kbps that's

2008-05-11T05:34:55.802+02:00

@anonymous For 512kbps that's 70+kB/s, so it's over in less than 30 min. While it's not a problem for 512k users, 256k & 128k users have to wait 1h & 2h respectively. & 2h is a lot! The other day, i was trying to download a 100MB from another file-hosting service. 1st try - 68% (Got disconnected) 2nd try - 92% (There was a power cut) & I finally managed to download the file on my 3rd try, wasting over 7h in the meantime! :S If I had a premium acc, I could pause/resume. The other reason for getting an RS premium acc is the download speed - you can use download managers to double your speed! :D As for paying, you can use your CC or ask a friend to pay it by paypal.

I would certainly say YES, sin

2008-05-09T14:18:46.074+02:00

I would certainly say YES, since Orange won't block RS.com again & even if they did, the Premium acc would come in handy. The big question is the limits of FUP? Nothing can be said on it... but I would definitely recommend you to extend it! :)

I'm doing Mechatronics! :P

2008-05-08T04:44:22.418+02:00

I'm doing Mechatronics! :P

Sorry to clear your misconcept

2008-05-07T19:47:17.404+02:00

Sorry to clear your misconceptions... but ORANGE did block RS.com Check the mbb forum for more... :@

@jens I was also thinking of m

2008-05-07T12:56:14.249+02:00

@jens I was also thinking of moving from 128k to 256k... but it seems that 128k is the only reliable connection in Mauritius. What download manager are you using? Try Mass Downloader & increase the no. of connections to 64. Maybe it should work? @anazarel Just tried out http://mire.ipadsl.net/ & I got speeds between 92k & 126k - which is normal for my 128kbps. :)

There's no doubt RS.com is bei

2008-05-07T05:13:19.761+02:00

There's no doubt RS.com is being blocked by MT. :| No need to wait... it's being applied region-wise. Soon, the whole of Mauritius will be blocked. :@ & of course, Orange will never confirm it - just like they did with the FUP. :(

& yeah... forgot that complete

2008-05-05T07:38:14.624+02:00

& yeah... forgot that completely... The number of people who can sing in Mauritius is less than 50. :o All faces are over-familiar. & yeah, those 2 who won the last comp got axed from this show coz the last sponsor was MTML... :D

:D Orange Sitara is totally c

2008-05-05T07:36:09.032+02:00

:D Orange Sitara is totally crap. 1. The studio is too small! (Sounds get distorted!) 2. Who uses an animated background anymore? (Shortage of LCDs i think) The peeps are badly "cropped!!" :P 3. Concept stole from SRGMP (but that's typical MBC) ;) 4. It's live & everyone makes mistakes! (trop gaga!) LOL :D 5. Orange sucks! :|

@Bilbo Yes, that's true... we

2008-05-03T05:11:39.902+02:00

@Bilbo Yes, that's true... we are being left (light-years) behind by the world. :( That is total BS! How can u even cap a 128k connection where the max u can download in a day is less than 1GB!!! :@

@Bilbo Yes, that's true... we

2008-05-03T05:08:54.599+02:00

@Bilbo Yes, that's true... we are being behind by the world. :( That is total BS! How can u even cap a 128k connection where the max u can download in a day is less than 1GB!!! :@

@anonymous That's bcoz i'm cur

2008-05-02T07:25:56.601+02:00

@anonymous That's bcoz i'm currently at home... revising for the exams! :| So my computer is on 16/24! :) DVI to VGA? Did u try an adapter (DVI to VGA) or something? Not all adapters work coz there are different types of DVI interface, i think? Well everyone is pissed off at the low speeds we get in Mauritius... but here it's a bit more than human nature. We really need high-speed connections, otherwise we'd be falling behind the rest of the world... when everything goes HD, etc! My whole system is crap (here's my config). So i really need to buy a new computer instead of upgrading it. :(

True HD? Wow! I doubt anyone w

2008-05-02T05:20:29.604+02:00

True HD? Wow! I doubt anyone would have even tried to download it! :P 48GB = 34 x 1.4GB movies 48GB = 68 x 700MB movies 48GB = 120 x 400MB movies 48GB = 48 days on 128k 48GB = 12 days on 512k :D Maybe i should one day try a 720p HD-Rip (4.5GB)! :D For HD, HDMI is a minimum. DVI won't do... :) Games... I can't play games coz my PC config is crap! :( NFSPS I was trying to play... but it lagged at 5fps!!!!! Crysis & Assassin's Creed, i've read about them - great games. & then there's GTA4 which I think is being over-hyped!

rmvb is almost the same thing

2008-05-01T18:33:42.341+02:00

rmvb is almost the same thing as x264... except that x264 is becoming a warez standard. :P I love those 300/400MB x264 HD-Rips that are waaaay better than 700MB aXXos! :D I'd think we'd better launch the MWA - Mauritius Warez Association! LOL :D Yo Ho Ho & a bottle of Orange juice? :D

@K I don't download aXXo... in

2008-05-01T17:01:29.668+02:00

@K I don't download aXXo... in fact i don't download Xvid rips anymore! Only x264 HD-Rips! :P & yeah, rlslog.net is a quite good tracker, but maybe a bit slow. They were quite late in announcing the release of National Treasure 2! :)

@K I had to go for RS Premium

2008-05-01T16:11:14.476+02:00

@K I had to go for RS Premium bcoz of the resume/pause & parallel downloads (greater speed). Before that i used to download as a free user... & that was an incredibly painful experience! :( With my 128k, a 100MB files takes 2h to download. & within 2h, anything can happen - ur connection gets disconnected, it's reseted, there's a power cut! (I've got a UPS but it restarts my PC automatically when there's a cut!) & I've noticed that speeds aren't that good with free user. So that's why i don't regret buying a premium RS acc. :) But with the FUP... :S

@anazarel Yeah, he's in UK & g

2008-04-30T18:23:25.612+02:00

@anazarel Yeah, he's in UK & gets 40MB/s!!! :| Downloading as much as you can is the best thing to do until the FUP comes... :( (& plz try to limit your usage of swear words! LOL)

@anonymous Concerning the Uni

2008-04-29T04:20:34.645+02:00

@anonymous Concerning the Uni question, i've done it! ;) Each lab has a 512k connection & it's shared between 20 to 40 PCs. So the actually download speed per PC is less than 5KB/s. But the trick is to use download managers! But even then, the max speed you can get is around 15KB/s. It's only during weekends that you get decent speeds (60+). The 2nd trick is to let the downloads running. That works great, except that anyone who sees ur downloads will delete them & will try to grab ur RS acc! :| & you can't install/tweak those PCs bcoz they are Win 2000 on limited user accounts! Removing the connection limit is great with 256k+. Didn't make any difference on my 128k. For movie freaks: Open up a forum & talk about it! :D LOL!

@anonymous Of course, i unders

2008-04-27T06:26:29.587+02:00

@anonymous Of course, i understand what you are saying. It's true that the grass is always greener elsewhere, but it's only when you go outside that you realise what you've left behind. :) As for Orange, I'm not against MT if they bring about constructive development... but the FUP is far from being positive... :( To cover the island with WiFi, given the mountainous terrain, you'd need more than 3. Probably in the likes of 100 antennas. & even then it may not work. Nomad's WiMax has a island-wide coverage - a first in the world. But it's considered the worst ISP in Mauritius, because the WiMax always has problems. & when there's heavy rain, it just stops working! Oh, you are referring HD-rips! Yeah, most people with a decent PC can play them. But the problem remains in the size of those rips - the minimum size of a 720p BR-rip is usually DVD5. Thanks for your offer, but i only download movies I like. :) (You shouldn't have said it here... someone will certainly come along & give u a huge list of movies! LOL)

@armand No, Fair Usage Policy

2008-04-25T17:42:19.041+02:00

@armand No, Fair Usage Policy applies to everyone... no matter what your traffic usage (download/upload) is! :| & yes, they've removed the 1GB limit... but they may have added it to the FUP. No one knows the limit for any of the connections. So if you exceed your XGB limit, your connection speed will be reduced (maybe to 64k) for a period of time (between 3 weeks to 3 months). & if X=1GB, then... :S

@ Inf I don't think they'll b

2008-04-22T20:58:02.763+02:00

@ Inf I don't think they'll be a rush to Nomad, bcoz if Orange implements a FUP... Nomad is twice ahead! Check this image! Link If you don't browse for 10 min, they log you out! (Even if your are downloading something!) :D No wonder Nomad makes you mad... :P

Is Emtel, Nomad, MTML viable a

2008-04-19T17:06:15.522+02:00

Is Emtel, Nomad, MTML viable alternatives? No, they are not... There's no competition law or competition body in Mauritius that can control what happens in Mauritius. ICTA is too biased. So who can threaten with abuse of monopoly? BUT if they do not mention the capping limits in their agreement (& if there even is such an agreement), they can be SUED & the case CAN be won! :P (How can you impose limits on something when you do not specifically make public those limits!) But the whole system is BS! Whether you like it or not, you've got to live with Orange! :'(

@anonymous2 (Use a nick or you

2008-04-19T16:43:36.448+02:00

@anonymous2 (Use a nick or your name next time) If there's no agreement... I can sue them. & if there's an agreement... I can stick to the old contract, because they do not provide me with any alternatives! It's a forced contract! :P

@anonymous & if the limit was

2008-04-19T16:39:06.299+02:00

@anonymous & if the limit was 1GB per month... would you be cheering Orange? hehe It's not only massive downloaders that are concerned... moderate normal users that use services like YouTube, streaming media, developers downloading builds, students downloading courseworks, people uploading project, etc. are also concerned. & if you think that your bandwidth will improved.. then you are wrong! With the FUP, people will pay more attention to when they are downloading... they will be downloading more at off-peak hours, meaning there won't be any off-peak anymore! & they will schedule their downloads as well... expand over a month, instead of downloading everything in one day! :)

I've already sent them a mail.

2008-04-19T13:56:21.330+02:00

I've already sent them a mail... no response so far. As for the customer service, they've told me they "don't know" what's the cap limits. & they have no answer as to why 128k & 256k are similarly priced!? :|

@chadlerbing It's not me who'

2008-04-19T13:23:30.616+02:00

@chadlerbing It's not me who's saying that... It's according to a BBC Watchdog survey which found out that Orange UK is the worst ISP. & coming back to our context which is not UK, but Mauritius where Orange/MT have a total monopoly over Internet connections... & it's nothing to do with our "national heritage." MT is a private company. I only care about the quality of service. By implementing the FUP behind our backs, Orange have indicated that they intend to maximise profits instead of investing into newer technologies (which should ultimately benefit them). If FT earns millions of revenues, they certainly don't spend a penny on Mauritius, which is by far the most profitable division of the company. & i think you are mistaken. Only a rebranding has taken place. & along with that a new FUP policy has been implemented WITHOUT INFORMING ANYONE & WITHOUT PROVIDING any alternatives! & that's why it's not justified!

@Inf There's no 1GB limit.. Th

2008-04-19T09:31:11.936+02:00

@Inf There's no 1GB limit.. That's just me speculating. It may be more... or less! & yeah... stone age indeed! Imagine ur 512k getting capped to 64k!!! @Neel If you we unite & protest (maybe) something can be done? @Anonymouses MT was already sold to the devil when it entered a partnership with FT... What's happening now is that FT is dictating its terms! @m0rph If it was only a rebranding... they wouldn't have tried to quietly slip in the FUP while everyone was dazzled by Orange! If i hadn't noticed that, no one would have known it! Why apply the FUP now? That's bcoz FT wants more profits... & they already have a proven formula to milk money - UNLIMITED connections that are CAPPED!

LOL She's gone mad... badly n

2008-04-16T12:19:40.222+02:00

LOL She's gone mad... badly needs a psy! :P

Yeah, rmvb compression is awes

2008-03-20T15:58:06.625+01:00

Yeah, rmvb compression is awesome! But i prefer mkv... Both use H.264 but mkv is usually HD rips! :D

Thanks! :D

2008-03-12T04:29:07.805+01:00

Thanks! :D

Thanks a lot for this awesome

2008-03-10T15:15:36.798+01:00

Thanks a lot for this awesome piece of code!!! Spent half-an-hour on it before i got it right! Thanks again! :)

Can't do that! MS will sue me!

2008-03-05T10:07:15.322+01:00

Can't do that! MS will sue me! :P

FTTH.... pffff.... Never heard

2008-03-04T16:42:21.060+01:00

FTTH.... pffff.... Never heard anything from UCL since then... But as for MT, as soon as they heard plans for the FTTH, they also announced that... "yeah, we are also working on that." & yeah, FTTH doesn't mean 1Gbps... but rather 1Mbps... (http://themediaguru.blogspot.com/2008/01/why-internet-in-mauritius-is-doomed.html) My advice for the 512k connection: - My.T 512k - if u are a small user, checking mails now & then, & u don't mind paying for 512k & getting 128k, go & get My.T - 512k ADSL - this is supposed to be for heavy users (or rather downloaders), but the best u can get is around 300k. If u've got money, go for 512K. The only satellite link in Mauritius is MT's 1Gbps connection... which is supposed to be a backup for SAFE. But i think they still use it for dial-up! :P

@Indeerjeet (reste simin P.Pim

2008-03-01T15:22:10.646+01:00

@Indeerjeet (reste simin P.Piments? Anand?) YEAH!!!! TRIOLET ROCKS!!!! (Trioletien as well!) & btw i travelled in 1039 Feb 08 bus today... :P Anyway, yes i must agree *most* if not all bus services are horrible. TBS is no different - old buses, no schedule, late, rude conductors! But i've been travelling with TBS over 8 years, but so far i've never been through a breakdown! Atleast the mechanics are good! (or it's just my luck!) :P

Microsoft should ban EU!!!! :P

2008-02-27T19:28:07.535+01:00

Microsoft should ban EU!!!! :P (Serves them right!) No really, i don't understand what does the EU commission want?!?!? Why does bundling WMP11 with XP makes it illegal? Anyone who don't want to use it are free to download alternatives (iTunes, VLC, Realplayer, Winamp, etc.) & is there even a "market" for something that's free! (huh?) :|