Perl 5.14 Released

A new stable release for Perl has been released. It's not yet Perl 6, but the developer has added so many features that will also be available in the future Perl 6. Some new features that are highlight of this release are:

• Unicode 6.0 support, along with many, many improvements to our
  Unicode-related features


• Improved support for IPv6


• Significantly easier autoconfiguration of the CPAN client


• A new /r flag which makes s/// substitutions non-destructive


• New regular expression flags to control whether matched strings should be treated as ASCII or Unicode


• New "package Foo { }" syntax


• Uses less memory and CPU than previous releases

For complete new features and changes on this release, please have a look on PerlDelta.

After this release, the developers aren't stopping. They have created a roadmap towards future Perl 5.16:

We will release Perl 5.14.1 in approximately one month. This
patch release will include corrections for any significant issues
discovered in this release but will not include new features or
any incompatible changes.

Perl 5.16 will be released in the spring of 2012. If you'd like to help
shape Perl 5's future, please join us on the perl5-porters mailing list.

MU Won EPL Title

The title went to Chelsea last year, but this year, the title was brought back to the champion, Manchester United following a draw against Blackburn Rovers, thanks to a penalty by Wayne Rooney after Javier Hernandez was brought down by Paul Robbinson.

The trophy will be given at their last match next week in Old Trafford as FA didn't bring the trophy this week. It will be a pleasant party since all of the MU fans can celebrate the party at their home base, Old Trafford, one of the best stadium in England and probably in the world.

AdSense Account Suspended

Just know, i visited my blog and i wondered, why does the Google AdSense is not showing on my blog? I checked my Monetize tab on Blogger and it says it was suspended . I never put anything on my web and now suddenly it was suspended by Google

I have asked them to review my account and hopefully they will reinstate my AdSense account. I don't really have much money there, but it's been so hard collecting them cent by cent for years and now they are gone in just an instant

This is almost the same problem i had with PayPal few months ago. There was an invalid activity on my account thus my account was suspended. The reason was because someone hacked into other people's account and send the money to me so it was like a scapegoat

Let's hope Google really being generous to reinstate my AdSense account back to me

New Curriculum

Starting next semester, we are enrolling new curriculum for all of our students. As always, new curriculum means there will be some adjustment for the students, so for that reason, we held a socialization event this morning for each class.

Since i was a supervisor for class 2010, i attended this morning and give some brief information about why it's neccessary for the changes and also how it will be applied. Luckily my class is a new class, so they were not affected much by the new system.

We really worked hard to make sure that the students gets the benefit of it and not the way around. Trust me... We are making the best choice for you guys

Installing BackTrack 5

I have some time this morning, so i decided to try the new BackTrack 5 on top of VirtualBox. The installation is pretty straightforward and it's less confusing than Ubuntu even though it uses the same base (Ubuntu 10.04 LTS).

After i logged in to the desktop using the Live CD ISO (I picked the KDE version), there's only a single desktop shortcut, which is a shortcut to install BT 5 on hard drive.

I had problems when installing Ubuntu, mostly when setting the timezone since it tries to connect to the time server and it usually not responding for some time before it become active again. This doesn't happen on BackTrack 5. The longest part is when the installer stopped at 99% saying "Almost finished copying files...". I think they are still doing background process and it tried to connect to the Internet.

Once this is done, i should have BackTrack 5 installed.

If you would like to install Ubuntu-based Linux distributions, it would be a good idea to disable your network card prior installing if you don't have a good Internet connection. It will make your installation much much faster and you can configure your network card after the installation is done. This way, you won't stuck at installing phase

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Amarok 2.4.1 Released

Amarok team has released a new version of Amarok: Amarok 2.4.1 "Resolution". This is a stable release, so it should be safe to upgrade to this version.

Here's the full changelist from the announcement page:

Features

• Remote NFS & SMB/CIFS collections now work! (BR 249760, BR 232976, BR 171213, BR 187692)
• New "Preview" feature for the Organize Collection dialog. Patch by Maximilian Güntner .
• String filtering in the albums applet.
• Ability to change text alignment in the lyrics applet.
• gpodder.net Service, a Podcast Directory displaying the most used Tags from gpodder.net & the top Podcasts of these Tags

Changes

• The podcast directory service is now based on incremental parsing of OPML without caching in the database.
• Plugins can now be optionally enabled in the config dialog.
• Script selector is moved from the menubar to the config dialog.
• Now all changes to Preset Formats in Organize Collection dialog get saved on close, doesn't matter If dialog was accepted or rejected.
• Added "Update Preset" button to Organize Collection dialog, which updates currently choosen scheme.
• Renewed FilterEditor dialog.
• Changed tokens syntax in FileNameLayoutDialog (TagGuesser, OrginizeCollection dialogs) now tokens wrapped in percent signs (%token% instead of %token).
• Added ability to guess tags from whole track path. (TagGuesser dialog)
• Use KDirWatch to watch changes to collection.
• Do always store track rating as tags in files. Patch by Alan Ezusti . (BR 259117)
• Added missing tooltip for animation settings. Patch by Bhargav Mangipudi . (BR 248690)

Bugfixes

• Fixed crash on saving playlist on ineligible device. (BR 266899)
• Fixed Photos applet crash on track metadata change. (BR 265395)
• Fixed crash on local collection search. (BR 270949)
• Fixed crash during iPod track removal. (BR 253088)
• Relative paths support for XSPF playlists. (BR 264147)
• Fixed incorrect handling of "Various Artists" node by Collection Browser, now selection of this node returns "Various Artists" tracks instead of whole collection. (BR: 263255, BR: 269717)
• Fixed song scrobbling if It was paused. (BR 267477)
• Screen escape characters in MusicBrainz request string. (BR 269455)
• Fixed detection of iPod devices.
• Fixed crash when the lyrics applet was removed and re-added while a track was playing and the user pressed "ESC".
• Fixed cached lyrics were not displayed if no lyrics script was running.
• Fixed lyrics changes in the TagDialog were not "synchronized" to the lyrics applet.
• Fixed reporting of playback status for MPRIS (both versions). (BR 268282)
• Fixed translation issue in MagnatuneSignupDialog. Patch by Burkhard Lueck (lueck@hube-lueck.de) (BR: 239019)
• Fixed crash on loading unsupported format playlist. (BR: 265378)
• Ask delete confirmation for all contents of folder at once instead of each individually. Affects "Saved Playlists" and "Podcasts" (BR 246117)
• Fixed unreadable text in lyrics applet in kde 4.6. (BR 265311)
• Fixed tag dialog crash when sorting by genre and then changing tags.
• Fixed track's statistics update in case of StopAfterCurrent playback mode (prevent double statistics change). (BR 265654)
• Delete .mood files when tracks got removed from collection via Collection view context menu, and move them to new destination during Organize Collection process. (BR 261629)
• Fixed "Configure Amarok..." disappearing in tray menu. (BR 258226)
• Fixed crash when quitting Amarok. (BR 253676, BR 257407)
• Fixed empty folders removal after collection organization. (BR 190881)
• Fixed crash when trying to load cover for track/album without artist. (BR 263256)
• Fixed linking on Solaris 11 (and others?). (BR 264112)
• Fixed temporary podcast download filenames that were to long by using MD5 hash instead. Thanks to Frank Steinmetzger for the patch. (BR 264813)
• Fixed issue with absentee toolbar on clear run (without config files). (BR 259615)
• Fixed CD copying functionality. (BR 264050)
• Fixed CUE tracks playback order. (BR 263237)
• Prevent crash on exit when using Phonon-VLC.
• Fixed crash in the queue editor when trying to show already removed items of the playlist. (BR 263308)
• Fixed Mute button. (BR 253098)
• Fixed issue with Organize collection, which made amarok remove newly copied tracks. (BR 263301)
• Fixed wrong "Configure amarok" action position in tray icon popup menu. (BR 263330)
• Fixed minor inconsistency in the Collection view. Patch by Bhargav Mangipudi . (BR 260973)
• Fixed potential crash with the Similar Artists applet. Thanks to Tuomas Nurmi for the patch. (BR 263145)
• Fixed 'Scale Font' option in OSD options for OSD preview widget. (BR 254029)
• Fixed issue with playlist tooltips that was shown independetly from "Show tooltip" option. (BR 263121)
• Fixed issues with multifiles cuesheet, when all tracks get metadata of last track in cuesheet, and each file defined in sheet gets all tracks of this sheet. (BR 262668) (BR 209341)
• Fixed crash when trying to download a full size cover and the server redirects the request. (BR 262902)
• Fixed issue when breadcrumbs stayed not updated after service insert/remove. (BR 262780)
• Fixed issue with TagDialog that make metadata fields stay editable if multiple streams opened. (BR 177400)
• Fixed missing equals-sign ('=') in filter string of bookmarks. (BR 245759)

BackTrack 5 Released

The developer of BackTrack Linux has high commitment on BackTrack Linux 5 release schedule. They released it on time according to the schedule described on their roadmap.

This version is built based on Ubuntu Lucid LTS (10.04). It uses a different kernel though. They are using the latest Linux Kernel 2.6.38, patched with all relevant wireless injection patches. Fully open source and GPL compliant.

You can start downloading it now, but it's only available on Torrents only (for now). Perhaps they don't want to have their system gets banged by huge amount of request since this Linux distribution is highly anticipated by many users.

Update (08:35 PM): All of them are now complete. Enjoy BackTrack 5

Linux Kernel 2.6.38.6

The latest -Stable kernel has been raised again after Greg released a new version : 2.6.38.6. This is a maintenance update, so no new feature are included, only bug fixes and minor changes. Even though Greg urges users to upgrade to this version, it's wiser to look at the ChangeLog to decide whether you really need to upgrade to this version or not.

Personally, i don't really see any important updates in this release, so if you have no problem with your current kernel (2.6.38.x series), you can stay with it until 2.6.39 comes up in probably a week or two

19th Title Next Week?

Manchester United has just won a big match against Chelsea 2-1 in Old Trafford. It's the same score when Chelsea beat MU at their home, but the situation is different. It was a crutial time in the race for the title as this season only has 2 matches left and both of them are the best candidate for the champion after Arsenal was down 3-1 to Stoke C.

It was Javier Hernandez who scored the first goal under 1 minute and then followed by Nemanja Vidic to get United's second goal. 2-0 lead stays remain until half time. Lampard scored a surprising goal with his left foot, but that couldn't help Chelsea to get more goals out of United's net until the end of the second half.

It's a bit disappointing that Rooney didn't get more goals since he got so many chances, but eventually it was blocked by Alex and denied by other Chelsea players.

I can't wait to see United win the champion title next week and then they can start focusing on Champion league against Barcelona in Wembley Stadium.

It's another proof that EPL is one of the most attracting and most competitive league around the world. In Italy, AC Milan has sealed the title race already and in Germany, they already had their champion last week. In Spain, the champion is 99% locked by Barcelona and only a miracle could stop them to regain their title back again, but not in EPL. Not until next week we can see the champion, but with this big win, i'm sure 99.99% it will belong to United again and for the 19th title to beat Liverpool's record

iOS 4.3.3 Untethered JB

iOS 4.3.3 has been out for some time and it's ready to be jailbreaked after some developers has released an update for their products which can be used to jailbreak the latest iOS released by Apple.

Here are some links which can be used to jailbreak your Apple products using iOS 4.3.3 according to the tool's name:
PwnAgeTools
Sn0wBreeze
Ultrasn0w
Redsn0w

iPad 2 Enthusiasm

iPad 2 is very popular around the globe, even in China where most of the electronic products can be faked there. Yesterday, Apple officially released iPad 2 in China and guess what? It was sold out in just 4 hours. As you can see, iPad 2 demands were very high in China and also around the globe.

There is an example how iPad 2 future customer were queueing up for iPad 2 outside Apple Store

KDE 4.6.3 Released

The third series of KDE monthly update is now available at public KDE mirrors. This update is a maintenance updates, meaning no new feature introduced and only focusing on bug fixes and translation updates.

The 4.6.3 release is dedicated in memory of the young daughter of KDE developer Daniel Nicoletti who tragically passed away after a car crash last month.

The ChangeLog is not really interesting, but for those who needs a stable update, this version might be the right choice for you, since it's safe to upgrade to this version.

BackTrack Linux Underway

One of the most well-known Linux distribution for penetration testing: BackTrack Linux is under heavy testing and it's being prepared to be launched in the next five days. It will be based on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS edition and it will have (finally) support for 32/64 bit architecture.

It will have a version number of 5 and codename of "Revolution" and what's more interesting is that it will support KDE 4, Gnome and Fluxbox Desktop Environment (DE) and they will also release ISO for each DE, so users can choose as they like. The previous version only comes with KDE 3. The menu structure will be reorganized so that it doesn't have any difference no matter what DE you used. It will also come with a full source code in the repository just like what you can get in Ubuntu Linux repositories.

As usual, it will be equipped with an extensive list of penetration testing tools which is selected carefully to ensure that it stays up to date and proven to be useful for penetration testing session, both in real live or in simulation (for example in CEH classroom session). I'm not really sure if they will come in VMWare Image or not, but looking at the past releases, i'm sure they will release it in VMWare as well.

MU Advanced to Champion League Final

MU crushed Schalke 04 with a big score 4 - 1 at Old Trafford after a goal from Valencia, Darren Gibson, and a double from Anderson

They playes perfectly even though only three senior players were played by Sir Alex Fergusson in order to make the rest of the squad fresh when they meet with Chelsea this weekend for the title race of EPL. The EPL title might be decided by this battle and it's so crusial so that Sir Alex had to rotate the players cleverly and he did it perfectly.

If you miss the match, you can always watch it in YouTube

Ubuntu 11.10 Repository

Even though Ubuntu 11.04 has just been released few days ago, it doesn't mean that Ubuntu developer stopped working at the next release. In fact, they have started to work on Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot). Their work can be seen by the availability of Oneiric repository at Ubuntu mirror site.

For now, the repository is not yet completed, as it's just few days since the stable release, but some work has been available, for example the inclusion of Linux Kernel 2.6.39-rc5 and probably newer GCC 4.6 and many more.

Remember that Ubuntu 11.10 is not yet suitable for daily usage. They haven't release Alpha version yet, so it's just a rough version, updated daily to improve the overal system of Ubuntu.

Testing Ubuntu 11.04

Ubuntu 11.04 has been released the same day as Slackware 13.37 and it brings a major upgrade to Ubuntu system in general with the inclusion of Unity replacing the standard GNOME desktop. I was so curious about Unity which for some people caused so much headache and painful configuration in many areas and for the rest saying this is a worthed upgrade.

Later on today, i will try installing Ubuntu 11.04 on a virtual machine (using Virtual Box) in my workstation (running Slackware 13.37) and see what will be my first impression about Ubuntu 11.04. So far, i'm pleased with Ubuntu 10.10 since it was so stable and well maintained. Let's see if this impression can continue in 11.04?

Some people said that xx.04 release is not so stable since in most cases, Canonical introduces big changes to the Ubuntu (like this Unity thing), but i am about to see if it's true or not in the next few hours. It's still 5:10 AM here, so i won't be testing anything for now

(Update: 10:48 AM): I have installed Ubuntu on top of Virtual Box and sadly, it's like the others. It was kinda dissapointing. The installer stucked at time zone selection until i disabled my network adapter. It seems the installer were downloading something from Internet and it took all the resources.

I couldn't test unity since the hardware acceleration is not present in my system. I didn't know that Unity requires 3D acceleration to be present
Some applications are not responding at first, but after i install Ubuntu 11.04 updates (there are around 49 MB of updates with just few days of updates, can you believe that?), it works normally again. It's a sign of an untested applications before release. This is contrary to Slackware installation on my machine. Everything worked as intended.

I guess i wouldn't recommend Ubuntu 11.04 for now. Stay with 10.10 for now and upgrade when 11.10 is released in the next five months if it's considered stable. Most likely Unity will become more mature and the base system will be much more stable than current version.

HBO Go

HBO has officially released HBO GO for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod Touch (3/4 Gen), iPad, and iPad 2. It's the new streaming service from HBO®. You can watch over 1,400 of your favorite HBO shows, including HBO original programming, hit movies, sports, comedy and much more—now available on iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch! What's more is that it's delivered for free

But then at the end of the information, i saw this message

HBO GO® is only accessible in the US. Minimum 3G connection is required for viewing on mobile devices. Some restrictions may apply for mobile devices.

What?????? US only?