scolded – big time

Today I got scolded by miboss, F***ng Big Time.. (boooyaaahh!!). Feels like ending this shiet sooner better than later.. I’ve got the feeling that perhaps she’d been brainwashed by someone; someone who might envy me for bringing my lappy and doing my stuff while working at the same time… *Sighs* .. No big deal, I might quit sometime near september, or working less hours, less days, idk…however though; this company will survive with or without my presence.. (hopefully..)

So today’s topic reminds me of comparison of various person with various working ethics, methods, behaviors that present in the current company. However, this comparison review is extremely subjective and perhaps biased towards some people (hatred people.. and I feel like personally stabbing her on the face.. KEK!!)

And uh.. Writing such a bad thing about other people here in my blog makes me feel guilty.. and I think if I really want to say something about that person, 3 pages of essay aren’t enough to describe her cunningness and such, and I do think there’s a need to express my anger, and I’ll sum it up into 1 word and that word is….

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to be continued…

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CMS – Learning Phases

PHASE 1: YOU ARE ON THE OUTSIDE, LOOKING IN

Start by taking Joomla! out on a test ride using < http://demo.joomla.org/ > . Think about all of the pieces you see available on the demo site. What would be great to have? What do you not want in your website? Just cruise around and enjoy the scenery; you should not be breaking a sweat at this point.

PHASE 2: WALK RIGHT THROUGH THE DOOR

Probably now, you are wondering, how can I install this thing? Never fear – it’s not that difficult when you follow these instructions:

First, starting with Russ Winter’s Joomla! HISA: Health Installation and Security Audit Tool It’s like having a system admin in a box. Install it and it will tell you if your environment “is ready” for Joomla!. < http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/hisa/ >

Joomla! v 1.0.x
– Make certain your webhost can meet these system requirements: < http://help.joomla.org/content/view/34/132/ >
OR if you want to work on your local machine, try XAMPP < http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html >.
– Download Joomla! and upload to your webserver. < http://help.joomla.org/content/view/38/164/ >
– The installation is a snap, just following these instructions. < http://help.joomla.org/content/view/39/165/ >

Joomla! v 1.5
Easy-to-follow installation guide < http://www.compassdesigns.net/tutorials/joomla-tutorials/how-to-install-joomla-1.5.html >
Presto, you’re done! Imagine. Your very own copy of Joomla!.

What now? Well, it’s time to roll up your sleeves and get busy. Start by reading the “Joomla! Quick Start” < http://www.netshinesoftware.com/joomla-tutorial.html > . This is an easy to read, 20-page manual that gets right to the heart of the matter. Walk through the guide with your own Joomla! implementation in front of you. Do not worry if things seem a little fuzzy, at first. As you keep studying, it will become clear. You will find yourself saying “Huh?”, “Oh!” and “I see!” during this phase.

When you have finished, familiarize yourself with the Joomla! lingo using < http://www.howtojoomla.net/content/view/41/2/ >. The better you learn the language, the easier it will be to talk to the natives. Practice speaking these words in the car ride on the way to work, “Let’s see. A category belongs to a section.” Consider asking a friend to make you word games and crossword puzzles using Joomla! terms to drive home key concepts.

PHASE 3: BEYOND CURIOUS, BUT NOT QUITE COMMITTED

By now, you should be feeling much more comfortable but not necessarily “ready for action.” You need to keep learning. This time, we are going to give you several reading assignments. (Yes, you can! You CAN do it!) And, a great list of “click here, and then do this” example sites that really rock!

OK. what are you trying to do? If you have a good idea of what you want to do – but you have absolutely no idea how to squeeze those ideas into Joomla!, read Content is King::A Beginner’s Guide to organizing content in Joomla < http://www.compassdesigns.net/tutorials/joomla-tutorials/a-beginners-guide-to-organizing-your-content.html > this is an *excellent* guide to help you think about configuring Joomla!.

Also, read this FAQ entitled User Group Access levels explained in simple terms! < http://forum.joomla.org/index.php/topic,26169.0.html >.

Floating World offers END USER tutorials for those who manage site content!
< http://www.floatingworld.ca/content/category/12/28/130/ >
Tutorial 1: How To Log In To the Backend
Tutorial 2: A Tour Of The Administration Area
Tutorial 3: How To Update Content
Tutorial 4: Uploading Images And Other Media
Tutorial 5: Inserting Images Into Content Items
Tutorial 6: Adding Products To Your Virtuemart Store

PHASE 4: ***S*E*R*I*O*U*S*** TEMPLATING! You can do it yourself! Sure you can!

By now, you have probably uploaded an avatar that shows you mean business. You told Mom that Sunday will not work for dinner because you are testing the new release. You might even be feeling like your learning journey is done. Grasshopper, you need more knowledge.

Yes, we are talking building your own TEMPLATE!

Joomla! v 1.0.x see the Joomla! Template Tutorial < http://www.compassdesigns.net/tutorials/joomla-tutorials/joomla-template-tutorial.html >
– or –
Joomla! v 1.5 see the Joomla! v 1.5 Template Tutorial < http://www.compassdesigns.net/joomla-blog/joomla-news/new-template-tutorial-for-1.5-and-two-free-templates.html >

PHASE 5: IT’S TOO LATE.

We hope you did not read ahead because this might scare off a real newbie. You have accepted the fact that you are now a prisoner and can think of nothing better to do than to play with Joomla! all day long. You are quite certain some of your friends have been avoiding you and seem disinterested in your Joomla! tales. You brush off the realization knowing you have new friends — TRUE friends — from the forum.

Want more? There are lots of good videos, guides and tips available. These resources are extremely well written and you are going to be ENTHUSED as you find out how smart you are!

Joomla!Tutorials < http://www.joomlatutorials.com/ >.
How to Joomla! < http://www.howtojoomla.net/ >
Compass Design < http://www.compassdesigns.net/tutorials/joomla-tutorials/ >.
The “Official” Joomla! v 1.0.x Guide < http://help.joomla.org/ >
Joomla! Administrator Guide < http://help.joomla.org/content/section/16/153/ >
FAQ‘s. There is already a TON of stuff out there that you WILL find helpful – and people expect you to look there BEFORE posting to the forums! (So, try to do that!) < http://forum.joomla.org/index.php/board,49.0.html >

Resources for EVERYDAY USE!

JoomlaFeed – HOT Consolidated Joomla! Newsfeed < http://www.joomlafeed.com/ >
Brian Teeman’s Weekly Joomla! Newsletter < http://forge.joomla.org/sf/go/projects.joomlademocd/frs.joomla_weekly_news >
Alledia Daily Joomla Blog: < http://www.alledia.com/blog/ >
JoomlaJabber Weekly Podcast < http://joomlajabber.libsyn.com/ >
Eyezberg’s Joomla! and Joomla! v 1.5 news < http://www.eyezberg.com/ > < http://joomla15.blogspot.com/ >
JoomlaForm < http://www.joomlaform.com/ >
Joomla! Flickr Group < http://www.flickr.com/groups/joomla/ > Thanks, Hagen Graf!

THE FORUMS

At some point in this journey, you started feeling confident enough to reach out to others and began using the Forums. There are a few “common courtesies” you should be aware of:

• First of all, did you actually read the assignments? If not, do! Only you can help yourself learn and reading this material will do the trick!
• Please make certain you search, first, before posting a question. Nine times out of ten someone else had the same issue that you had. As it turns out, we all travel a similar path.
• Also, check the FAQ‘s. There is already a TON of stuff out there that you WILL find helpful. Being responsible to search and review existing material keeps the questions at a manageable level for the volunteers who help.
• Be clear and specific in your request for help. Entries like “Help! It doesn’t work!” tend to get ignored. Try to explain everything that led up to your problem. Try to explain what your problem is. Be clear about what you want to happen. And, thank those who bother to help!

_{Image courtesy of Guilliam and Damienov}

DO WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP

This is a pay it forward help environment; early on, you will be the one who gets help – you should not feel bad about this. But as soon as you start walking upright, begin helping someone else who is crawling around by answering a question or two on the forums. Also, consider helping out by joining a Working Group.

Good luck and welcome to the community!

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Sighs… another update.. T_T

Why should I use Version 1.5?

With Joomla! 1.5 the Joomla! project really starts firing on all cylinders. The difference between our current 1.0.12 and the forthcoming 1.5 Beta-2 are not easy to describe, but in essence Joomla! 1.0.x was based upon the Mambo codebase, whereas Joomla! 1.5 has been completely rewritten from scratch. Joomla! 1.0.x was written with “freedom of use” in mind; with Joomla! 1.5 we expanded on this and added “ease of use”. This all sounds very nice, but what does it mean? Freedom of use refers to the unlimited possibilities you have when building web-sites, and with ease of use we have tried to make life simpler for the end user, the web administrator and of course the third party developers.

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4D – 为何中国人喜欢赌博？

差不多十分钟前我遇到一件搞笑的事，一群年龄差不多40 岁的阿姨在这广大的百货公司逗留，看到我穿着员工衣服，然后正好从她对面走过，她就问我说“小弟，请问哪里有卖4D？” 我就回答顺便指询问处哪里叫她自己问。那位阿姨就笑眯眯说谢谢。我就继续往前走，心里不仅地问自己“TMD我面目是不是像那种喜欢赌博的人呢？然后，为什么人家明明知道对面那里有询问处，而且有挂那么大的牌子，不在哪里问方向呢？真想不出原因。。

在巧克力店这里已经作了那么多年，每次我在这里上班几乎有三四个人问道：“那里可以找硬币兑换的地方？”　一开始我就很热亲地回答，“就是在戈壁那个店儿已“后来我就懒得理那些人了，已经没耐心了好像，就只给他指方向即可，什么话都不用说。人家不是经常说舌头比头脑动作还要快么？言之有理！

唉！最近我过满愉快地生活，没什么大问题出现，只是有些误会要解决而已，要开始想前途发展咯！看来现在卖巧克力的工作不宜久留，应该快点换个新的工作来做。刚好前天我朋友发个短信给我说她老板需要人手，我就试着打个电话问问详情，已经跟她的老板讲好了，拜四在他的办公室那里面谈。我听他说是个用电话来推销个人保险公司，我心里就正在考虑要不要换个新的职业呢。

巧克力艺术这边工作也还不错，能做自己想要的事，看电影啦，听音乐啦，研究什么啦，反正要找些东西来做以防自己觉得无聊就是了。缺点是；工作时间长，薪水又底，然后没有未来前途职业发展计划。

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嘎嘎嘎下雨声? 哈哈

早上8的时候，我朦胧的眼前有闪光出现，然后桌上的手机响了清晨8点的到来。突然就听见屋外哗啦啦的雨水声音，倾盆大雨又来了。即使我想赖床可是我还记得一定要帮忙送我亲人到楼下搭德士。幸好他们所带来的行李之类的不会很多，所以我就不好意思问他们能不能帮我个忙，把旧书带回印尼。居然他们很乐意去帮忙，我就不客气了，嘿嘿。

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CMS Template

Definisi Template Joomla, Mambot dan Anatominya

Secara sederhana Template Joomla dapat didefinisikan sebagai sekumpulan file-file joomla yang berfungsi mengontrol bentuk perwajahan dari situs.
File-file ini terdiri dari:

1. File Index.php yang berisi instruksi-instruksi program yang nantinya akan meramu semua komponen dan komposisi yang ada pada Joomla dan kemudian menerjemahkannya kedalam sebuah tampilan website sesuai dengan keinginan.
2. File template_css.css yang nantinya berfungsi untuk mendefinisikan fungsi-fungsi css yang nantinya akan dipakai untuk perwajahan situs. Biasanya disimpan kedalam sebuah folder dengan nama css
3. File template_thumbnail.png yang berupa gambar berukuran kecil/snapshot dari template yang nantinya akan digunakan oleh template detail.xml untuk menampilkan mini preview template. Digunakan juga pada beberapa modul tertentu, misalnya modul pemilih template
4. File templateDetails.xml yang nantinya digunakan sebagai file penyimpan informasi detail tentang template, sekaligus menyimpan instruksi-instruksi yang digunakan pada saat menginstall template pada Joomla. Dengan kata lain sebagai installernya template.

dikutip dari ::
1. Edisi 1
2. Edisi 2
3. Edisi 3

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CMS – DEvelopment

Recent development of the CMS doesn’t seem satisfying. Fixing bugs and things are not as easy as if I create it from beginning… The whole 3^rd party modules, components and addons that I relied on are complex enough to integrate them, some bugs are not even fully fixed, some are still on beta phase, and I hope the community will keep supporting those core programmers so that more and more open source based patches/fixes will come out. I’ve just figured it out that one person’s effort hardly enough to develop the whole thing. Me myself doing it voluntarily for the sake of my friend and the community itself, I hope they don’t expect too much about it. I’ll put my effort to the fullest for it, and since I’m not an expert on this field, some of bugs do occur eventually; and for that I’ve been heavily relied on the search engine to get the solution.

I’ve been thinking recently whether I should change my course to banking related services or not, I do personally love tinkering with IT stuff, but on the other hand, if I really pursue my carrier on IT, I think it’ll not be so rewarding compared to those banking and finance services. /shrug /sighs

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Release Life Cycle – insim.org

Software release stages

Pre-alpha

Sometimes a build known as pre-alpha is issued, before the release of an alpha or beta. In contrast to alpha and beta versions, the pre-alpha is not “feature complete”. When it is used, it refers to all activities performed during the software project prior to software testing. These activities can include requirements analysis, software design, software development and unit testing.

Alpha

The alpha version of a product still awaits full testing of all its functionality and is not feature complete, but satisfies all the software requirements. As the first major stage in the release lifecycle, it is named after alpha, the first letter in the Greek alphabet. Alpha level software can be considered approximately 35% complete, and typically includes temporary material and multiple product-breaking issues.

The alpha build of the software is the build delivered to the software testers, that is persons different from the software engineers, but usually internal to the organization or community that develops the software. In a rush to market, more and more companies are engaging external customers or value-chain partners in their alpha testing phase. This allows more extensive usability testing during the alpha phase.

In the first phase of testing, developers generally test the software using white box techniques. Additional validation is then performed using black box or grey box techniques, by another dedicated testing team, sometimes concurrently. Moving to black box testing inside the organization is known as alpha release.

Beta

A beta version is the first version released outside the organization or community that develops the software, for the purpose of evaluation or real-world black/grey-box testing. The process of delivering a beta version to the users is called beta release. Beta level software is between 60% and 70% complete, generally includes all features, but may also include known issues and bugs of a less serious variety.

The users of a beta version are said beta testers. They are usually customers or prospective customers of the organization that develops the software. They receive the software for free or for a reduced price, but act as free testers.

Beta versions test the supportability of the product, the go-to-market messaging (while recruiting Beta customers), the manufacturability of the product, and the overall channel flow or channel reach.

Beta version software is likely to be useful for internal demonstrations and previews to select customers, but unstable and not yet ready for release. Some developers refer to this stage as a preview, a prototype, a technical preview (TP) or as an early access. As the second major stage in the release lifecycle, following the alpha stage, it is named after the Greek letter beta, the second letter in the Greek alphabet.

Often this stage begins when the developers announce a feature freeze on the product, indicating that no more feature requirements will be accepted for this version of the product. Only software issues, or bugs and unimplemented features will be addressed.

Beta versions stand at an intermediate step in the full development cycle. Developers release either a closed beta or an open beta; closed beta versions are released to a select group of individuals for a user test, while open betas are to a larger community group, usually the general public. The testers report any bugs that they found and sometimes minor features they would like to see in the final version.

An example of a major public beta test was when Microsoft started releasing regular Windows Vista Community Technology Previews (CTP) to beta testers starting in January 2005. The first of these was build 5219. Subsequent CTPs introduced most of the planned features, as well as a number of changes to the user interface, based in large part on feedback from beta testers. Windows Vista was deemed feature complete with the release of build 5308 CTP, released on February 22, 2006, and much of the remainder of work between that build and the final release of the product focused on stability, performance, application and driver compatibility, and documentation.

When a beta becomes available to the general public it is often widely used by the technologically savvy and those familiar with previous versions as though it were the finished product. Usually developers of freeware or open-source betas release them to the general public while proprietary betas go to a relatively small group of testers. Recipients of highly proprietary betas may have to sign a non-disclosure agreement. A release is called feature complete when the product team agrees that functional requirements of the system are met and no new features will be put into the release, but significant software bugs may still exist. Companies with a formal software process will tend to enter the beta period with a list of known bugs that must be fixed to exit the beta period, and some companies make this list available to customers and testers.

As the Internet has allowed for rapid and inexpensive distribution of software, companies have begun to take a more flexible approach to use of the word “beta”. Netscape Communications was infamous for releasing alpha level versions of its Netscape web browser as public beta releases. In February 2005, ZDNet published an article about the recent phenomenon of a beta version often staying for years and being used as if it were in production-level [1]. It noted that Gmail and Google News, for example, had been in beta for a long period of time and were not expected to drop the beta status despite the fact that they were widely used; however, Google News did leave beta in January 2006. This technique may also allow a developer to delay offering full support and/or responsibility for remaining issues. In the context of Web 2.0, people even talk of perpetual betas to signify that some software is meant to stay in beta state.

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挫折生勇气, 困境生智慧。

挫折生勇气，
困境生智慧。
– 某个高中化学老师。

这是我目前所想到的两句。也差不多用来形容我这时的状况。我曾经反省过自己，最近这一连串所发生的事是不是我自己造成的（别人有问过我这问题，我无法回答）。我答应过人家，叫我来帮他找个房子来住，我就按照之前预算好的计划而实施。不料，已准备好的所有；经常会不实现出来结果，还有，不但失去了信任并且有时在于最糟糕之情况下，我把朋友之间感情与友谊搞砸了一切。不得不怪自己，当年已知他恶性难改，我却还能容忍得下。当时机成熟，不但爆发了一切，我还亏了大笔钱。只能怪我自己。

唉！！如今，事情已发生了，连续不断的挫折似乎已搞一个段落！！！且慢，我还有些事情却还没办完呢。总而言之，虽然新住的房间比上次主人房还要贵些（TMD 贵一百块呢，而且我现在住的是普通房呢！），但是我心里却觉得高兴不已，这可能是因为我已知旧家不宜久留，所以凡是能搬到任何其他地方都无所谓。多谢老天爷！

哦对，我刚和我的远亲戚相识，咱们俩之前未过碰面，人长得很不错。客观也。不知她是否有男友了。另外，我的其他一个朋友要住主人房的也还看起来还不错哦。她从旧家带来的东西非常多，只好帮她搬一些，我的东西已经够多了，没想到还有人比我东西还要多。

我答应过人家帮她做个网页，最近因为有工作然后搬家之事，那网页还是还未完成。许多有关司服器那里的问题似乎已解决了，趁机学期还没开始之前我一定要把网页完成。我只要把公司的相关网址删除掉就行了。这礼拜我打算给我朋友一个用户管理密码，让她自己体验，熟悉到做网页管理的滋味儿。

我最担心的是，我会花钱在于不该花的地方，譬如说，在吃喝玩乐方面，将来我能肯定我消费金额会很高，至少比上一次跟那两个北京人住还要多啦。主要是因为跟女人一起住，不能给他们不好的印象，有关钱的问题也不能太计较，水电的用量也不最好不能提，除非他们过度使用，令每月的水电单高起，那我就没办法，只好提醒他们省水电。

最后，希望咱们之间相处愉快！

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