Notes on Zotero

This afternoon when I was logging into my lab computer, my Firefox was crashed. I restarted it, and I found my Zotero could not show my data in its all panels: both in collection and in main entry panel. All were blank. I then created a new Firefox profile and copy my Zotero data to a new space and I connected this new copy to my Zotero installed in the new Firefox profile. After entering my DAV server which is in box.net, I could not connect to it. The error message was related to certificate or what, I forgot. But I knew, my dav server was ok, because when I browsed it via the browser, I could connect via my account. I repeated by creating another new Firefox profile, it gave the same result.

I Googled and, after quite a long hour, I got another advice to restart the computer. I restarted the computer, and open my old Firefox profile, and it worked. Zotero worked again.

It seems this trouble relates to my networked computer, right?   In my "Local Area Connection" status, Number of bytes in sent and received activity grows very fast, and I still don't know the work around of this anomaly. But when I have spare time in the future, I will restore my system to my old copy of the windows system that I have the backup for it. I hope doing this may recover this problem. But as usual, before restoring to old version, I will need to back-up my troubled system. I use free version of Macrium Reflect to do these jobs.

Improving storytelling skills in the age of fourties

Improving storytelling skills in the age of forties

This is what emerge from my mind because, historically, I've been categorized by my environment, unfortunately forced to believe this, that I am an introvert. Seeing many benefits of story telling (Fawcet, 2011), I am forced to renew and change my current belief. I need to change my self from an introvert man (characterized as a good listener, telling only few words) into a well accepted storyteller.

The benefits (strengths) include:

1. in few words, much information sent
2. device to increase memory
3.  meaning maker, theory builder enhancer
4. experience and context to share 

But how to do this? Is it possible for me to do this? As long as you believe another formula that below the sky there is nothing impossible, you will be able to become a good storyteller. Your capability grows as you practice. You can practice in your spare time when you are in contact with your friend(s). In each day, prepare and develop a simple story that you want to share with your friend(s). Whenever the opportunity comes out, start to find time slot to tell your prepared story.

Keep practicing because practice makes perfect.

Fawcett, S. E., & Fawcett, A. M. (2011). The “Living” Case: Structuring Storytelling to Increase Student Interest, Interaction, and Learning. Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 9(2), 287-298. doi:10.1111/j.1540-4609.2011.00307.x

Yahoo! Mail Infinite Loading Folder Phenonenon of New Yahoo Web Mail Interface

During some last few days, I've been experiencing difficulty in accessing Yahoo! Mail. My Yahoo Mail is a free account. I've been registered to Yahoo Mail far longer time before Google Mail.

When I want to open a folder, sometimes Inbox folder, I got infinite loop of Loading Folder message like the one in the image picture attached with this blog. If this phenomena continue to persist, then this will be my another evident for judging that Yahoo! Mail quality is far behind the mail provided by Google.

How to overcome loading folder trouble? To date I still cannot find any trick in the Internet. I think this phenomenon is an internal defect and a default behaviour of my current yahoo mail interface. (Please, the interface I use is not yahoo classic interface but the new one).

The experience with this trouble happened not only in my Chrome browser, but also in my Internet Explorer browser. Has anyone experience this in Mozilla Firefox browser?

Pro XL kartu pra bayar ku yang suka hangus

Kartu prabayar pertama yang pernah aku miliki adalah Simpati. Aku masih ingat, nomorku adalah 081 227 28821. Nomor cantik bukan? Tapi tahukah Anda saya pernah kelupaan, dan ingatnya pas H+ 1 dari hari kehangusan kartuku. Karena saldoku ada 1 jutaan, maklum waktu itu nominal isi ulang minimal adalah 100ribuan dan aku jarang telepon, aku komplain ke kantor gerai grapari terdekat. Dia bilang apa? Yang hangus ya hangus, nomor tidak bisa direkoveri. Dia ajukan alternatif bisa tapi harus migrasi ke pasca bayar. Aku tak mau, hanguslah nomorku beserta pulsanya.

Setelah itu aku beralih ke Pro XL. Nomor pertama ku di Pro XL adalah 081 75 49 13 49. Lama aku pakai nomor itu, dan aku juga mengalami kelengahan, hanguslah nomorku itu. Hangusnya nomor ini terjadi di Taiwan.

Setelah itu aku beli pro xl lagi mengingat pro xl bekerja sama dengan chunghua telecom taiwan, dan bisa aktif di sini untuk menerima sms. Aku sudah kehangusan setidaknya 3 kali.

Usut punya usut, ternyata Pro XL (dan juga SIMPATI) sangat tidak melindungi konsumen dalam mencegah kehagusan. Pro XL terakhir saya yang hangus masuk masa tenggang pada tanggal 24 Maret 2011. Saya masih bisa mengecek info ini dengan memerintahkan *123#. Asumsi saya, karena masuk masa tenggang 24 Maret, kartu itu akan hangus pada bulan berikutnya. Eee... apa yang terjadi, sekitar empat hari yang lalu (sekarang 17 april), kartu itu sudah tidak bisa register ke bts. Ho ho ho.....?

Kok gitu ya? Mengapa perusahaan Pro XL tidak mengirimkan SMS notifikasi bahwa kartu akan hangus pada tanggal tertentu? Saldoku tidak banyak sih sekitar 35ribuan, tapi kalau PRO XL mau mengirim SMS pemberitahuan kapan hangusnya, aku tentu bisa minta tolong orang di rumah untuk mengisi ulang. Ya, lagi-lagi memang dasar PRO XL selain dia berbisnis pulsa ternyata dia juga berbisnis jualan keping sim card. Dia suka kalau kartu pelanggannya hangus....

Anehnya konten-konten iklan suka masuk ke kartuku via SMS. Lha kok, mengirim pemberitahuan bahwa kartu akan hangus pada tanggan anu, kok enggak mau? Lucunya juga ternyata, masa tenggang kartu pro xl tidak sebulan tapi kurang dari sebulan. Ini yang menjadikan saya salah berasumsi.

http://rd.web.id is up and running

Yes, a few days ago I've registered to 1free.ws to host http://rd.web.id. And it is now up and running. I use pmwiki to manage my contents. This is another place for my notetaking that is accessible by my unique URL.

The contents is still empty but it will grow as time goes. I will use it for my central repository of things that I published scattered around the internet. Previously I use nur.uni.cc but later the hosting was freezed and I can no longer edit anything there.