The King of Pop, Michael Jackson

I’m Gonna Make A Change,
For Once In My Life
It’s Gonna Feel Real Good,
Gonna Make A Difference
Gonna Make It Right . . .

As I, Turn Up The Collar On My
Favourite Winter Coat
This Wind Is Blowin’ My Mind
I See The Kids In The Street,
With Not Enough To Eat
Who Am I, To Be Blind?
Pretending Not To See
Their Needs
A Summer’s Disregard,
A Broken Bottle Top
And A One Man’s Soul
They Follow Each Other On
The Wind Ya’ Know
‘Cause They Got Nowhere
To Go
That’s Why I Want You To
Know

I’m Starting With The Man In
The Mirror
I’m Asking Him To Change
His Ways
And No Message Could Have
Been Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World
A Better Place
(If You Wanna Make The
World A Better Place)
Take A Look At Yourself, And
Then Make A Change
(Take A Look At Yourself, And
Then Make A Change)
(Na Na Na, Na Na Na, Na Na,
Na Nah)

I’ve Been A Victim Of A Selfish
Kind Of Love
It’s Time That I Realize
That There Are Some With No
Home, Not A Nickel To Loan
Could It Be Really Me,
Pretending That They’re Not
Alone?

A Willow Deeply Scarred,
Somebody’s Broken Heart
And A Washed-Out Dream
(Washed-Out Dream)
They Follow The Pattern Of
The Wind, Ya’ See
Cause They Got No Place
To Be
That’s Why I’m Starting With
Me
(Starting With Me!)

I’m Starting With The Man In
The Mirror
(Ooh!)
I’m Asking Him To Change
His Ways
(Ooh!)
And No Message Could Have
Been Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World
A Better Place
(If You Wanna Make The
World A Better Place)
Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make A Change
(Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make A Change)

I’m Starting With The Man In
The Mirror
(Ooh!)
I’m Asking Him To Change His
Ways
(Change His Ways-Ooh!)
And No Message Could’ve
Been Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World
A Better Place
(If You Wanna Make The
World A Better Place)
Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make That . . .
(Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make That . . .)
Change!

I’m Starting With The Man In
The Mirror,
(Man In The Mirror-Oh
Yeah!)
I’m Asking Him To Change
His Ways
(Better Change!)
No Message Could Have
Been Any Clearer
(If You Wanna Make The
World A Better Place)
(Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make The Change)
(You Gotta Get It Right, While
You Got The Time)
(‘Cause When You Close Your
Heart)
You Can’t Close Your . . .Your
Mind!
(Then You Close Your . . .
Mind!)
That Man, That Man, That
Man, That Man
With That Man In The Mirror
(Man In The Mirror, Oh Yeah!)
That Man, That Man, That Man
I’m Asking Him To Change
His Ways
(Better Change!)
You Know . . .That Man
No Message Could Have
Been Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World
A Better Place
(If You Wanna Make The
World A Better Place)
Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make A Change
(Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make A Change)
Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!
Na Na Na, Na Na Na, Na Na,
Na Nah
(Oh Yeah!)
Gonna Feel Real Good Now!
Yeah Yeah! Yeah Yeah!
Yeah Yeah!
Na Na Na, Na Na Na, Na Na,
Na Nah
(Ooooh . . .)
Oh No, No No . . .
I’m Gonna Make A Change
It’s Gonna Feel Real Good!
Come On!
(Change . . .)
Just Lift Yourself
You Know
You’ve Got To Stop It.
Yourself!
(Yeah!-Make That Change!)
I’ve Got To Make That Change,
Today!
Hoo!
(Man In The Mirror)
You Got To
You Got To Not Let Yourself . . .
Brother . . .
Hoo!
(Yeah!-Make That Change!)
You Know-I’ve Got To Get
That Man, That Man . . .
(Man In The Mirror)
You’ve Got To
You’ve Got To Move! Come
On! Come On!
You Got To . . .
Stand Up! Stand Up!
Stand Up!
(Yeah-Make That Change)
Stand Up And Lift
Yourself, Now!
(Man In The Mirror)
Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!
Aaow!
(Yeah-Make That Change)
Gonna Make That Change . . .
Come On!
(Man In The Mirror)
You Know It!
You Know It!
You Know It!
You Know . . .
(Change . . .)
Make That Change.

Ben, Thriller, Beat-it, Man in the Mirror…. Just a few of the great songs of Michael Jackson that I’ve loved to listen to in my early days. Michael was the guy who I enjoyed listening to. His music and dancing were infectious and electrifying… His passing comes as a shock in the entertainment world… He could’ve made more hits…

Goodbye, Michael Jackson! You’ll be missed!

Nokia E66 Firmware v.210.21.007

Nokia Software Update has released yet another firmware versions for my beloved E71 and E66. I have just upgraded my E66 to the latest firmware. All is fine…

My E66 now shows: 210.21.007  27-02-2009  RM-343  Nokia E66-1(16)

For those of you who are asking: Is still still hackable?!?

The answer is a big……. YES!!

Although the latest HelloOX v1.03 will not work, the older version 1.02 works!! At least on all my chosen applications for my phones

Will update this post as soon as I find out the complete change log. For the meantime I have found these new changes:

1. Flashlite 3.0

2. Real Player S60 31.03.01

3. Nokia Maps 2.0 Wk39 B04

Changes/improvements made to E66 & E71 SW version 210.21.007/006

* Support for Searching Hungarian Double Consonants, from Easy Dial and Phonebook
* Reserved Homescreen Plug-in UIDs can now be given to partners

General
* Stability and functionality improvements

 * Compliance with FM Radio band requirements for MEA/Tunisia

Browser
* Minor stability improvements

Messaging
* Remote Denial of Service vulnerability fixed.
* Stability improvement in MMS.

VOIP / SIP
* Minor stability improvements

Calendar
* Stability and Minor Functionality improvement

Camera
* New DCC files – Functionality improvement

FS contacts
* Stability and functionality improvement

Share Online
* Minor improvements in functionality.

WL-520gU EZ Wireless Router with MFP Server

For a while now, I have been using Tomato firmware in all of my Broadcom-chipset-based broadband routers. I have a Linksys WRT54GS v1.1, Linksys WRT54GL v1.1, Buffalo WHR-125G and now the Asus WL-520UG, all on Tomato Firmware.

I particularly like Victek’s version of  Tomato firmware, because of the added features (CPU Info and overclock, WAN Info, IP/MAC limiter, Speedmod) on top of the vanilla version of Jonathan Zarate’s. Recently, with the help of “Teddy_Bear” from www.LinksysInfo.org the USB functionality of the Asus WL-520UG is now fully supported in Tomato firmware.

Unlike the Linksys routers wherein flashing with a 3rd party is like a walk in the park, flashing Tomato in supported Asus and Buffalo routers needs a few more steps. Instructions on flashing these routers are already posted in the web. I, however, didn’t want to take the complicated steps by flashing it first with DD-WRT and then flashing it with Tomato.

I also tried Jonathan Zarate’s instruction to “renaming the tomato-ND.trx to WL520GU_2.0.0.9_EN.trx”  and flashing it the normal way, but it didn’t work. Perhaps I was doing it the wrong way? LoLz!

I went straight to flashing it with Tomato using Linksys’ tftp.exe utility and Victek’s latest firmware, particlulary for the WL-520GU, Tomato_RAF_1.23.8622_ND_USB_Std.

To extract the 7z file you need uncompress using 7z tool. http://www.7-zip.org. The Asus WL-520GU should only be flashed with an “ND driver”

Warning: I will not be responsible for any damage as a result of this instruction. Do it at your own risk.

Before you start, make sure that the router has been reset to its default settings.

1. Set a static IP to your PC 192.168.1.100 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway 192.168.1.1

Set A Static IP on your PC

2. Run the tftp.exe utility. Set the IP address to 192.168.1.1. Use “admin” as password and browse for the extracted Tomato_RAF_1.23.8622_ND_USB_Std.trx firmware. Leave this utility open for step no. 8

TFTP.EXE Utility

3. Using an ethernet cable, connect your PC to a LAN1 port of the router.

4. Check if you are able to logon to the router’s admin page at 192.168.1.1

5. Disable windows firewall.

6. Unplug power from the router.

7. Using a pen or a paper clip, press the reset button at the back of the router (the black, recessed button, not the protruding red one), keeping the reset button pressed, power on the router.

8. When the power led begins to flash slowly, release the reset button, upload the Tomato firmware by pressing the “upgrade button” in the tftp.exe utility. You should get a green circle indicating the firmware upload was successful.

Firmware successfully flashed.

9. Wait for two (2) more minutes BEFORE you reset the WL-520GU router.

10. Power cycle your router, log in to it at 192.168.1.1 with admin/admin default username/password and enjoy Tomato

Let Peace Prevail!

Let PEACE prevail on Earth…

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PEACEFUL NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!

The Nokia E72 I previously posted (and the video deleted by request) is actually the Nokia E63. Definitely a lower version of the E71.

Nokia E63 Ruby

Nokia E63 Aquamarine

Here’s the Specs:

113 x 59 x 13-mm / 126g form factor, 320 x 240 pixel display, quad-band GSM / EDGE (Oh no! NO HSDPA), 660 minute talk / 432 hours standby, microSD memory slot (up to 32GB) with 110MB internal memory, 2 megapixel camera capable of QVGA video @ 15fps, Bluetooth (No AUTO FOCUS), 3.5-mm audio jack.  Plus, Nokia is throwing in a 1GB of Ovi file storage for free. Not bad!  :)

This model does not have an infrared, as well as a front camera (understandably so). And instead of the metal frame used by the Nokia E71, this one will utilize a hard plastic – which would explain the more affordable cost of around €199.

Expect this new E-series model to come out before this year ends

This SW release contains
the following new features:
Gimlet 9.2.1.381 (Nokia Email Service version) in user disk.
Gimlet is visible only in countries where service available, otherwise hidden
Improved Email set-up Wizard to check availability of Nokia email service
This is visible only in countries where service available, otherwise hidden.
Mail for Exchange 2.5.5.
Maps 2.0 release from w 30.
VoIP baseline from w 32.
Switch4 from wk 32.
Startup settings from wk 32.
Catalogs 3.1.50 from wk 32.
Y drive: for WMDRM protection files.

Corrected Items from
MCU SW version 102.07.81
Email for Exchange – Synching improvements
DUT does not connect to BT stereo headset and car kit
Drive visible with PC Suite
EAP-FAST authentication improvements
Some captured images are seen inverted in gallery
Image taken in portrait mode is sometimes not saved in correct orientation
Camera viewfinder turned upside down after taking photo
Unable to start maps when memory card is full
Camera – Picture cannot be taken correctly after zooming in maximum

This SW release contains
the following new features:
Gimlet 9.2.1.381 (Nokia Email Service version) in user disk; gimlet is visible only in countries where service available, otherwise hidden.
Improved Email Set-up Wizard to check availability of Nokia email service
This is visible only in countries where service available, otherwise hidden.
Mail for Exchange 2.5.5
Maps 2.0 release from wk 30
VoIP baseline from wk 31
Switch4 from wk 32
Startup settings from wk 31
Catalogs 3.1.50 from wk 32
Y drive for WMDRM protection files

Changes/improvements made to
MCU SW version 110.07.127:
Email set-up improvements
Maps 2.0 improvements
Music library refresh function performance improvement
Browser improvements
Bluetooth improvements
Camera improvements

Corrected Items from
MCU SW version 100.07.76
Email for Exchange – Synching improvements
DUT does not connect to BT stereo headset (SEM HBH -DS970) and car kit (SM HCB-120)
Y-drive visible with PC Suite
EAP-FAST authentication improvements
Unable to start maps when memory card is full
Camera – Picture cannot be taken correctly after zooming in max

Update: Apparently this firmware update for the E71 has no substantial changes   It’s more of a “preventive measure” to dis-allow hacking of the phone. What a pity! Not even a fix to the E71’s purplish tinge when taking pictures…… I may be skipping this update for now.

My E71 is only three (3) months old and yet it appears to already have its successor. 

Nokia’s two upcoming business-minded handsets: the E72 QWERTY candybar and E75 QWERTY slider. The Nokia E72 has a very similar appearance with the Nokia E71 and the E75 a candybar with a QWERTY slider.

The QWERTY slide form factor of the E75 is indeed a welcome feature. Can’t wait to own one. I wonder how much these two phones would cost? :)

Ok. Here’s an update to the Nokia E71 product codes. I previously posted the APAC codes. These EURO/EMEA product codes should complete the E71 product code list.

CODE: 0567908: RM-346 CTR BELARUS WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0567049: RM-346 CTR EURO A MALTA WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0569277: RM-346 CTR EURO K1 BULGARIA WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0558843: RM-346 EURO K2 LATVIA GREY STEEL
CODE: 0567048: RM-346 CTR EURO A BENELUX NL WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0567046: RM-346 CTR EURO B2 ICELAND GREY STEEL
CODE: 0567045: RM-346 EURO A UK/IRELAND GREY STEEL
CODE: 0558842: RM-346 EURO K1 CIS GREY STEEL
CODE: 0561182: RM-346 EURO M ITALY WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0558844: RM-346 EURO K1 UA UKRAINA GREY STEEL
CODE: 0558795: RM-346 EURO H GREECE GREY STEEL
CODE: 0558794: RM-346 EURO N ROMANIA GREY STEEL
CODE: 0558797: RM-346 EURO J POLAND GREY STEEL
CODE: 0558796: RM-346 EURO I HUNGARY GREY STEEL
CODE: 0558791: RM-346 EURO G1 CZECH GREY STEEL
CODE: 0558790: RM-346 EURO F TURKEY GREY STEEL
CODE: 0558792: RM-346 EURO G2 SLOVAKIA GREY STEEL
CODE: 0561184: RM-346 EURO Y ISRAEL WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0559569: RM-346 EURO M ITALY GREY STEEL
CODE: 0559568: RM-346 EURO M SWITZERLAND IT ALS ON GREY
CODE: 0567042: RM-346 CTR EURO A  BENELUX NL GREY STEEL
CODE: 0567915: RM-346 CTR ESTONIA GREY STEEL
CODE: 0561183: RM-346 EURO M SWITZERLAND IT ALS ON WHIT
CODE: 0567916: RM-346 CTR ESTONIA WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0559420: RM-346 EURO D SWITZERLAND ALS ON GREY ST
CODE: 0561156: RM-346 EURO I HUNGARY WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0561070: RM-346 EURO B2 DENMARK WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0561154: RM-346 EURO N ROMANIA WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0561163: RM-346 EURO K1 MD MOLDOVA WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0557206: RM-346 EURO A LUXEMBURG WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0559565: RM-346 EURO K1 MD MOLDOVA GREY STEEL
CODE: 0561088: RM-346 CTR EURO C WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0552257: RM-346 EURO A LUXEMBURG GREY STEEL
CODE: 0561158: RM-346 CTR EURO K1 RU WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0561157: RM-346 EURO J POLAND WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0561153: RM-346 EURO G2 SLOVAKIA WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0561155: RM-346 EURO H GREECE WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0561155: RM-346 EURO H GREECE WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0567044: RM-346 CTR EURO A MALTA GREY STEEL
CODE: 0559567: RM-346 EURO L SLOVENIA ALS ON GREY STEEL
CODE: 0561093: RM-346 EURO D SWITZERLAND FR ALS ON WHIT
CODE: 0559566: RM-346 EURO L SLOVENIA GREY STEEL
CODE: 0561098: RM-346 EURO F TURKEY WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0561097: RM-346 EURO E2 PORTUGAL WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0561094: RM-346 EURO E1 WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0567050: RM-346 EURO A UK WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0567051: RM-346 CTR EURO B2 ICELAND WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0561090: RM-346 EURO C AUSTRIA ALS ON WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0561091: RM-346 EURO D FRANCE WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0569276: RM-346 CTR EURO K1 BULGARIA GREY STEEL
CODE: 0558783: RM-346 EURO B1 FINLAND GREY STEEL
CODE: 0559570: RM-346 EURO Y ISRAEL GREY STEEL
CODE: 0558786: RM-346 EURO C AUSTRIA ALS ON GREY STEEL
CODE: 0558784: RM-346 EURO B2 DENMARK GREY STEEL
CODE: 0558785: RM-346 EURO C GERMANY GREY STEEL
CODE: 0553619: RM-346 CTR EURO K1 RU GREY STEEL
CODE: 0558788: RM-346 EURO E1 SPAIN GREY STEEL
CODE: 0558789: RM-346 EURO E2 PORTUGAL GREY STEEL
CODE: 0559592: RM-346 EURO D FRANCE GREY STEEL
CODE: 0561100: RM-346 EURO G1 CZECH WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0561164: RM-346 EURO L SLOVENIA WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0561165: RM-346 EURO L SLOVENIA ALS ON WHITE STEE
CODE: 0561162: RM-346 EURO K1 UA UKRAINA WHITE
CODE: 0567907: RM-346 CTR EURO D BENELUX WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0561160: RM-346 EURO K1 CIS WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0567905: RM-346 CTR EURO D BENELUX FR GREY STEEL
CODE: 0561069: RM-346 EURO B1 FINLAND WHITE STEEL
CODE: 0567909: RM-346 CTR BELARUS GREY STEEL

I hope this post is useful to all Nokia enthusiasts and E71 owners reading my blog

My Nokia E71's sibling, the Nokia E66

The sibling of the latest Nokia release E71, the Nokia E66 is a slide phone. Apparently there is a bug in its camera feature wherein, if the SIM card is inserted (duh!) the camera will show an inverted image. The latest firmware version is 102.07.81_v2.0. I am not sure if this is the same firmware that comes with those E66 with the camera bug. Feel free to post a comment if your E66 has this firmware version or an earlier one

Nokia E66 Grey Streel - I find this sexier.

Here’s the product codes for Asian / Australian Nokia E66 version:

0566412: RM-343 CTR VIETNAM GREY STEEL
0566411: RM-343 CTR VIETNAM WHITE STEEL
0558508: RM-343 CTR APAC2 GREY STEEL
0558509: RM-343 CTR APAC1 GREY STEEL
0566494: RM-343 CTR APAC1 MALAYSIA WHITE STEEL
0566493: RM-343 CTR APAC1 MALAYSIA GREY STEEL
0558500: RM-343 CTR INDONESIA WHITE STEEL
0558506: RM-343 CTR TAIWAN GREY STEEL
0564471: RM-343 CTR BANGLADESH WHITE STEEL
0558496: RM-343 CTR PHILIPPINES WHITE STEEL
0558497: RM-343 CTR APAC3 AUSTRALIA WHITE STEEL
0558494: RM-343 CTR APAC1 WHITE STEEL
0558495: RM-343 CTR IND/VIET WHITE STEEL
0558492: RM-343 CTR TAIWAN WHITE STEEL
0558493: RM-343 CTR APAC2 WHITE STEEL
0558498: RM-343 CTR APAC3 NZ WHITE STEEL
0558499: RM-343 CTR THAILAND WHITE STEEL
0565858: RM-343 CTR SOUTH ASIA WHITE STEEL
0565859: RM-343 CTR SOUTH ASIA GREY STEEL
0558513: RM-343 CTR APAC3 AUSTRALIA GREY STEEL
0558511: RM-343 CTR PHILIPPINES GREY STEEL
0558510: RM-343 CTR IND/VIET GREY STEEL
0558516: RM-343 CTR INDONESIA GREY STEEL
0558515: RM-343 CTR THAILAND GREY STEEL
0558514: RM-343 CTR APAC3 NZ GREY STEEL
0564462: RM-343 CTR BANGLADESH GREY STEEL

Euro and EMEA codes to follow shortly

UPDATE: Here’s to complete the list of Nokia E66’s product codes:

RM-343 Phone Data Package EMEA v2.0
========================================

Code: 0565852: RM-343 CTR EURO2 LUXEMBURG GREY STEEL
Code: 0565854: RM-343 CTR EURO2 LUXEMBURG WHITE STEEL
Code: 0558089: RM-343 CTR LTA DEFAULT GREY STEEL
Code: 0566490: RM-343 CTR MEA_A Latin MEA67 WHITE STL
Code: 0566770: RM-343 CTR MEA_D GREY STEEL
Code: 0566771: RM-343 CTR MEA_D WHITE STEEL
Code: 0566776: RM-343 CTR EURO1 Iberia GREY STEEL
Code: 0566777: RM-343 CTR EURO1 Malta GREY STEEL
Code: 0566774: RM-343 CTR EURO1 Iberia WHITE STEEL
Code: 0566775: RM-343 CTR EURO1 Italy GREY STEEL
Code: 0558481: RM-343 CTR MEA_A Arabic WHITE STEEL
Code: 0558480: RM-343 CTR MEA_A Latin WHITE STEEL
Code: 0558483: RM-343 CTR URDU WHITE STEEL
Code: 0567062: RM-343 CTR BALKANS CYPROS WHITE STEEL
Code: 0558485: RM-343 CTR Hebrew – Israel WHITE STEEL
Code: 0558484: RM-343 CTR FARSI WHITE STEEL
Code: 0558487: RM-343 CTR LTA DEFAULT WHITE STEEL
Code: 0566802: RM-343 CTR ROMANIA GREY STEEL
Code: 0566803: RM-343 CTR ROMANIA WHTE STEEL
Code: 0566491: RM-343 CTR UAE WHITE STEEL
Code: 0558471: RM-343 CTR RUSSIAN RU WHITE STEEL
Code: 0566487: RM-343 CTR UAE GREY STEEL
Code: 0557929: RM-343 CTR EURO1 FRANCE GREY STEEL
Code: 0557967: RM-343 CTR FARSI GREY STEEL
Code: 0557966: RM-343 CTR URDU GREY STEEL
Code: 0557965: RM-343 CTR MEA_A Arabic GREY STEEL
Code: 0557964: RM-343 CTR MEA_A Latin GREY STEEL
Code: 0557962: RM-343 CTR BALKANS Creec/Cypr GREY STEEL
Code: 0557961: RM-343 CTR BALKANS SLO/SER GREY STEEL
Code: 0557960: RM-343 CTR EURO3 GREY STEEL
Code: 0566772: RM-343 CTR EURO1 MALTA WHITE STEEL
Code: 0557968: RM-343 CTR Hebrew Israel GREY STEEL
Code: 0567061: RM-343 CTR BALKANS CYPROS GREY STEEL
Code: 0552844: RM-343 CTR EURO1 GREY STEEL
Code: 0556384: RM-343 CTR EURO1 WHITE STEEL
Code: 0558452: RM-343 CTR EURO1 FRANCE WHITE STEEL
Code: 0558453: RM-343 CTR EURO1 ALPS WHITE STEEL
Code: 0558451: RM-343 CTR MEA_F WHITE STEEL
Code: 0558456: RM-343 CTR MEA_F South Africa WHITE STL
Code: 0558457: RM-343 CTR SCANDINAVIA WHITE STEEL
Code: 0558454: RM-343 CTR EURO2 WHITE STEEL
Code: 0558455: RM-343 CTR EURO2 TURKEY WHITE STEEL
Code: 0558458: RM-343 CTR BALTIAN WHITE STEEL
Code: 0557932: RM-343 CTR EURO2 Turkey GREY STEEL
Code: 0558478: RM-343 CTR BALKANS SLO/SER WHITE STEEL
Code: 0558479: RM-343 CTR BALKANS GREEC/CYP WHITE STEEL
Code: 0566486: RM-343 CTR MEA_A Latin MEA67 GREY STEEL
Code: 0557933: RM-343 CTR MEA_F – South Africa GREY STL
Code: 0557928: RM-343 CTR MEA_F GREY STEEL
Code: 0566773: RM-343 CTR EURO1 Italy WHITE STEEL
Code: 0565856: RM-343 CTR ICELAND GREY STEEL
Code: 0557934: RM-343 CTR SCANDINAVIA GREY STEEL
Code: 0558472: RM-343 CTR RUSSIAN UA WHITE STEEL
Code: 0558473: RM-343 CTR RUSSIAN CIS WHITE STEEL
Code: 0558474: RM-343 CTR BULGARIAN WHITE STEEL
Code: 0558475: RM-343 CTR MOLDOVA/BELARUS WHITE STEEL
Code: 0558476: RM-343 CTR EURO3 WHITE STEEL
Code: 0565857: RM-343 CTR ICELAND WHITE STEEL
Code: 0567189: RM-343 CTR EURO2  BENELUX WHITE STEEL
Code: 0557958: RM-343 CTR BULGARIAN GREY STEEL
Code: 0557959: RM-343 CTR MOLDOVA/BELARUS GREY STEEL
Code: 0557930: RM-343 CTR EURO1 ALPS GREY STEEL
Code: 0557931: RM-343 CTR EURO2 GREY STEEL
Code: 0557954: RM-343 CTR RUSSIAN UA GREY STEEL
Code: 0557955: RM-343 CTR RUSSIAN CIS GREY STEEL
Code: 0557952: RM-343 CTR RUSSIAN RU GREY STEEL
Code: 0557935: RM-343 CTR BALTIAN GREY STEEL
Code: 0567190: RM-343 CTR EURO2 BENELUX GREY STEEL

The Mojave experiment, the "new" Microsoft Operating System

 MOJAVE pronouced: mə-ˈhä-vē, mō-

• a member of the North American Indian people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona and Nevada and California
• a desert area in southern California and western Arizona
• Mohave: the Yuman language spoken by the Mohave
• Codename of Microsoft’s “new” operating system.

Windows Vista, is arguably the most despised (by critics, fan-boys or wannabe’s) operating system Microsoft has developed. In an attempt to re-educate the “mis-informed”, re-vitalize the image of Windows Vista against skeptics and eventually instill acceptance, mostly from Windows XP users who are afraid to migrate due to incompatibility issues brought about by Vista.

On a personal note, I can say I am one of the early adapters of Windows Vista. I was part of the technical BETA testers of the then codenamed, Longhorn operating system.

I never had any problems with Microsoft Vista. All of the programs I use are compatible with it. The only two incompatible hardwares I have are my Linksys WPC54GX and WMP54GX v2 that Vista Ultimate 64-bit version refuses to identify. It is not Microsoft’s fault, though. It’s Linksys’. Linksys, up to now will not come up with 64-bit drivers on Vista and even mostly on Windows XP 64-bit edition.

The most appalling thing is that Linksys support told me that they do not see any reason to release any 64-bit drivers for their adaptors! Hell, even during the BETA stage of Longhorn, Linksys’ official statement was that 64-bit drivers are to be announced soon.

Now this is one concrete example why potential consumers are mis-informed about Windows Vista. They readily blame Microsoft who is not at fault here, rather than pin the blame on the hardware manufacturers that turns a blind eye to its consumers.

If any of you has a working 64-bit driver specifically for these two adapters, please leave a comment. You may also help Microsoft by informing working or non-working hardware/software by visiting the Windows Compatibility Center :)

I’m sure some of you may react negatively to this as my attempt to promote Windows Vista – I don’t care What I know is that, Microsoft does its best to reach out to its consumers.

I’m proud to have partaken in its early stages of developtment. I am proud of that opportunity.