Feb 01 2012

To Optimize Battery Use

Published by under Computer

The battery pack has a finite lifetime and gradually loses its capacity to store energy by repeated charging/discharging and battery aging. For this reason, battery pack rapidly runs out of power even after fully charged and will eventually stop working. The followings are tips on making the battery life last longer and maintaining the battery health.

  • To make the battery life longer
  • To maintain the battery health

To make the battery life longer

Read the following tips to make the battery life longer.

  • Use the power saving function.
    Your computer has two distinct power saving modes which apply to the computer not in use: Sleep mode and Hibernate mode.
    To place the computer into Sleep mode, press the power button (with the default setting). To place the computer into Hibernate mode, press and hold the Fn key and press the F12 key.
    Place the computer into Sleep mode as often as possible and into Hibernate mode when you do not use it for a while, and turn it off when you do not intend to use for an extended period of time.
    The computer goes back to the previous work state from Hibernate mode in a shorter time than it takes for the computer to run after you press the power button, and the computer comes out of Sleep mode in a shorter time than Hibernate mode.
  • Adjust the LCD brightness of your computer screen.
  • Decrease the volume of the speakers or headphones.
  • Disconnect any peripheral devices not in use.

About battery life and the remaining battery level icon in the pop-up window

While your computer is running on battery power, the window containing battery life information (battery life and the remaining battery level icon) is displayed when you click the power status icon in the Windows desktop notification area.

This information may significantly change right after you disconnect the AC adapter or depending on the computer status just before you check the information, because it is calculated based on the computer status. In such a case, wait for a while, and then check it again.
Battery life, described in specifications, is measured with the designated power saving mode.
Battery life in the Windows desktop notification area is displayed shorter than the one in the specifications, because the computer is delivered with the default settings that enable you to use it with the optimal performance.

To maintain the battery health

Your computer has the battery care function. By setting the maximum charge level lower with the function, you can slow battery degradation and maintain the battery health.

 

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Jan 31 2012

IEEE 8th International Colloquium on Signal Processing & Its Applications (CSPA 2012)

Published by under IEEE

The Advanced Signal Processing Research Group, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, UiTM and IEEE-CSS Malaysia Chapter are pleased to announce 2012 IEEE 8th International Colloquium on Signal Processing & Its Applications (CSPA 2012) which will be held in Malacca, Malaysia on 23-25 March 2012. The colloquium will provide an excellent platform for knowledge exchange between researchers, scientists, academicians and engineers working in the areas of automation, process, scientific research and analysis. This event calls for local and international participations.

Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished papers on all aspects of signal processing including but not limited to the following technical areas:

  • Sensors and sensing techniques
  • Artificial intelligent and optimization systems
  • Analytical/production techniques
  • Signal processing techniques
  • Industrial electronics
  • Automation, robotics and control systems
  • Image processing and transformations
  • Bioinformatics
  • Geomatic engineering: “SEALANDAIR” digital imagery applications
  • Other related areas

SUBMISSION OF FULL PAPERS

Prospective authors are invited to submit full papers (up to 6 pages, double columns of A4 – single space font size 10 point minimum), in English, through online submission at http://www.asprg.net/cspa2012 by 3 February 2012. All papers will be blind-reviewed by at least two independent reviewers and the authors will be notified about the acceptance via email.

All accepted papers will be published in the colloquium proceedings and IEEExplore.

All enquiries should be directed to:

CSPA 2012 Secretariat, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia, 40450

IMPORTANT DATES

Full paper submission   : 3 February 2012

Notification of acceptance   : 10 February 2012

Camera ready & Registration : 18 February 2012

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Oct 12 2011

Apa yang Dibutuhkan untuk Menyisipkan Aturan & Kemampuan Semantik pada Moodle?

Published by under eLearning Series

Penulis: Sri Suning Kusumawardani, 12 Oktober 2011, Jurusan Teknik Elektro dan Teknologi Informasi FT UGM

Moodle sebagai salah satu platform LMS (Learning Management System) sudah banyak dikenal dan dimanfaatkan. Potensi Moodle yang digunakan masih sebatas untuk menyajikan informasi yang terstruktur dan hanya bisa dibaca (dimengerti) oleh pengguna (manusia), belum banyak digali potensi supaya mesin juga bisa mengerti informasi yang tersedia.

Ada banyak manfaat ketika mesin terlibat dalam mengekstrak informasi, seperti mesin bisa terlibat dalam mengendalikan managemen pembelajaran, membuat rekomendasi sesuai aturan yang diterapkan, memfilter informasi yang dibutuhkan, melakukan penalaran konten pembelajaran, atau merelasikan satu konten dengan konten pembelajaran yang lain [1]. Untuk kebutuhan tersebut perlu ditambahkan aturan dan kemampuan semantik pada Moodle.

Tulisan ini akan mengulas apa yang dibutuhkan untuk menyisipkan aturan dan kemampuan semantik pada Moodle.

Saat ini teknologi web semantik masih relatif sulit diterapkan pada LMS sehingga pengguna belum merasakan manfaatnya secara luas [2]. Untuk membantu memperkaya konten dengan semantik biasanya menggunakan standard tertentu, misalkan RDFa [3] atau Microformats [4]. Tulisan ini mempunyai fokus pada standard RDFa.

Pada dasarnya konten pembelajaran pada Moodle berisi banyak informasi yang dapat digunakan untuk menjawab beberapa permintaan tapi dengan cara konvensional (membuat query). Semantik seharusnya bisa diekstrak dan aturan-aturan atas data terstruktur yang didefinisikan bisa dieksekusi. Untuk ini dibutuhkan:

  1. Salah satu platform reasoning, misalkan Jena 2 (Framework web semantik) [5], berguna untuk melakukan penalaran (reasoning) di level atas dari basis fakta RDF dengan aturan tertentu.
  2. Moodle Information Model yang diturunkan dari Platform Specific Model (PSM) dari skema basis data Moodle [2]. Model ini berisi sejumlah kelas-kelas dan relasi-relasi yang akan membantu RDF-izing konten Moodle eksisting.
  3. Representasi RDF diturunkan langsung dari kebutuhan no. 2. Setiap kelas UML pada diagram (model) berhubungan dengan kelas skema RDF yang dibuat dan setiap atribut UML berhubungan dengan property skema RDF. Basis fakta RDF dapat diupdate dari basis data Moodle secara otomatis dengan script yang dijalankan secara periodis [2].

Ketiga kebutuhan dasar itu menjadi penting ketika akan dilakukan penyisipan aturan dan kemampuan semantik pada Moodle.

Tulisan berikutnya akan berisi proses/tahapan yang diperlukan.

Daftar Pustaka:

[1] Kusumawardani, S.S., 2011, Identifikasi Potensi Web Semantik pada LMS, Bagian Proposal Disertasi, JTETI FT UGM.

[2]  Lukichev, S., Diaconescu, M., Giurca, A., 2007, Empowering Moodle with Rules and Semantics, Brandenburg University of Technology at Cottbus.

[3]  Adida, B., Birbeck, M., RDFa Primer: Bridging the Human and Data Webs, W3C Working Group Note 14 October 2008,
http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml-rdfa-primer/, diakses 11 Oktober 2011: 23.00 WIB.

[4]  http://microformats.org/

[5]  http://jena.sourceforge.net/

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Oct 05 2011

Fujitsu 2012 Scholarship

Published by under Scholarship

 Source from:

http://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/responsibility/community/scholarship/about/

Fujitsu Limited established the Fujitsu Scholarship Program in 1985 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its founding. The aim was to provide the opportunity for people from the Asia-Pacific region to contribute to the region through studying different values, cultures, and global business. This has been a Fujitsu’s key initiative for deepening the relationships between the countries and citizens of the Asia-Pacific region. This scholarship has since enabled 420 professionals from 18 countries to study cross-cultural management at JAIMS, the Japan-America Institute of Management Science, in Hawaii, U.S.A.

The Fujitsu Scholarship provides full financial assistance for postgraduate education and cross-cultural management training in the East-West Knowledge Leaders Program (EWKLP) at JAIMS. The EWKLP has a three-month curriculum, which synthesizes the best practices of both the East and West. The participants will sharpen their global management knowledge and skills, and build the confidence necessary for success in global business situations. Selected Fujitsu Scholar will attend the EWKLP beginning in April 2012, followed by a week-long Japan Portion.

Qualifications

To apply for the Fujitsu Scholarship, you must meet the qualifications for both Fujitsu Scholarship and EWKLP as follows.

  • Education: A bachelor’s degree or a degree equivalent to a four-year standard baccalaureate degree in any discipline from a regionally or nationally accredited institution.
  • G.P.A.: Cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
  • Experience: A minimum of three years of relevant full-time work experience (five years preferred) at the time of application.
  • Language: A minimum TOEFL score of 577/233/90 (paper/computer/Internet), TOEIC score of 750, or IELTS overall band test result of 6.5 or higher from tests taken between December 2009 and November 2011.

The following applicants are exempt from submitting an English proficiency test score:

  • Applicants who hold a bachelor’s or advanced degree within the last five years from an accredited or recognized college or university in the United States, Australia, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, or Singapore.
  • Applicants whose native language is English and who are from either the United States, Australia, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, or Singapore.

Country

  • Applicants must be a resident of the state of Hawaii, U.S.A., or a citizen of one of the following countries: Australia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, or Vietnam.
  • Applicants who are residents of the State of Hawaii will be requested to prove Hawaii residency. For details, refer to Definition of Hawaii Residency.

Application Deadline: November 30, 2011

Prepare application documents.

  • All documentation must be received by November 30, 2011.
  • Applicants who fail to submit all documents by the due date cannot be considered.
  • Submitted application documents will not be returned to applicants.

How to Apply

To apply for the Fujitsu Scholarship, follow the steps listed below:

http://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/responsibility/community/scholarship/process/

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Oct 04 2011

Proses Sign Up dan Ujian Online di cisco.netacad.net

Published by under Networking Academy Series

Berikut dokumentasi melakukan sign up dan ujian di netacad (dari mulai membuat account sd selesai ujian):

  1. Cek email yang digunakan untuk proses registrasi.
  2. Masuk ke cisco.netacad.net dan Login di bagian academy connection dengan username & password sementara yang ada di email.
  3. Lakukan sign up (mengisi data registrasi). Untuk username sebaiknya dibuat ada identitas namanya, untuk password ikuti petunjuk di dalam kotak petunjuk. Setelah berhasil mengisi, terus Logout.
  4. Login dengan username & password baru di cisco.netacad.net (bagian academy connection).
  5. Masuk ke dalam kelas yang aktif, lanjutkan masuk ke dalam take assessment untuk ujian tiap chapter.
  6. Setelah selesai ujian sempatkan untuk melihat personalized feedback untuk melihat kita masih kurang di bagian kompetensi apa.
  7. Lihat gradebook untuk melihat laporan kemajuan masing-masing.
  8. Jangan lupa Logout setelah melakukan ujian.

Mudah2an membantu ;-)

Salam e-Learning untuk pembelajaran lebih baik

-Suning Kusumawardani-

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Oct 04 2011

Requirements of Moodle Installation

Published by under eLearning Series

Moodle is one of Learning Management System (LMS). Moodle developed in Linux using Apache, MySQL, and PHP (also sometimes known as the LAMP platform), but is also regularly tested with PostgreSQL and on Windows XP, Mac OS X and Netware 6 operating systems

The requirements for Moodle are as follows:

  • Web server software. Most people use Apache.
  • PHP scripting language (version 4.1.0 or later). PHP 5 is supported as of Moodle 1.4.
  • A working database server: MySQL or PostgreSQL are completely supported and recommended for use with Moodle.

Most web hosts support all of this by default.
If you want to run Moodle on your own computer and all this looks a bit daunting, then please take a look at the administrator documentation.

Reference:

www.moodle.org

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