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New Maybank2u.com 2.0 Online Banking Site

Published September 25, 2008 in Internet and Web Applications. 1 Comment

The current Maybank2u.com site which has made its presence since year 2001 will soon be replaced with a new facelift version – dubbed Maybank2u.com 2.0

Is the 2.0 suffix signifying a Web 2.0 goodie or simply means version 2 of the application release? Well, guess I’m not the right person to answer this question. Let’s walkthrough the changes spotted in the current beta release accessible at https://www.maybank2u.com.my/mbb/m2u/public/personalBanking.do

Public Site Facelift

The most significant change that a site needs, in order to present a new impression to users in quickest manner, is by revamping the UI design.

Old Maybank2u.com home page

New Maybank2u.com 2.0 home page

As claimed, the Maybank2u.com 2.0 is designed for 800px width. However, I’ve tested the new home page with 800×600 px resolution, but the layout in width doesn’t fit nicely without horizontal scroll bar.

Web 2.0 HTML Style

While the old Maybank2u.com site layout is written with plenty of <table> tags, the new Maybank2u.com 2.0 is rewritten with the Web 2.0 coding style – layout organized using <div>, buttons are written using <ul> and <li>.

The rounded-corner menu buttons at top are also created using Nifty Corners without using any image.

It also has style sheets written for mobile web browser and printer. I’ve tested Maybank2u.com 2.0 in my P1i. Though no significant mobile browser readability effort is spotted, but at least the whole site neatly flows down segment by segment without horizontal scroll bar. Continue reading ‘New Maybank2u.com 2.0 Online Banking Site’

How Should Our Children Answer Today’s Moral Questions?

Published September 13, 2008 in My Thoughts. 2 Comments

Today’s newspapers headlines are depressing. I’m wondering if our Moral subject questions and answers should be revised?

Alice ternampak Ali menconteng pada dinding sekolah. Untuk mengabaikan nilai moral kejujuran, Alice melaporkan tindakan Ali kepada guru disiplin. Adahkan tindakan Alice betul?
Betul Salah

Subramaniam terdengar sekumpulan gangster berbincang tentang pelan rompakan bank. Subramaniam berdiam diri, and tidak melaporkan perkara ini kepada polis. Apakah nilai moral yang diamalkan oleh Subramaniam?
Bertindak dengan menimbangkan keselamatan diri

Disclaimer: To all reader. I did my moral subjects badly last time. Don’t answer academic questions like above. These interpretations are all wrong in academic context, but could be right in today’s social situation (totally upset).

My Experience with Google Chrome Web Browser 0.2

Published September 5, 2008 in Google, Internet and Software. 2 Comments

In the recent few days, the tech world is excessively bombarded with 1 word – Chrome. At this moment, it’s quite unlikely for anyone not to have stumbled upon this word, unless you were not online during the past 3 days.

Just in case you are reading this post without any idea on what I am talking about, Google has already released a very early version of its web browser – named Google Chrome. We are now living with one more potentially-promising choice of web browser. On the downside, it’s only supporting Windows XP and Vista at this moment.

Google Chrome is built on AppleWebKit foundation, the same engine currently used in Safari web browser.

This is the about:memory (type about:memory into Address Bar) page. The most interesting feature in Google Chrome, which is yet to be found in any other popular web browser, is its handling of each new tab as a new process.

Think of it in this analogy:
In other browsers (including but not limited to Firefox, IE and Opera), all passengers (tabs) are loaded into the same vehicle (process). So in the event of accident, all passengers in the vehicle will be affected.

On the other hand, Google Chrome uses a new vehicle (process) for each passenger (tab). So, even if a vehicle is crashed, only the passenger in this vehicle will be affected, while all other vehicles and passengers are safe and sound. Continue reading ‘My Experience with Google Chrome Web Browser 0.2′

Wedding Photography on Loh and Eiein’s Big Day

Published September 4, 2008 in Shutterbug. 0 Comments

Last weekend when our country was celebrating the 51st National Day, my friend Loh has officially declared formation of his family, with his wife Eiein.

Wedding event is always a good opportunity to learn photography. Even though tiring, but the experience and new skills that you will gain from the 1-day hands-on session couldn’t be easily compared to other events.

You will learn to anticipate and expect what will happen next, what are the moments to shoot, when to use flash, and where you should stand to secure a more strategic position.

Eiein is a Malaccan, but she was using a triple storey house in Happy Garden for her wedding. Out of my expectation, there was a lot a lot people in her house, rendered the shooting situation tough. Most of the time, I lifted my camera above my head and shoot haha, ‘cos I couldn’t secure the front-line position.

There was a friend of Loh, using Olympus DSLR attached with flash gun, looks pro. So ok la.. even if I couldn’t get good shots for Loh and Eiein also doesn’t matter haha, no pressure