Turn your PSP into a GPS navigator

No more comments about politics in the country at the moment and I've turned my attention to something else....

I first heard about this about 3 weeks ago when my wife told me a colleague had a PSP with a GPS capability. So I went surfing on www looking for verification and was truly excited... that the GPS thingy is real and it's already in the world (at least within the geeks' world) for 2 years already. Was damn excited because I've always wanted to have a 'mobile' gadget with maps in it (satellite, street maps etc.) and with GPS I can see where I am and directs me to the place I want to be. And it's better to bring this mobile thingy with gps capability along than large printed maps or books (e.g. Klang Valley road maps).

Mobile devices like phones & pda have usually small display screens... so not that shiok I think for navigation. I've not explored the iphone but I guess it's difficult to fix or lock-on to the GPS satellites if you don't have an external GPS antenna attached to your device (any). Another issue could be the accuracy and speed as I've discovered that it takes longer time at a lesser accuracy to lock-on to the satellites if you have a built-in thingy instead of the external ones.

So ok, enough of introduction and now here's a brief tutorial on how to turn your PSP into a GPS navigator like mine:

1. Buy a PSP, if you do not have one already. Go to Low Yat, plenty of choice. Compare, bargain and specify for a customized firmware (this is more like operating system for the PSP), so that you can play downloadable games from www (via file sharing e.g. torrent). My firmware is 3.90 M33 and it gives me a lot flexibility in customizing my PSP. Price: RM 550-770, depending on your accessories and add-ons.

2. Get a GPS receiver, mine is PSP-290, made in Japan. No manual comes with it and the text on the neat packaging box is all in Japanese. Get this gadget in Low Yat or online. Have had a bad experience with online purchase before, so I decided to buy this on the spot in Low Yat. Price: RM 200+. Very easy to hook-up to the PSP.

3. Download Map This! application. Look up in the www for more info, but believe me, you wouldn't want to read hundred of threads in forums and spend hours (like me) just to get started. Un-rar it after downloading it from deniska.dcemu.co.uk, copy the folder into your PSP (e.g. E:\PSP\Game\mapViewer), where 'E' is presumably the drive of your memory stick duo (after hooking-up your PSP to your PC/laptop via USB, or via a USB card reader).

4. Run the Map This! on your PSP and you'll discover a default map, i.e. New York City or something. But since you are in Malaysia, you'll need local maps (of course!).

5. Download Global Map Download Tool (GMDL), the current version is 5.08b. You can use this to download various maps over the www. Not very stable, freezes most of the time if you have large downloads (>20MB)... even MS Windows or Internet Explorer crashes from time to time wat!! Before download you need to specify your map area (aerial/satellite, road/street or hybrid etc.), zoom resolution and the destination folder for the download. Create a folder with any name you want but importantly put an underscore (_) at the beginning of your file name (e.g. _Damansara.street.maps), else Map This! would not be able to access the maps' folder. Copy the maps' folder to your PSP\Game\mapViewer\maps folder and if everything is alright, Map This! will display the name of your folder (in the 'select map' menu) just after the startup of this pocket mapViewer application. The bigger your storage card you have on your PSP, the more detailed or larger maps you can store and use.

Here are some snap shots on my PSP with the GPS:

Tips: It should just take you 1-2 days to get all these up and running, else you'll have to search for more info on the www (tutorials on youtube) or just leave a comment here and I'll get back to you with some answers.

Happy geeking and tweaking!!

Stupid Stumid

According to Stumid, the reporter was held because she was believed to be under threat and NOT A THREAT to the national security. What a pile of bull shit.... then why use ASI? Who authorises the use of it in the first place? If it is the police as he claimed, then we the people are troubled a lot because the country are really in police state!! You dun need to slap someone with ASI just to interrogate somebody. This Stumid think we, the ppl of this bolehland are stupid? Bengap betul si Stumid ni... cilakak betul!!

Released!!

Got the news that the reporter was released. Apa hal dengan kerajaan ni ar? Pundek betul lar... boleh suka-suka tangkap orang lepas tu kasi lepas suka-suka... lepaskan RPK dan Teresa Kok jugak la si baruah Belasan Natiunal!! (ditujukan khas kepada si Bodowi, Stumid dan kroni-kroninya!). Wow... what a nice feeling after saying these in bahasa... what damaging can it be to you when someone of different race or culture mock or scold you in your own native tongue? Hurtful? That's exactly my point.

But there's one moral story behind the expedite release of the reporter: Makkal Sakti!!

You see people, the government is nothing, I repeat, NOTHING without its people. Any more unwarranted arrest would undermined the governments' credibility even further down the hole/point of no return. Bloody fools!!! Don't get the fear into you... that's what the natiunal's policies are doing to us...to 'silent' the majority i.e. the level and clear headed ppl which can distinguish what is right and what is not. So let's stand together now as citizens of bolehland, speak up and be counted!! (of course do it discretionally la... pakai otak sikit la brader!).

Let's stop talking about our indulgence for food and hobbies etc. (nothing that really matters as compared to the direction or where the country is heading right now, thanks to the apartheid-based policies laid down by Mahatiao and his disciples in this country). Let's start barking on REAL issues at this point of time and capitalize on momentum of 'wave of change' started by the opposition in this country. I hope too see a bigger political tsunami in the country and wash out the shallow-minded, racist and not-so-smart politicians (believe me, these group of ppl are small, i.e. minnows) and reduce the racists' down to their knees.... for the country's sake!! Like a saying I once read, this is my country, I'm born here. But do I want to be marginalised or die because of political hegemony and obscurantist doctrine - NO WAY man!!!

p/s: thanks to the national education system, i can maki hamun in so-called native language of bolehland and mother-tongue of some... go figure.

Here's my spectacular signal for 'dissent':
http://www.malaysiakini.com/ - news and views that matters

p/p/s: 916 or 920 may not happen after all, but who cares? What really matter is the cause and effect of the promise... will eventually prevail in the next GE (13, auspicious number for some?), I hope. If I'm still around that is.

Disclaimer: The views expressed here in ahchongs' blog are entirely his and do not represent his normal or rightful views as the author's postings may be influenced and swayed from time to time by his emotions & thoughts that are greatly disturbed by the political circus caused by a bunch of colour-sensitive beruk in the country, cimpanzee-gorilla public shows and not forgetting the sentiments of the rightful citizens in this blessed bolehland (as enshrined in the Federal Constitution). With the use of this blog you have agreed to indemnify the author from any ridiculous legal actions like the one directed at RPK, the freedom blogger of bolehland.

Outraged!! Totally unacceptable!!

I'm so outraged by the turn of events lately in the country. I've been keeping mum of all the ugly things that are happening in this country and the news about the reporter who reported the fugly's racist' remarks is arrested under an act that was promulgated and targeted at the communists that were once a menace in the country. This is like an act of victimised the person who get bullied and not the person who bullies the victim!! Clearly this is a desperate move by the racist party who are filled with a bunch mamaks and rojak parentage who called themselves the 'sons of the soil'. Self-denial mentality and what can I say about this? Tahi kerbau (sounds better than lembu) @ Bull shit!!! I have no qualms if you are one of these: Negrito, Jakun, Semang, Jahut, Orang Laut, Orang Darat, Senoi or from other fractions from the REAL NATIVES of this bolehland.

The news that got me really ticked off is the arrest of MP Teresa Kok. Clearly one bloody racist toyol had made seditious liar about her and fan this sentiment over the internet. I think losers like him are mis-using the internet, just like RPK fanning the freedom of speech over this alternative medium. The difference is, ppl like toyol is abusing this freedom to spread slander and malicious accusations to gain mileage in their political run-ins. You should be well aware that the racist' party's general election is coming and do you ever notice in your life time that the ppl from this particular party (undoubtedly the PARTY instigated the worst racial riot in the country) kept playing the racial cards when big events like the party's general election draw near? Unsolicited hate messages that fan racial sentiments are usually aired in their speeches, it doesn't matter if it is addressed to one particular race only (like claimed by Mr Fugly in the recent by-election)...it is still seditious so to speak!!

I urge you, fellow citizens of Bolehland, to speak up. It's no longer pays to be the silent majority. Unless you want your children and the future generations of this beautiful country (except the racist's party and its cohorts) to remain 2nd or 3rd etc. class citizens forever and enventually end up like in our neighbouring country in the far south where you have to change your name to appear more 'cimalsI'. How long do you want to be the dumb submissive dhimmi? And while we are bickering among ourselves about the righfullnes of citizenship of this country, the real immigrants from our neighboring countries are having a jolly time taking a back seat, cooly residing and enjoying the riches and resources in this country. And they are smart... they know how to access the 'special' lane to access more riches in the country: marry the locals-you know what I'm talking about!! Didn't you noticed that most of the controversial politicians in the country have mixed blood parentage? Arab (Stumid) , Jawa (Toyol), Tamil (Mahatiao), Turki (the one wielding the weapon in the racist' party AGM?) etc. I think this bunch of monkeys are very much confused of their background... and the only logical way for them to hold on and seize power is through initimidating and instilling fear amongst the rightful citizens in the country. And of course, pretend like their parents or grandparents or great grandparents are 100% home grown descendants of this country. Bull shit.

A member of UN Human Rights Council konon. What a joke. My hope in the future of the country is sliding even more now after listening to the disturbing news about the unwarranted arrests. Actual perpretator and liars got away and innocent parties get persecuted.

Time to update my CV and join the outgoing 'brain drain' masses? Open your eyes my friends, look far and sincerely tell me, do you see the light at the end of the tunnel?

Now...lets the goal feast begin!!

Finally!!! After weeks of speculation and remarks by Sir Alex Ferguson (he'd actually jumped the gun when he said he's confident of signing Berbatov), this striker @ goal getting machine have finally landed at OT, but a higher price, of course!! He could have been signed much earlier at a lower price should Mr Alex kept his mouth zipped!

Now that we have more firepower...yayy.. what more can I say...err...more goals by ManUtd? I'm sure it will be pretty soon that MU will start to fire all cylinders in the run-up to the EPL, we can blatantly say to Arsingh Winger and his 'gonners' bye bye... keep on dreaming on winning the Barclay's EPL title... hahahahaha!!!!!

Ah, let's recall again the competitions/silverware that MU is vying for this season 2008/9:
1. FA Community Shield (against Portsmouth, Aug 10) - Won
2. UEFA Super Cup (against Zenit St. Petersburg of Russia, Aug 29) - Lost
3. Intercontinental Cup
4. FA Cup
5. English Premier League
6. Champions League

Too bad MU lost the UEFA Super Cup... it could have been another addition to the REAL REDS' congested trophy collection. But hey... Zenit is already somewhere in the middle of the Russian league, whereas MU just played two league games prior to the match.... so it's like having a 100m sprinter to race with a 400m runner. MU players hate loosing... and believe me they will bounce back even stronger and determined after this... and we have another goal scoring machine (new #9) coming into the first team... and some more Ronaldo is making a comeback end of this month. Hmm...sounds like things will get rosier for MU and there is good prospect of getting double double again this season... yayyyy!!! Or perhaps a good treble (FA, EPL & Champions League) again?

One more thing, did you notice how MU played in the 2nd half against Zenit at Monaco last week? Yeah...you would have notice if you are a die-hard fan of the club.... it's the never-say-die attitude of the players to get even or to make a comeback in the game. This never-say-die attitude was the ultimate THING that actually attracted me to this club in 1994. I had been a Liverpool fan in the 80s... but as the LIV players aged over the years, they are replaced by new players who do not actually play to the 'tune' of the team in the 80s (those were the days of John Aldridge, Ian Rush, Grobellar, John Barnes etc.). I must say the LIV team of the 90s onwards looses its sparkle lar... nothing fancy in their game eh.

Chelsea? Looks formidable on paper, but somehow after seeing their match against Wigan, I doubt they will have it easy against other team in the table. Pls remember, this is only the first season with a new coach and new playmaker (Deco)... but can they survive the hectic scheduling of League Cup, FA Cup, Champions League and Barcalys' EPL all in a season? Hahahaha... I doubt they can sapu all four trophies...but let's see how far can they go this season.

Gunners? Gooners? I think 'Gonners' will suit them best. Unless they change their arrogant coach, there's a very un-likelihood they will be 'Champions of England' and 'Kings of Europe' this season, next season etc. (dulu, sekarang dan selamanya).