Ulimhad's Journal on Making Money from the Internet

Third Payment fromNeobux

2008-12-17T09:39:00.002+07:00

Gara-gara buxout tiba-tiba shutdown, jadi paranoid gini.
Kuatir Neobux ikut-ikutan shutdown jadi buru-buru cash out balance di Neobux.

Lumayan, seminggu bisa dapet USD 4.83. Mudah-mudahan lancar deh sampe bulan depan, biar bisa dapet untung dari sini, meski sedikit.

Investasi di Buxout

2008-12-09T14:21:00.002+07:00

Berhubung uang di AlertPay sudah mencukupi karena baru terima gaji dari Neobux, kali ini saya mau coba investasi di Buxout.

Ga banyak, cuma USD 9.95 untuk beli 10 referral. Maunya sih beli lebih banyak, tapi apa daya, duitnya belum ada. Hehe...

Doakan semoga referral di Buxout ini aktif semua ya :D

Second Payment from Neobux

2008-12-09T13:51:00.004+07:00

Ga sampe satu menit udah sampe. Now, this what I call Instant Payment. Mantap!

Date: December, 09 2008 2:03:13 AM
Amount Sent: $8.03 USD
Sender Name: NeoBux
Sender Email: payments@neobux.com
Reference Number: 7482A-1CB4C-925F0,
Message: NeoBux Payment

Sekalian hari ini sewa 50 referral untuk satu bulan ke depan karena referral yang kemarin sudah habis masa sewanya. Di tambah perpanjang sewa 3 referral lama yang performanya lumayan. Total general, untuk investasi ini keluar uang USD 15.90.

Mudah-mudahan referal kali ini lebih baik dibanding sebelumnya. Wish me luck!

Cashing Out OldSchoolBux

2008-11-21T10:20:00.004+07:00

Kemarin, saya coba cash out saldo yang ada di OldSchoolBux sebesar USD 12.86. Berikut ini laporan perjalanan di OldSchoolBux ini:

Tanggal Investasi: 22 Oct 2008
Tanggal Cash out: 20 Nov 2008
Total Hari: 31 hari

Modal Investasi: USD 34.99

Saldo Awal: USD 0.35
Saldo Akhir: USD 12.86
Selisih Saldo: USD 12.51

Pendapatan per hari: USD 12.51 / 31 hari = USD 0.40

Keuntungan total: USD 34.99 - USD 12.86 = - USD 22.13

Wah, rugi ini namanya. Sebenernya kemarin salah juga terlalu buru-buru ambil keputusan investasi di sini.

Yah, sudah terlanjur ambil keputusan. Sekarang yang penting balik modal dulu deh.

Doakan mudah-mudahan proses cash out ini lancar dan bisa disetujui.

Cashing Out Dari IsabelMarco

2008-11-11T04:43:00.005+07:00

Setelah tiga minggu sejak pembelian 35 referral dan upgrade, akhirnya semalam saya coba cash out saldo di IsabelMarco. Mari lihat statistik:

Tanggal Investasi: 20 Oct 2008
Tanggal Cash out: 10 Nov 2008
Total Hari: 21 hari

Modal Investasi: USD 47.00

Saldo Awal: USD 1.80
Saldo Akhir: USD 56.29
Selisih Saldo: USD 54.49

Pendapatan per hari: USD 54.49 / 21 hari = USD 2.6

Keuntungan total: USD 47.00 - USD 56.29 = USD 9.29

Begitulah. Cukup besar juga pendapatan per hari. Ini benar-benar didukung oleh referral yang aktif hampir 100%, benar-benar sangat membantu.

Ok. Langkah selanjutnya, mari kita tunggu apa cash out ini disetujui oleh IsabelMarco atau tidak (begitu yang tertulis ketika saya coba cash out). Mudah-mudahan bisa disetujui dan mudah-mudahan bisa secepatnya ditransfer ke PayPal.

Wish me luck :)

First Payment From NeoBux

2008-11-10T17:57:00.002+07:00

WTF!

Ga sampe 5 menit duit udah sampe ke AlertPay! Mantap!

Payment Details

Date: November, 10 2008 5:55:51 AM
Amount Sent: $2.01 USD
Sender Name: NeoBux
Sender Email: payments@neobux.com
Message: NeoBux Payment

Akhirnya, pembayaran pertama dari seluruh PTC site yang saya ikuti. Rencananya malam ini mau cash out yang ada di IsabelMarco, kebetulan saldonya udah lebih dari USD 50. Just wish me luck. Hehe...

Cashing Out Dari Neobux

2008-11-10T16:36:00.002+07:00

Yup, setelah kemarin keluar uang untuk sewa 30 referal, sore ini saldo di account sudah mencapai USD 2.010. Not much, but I thought it will be enough for first time payment.

Mari kita lihat secepat apa pembayarannya sampai di account AlertPay.

Hmm...

Coba Investasi di Neobux

2008-11-09T16:53:00.006+07:00

Yup, hari ini saya coba investasi di Neobux dengan menyewa 30 referral seharga USD 9.

Mudah-mudahan investasi ini worth it.

Biar mudah, saya bikin laporan dengan format yang sama seperti post saya sebelumnya tentang IsabelMarco dan OldSchoolBux:

Action:

Tanggal eksekusi : 9 November 2008
Beli 30 referal : USD 9.00 via PayPal

Status Sebelum Pembelian:

Balance : USD 1.485
referral: 0

Cool Online Football Video Clips

2008-11-04T09:06:00.006+07:00

Just found out this cool website: www.partofthegame.tv . It's an online Carlsberg web-TV where you can watch football matches and every other football related subjects.

Watch video clips shared by others for the most amazing clips of all time football history. That’s right; they have clips for football show in the past like Euro 1988 match.

This web tv is the best for every football fan all over the world, including me of course. Hehe...

Investasi di Program PTC

2008-10-22T11:41:00.003+07:00

Melanjutkan postingan sebelumnya. Setelah PayPal verifed, jadi bebas untuk ngeluarin saldo PayPal yang udah lumayan itu. Pikir-pikir, daripada dibiarin teronggok ga jelas di PayPal atau dicairin, lebih baik uangnya diputer lagi di program PTC yang saya ikuti.

Sejauh ini baru dua PTC tempat saya invest. Pertimbangan semata karena mereka menerima PayPal sebagai alat pembayaran. Sedangkan yang lainnya cuma menerima Alert Pay, padahal account Alert Pay saya masih unverified dan masih kosong pula. Hehe...

Rencananya uang hasil investasi di dua tempat ini akan saya simpan di Alert Pay biar bisa di investasi lagi ke program PTC lain yang saya ikuti.

Any way, ini rincian biaya yang saya keluarkan untuk investasi itu

IsabelMarco
Action:

Tanggal eksekusi : 20 October 2008
Upgrade 1 bulan: USD 9.00
Beli 35 referal : USD 38.00

Status Sebelum Pembelian:

Balance : USD 1.80
referal: 0

OldSchoolBux
Action:

Tanggal eksekusi : 22 October 2008
Beli 35 referal : USD 34.99

Status Sebelum Pembelian :

Balance : USD 0.35
referal: 0

Yah, berharap investasi ini berguna. Mudah-mudahan ga ada yang scam, biar ga ada duit yang ilang. Hehe...

Update hasil investasi akan saya tulis di blog ini.

Yosh! Doakan saya berhasil. Hehe...

At Last, My PayPal Has Been Verified

2008-10-22T11:26:00.003+07:00

Nulis pake bahasa Indonesia ah, biar tulisan ini banyak yang liat. Kekeke...

Setelah sekitar 1 tahun account PayPal saya berstatus unverified, akhirnya beberapa hari yang lalu PayPal menyetujui perubahan status menjadi verified dan secara otomatis beberapa limit diangkat (lifted).

Account ini berhasil saya verifikasi meskipun tidak punya kartu kredit (CC). Kok bisa? O ya tentu saja bisa. Thanks to Virtual Credit Card (VCC), sebagai pengganti CC.

Sebenernya metode ini udah lama banget taunya. Cuma baru kemarin yakin dan baru kemarin ketemu yang murah. Beberapa bulan yang lalu sempet pengen beli, tapi harganya, yaiks... 300 ribu! Mahal amat. Waktu itu ga punya duit segitu dan lagipula PayPal pun belum terlalu butuh diverifikasi.

And then I stumble upon this blog. Si Mba Dewi ini menawarkan VCC seharga 75 ribu. Wah, lumayan nih, dibanding 300 ribu. Udah gitu, lagi butuh banget verifikasi PayPal. Rencananya biar duit yang udah di dapet dari Paid Review bisa diinvestasi ke beberapa program Paid to Click yang sudah saya ikuti.

Sorry, proses pembelian VCC dan proses verifikasi PayPal ga akan saya jelaskan di blog ini. Mungkin akan ditulis di blog utama saya. Link-nya menyusul ya.

Seneng juga bisa verified, jadi bisa investasi. Tinggal tunggu hasil investasi di program PTC. Mudah-mudahan situs-situs PTC yang saya ikuti ga ada yang scam. Hehe...

Road Race - Individual Time Trial

2008-10-16T08:59:00.002+07:00

Since my brother didn't ride with me this morning, I can easily drive my bike without having any extra load. And that mean I can speed up my bike as fast as I want. And I did that! Haha...

It was really fun to watch that speedometer needle always point above 60 Km/h. Maybe not as fast as you all think, but for me that was already fast enough. I usually only ride on average 40 Km/h, just to enjoy the ride and the view along my home and the office, vice versa.

This morning, I took enjoying the ride into a new level. Yes, new level of speed. Since came out from my home, I already increase the speed. Not much speed I could gain from home at Kebon Jeruk to Senayan though because of several traffic lights. But after that, full throttle can be achieved all the way from Semanggi to Tebet.

Riding amongst those heavy traffic with a lot of cars and bikes really are fun. I know it's dangerous, but still, it was fun to oftenly changed "racing line" just to got through other cars and bikes, oya don't forget the king of the street: Jakarta public buses.

And the result, for this morning Individual Time Trial (ITT) I can make up my time from usually 40 minutes for 13 km to less than 30 minutes also for 13 km. Not bad for a beginner biker like me. Kkkk...

Approved by Smorty

2008-10-09T15:08:00.002+07:00

Not long after I joined Blogsvertise, I also registered for Smorty. But then, when I try to submit this blog, they rejected it. It is said that my blog has no english content. And I forget about Smorty since. Sorry, Smorty. Hehe...

Earlier this week, I tried registering my other blog. Still with no luck. But, to my surprise, when I register this blog, they approved it! Wow! At first I'm very pesimist they will approve since the content of this blog is very personal compared to my other blogs.

Now, I just have to wait for task to come. I don't know when will it come, since this blog is not yet Page Ranked and the traffic is still very very low.

Just keep hoping and writing. Hehe..

Another Great News

2008-10-09T14:58:00.003+07:00

Still related with my blog, after having a raise in Google Page Rank from 0 to 2, now it's available for the blog to pick Grab Bag Task (GBT) from Blogsvertise.

FYI, GBT is a list of task offers, perhaps rejected or expired tasks that given to someone earlier. Before my PR goes 2, I can not pick any GBT for that blog, so no income from the blog.

GBT is great place to pick tasks. Rather than just waiting task to come to your inbox, GBT will gives you more tasks and it'll let you pick whatever task you want.

Now, for the first task, I should write something about vacation in Tuscany. Hmm...

Happy Idul Fitri

2008-10-07T14:48:00.004+07:00

How do you say "Idul Fitri" in english?

Anyway, although it's kinda late, I wanted to say:

Selamat Idul Fitri 1 Syawal 1429 H

May Allah blessed all of our prayer in previous Ramadhan and gives us health to meet next year's Ramadhan.

Great News

2008-10-07T14:38:00.003+07:00

Finally, my blog (not this one) got ranked in Google Page Rank. It's kinda weird though. Before lebaran, its PR is still zero, but when I checked yesterday, the PR was raised to 2! Wow!

Why is it a great news? You see, every paid review operator only wanted to give task to blogs that have PR. Since my blog doesn't have PR so I don't receive any task although I already registered blogsvertise and SponsoredReviews for several months. With the increase of this PR, I'm hoping that they will soon gives task to me.

Seriously, I'm in need of money to buy and prepare several things. Let's just hope the task(s) will come soon. Hehe...

24th Day of Ramadhan

2008-09-24T10:21:00.003+07:00

Seven days left for this year's Ramadhan, and what do I get? I don't know. My first time Ramadhan as an employee seems like any other day outside Ramadhan. Come at eight, go home at four. Nothing special. No special prayer has been done. Only thirst and hunger I felt. Sigh...

Seven days left. Lets see now, what should I do.

Hmm....

Wasting Time on Paid To Click Programs

2008-09-23T13:39:00.006+07:00

After accidentally stumble upon a blog that post about paid to click (PTC) programs, I curiously seeking about the programs offered.

There are many PTC programs offered on the net, but I have to be very careful on choosing because not all are trustworthy.

After reading and searching, I eventually registered to several PTC sites:

I still don't know whether they will pay me or not, but according to several sites I read, they all paid.

But to be honest, this PTC program is really wasting my time. I have to click each ads one by one and cannot be done simultaneously. It took more than half an hour to complete all that sites. It's boring, and I can't do anything else while doing it.

Really waste of time. But I still gonna try it. Let's see if they really gonna pays me.

I still prefer the paid review program. It's easy, I just have to write several paragraph, and then at least I can get a dollar, compared to this PTC program, I have to click 100 links to get a dollar. Sigh...

O yeah, please be kind by registering to these PTC programs through my links. Thank you. Hehe...

And Then The Task Came

2008-09-23T13:25:00.004+07:00

After I mentioned about not having any task from SponsoredReviews.com in my previous post, soon after, I received email from them telling me to write a review from their advertisers.

You can guess how happy I am. It's not much, but then again, first task will always come in a small price. My first blogvertise task was only worth $1, unfortunately I rejected the task because my blog still not ready at that time.

I just completed the task from SponsoredReviews. With only one day of deadline, I don't know whether they will approve it or not. But hey, like I said before, I've got nothing to loose. Just try my best on writing the reviews.

Wish me luck on getting more task from both paid review providers. Hehe...

Finally, Some Money

2008-09-16T13:47:00.003+07:00

At last, my PayPal account is no longer empty. After signing up for PayPal for more than one year, finally I got some cash filled in my account.

My account still unverified because I still don't have any credit card yet. This money was from blogvertise program I joined several months ago for my other blog.

At first, I don't really sure whether they will pay me or not. But then I think, I don't have nothing to loose. If they would not pay me, I just simply delete their post from my blog. That simple.

I still waiting for a task coming to my personal site, but until today, no task arrived in my inbox. I also join SponsoredReviews program, but with no luck, no task given until today.

But this is far more better than Google Adsense I registered before this two program. Hehe..

Eleventh Day

2008-09-11T15:55:00.003+07:00

It's the eleventh day of Ramadhan.

Still not much to do, but at least it is better than yesterday. Draft for regular weekly report is already done, so tomorrow I'll just add few stuffs on the report. Hopefully the spirit I had today still show up for tomorrow.

'lil bit of mellow today. Don't know why. Listening mellow musics (and their clips) on Youtube really makes you kinda mellow. Suddenly I miss her.

Well, it's four o'clock now, time to go home.

See you tomorrow!

Yet Another Day in Ramadhan

2008-09-10T15:47:00.003+07:00

Aw shoot!

Yet another day passed without doing anything worthy enough.

Too much time passed for fun browsing only to kill time.

Should've done something to fill this time. It's Ramadhan after all. I should have pass these time with things that meant as prayer.

This laziness still won't get out and that spirit I've been looking for is still hiding in the bushes.

Dang...

Register and Installing NetZAP

2008-09-09T11:43:00.006+07:00

A friend ask me about NetZAP, a broadband internet access I've been using for the last several months. She wanted to know several basic things about it that I haven't mentioned in my other blogs.

So, I better put the information here so all of you guys (and girls) can also read and maybe interested in subscribing to it.

First, NetZAP is a wireless broadband internet access provider. Yes, wireless. That's mean you won't be dealing with installing hundred meters of cable to connect you to the internet world. Also, you won't be stuck in just one spot at your home to access internet. Connect from your room, kitchen, or even from bath room if you want. Simply, anywhere you want, if that spot could receive their signal that is.

Currently, they are only operating in Jakarta. So for those of you whose living outside Jakarta, be sad, be very very sad. Mwahahaha... (evil laugh). Nah, just kidding. I myself lived several years outside Jakarta and it sucks to not having as much facility as Jakarta, so I know how it feels.

If you're interested in subscribing, just contact them by refering to their website. Several months ago, I tried to registered when there was an event in JCC. But after sometimes, there were no respons, and then I contact them by email using the email provided at their site. To my suprise, few hours later they replied my email and soon we already made an appointment to survey whether their signal could reach my house at Kebon Jeruk or not.

Beside to check the availabilty of their signal on your place, this survey is also done to directly installed their equipment if your place can receive their signal properly. On the other hand, if the signal received at your place is bad or can not receive signal at all, you don't have to pay anything. Yes, the survey its free. So, don't you have to worry about loosing any money.

Installing equipment is not like setting up a satellite dish or decoder just like if you subscribe to Indovision and stuffs, it is just a small box of modem, not bigger than your ordinary Japanese comik book (a.k.a manga). This modem is equipped with rechargable battery so you can still access internet even when PLN is testing your patient by deploying their usual "pemadaman bergilir" mechanism. Ha!

The image for the modem will be uploaded soon. This unbelieavably slow internet connection prevent me to upload it.

You'll be given that modem, and a booster to boost (of course, the name really describe it) the reception of their signal. You will also get their dialler software that will be installed to your computer. This software also available at their website.

Thats it! The installation was rather fast. It took me less than one hour to complete.

And then there's the paying process. You have to provide Rp. 500,000 for modem deposit. The modem given is not yours. They only lend it to you, so you have to give them warranty by handing over 500K rupiah. This money will be yours again if you stop subscribing to their service. Keep in mind that you have to keep all of the modem's equipment including the boxes (if any) so that you don't get into trouble when returning the modem. This is written in the contract, I don't know for sure what the consequences are.

Beside money, you should also provide a copy of your ID (a.k.a KTP) and two stamp duty (a.k.a materai). Fill in several forms and all the installation and registration are all done. Very simple process. Wait for several hours before your user ID can be activated and after, you can browse the internet as much as you want without worry having high internet bills, because it is unlimited access, without quota, with minimum up to 384 kbps for only minimum of Rp. 302,500.

Paying the bill is also easy. I always paid the bill only by transfering money through internet banking and then inform them by email about it.

And that's all. Wasn't so complicated isn't it?

NetZAP should pay me for this and other posts about them in my other blogs. Haha...

Very Sleepy Indeed

2008-09-09T11:26:00.000+07:00

Aw dang!

I feel so sleepy today, even at the office I felt asleep.

With this slow internet connection, I have nothing to do, making me even more sleepy.

Haven't continued my Game Programming study again for several week. Still searching for the will to study. Yet again, this laziness comes again and again.

Sigh...

O God please help me...

Google Chrome

2008-09-08T14:03:00.002+07:00

Meet the new browser from Google: Chrome.

Yes, I know it's kinda late. Everybody has already talking about it since last week. I myself already try it once it is released last week, and in my opinion: it is not as good as they said.

I mean, it is okay but maybe it's because the almost-full-screen design that doesn't suit me well. I don't really like the looks of it. Plus, the option is simple, way to simple. I haven't found any option to change the color of the window.

So, after a week experiencing Google Chrome, here I am back to my lovely Mozilla Firefox. Maybe I'll try Google Chrome later when they already released their final version.

Welcoming Ramadhan

2008-09-01T12:55:00.003+07:00

The first day of Ramadhan.

This year's Ramadhan will be different from last year or any previous 5 years. This year, I'll be doing Ramadhan in my home town at Jakarta, again. The last time I had my full Ramadhan in Jakarta was back at 2002, when I still at my high school. After, I went to Bandung to pursue my Bachelor Degree, that's why the last 5 years I don't have the chance to do Ramadhan at Jakarta.

Five years, plus several months, and here I am, back at Jakarta. And here comes Ramadhan again. This time, it will be a whole lot different than any Ramadhan I ever did. This is the first Ramadhan I do as an employee. Sitting behind desk from 8 in the morning until 4 afternoon without anything to eat could be very boring. The first Ramadhan as a biker (not an important detail. Sorry. Hehe..),

Last year, I spent my whole Ramadhan to finished my Final Project, also behind desk almost all the time, but with different situation. Last year, I was motivated to finished my final project on time, that's why almost entire day at that month I spent my time behind computer thinking and doing the coding for the project. No holiday at that time. Even I have to cut my bed time. I didn't sleep until 2 or 3 in the morning, waiting for Sahur time while working on the project. Thankfully, it was all done.

Today, different motivation comes up. I have to finish all my job or else I don't get paid. It is very unpleasent for sometimes, but hey, this is live, maybe.

Anyway, enough for this chit chat session. Let's get back to work and to make this blog worthier.

Is "worthier" really a word in english? Sorry for that, still learning english. Hehe...

Hello Blog!

2008-08-19T13:36:00.003+07:00

Hello...

It's been a while since the last time I write in this blog. I kinda confuse on what to write in this blog.

Currently, I have 3 working blog including this one, as you all can see at the side bar on this blog. My first blog is in blogsome and previously written with all things passed in my mind. Later after I bought my own domain, this blogsome blog is supposed to be filled with things that doesn't really important but still interest me.

As for the second blog, is filled with a rather technical posts since its original purpose is to write my very own documentation of DirectX and Game Programming studies. But after a while, I decided to make it my main blog so it will cover more than just studies.

Now, for this blogger account. What should I write in? Hmm....

Maybe I'll use this blog to practice my English. Yup, my English is not well used lately, especially after my work in Bandung with the French team is over, because now I talk English less compared to when in Bandung.

Okay. So that's that. Let's me think what I will to write in the next post.

AdSense Still not Working

2008-05-17T13:54:00.002+07:00

Yup, I'm still having trouble to put Google AdSense in this blog. Okay, I know I can only put AdSense for search, but still, when I tried to generate the code, it will always return error. Saying "404 Not Found" followed by ugly string like this:

The requested URL %2Fadsense%2Fcse-code%3FadSlotChannel.id%3D45112097 was not found on this server.

I don't know what's happen. Tried to google it, but still no luck.

Does anybody knows how to solve this problem?

Test Post

2008-05-09T13:42:00.001+07:00

This post was sent using e-mail.
I don't know if it'll work or not.

Just pray it didn't go to someone else's blog. hehe...

Setting Sony Ericsson K618i Internet Connection Using Xplor Card

2008-05-09T10:10:00.002+07:00

This is how you setup your Sony Ericsson K618i to make it ready to surf the net using Xplor card

1. You need a profile to connect with. Go to menu Settings >> Connectivity >> Data Comm. >> New Account
2. Enter the name you wish to have for this profile. Any name would be okay.
3. After, enter all these information to its appropriate menu

APN: www.xlgprs.net
Username: xlgprs
Password: proxl
Login Request: Off
Leave the IP Address and DNS Address empty

4. Then, go back to Connectivity menu, select Internet Settings >> Internet Profiles
5. Again, enter the name you wish to have
6. In the Connect Using menu, choose the Data Comm. profile you already made earlier
7. Fill all these information

Use Proxy: Yes
Proxy Address: 202.152.240.50
Port Number: 8080
Username: xlgprs
Password: proxl
Save it, and your profile will be ready

That's it! Now, test it using the internet key in your cell phone.
Have a fun browsing...

Untitled

2008-05-09T10:04:00.002+07:00

After waiting for about two weeks, Google finally approved my Google Adsense application. At first, I'm not really sure Google will approve it, because I apply it as soon as I made this blog with only 2 articles in it.

Earlier this week, I received email from Google saying that I can start putting ads on my site. Yippee!! But, hold on to your seat, mate, the waiting is not over yet. While I was trying to setup my ads to be placed in this site, Google said that they did not support ads for referal for Indonesian language. So, the only feature I can use is Google Custom Search, which suprisingly returning error when I tried to generate the codes.

From the net, people suggest to increase english-content article so that referal ads can be used. So, here we are, my first made english-based article. Hoping after several articles Google can give me more access to their features. But, hey, a little english won't hurt. After all, I need to practice me english (yeah, this is bad english) to speak to those expats in me office (another bad english).

Ok, then. See you around!

The Driver and the Boss

2008-05-08T16:59:00.000+07:00

Once upon a time, a man who has just got a new job as a driver is driving his car to accompany his Boss (who is a foreigner) to go to the office. All of a sudden, the car is hit by another car from their back. The boss is surprised and then asks:

"What happen?" He said.

Without any complain, the driver then answers with his English-Indonesia version language:

"Sorry Sir, I brake brake, do not eat. After I Check, the wheel no flower again"

(Ind: maaf pak saya rem-rem nggak makan, setelah saya cek rodanya nggak ada kembangannya lagi)

The boss is being confused and tries to know what happen by opening his door car. But the driver stops him and asks:

"Don't follow mix Sir! The bring that car if not wrong is the children fruit from manager moneys, he stupid doesn't play! Let know taste"

(nggak usah ikut campur pak, yang bawa mobil itu kalo nggak salah anak buah dari manajer keuangan, dia memang goblok bukan main, biar tahu rasa)

"Hahh..???!!!" The Boss is being confused.

Not until then, the driver who hit their car, closes to the car and say his regret.
"I am sorry sir." He said.

"I am sorry too." The boss.

The driver thinks that he also needs to show his regret.

"I am sorry three, sir!" He asks.

"What are you sorry for?" The boss asks him while smiling.

"I am sorry five, sir." The Indonesian driver asks (he thinks that it is a count of sorry).

"Are you sick?" then the boss asks (a little bit angry).

"Yes boss, I am sorry seven, my body is not delicious, my body taste like enter the wind"
(ya bos, maaf tujuh, badan saya tidak enak, badan saya rasanya seperti masuk angin)

"Oh my God, what is your point. Just drive the car!!" The boss replied.

"yes how yes?.... I am alone migraine Sir will how the speak , but yes already, how many-how many, driver-driver can speak England..."

(ya .. gimana ya?... saya sendiri puyeng Pak mau bagaimana ngomongnya, tapi yo uwis lah.. piro-piro supir iso ngomong Inggris..)

"#@$%! &^??^%?? Tired deh!" The boss whispers.

Kemanan Data Pribadi di Bank (2)

2008-05-07T16:12:00.000+07:00

Dua buah tulisan ini terus terang selain terinspirasi dari kejadian-kejadian yang saya alami, juga berasal dari kebiasaan saya memanfaatkan internet banking untuk berbagai transaksi. Apa hubungannya? Oya tentu saja ada. Internet itu kan daerah yang paling terbuka. Segala hal bisa ditemukan di internet.

Dengan kata lain, menjaga kerahasiaan di internet sangat suit. Apa jaminannya transaksi yang saya lakukan tidak disadap oleh pihak lain? Atau lebih dasar lagi, apa jaminannya situs internet banking yang saya kunjungi benar-benar milik bank yang bersangkutan? Sepertiyang terjadi pada Bank Niaga beberapa waktu yang lalu.

Saya pernah baca (lupa sumbernya) kalau internet banking di Indonesia didesain agar para nasabah merasa nyaman menggunakannya, dengan mengurangi faktor keamanan. Untuk faktor kenyaman terus terang saya setuju, sangat terbantu dengan internet banking yang mudah digunakan ini. Tapi untuk faktor keamanan, mudah-mudahan saja hal ini tidak benar. Akan jadi aneh kalau keamanan dikesampingkan demi kenyamanan tersebut. Nyaman memang perlu, tapi tentunya kita tidak ingin kenyamanan itu menjadi sia-sia akibat keamanan yang kurang.

Memangnya seberapa nyaman penggunaan internet banking di Indonesia? Dari beberapa bank yang saya tau, ada yang menggunakan alat yang bernama token sebagai PIN generator untuk otorisasi transaksi. Maksudnya, alat itu akan mengeluarkan serangkaian angka berdasarkan input angka tertentu yang digunakan selayaknya kode PIN. Kalau mau tau lebih jelasnya, silakan kunjungi halaman demo internet banking dari Bank Mandiri. Di sana bisa dilihat bagaimana dan dimana token digunakan. Cukup mudah menggunakannya. Yang saya tau, token ini digunakan di Bank Mandiri, BCA, dan BNI. Entah bank yang lainnya, belum pernah liat.

Token BCA dan BNI saya tau diproduksi perusahaan yang sama, terlihat dari bentuk dan informasi yang ada di alat tersebut. Nah, penasaran, kalau kedua token dari dua bank yang berbeda tersebut diberikan input angka yang sama, apakah akan muncul angka yang sama pula. Beruntung, ternyata hasilnya tidak sama. Jumlah digit yang dihasilkan masing-masing token tidak sama. Angka yang keluar pun berbeda sama sekali. Akan jadi hal yang aneh kalau ternyata hasilnya sama persis. Kalau saja seperti itu, pasti saya langsung berhenti menggunakan internet banking.

Lain lagi dengan Bank Syariah Mandiri (BSM). BSM ini tidak menggunakan token untuk meng-generate PIN otorisasi, tapi setiap pengguna diberikan sekitar 100 nomor PIN otorisasi yang dicetak di atas kertas. Bila seluruh nomor ini habis digunakan, pengguna harus meminta lagi kepada BSM. Belum sepraktis penggunaan token, tapi masih cukup nyaman untuk digunakan.

Itu di Indonesia. Bagaimana mekanisme internet banking di negara lain? Dibandingkan di luar negeri, apa benar faktor keamanan internet banking di Indonesia ini jadi nomor dua?

Kalau memang tidak aman, apa sebaiknya penggunaan internet banking dihindari? Terus terang sangat sulit untuk tidak menggunakan internet banking. Pada kondisi harus selalu stand by saat jam kerja, internet banking sangat membantu dalam melakukan semua transaksi, tidak perlu keluar ruangan untuk membayar tagihan ponsel atau sekedar membeli pulsa isi ulang.

Pada akhirnya memang faktor kenyamanan dan kemudahan itu yang membuat saya terus memanfaatkan internet banking ini. Bagaimana dengan keamanan? Sampai saat ini yang bisa dilakukan adalah dengan berhati-hati dalam mengakses situs-situs internet banking. Memastikan bahwa halaman yang diakses benar-benar halaman asli dari bank yang bersangkutan, dengan melihat alamat yang tertera pada address bar sebelum login. Fitur bookmark pada browser juga bisa dimanfaatkan untuk menghindari salah ketik. Dua cara ini dilakukan demi menghindari penipuan seperti yang terjadi pada Bank Niaga dan BNI.

Setelah itu, berharap saja sistem yang diterapkan oleh bank bisa menjaga kerahasiaan dan keamanan transaksi yang kita lakukan.

Perang Harga 3G

2008-05-01T22:47:00.002+07:00

Bingung sama operator seluler di Indonesia. Mereka sudah investasi bermiliar-miliar untuk lisensi dan segala perangkat untuk implementasi 3G, tapi kenapa perang harga yang mereka lakukan cuma di layanan suara (voice service ) aja? Percuma dong keluar duit segitu banyak tapi ternyata teknologinya sendiri ga dimanfaatin secara optimal. Malah yang diekspos besar-besaran sekedar layanan standar: suara dan sms.

Hayu atuh pak, bu, operator, itu layanan 3G-nya juga diikutin di perang harganya. Biar rame. Ga usah takut dapetnya sedikit. Lha itu untuk suara aja berani ngasih tariffyang nol di belakang komanya panjang ga keitung gitu, mestinya untuk 3G juga bisa dong.

Kalau ngutip dari pak Dirjen Postel, industri seluler ini kan industri vacuum cleaner yang nyedot cuma sedikit uang dari tiap orang, tapi karena jangkauannya luas, jadi banyak orang yang bisa disedot yang otomatis jadi besar total uang yang didapat. Mestinya prinsip ini juga yang dipegang untuk layanan 3G (layanan data), kasih harga yang murah, jadi meski yang didapat dari tiap pengguna cuma sedikit, tapi dari sedikit itu bisa banyak juga karena jangkauannya yang sudah se-Indonesia itu.

Jadi, kapan mau perang harga layanan 3G?

Masih menunggu internetku sembuh…

Kemanan Data Pribadi di Bank (1)

2008-04-29T11:18:00.004+07:00

Pernah mengalami percobaan penipuan yang mengaku atas nama Bank? Saya pernah, dua kali malah. Yang pertama seperti yang pernah saya post sebelumnya. Kemudian yang kedua berselang beberapa bulan setelah kejadian yang pertama. Kalau yang pertama si pelaku mengaku dari BNI, untuk yang kedua ini mengaku atas nama Bank Niaga.

Kemudian belum lama ini (minggu lalu tepatnya) seorang teman hampir saja menjadi korban penipuan kartu kredit. Untung saja si pelaku yang mengaku hanya sebagai kurir tidak cukup cerdas sehingga teman tersebut bisa lolos dari usaha penipuan.

Yang ingin saya soroti disini adalah begitu mudahnya para pelaku kejahatan ini mendapatkan data pribadi nasabah bank. Dari mana mereka bisa mendapatkan data yang sensitif seperti itu?

Dari tiga kejadian di atas, si pelaku bisa tau pasti nomor telepon saya dan teman saya itu. Tentunya nomor telepon ini tidak mereka dapatkan dengan memencet sembarang nomor. Terbukti mereka tau nama lengkap saya dan tau saya nasabah BNI dan Niaga. Satu lagi, darimana mereka tau saya nasabah dua bank itu? Terlebih untuk Bank Niaga, karena rekening itu saya bikin sekedar untuk coba-coba dan tidak ada orang lain yang tau tentang rekening itu, ya selain saya dan pegawai bank itu tentunya.

Meskipun hanya nomor telepon dan nama, tapi dari dua data in isaja bisa timbul kerugian yang cukup besar kalau tidak hati-hati.

Mari coba list kemungkinan para pelaku mendapatkan data pribadi tersebut:
1. Membobol server bank
Mungkin ini cara yang paling extreme untuk dilakukan. Tapi saya pesimis cara ini yang mereka lakukan, karena yang berhasil mereka dapatkan cuma nama lengkap dan nomor telepon. Tentunya kalau mereka berhasil membobol server, mereka ga perlu repot-repot menelpon mengaku sebagai pegawai bank untuk menanyakan nomor kartu kredit / ATM.
2. Kerjasama dengan oknum pegawai bank
Bukannya mau menuduh ya. Ini kan sekedar ngelist aja kemungkinan yang ada di pikiran saya. Kemungkinan dengan cara ini bisa saja terjadi. Kalau pesimis dengan cara ini dengan alasan seperti yang sebelumnya, mungkin si oknum bank ingin melindungi diri sendiri dengan hanya melihat sedikit data saja, Karena (mungkin) segala aktivitas mereka akan terekam oleh server.
3. Social-engineering
Ini cara yang cukup efektif untuk mendapatkan data pribadi. Ga perlu pusing-pusing ngejebol server segala. Mungkin para pelaku sering melihat saya bolak balik ke bank, kemudian melakukan pengamatan. Dari pengamatan itu mungkin saja si pelaku berhasil mendapatkan data nomor telpon dan lainnya.
4. Apa lagi ya? Cuma itu aja yang kepikiran.

Entah cara-cara apa yang mereka gunakan, tapi tampaknya mereka tidak menemui kesulitan untuk mendapatkan data itu. Bahkan lebih ekstrem lagi, tampaknya mereka berhasil mendapatkan data yang lebih up-to-date dibanding data dari bank. Sewaktu kasus yang pertama, si pelaku menghubungi saya melalui nomor XL saya. Padahal nomor telepon yang ada di data bank adalah nomor Fren saya dan baru saya minta ganti lama setelah kejadian itu.

Kalau begini ceritanya, kira-kira bagaimana cara mereka bisa mendapatkan data-data itu ya? Ada yang tau?

Joke of The Day

2008-04-26T11:17:00.000+07:00

A Chinese walks into a bar in America late one night and he saw Steven Spielberg.

As he was a great fan of his movies, he rushes over to him, and asks for his autograph.

Instead, Spielberg gives him a slap and says, "You Chinese people bombed our Pearl harbor, get outta here!"

The astonished Chinese man replied, "It was not the Chinese who bombed your Pearl harbour, it was the Japanese".

"Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese, you're all the same," replied Spielberg.

In return, the Chinese gives Spielberg a slap and says, "You sank the Titanic, my forefathers were on that ship."

Shocked, Spielberg replies, "It was the iceberg that sank the ship, not me."

The Chinese replies, "Iceberg, Spielberg, Carlsberg, you're all the same."

Post Pertama

2008-04-26T07:01:00.000+07:00

Apalah arti sebuah nama. Frase yang sering terdengar untuk mengomentari permainan kata dari sebuah nama atau istilah. Meskipun ada frase seperti itu, tapi memilih dan menentukan nama ternyata bukan hal yang mudah. Ini tentunya terkait dengan image yang akan terbentuk dari nama itu. Branding, istilah kerennya.

Kenapa “ulimhad”? seperti saya jelaskan, memilih dan menentukan nama ternyata bukan hal yang mudah. Begitu juga sewaktu saya memilih nama untuk blog ini. “Ulimhad”, simply, saya ambil masing-masing satu huruf dari seluruh karakter yang membentuk nama lengkap saya. Bukan pilihan yang terbaik, mungkin, tapi untuk saat Ini tampaknya cukup itu saja.

Masalah blog ini akan diisi apa, entahlah. Belum ada tema spesifik sebagai bahan. Apapun isinya, semoga saja blog ini bisa bermanfaat buat siapapun yang mampir (atau tersasar?) ke sini.

Have a nice visit :)