Batista Harahap

It’s 2010 now! I’m starting 2010 with a resolution to tweet “Hello World” in various languages (programming languages included) at least once a day. All of my “Hello World” tweets will end with #hwotd. I’m doing this for the sheer fun of learning multiple languages. Other than that, I want to let you guys know the first step in any programming language. I written my first “Hello World” in BASIC more than 18 years ago. [Read More]

This is it! It feels like everything that I’ve done back in 2009 is leading me to 2010. I have no idea how 2010 is gonna affect me, it’s not my privilege to say what’s gonna happen. I’m just adding it all up and now, it’s becoming more of a fact than merely dreams. My gratefulness span to my family and friends who are always been a part of me. Your motivation to me has always been perceived in a positive way. [Read More]

Today is a day of great hope. Hope together with love are two of the most subtle power in the world. It can take you to places unknown. Incredible is the result of giving thanks. Gratefulness is the de facto for what you have get! Giving back is sharing and to be a blessing for others. Don’t ever forget that you are who you are because of others. Thanks J, You are The Man. [Read More]

This is my premier mobile blogging post. I must say I didn’t expect Wordpress to create its own Blackberry application. I was quite disgusted with Wordpress' email-to-post feature. Just didn’t seem mobile enough lol. With the enormous growth of Blackberry users in the world (particularly in Indonesia), I guess Wordpress doesn’t mind a bit of Java coding to grab a piece of the pie. Anyways, I haven’t dissect the application thoroughly. [Read More]

In a few weeks, I’m off to a new adventure in life! I’m resigning with my current job as a web developer in one of Jakarta’s most prominent 5 stars hotel and starting up my own Mediafusion. Partnered with Sukenji Ramadahasim, we are PT. Mediafusion Interactive Communication. It’s been a lifelong dream and now it’s slowly becoming a reality. I learned a great deal of managerial knowledge in such a short time span getting the pieces together. [Read More]

My latest adventure! I proclaim myself not just as a web developer but also a web hoster now :) Never really thought about it before until recently. I’m frustrated by the lack of options with just any web hosts. None really offers dynamics when it comes to what I need. A purely simple example is SSH access. Have a look out there and almost none offer SSH. If security is their reasoning then their just not fit to become a web host. [Read More]

This website is aimed as THE portal of Indonesian stock photos. Currently still in the process of piecing it all together. What I can tell you, it’s a purebred of OpenSource magic and Facebook will be its best friend. A first for me to incorporate Facebook wonders with websites. My first start was Facebook Connect. The Connect feature is already live on the homepage. Although now not 100% yet, it’s a preview of what’s to come. [Read More]

Just now I was reading this particular CNET blog by Jerry Liao describing that in the Philippines, Firefox market share is at 51.44%. Well this triggers my curiousity. Since the author provided the link where got the statistics, I immediately went to StatsCounter Global Stats website. Without wait, I went on to select Indonesia as the country with the timespan between 1 July 2008 - 19 March 2009. I was dumbfounded! [Read More]

A few months ago I made a simple URL redirector to mimic tinyurl.com’s service. You may use it if you like it by the way. The redirector is located at http://r.bango29.com/. The basic ingredients are the usuals: Apache with mod_rewrite PHP MySQL Before getting into the actual coding, I did the htaccess part first. In any Apache installation, we can use htaccess files to extend Apache's capabilities. The is actually only an extension and if you're working on a Windows platform, you can only rename it by using the command line. [Read More]

This particular gadget has been poised as the iPhone killer. What do you think? By the way, I’m not gonna go into detailed specifications, that you can google. [caption id=“attachment_97” align=“aligncenter” width=“268” caption=“Palm Pre”][/caption] At a glance the Palm Pre feature what I feel an interesting combination of 2 worlds which are Microsoft’s and Apple’s, well ok since lately RIM’s Blackberry is making its name globally, let’s make it 3 worlds. [Read More]