Introduction to Zurich

Self-confident and prosperous, Zürich is the blueprint of Swiss perfection with its banking muscle, Alpine backdrop and love of good living. Blessed with pure air, the dazzling Lake Zürich and a walkable Altstadt district full of fine boutiques and restaurants, it's little wonder the locals look so pleased. But where is the urban edge? You need only delve into Dada at Cabaret Voltaire, enjoy a literary pint at the James Joyce Pub or buy a funky Freitag bag to realize that behind its super-slick facade, Zürich inspires and innovates.

Things to Do

See the first rays illuminate Marc Chagall's exquisite stained-glass windows at the medieval Fraumünster church, rising gracefully above the Limmat River. You'll find standouts by Monet and a peerless Alberto Giacometti collection at the Kunsthaus, while Cabaret Voltaire, birthplace of the WWI Dada movement, gives insight into the rebellious Swiss psyche. With the Alps on the horizon and a crystal-clear lake for summertime recreation, Zürich is an outdoorsy place. Head up to Uetliberg peak for expansive city views and scenic hiking trails.

Shopping

Trams rumble past stately 19th-century department stores and boutiques on Bahnhofstrasse boulevard, where luxury lovers shop for Tiffany diamonds, Swiss-made Beyer watches and the latest Louis Vuitton. An affordable indulgence is a gift-wrapped box of Confiserie Sprüngli's chocolate truffles and feather-light macaroons, Zürich's best since 1836. The Limmat River flows swiftly past Schipfe, where you'll find one-off crafts in quaint workshops and galleries. In Züri West, the flagship Freitag store stocks its entire range of the hippest messenger bags.

Nightlife and Entertainment

Down by the river, the Altstadt's historic lanes attract a lively crowd with a mix of pubs, jazz bars and pavement cafés. Guinness comes with poetry at the mahogany bar in the James Joyce Pub, featuring the original Victorian interior of Jury's of Dublin mentioned in Ulysses. Champagne cocktails in the sublimely Art Nouveau Café Odeon are the perfect prelude to concerts at the neo-classical Opera House. Züri West's hip lounge bars and high-octane clubs provide late-night partying.

Restaurants and Dining

Foodies revere the menus that read like culinary poetry at Zürich's smart lakefront restaurants; book weeks ahead for the Michelin-starred Petermann's Kunststuben. For a flavor of the Alps, take comfort in gooey cheese fondue and crisp rösti potatoes at an Altstadt wood-paneled tavern. The scene is more diverse in Züri West, where diners tuck into good-value Turkish kebabs, authentic curries and Italian food.

Mencegah Virus Menular

Waduh...... stelah berlama-lama-lama-lama-lama-lama-lama-lama-lama-lama ngepost yg bhsanya yg sangat amat teramat sangat  "formal" inilah saatnya ane akan menampilnya eh maksud ane  nampilin post yg agak santeee.... ya uda deh... langsung to de point aja yaaak.....

Salah satu teknik penyebaran virus yang paling cepat saat ini yaitu dengan melalu Flash disk. Penyebaran melalui USB Flash disk biasanya menggunakan fitur autorun atau biasa disebut juga dengan autoplay.

Jika komputer anda termasuk yang sering kedatangan tamu USB Flash disk, mungkin cara berikut bisa dicoba. Cara berikut ini akan mengurangi potensi komputer anda terserang virus melalui Flash disk.

Tentunya tindakan yang bijak bukan melalukan tindak preventif sebelum komputer anda terkena penyakit. Ya sama lah, mencegah lebih baik dari pada mengobati, hehe.

Nah, langsung aja ya. Berikut cara mencegah penularan virus komputer dengan menonaktifkan fitur autorun atau autoplay.

Bukalah kotak dialoh run. Bisa melalui Start -> Run atau tekan tombol Windows di keyboard, tahan kemudian tekan tombol R (Windows+R).

Setelah kotak dialog run muncul, ketik gpedit.msc, tekan OK.

Kemudian akan muncul window Group Policy seperti ini.

Masukkah ke folder Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System.

Klik ganda pada Turn Off Autoplay.

Kemudian pada window Turn Off Autoplay Properties pilih opsi Enabled. Pada pilihan Turn off Autoplay on pilih All drives. Klik Ok.

Langkah selanjutnya, buka folder User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System. Kemudian lakukan seperti langkah 5-6.

Semoga dengan cara ini, frekuensi komputer ente terkena virus dapat berkurang jauh. ane kira ini cukup segini aja dah abisnya tugas sekolah makin numpuk aja. sukron....... assalamualaikum

What a beautiful europe!

A new Mercer study ranks cities by the quality of life they offer expatriate executives and their families across the world What foreign postings are most coveted by expatriate executives? To find out, Mercer Human Resource Consulting, which provides advice to multinational companies on international assignments, has come up with a global ranking of the world's most livable cities based on 39 key quality-of-life issues. They include political stability, currency-exchange regulations, political and media censorship, school quality, housing, the environment and public safety. Mercer collected the data between September and November of 2006 and considered 215 cities around the globe. Switzerland's main commercial and cultural center, Zurich, topped the list this year, followed by Geneva, and Vancouver and Vienna, which tied for third.

100% Green House

This house built at Playa Carate, Peninsula de Osa, Costa Rica, created by Robles Arquitectos is 100% self-sufficient. The house uses water from the forest, which also serves as a power source thanks to two low-impact hydroelectric turbines that generate 800kWh. Photovoltaic Solar panels on the roof provide up to 10,800kWh of electricity, whilst additional solar thermal panels heat up the water.

The house is so isolated from civilization that it has no access to public power cables, sanitation, or water.

Everything in the house has been designed to be energy efficient and easy to maintain, and all the building materials were tested in order to gauge their impact on the environment.

Mac OS X Lion vs. Windows 8: Who Will Win the Post-PC World?

In the past week, both Microsoft and Apple laid out their visions of the future of computing, and the message is clear: it's all mobile, all the time. First Microsoft revealed Windows 8, borrowing heavily from Windows Phone to be friendly to tablets and touch interfaces. Then yesterday Apple took the stage to show off its Mac OS X "Lion" system software, which owes a lot to its mobile platform, iOS. Whose vision is more compelling, though?

Apple appears to have the advantage of having been focused on mobile for longer. Sure, Microsoft had a mobile version of Windows for years before Apple got into phones, but Windows Mobile is as far removed from current smartphones as a Walkman is from an iPod touch. Microsoft is making the bigger bet on the mobile-centric philosophy, though, as it appears to be all but throwing out the familiar Windows interface in favor of the touch-friendly tiles, simplified menus, and full-screen modes that are the norm on smartphones and tablets. (I should point out there is a "legacy view" in Windows 8, which brings back the folders and Windows, though it's certainly not the emphasis.)

For all of Lion's iOS roots, it's still primarily made to be used with a keyboard and (non-touch screen) monitor. I imagine this is because of Apple's general stance against "vertical" touch screens like the HP TouchSmart line (even though those aren't vertical in the strictest sense). It appears Apple draws a line in the sand between traditional personal computers and anything portable. Beyond here there be Lions.

Microsoft's approach is different. While Apple scales up its iOS mobile platform for the iPad's larger touch screen, Microsoft plans to give Windows tablets the same OS as desktops and laptops, in fact architecting the new OS from the ground up to be friendly to both. Smartphones are stuck with the scaled-down version, Windows Phone. At least, that appears to be the approach, based on what Microsoft showed at last week's All Things Digital and Computex events.

Why would Microsoft go this route, when Apple has clearly shown that a "lite" tablet OS, centered around showcasing media (music, video, and photos), is enough for consumers? The simple answer: for Microsoft, it's not all about consumers. Business and enterprise have always been a big factor in whatever Windows does, and with tablets it needs to appeal to customers who want to do more "serious" things than watching Netflix and posting tweets. Certainly there are companies itching for Microsoft to release a tablet worth buying, as a Goldman Sachs study from earlier this year found that 32 percent of Chief Information Officers (CIOs) surveyed were planning to buy a Windows slate for their businesses (though, tellingly, 42 percent were planning on getting an iPad).

There's something more fundamental fueling Microsoft's approach here, though. By revamping Windows to more closely resemble Windows Phone, the company appears to be trying to make the OS experience more consistent across all devices; even the new Xbox 360 dashboard is starting to look more like a mobile OS. It's now clear that when Microsoft announced in January that it was re-engineering Windows to run on ARM processors (heavily favored in mobile devices) it was not some kind of "let's wait and see" side bet. It's going all-in on Windows being on everything, come what may to the OS itself. The company hasn't given any details on exactly how this will affect Windows Phone 8, but I suspect that when it's revealed, the lines between it and full-on Windows 8 will be blurry—much more fuzzy than the line between Lion and iOS 5.

In the end, I think Apple's approach will win out. While I admire the ambition and holistic approach of Microsoft's Windows 8 master plan, it appears too ideal. People don't use all devices in the same way (it's actually why we have different devices in the first place), and drawing the OS line between portable touch screens and keyboard-and-monitor setups seems sensible—at least for now. At Computex, when Microsoft demonstrated that its touch-friendly Windows 8 could still be operated by keyboard and mouse, it almost sounded like a workaround or worse, an apology.

Someone needs to remind Microsoft that there are still many displays that aren't touch screens, and, more to the point, that it hasn't shown a compelling Windows tablet yet. Having a touch-centric OS is certainly a key part in creating one, but taking the entire Windows environment down the same road is either brilliantly forward-looking, or premature.

We'll find out which when Windows 8 finally debuts next year (probably), right around the time Apple will likely be readying the iPad 3 for release. Whose OS strategy will come out on top? My money's on the guy with a proven track record in mobile.