MacBook can work in lid-closed mode without a mouse and keyboard

Right, enough of the metablogging, time for some actual content around here.
I got a MacBook a few weeks ago and I’ve been using it connected to my TV with Apple’s mini-DVI to video adapter to watch movies. Having the laptop open next to the TV, with display mirroring turned on (so I can use Front Row) can get a little annoying. The movie you’re watching appears both on the MacBook’s screen and on the TV. Distracting.
Yes, there are a few ways around this. You can turn down the brightness on the MacBook’s display all the way to the bottom, so the display turns off. But that’s a bit fiddly. You could just turn the MacBook around so the screen is facing away from you, but then the remote doesn’t work very well. What would be really nice is if you could simply close the MacBook and carry on watching your movie on the TV.

The MacBook is quite capable of running in lid-closed mode. But according to Apple, you’ll need a keyboard and mouse – either USB or Bluetooth. Well, it turns out Apple are dirty stinkin’ liars.
Don’t forget your MacBook will need to be connected to mains power for this to work. You can’t run in lid-closed mode on battery power.
1.    Plug in your mini-DVI to video adapter and connect it up to your TV. Set your TV to the correct channel (if necessary).
2.    If it’s in extended-desktop mode, set your MacBook to video-mirroring mode (using either F7 or Fn-F7 depending on your settings). The resolution will change on your main display to match the maximum resolution of your TV and you’ll see the same image on both displays.
3.    Close your MacBook. It will enter Sleep mode, and the picture on your TV will disappear.
4.    Here’s the clever part. Press any button on your Apple Remote. Hey presto, your MacBook will wake up and the image on your TV will re-appear. Press your Menu button to bring up Front Row and start watching movies!
I would imagine this works just as well with the MacBook Pro too.
[UPDATE] Once you’ve set the MacBook to the correct display mirroring settings, you don’t even need to have it open (and awake) to connect up the cables. Just plug in the display connector cable with the lid closed, then hit a button on your remote.
[UPDATE 2] I now have a new TV with a DVI port, so I bought a Mini-DVI to DVI adapter.  I can confirm that all these tips work just as well with that.

Huawei celcom 3G Broadband setting

To setup the Huawei device (USB modem/datacard) for broadband connetion is not that hard. Here are the steps to set your Huawei device configuration for Celcom 3G broadband.
1.    Refer to the manual on how to install the software and the driver.
2.    On your desktop, there will be a Mobile Connect icon. Double click it to open Mobile Connect application.
3.    If it requires PIN, enter 1234 (this is the default PIN unless you have changed the PIN). If not, just go to step no 4.
4.    Go to Settings, and select Manual and select Celcom.
5.    Then go to Settings again, select Choose Connection Type and choose 3G only. This is to ensure that the device will only connect to 3G network.
6.    Go to Settings one more time and choose Network Connection Settings.
i. Click New and enter the profile name. Eg: Celcom 3G.
ii. Authetication – number: *99#; Username: <leave blank>; Password: <leave blank>
iii. DNS Settings choose Dynamic.
iv. APN and Additional Settings: Static; APN: celcom3g
v. IP Settings: Dynamic
vi. Authetication Protocol: CHAP
vii. WINS Settings: Dynamic
7.    Click on Save button and Ok to accept the configuration.
8.    Finally, click Connect and start surfing with your Celcom 3G broadband.

How to Make Custom iPhone Ringtones for Free

Step 1
Open iTunes
Step 2
Find the song that you want to make into a ringtone
Step 3
Listen to the song and find the part of it you want to use.
The chorus may be a good place to start
Step 4
Write down the start and stop times of the clip
Step 5
Right-click the song and select “Get Info.”
Step 6
Click the “Options” tab
Step 7
Type in the start time of your ringtone in the text box next to
“Start Time” in the minutes:seconds (i.e. 2:01) format
Step 8
Type in the end time of your ringtone in the text box next to “Stop Time.”
Make sure the ringtone is no more than 40 seconds long
Step 9
Click “OK.”
Step 10
Right-click your song again and select “Convert Selection to AAC.”
Wait for iTunes to convert your song. It will create a duplicate version
Step 11
Find the file. It’s usually in your User folder under Music > iTunes > iTunes
Music and under the band’s name. It will have an extension of “m4a.”
Step 12
Replace the “m4a” extension of your ringtone with “m4r”. You can either double-click slowly
to rename your file, or right-click and select “Get Info” on a Mac or “Rename” on a Windows PC
Step 13
Click “Use .m4r” or the PC equivalent when the system warns you that the change may affect the use of your file
Step 14
Double-click the ringtone file. ITunes will automatically add it to your ringtones folder in your iTunes Music Library
or manually drag to the ring-tone category
Step 15
Connect your iPhone and sync your ringtones.