Fixing Toshiba NB200 Network Adapter Problem (XP).

Hi guys,

I am using my notebook (Toshiba NB200) since I was in college. It was not my choice back then because I love games while it's not built for one (I'm still saving to buy the notebook for game and performance ). Everything goes as it should be when suddenly my Fn + f8 does not work.
I went to almighty Google search for hours but didn't bumped into the needed solution, worst I made the problem even bigger.

Here's what I've done without much thinking:

1.  I read a post saying I uninstall my network driver and download the newer version of the driver
2.  So in response, I downloaded the newest (I believed) version for Atheros AR9285 which is the wireless network driver and uninstalled the current driver at the time.

What I did wrong there is not that I downloaded before I uninstalled but it's because I didn't consider the system requirements for the newer version. In my notebook there's this sticker with the windows logo stating: Designed for Windows XP (Yeah I'm prehistoric). So what I did was forged my RJ45 network cable and get direct connection to the router for me to connect to the internet realm for the past weeks.
I was not happy in that period. I went to malls and I'm the only disconnected one, worst I can't play current good games. My notebook is not as portable as it should be.

I didn't actually know what in the good Gods name happen that my Fn + F8 works again after I came back from new years vacation (It must be because I placed it in a table that had been moved a lot. See, sometimes it help if you shake things a bit LOL). So that gives me some motivation to finally find the right answer to this problem.

I went to the toshiba forums typed in the phrase "network driver for NB200" and then the same idea. Check the network devices, update network drivers blah blah blah..

What I did that was not necessary:

1. Go to Device Manager (windows->run->type "devmgmt.msc" then enter)
2. Click Network Adapters on the list
3. Uninstall the current non-working Atheros AR9285 
4. Select and right-click Network Adapters and select Scan for hardware changes.
5. If the installation pops some error just continue the installation.

    Once finished if you noticed some yellow exclamation mark ("!") on the new driver.
    Here's the solution

1. Select the newly installed driver and right-click
2. Select properties
3. Select the drivers' tab
4. If you use windows XP like I do, Click the "Roll back driver" button else Click "Update driver" button.
5. There, Kaaboom now working wifi..yehey

  To sum it up. You don't need to go to all the process I went trough.
  Just go to the properties of the driver and update or roll back your driver and that's it.

Yeah, you should have scrolled down to the button immediately to find the fix, sorry for that XP

Playing with Hide and Show Jquery with animation

Hi guys,

Today I really had nothing to do so I decided to write down some jQuery tutorial.

So its about hide and show functions of jQuery.
If you are familiar with jQuery then you probably used them already but for those new to it you might find this one enlightening ^_^

So basically hide() is the simplest way to make an element disappear.
It can be called without any parameter like:

$("#hideMe1").hide();

//or with parameters 

 var duration = 5000; //in milliseconds or strings "slow" or "fast"

 $("#hideMe2").hide(duration, function(){ alert("Im hidden"); });

 While show() is the obviously does the opposite.

$("#showMe1").show(); 

//or

$("#showMe2").show("fast",function(){ alert("I've been revealed!"); });

You can also use the animation method of jQuery if you like and if you needed more than just hide and show

sample:

//hide and show with movement

$("#animateMe1").animate({ opacity: 0, marginLeft: "15px"},2000);

$("#animateMe2").animate({ opacity: 1, marginLeft: "15px"},2000); //supposing the element have zero opacity

Jquery

JQuery - a new kind of JavaScript Library.

jQuery is a fast and concise JavaScript Library that simplifies HTML document traversing, event handling, animating, and Ajax interactions for rapid web development. jQuery is designed to change the way that you write JavaScript.

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web development

Web development is a broad term for the work involved in developing a web site for the Internet (World Wide Web) or an intranet (a private network). This can include web design, web content development, client liaison, client-side/server-side scripting, web server and network security configuration, and e-commerce development. However, among web professionals, "web development" usually refers to the main non-design aspects of building web sites: writing markup and coding. Web development can range from developing the simplest static single page of plain text to the most complex web-based internet applications, electronic businesses, or social network services.

For larger organizations and businesses, web development teams can consist of hundreds of people (web developers). Smaller organizations may only require a single permanent or contractingwebmaster, or secondary assignment to related job positions such as a graphic designer and/or information systems technician. Web development may be a collaborative effort between departments rather than the domain of a designated department.

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Ecommerce

Electronic commerce, commonly known as e-commerce, eCommerce or e-comm, consists of the buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks. It is more than just buying and selling products online. It also includes the entire online process of developing, marketing, selling, delivering, servicing and paying for products and services. The amount of trade conducted electronically has grown extraordinarily with widespread Internet usage. The use of commerce is conducted in this way, spurring and drawing on innovations in electronic funds transfer, supply chain management, Internet marketing, online transaction processing, electronic data interchange (EDI), inventory management systems, and automated data collection systems. Modern electronic commerce typically uses the World Wide Web at least at some point in the transaction's lifecycle, although it can encompass a wider range of technologies such as e-mail, mobile devices and telephones as well.


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