google email phone mobile verification contact requirement

Problem
If you want to create a new Google email. They will ask for your mobile phone number.
This is Google security feature to prevent bot

Reason
Once, I read a blog (cant remember URL) about the phone verification only appear because of username you put. They will search for number or any repetitive name. If have, they will ask for phone verification

Solution
Thus the solution you need is simply putting a unique name. This is difficult since most of any name you try might already been taken.

So the solution for the solution is, "Elf name generator". Yes, Elf name is less frequently use in gmail so you will have high chance to get register new email without phone number verification

Here is some list of website that generate Elf name for you (You can find many website by simply searching "elf name generator"). Good luck in creating your new email... legolas

1. http://elf.namegeneratorfun.com/
2. http://online-generator.com/name-generator/elf-name-generator.php
3. http://chriswetherell.com/elf/index.php

I do not responsible for broken link, these link are search through google on Nov 2011

That is all, your sincerely
Eärendur Fëfalas

Buy most optimum or worth it storage drive like hard disk or flash drive or pen drive

In these post I will share some equation about "Purchasing the most optimum hard disk / flash drive"

Im not sure is anybody already found out about these but I use these equation yesterday (already know about it along time ago but never get a chance to use it and update to blog)

The equation is

Optimum value = price / size

Where
price is the price of purchasing the hard disk
size is the hard disk size (like GB or TB)
The smallest value is the most 'optimum' or should I said 'most worth it'

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How these calculation is made? How did I found out these equation?
Is based on example actually

Lets get through it!

Let say you went to shop and want to purchase a flash drive, here is the price list
50 GB = RM 100
100 GB = RM 200
150 GB = RM 300

Thus
100/50 = 2
200/100 = 2
300/150 = 2

These means, all are optimize, you can buy any size you want and they are all worth it

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Example above is not the actual case, in flash drive and hard disk usually the

• out dated will be very cheap
• current will be normal
• latest will be expensive

Like these
50 GB = RM 100
100 GB = RM 150
150 GB = RM 400

Thus
100/50 = 2
150/100 = 1.5 (lowest)
350/250 = 2.67

As you can see, the 100 GB will be the most worth it in this case
If the difference is like 0.1 means there is not much difference, unless you want to buy 99999 pieces. But still... 0.1?

Sysinternal - check window startup

Once upon a time, when I was still using Windows XP. I encounter alot of virus
Some of them able to delete manually and some of them does not (and so I format)

Here is one of the tool that I use to check any startup program (like virus or anything)
And it is a good tool because it scan deep down to the core (better than msconfig)

The software name was sysinternal
It is better (so far) from the most "checking window startup tool" application because most of them were just displaying just like what msconfig did

As for the download link, I cannot found the official website to download
Here is the might be can work (I didnt test it cause Im currently on Linux
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb842062
http://download.cnet.com/Sysinternals-Desktops/3000-2346_4-75077421.html

Why these software is good (to me) ?

1. Most of startup software is no better than this (they just msconfig)
2. Can use to remove virus
3. Can use to improve window startup (especially when you remember the setting after format)

Screenshot

Thats all, hopefully its useful

Install LAMP on Ubuntu

These is a double posting, the original was from here http://asipi.blogspot.com/2009/10/haih.html

I write it back here because the title and here will be the latest updated place
(Yes I do update these post again if got any changes)

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1

Install apache & mysql & phpmyadmin : http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu_lamp_for_newbies

*Update 23 Jan 2010
My Software source was from Malaysia and it has problem!. So it set my source to "Main Server" (Software source download from Main Server)

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2

Enable the www folder
This will make your be able to add new folder into the localhost
using terminal :

sudo chmod -R 777 '/var/www'

Please note that /var/www is your root for the website
/var/www/smellynomore means http://localhost/smellynomore

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3

You will realize that u cant open the phpmyadmin on http://localhost/phpmyadmin
This is because when you see inside /var/www there is no "phpmyadmin" folder

Solve it by referring here http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1036836

Solve by doing this in terminal :

sudo ln -s '/usr/share/phpmyadmin' '/var/www'

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4

Additional configuration for the mysql

When you first time install the mySQL, everything is working fine.
But then, after you reboot the PC, the mySQL server cant start.

The mySQL configuration file will be missing after boot
After some haih...checking, you will realize that file inside "/var/run/mysqld" is missing

I solve it by this link, http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=386056
Try to chown to "mysql.mysql" if owned by root, and give it a 755
It is because of the folder write permission

How to chown and chmod, please note that I dont know what happen to security issue when I done this, just want to 'make it work!'

sudo chown -R asipo '/var/run/mysqld'
sudo chmod -R 777 '/var/run/mysqld'

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5

Load the mod_rewrite module
I google here to solve it http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=255556&page=2

Using terminal :

sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo gedit /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default

After that change AllowOverride None to AllowOverride All

Then, restart Apache

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 force-reload

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6

Additional, command to mySQL server (check, start, restart and stop)
http://abbysays.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/how-to-startstop-mysql-server-on-ubuntu-804/

Setting up the cakePHP 1.2.5
There will be 2 problem
1. Warning (512): /var/www/cakemake/app/tmp/cache/ is not writable [CORE/cake/libs/cache/file.php, line 262]
2. Your tmp directory is NOT writable.

Solve by : Once again chmod 777 is not secure, yeah!

sudo chown -R asipo '/var/www/smellynomore/app/tmp'
sudo chmod -R 777 '/var/www/smellynomore/app/tmp'

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7

Install x-debug
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=525257

EDITED #2 (Feb 2011)
I dont know why lately my xdebug does not working. So I edit the php.ini file
I make the all to be "Deleopment mode" because its defaulted to "Production mode"
So I guess that is the reson, plus use this on ERROR Report

error_reporting = E_ALL & ~E_DEPRECATED & ~E_NOTICE

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8

After that, it will read index.html
I dont know how to change it for the thing to refer into index.php

However, this is the index.php code (simple version of mine)

<p><b>Localhost</b></p>
<p>Select folder or file to navigate</p>

<?php

echo "<ul>";
if ($handle = opendir('.')) {
    while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
        if ($file != "." && $file != "..") {
            echo "<li><a href='$file'>$file<a></li>";
        }
    }
    closedir($handle);
}
echo "</ul>";
?>

If you have been wandering how I put this code into this blog. This is the place http://asipi.blogspot.com/2011/01/write-blog-post-using-tinymce.html

Thus when you open your http://localhost/index.php will get something like this

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9

phpMyAdmin login might be annoying, solve it from here http://asipi.blogspot.com/2011/02/disable-phpmyadmin-login.html

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10 Edit 28 Nov 2012
To install CURL. I follow this website http://buzznol.blogspot.com/2008/12/install-curl-extension-for-php-in.html

Basically, in terminal type : sudo apt-get install curl libcurl3 libcurl3-dev php5-curl
Then restart the LAMP server, then test it using var_dump(curl_version()); make sure to put -pre- html tag around it

Note that to restart the server. Using this command seems to be even better. Feel like it was relly restarting... sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

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Thats all
good luck, kupo!

PC cannot start, backup data before format

This is common to Windows users, read cause it useful

Your window affected by virus (or anything) and cannot start. But you got important stuff in the partition and 'formatting' will delete the thing

Dont worry there is a way to "get it back before format" which is by using LIVE CD

Let me cut to the point else read the whole story

Use Ubuntu LIVE CD

What is LIVE CD?
It is like "installing operating system temporarily" and in these case I'm suggesting you to use "Ubuntu Live Pendrive"

What can you do with Temporary Operating System?
You will able to access the partition (as long as not corrupted or damaged) and take anything you want to save first

Real story, I have been helping 2 of my friend because of their PC cannot boot
These happen a long time ago but he remind me about it today

Why pendrive and does it possible?

1. Yes, you only need 1GB pendrive (is already enough) and LIVE Pendrive is better in term of size and options.
2. Notebook does not have CD/DVD ROM so pendrive is the solution

How to have these "Ubuntu LIVE Pendrive?"

1. Go to these website and download it http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download
2. Have a pendrive and make it bootable pendrive. The tutorial was on the download link
3. Go to your "cannot start" PC, put the LIVE Pendrive and start, make sure to change your first boot to CD (I think to CD is already can be detected)
4. The Ubuntu LIVE Pendrive will loading and you will be using Ubuntu to backup your data before formatting

Prevent mail from spam or junk by encryption from crawler

If you write a blog and put your email on it. There is a chance for you to get Spam/Junk mail
This can be cause of many reason but I'm focus on crawler method

How this spam works?
Basically this is the procedure
1. They find your email
2. They write email to you

Spam usually include 1000 email or more and of course it is done by using a bot (a system) and not just people manually type in

To find your email
They using web-crawler, spam-crawler or anything-crawler. These crawler will browse slowly through the internet (from blog to blog, website to website until forever). If your blog put an hyperlink of your friend blog (blogroll they called) these crawler will go into it

Thus in, programming these crawler detect 2 things

1st detection
Detect "http://" text. If they found and word, URL or string match. They will retrieve the link and put in on the "Next going to be crawl list"

2nd detection
Since they want to spam to your mail, they simply find any string or word with "@" symbol. Thus your email will be captured in these process

Write email to you (spam)
These is a process of producing mass email and of course they use the list they got from the first step and use a bot (system) to mass mail it

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Prevention

There is 2 type of prevention
1. Email filter (thats why you have spam/junk mail categories)
2. Prevent your email from being on the spammer list

1st prevention - Filter your mailbox
This is already common and build in feature for almost all email system like gmail and others. So no need discussing much

2nd prevention - Prevent from listed
This is what I want to discussed about
Usually people will make their email not in easy format or encryption.

Using different email format like (let say your email is ajskdhqjeakjbdia@gmail.com)

Email: ajskdhqjeakjbdia (@gmail)

Email: ajskdhqjeakjbdia at gmail dot com

Or they use encryption like these

ajskdhqjeakjbdia@gmail.com
(It looks normal but it is actually encrpted)

So these encryption can be easily google. But I'm suggesting you the simplest one which taken from these website http://www.web-designz.com/tools/email_encoder.shtml
Note: The simplest method might also means it is easily detectable by the crawler

If you are a programmer and wandering how did the website do the answer is they are using convertToUnicode(...) function

If you view the page source. It wont show and "@" or your email at all because it is encrypted and of course the crawler is a system, they read the page source and not reading like you did (using web browser)

-End-

Write blog post using TinyMCE

Google blog text editor has improved!.They have "Edit HTML" or "Compose" tab (like below)

Recover delete data or partition using testdisk & photorec

Related name

• Recover deleted data
• Recover data in deleted partition

From the last post (http://asipi.blogspot.com/2011/01/merge-harddisk-partition.html), the software have made my friend harddisk partition to go 'missing'. This is how I recover the data in the 'missing' partition back
Straight to the point, use testdisk & photorec link is here http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk

If you are bored and want to read the whole story, proceed...

What is recovery and what is backup?
Both of them relate with 'keeping your data safe'. Backup is prevent while recovery is cure

Thus,

Backup
Save important data before your harddisk become corrupt

Recover
Get back important data after harddisk become corrupt

Backup is better than recover because, recover not guarantee 100% success but you will never know 'when to do the backup?'

This post focused on recovery
Okay, there is 2 software that I would like to suggest in recovery

1st software, Recuva
This is recommended by my friend and when I see it (not try) I do feel like this software is good. Here is the link http://www.piriform.com/recuva




2nd software, testdisk & photorec
This is the software that I want to promote actually. Here is the listed advantages that I know

Good detecting
Several software cannot detect corrupted harddisk. But this software can!. So when recover my friend harddisk it let me select the corrupted harddisk, the partition to recover

Harddisk format supported
There is alot of harddisk type it can support, typical that I still can remember is NTFS, FAT, Solaris (what is this?) and bla bla bla...

How good this recover?
It recover is 100% good. This is because they scan the harddisk by memory allocation.
Means as long as there is any single bytes in the harddisk will be scan. The problem was it was too good until unwanted data is also recover.
Chance of getting corrupted file is also high (because it was too good, seriously!)

*It cost RM 300 - RM 500 to recover you harddsik (in business). And knowing this cost you RM 1 (your electricity bill and time wasted to read)

Weakness
The first weakness but still not a 'real weakness' for me. Which is this program is in a commandline.Since im a programmer (and used to it), I'm going to said their commandline interface is excellent

Second weakness is it recover all the data as possible. Means your deleted file 1000 years ago is also possible as a result it highly corrupted. This is what happen if you want to perfection in recover

windows or linux(ubuntu)?

In this post is discussing about which OS (operating system) you should use
When I said linux it focused on ubuntu but this might also apply to other Linux OS too

I do belive (im Malaysia) majority is using Windows. So lets start using my believe...

You 100% cannot use ubuntu when
- You are a gamer. Cause most of game was on Windows

If you still insist using ubuntu while you are a gamer
- Yes you can try, install ubuntu inside windows (they called it wubi i think)

You 50% (might can) use ubuntu when
- Using it as home user; surfing, typing and chatting
- Another 50% goes to your 'resistance to change'

Here is my resistance to change from windows to ubuntu
1. Im used to Microsoft office, using open office is weird. This is first time, after 2 month of using it I can say "I like open office a bit more than ms office"

2. Surfing - There is no google chrome. Well can actually download it. Just "Installation in Windows is different in Linux"

3. Chatting - Ubuntu dont have Yahoo Messanger (not sure about MSN). But luckly they have empath or pidgin. You can still chat but less feature compared to YM. The best part using empath is "No advertisement + Faster!"

4. Used software - Let say you used to certain program like 'Yahoo messanger'. This software does not exist in Ubuntu, so either you find alternative or leave it

Repeat, 'you used to windows until you feel like dont want to use linux' is common and this is the most reason of 'dont want to change' aka 'resistance to change'. I myself happen to have this feel

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What so good about Linux ? (focused on Ubuntu). Well, this is most likely my experience and opinion.

good thing #1
Better security. All you virus from windows will not work (No virus). Remember better doesn't means impenetrable. But it do better than windows in almost all of the case

How to apply this 'good thing #1' ?

1. If you have a 'home PC' and you kids or parent is using the PC. You PC have high % of getting virus or malware or what ever dangerous stuff. This is the solution and the reason I keep suggesting it to others

2. If you were student and keep getting virus from 'Lab' (this is typical way for Malaysians PC to get virus, usually pendrive is the transfer medium). This linux will solve the problem 100%

3. If you create 2 type of user. The lower user cannot access the other files. Err... this is linux security like folder owner and folder group permission stuff. I never care about this. but in case you have 'sensitive data' Linux can help it

4. You dont need to buy Kaspersky on install antivirus. yeay!


good thing #2
I admin installation in Linux is hard (you need to use command line in special software). but ubuntu make it easy, you have a feature like 'add remove program in windows' but it 10x advance

1. They have 'update manager' this is to install or update driver

2. They have 'add remove software'. It can remove and also ADD! ADD! ADD! ADD! ADD! free software. There is tons of free software outside

How to apply this 'good thing #2' ?

1. My parent like to play solitaire in Windows when free time. If you use ubuntu you can ADD! ADD! ADD! ADD! ADD! games for free and the game is better than windows. This only apply for small and simple game, as I said 'home typical user' (not gamer sejati!)

good thing #3
Faster, better, stronger, harder...
This most likely what I hate on Windows after using Ubuntu

Windows have a little but yet annoying problem when it come with thumbdrive/pendrive
- SLOW
- Cannot eject, something was in use

So if you use Ubuntu you can feel the smoothness in detecting pendrive, eject is easy and transfer file is also FAST!
The main point is 'Stable' I guess

So... thats it I know

Thanks
Myself

Convert PDF into Excel or Words

I use Able2Extract Pro. Of course I download the Pirate one with the crack

Antivirus software, comodo

Here Im going to give opinion about anti virus software
Im using comodo internet security (free)
From here http://www.comodo.com/

If you are using kaspersky (need to pay). Im going to say yes kepersky is better
I have try bitdefender before this, still kaspersky is the best

If you want to use free anti virus software which is comodo
I going to tell you comodo has several classification in security

1. Anti virus
2. Internet security
3. Smart Defence+

what is this 3 things?

Antivirus
Is detect and remove virus
Its detect the virus when you open a folder or while performing a scan
After detect they will remove it
Not good antivirus software will not be able to detect a virus
Personally these comodo dont have a good antivirus so I dont install it

Internet security
It is a whole large topic with a purpose protect from Internet harm such as Hack, Spam etc etc. There is alot of way these guys do to hack so does security do to prevent. I install these feature in comodo

Smart Defense +
This is a new term in computer security. The base idea was a spam and telling you that these program abc.exe is running. Do you want to proceed? then you may decide yes or no.
Comodo are good enough to tell you that the program is safe. But still is depend on the situation. For an example, I was installing some game and they telling me is it?. If you are not computer literate you may suspect the game is a virus but most of the case, you know that what you do so you know that that is a game Im about to install so that was not a virus.
Basically this is the most important feature I need in my computer and the main reason why Im using comodo

Disable yahoo messanger advertisement

Im using yahoo messenger 10. and this is how I disable their advertisement. AND ITS WORKING!

Please note that I have try many other way by googling such as editing the registry file and also downloading the tweak application.

And this method is available through many website either. So I just copy and paste the link HERE

Basically
At C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts. Open the "hosts" with notepad.
And add "127.0.0.1 insider.msg.yahoo.com"

Please not that this method can also be use to disable a lot of thing. Once I saw they use it do disable the Adobe Professional pirate version from being black listed

Thats all,
Hope its useful... guess not

Download Streaming Tube Video

Keyword.
Download stream video
Download tube video
Steal stream video
Steal tube video

In this Blog.
I will teach you "How to get streaming video"
The idea of stealing is actually get the stream video in your "Temporary" folder because the buffer video you watch is stored in that place.


For an example.
You like certain music clip in the youtube and you want it in your PC.
Of course there is a lot of way to get the clip by using application such as real player and youtube downloader.

But in this Blog, you will only use one application that is FREE and not related at all in term of media/download application which is "Unlocker"


What is unlocker?.
It is an application that allow you to delete on-run application. Like deleting certain file that cannot be delete because it is in used.


Condition to steal
1. The streaming video must be "Stream all". This means its buffer all the video, allowing you to replay or slide to any moment without buffering the video again. For an example, youtube.
( most of the sharing video website using this method )

2. It is assume the format for the video is .flv ( flash player ) since we don know the real format of the file. This means you need to know the format of the video that you want to steal
( most case is .flv, so don't need to worry much )

3. The video that you want to steal must be "complete". So if the video you choose is only half progress, then you only will get half. Therefore, wait the video to complete buffering and start stealing.


The step,
1. Download and Install the Unlocker
2. Find the "Temporary" folder
3. Find and locate the video
4. Retrieve the video

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Step 1 - Download and Install the Unlocker
1.1 You can download this application easily such as www.download.com because it is FREE.
To make it easy, this is the link to Download the application :
http://www.filehippo.com/download_unlocker/
1.2 After download, install it. I'm not gonna teach about this part.
1.3 And finally, run he Unlocker application.

p/s: Magic star shape wand will occur on the bottom right (toolbar) once its running

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Step 2 - Find the "Temporary" folder
To find the temporary folder is depend on your current user.
2.1 Go to start->run.
2.2 Type "cmd".
2.3 Type "%username%. in the CMD


You will know your Username once you do this.
Once you know your username, you can easily find the Temporary folder

Temporary folder is located at ( in my PC )
G:\Documents and Settings\asip\Local Settings\Temp



Note:
G: = is where I install my Windows
Documents and Settings\ = Default folder for Window XP
asip\ = My username, known from typing %username%
Local Settings\ = Default folder for Window XP
Temp\ = Default folder for Window XP

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Step 3 - Find the video and locate it
Once you find the Temporary folder, don't close it.
Find the video you like and start watching it.

P/S : Once the video start buffering, it will appear a new file with random name .tmp extension (most of the case is .tmp). This file will keep expending its size through the video keep buffering. Therefore, notice the file and remember it for further step.


Please wait until the video to complete its buffering since retrieve the incomplete file result in incomplete video

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Step 4 - Retrieve the video
Once is finish buffering.
Right click on the located video and you will see the "Unlocker" menu and click it.



Then choose "Copy" at the dropdown menu.


Allocate the file and rename it anyname with .flv as its extension file name.


Note added on 1 Jan 2010 (Happy new year!)
If u using Firefox, u can use "unplug" addon

Thats all,
Hope its useful... guess not

Refill Canon ip1880 printer

I will show you How to Refill the printer.

By the way, if you lost the printer installer...
this link should help:
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&tabact=DownloadDetailTabAct&fcategoryid=357&modelid=14991

p/s: note that its ip1800 but it still works with ip1880

Here is the step.
1. Have the Refilling ink
2. Take out the Cartridge
3. Make a 'Hole' at the Cartridge
4. Start refilling

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The step detail

Step 1 : Have the Refilling ink

Here in my place on 2008 October.
The price for each color cost about RM6 and can have about 5 shot.
refill 5 times I means.
I buy Black, Red, Blue, Yellow color 6x4=24.


p/s: For black should be not a problem in color choosing.
But for Red, Blue and Yellow. There's a chance the color is different in the original one.

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Step 2 : Take out the Cartridge

Dun ask me how to take out the Cartridge.
The Cartridge code should be CL831 & PG830 by default

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Step 3 : Make a 'Hole' at the Cartridge

You may wander "How to make the hole" and "Where should I make the hole"

How to make the hole
1. Use any means necessary.
2. Lucky for me, the re-filler i buy already provide the puncher

Where should I make the hole

Follow the picture.
Take off the sticker carefully.
You will see some ready made hole to be made.

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Step 4 : Start refilling

Refill it carefully, nothing particular...

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Reminders

Don't ever touch the circled area

It's the important place of course.
One touch interrupt the circuit?

How much to refill?

Basically one bottle enough for 5 shot.
Its better to put less rather than full in the Cartridge since it might leak out or overflow.

One last note,
The printer does no measure the ink based n how much the ink left in the cartridge. But its count on how many time you use the printer.

This means,
1. It's not accurate
2. Once you refill, printer still telling you "Ink low"

Therefore, to solve this you need to reset the "ink counter" which is pressing the "Resume" button for 5 minutes.


Thats all,
Hope its useful... guess not