Check for blacklist status with PDRM and JPJ

If you haven't settled the fines in traffic offence summons issued by Polis DiRaja Malaysia (PDRM) after a specific period of time, you might not be able to renew the road tax of your vehicle until you removed yourself from the blacklist by settling the fines.

Here is the website that you can check for the blacklist status of yourself or your vehicle with PDRM or JPJ:

http://www.jpj.gov.my/blacklist/

Click on the PDRM crest to check in the PDRM's blacklist system, and click on the JPJ crest to check in JPJ's system. They should be linked up, so the result should be the same.

The Ubuntu Open Week on IRC in #ubuntu-classroom

The Ubuntu Open Week will take place from this Mon 28 April - Sat 3 May, virtually online on IRC channel in #ubuntu-classroom.

Ubuntu is a simple to use, complete Linux desktop and/or server operating system, freely available with both community and professional support. It is among the most popular Linux distribution today, always ranked #1 in DistroWatch.com. You can download it for free, and you can also request Canonical to send you original Ubuntu CDs for free.

Ubuntu Open Week is a series of online workshops for us to collaborate directly with the core teams, key contributors and developers of this Linux project.

Click here for more information about the Ubuntu Open Week.

Bed sheet for mattress

My wife always prefers 100% cotton bed sheet. Cotton is natural fibre that makes the bed sheet feels cooler, softer, smoother and more comfortable to sleep on. This material also produces less wrinkles after wash.

Thread count is one of the major consideration when buying bed sheet. It refers to the number of horizontal (weft) and vertical (warp) threads in one square inch of the fabric used to produce the bed sheet. Good quality bed sheets always indicate their thread count number on their packaging. However, bed sheets with higher thread count number always come with higher price tag. Thread count between 300-350 should be good enough for most people like us.

Every year, there are certain periods whereby bed sheet will discount for up to 50%-75% in specialty or departmental stores. That will be the good time to shop for bed sheets, which can probably save you hundreds of ringgit.