Software update to v2.80 available for Sing/Mal version of Garmin Nuvi 205/205w/255w

The new software version 2.80 is now available for Sing/Mal version of Garmin Nuvi 205/205w/255w.

This version will:

• Synchronize to English v5.30
• Update GPS firmware to v3.90

Here are the steps I have taken to successfully updated my Nuvi 255w.

Download the installation file from Garmin's website (link provided at the end of this article). The filename is nuvi255W_SG_v280.exe with the size of 10,672kb.

Remove the SD card (that I use to store additional maps) from the GPS slot.

Connect the GPS to my computer with USB cable and access to its storage.

Rename the file /Garmin/GPX/Current.gpx to /Garmin/GPX/temp.gpx. During the update process, a new Current.gpx file will be created and data in this temp.gpx will be restored to the new Current.gpx. If this step is not taken, you might lost your saved waypoints and/or favourites.

Delete these 3 files from /Garmin/Voice folder:

• English_American_Jack.vpm
• English_Australian_Karen.vpm
• English_British_Daniel.vpm

Don't worry, they'll be replaced with new version of voice files during the update process.

Run the nuvi255W_SG_v280.exe from the computer. It will copy over some files to the GPS.

Safely unplug the USB cable and let the GPS reboot by itself. You will see the message of "Software loading..." on the screen of the GPS while it is performing the update.

In less than a minute, the GPS will automatically reboot itself after the update is completed.

Now the GPS is loaded with new software v2.80 (successfully updated from the previous v2.70).

Quite disappointedly, there is still no ecoRoute feature in this v2.80 of Nuvi software for Sing/Mal 205/205w/255w units.

Click here to download the installation file for Garmin Nuvi 205/205w/255w Sing/Mal v2.80 software.

Paypal now allows withdrawal of money directly to Malaysia bank account

Good new for Malaysian Paypal users!

Now you can withdraw your money from Paypal directly to your bank account in Malaysia.

Withdrawal is free of charge if the amount is above RM400. Else RM3 is chargeable.

Banks which can accept money transfer from Paypal are:

• Affin Bank (PHBMMYKL)
• Alliance Bank (MFBBMYKL)
• Ambank (ARBKMYKL)
• Bank Islam (BIMBMYKL)
• Bank Kerjasama Rakyat (BKRMMYK1)
• Bank Muamalat (BMMBMYKL)
• Bank of America (BOFAMY2X)
• Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSNAMYK1)
• CIMB Bank (CIBBMYKL)
• Citibank (CITIMYKL)
• Deustche Bank (DEUTMYKL)
• EON Bank (EOBBMYKL)
• Hong Leong Bank (HLBBMYKL)
• HSBC Bank (HBMBMYKL)
• Maybank (MBBEMYKL)
• OCBC Bank (OCBCMYKL)
• Public Bank (PBBEMYKL)
• RHB Bank (RHBBMYKL)
• Standard Chartered Bank (SCBLMYKX)
• Royal Bank of Scotland (ABNAMYKL)
• UOB (UOVBMYKL)

The 8 characters code in bracket is the MEPS bank routing code which you need to provide during withdrawal from Paypal. You will also need to provide your bank account number too.

The withdrawal will normally take 2-3 days of processing.

What would you do with 10 million dollar?

This question "What would you do with 10 million dollar?" stroke my mind when it flashed out from the presentation slide of David Axmark during his talk about “Persevering in a FOSS business valued at USD$1 billion” in FOSS.my 2009 conference.

David Axmark is the co-founder of MySQL, the great database management system in used by many websites and applications nowadays. Somebody asked him this question few years back, before MySQL was sold to Sun Microsystems for US$1 billion.

David Axmark told us, by the time he was asked the question, he had no idea, though he sensed the investor might expect the answer something like "grow it to 100 million or more".

So, if you were asked the same question, what would be your answer?

Some of the possible answers might be...

• Employee: retire immediately and enjoy your life
• Businessman: grow it to 100 million or more
• Investor: possibly the same answer as businessman above
• Kind person: charity and social welfare, eg. build a school, setup a charity fund, help the unfortunate, etc...
• Traveller: go around the world, take a lot of pictures and videos, then produce books, films, etc. to share with the whole world about your discoveries
• Scientist: fund research to bring a better life to mankind
• Environmentalist: fund for activities to save the mother earth!
• Politician: fund for contesting in election
  
• Movie director: well, that's probably not enough to make a great movie. Too bad.
  
• many many more possibilities of answer (put in my comment page if you are generous to share with my readers...)