Saturday, February 27, 2010

Cyber Cafes for Gambling

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Everyone likes to gamble. Not the life gamble but the money gambling. It is wrong for some and it is not for others. However, it is wrong when it is played at the wrong place don't you agree?

i found an articles which talked about gambling activities in cyber cafes. This subject is very concerned about because as we all know, majority of the cyber cafes visitors are teenagers and young adults. The ministry is worried on this matter because they do not want these youths to be involved in such behavior.

the gambling that i am talking about is not the physical gambling but online because the operators possesed some kind of gambling software and let gamblers use it in their premises. Deputy Minister Datuk M.Saravanan said that based on the ministry's observation, most of the cyber cafes in the federal capital did have this gambling software and let it be played in their premises.

that's all i am talking about this week. enjoy your week and thank you.


source of reference(http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/6/24/nation/4179347&sec=nation) Accessed on 21st February 2010

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Internet Cafe design

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Hi everyone, today I will like to talk about the Internet Café design. The design for the Internet Café is very important to help you to maximize your profit in every single square feet. Of cause a nice and comfortable Internet Café design will attract more customers to come and become very popular.

To have an easier way to think of the design of your Internet Cafe is to start the franchises business. The reason of it is because most of the Internet Cafés who have the franchises business will have their own overall design, colour schemes, furniture placement, customer flow, and so on.

Well, Internet Café design is much more depends on the demand VS supply situation. Demand is refer to the Internet Café which has very good business and has a lot of customers demand for the seats is more than what you has provided, then you may go for the very effective and tight design for your Internet Café, where every square feet produces money. This kind of situation mostly faces by Chinese Internet Café, where the need for basic Internet access drives customers to Internet Café. Examples for demand situation and tight design,

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Besides that, also got some Internet Cafes will not have the luck of the demand situation, so some of them will go for up market approach rather than design efficiency. The idea of this is to get more profit per customer instead of trying to go for high volume approach. They will have their own unique and creative design to attract more customers and also will supply some food and beverage to the customers. Examples of the design,


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In addition, you also can use pre-made Internet Café design so that you will not need to reinvent the wheel. You can just learn from the existing Internet Café design and how they arrange the furniture.

(Source of reference: Internet Cafe guide, accessed on 23rd Feb 2010, URL: http://www.internet-cafe-guide.com/internet-cafe-designs.html)

(Images source from: http://stuffaboutgames.com/internet-cafe-image-gallery.html# )

Have a nice day...
-david-

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Kesilapan yang Biasa dalam Bisnes Kafe Berinternet

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Salam sejahtera kepada para pendengar dan Gong Xi Fa Cai kepada warganegara Malaysia yang berbangsa Cina.
(0.0-0.5)

Hari ini saya ingin membincangkan mengenai post saya yang lama iaitu kesilapan-kesilapan yang selalu dilakukan oleh operator-operator dlam bisnes kafe berinternet ini.
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Okey...jadi, katakanlah anda baru sahaja membuka sebuah kafe berinternet. Jadi untuk hari perasmiannya, anda telah menawarkan servis yang percuma tetapi malangnya, para pelanggan yang datang untuk perasmian ini dikecewakan dengan masalah-masalah. Masalah-masalah sepaerti komputer tak berfungsi, komputer perlu dimulakan semula setiap kali dan juga komputer pelanggan tak dapat bersambung dengan komputer server. Jadi, imej anda telah musnah.
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Oleh disebabkan itulah, sebelum anda bermula bisnes, anda perlu memastikan bahawa komputer-komputer yang anda beli adlah daripada perkakasan yang berjenama bagus, yang berkualiti, yang amat dikenali ramai status ataupun reputasinya.
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Selain itu, anda juga perlu memastikan komputer-komputer anda mampu berfungsi dengan kelajuan yang tinggi...kerana para pelanggan yang datang ke kafe berinternet anda ini, mereka menjangkakan komputer yang terbaru sekali, yang mampu memproses data dengan cepat skali, kerana mereka mahu menyiapkan kerja mereka dengan cepat.
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Oleh itu anda perlulah sentiasa menyelnggarakan komputer-komputer anda untuk memastikan kesemuanya dalam keadaan yang memuaskan untuk operasi kafe berinternet anda ini.
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Dan juga masalah yang paling utama yang saya ingin ketengahkan di sini iaitu kekurangan komputer. Kurangnya komputer untuk pelanggan, itu adalah masalah yang besar kerana biasanya para pelanggan akan datang dalam jumlah yang ramai, dalam berkumpulan. Jadi, anda sebagai operator perlulah sentiasa memastikan komputer cukup ataupun lebih daripada cukup untuk para pelanggan sedia melangkah masuk dan menggunakan perkhidmatan kafe berinternet anda ini.
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Jadi saya rasa saya akan berhenti di sini lah. Saya menceritakan sedikit sebanyak tentang kesilapan-kesilapan yang dilakukan. Mungkin tidak semua tetapi hanyalah sebilangan kecil. Namun saya harap ini juga dapat membantu anda.
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Terima kasih kerana mendegar dan selamat tinggal.
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Monday, February 22, 2010

HOW TO START YOUR OWN INTERNET CAFE BUSINESS

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Hi it's me again Jason Goh here and this time I'm not here to give any analysis result but I'm here to share my information with all the viewers. First of all I would like to wish everyone a great Happy Chinese New Year to everyone especially my viewers. I still would like to thank to all my viewers for viewing our blog every week and also participate our weekly poll quiz.

Hi, kepada semua pengunjung blog ini. Kali ini saya disini bukan untuk memberi keputusan analisis saya tetapi saya ingin berkongsi informasi saya dengan semua pengunjung blog ini. Pertama sekali saya ingin meungucapkan Selamat Tahun Baru Cina kepada semua terutamanya yang berbangsa cina dan saya juga ingin mengucapkan beribuan terima kasih kepada peserta quiz poll kita.

Topic minggu ini ialah 'Tips Bagaimana Anda Menubuhkan Internet Cafe Bisnes Anda Sendiri'.

•Budget – An I.C it’s best at least a minimum of 20 seats helps to earn some profit however if you’re budget is bigger than its best the more seats, the more money you will need. If you don’t have the cash, you can find partners to pool in money. Also, I would suggest against forming a business with your close friends.

•Bajet – I.C memerlukan sekurang-kurangnya minima 20 tempat duduk dan anda juga akan mendapat faedah yang minima. Tetapi kalau anda mempunyai modal bajet yang lebih tinggi, lebih baik anda mempunyai tempat duduk yang lebih dan lebih faedah anda akan dapat. Kalau modal tidak mencukupi, saya menasihatkan bahawa anda boleh mencari rakan kongsi untuk memberi lebih sokongan wang. Lebih baik mencari rakan kongsi bisnes dengan kawan yang anda percaya.

•Location – Location is one of the KEY FACTORS FOR SUCCESS. Keywords to look for when scouting; near a school, heavy foot traffic, not too many competitors in the area. You should try to look for a place that’s easy to spot (from the customers perspective)

•Lokasi – Lokasi memainkan peranan penting dalam mencari bisnes. Lebih baik mencari tempat yang padat, berdekatan dengan sekolah, dan tidak banyak pesaing lain. Anda perlu cari tempat yang banyak orang akan kunjungi.

•Hardware – Remember, a good hardware is very much important and budget also plays an important role also. In order to get a potential computer it’s not just for the cost but the life spent and its speed of the computer. Having a slow PC might hit a big impact to the users. Bigger memory, graphic card and etc is very much needed and it doesn’t need to change PC after few years later.

•Perkakasan – Anda perlu selalu ingat bahawa perkakasan juga memainkan peranan penting dan bajet bukan hal yang penting kerana perkakasan yang berpotensi dan mempunyai masa hidup yang panjang dan kepantasan computer akan membantu anda lebih jimat pada masa yang akan datang. Walaupun ini akan memerlukan wang yang banyak tetapi dalam masa hadapan, anda tidak perlu sering menukar komputer yang baru.

•Connection – A faster and decent connection in your cafe will be a key selling point. Don’t worry too much about marketing, if you have the best computers and the fastest connection in your area, sheer WORD-OF-MOUTH will drive customers through YOUR door. At least get the best kbps package that you can afford. Also, if you have the money, you can always get another as back-up in case your primary connection goes down.

•Sambungan internet – Kepantasan internet adalah kunci bisnes anda. Anda tidak perlu bimbang tentang pemasaran tetapi kalau anda mempunyai computer dan sambungan internet yang pantas di kawasan anda. Sekurang-kurangnya dapat kepantasan kbps yang anda boleh mampu. Kalau anda ada lebih modal, anda boleh dapat lebih satu lagi untuk memetikan.

•Software – In all programs of software from gaming to office use, it’s better to get license software because you might get in trouble if getting caught by the government. Software’s can be supply by certain suppliers on gaming and office uses. Thus, you might also get sponsors for using their product.

•Perisian – Dalam semua program perisian dalam game atau perisian pejabat, lebih baik menggunakan perisian yang berlesen kerana kalau anda tidak memiliki lesen anda boleh dikenakan saman atau dakwa dari pihak berkuasa. Anda boleh mendapat perisian dari pembekal yang berlesen untuk game atau perisian pejabat. Ini juga dapat membantu anda untuk mendapat penganjur.

•Other services – Food and drinks is always a good extra source of income and also providing comfort to the customers.

•Servis lain – Makanan dan minuman dapat juga membantu anda untuk mencari faedah tambahan, tatkala ini boleh memberi keselesaan kepada pelanggan.

Alright thats all for this week on my latest information. Got to go Night.

Setakat ini sahaja untuk informasi minggu ini. Sekian Terima Kasih

Resource from: http://gmtristan.com/how-to-start-your-own-internet-cafe-business/

Sunday, February 21, 2010

privacy (mandarin version)

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Hi, happy chinese new year to everyone.When you always go to the internet café to play game or surfing the internet, you should know some precaution to protect your own privacy. There are two types of risks that you will encounter if you did not pay attention to it. First, internet café is a public computer for you to use, you will not know what software has already installed in it, and so it was dangerous that may be there are some software that can spy or install your passwords. Examples of the software are key loggers and spyware and others. Second which is people around you also can peeping and figure out your passwords.

大家好,祝大家新年快乐。当您经常到网吧玩游戏或上网时,你应该知道一些预防措施以保护自己的隐私。有两种风险您会遇到如果您不重视它。首先,网吧是一个公共电脑场所,你不会知道有什么软件已经安装了在电脑里,所以是那是很危险的,可能有一些软件可以侵入您的密码。该软件的例子有 Key Loggers和Spyware等。第二,是您周围的人们也可以偷窥,并计算出您的密码。

Here are some tips to protect your own privacy.

这里有一些提示 , 以保护自己的隐私。

1. Always log out: Whenever you want to leave your computer or finish using it, you better log out your all the websites that consists of your username and password. Websites such as bank account websites, check mail, instant messaging and others. If you just simply close the browser or restart the computer is not enough because if someone using the same websites or services after you, they might be able to trace your account and access it. Moreover, do not save your login information that allow automatic login. That will easier to let other users to access your account, so you should disable the option before you log in your account.

每次登出:当你要离开你的电脑或完成使用它时,你必须完全登出你所有的网站 , 您的用户名和密码组成。例如,银行账户的网站,检查电子邮件,和其他网站。 如果你只是简单地关闭浏览器或重新启动那架电脑是不够的 , 因为如果有人在您使用相同的网站或服务,他们或许能够追踪您的帐户。 此外,不要允许自动登录信息 。 这会让其他用户容易地追踪您的帐户,因此您应该禁用自动登录选项 , 然后才在您的帐户登录。

2. Staying with the computer: As I stated earlier in the first tip, do not leave your computer and if you want to away the computer in a period of time, you should log out all the websites that you have sign in and also close it. So that other users will not know what websites you are using and it can keep yourself safe from hacking.

保持与电脑位置:正如我刚才所说的第一条建议,不要离开您的电脑,如果你想离开电脑一段时间,您应该登出所有的网站 ,并关闭它,以便其他用户不会知道你使用的网站 。

3. Clear history and temporary files: The browsers such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and others all will save the pages you have visited in the History folder or in Temporary Internet Files. Because of that, your password will also might be store in the browser if the option is enabled to save the username and passwords. Therefore, before you use the computer, you should go check the setting and delete all the history after you have done using the computer.

清除历史记录和临时文件:例如Internet Explorer,Mozilla Firefox和其他的浏览器都将会保存您在历史文件夹或登入过的网页。由于这个原因,您的密码也可以会存储在浏览器中如果你启用了保存用户名和密码此选项。因此,在使用店脑之前,您应该检查该设置和删除所有的历史 当你用完电脑后。

4. Avoid online financial transactions: You must avoid use online financial transaction in the public computer such as internet café. Instead you should find a safer place such home or friend’s house to do that. Examples for using online financial transaction are online banking, online shopping and other transactions that require you to enter the sensitive information like credit card or bank account details then you should not do in the public places. You will never know how the people will track your privacy.

避免网上金融交易:您必须避免使用公共电脑 , 如网吧进行线金融交易。 相反 , 你应该找一个更安全的地方进行这项活动, 例如家庭或朋友家中。 网上金融交易的例如有网上银行,网上购物及其他交易 ,需要输入您的私人信息, 如信用卡或银行账户信息,所以你不应该在供共场所进行这项交易,你永远不会知道其他人会如何跟踪您的隐私。

Thank you.

谢谢。

隐私=privacy
风险=risk
浏览器=browser
登出=log out
删除=delete
金融交易=financial transaction

Monday, February 15, 2010

Weekly Poll Results 4

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Hi it's me again Jason here, and as usual you know what I'm here for. On this week poll quiz is about 'What is the lowest price you ever experienced in I.C? the choices given is RM 0.50, RM 1, RM 1.50 and RM 2.



As usual the normal rate of I.C price in the market is RM 2 and many people think is normal. Most of the I.C i experienced myself are also RM 2. However the lowest price i ever experienced is also RM 1.50. Based on my analysis, the result came up to be RM 1.50 are the majority who experience it with this rate. With this rate, the I.C should be very big I.C with lots of computer. That's their target way of earning profit.

On the other hand, RM 1 with the result of 25% is also supported however is very rare that this I.C would offer this rate. It usually happens on a promotion or events. RM 1 is the lowest price indicated in the quiz however RM 0.50 with 0% are not supported. Based on my research, RM 0.50 usually happens when a new I.C has open business. It's also rare with this rate. I.C owners will either pick free gaming time or with minimum fee RM 0.50 when they just open business.

Lastly RM 2 is also supported with 25%, the reason why is also 25% is because that RM 2 is a normal rate in the market price and not many people experience lower price than this. It is obvious that RM 2 doesn't make any impact in the market price.

Well that's all for my poll this week and today is the 1st day of Chinese New Year and i would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone Happy Chinese New Year, Bye.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Tighter Laws for Internet Cafe

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Happy holidays to you all. I am filled with the holiday's spirit makes me a bit lazy,hahaha but i still going to carry out my responsibility.

Remember i posted a post titled Enforcing the Law? Well i do because i did it. Anyway, this new post is also about the law only it is a different article. It is not the same because the old post talked about enforcing the law but this one talks about tighter laws.

From what i read, there are differences between the laws before and the ones that are to be executed. My last post they are telling the Internet Cafes to close by midnight as a concern to the teenagers that are pestering near these cafes even after midnight. Now they put up new laws where these cafes can only operate using the ground floor of buildings. No more two storey Internet Cafes.

According to Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin, cyber cafes operators are banned from using tinted windows so that their cafes can be seen from the outside. It is so that people can see what is happening inside to make sure there are no illegal activities being carry out inside the cafes.

Alcohols and cigarettes are both a no-no inside the premises. According to the article, operators need to keep record of the time of all their customers in and out of their premises and they need to also send the names of the students that went and use their services to the students' schools.

Any of the operaters that does not comply with the guidelines will and shall be blacklisted. Not only that, their names will be sent to all local authorities and they will not be allow to open this type of business in any part of Malaysia.

It seems that cyber cafes laws are getting tighter but still, a lot more has been neglecting these guidelines,that's one thing i am sure of. One thing i am not sure of is that whether these laws have been enforced or not. Anyway....this is the end for my post, enjoy this holiday people and thank you to all.