English - Myanmar Calendar 2012

As usual, gift from MGLUAYE's PAGES for the New Year is finally came up. Last year, English Myanmar Calendar 2011 was downloaded over 339 times the whole year that makes 270 times more than Calendar 2010 and 264 times more than Calendar 2009. This year, MGLUAYE went back to Burma and now residing back in Yangon, I have very limited spare time to prepare this calendar. But, I tried my best to be able to share calendar as usual. Here is 2012 English Myanmar Calendar for you to download. Wish you all Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2012.

Same as previous years, for my friends who want to view month by month, just click on the below pictures for respective months. Those who want to keep whole year calendar as own copy, please click the lowermost single picture.












Click below picture to download Calendar for whole year.

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Drivers for Huawei C5720

It is a bit busy period for me that a lot of stuffs needed to be settled for my first retail business in Yangon. Now, my shop was in progress of construction. My first retail business will be launching in mid of October. Meanwhile,I will be a bit short of time to update my blog. However, I will be trying my best to be able to update my blog as much as we can.

Many of my friends who are still in abroad are willing to know the conditions of inside Myanmar regarding to business start up. It's not an easy work as usual. First of the first, (if I were to borrow words of Robert Kiyosaki), I am now at the stage of jumping out of plane without parachute and still in progress of building my own parachute in mid air. It is a bit challenging time in my life. However, I am happy with those challenges that I choose to be. I believed that I will be able to built my own parachute before I hit the ground.

Internet connection in Yangon is better than in the past, most of the time, connection is still be able to use gtalk and skype which was more or less restricted in terms of connectivity in the past. And, EDGE connection provided in GSM network also working well. As I have written in earlier this year, internet connectivity with CDMA is working well.

As I am using CDMA connection for internet connection from time to time, I need to configure my handset in several computer that I wanted to be connected. As of I am using Huawei C5720 handset, it needs to use its drivers CD to install prior connection. Sometime,it's hard to keep the mini CD for its driver, I uploaded the whole package of drivers to 4shared for all of you. When it's needed, you can browse over and download from here.

Keep in touch, I will be updating my blog from time to time.

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A Smart Guy - Ko Than Maung

It's been quite a long time I didn't share Arakan music. Now, I would like to share one of the songs sung by Arakanese famous singer, Than Maung. It's about a drunkard.

As you all know that habits like drinking and smoking are bad habits that are difficult to quit when you got them. However, these bad habits are seems to be good when you are having first time contact with them.

At the end of the days, these bad habits deteriorating not only health of that victim but also damage to personal image of the person, eventually lead to early death.

It's the song sung in Arakanese, hopefully you all will enjoy by listening.

Have fun.

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Before You Quit Your Job

This August, Mgluaye is busy with handing over of the responsibilities to fellow colleagues. Of course, Mgluaye decided to quit job and has given one month advance notice to present company. August is the last month of the present career in my life. Same like all of you, this decision has not come out easily. Before quitting this steady and good job in Singapore, I have to encourage myself too much, because I have to start up my own career in my life. It can be said that I am heading from E quadrant to S quadrant in my life. There is a lot of challenges waiting for me to take over. In somewhere in September, Mgluaye will be going back to Myanmar and will start a business there.

Here is one of the audio books that give me more strength to take the step to move from E to S quadrant in my life, I would like to share with you all.

Below is the description of the book.

One of the basic tenets of the Rich Dad philosophy is to make the jump from employee to boss. This is the book that shows you how to make that leap - in 10 easy steps. Everyone in business knows that you won't ever achieve great wealth by being an employee. The real secret to making money and reaching financial independence is to start your own company and develop it quickly. Millions of aspiring entrepreneurs are already convinced that this is the way to go - but they just don't know how to take those first few steps. In BEFORE YOU QUIT YOUR JOB, Robert Kiyosaki presents first-hand accounts of his own start-up companies and how he learned from both his failures and his successes. Along the way he explains the basics of:

• How to determine if your idea is a good one
• How to write a solid business plan and where to find Othe People's Money to help finance the idea
• How to incorporate yourself for business and tax purposes
• How to help you find key advisors to help develop your concept
• How to best launch your product or service.

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Rich Dads Before You Quit Your Job-Track-01.mp3
Rich Dads Before You Quit Your Job-Track-02.mp3
Rich Dads Before You Quit Your Job-Track-03.mp3

Seven Steps to a Successful Business Plan

Whenever we think of starting an own business, the biggest obstacle that is hindering us to jump into business is "Risk". Actually, there is no place without risk. The only thing differ is whether you can control it or not. If you can control all the risks you encountered, it apparently lesser risk. However, the statement "Business is risky." is the one which embedded and most of our unconscious minds believed in that and became like a true fact.

Eventually, all the risks can be controllable. The only thing we need to know is how to control it. As far as I studied, doing business is very similar like constructing a building. Nowadays, we do drawing of the building in AutoCAD or whatsoever drawing software. It can help us to visualize how does it looks like our final product is? The other thing is scheduling. We need to schedule when we are going to do what matters to be able to get such kind of end result we are looking for.

In business, sketching out the end product you are building and scheduling can be combined into one item, which is Business Plan. Most of us, who were in employee mindsets, are very easy to give up business ideas before we write any business plan. We should change it if we were going to walk as a business person. So, come on our friends. Let’s start build our own business on paper first, write it down onto paper and execute whether all the risks we have to face are controllable or what kind of extent control measure we need to implement.

Here is one more book of business planning subject, it is “Seven Steps to a Successful Business Plan” by Author Al Coke. Here we go a short description of the books.

As the saying goes, "People don't plan to fail- they fail to plan." In business, this failing is fatal - because planning is essential to the well-being and success of any company. Seven Steps to a Successful Business Plan cuts past the traditional planning problems, and provides readers with a documented method of building a simplified business plan that works!

The book helps managers find a sensible starting point, understand the value of an integrated planning model, and finally write a logical business plan. Four features make it all work:

1. A Seven-Step Planning Process -How you plan to integrate planning down to the lowest level.
2. Your Management Story -Defining what the company is "about," and asking yourself if it makes a good "story."
3. The Concept of back Planning -Where do you want to be, and how do you work backward from there?
4. The 5-Page Business Plan -How can you create a concise, functional, and user-friendly plan-in just 5 pages?

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Siberia - Wong Ko Khaing

The song is about the Siberian Crane, one of the endangered species of the kingdom of birds, known to be left about three thousand birds around the world. The most distinct characteristic of the Siberia Crane is that they are the birds migrating the longest distance in the world. Depending on the weather and survival, they usually migrated two times in a year. They flock into big group and flown over the hills and mountain ranges over thousands of miles every year. They migrated every year to the south when the weather is not suitable for them habitat in their arctic region. However, it is quite faithful to their home land that they will be flying back to their home land when the summer comes.

The song of Arakanese Singer, Wong Ko Khaing, featured its distinct characteristic of migration over the long distance and returning back to their home when there is ok for them. It makes me felt like singer wanted to tell me that the animal, this bird is faithful to its land in such manner.

How about you and me? Will we be faithful to our land like Siberia Crane?

If you wanted to, please queue in front or rear, either place you wanted to. We will be flying back to our own destiny at one day. Will you want to join us?




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Application Forms Of Myanmar Embassy Singapore

Every time, I go to Myanmar Embassy in Singapore to pay tax or other matters, I usually didn't have much information such as what documents will be needed to bring along for what I need to do. Basically, much of the information can be retrieved from ME Singapore website. However, I seldom browsed that pages and do not know that there got sample forms. Thus, last time I visited there, I took a set of copies of all the application forms for future usage in case I need it. Now, I digitized almost commonly used forms into PDF and kept it as a copy now here for you guys. Here are a set of the most commonly used forms for your easy reference.

Page sequence is as follow:

1 - Application Form for Tax payment and Passport Renewal
2 - Application of New Passport For Missing Old Passport
3 - Student Passport Renewal And Recommendation Letter Of Being A Student
4 - Recommendation Letter Of Temporary Stay Without Employment
5 - Changing of CDC to Passport
6 - Recommendation Letter Of Being Dependent

Complete set of sample forms can be browsed over this page.

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Radio Jokes @ ဟာဒယ႐ႊင္ေဆး

I think most people who passed through golden age of radio in Myanmar, would have much more experience of jokes over radios, in Burmese is Har Da Ya Shwin Say. In our childhood days, there was no internet, even televison broadcasted from MRTV could be received and watched while the relay broadcasting station of state capital was working. Of course, sometime, as of certain reasons, such as cutting off power or something like that, interrupt the transmission of the relay broadcasting station at Akyab, it made us unable to watch TV for those nights. The only for sure thing you can use as entertainment was only radio, not yet FM radio, only AM radio. Radio got one of the golden ages in country parts of our countries.

For those who experienced such periods of time would had a chance to listen Har Da Ya Shwin Say, It was like a radio operas. Now, here are a bunch of Har-Da-Ya-Shwin-Say I would like to share. I would like to give credit to one of my friends, who give a chance to share it over here. I hope you all will enjoy listening those Har Da Ya Shwin Says.

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SANMATU+ PALARTAR+ THAW TAR+ SHWE YOE - 01
SANMATU+ PALARTAR+ THAW TAR+ SHWE YOE - 02
NAY KYAW+ DELONE+KID KID - 01
NAY KYAW+ DELONE+KID KID - 02
KABAR KYAW AND GROUP - 01
KYAL TA LONE - 02
KYAW HTOO NE` APHWET - 03
LAY MG - 04
MAN KYAW - 01
MG LU MAW - 02
PAW LAY - 03
SHWE PHYUU SAN NI - 04
Dat San, Man Kyaw and Nyo Nyo
DAT SE and DAT SAN
KABAKYAW GROUP
KO LAY MG GROUP
Kyaw Htoo + Ayer G1
Kyaw Htoo + Ayer G2
Kyaw Htoo + Ayer G3
Kyal Ta Lone

Start and Run a Shop: How to Open a Successful Retail Business

Here is one more ebook that related to retail business. For the entrepreneurial business people, retails business is one of the most affordable options. Retail business is a small and easy to manage type of business.  Honestly, Mgluaye also still in studying to run retail business in near future. This is one of the ebooks that I am still reading. I hoped that this ebook will be helpful to those who want to start retail business in near future.

Here is a short description of the book.

There is nothing more satisfying than owning a shop of your own. Whether it's a designer clothing store, an exciting florist, or something for practically everything, this book will guide you through all you need to know about opening your own retail business. It is aimed at anyone who has a dream or a practical idea. It includes case histories of hands-on shop owners, their advice and top tips. You will be able to browse through such topics as: - Choosing the best location - Finding finance in a dwindling market - Developing a business plan - Exploring the costs of setting up - Selecting the products you want to carry - Decoration, displays and shelving - Meeting the challenges of a new business - Getting your business noticed in an internet age - Turning your passion into a profitable business.

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A Guide to Practical Scaffolding

Within this May, Mgluaye got a chance to attend Scaffolding Erector Course at BCA. It will take all together 9 sections of 3 hours course at the evening and one 4.5 hrs section of test. There are three sections of theory and six sections of practical courses. Theory is not that bad, however practical session is a bit tiring. The course will be completed by 9^th of June only.

All the scaffolding techniques that have been taught at training are metal scaffolding. I got a sense of remembrance of our bamboo scaffolding used all over our country. Bamboo scaffolding is essential for renovation of the religious building like pagoda and dagobas' buildings in Myanmar. And, it is so special because you can construct irregular shaped scaffolds aligning to curve or rounded structured building. Our people are so skillful to use bamboos and coir ropes. Rope made of coir also one of the essential material that used in bamboo scaffold erection.

However, there is only one thing we needed to add in our traditional scaffolding systems is personal protective equipments, usually called PPE. If PPE systems added onto our traditional scaffolding erection systems, it will become a perfect system.

As far as studied on course, I found out that the scaffold will be one of the good items to use while we are constructing the vandals on our annual water festivals. I hoped it will be more cost effective and less cost than using wood as of you can use it repeatedly, and if there are metal scaffold suppliers who can provide this service for these events. I think that will be a pieces of idea to consider to do business as metal scaffold supplier in our festive events.


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Bluebeam PDF Revu 6.5

The Bluebeam PDF Revu was uploaded as per request of usual visitor of Mgluaye's page, Obama. The latest version of Bluebeam PDF is 9.2 that was released earlier this month. This uploaded version is 6.5, however I hope it should be OK for Obama and other friends of Mgluaye's page who want to experience it.

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How to Write a Business Plan

Today is one of the days of my headache because I started writing my business plan as per my intention. This is one of the things I am willing to do since long time ago, eventually the dream come true. Actually, this weekend is one of the long weekends in this year as of our company has set Monday as off-in-lieu for the voting day of Singapore GE which fall on today. I will be having two more long weekends, as I have two more leave days balance to clear in this month. Next week will be more longer weekend as of my leave day fall on Monday, the next day, Tuesday is Vesak day again. How good life is that?

Writing business plan is a bit challenge to me. There are a lot of unforeseen obstacles that my business can face revealed. However, like what the saying, “A stitch in time saves nine”. Yes. It is true. It is like learning how to ride bicycle. Riding bicycle is also a challenge before you learned. There were a lot of chances that you can get injured. If you want to ride bicycle, you should face those challenges. Challenges are for the winners who want to get over them.

Last week, I have read a few books on “writing business plan”. Here is one of the books I studied. It’s quite helpful for me. Now, I am writing it as per guidance of this book. I think if you are the one who like to study; it will be helpful for you as well.

Here is a short description of the book.

Everything you need to create a business forecast that potential investors can embrace! Thinking of starting a business or raising money to expand an existing one? This popular book will show you how to write the business plan and loan package necessary to finance your business and make it work.

With How to Write a Business Plan, you'll learn how to:

• Evaluate the profitability of your business idea
• Estimate operating expenses
• Prepare cash flow
• Create profit and loss forecasts
• Determine assets, liabilities and net worth
• Find potential sources of financing (up-to-date sources provided)
• Think first before borrowing from friends and relatives
• Present your plan to lenders and investors

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How to write a business plan

The Millionaire Next Door

After reading (listening) this book, I clearly understand what’s the meaning of Millionaire. All the way until before reading this book, my way of thinking is too basic. I did wrongly believe that high consumption lifestyle is the one of those; millionaires'. It was wrong. High consumption lifestyle is the one that makes a lot of people trapping under the rat race, relying on paycheck to paycheck, and so called nine to five jobs. Actually, I am also still under this category of life, but some how, now I am trying to shift my mindset and shift the direction of life. I am still in progress of listening this audiobook. I would like to share with you guys as well.

Here is the short description of the book.

The bestselling The Millionaire Next Door identifies seven common traits that show up again and again among those who have accumulated wealth. Most of the truly wealthy in this country don’t live in Beverly Hills or on Park Avenue-they live next door. This new edition, the first since 1998, includes a new foreword for the twenty-first century by Dr. Thomas J. Stanley.

How can you join the ranks of America’s wealthy (defined as people whose net worth is over one million dollars)? It’s easy; say Doctors Stanley and Danko, who have spent the last 20 years interviewing members of this elite club: you just have to follow seven simple rules. The first rule is, always live well below your means. The last rule is, choose your occupation wisely. You’ll have to buy the book to find out the other five. It’s only fair. The authors’ conclusions are commonsensical. But, as they point out, their prescription often flies in the face of what we think wealthy people should do. There are no pop stars or athletes in this book, but plenty of wall-board manufacturers–particularly ones who take cheap, infrequent vacations! Stanley and Danko mercilessly show how wealth takes sacrifice, discipline, and hard work, qualities that are positively discouraged by our high-consumption society. “You aren’t what you drive,” admonish the authors. Somewhere, Benjamin Franklin is smiling.

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Part 1 |Part 2 | Part 3

21 Success Secrets Of Self-Made Millionaires

Here is the one of the Audio books that currently I am listening. I would like to share you all to study as well. In brief, the 21 Success Secrets are as follow:

1. Dream Big Dreams - How to visualize, imagine and create an exciting picture of personal wealth and prosperity;

2. Develop a Clear Sense of Direction - Learn a powerful, proven goal-setting exercise that can change your life;

3. See Yourself As Self-Employed - How to take complete control of your career and your financial life;

4. Do What You Love To Do - Identify the ideal work for you and then get paid well for doing it;

5. Commit to Excellence - How to move into the top 10% in your field and be paid more than ever before;

6. Work Longer and Harder - How to organize your time so you get more done and contribute more value;

7. Dedicate Yourself to Lifelong Learning - How to continually upgrade your talents and abilities to earn more money;

8. Pay Yourself First - The most powerful process of wealth accumulation ever discovered and how you can use it;

9. Learn Every Detail of the Business - How to become an expert in your chosen field and double your income;

10. Dedicate Yourself to Serving Others - The starting point of all personal fortunes and how to begin;

11. Be Absolutely Honest With Yourself and Others - How and why personal integrity goes hand in hand with financial success;

12. Set Priorities and Concentrate Single-mindedly - The importance of focusing on your most important tasks all day long;

13. Develop a Reputation for Speed and Dependability - How to give yourself the winning edge in everything you do;

14. Be Prepared to Climb From Peak to Peak - Learn how to recognize the cycles and trends that can make you rich;

15. Practice Self-Discipline In All Things - Develop the most important quality for financial success;

16. Unlock Your Inborn Creativity - Learn how to solve any problem, overcome any obstacle, achieve any goal;

17. Get Around The Right People - The important of surrounding yourself with winners at each stage of your career;

18. Take Excellent Care of Your Physical Health - How to develop and maintain high levels of energy and fitness;

19. Be Decisive and Action Oriented - How to identify the most important action steps you can take immediately;

20. Never Allow Failure To Be An Option - How to overcome the fears that hold most people back;

21. Pass the "Persistence Test" - Learn how to bounce back from defeat and never, never give up

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21 Success Secrets Part - 1
21 Success Secrets Part - 2
21 Success Secrets Part - 3

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21 Secrets of Self Made Millionaires

Arakan Remix

By right, this remix album is the best to play in Water festival. Though 2011 water festival was over, it is still good to have for next year water festival or other festive events. I hope you all will have fun to listen Arakanese Remix songs. You can listen by clicking the play button on the below links, and you can even download those songs by clicking the song title in front.

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AutoCAD R14

This application was uploaded as per request of Ko Aye Kyaw, hoping it should be helpful to the rest of visitors of Mgluaye's pages. Below is the description of the application.

AutoCAD is a CAD software application for 2D and 3D design and publishing, developed and sold by Autodesk, Inc. Initially released in late 1982, AutoCAD was one of the first CAD programs to run on personal computers, and notably the IBM PC. Most CAD software at the time ran on graphics terminals connected to mainframe computers or mini-computers.

In earlier releases, AutoCAD used primitive entities ”such as lines, polylines, circles, arcs, and text” as the foundation for more complex objects. Since the mid-1990s, AutoCAD has supported custom objects through its C++ API. Modern AutoCAD includes a full set of basic solid modeling and 3D tools, but lacks some of the more advanced capabilities of solid modeling applications.

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How To Recover Files From USB Devices Hidden By Virus

USB Show

Hi Guys! Today is one of the great days again. The reason??? I found out one software what I wanted.

Most of the time I went back homeland, I usually bring back all of my photos, software, etc with USB thumb drive, external hard drive, to be able to use for computer at my Rangoon home. Every time, I use my thumb drive, external HDD, most of the time, those USB devices were infected with viruses. When I reached back to abroad, I scanned those USB devices with Antivirus. Anti virus, malware, etc can be cleared with anti viruses. However, all of my data inside was hidden by those viruses.

Today I found a tiny software that solved my problem, called USB Show. It is not a new software, but for me, it is new as of I found out this recently only.As usual, I would like to share you all too. It is a freeware, thus you can download it from its own web portal, for those who is having difficulties to access, you can download it from here too.

Hope this tiny software help you guys to recover those precious data hidden by virus in your USB devices.

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Arakanese & Thong Gran

This is an old song since our childhood days, but not this version. This version was the one renewed by today’s Arakanese singers. As far as I know about this song is that was extracted from the album called “Myak Wan Rake” only, and regret to say that I don’t even have info of the singer of this song too. The theme of the song is about the lovely nature of Arakanese young people who seldom shows up their patriotic spirits in normal conditions, but the time they got drunk, they are bluntly shown up as the highest patriotic people and called for perseverance of race and religion.

Now, there will be Thung Gran @ Water festival of Arakan New Year in around mid of April, thus I would like to feature the following song about Arakanese Water festival.



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Toon Boom Studio 4.5

Following software was shared upon request of Mornrazagree who is the usual visitor of Mgluaye's Pages. Toon Boom is the one of the animation software that you can create animation such as cartoon movie as well.

Here is the description of the software:


All-In-One Animation Software
 
Toon Boom Studio 4.5 is ideal for individuals looking for an all-in-one animation software. From drawing digitally, scanning hand-drawn animations or seamlessly importing existing artwork, Studio 4.5 enables you to lip sync your animation, setup the action in a 3D space and publish your animation projects for print, TV, HDTV, the Web, YouTube and iPod! Covering the entire animation workflow from sketching to final publishing, you will find Toon Boom Studio to be a great tool to create or learn animation.

Create
Developed by animators for animators, Toon Boom Studio offers intuitive and easy-to-use drawing tools. In addition to onion skinning, automatic gap-closing and a full screen rotary light table, Studio 4.5 can import a wide range of media to create live-action cartoons and rotoscoping.


Animate
Toon Boom Studio offers true animation features designed to facilitate the creation of any styles of animation, including traditional frame-by-frame animation, keyframe animation, cut-out, photo animation and live-action cartoon.

Publish
In addition to printing, Toon Boom Studio creates high quality animation for any media including the web, iPod, YouTube, cell phones and PDAs, TV and HDTV. Studio 4.5 supports all major industry standards including SWF, QuickTime, AVI, DV, and image sequences.

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Wondershare Photo Recovery

In previous December 2010, my beloved grand mom has passed away. My family from Rangoon flown back to hometown in northern part of Arakan and had done up her funeral services. As of I were on abroad, I were unable to attend my grand mom's funeral, thus I asked my family to take photos of the event. My family has done as I requested. After funeral services, there was good deeds offering for my late grand mom. Several hundreds photos were shot.

Unfortunately, one day after funeral service, one of my cousins, small boy, took my camera and played with it and accidentally deleted all the photos inside SD cards. All the photos were gone. My Mom cried sadly one day long as of those photos were the last foot prints of her mother on earth. She didn't let me know as of she worried I would felt shock after hearing that sad news. But, my younger brother informed me about it while we had conversation on the phone. I also felt sad at first, however what should I do? Worrying and feeling sad cannot bring back the deleted photos. Thus, I decided to find out is there a way to recover back these deleted photos.

If there is a will, there is a way. As usual, I am looking at Google search engine. In the meanwhile, I called to my younger brother to keep that affected SD card unused, tell him not to take any more photos. I found software called Wondershare Photo Recovery and finally I could retrieve back all the deleted photos. Then, I decided to share the software for all of my blog visitors for all of your goodness. You can download the software over here. You can install it as in trial version. To be able to get the software to be activated, please download this small file over here and use that information to activate your software.

Hope you all can use it whenever you need it.