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Hey everyone, Eyad here! Welcome back to ComputerJy World. Just a few days ago, I shared a little secret with you: choosing a Linux distribution is a massive trap. It’s not about the distribution itself, but rather the interface you sit in front of all day—the Desktop Environment (DE). If you missed that post, go […]
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When you first decide to make the leap to Linux, the sheer number of choices is paralyzing. You are immediately bombarded with strange names, tribal debates, and endless tier lists. Should you use something Debian-based? Is RPM better? What on earth is a rolling release? Here is the open-source community’s worst-kept secret: unless you are […]
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I’m happy to report that the tidal wave of clickbait headlines — infuriating, manipulative teaser headlines whose writers will do anything to make you click — seems to have peaked. For one thing, Facebook has tried to block clickbait headlines in its news feed and has had some success. For another thing, clickbait headlines seem […]
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Money. We all love it. But do you actually know what money is? What is its value? What are the policies that govern the monetary system? The monetary system is the most misunderstood and taken for granted. Never the less, understanding the monetary system is critical to understanding why our lives are the way they […]
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Language as a definition is “A set of spoken, written, or signed words and the way we combine them to communicate a meaning.” Perhaps we should change that definition to include “Using complex grammar” to really distinguish human language from animal languages especially that a lot of animals are capable – when taught – to […]
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Linux (/ˈlinəks/) is An open-source version of the UNIX operating system. It’s kind of a big deal for Servers Mainframes and Super computers. More than 90% of today’s super computers run on a some kind of Linux. Also many small devices run on Linux even if you can’t tell they do… for example the Android […]
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Everyone nowadays seems to be interested in SEO (Search Engine Optimization). On most of the interviews I went to recently I was asked… ‘Do you know SEO?’ On many occasions I ended up asking myself, Does that person know SEO? You see, the web works in a pretty simple way… There are 2 types of […]
Eyad SalahSouth Korean electronics giant Samsung might be launching the world`s first tablet to feature an AMOLED screen, according to recent reports. Samsung has been a pioneer of AMOLED display technology, which eliminates the need for a separate backlight and drastically improves contrast ratios and colour fidelity. Smartphones like the Galaxy S2 have paved the way […]
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Every time I install windows on my computer I notice it’s booting up and starting up really fast, might be done in less than a minute actually. Later, about a month or 2 (Or sometimes less) you have to notice the startup time is really increasing. When I was younger I used to reformat my […]
Eyad SalahPHP is one of the most common web languages out there, Windows is the most used operating system in the world… So I’ll take a wild guess and say many PHP developers use Windows, thus have to install PHP on windows to do their work or test their websites before releasing them online. Many developers […]
Eyad SalahSome of Steve Jobs funny quotes A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets. Apple’s market share is bigger than […]
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I’ve installed windows on my computer a couple of days ago, installed all my software and decided it was time to defrag the windows disk I used Auslogics disk defrag and tried the “Defrag & Optimize” option. Looks like it did it job a little too well
Eyad SalahSorted by year 2000: Google MentalPlex: In case you wanted Google to help you look for something you, just think about it and click on the MentalPlex circle. 2002: Google pigeon rank: Google claimed to use large pigeon clusters to compute values of web pages. 2004: Google Copernicus Center jobs: Google placed an ad that […]
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This is how a programmer will write an essay using their favorite programming language:
Eyad SalahAfter the fun parts of designing a website, comes the often painstaking process of optimizing it for Search Engines. The good news is aside from the proliferation of information on how to do that, there are actually a number of tools that can make it infinitely easier. Here are 4 SEO tools that can help […]
Eyad SalahWhat is SEO? SEO or Search Engine Optimization is the practice of making your website attractive to search engines such as Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc. Search engines regularly read and archive websites so that people can find them easily. For example, a person may be searching for ways to cook salmon. If your website is […]
Eyad SalahBasic SEO The basic steps of search engine optimization can and should be carried out by all webmasters as a matter of course. In less competitive markets doing this alone is often all that is required to achieve top search engine rankings. However, it should be borne in mind that these basic SEO techniques alone […]
Eyad SalahHere are some bad domain names: A site called “Who Represents” where you can find the name of the agent that represents a celebrity. Their domain name… wait for it… is www.WhorePresents.com Experts Exchange, a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views at www.ExpertSexChange.com Looking for a pen? Look no further than Pen Island […]
Eyad SalahDefinition: On Page SEO: “On Page” SEO simply refers to the text and content on your web site pages. Basically editing your page and content so the Search Engine can find your webpage when a surfer is searching for your web sites particular topic. History: On Page Search Engine Optimization has been around the longest, […]
Eyad SalahKeywords 1 Keywords in tag This is one of the most important places to have a keyword because what is written inside the tag shows in search results as your page title. The title tag must be short (6 or 7 words at most) and the the keyword must be near the beginning. […]
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Well, I’ve decided to share the stats (May – October 2010). As you can see the majority of my visitors are from English speaking countries and my native country (Jordan). I find it astonishing that I have visitors from Portugal, Germany, Colombia & Netherlands. Well, I guess English is the universal language Anyhow, I have on a small […]
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With the Pwn2Own hacking contest coming up at Vancouver’s CanSecWest security conference later this month, Italian computer security blog OneITSecurity took some time to interview Charlie Miller. Miller, in case you’re not familiar, is a security expert who has won Pwn2Own two years running by hacking Apple’s Safari browser with incredible speed. Safari isn’t the […]
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The most productive programmers are orders of magnitude more productive than average programmers. But salaries usually fall within a fairly small range in any company. Even across the entire profession, salaries don’t vary that much. If some programmers are 10x more productive than others, why aren’t they paid 10x as much? Joel Spolsky gave a […]
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Holiday Fun: How Programming Language Fanboys See Each Others’ Languages.
Eyad SalahWell, I’ve been using the Microsoft product ever since it was a private beta. I liked it, because it was smooth and light on my computer. Today is occurred to me. How secure is actually is. So I looked up for some tests and came across The “Firewall Leakage Tester” a small but really useful […]
Eyad SalahWith only a few weeks left until we close out the ‘naughts and move into the teens, it’s almost obligatory to take a look back at the best and not-so-best of the last decade. With that in mind, I polled the O’Reilly editors, authors, Friends, and a number of industry movers and shakers to gather […]
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websites like facebook and twitter have a huge success although no one can deny how stupid and silly they both r ! teenagers can spend 2 weeks talking about movies like twilight and especially it’s second part new moon ?!! I’ve seen both and I have one word ! Lame ! People still forward e-mails […]
Eyad SalahOver time certain conventions and best practices have been developed to help improve the general usability of websites during their design and build. This roundup of ten usability crimes highlights some of the most common mistakes or overlooked areas in web design and provides an alternative solution to help enhance the usability of your website. […]
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If you’ve already upgraded to Firefox 3.6, you might have noticed that many of your extensions no longer work, and the old checkCompatibility trick doesn’t work anymore. Or does it? Thanks to my good buddy Daniel for pointing out the change in Firefox 3.6. His personal blog is so nerdy it will make your head […]
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If you’re reading this article, it’s likely that you spend a fair amount of time online. However, considering how much of an influence the Internet has in our daily lives, how many of us actually know the story of how it got its start? Here’s a brief history of the Internet, including important dates, people, […]
Eyad SalahIt’s only been a couple of weeks since Windows 7 was released, but Microsoft’s new OS has already captured a larger percentage of the market than Apple’s OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and Linux (yes, all of Linux). This doesn’t come as a huge surprise, considering how many Windows users were clamoring for Win7 after […]
Eyad SalahTo some of you, this might be a shock. To the rest of you that prey on poor, unsuspecting girls with webcams… not so surprised. Apparently 14.5% of all online time is spent on MSN Live Messenger — 14.5% of 27 billion total hours. To put it into perspective, the next biggest service is Facebook […]
Eyad SalahOpera 10 beta 3 speeds up, drops Unite, tweaks interface: ” Late last night Opera pushed out the third beta of the upcoming v10. There are plenty of feature updates and changes in this version, including a reported 40% speed boost to the Presto engine, improved Turbo compression, and a number of interface tweaks. Visual […]
Eyad SalahFor everyone out there looking for good Obfuscation for Microsoft .NET binaries, You might want to try Eazfuscator.NET. It’s really good, really easy to use and FREE
Eyad Salah"Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it." – Brian Kernighan "There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses." – Bjarne […]
Eyad Salah"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons." ~~~ Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949 "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." ~~~ Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943 "I have traveled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, […]
Eyad SalahI’ve re-installed windows on my computer this week – (Reverted back from Windows 7 to Vista x64) so I had to install all the software I’m using. I’ve never used Windows x64 before and I’ve heard it’s as good as the 32-bit version, so I decided to give it a try. Well I don’t know […]
Eyad SalahFrom the moment people started using passwords, it didn’t take long to realize how many people picked the very same passwords over and over. Even the way people misspell words is consistent. In fact, people are so predictable that most hackers make use of lists of common passwords just like these. To give you some […]
Eyad SalahAbout a couple of months now I’ve decided I was going to make my transition from Windows XP to Windows Vista (A bit too late, I know) So I got my Windows Vista upgradable version to the Vista Business Edition. Since the ultimate edition looked a bit too fancy for me. If you don’t already […]
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Linux systems are known for their stable operation, designed to be operational without reboot for years. However if you still manage to pull a string and freeze up your computer there are quite a few ways to get the system back to work. You can login to a virtual console, use pgrep and pkill, use […]
Eyad SalahWord processors never display a cursor. You never have to use the space-bar when typing long sentences. Movie characters never make typing mistakes. All monitors display inch-high letters. High-tech computers, such as those used by NASA, the CIA or some such governmental institution, will have easy to understand graphical interfaces. Those that don’t have graphical […]
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In today’s edition of Stupid Geek Tricks (where we show off little-known tricks to impress your non-geek friends), we’ll learn how to hide data in a text file that can’t be seen by anybody else unless they know the name of the secret compartment. How it Works Ever since Windows 2000, the NTFS file system […]
Eyad SalahApple has received a patent for the dock utility for launching applications in OS X. Yes, the dock has been around for the better part of a decade, but Apple applied for the patent back in 1999 and didn’t receive it until this week. The patent describes an interface for consolidating frequently used items in […]
Eyad SalahMozilla’s second alpha of Firefox 3.1 is upping the ante in the next-generation browser battle. So how do the main contenders stack up so far now? One thing’s for sure, the Firefox team has taken note of Google’s recent Chrome release and worked hard to make sure its offering can hold its own. Mozilla had […]
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This guy googled his own car Good, Old fashioned networking But others prefer wireless Could he be an Apple fan? Fresh start Leet speak hacker pride Hope this car isn’t open source too Someone is into graphics The definition of white Geek Away From Keyboard The plate every system admin dreams about Please don’t shutdown […]
Eyad SalahIn order that applications and operating system shall not drive users insane thou shall: 1. Allow immediate termination I hit the wrong button. I changed my mind. I didn’t know it would take this long. Either way, the operation needs a cancel button that should take immediate effect and quickly clean up what it can. […]
Eyad SalahReal programmers don’t write specs. Users should consider themselves lucky to get any programs at all and take what they get. Real programmers don’t comment their code. If it was hard to write, it should be hard to read. Real programmers don’t write application programs, they program right down on the bare metal. Application programming […]
Eyad SalahI understand that Hollywood needs to dress things up to make them more entertaining, but in the case of programmers, code, and hackers they’ve done more than dress things up – they’ve morphed a little stuffed teddy bear into a cybernetic polar bear covered in Christmas lights and phosphorescent hieroglyphics with a fog machine pumping […]
Eyad SalahLinux, specifically Ubuntu, is a brilliant operating system. I’ve used quite a few distributions of Linux. Including: Ubuntu Kubuntu OpenSuse DSL (Damn Small Linux) Knoppix And more. As you can see, by my old posts, showing shots of my Ubuntu Desktop, I have tried to use Linux as my main operating system. Yes, for some […]
Eyad SalahLinux enthusiast Gary Nielsen has listed a few reasons why his desktop is still running the Windows Vista operating system and not an Open Source alternative. His top reason really goes back to my most recent post on this subject: Why Linux will always be stuck in the minority. (lack of good commercial software on […]
Eyad SalahAny given program, when running, is obsolete. Any given program costs more and takes longer each time it is run. If a program is useful, it will have to be changed. If a program is useless, it will have to be documented. Any given program will expand to fill all the available memory. The value […]
Eyad SalahAs any experienced computer programmer knows, there are unwritten laws that govern software development. However there are no penalties for breaking these laws; rather, there is often a reward. Following are 21 Laws of Computer Programming: Any given program, once deployed, is already obsolete. It is easier to change the specification to fit the program […]
Eyad Salah1f u c4n r34d th1s u r34lly n33d t0 g37 l41d Microsoft: "You’ve got questions. We’ve got dancing paperclips." There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don’t. My pokemon brings all the nerds to the yard, and they’re like you wanna trade cards? Darn right, I […]
Eyad SalahWhen the topic of desktop searching is brought, Google desktop and maybe Microsoft "Windows Search" are the only 2 competing software available both for windows only. I’ve tried both of the for a while now and I think I made up my mind when it comes to judging the 2 famous desktop searches. Starting with […]
Eyad Salah"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons." –Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949 "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." –Thomas Watson, Chairman of IBM, 1943 "I have traveled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I […]
Eyad SalahThere are two ways of constructing a software design. One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. — C.A.R. Hoare Here’s a random collection of personal observations (some well established to the point […]
Eyad SalahThey have computers, and they may have other weapons of mass destruction. (Janet Reno) I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We’ve created life in our own image. (Stephen Hawking) If it […]
Eyad SalahBefore I start I just want to make an announcement: "I don’t hate Microsoft, I just envy Bill Gates". I’ve been hearing bad and good things about Windows Vista for some time now, so I decided to give it a try since I don’t trust the judgement of other people. So I got the Ultimate […]
Eyad SalahPeople, there is a new sorting algorithm in town.. well it’s not that new it’s been here since 2004 but I’ve just heard about it It’s called the “Artificial QuickSort algorithm” and it goes like: #include #include int array[20000000]; int Rnd(int x1, int x2) { int x = x2 – x1 + 1; […]
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Eyad Salahhttp://www.project-euh.com/cursors/?link=ok Ok, they are not games. But would be great pranks to pull on a computer newbi. I’m not a flash developer but I think they’re not that easy to make
Eyad SalahHere are pairs of words that should not be said together. . .yet tend to be said more often than not. Act Natural Genuine Imitation Good Grief Same Difference Almost Exactly Sanitary Landfill Alone Together Silent Scream Living Dead Small Crowd New Classic Sweet Sorrow “Now, Then” Passive Aggressive Taped Live Clearly Misunderstood Peace Force […]
Eyad SalahThere was once a young man who, in his youth, professed his desire become a great writer. When asked to define "great" he said, "I want to write stuff that the whole world will read, stuff that people will react to on a truly emotional level, stuff that will make them scream, cry, howl in […]
Eyad SalahGJay (Gtk+ DJ) generates playlists across a collection of music (ogg, mp3, wav) such that each song sounds good following the previous song. It is ideal for home users who want a non-random way to wander large collections or for DJs planning a set list. You can generate playlists from within the application, or run […]
Eyad SalahAudacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. Learn more about Audacity… Also check our Wiki and Forum for more information. The latest release of Audacity is 1.3.4 (beta). Because it is a work in progress and does […]
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Eyad SalahBelow are some of my favorite Software Engineering quotes. A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. — Einstein André Bensoussan once explained to me the difference between a programmer and a designer: “If you make a general statement, a programmer says, ‘Yes, but…’ while a designer says, ‘Yes, and…’” No matter […]
Eyad SalahAs you might know, all modern web browsers contain a built-in popup blocker. But the real question is "Does it really work?". This is where our friends at PopupTest.com come in handy. This web site enables you to test your browser against various techniques of popup spamming. And if your browser fails in any of […]
Eyad SalahGoodtimes will re-write your hard drive. Not only that, but it will scramble any disks that are even close to your computer. It will recalibrate your refrigerator’s coolness setting so all your ice cream goes melty. It will demagnetize the strips on all your credit cards, screw up the tracking on your television and use […]
Eyad SalahMicrosoft is looking to make its Bluetooth notebook mouse more Mac friendly. The emphasis in that sentence is on the word “looking.” The software maker hasn’t made any software or hardware changes to the Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000. It has however, created a new retail packaging for the product, dubbing it Microsoft Notebook Mouse for […]
Eyad SalahThe .NET Framework source is being released under a read-only reference license. When we announced that we were releasing the source back in October, some people had concerns about the potential impact of their viewing the source. To help clarify .NET Framework Library Source Code now available – ScottGu’s Blog
Eyad SalahOpen source projects are usually free, and more stable than small commercial software. But that’s not always true. Anyway if you’re looking for open source software to use on Windows you can check out the list below Web browsers: FireFox: one of the best browsers out there. Video players: Miro: Plays almost all video types, […]
Eyad SalahRegistry – The origin of most problems This is the bad part in Windows as an OS. Windows has this very huge data center where the system and many applications can store anything, most of the registry is meaningless for a normal human, given that you might be able to track down and understand a […]
Eyad SalahNow that we’re done talking about disk cleanup, it’s time to discuss disk defragmentation Disk Defragment Disks are always partitioned to those small pieces we call “Allocation Units” when reformatting them. This means that the disk is cut into small pieces with specific size for each piece. So when a file is written on that […]
Eyad SalahIf you are a download junkie like myself, you must have noticed that after installing and removing software Windows tends to become slow and moody. The simplest answer is to blame Microsoft for that. Well it’s not always the case even though sometimes it is the only reason. People tend to compare Windows to Mac […]
Eyad SalahThree things are certain: Death, taxes, and lost data. Guess which has occurred. Everything is gone; Your life’s work has been destroyed. Squeeze trigger (yes/no)? Windows NT crashed. I am the Blue Screen of Death. No one hears your screams. Seeing my great fault Through darkening blue windows I begin again The code […]
Eyad SalahThis eclectic list of websites has so many out of the ordinary pleasures that it is hard to know where to start. This unique list has links to many entertaining and/or useful websites. The sites are not listed in any particular order of importance, and this list is not intended to be an all-inclusive map […]
Eyad SalahCare to scan yourself for viruses online?? Try Totl.net. it’s free, simple and all true
Eyad SalahIf you are using IE and you need a browser that doesn’t crash, read the following: A Better Web Experience Firefox 1.5 has an intuitive interface and blocks viruses, spyware, and popup ads. It delivers Web pages faster than ever. And it’s easy to install and import your favorites. Packed with useful features like tabbed […]
Eyad SalahIf you’ve never used about:config, you’re missing out. Type about:config into your Firefox address bar and hit Enter. One easy configuration change is limiting animated images. Double-click image.animation_mode and change it to none to stop all animated images, or once to let them run through once. You can revert to the default behavior with normal. […]
Eyad SalahI’m looking to make a huge list of all websites that offer free computer related eBooks, if you have unlisted ones please add as a comment. free-ebooks.net freebyte.com planetpdf.com freecomputerbooks.com onlinecomputerbooks.com intelligentedu.com programmingebooks.tk Free Tech E-books Hope that helped you!!
Eyad SalahSomeone asked me if Java was a pure OOL (Object Oriented Language) or not. Without thinking my answer was yes, “thanks to the incompetent university I went to for 4 years”. But I looked it up just to make sure and I found that there are always heated discussions about that subject specifically. for Example […]
Eyad SalahI’ve read in an article that if you put an original windows CD in the microwave for a minute or two and take it out, it’ll be as cold as it was before putting it there. And you’ll be able to read “4F6E65204F5320746F2072756C65207468656D20616C6C2C204F6E65204F5320746F2066696E64207468656D2C0D0A4F6E65204F5320746F206272696E67207468656D20616C6C20616E6420696E20746865206461726B6E6573732062696E64207468656D” on it. It’s a hex text, try the following java code or any […]
Eyad SalahThe Contenders For years, Microsoft Internet Explorer has enjoyed near dominance of the Web browser space–but not any more. Since the release last year of Mozilla Firefox 1.5, Firefox has been steadily eroding Internet Explorer’s claim of superiority. According to information from NetApplications.com, in October 2004 Internet Explorer had 92 percent of the market; in […]
Eyad SalahI can’t come up with a better comment. I mean how can something this good be free??? I still can’t find any reasonable answers. I’ve been using Microsoft SQL Server for so long and when I first thought about changing DBMS I thought it’d be hard to move, especially after downloading and installing the Core […]
Eyad SalahI was wondering around the web aimlessly – they call that surfing – and I ran into an article talking about how was the past year bad for Google. I didn’t it all, because I saw a weird term “Year-End Zeitgeist”. So I looked it up and the result was somewhat interesting. The Year-End Zeitgeist […]
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I just love Microsoft. I tried to download and install Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 SP1. It only took few moments before giving me the “The upgrade patch cannot be installed by the Windows Installer service because the program to be upgraded may be missing, or the upgrade patch may update a different version of the […]
Eyad SalahMore than five years after the release of Windows XP, Windows Vista has arrived. The party line out of Redmond is that “Windows Vista is Microsoft’s most secure platform to date,” and you won’t find anyone at Microsoft saying otherwise. But saying it’s Microsoft’s most secure operating system isn’t saying that Windows Vista is the […]
Eyad SalahPatron: Waiter! Waiter: Hi, my name is Bill, and I’ll be your Support. What seems to be the problem? Patron: There’s a fly in my soup! Waiter: Try again, maybe the fly won’t be there this time. Patron: No, it’s still there. Waiter: Maybe it’s the way you’re using the soup. Try eating it with […]
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Again, Microsoft is giving Developers the chance to show off their abilities. Even though it’s not a big field to play in, still they are proving the customizability of their products , especially windows live products. The new “Windows Live Writer” – which I’m now using to send this post – is one of the […]
Eyad SalahIn the beginning GOD created the Bit and the Byte. And from those he created the Word. And there were two Bytes in the Word; and nothing else existed. And God separated the One from the Zero; and he saw it was good. And God said – Let the Data be; And so it happened. […]
Eyad SalahALPHA Software undergoes alpha testing as a first step in getting user feedback. Alpha is Latin for “doesn’t work.” BETA Software undergoes beta testing shortly before it’s released. Beta is Latin for “still doesn’t work.” COMPUTER Instrument of torture. The first computer was invented by Roger “Duffy” Billingsly, a British scientist. In a plot to […]
Eyad SalahNo, Windows is not a virus. Here’s what viruses do:1. They replicate quickly. … Okay, Windows does that.2. Viruses use up valuable system resources, slowing down the system as they do so. … Okay, Windows does that.3. Viruses will, from time to time, trash your hard disk. … Okay, Windows does that too.4. Viruses are […]
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