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New Beginning!

2009-12-01T21:32:00.000-08:00

On 1st-Dec 2009 I joined Avanza Solutions as Software Engineer, Well it's the beginning of new Tafreeh-Free life :-(, and now I realized the importance of time spent at uni with all dat fun stuff. Anyways, I've to continue this way now!
On joining day I was free most of the time :D, but I heard from fellows here dat 'abhi to starting hai dats y u've nothing to do, so enjoy this time bcz it's gonna b tough time ahead', I met with my team members and got to know about the product on which I've to work.
All in all I had a 'good time' here(as I had nothing to do dats y m saying 'good time' :D),the only bad thing I faced was dat facebook is blocked here :'(

I hope to have great time ahead !

Social Networking Wars..!!

2009-04-10T07:31:00.001-07:00

New YouTube Call to Action Works Well for Non-profits

2009-03-27T20:10:00.000-07:00

One Organization Raises $10,000 in a Day

This week YouTube launched a call-to-action feature for its non-profit partners, allowing them to include in-video clickable ads leading to their web sites. Apparently they are quite effective, because in one day, one of the partners raised $10,000 using one.

Of course it probably helps that the video was featured on YouTube's home page. The video can be seen here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEnlrE4iMBU&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.webpronews.com%2Ftopnews%2F2009%2F03%2F27%2Fnew-youtube-call-to-action-works-well-for-non-profits&feature=player_embedded

The call to action in this particular video overlay says, "Give a person clean water. 100% of you gift directly funds water wells" and links to the proper donation page.

"The response from the YouTube community was overwhelming -- thanks to you, charity:water was able to raise over $10,000 in one day from the video," writes Ramya Raghavan on the YouTube Blog. "That's enough to build two brand-new wells in the Central African Republic and give over 150 people clean drinking water for 20 years!"

YouTube is encouraging other nonprofits to add a similar call to action overlay. To do, they simply need to go to "edit video" and fill out the fields in the section marked "Call to Action overlay." There, users can add a short headline, ad text, a destination URL, and upload an optional image. The overlay will appear every time someone watches the video.

[Crawling]-Linkin Park

2009-02-20T11:34:00.000-08:00

Crawling in my skin
These wounds they will not heal
Fear is how I fall
Confusing what is real

There’s something inside me that pulls beneath the surface,
Consuming, confusing,
This lack of self-control I fear is never ending, controlling,
I can’t seem, to find myself again
My walls are closing in
[without a sense of confidence I’m convinced
There’s just too much pressure to take]
I’ve felt this way before
So insecure

Crawling in my skin
These wounds they will not heal
Fear is how I fall
Confusing what is real

Discomfort, endlessly has pulled itself upon me
Distracting, reacting
Against my will I stand beside my own reflection
It’s haunting how I can’t seem
To find myself again
My walls are closing in
[without a sense of confidence I’m convinced
That there’s just too much pressure to take]
I’ve felt this way before
So insecure...

Crawling in my skin
These wounds they will not heal
Fear is how I fall
Confusing what is real

Crawling in my skin
These wounds they will not heal
Fear is how I fall
Confusing what is real

(there’s something inside me that pulls beneath the surface
Consuming,) confusing what is real

(this lack of self control I fear is never ending
Controlling,) confusing what is real

Imagine Cup 2009 is Coming… are you in?

2009-02-15T00:11:00.000-08:00

My GPS Receiver..!!

2009-02-11T10:32:00.000-08:00

Huh...atlast I got my GPS receiver :) , now i can initiate my FYP..!!

Well it's Garmin Mobile 10-GPS Receiver with Bluetooth Wireless technology. So what features it provide?, Here's some details :

Garmin Mobile 10 - a GPS and Bluetooth wireless package that includes a portable receiver along with navigation and map software.

Garmin Mobile 10 combines all the software you need to navigate on one DVD: Garmin Mobile XT and nRoute navigation software along with City Navigator NT detailed street maps, including a hefty points of interest database.

Simply download included maps and navigation software to a memory expansion card (sold separately) or insert the DVD into your laptop to put navigation at your fingertips. Easily look up addresses and services and receive voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions to the front door. With saved routes and tracks, automatic off-route recalculation plus more, you'll never ask for directions again.

The included GPS 10x receiver combines a high-sensitivity GPS receiver with Bluetooth technology in a sleek design. Both portable and wearable, you can mount the GPS 10x in your car or clip it to your clothes for navigation by car or foot. This compact, lightweight receiver features a long battery life (up to 22 hours of use) and is perfect for mobile executives and professionals.

Receiver: High-sensitivity WAAS-capable GPS receiver by SiRF
Unit dimensions: 1.65"W x 3.04"H x .7"D (4.2 x 7.7 x 1.8 cm)
Weight: 2.1 ounces (60 g)
Battery type: Rechargeable and removable lithium-ion
Battery life: 22 hours (typical use)
Power supply: 12-volt adapter cable
Interfaces: Connects to laptop, Pocket PC, Palm or compatible smartphone with Bluetooth wireless technology (serial port profile)
Voice prompts: yes
3D or 2D map view: yes (laptops excluded)
Auto sort multiple destinations (provides most direct route): yes
Auto re-route (fast off-route and detour recalculation): yes
Choice of routes (faster time, shorter distance or offroad): yes
Route avoidance (avoid highways, tolls etc.): yes
Garmin Online™ services compatible: yes (smartphones only)
PeerPoints™ (send and receive GPS position): yes (smartphones only)

What's in the Box:

GPS 10x
DVD with the following:

City Navigator® NT street maps and
Garmin Mobile XT and nRoute navigation software

Lithium-ion battery
Belt clip
Vehicle power cable
Quick start guide

Digsby-IM + Email + Social Networks-All at one place..!

2009-02-08T19:26:00.000-08:00

Fed up of signinng in to multiple messengers for your multiple accounts?

Tired of opening a new browser window every time to check your e-mails?

Can't manage your social networking accounts?

Then here's what you really want...Manage all your messenger contacts , social networking accounts, e-mail accounts right from Digsby....

Digsby Features :

1)Instant Messaging

Digsby is a multiprotocol IM client that lets you chat with all your friends on AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, Google Talk, and Jabber with one simple to manage buddy list.

2)Email Notifications
Digsby is an email notification tool that alerts you of new email and lets you perform actions such as 'Delete' or 'Report Spam' with just one click.

3)Social Networking

Digsby is a social networking tool that alerts you of events like new messages and gives you a live Newsfeed of what your friends are up to.

Microsoft Imagine Cup Launched at NED University

2009-02-08T01:28:00.000-08:00

Finally!!! Microsoft Imagine Cup is launched at NED.

On 2nd Feb 2009 Microsoft Corporation launched the global Imagine Cup 2009 Program in NED in the presence of a large swarm at NED University' Auditorium comprising of students and faculty members.

The Imagine Cup provide an opportunity for students to win an all-expense paid trip to Egypt and turn their technical products into commercial businesses. It's a global student technology competition focused on finding solutions to real-world issues. The competition encourages the world's most talented software designers, programmers, game developers, photographers and filmmakers to "Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems facing us today."

Imagine Cup 2009 will be held in Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt where students will be asked to create software solutions that are aligned to one of the UNDP’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The eight MDGs range from halving extreme poverty and halting the spread of HIV/AIDS to providing universal primary education.

This year the winner team will have the opportunity to represent Pakistan in Egypt and compete for the global winner prizes.

Good Luck All...!!!

Live Mesh

2009-02-07T11:09:00.001-08:00

Sync Share Access
Your work computer. Your home laptop. Your Mac. Your mobile phone. Devices live in multiple places. But the files you need—and the programs that open them—often don’t. Live Mesh changes all that.
With Live Mesh, you can synchronize files with all of your devices, so you always have the latest versions handy. Access your files from any device or from the web, easily share them with others, and get notified whenever someone changes a file.
Working on one computer, but need a program from another? No problem. Use Live Mesh to connect to your other computer and access its desktop as if you were sitting right in front of it.
Live Mesh is as easy as sync , share , and access .

Dreamweaver Tutorials

2009-02-07T10:54:00.000-08:00

Here is the link for free Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 tutorial. Visit now to download the video tutorial.

http://www.weblearningseries.com/free-tutorials/dreamweaver.html

Google Latitude - Keep tabs on friends' locations

2009-02-06T12:08:00.000-08:00

Google plans to launch software called Latitude on Wednesday that lets mobile phone users share their location with close contacts. Google hopes it will help people find each other while out and about and to keep track of loved ones.
"What Google Latitude does is allow you to share that location with friends and family members, and likewise be able to see friends and family members' locations," said Steve Lee, product manager for Google Latitude. For example, a girlfriend could use it to see if her boyfriend has arrived at a restaurant and, if not, how far away he is.
To protect privacy, Google specifically requires people to sign up for the service. People can share their precise location, the city they're in, or nothing at all.
"What we found in testing is that the most common scenario is a symmetrical arrangement, where both people are sharing with each other," Lee said.
The software spotlights Google's fixation with mapping and location technology. Location is an important part of navigating the real world, and Google clearly sees its geographic services as a way to establish a more personal connection with customers who today use Google chiefly for the virtual realm of the Internet. And of course money is involved, too: Google hopes its mapping technology will lead to location-based advertising revenue.
Google's power is firmly lodged in search and search advertising, but the company is trying to expand to broader online services, too. That includes online documents and various aspects of social networking, which are much more personal services and ones that put Google into more direct competition with rivals such as Microsoft, Facebook, and Yahoo. Like using Google profiles to contact information with select contacts, using Google Latitude tells Google who's who in your social graph.

Seminar on web tools at CTTC

2009-02-05T05:30:00.000-08:00

On 31st Jan, I attended a seminar at CTTC. It was an introduction of latest microsoft technologies WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation), WCF (Windows Communication Foundation) & WF (Windows Workflow Foundation).
Mr Muhammad Fahad was the presenter from folio3 (http://www.folio3.com/), the audience comprised of professionals and students from different institutes. Me, Ali and Arifa were there as representatives of NED, the thing I liked most was that it was totally an interactive gathering, so this informative session facilitated us to learn new technologies in a better way, plus the {{refreshment :P}} at the end made it even more valuable one :D.
I’m looking forward to attend more such seminars..!

About my blog.

2009-02-04T20:48:00.000-08:00

At last I've started blogging, for a long time I’ve been following different blogs & was thinking to start my own , so here's the one which belongs to me, here I’ll be sharing my experience, knowledge as well as I’ll also try to post news and updates about new and upcoming technologies. I’m sure that I won’t be making this blog a boring one. Hopefully, through this endeavor people would discover me. So let’s start this new voyage.