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Meet Microsoft Surface 2008-02-03 09:05:00 Imagine a table, that was your computer. You could place objects on the table, like your camera or your mobile phone, and you could interact with them with your finger.Once you put a camera onto the table, its screen would show you the photos on the camera. With these photos 'on the table', you could make a photo bigger or smaller, manipulate these photos, or - if you had another device on the table - you could drag the photo to the other device and it will be sent to that device.You could have a large surface on your wall, which you could use to view graphs or chart, and manipulate them at the same time. Not just would one finger drag something around, but two fingers would let you make it bigger or smaller.Your dream has come true.Microsoft
Surface, is a forthcoming Multi-touch product f
Jordan Maids In The News 2008-02-01 02:12:00 'Abused lives' of Jordan
's maidsJordan is for once in the British news, BBC, and for the first time the word Jordan is used for the country and not for the stupid supermodel.But this time, this news post is not going to make Jordan's popularity go up. It will go down. This is because it is talking about the bad conditions Phillipinie maids are having to go through, which most Jordanian citizens already know.You should go to the actual article to read what it contains, but I'll add some highlights.* * *There are more than 150 women here who have fled their jobs."My boss [meaning the mother of the family] pulled me by my hair, she slapped me, she beat me, she pulled me crudely by my clothes and tried to put her slipper on my mouth."Stories of physical abuse are common and s Read more:Maids
MAking A Music Player 2008-01-30 11:02:00 After downloading the new Flash program, I decided to make a music player, driven by a playlist that was coded in XML.The playlist its self is not hard to write or to edit, but due to Flash's lack of saving, XML was the only choice.I had remembered a great website that was made by a person called Lee Brimelow, which offered free high quality video tutorials on Flash.So, I went ahead and downloaded his whole series, which was a whopping 1.45 GB, but it downloaded within a day on a 512 connection.Using his guide to remember the basics of Actionscript, I made the player. With 140 lines of code, it was quite a long job, but it worked.If you want to be more technical, the player reads the XML playlist to store the path to the MP3 files, and then it reads the ID3 tags stored inside the music fil Read more:Music
Coming To An End 2008-01-27 10:31:00 My trip to this city, Nablus, is almost coming to an end. This week will be my last one in my holiday to this beloved city. Despite the severe cold we suffered this time, having to cover myself with five blankets each night, I must say I really enjoyed this trip.In this city, I ate zalabyeh, met relatives, changed priorities in life, stayed in the bathroom because of all the knafeh we ate, visited soap factories, went trips around the balad, saw some old turkish bathrooms, visited long lost uncles and aunts, saw my great grandmother's new home, spoke to my one hundred year old great grandfather, ate tons of food, and a lot of other things I forgot to mention.And here are some recent photos I took, to add to these words.
Changing Direction 2008-01-23 15:13:00 This may be a non-Nablus post, contradicting the theme of the past several posts, but I hope this will be as interesting.A few days ago, I was playing an online game I am addicted to, called Runescape.Then, I had a thought I never thought of before. I asked myself, why am I doing this? Why am I wasting endless time on the internet, playing a useless game that will not do me any good in my life?The thought stuck to me for a second, and then it left me.A few hours later, after taking a break from Runescape, I started programming a bit. As strange as it may sound to non-programming folks, doing this is considered an enjoyable hobby.Then the same thought struck me again.Programming will help me in my future, when I start to write my CV, I could write down my knowledge in different programming Read more:Changing
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More Views From The City 2008-01-21 15:01:00 At the end of this street lived my grandmother, who now lives in Amman. I am sure she would like to see this photo when I come back.To the back of this picture you can see many blocks in an area that was mainly fields or farming land. Most apartment blocks in this city are huge, in an aim to cut down the price of a residence by building lots of apartments on the same piece of land.In Nablus there are two ways of transport around the city, either by your own car, or by a taxi. Because the town is still relatively small, you can call a taxi office and tell him your street/house, and it'll come to you. Quite convenient, eh?A way of getting from one city to another is by going in a taxi like this one – an orange mini bus, or sometimes a seven seated car. The only drawback is the checkpoints,
Of Nabulsi Soap Factories 2008-01-19 14:27:00 So they tell me my great grandfather from my mother's side, Adel Arafat (may Allah bless his soul), had a soap factory deep in the Old City of Nablus. And so, today we went to visit. The actual factory has stopped making the famous Nabulsi soap, but now is being converted into a museum. The aim is to restore the place into something educational that teaches about the making of traditional soap.Part of the project was to use ancient doors from the old city, which were destroyed or broken during Israeli attacks. Local kids were given the chance to decorate the doors before being reinstalled.This is one of the rooms in the soap factory which is being used to store some old objects that will be displayed later around the museum. This room was originally used to store soap.Attention to detail r
The Digestive System 2008-03-13 15:21:00 Argh, school projects are tiring. Especially when you have to draw the digestive system.Then put Christmas lights through the back to show where food goes.But at least the final product is good and ready.We did mess up the house a bit though.
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From London To Jordan 2008-03-12 14:33:00 Around four years ago, when I was in grade five, I thought up the idea of going to live in Jordan
.You see, our family always went in the summer holidays to Jordan as a way of going on vacation as well as seeing our extended family. The only thing was that we liked it. The problem with that was the life in Jordan was not the same.I had seen life in Jordan as relaxing and calm. This was because I was visiting it in the summer, when there was no school. No wonder I felt so great at the time.So my family took the final decision to move to Jordan. Of course it wasn't fully based on my idea, but I was the one that took the first steps.Everything was sorted out. We had chosen a school based on our uncles opinions, which we later found out to be quite bad, and my father and mother had chosen thei
Responsibility 2008-03-14 15:22:00 When you believe that what others do is none of your business, remember this 7adeeth:One's responsibility in his society is like a village that took their places on a ship, so that some where on the deck, and some where below deck.When ever the group below deck wanted water, they had to ask the ones on top of them. Then they thought to themselves, why not make a hole in the ship, so we do not bother the other group, and get our water.Now, if the group above deck allow them, they will all perish. But, if they stop them, they will survive, all of them.
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I Got 91% 2008-03-25 14:40:00 I got 91.25% this month, which is a great improvement for me, since I've been aiming to stay above 90% till the end of my school years.My parents weren't really over the moon when they heard the mark, but at least they were okay with it.Ah, well. Back to circle theorems.
Yet Another Blog 2008-03-29 14:19:00 I felt sorry for my friend who had made a blog a week ago and was trying hard to write posts to get to the lucky number 12, which is when he'd be allowed to enter Qwaider Planet.He has been begging me to advertise his blog on mine for some time, and now I am going to do so out of the pure goodness of my heart. (hehe)Surprisingly, his name is also Khaled but he writes it Khalid, and he is the first in my class, and I am the second. All the rest of the class are masha6eeb. (hehe #2)Now lets cut the nonsense, visit the guys blog and leave him a comment. Let him get his two seconds of fame. (hehe #3)His blog is called 'The Blog Name Goes Here'. But it will never defeat the ultimate creativity of a name 'Not Another Blog'. (hehe #4)Argh, just visit it. Eft. (no, not hehe #5)karaim.blogspot.com
Toot Tone: The Next Invention 2008-03-28 17:16:00 Hilarious, you must see this.By the way, if you want to download this, you should see my guide on doing so.
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Pancakes 2008-03-28 15:43:00 I bet I made you hungry already.Today my mum was in a good mood and decided to make my favorite, pancakes. For those of you who don't already know what pancakes are, please find the nearest high place and throw your self off.For those of you who do, thank god for knowing so. Anyway, back to my story.Pancakes
are served with toppings, that range from jam to honey to bananas, even butter maybe, or sometimes even pineapples.Of course, you don't know Khaled, who drinks things worse than 2ater.I put anything deep fried and smothered in chocolate (quote from fairy godmother in Shrek 2).That is, I spread my pancake with Nutella, sprinkle some sugar, add some chopped bananas and sprinkle a bit of cinnamon. Ah, bliss.I will bet you anything anyone with diabetes who ate this would drop dead on the s
Career's Day 2008-03-27 14:33:00 Today at school, a day named Career
s Day was held.Basically, what this day is about is that the school invites a few people to come and talk to the class. Not just any ordinary people, these are people who have jobs that will interest the students.For example, today there were many employees who had come to our school. These included a lawyer, a pilot, a basketball player, an aircraft manufacturer, and some more.Since all the students can choose whom they want to see independently, I chose to see the pilot and the lawyer. Nothing personal, I just seemed interested.First up was the pilot, who was actually a pilot in the Jordanian Air Force. His presentation was rather nice, along with a few pictures to go with on the projector.Sad thing that the videos he had brought hadn't worked. All in a
Multi Tasking 2008-04-02 14:33:00 My computer is having a fit now as its probably running the most number of programs in its life.It all goes down to me having to edit (with my friend Omar), an English play that will be submitted to the ministry's competition. Our role in this play is the animators.And what a hard job it is. I've just finished doing this horribly long movie beginning, thankfully the rest will be the play that was recorded on camera.I insisted that the animation be done on Flash, since he had wanted the terribly simple and basic movie maker. I got my way, and he was thankful that I did when he saw the result.I think I was going for a word-scrolling like beginning, all words that point to global warming, somewhat like the Jawwal advertisement on MBC.I still have to do lots more homework, and it's already nin Read more:Multi
Zain The Thieves! 2008-04-01 08:23:00 I was sitting on my computer, when my mobile rings. A message. From Zain.More spam? If only it was more spam.بناء على تعليمات من وزارة المالية تم خصم 1د من رصيدك لدعم الجامعاتYou thieves! You pigs! You greedy pigs!I PAY TAXES BY MY SELF! I DON'T NEED TO PAY FOR COLLEGES WHO ARE PAID BY THEIR STUDENTS!I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!!
American Inventor: Bladder Buddy 2008-04-07 03:00:00 American Inventor
is a show that is aired on MBC4, but originally American. It offers a one million dollar prize to whoever can present an invention of their own.To do so, they must get four judges approval.Sometimes, some really abnormal and hilarious inventions come in to the judges. This is one of them - the bladder buddy!
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A Hectic Thursday 2008-04-06 14:48:00 I came back from school on Thursday
, tired and wanting to relax, when my mobile rings.Its my friend, asking me if I want to go out today. As helpless and tired as I am, I tell him I'll see if I can.You see, all my friends find life at home the most boring place to be. They actually have computers, Internet, satellite and usually even game consoles, but they can never make those things enjoyable.I only have a few things but find life at home perfectly perfect.After a few minutes, which was plenty of time for me to consider the twenty two million considerations I must put into mind before even thinking about the actual thoughts I would think about going out, the mobile rang again.I accepted, surrendering to the anxiety and jeer pleasure of staying at home, add to that the tiredness I had fro Read more:Hectic
Some Things Around My Desk 2008-04-08 14:00:00 My desk is a horrible mess, and I don't know where to start. Hmm, let's see.My PerfumeAdidas, 2006, Special Edition, Victory League. I put it on at mornings before school and by the time I'm at school there's no scent left. What a disgrace of a perfume.My CalendarThis was a gift from our school. I never look at it and I usually forget to tear off the days as they go by. Yet another waste of space.My DictionaryNo, this is not any ordinary dictionary. This is a rhyming dictionary. Instead of giving you the meaning of a word, it gives you the words that rhyme with it. Useless now since we don't do anymore poems.My HeadphonesThe solution to boredom. I need these for my mobile to do all sorts of things. This thing has smearings of hot chocolate, and I have no idea how they got there.My BooksFor
On Drinks And Food 2008-04-10 14:43:00 Is this drink really non-alcoholic?Why do I feel dizzy? Maybe I'm just sleepy...It doesn't even taste nice, what a waste of 35 piasters.Our teacher once told us about a meal in Morocco which has so much fat in it, it makes you quirky. This is because most of the blood, instead of going to the brain, goes to the stomach.Getting drunk, the halal way. =P
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It's 11:30 2008-04-09 16:31:00 And I can barely see the computer screen through the slits of my eyelids that are open.My English teacher wanted our project to have subtitles for everything said in the play. And she wanted it tomorrow. So we accepted and did it.My Math teacher wants seven problems of sine, cosine and tangent solved. I did that.My English teacher also wants a writing assignment, 100 words, to be handed in tomorrow. I did that as well.My Arabic teacher wants a writing assignment as well, 300 words. But I'll do that later.Add to that we have Chemistry, Biology and IT quizzes on Sunday.Ah, and my report card (or shahadeh, as you may call it) will be given out tomorrow. Oh, dear.And my body needs a rest. I must go do that, now.I hope I won't have nightmares about that Mary girl ghost thing I saw today on Cris
Roasting Marshmallows 2008-04-12 14:16:00 Ah, the whole joy of roasting marshmallows on a campfire, watching them melt, then devouring them. Anything more heavenly than that?Did you know that 90 million pounds of this 19th century confection is eaten every year, just by Americans?Mmm...
3, 2, 1. Post. 2008-04-17 03:00:00 Right now, I'm probably enjoying a horrible Math lesson at school.But this post was typed at 10 PM the day before.This is possible, since this is a scheduled post. This is a beta feature from Blogger.All you have to do, is to log on to Blogger Draft, type a post, change its time and date to the time you want it to be posted and publish it.Now instead of being published, it will be scheduled.Come back at the right time and your post will be published. Try it out!
Eureka? 2008-04-16 13:29:00 Thinking of the next big invention is fun.Especially when its in a boring Physics lesson. Our teacher was blah-blahing about how increasing pressure increases water's boiling point.He also exclaimed that if we could build up enough pressure, we could make water reach temperatures very high.He also suggested that if we could find a way to rise the pressure inside the pressure cooker so much, that it could reach the boiling point of oil, we could fry things in water.It didn't take much more 'suggesting' to get me and one of my gaming friends, called Qais, to get our brains to start cooking.Think, think, think. More thinking.I guess the light bulb glowed a few times above our heads, then it turned back off again.Then we had an idea - if we could heat water, and at the same time add more water Read more:Eureka
Mugabe's Mustache 2008-04-18 12:42:00 What a weird mustache this man has!One straight thick line going from the middle of his nose down to his mouth at a perfect ninety degrees angle. How... strange, or awkward, you might say.Even Hitler looked better than this.Well at least he's better than this 'creative' fellow.
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Queen Rania On Youtube 2008-04-19 11:00:00 Royalty and professional hit modernity and technology, broadening the perspective of the internet and its content in the Arab World.Yes, Queen
Rania herself now 'video blogs' on Youtube, mainly about women in the arab world.And, as Bakkouz has already said, HM does not hope to change the world with a few videos, but she's taking the first step towards it.Here is her first video on the subject, under the name Send Me Your Stereotypes.
Zain 5 Offer 2008-04-19 03:25:00 I usually never take part in offers from Zain, usually because they are about international calls, or gimmicks, or too expensive.However this one really surprised me. My friend Yazan was the first to show it to me, at school.Basically, Zain 5 offers you the chance to talk to five numbers, that you choose, absolutely free for as long as you want, day or night. In turn, you only pay 1JD every week.And yes, this is no catch, I have tried it out myself and it works.My friend Yazan, to prove this actually worked, called Omar, who was sitting next to him, and started chatting with him.Of course, this only works for pre-paid lines, not 'fatoora'.Lets do the math, to see if the 1JD is worth it.Since you pay, normally, 7 piasters per minute when talking Zain to Zain, and there are 7 days in a week, Read more:Offer
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