The Perpetual PTO Cycle
I’m currently on PTO. Which is short for Paid Time-Off, as the US corporate world calls it. I find the stages of vacation very interesting and an emotional roller coaster. First we have the...
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Spam on WordPress
When I moved my blog to WordPress I read some best practices that said I should not require users to register to in order to post comments, claiming that I didn’t need to worry...
Hardy, not so great!
I upgraded my desktop to Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 when it first came. Ubuntu 7.10/Feisty was running fine before that. Immediately after the upgrade things worked great. The Compiz effects were cool. The new NetworkManager...
LA Tourism ?
A friend of mine was traveling to LA as part of larger trip he has planned for himself and his wife. When he told me that he was going to LA for tourism, my...
Listening. My New Past-Time
For some reason I’m loosing interest in blogging. Its been while that I actually thought of sharing my opinions on my blog. Actually, when I think about it, I’m getting used to not sharing...
A Blog About Blogging
I was having lunch with friends the other day at Fudrucker’s and decided to order a burger, while highlighting that I’m trying to do a survey of the best hamburgers in Riyadh (that I...
Favorite Firefox Extensions
I thought I’d list my favorite Firefox extensions for easy access: del.icio.us googlebar flashblock autocopy IE Tab FasterFox SwitchProxy And if you don’t have Firefox yet, you can download it from: http://getfirefox.com/
Trigen: An Efficient Method for Building Utility
Trigen: An Efficient Method for Building Utility I just learned about this technology/technique, and I thought it quite interesting. Basically, its making use of the by-products of Building Power/Electricity Generation to generate heat and...
Googles Android and ALP
Good news (BBC NEWS | Technology | Q&A: Googles Android.) I’m relieved that the rumours of a Google Phone (GPhone), were not true. This initiative is much more beneficial to the market and end-users...
FreeMind – free mind mapping software
FreeMind is a free mind mapping software and Open Source clone of the cool Mindmapper. Mind mapping software is very useful for organization of information. It can be very useful for Brainstrooming sessions, organizing...