Syria Events is a web site I found very useful which let’s me up to date on all kinds of events that will happen in Syria.
It has a very easy to navigate calendar presented in a clear way with many possible views (Yearly, Monthly, Weekly, Daily, as a List, by event category … etc).
They also [...]
Filed under: Internet, Syria on July 9th, 2008 | No Comments »
I was trying to make a Gadget for Vista sidebar, and this is what I came up with, the Araby Search Gadget.
These Gadgets are like small software, not electronic kind of Gadget
Araby is a new cool search engine which I think is promising for Arabic content searching. I heard about the people who [...]
Filed under: Internet, Programming on March 29th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I think everything is going mobile, and Opera Mini is one very nice piece of software for your mobile! I totally love it!
It works on many mobile types, check this place here for officially supported devices: HERE
This Mini browser has many features I liked, but there is one which is really impressive which is server [...]
Filed under: Internet on December 2nd, 2006 | 4 Comments »
OK, the new year is coming close with some Internet rumors around.
Yes you might see me mostly nagging about the internet connection here in Damascus, Syria, but what can I do? I’m a heavy Internet user, and Technology happens to be my job.
Today I was reading some fresh news, Technology news, and I was shocked [...]
Filed under: Internet, Syria on November 11th, 2006 | 7 Comments »
It’s been almost a month since I got the ADSL subscription and I thought I would share my experience with the ADSL in Syria.
After I heard the prices are dropped last month I went to get a subscription right away, and I thought I would love to have it with the new ISP Aya since [...]
Filed under: Internet, Syria, Thoughts on March 27th, 2006 | 7 Comments »
FINALLY !!
ADSL prices here in Syria dropped!!
Now it costs like the following:
One time Setup fee: 2000 SP (~37$)
256Kbps: 2400 SP/month (~45$)
512Kbps: 3700 SP/month (~69$)
1 Mbps: 5900 SP/month (~111$)
2 Mbps: 9800 SP/month (~184$)
4 Mbps: 17000 SP/month (~320$)
8 Mbps: 29800 SP/month (~562$)
And an ADSL modem: 2000 SP (~45$)
And you can add 1 Mbps for any subscription [...]
Filed under: Internet, Syria on January 28th, 2006 | 4 Comments »
I was visiting the Syrian ISP web site (Called “190″, www.190.sy, governmental ISP not private) looking for news about ADSL prices, and while looking in the ADSL settings page I saw a weird picture showing some Mummy or I don’t know what! Look at the picture above.
I don’t think it is a mistake, unless they [...]
Filed under: Internet, Syria on January 15th, 2006 | 11 Comments »
Welcome to Syria Insider Edition!
We have just received the news from one of our reporters that the ADSL prices will be dropped by the half at the middle of this month!! Expected at 15th of Feb.
Ok guys this is not a joke! This month hopefully the 256Kbps ADSL will be 2500 Syrian Pounds ($47) instead [...]
Filed under: Internet, Syria on January 8th, 2006 | 7 Comments »
The admin of this project says it was online since 7 years! So maybe some of you might find this pretty old news, but I thought some people like me doesn’t know about it
It was fun, and I played with it for about 10 min It really works.
I got you a close up [...]
Filed under: Internet, Technology on January 5th, 2006 | No Comments »
Which File Extension are You?
Heh
Filed under: Internet on December 21st, 2005 | No Comments »
I love alternative power creation
And this project looks really intresting.
This alternative power project is a Linux Operating System with a simple web server powered from 5 potatos.
Potatos are changed every 5 days or so to keep the power on and stable.
The project web site: http://d116.com/spud
Hasan Bazerbashi
Filed under: Internet, Technology on September 28th, 2005 | 16 Comments »
I was looking the at the Defcon Wifi Shootout 2005 and how the team “iFibir Redwire” was able to extend the Wifi (The Wireless networking) range from the normal (about 45 Meters) to 201 Kilometer!
But I thought these people are professional and we can’t extend our Wifi to reach our friends in the next building [...]
Filed under: Internet, Technology on September 23rd, 2005 | No Comments »
The Race to Linux challenges Visual Studio developers to port existing ASP.NET applications to Linux using their cross-platform tool of choice (e.g. Grasshopper, Mono, PHP, Macromedia, etc.).
The winners of each of the three races will win an Xbox 360. In addition, contestants using Grasshopper will also qualify to win an [...]
Filed under: Internet on September 18th, 2005 | No Comments »
I really thought that we are finally free and actually will have freedom in accessing the Internet resources, but unfortunately that dream looks too big to happen in the eyes of the guys who manages the Internet in Syria.
I talked before about the first private ISP in Syria (Aya) and how great it is.
Today I [...]
Filed under: Internet, Syria on September 14th, 2005 | 4 Comments »
Hi all,
I made this 80×15 button for people from Syria or supports Syria
If you like, you can for example link the image to Wikipedia’s description of Syria: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria
And this is the Syria button:
Please save the image on your hosting any where, because it saves me bandwidth.
I hope you like it.
Cya
Filed under: Internet on September 12th, 2005 | 2 Comments »