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Let’s Know About : All is a question of … Traffic

November 28th, 2009 admin 2 comments


As a blogger, my job is not only to write articles about the stuff I like , I have also to work as a webmaster, which means that I need to look for the latest plug-ins for my blog , see if there is a problem with something and try to fix it and so on ….

But one of the things that I also need to worry about is the traffic that I get on my blog , because it won’t surprise you “ I think :D ” if I tell you that the main reason why a website or a blog does exist it to get traffic and visitors .

I’ve recently noticed on one of my blogs , that the traffic was constantly dropping , and the only main reason that I could find to explain that drop, was that the articles that I had posted on that blog were a bit out of date, which meant that readers were no more interested in reading them , and automatically the number of visitors was affected from it .

So what I did is that I started looking for some interesting subjects and I started talking about them , hopping that my blog we gain some traffic, but nothing seemed to be changing .

Until a friend of mine told me about a directory submission software that he had used to do the search engine optimization of his website , he promised that the results will be simply unbelievable .

I followed his advice and bought that submitter software ( It cost nothing and you have a 20% disount when you use the coupon code : BEACHCOUPON ) and frankly , I just can’t believe the results I got . that directory submitter simply did what I needed to be done, and my blog regained its initial traffic and even more .

Let’s Know About : Google Laguage GO

November 23rd, 2009 admin 2 comments


The GO language (under a BSD license) comes from a discussion between Ken Thompson (one of the authors of Unix and UTF8) and Rob Pike (one of the authors of Plan9 and UTF8).Which means that We are dealing with real legends of the community of coders . a thing that explains the curiosity surrounding this new language. As Rob Pike works for Google is therefore with strong support from his employer that

language Go has been developed with the following constraints:

* GO will be used for system programming so it is a compiled language, not interpreted;
* The compilation must be fast to facilitate the development of the projects (the dependency analysis allows a compilation in a few seconds);
* The syntax should be fairly close to C while correcting its most bothering disadvantages ;
* The memory management must be automatic (garbage collector);
* The typing must be static, but there is no hierarchy of types to simplify the language;
* The concurrent programming (to exploit multi-core processors) must be integrated at the heart of language, this is done through “goroutines” which are lighter than the threads;

Go is the result of the very long experience of Thompson and Pike and the authors seem quite proud of their result:
« Go has fast builds, clean syntax, garbage collection, methods for any type, and run-time reflection. It feels like a dynamic language but has the speed and safety of a static language. It’s a joy to use. »

The project’s FAQ evokes the general issues and a specific FAQ is dedicated to language itself. A tutorial is also available with, to highlight the support of UTF8.

So far the comments on the web are focusing on some details : the syntax that does not please everyone, the absence of a particular function (such as exceptions), etc..

the goroutines, segmentation of the execution stack, rapid compilation, etc.. , a lot of new things are coming with this new language but It is also interesting to compare with other languages who want to tackle the C providing technical innovations (such as language D).

Let’s Know About : Google Chrome 3.0

October 8th, 2009 admin 4 comments


Many of us have discovered Google chrome, a browser that features a lot of interesting things , but that hasn’t introduced something really unique , especially compared to browsers like Mozilla of Internet Explorer , that makes the task of innovating even tougher .

No more betas: Google Chrome 3.0 is now available in a stable version. A little over a year after the official release of the first browser of the Mountain View firm and four months after the launch of Chrome 2.0, The V3.0.195.21 version of the browser fixes over 3500 bugs.

The stable version of Google Chrome offers as expected a new set of themes to customize your browser. The management of the home page with thumbnails of the sites most visited by the users has also been optimized. The user can now drag and drop their images to rearrange them according to its wishes. It is also possible to select a number of his favorite sites to continue to post up, even if the browsing habits are changing.

For the version 3.0 of Chrome, Google has also reworked the Omnibox integrated tool, which offers to make, from the URL bar, searches by keyword. The suggestions made from those keywords are now preceded by a set of icons to help the user to differentiate the addresses from the search, the list of favorites or their browsing history.


The performance of the V8 JavaScript engine have also been boosted. According to tests conducted by Google, the speed of loading Web pages from Chrome is 25% higher than the previous version.

Furthermore, the browser of the Mountain View firm can now support multiple elements of the HTML5 language, such as video and audio tags. The videos can then be more easily carried on a web page and be played without the addition of a plug-in.

Even if Google still has the idea of competing with Microsoft products, both with his navigator, modest competitor of Internet Explorer and soon with its operating system OS Chrome, the browser of the Mountain view company of is not ready to challenge IE and Firefox. Up to now Chrome has granted 2.84% of the market share, against 66.97% for Internet Explorer, Firefox 22.98% and 4.07% for Apple’s Safari

Let’s Know About : Facebook Is Making Money

September 21st, 2009 admin No comments


Who doesn’t have a facebook account ? everyone has one :D
The world that best fits is, addiction , yes !! we are all addicted to Facebook , and we check our profiles at least one time per day .
But Facebook as a company ? is it making real profit as we may all think ? the answer used to be no, but things are changing :) .

The global social networking website has reached 300 million subscribed members and is now able to make benefices.

The very famous American social network took a major step by announcing that it has finally become profitable. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and cofounder of Facebook Affirmed that few months ago, facebook expected to achieve a positive cash position in the beginning of 2010. But unlike it was predicted, This has been achieved in the last quarter of 2009. Facebook can’t deny that The economic dimension is very important and crucial, because it allows Facebook i to be an independent entity in the long term.

Five years after its creation , Facebook has solved the economic equation that concerns all of the community websites. Many of them do meet a success, but only few of them can make money out of it . The financial stability will allow Facebook to face the future calmly, showing a preference for the IPO to be redeemed by an Internet giant like Google.

To the eye of observers, Facebook has been able to achieve this result by controlling its costs carefully. Up to 70% compared to 2008, its turnover is very small compared to its size. Facebook, which has just reached the milestone of 300 million active members, would generate only $ 500 million in 2009, according to Mark Andreessen, a member of the Executive’s social network.

For comparison, let’s take its rival MySpace (News Corp).which Had generated nearly one billion dollars in sales with only 115 million unique visitors per month last year. Similarly, Yahoo! generates $ 7 billion per year with 570 million unique visitors per month worldwide.

A very rapid growth.

The audience of Facebook is growing rapidly. With over than 50 million new accounts created in the two previous months. The threshold of 200 million members was passed in April, the 150 million four months earlier.
But things weren’t always that easy for Facebook, indeed , it has taken three years to reach the first 50 million members (October 2007), then doubled that number in August 2008. This dynamic could affect its profitability if revenues are not progressing faster than expenses.
I also personally believe that , the economic model which Facebook tries to set, even if it required few years to start generating funds , once it started making money, it won’t stop , who knows maybe in few years , Facebook will make as much money as Google makes or maybe more.

Let’s Know About: GOOGLE WAVE

August 28th, 2009 admin 1 comment


Ladies and gentlemen maybe at the time I’m writing this article , you don’t know what the word WAVE means, but believe me , there will come a day when you will (for sure )know this word and use this very powerful tool developed by Google .
Dear readers let me please introduce to you Google inc’s newborns baby , Google wave was developed by Lars and Yen Rasmussen two gigs that have also been known for developing Google maps , supported by a team of unique engineers very Carefully selected .
Google wave is an HTML 5-based application for communication and cooperation that will make you discover internet and in a completely new form and a surprisingly new way .
So before talking about some of Google wave’s features , you have to know that Google wave is an open source project , which means that everyone can contribute to its advancement. which is a very interesting aspect of this very ambitious project, indeed Google is fully aware that it can develop a very powerful tool if instead of (limiting the number of its developers) let all the world contribute to this project and develop it according to everyone’s needs .

So what’s new in Google wave , I’m so sorry but I just couldn’t count the number of new and innovative things that are about to be launched in Google wave , but first I would like to give you a brief idea of what is Google wave .
Google wave is new concept that has started based on a simple question: the normal mail has been invented about 40 years from now , but hasn’t really changed and its functions even if they were unceasingly developed remain basic , so how would a mail be if it had to be invented today ?
the question is a new type of mail “ or I prefer to say a conversation” , where many participant could interact simultaneously if they are online , and be able to read it and participate in it after in case they aren’t , and believe me, even if it’s a bit complicated to give you a realistic image of what it’s like , trust me this concept is going to change everything .

Also one of the things that Google team is introducing through Google wave is its new spell checker technology ( which is now able to correct your mistakes based on the context where the word is used ).
Also instant typing through live transition is a very powerful new concept introduced by Google wave , based on the idea that instead of getting a message like ( x is typing ….) like the ones we get on msn, now we will be able to see the message directly being written .
but maybe the most interesting aspect of this project, is the ability to add new applications that you can develop yourself , giving the opportunity to all the world to take benefit from it .

It means that , each one will have a different Google wave’s account, your Google wave will have options and applications that I maybe won’t have , which adds a touch of customization to this project, a concept directly inspired from the widgets that we add on our browsers with a simple and original difference that this time we will add it on a website (astonishing isn’t it ) : .
finally I would like to say that once again Google team has been able to show to the world that it’s able to invent new things, that it’s able innovate and change whatever we have taken for granted, and this through giving young developers free rein to their talent and the only limit they have is the limit of their imagination .

if you want to know more about Google ’s new project ?

or also visit Google wave’s official website

Let’s Know About : The Dell Mini 3i , a Smartphone ? not that much

August 20th, 2009 admin 2 comments

To all of you who used to think that Dell was only a interested in making money through its desktops and famous laptops, open your eyes :D Dell is landing on the market for smartphones with its Mini 3i

Dell has unveiled its first Smartphone Mini 3i , it will be intended First, to the Chinese market through the mobile network operator China Mobile. this phone will feature no 3G or Wi-Fi which means that this phone will not be really appreciated by “geeks” .

After it has invested a lot in PCs and servers sector, Dell is trying now a new foray into the sector of mobile telephony, integrating the market for smartphones, a promising and growing industry.

The Mini 3i It will be powered by the operating system OMS (Open Mobile System), the OS was developed by China Mobile and based on Google Android,Unfortunately this Smartphone is equipped only with the 2G and not 3G technology .it has also no keyboard and it will be equipped with a 3.5 inch screen multi-touch, and feature a camera of 3.2 megapixels and a GPS module.


And of course if there is no 3G there is no Wi-Fi on Dell’s new smartphone. However, it will feature a Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, a micro-USB port and a microSD card reader.

Dell, by launching its Mini 3i Smartphone , is clearly affirming that its main target is new emerging countries. If the Texan manufacturer wants to conquer the North American and European market , it will seriously need to boost the technical capacity of its smartphone to compete the iPhone, BlackBerries and other HTC. Dell will have a chance to find its place in a market increasingly competitive , and show us what it’s really able to do , because frankly we all know that they can do a lot better :( this new Smartphone is a shame for such a huge company .

Let’s Know About : Moblin

August 16th, 2009 admin 2 comments


Being a big fan of computer’s world, I always knew that it is not easy to create a new operating system, especially to face a giant like Microsoft, and frankly, I never thought that Moblin was going to be adopted so quickly and so massively, but the operating system using a Linux kernel seems to have an impressive popularity.
this OS is owned by the Linux Foundation, but was originally a project that Intel has taken based on the work of Opened Hand (company acquired by Intel) and even if the founder says that he does not want to compete with Windows, it is clear that Microsoft seems to have a serious competitor that might acquire some shares of this very lucrative market. That is what many wish at least.
even if Intel has for a long time left to Microsoft , it’s preferred software partner, hold the reins of the operating system, tings are now going to change. With the advent of netBooks, embedded platforms and other Internet Tablet, these programs must be completely rethought.
And that’s why , Intel has offered to the open source community a new system, based on the Linux kernel, specially created to run on platforms with low consumption and mobile platforms. The name of this project is called Moblin for mobile Linux.
so to let you have an idea about what is moblin , let’s ask some questions


so What’s Moblin ?
Moblin is an operating system based on Linux for devices running on low power processors.
It is not intended for the general public as a finished product, but to manufacturers who are able to create adapted versions to their machines.

Who’s Developing that ?
It’s Intel engineers who, based on open source projects such as the kernel who have developed this system. Moblin is no longer the property of Intel , and it has released the full code Moblin and has “donated” it to the open source community.
Why Intel did started the development of such a system?
The current operating systems (Windows, GNU / Linux, etc..) Were created to run on desktops or conventional laptops However, with the miniaturization and the advent of real handheld computers, these systems are inappropriate. It was therefore necessary to rethink and adapt them to use.

When will we be able to run Moblin on computers?
If there is yet no date for the release of products incorporating a first version of Moblin, manufacturers among which Acer have announced the adoption Moblin for future netBook.


Hardware and Software Support ?
no less than five versions of Mobilin were presented at Computex: Suse Moblin, Moblin Xandros, Linpus Moblin, Red Flag Moblin and Ubuntu Moblin.
Obviously, a distribution will be especially popular if it comes with a NETBOOK and four manufacturers have already demonstrated their love for this system,
In addition to Acer : Hewlett-Packard, ASUS, MSI and Hase Computer. In addition to the netBook, BenQ and Compal (S6) have demonstrated a MID using Moblin 2.0.
And even if Intel has offered Moblin to open source community, it remains an active partner in the project and aims to pass the time to start the OS to below 5 seconds. The firm also works on the consumption of the operating system.

Let’s Know About : Apple Tablet

August 4th, 2009 admin No comments

A 10-inch touch screen, 3G and and Wi-Fi Internet connection, a powerful processor, this is what might the next Apple Tablet look like .

This Internet tablet marks the return of Apple in a segment that the brand had unsuccessfully tried to crawl a few years ago with the Newton MessagePad.
The price of the new terminal would be set around $ 800, making it an upscale NETBOOK, more expensive than an iPhone but less expensive than a laptop .
Also Apple is currently negotiating with some very important music companies such as EMI, Sony Music, Warner Music and Universal Music, to offer a content called Cocktail.

A marketing package that would enhance the music production and boost sales of albums in the form of digital files, with for example the inclusion of bonus (lyrics, photos, and other additives that could be played outside of iTunes player classic).
The Screen size will give to the user a new way to watch of films or TV series, but also to read its favorite e-books.

Up to now no one knows exactly what the new apple tablet features exactly , but we will know more about it in the next following months.

Let’s Know About : Microsoft OneApp

July 24th, 2009 admin No comments


None of us can deny that we feels more than lost when it comes to dealing with all of these new interfaces and various platforms, you have to know how each one works and use a superhuman  mental effort to remember how to obtain the best results from it (take or example itunes I’m using it since few years now and I still don’t get perfectly  how it works) :) .

but thanks god  Microsoft started to understand that a single unified and integrated place to buy software and audio / video  content, would be much better than dealing with several shops scattered across multiple operating systems … Hmmmm only good things happen to Microsoft’s followers . :D

To outdistance its competitors Microsoft tops the list with a genius idea.


Rather than continue to constantly create new platforms to sell a product of the brand, the Redmond Company has decided to gather all its stores under one name: OneApp: an online store to download software for mobile phones, audio / video players and other electronic devices it’s like a mix of the Windows Marketplace and Zune Marketplace in a single service compatible with all Windows, When you are told that Microsoft is at the top of its momentum, it is not a joke

That’s it , I think you know everything now, treat yourself! :)

MAJDA TALLAL

Let’s Know About : Blogging Vs E-mini trading

July 22nd, 2009 admin 1 comment


I’ve recently noticed that with the development of new technologies and the spread of the internet , people are continuously trying to make the best benefits from it , and learn new ways to make money just staying at home.
the two most known and popular ways to make money online are blogging and trading e-mini markets , lets discuss the first example , blogging is simply one of the easiest ways to make money online , but of course you need to work hard before you get your first dollar , and it requires a lot of knowledge both in terms of what’s the content of your blog , and also in terms of programming , because to create a website, of course you need some high programming skills that not everyone has .

the second example to make money online , and also one of the easiest and most appreciated is e mini trading , I know it may seems as a little strange world but let me explain to you what it does mean , The E-Mini is the most popular electronically traded equity index futures contract in the world , which in two words means you can trade online while you are at home .
Okay it seems really interesting but wait a minute , don’t be overexcited :D okay it doesn’t require any difficult programming skills like blogging , but you have to be aware that like you can make a lot of money from online trading, you can also lose a lot ( imagine if there were no risks of loosing money :D you would simply find no one working in an office or anywhere else, streets would be empty :D ) .

this is why it is highly recommended to take a emini day trading course, to learn more about it and how it works , also to learn strategies to make more money , and avoid making big losses .


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