It seems that the whole world is working against me these days . after my suffering with C++ assignment our TA made us a project to deliver within 2 weeks and the most beautiful thing it will be coded using C++ not only this but it must include GUI (Graphical User Interface) with C++.
It will be delivered next Saturday and until now i had not write a single line of code,as i am still confused i had not taken my decision yet whether i will wirte it with Qt or MFS ,but i prefer QT as its Used on Open Source IDE. I hope it will be a good one not a buggy one and deliver it ondate.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
First C++ Assignment
Today i had delivered my first C++ Assignment in my entire life . first it was a horrible language until i got used to it , many pointer are moving every where i couldn't trace the pointers they were like mice running every where and anytime.
i was really lost in this assignment however i was getting help from C++ book and a lot of tutorials, but what really helped me was NetBeans Debugger. it's a wonderful debugger you must try it .
This assignment was a week later than the C assignment so i had a wonderful mix between these ....... languages . really i hate them & i adore JAVA.
so finally i had concluded one thing that C/C++ are made for those who want to kill themselves ,but JAVA is the solution for everything.
Out Of Scope:
i was really lost in this assignment however i was getting help from C++ book and a lot of tutorials, but what really helped me was NetBeans Debugger. it's a wonderful debugger you must try it .
This assignment was a week later than the C assignment so i had a wonderful mix between these ....... languages . really i hate them & i adore JAVA.
so finally i had concluded one thing that C/C++ are made for those who want to kill themselves ,but JAVA is the solution for everything.
Out Of Scope:
- This is sarcastic opinion no more no less i really knows what is the importance of C/C++ but this opinion springs from my suffering from C.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
5 Famous Geeks
These are the most famous geeks who dropped out of university and they never finished their education.
i wish i didn't finish my education to be like them :):):)
i wish i didn't finish my education to be like them :):):)
1) Michael Saul Dell:
When he was 15 he used to take apart Apple II computers and rebuild it just for the hell of it. He dropped out of University of Texas to run PC’s Limited (now Dell) at the age of 19.
2) Steve Jobs:
Apple Computers with Steve Wozniak – NeXT Computer – Pixar Animation. Dropped out of Reed College only after one semester.
3) Bill Gates:
Best known for Microsoft. Dropped out of Harvard to start a software company with Paul Allen. After more than 30 years, Microsoft is still one of the largest software companies in the world.
4) Paul Allen:
Paul Allen was the other half of Microsoft with Bill Gates the same way Steve Wozniak was a partner with Jobs on Apple. He dropped out of Washington State University to work as a programmer.
5) John Carmack:
Cofounder of id Software and lead programmer of famous games such as Wolfenstein 3D, Quake, Doom. He dropped out of University of Missouri only after 2 years to work as a freelance programmer.
Referenece:see this Link
When he was 15 he used to take apart Apple II computers and rebuild it just for the hell of it. He dropped out of University of Texas to run PC’s Limited (now Dell) at the age of 19.
2) Steve Jobs:
Apple Computers with Steve Wozniak – NeXT Computer – Pixar Animation. Dropped out of Reed College only after one semester.
3) Bill Gates:
Best known for Microsoft. Dropped out of Harvard to start a software company with Paul Allen. After more than 30 years, Microsoft is still one of the largest software companies in the world.
4) Paul Allen:
Paul Allen was the other half of Microsoft with Bill Gates the same way Steve Wozniak was a partner with Jobs on Apple. He dropped out of Washington State University to work as a programmer.
5) John Carmack:
Cofounder of id Software and lead programmer of famous games such as Wolfenstein 3D, Quake, Doom. He dropped out of University of Missouri only after 2 years to work as a freelance programmer.
Referenece:see this Link
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Ubuntu after 5 years
Ubuntu is developed through an open community process. Anyone with the necessary technical skills can contribute to the development of Ubuntu. If you want to learn, you can find a mentor within the development team to help you along.
Information about the development of Ubuntu can be found in the developer documentation, which is maintained in the wiki. It explains how the development team is structured, provides technical information about developing Ubuntu, and indexes other useful resources for current and prospective Ubuntu developers.
Information about the development of Ubuntu can be found in the developer documentation, which is maintained in the wiki. It explains how the development team is structured, provides technical information about developing Ubuntu, and indexes other useful resources for current and prospective Ubuntu developers.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Nobel honours 'masters of light'
By Jonathan Amos
Science reporter, BBC News
Three scientists who corralled light to transform our communications systems share this year's physics Nobel Prize.
Charles Kao is lauded for his work in the UK in helping to develop fibre optic cables, the thin threads of glass that carry phone and net data as light. Willard Boyle and George Smith, both North Americans, are recognised for their part in the invention of the charge-coupled device, or CCD. This light detector initiated the digital camera revolution. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which administers the prize, said half of the award would go to Kao, who was born in Shanghai, China, in 1933 and holds UK-US citizenship. It was his insight while working in Britain in the 1960s, said the academy, which allowed researchers to take fibre optics to a new level - to enable these thin cables to transmit light over much longer distances than had previously been possible. Kao's team at Standard Telecommunication Laboratories in Harlow proposed the means to improve dramatically the purity - and therefore the efficiency - of the glass material used to construct the fibres. Today, fibre optics underpin the communication age. The hair-like cables speed data around the globe in the form of rapid pulses of light. The modern telephony system is built on the technology, and high-speed broadband internet would not be possible without it.
Wondrous views
The other half of the prize is to be split between Boyle, aged 85, and Smith, 79. Their breakthrough was made at Bell Laboratories in the US. The North Americans' group invented the first digital sensor, a CCD (charge-coupled device), in 1969.
The CCD contains arrays of photosensitive cells which become charged when light falls on them. The more light, the greater the charge. The chip reads out this signal, which can then be used to render an image. The academy said the work of Canadian-born Boyle and US citizen Smith "revolutionised photography, as light could be now captured electronically instead of on film". While the technology delivered instant pictures to the masses, CCDs have also transformed scientific observation. Specialist detectors are now incorporated into the imaging systems of all space missions. The Hubble telescope, for example, records its wondrous views of the cosmos on CCDs. And the vivid landscapes of Mars returned by robotic vehicles have also been captured on charge-coupled devices. Such is the pace of change that CCDs are themselves being overtaken by CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) technology. This works in a related fashion but runs cooler, is more efficient and is cheaper to produce.
Dr Robert Kirby-Harris, from the UK's Institute of Physics, celebrated the announcement. "Ours is the age of information and images, and no two things better symbolise this than the internet and digital cameras," he said. "From kilobytes to gigabytes, and now to petabytes and exabytes, information has never been so free-flowing or, with the development of the CCD, so instantly visual. These incredible inventors who have been responsible for transforming the world in which we live very much deserve their prize." The Nobel Prizes - which also cover chemistry, medicine, literature, peace and economics (more properly called the Sveriges Riksbank Prize) - are valued at 10m Swedish Kronor (£900,000; 1m euros; $1.4m). Laureates also receive a medal and a diploma. This year's medicine Nobel, announced on Monday, honoured the study of telomeres, the structures in cells that cap the ends of DNA bundles, or chromosomes. The work has furthered our understanding on human ageing, cancer and stem cells.
Science reporter, BBC News
Three scientists who corralled light to transform our communications systems share this year's physics Nobel Prize.
Charles Kao is lauded for his work in the UK in helping to develop fibre optic cables, the thin threads of glass that carry phone and net data as light. Willard Boyle and George Smith, both North Americans, are recognised for their part in the invention of the charge-coupled device, or CCD. This light detector initiated the digital camera revolution. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which administers the prize, said half of the award would go to Kao, who was born in Shanghai, China, in 1933 and holds UK-US citizenship. It was his insight while working in Britain in the 1960s, said the academy, which allowed researchers to take fibre optics to a new level - to enable these thin cables to transmit light over much longer distances than had previously been possible. Kao's team at Standard Telecommunication Laboratories in Harlow proposed the means to improve dramatically the purity - and therefore the efficiency - of the glass material used to construct the fibres. Today, fibre optics underpin the communication age. The hair-like cables speed data around the globe in the form of rapid pulses of light. The modern telephony system is built on the technology, and high-speed broadband internet would not be possible without it.
Wondrous views
The other half of the prize is to be split between Boyle, aged 85, and Smith, 79. Their breakthrough was made at Bell Laboratories in the US. The North Americans' group invented the first digital sensor, a CCD (charge-coupled device), in 1969.
The CCD contains arrays of photosensitive cells which become charged when light falls on them. The more light, the greater the charge. The chip reads out this signal, which can then be used to render an image. The academy said the work of Canadian-born Boyle and US citizen Smith "revolutionised photography, as light could be now captured electronically instead of on film". While the technology delivered instant pictures to the masses, CCDs have also transformed scientific observation. Specialist detectors are now incorporated into the imaging systems of all space missions. The Hubble telescope, for example, records its wondrous views of the cosmos on CCDs. And the vivid landscapes of Mars returned by robotic vehicles have also been captured on charge-coupled devices. Such is the pace of change that CCDs are themselves being overtaken by CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) technology. This works in a related fashion but runs cooler, is more efficient and is cheaper to produce.Dr Robert Kirby-Harris, from the UK's Institute of Physics, celebrated the announcement. "Ours is the age of information and images, and no two things better symbolise this than the internet and digital cameras," he said. "From kilobytes to gigabytes, and now to petabytes and exabytes, information has never been so free-flowing or, with the development of the CCD, so instantly visual. These incredible inventors who have been responsible for transforming the world in which we live very much deserve their prize." The Nobel Prizes - which also cover chemistry, medicine, literature, peace and economics (more properly called the Sveriges Riksbank Prize) - are valued at 10m Swedish Kronor (£900,000; 1m euros; $1.4m). Laureates also receive a medal and a diploma. This year's medicine Nobel, announced on Monday, honoured the study of telomeres, the structures in cells that cap the ends of DNA bundles, or chromosomes. The work has furthered our understanding on human ageing, cancer and stem cells.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Microsoft launches Windows phones
By Jason Palmer
Science and technology reporter, BBC News
It includes a significantly updated user interface and Flash Lite for viewing video and animation content. The My Phone service is also updated compared to the beta version. Users can both backup and manage their applications and multimedia content via the My Phone service, accessible also on a PC. The service offers 200MB of storage for free. Photos can be published from the My Phone site or directly from a Windows Phone to popular sites such as Facebook and Flickr. Security features offered for free include the ability to map the last place a phone was synchronised to the My Phone service. A further, paid "premium package" allows a suite of security features including the ability to locate a handset's current location, present an "if found" message to its screen, or lock it or erase its contents altogether. The premium service is at the time of launch only available in the US. The Windows Marketplace will launch with applications including Facebook and MySpace and a raft of popular game titles. It also offers a no-questions-asked return policy on the applications it sells. While the number of applications at the time of launch is just 60 in the UK (and about 250 worldwide), Mr Reeve said that there is a large backlog of applications that will soon be approved and become available. He added that Microsoft's heritage will drive further development of applications for Windows phones. "One of the great things for Microsoft is that the developer market is in our DNA; we've got a huge background working with developers, so when it comes to building applications for mobile we've got a great opportunity."
Science and technology reporter, BBC News
Mobiles sporting the latest release of the Windows Mobile operating system are now available for sale worldwide.
'Right there'
The OS update - the first since March 2008 - is viewed as minor, as Microsoft is developing a more complete overhaul of the OS. The result of that, Windows Mobile 7, should be released in early 2010. Significant changes in the 6.5 release include a move away from the use of the stylus and toward more finger-friendly icons and buttons, and a push to see more "at a glance" from the lock screen and the main menus. The operating system comes bundled with Internet Explorer Mobile 6. Speaking at the launch, Mr Reeve admitted that "this is an area where Microsoft probably hasn't kept up with the market as well as we should have in the past, but with now with the new version, we're right there".It includes a significantly updated user interface and Flash Lite for viewing video and animation content. The My Phone service is also updated compared to the beta version. Users can both backup and manage their applications and multimedia content via the My Phone service, accessible also on a PC. The service offers 200MB of storage for free. Photos can be published from the My Phone site or directly from a Windows Phone to popular sites such as Facebook and Flickr. Security features offered for free include the ability to map the last place a phone was synchronised to the My Phone service. A further, paid "premium package" allows a suite of security features including the ability to locate a handset's current location, present an "if found" message to its screen, or lock it or erase its contents altogether. The premium service is at the time of launch only available in the US. The Windows Marketplace will launch with applications including Facebook and MySpace and a raft of popular game titles. It also offers a no-questions-asked return policy on the applications it sells. While the number of applications at the time of launch is just 60 in the UK (and about 250 worldwide), Mr Reeve said that there is a large backlog of applications that will soon be approved and become available. He added that Microsoft's heritage will drive further development of applications for Windows phones. "One of the great things for Microsoft is that the developer market is in our DNA; we've got a huge background working with developers, so when it comes to building applications for mobile we've got a great opportunity."
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Brazil's bid for tech-powered economy
By Tayfun King
At first glance Florianopolis, in southern Brazil, resembles the quintessential picture postcard resort. It has become one of South America's most popular destinations, a magnet for sun seekers.
But for all its hedonism, Florianopolis has its gaze firmly fixed on something altogether more serious - becoming the regional technological powerhouse. Sapiens Parque science park is the $1.3bn (£81m) brainchild of the Brazilian government, as part of a wider $24bn (£15bn) initiative to promote science and technology in the country. "When we talk about the amount of money that Brazil is investing in science, technology and innovation… compared to the other countries in South America, we are talking about ten times more," says Jose Eduardo A Fiates, executive director of Sapiens Parque. But for all the talk of the money, it is tangible innovation that the region wants to shout about - and the investment is spawning a variety of solutions to very local problems.
That means companies can monitor their drivers from afar, and police can have test results and photographic evidence immediately transmitted to stations. Alongside the newer gadgets goes more venerable tech that has changed the old-style politics of Brazil. Designed to combat electoral fraud, the electronic voting machine was launched nationally in 2000. And it was after the debacle of the Bush-Gore US election that this particular gadget put Florianopolis on the international technology map. "The electronic voting machine guarantees the authenticity of the person who is voting by digital printing, making the system more infallible against electoral corruption," says Luiz Henrique da Silveira, the governor of Santa Catarina.
It might not look like a very advanced piece of technology, maybe more like something from the 1970s - but that is one of its strengths. The voting machines are very robust and have a 12-hour battery life. This means during elections it can be transported to the most remote regions
At first glance Florianopolis, in southern Brazil, resembles the quintessential picture postcard resort. It has become one of South America's most popular destinations, a magnet for sun seekers.
But for all its hedonism, Florianopolis has its gaze firmly fixed on something altogether more serious - becoming the regional technological powerhouse. Sapiens Parque science park is the $1.3bn (£81m) brainchild of the Brazilian government, as part of a wider $24bn (£15bn) initiative to promote science and technology in the country. "When we talk about the amount of money that Brazil is investing in science, technology and innovation… compared to the other countries in South America, we are talking about ten times more," says Jose Eduardo A Fiates, executive director of Sapiens Parque. But for all the talk of the money, it is tangible innovation that the region wants to shout about - and the investment is spawning a variety of solutions to very local problems.
Over the limit
That means companies can monitor their drivers from afar, and police can have test results and photographic evidence immediately transmitted to stations. Alongside the newer gadgets goes more venerable tech that has changed the old-style politics of Brazil. Designed to combat electoral fraud, the electronic voting machine was launched nationally in 2000. And it was after the debacle of the Bush-Gore US election that this particular gadget put Florianopolis on the international technology map. "The electronic voting machine guarantees the authenticity of the person who is voting by digital printing, making the system more infallible against electoral corruption," says Luiz Henrique da Silveira, the governor of Santa Catarina.
It might not look like a very advanced piece of technology, maybe more like something from the 1970s - but that is one of its strengths. The voting machines are very robust and have a 12-hour battery life. This means during elections it can be transported to the most remote regions
Why Linux is Better
Why copy software illegally if you can get it for free?
So, you're perfectly clean, you have *cough* purchased a license for all the software you've ever used *cough*, and nobody can bother you about this? Well, if that's the case, congratulations :) However, for most people, let's be honest, illegally copied software is very common. Copying Adobe Photoshop instead of buying it probably doesn't let you have nightmares. But are you really confident that you won't ever have trouble for that? Not so sure, huh... Software makers are progressing and finding more and more ways to track down illegal owners, and since more and more people tend to have broadband (permanent) connections, they might add an online functionality on the software that will control and verify your copy each time you launch it. If you run Linux and install free software, you won't have to worry about this ever again! Most of free (as in free speech) software is free (as in free beer). You can find a free replacement for most of the commercial software out there. They might lack some of the advanced functionality, but they'll be more than enough for most people. Here's a list of some commercial software, and their open source equivalents :| Commercial | Open source | Exists on Windows? |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Illustrator (~$500) | Inkscape | Yes |
| Adobe InDesign (~$700) | Scribus | Yes |
| Adobe Photoshop (~$600) | The GIMP | Yes |
| Adobe Premiere (~$800) | Kino, Cinelerra | No |
| Adobe Reader (free) | Evince, Kpdf, GV | No |
| Apple iTunes (free) | AmaroK, Rhythmbox, Banshee | No |
| Autodesk 3ds Max (~$3500) | Blender | Yes |
| Autodesk Maya (~$7000) | Blender | Yes |
| Kazaa (free) | aMule, eMule | Yes |
| Microsoft Excel (~$200) | OpenOffice Spreadsheet | Yes |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer (free) | Firefox, Konqueror | Yes |
| Microsoft Office (~$400) | OpenOffice | Yes |
| Microsoft Windows Mail (free) | Thunderbird, Evolution, KMail | Yes |
| Microsoft Powerpoint (~$200) | OpenOffice Presentation | Yes |
| Microsoft Windows Media Player (free) | Mplayer, VLC, Totem, Kaffeine, Xine | Yes |
| Microsoft Word (~$200) | OpenOffice Word Processor | Yes |
| Microsoft Windows Messenger (free) | Pidgin, Kopete, aMSN | Yes |
| Nero (~$100) | K3b, Gnomebaker | No |
| Palm Desktop (free) | Gnome-Pilot, KPilot | No |
| Quark XPress (~$800) | Scribus | Yes |
| QuickTime Player (free) | Mplayer, VLC, Totem, Kaffeine, Xine | Yes |
| Winamp (free) | AmaroK, Rhythmbox, Banshee | No |
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Thursday, October 1, 2009
Iran tries to crack games market By Daniel Emery
Technology reporter, BBC News, Cologne
Video game developers from Iran have been exhibiting at a Western game convention for the very first time.Representatives from the trade body, the Iran National Foundation of Computer Games, were on hand at a dedicated stand at gamescom in Cologne. They were there to showcase the latest games developed in Iran, establish contacts, and to see if Western retailers would stock their games. But they acknowledged the political situation would make it a challenge. "We need more investors," said Amir Tarbyatjoui, head of Parsan Business Development Solutions who managed the Iranian stand. "The [US] sanctions do affect our industry, but they cannot stop it." 'More potential'Mr Tarbyatjoui said that Iran was becoming a leading player in video game development in the Middle East and that the event in Cologne was to show people just what they were capable of. "We are using this event to promote what is happening in the Iranian games industry," he said. "We believe we have more potential and we want to promote that potential." There were a number of different types of game on offer, including a tank shooter set at the start of the Iran-Iraq war, a platform adventure set in Persia, an adventure game where you play the role of a girl called Sara; a young student caught up in events during the early stages of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, and a role-playing game called Age of Pahlevans based on Iranian mythology. Bahram Borgheai, head of Ras Games who make Age of Pahlevans, told the BBC that Iran has a rich history that was custom made for video games. "Persia has been around for a very long time," he said. Mr Borgheai said that while most Western developers used Greek, Norse, or Roman mythology to base their games on, Iran had its own unique mythology that has rarely been used in video games. "What we have is something quite unique and we are using the event in Cologne to show that to the world." Political difficultiesVideo-game development in Iran attracted global media attention in 2007 with the release of Special Operation 85: Hostage Rescue. The game saw two Iranian nuclear scientists kidnapped by Israel with players in the role of Iranian special forces sent to rescue them, while battling Israeli and American forces. However Mr Borgheai said he doubted if it was a real game in its own right. "We never heard about it in Iran," he said. "It certainly wasn't released there and the first I heard about it was through the international media," he said. "If it was made then I would guess they just took an existing game and stuck a few textures and the like onto it; it certainly wasn't a new game." The group said the event in Cologne had been a success and they would be back next year, but ruled out exhibiting at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles. "It is difficult given the relations between Iran and the USA," said Mr Tarbyatjoui,. "Certainly all of us here today will be at E3 next year, but there will not be a dedicated Iran stand such as you see in Cologne today."
Technology reporter, BBC News, Cologne
Video game developers from Iran have been exhibiting at a Western game convention for the very first time.Representatives from the trade body, the Iran National Foundation of Computer Games, were on hand at a dedicated stand at gamescom in Cologne. They were there to showcase the latest games developed in Iran, establish contacts, and to see if Western retailers would stock their games. But they acknowledged the political situation would make it a challenge. "We need more investors," said Amir Tarbyatjoui, head of Parsan Business Development Solutions who managed the Iranian stand. "The [US] sanctions do affect our industry, but they cannot stop it." 'More potential'Mr Tarbyatjoui said that Iran was becoming a leading player in video game development in the Middle East and that the event in Cologne was to show people just what they were capable of. "We are using this event to promote what is happening in the Iranian games industry," he said. "We believe we have more potential and we want to promote that potential." There were a number of different types of game on offer, including a tank shooter set at the start of the Iran-Iraq war, a platform adventure set in Persia, an adventure game where you play the role of a girl called Sara; a young student caught up in events during the early stages of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, and a role-playing game called Age of Pahlevans based on Iranian mythology. Bahram Borgheai, head of Ras Games who make Age of Pahlevans, told the BBC that Iran has a rich history that was custom made for video games. "Persia has been around for a very long time," he said. Mr Borgheai said that while most Western developers used Greek, Norse, or Roman mythology to base their games on, Iran had its own unique mythology that has rarely been used in video games. "What we have is something quite unique and we are using the event in Cologne to show that to the world." Political difficultiesVideo-game development in Iran attracted global media attention in 2007 with the release of Special Operation 85: Hostage Rescue. The game saw two Iranian nuclear scientists kidnapped by Israel with players in the role of Iranian special forces sent to rescue them, while battling Israeli and American forces. However Mr Borgheai said he doubted if it was a real game in its own right. "We never heard about it in Iran," he said. "It certainly wasn't released there and the first I heard about it was through the international media," he said. "If it was made then I would guess they just took an existing game and stuck a few textures and the like onto it; it certainly wasn't a new game." The group said the event in Cologne had been a success and they would be back next year, but ruled out exhibiting at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles. "It is difficult given the relations between Iran and the USA," said Mr Tarbyatjoui,. "Certainly all of us here today will be at E3 next year, but there will not be a dedicated Iran stand such as you see in Cologne today."
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