Don’t Lose Hope – Fix it Yourself

Ever dropped your cell phone in water? Ever had to replace an iPod because of battery problems? How about spilling liquid on a laptop? These, and many other everyday nuisances occur to us all the time. And we usually end up fully replacing the ‘defected’ object. But wait, I read this article on MSN and it seemed very helpful for alot of these problems. Even stuff like reviving a stuck LCD panel are included. Check out the article right here.

Random Information of the Day : So there was the dotcom bubble, then in Kuwait we had the Sushi bubble and currently we are experiencing the cupcake/cookie bubble. But did you know that our last “bubble” (sushi and sashimi) is in the top 5 list of most foods to contain parasites? Some foods to ponder over here.

The Rejects

have you always wondered which iPhones app never made it to the app store, or made it and then got booted out? What were the reasons for Apple not accepting them? From third party copy right infringment, to being defamatory to a public figure, to even “causing confusion to another app”. Most of the apps rejected would not be of interest to most of us either way. Baby shaking, George W. Bush and Google… this list has got them all.

You can find in the link below the top 20 most notorious apps which got rejected from the iTunes Apps store.

http://tech.msn.com/products/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=21124345&GT1=40000

Random Information of the day : “Spotify have released both their iPhone and Android mobile apps, a little over a week after Apple approved it in late August. Premium subscribers to the streaming music service will now be able to access Spotify’s catalog on their iPhone, iPod touch, or any of the Android devices currently available. It looks to have just gone live in Europe where you can now have access to over 6 million songs on your iPhone for roughly $20 a month.” Taken from here and here.

Canceling My Internet Subscription

As I mentioned in a previous post, I was planing to upgrade my DSL connection from 2MB to 4MB. I’m currently a United Networks customer and happy with it, kind of.

First of all, they max out at 2MB witch was my main problem, this meant that I needed to switch ISPs. But in order to do that I came across my second problem, you can’t cancel your internet subscription from any of their offices, you have to go to the main office. Thats fine, except that the main office is located in “dhajeej”. And It’s a nightmare during Ramadan, I mean, it took me 50 minutes from being on the 6th ring road right in front of the Global Direct building to actually be in front of it. And then it took me another 15-20 minutes to find a parking space, which I didn’t, I ended up just throwing the car anywhere just so that I can cancel my internet subscription.

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CNN Linked This Blog/Post!

While checking some of the blog stats i noticed a referral from CNN. I thought it was kind of weird so i clicked on the link and to my surprise they had linked the earlier blog post to one of their articles. it hadnt been up more than 2 hours! Thank you CNN for linking this blog to your website.

App of the Week

Its that time again when we bring you the app of the week as we search for the best apps of 2009 on the various platforms. This time we take a stroll into the world of augmented reality.  Welcome to the future.

The application is called Wikitude World Browser.

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Do You Have What it Takes?

Are you good enough to be an officer in the Swedish military?

These tests do not have a scientific basis – they are simply inspired by parts of the Swedish Armed Forces’ recruitment tests.

Click on the link below to see how well you do in some of the tests inspired by the recruitment process of military officers in Sweden. Make sure you have headphones or your volume up on your speakers.

http://forsvar.fileflat.com/english/index_test.php

*Random thought for the day : Why is it that Microsoft update their Windows for free, but you have to pay for the latest Snow Leopard which is basically the equivalent of a windows update? Why is it that many apps will stop working on the new Snow Leopard? Check them out here.

Bom Chicka Wah Wah

Axe must have the most entertaining ads ever. Their “Bom Chicka Wah Wah” campaign must be up there with the best of them.

But one of my favorites you can find here and another one over here.

Google Reader

Google Reader is a great way to check the blogs you read without having to go to each and every website. Just add a subscription to each blog/site you wish to be updated about, and everytime there is a new post you will recieve it in the style of your GMAIL inbox. That way you can preview the post and decided whether to expand it or not. Its a very convenient way to check out all those sites you regularly read without the fuss of multiple tabs.

You can also share your list on google reader with other people.

This is also available to use on your mobile platforms.

Take120 Downloads

www.take120.com is a Kuwait-based website with a torrent style/file-sharing set up. The main difference is you buy tokens or tickets for each movie, show, song, piece of hardware, etc.. And you cannot upload your own files to the site. You ask why should i pay if i can download a torrent for free? Fair enough. But also why order from 6alabat.com or taw9eel.com if you can get the same things without a charge? To start, these are all verified files at take120, and also you will be guaranteed to download at the full speed of your internet connection. So like those other sites (6alabat & taw9eel), this is more of a convenience issue. More answers to all your frequently asked questions are available at the site, with a full library of its files. Check it out here.

Kuwaiti Auto Blog

I was told by a couple of friends about the Kuwaiti version of www.autoblog.com recently, and after checking it out realized it was really good. Lots of up to date posts and pictures of the latest cars. Check it out here. www.brakebanzeen.wordpress.com