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Mac Vs PC The Movie

Bashar — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:31:44 +0000

It’s been going for too long now… a war that dates back to more than quarter of a century, and the final battle is about to unfold.

Judgment day is coming.

But where is Google I say? Maybe those people are just playing for the runner-up.

Google Opt-Out Privacy Feature

Bashar — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:04:27 +0000

To all those who question Google’s ethics, fear their privacy violation, and have DOUBT about “Do Not Do Evil” motto, Google proudly gives you this.

Google Opt Out Feature Lets Users Protect Privacy By Moving To Remote Village

Ruins of “Friendster” Civilization Uncovered by Internet Archaeologists

Bashar — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:35:24 +0000

I really sit down and ask my self from time to time, how would future generations if we get wiped out uncover us?

Clicker – What’s On Online

Bashar — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:37:19 +0000

Lots of online TV shows are being broadcasted, and lots of other movies, documentaries, and other video material. Clicker.com is the place to “find the right show, right now”. It will group the shows for you, and then show you the sites showing the specific show/episode you’re looking for.

Now ofcourse for most of us living outside the US, there will be a lot of disappointment, for lots of shows are from sites like Fox and HULU, which are US only. But I can still find other material available from public open sources. And while you can filter your search results by source, it would be more neat if I could get results available for my geographic location, or to say the least, US, UK, and Other category might do just as good.

[via All Things Digital]

BBC Earth Collection Bluray One Day Amazon Offer

Bashar — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:09:43 +0000

The great Planet Earth documentary in Bluray plus Earth: The Biography from BBC is on one day sale from Amazon.com.

Finally, a possible good YouTube revenue model

Bashar — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 05:41:03 +0000

When Google acquired YouTube for $1.65 billion just 3 years ago, many argued about the value of this purchase, with YouTube’s high running costs and the lack of any revenue model. And it did fail to stop losses for the past 3 years as well, and all Google got from it was new lawsuits, now that the video service is under the big G umbrella.

Eric Schmidt wasn’t showing any concerns, to the press at least, claiming YouTube monetization is not really a big problem. But when they started their attempt, this is how the YouTube page looked like:

First, most people going to YouTube are mostly interested in watching videos and won’t click non-related ads on the side. Second, this ad popping at the bottom of the video is more than annoying, and people are less likely to click it (intentionally). Not to mention Arabic ad text is unreadable as it’s showing disconnected characters.

But now finally, YouTube is offering YouTube video ads on the side of YouTube search results, thus enabling YouTube publishers to delivery targeted ads and spread the word about their videos. Now as to why people might wanna do that, I bet many would love to have their video spread and are willing to spend few bucks for the sake of it. Others are trying to reach for wider audience to attract attention to their skills through this media.

I hope this really picks up as it will eventually mean better YouTube service, and result in removal of those silly ads showing above the videos we see now. See the video below to familiarize with the service.

Monkey Island 2 Special-Uber Edition

Bashar — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:20:09 +0000

I can’t believe I call my self Monkey Island fan and I haven’t heard about this proof of concept for Monkey Island 2 Special Edition with 3D environment. And I haven’t even played the Tales of Monkey Island yet. I shouldn’t blog about this or else… Err, what do you mean I just did? Umm… back to topic.

Enjoy the videos.

What is this GROG Argentineans drink?

Bashar — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:32:37 +0000

OMG, I kept reading comments over Grumpy Gamer for someone to tell me it’s a joke, but this is what a prank ended up causing in Argentina! And what’s SCUMM anyways?

And this is the Dr’s official page.

TwittARound – Augmented Reality Twitter Client & more

Bashar — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:29:30 +0000

This is a new upcoming Twitter App for the iPhone called Twittaround. The app works by pointing your iPhone at any direction, and it will show you the tweets coming from there. So if you feel your neighbor is gossiping about you on Twitter, or you feel the guys on the next table are tweeting, just point your phone there and you’ll know.

I’m thinking, you can also tell if the crazy driver next to you is tweeting or not. This could be an alarm for your safety. Funny I was just tweeting with a friend about this!

This is also another Twitter client app that is quite promising as well.

via IntoMobile.

I want a processor as fast as that one!

Bashar — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:52:21 +0000

You’d think he’s hallucinating in the end!

Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Reenactment

Bashar — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:12:30 +0000

This is a reenactment of the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb. It ofcourse it has some disturbing scenes so do not watch if you don’t have the heart.

He should be named mayor!

Bashar — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:08:46 +0000

This guy took the game a bit too seriously!

Quite amazing huh?

Steven’s RCT3 Page

HOME

Bashar — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:16:59 +0000

With unique high-def air footage from over 50 countries, Mr. Yann Arthus-Bertrand sheds the light on our way of life. How we humans, who inherited the earth just 200,000 years ago, managed to destroy in so little time, what has been magnificently balanced for billions of years, and how we continue to make it worse, without a mere look at the future, taking it for granted

The video is made available publicly for free at the official YouTube Home Project page. The video is also made available in different languages, including Arabic. For some reason though, the English version is not available in countries like Kuwait, while the Arabic version is. Kinda weird to me. If the video is available publicly, it shouldn’t matter a lot about the language which I see it in. Anyways, try to play the one that suits and works for you. It’s long, but I promise you, you will see scenes you never thought exist. Even while seeing them you will pause to think if it’s true or just perfect 3D graphics.

(English Version)

Arabic version (Embed Disabled)

Or if you like it so much, and want as well to support it, you may wish to get the Bluray ($16.99) or DVD ($14.99) version of it.

NOTE: Apparently the Bluray and DVD version includes extra footage, as the YouTube version is around 1:33 while the Bluray and DVD are 1:58, so there is some considerable difference to keep in mind.

Official Home Site.

Watch your iPod movies in large with MyVu

Bashar — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:27:42 +0000

A friend sent me this link for MyVu just now. $300 is a lot for this, but I’m sure some would want to spend it. I mean, think of all the free time in Government job, and I don’t think the new elections are the best way to spend it :). Just kidding. Enjoy it.

Damn Smartly Genius NIKE Campaign!

Bashar — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:19:22 +0000

Sport challenge campaign by Nike between the two mortal enemies bound to live together for as long as the human race continues. Men & Women. Who runs more? I’m glad to say so far we’re doing great. The campaign Nikeplus (make sure to watch the ad there) is to promote the new set of iPod accessories from Nike. See the video below for more about the gadgets.

This is an awful lot of fun!

Bashar — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:32:11 +0000

Tribute to Bill Gates

Bashar — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:36:23 +0000

We must admit despite all our differences, he did make it happen.

Further to the YouTube Blocking Story

Bashar — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:05:52 +0000

Following up on the massive protest yesterday against what seems to be an individual irrational decision, coming from an immature person at the Ministry of Communications, Al-Jarida is providing us more details on the story. My doubts about the letter yesterday turned out to be true. The letter, which seemed very unprofessional sent by a single person, was sent by the head of control department directly to all ISPs for immediate execution, by passing the minister for approval.

The blocking was freezed yesterday for further discussions, which while good, pretty much surprises me even more. First of all, you don’t fire up an official letter to the ISPs and then reconsider. Secondly, if the letter was not signed by the minister, this letter has zero legal value, and belongs to the trash. The person who is on purpose, and still defending his ground, by passing all legal procedures, to block the third largest popular site in Kuwait, from an individual thinking (if that’s what you wanna call it), considering him self probably so smart with this crap, should be punished and blocked from his position, stripped out of all responsibilities, after showing such immature level in his management.

Kuwait is a multi-million nation, and if one small individual unkown person thinks he can run the country as he likes, think again! If you don’t like YouTube, don’t use it. However I am hundred percent positive, when this chaos is over, you could see this very same person using YouTube for his own interest.

Pirates, now you can “Buy Once, Play Anywhere”

Bashar — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:41:40 +0000

After years of struggling against piracy, the move is finally happening. If you can’t beat them, join them, a wise man once said. And who can beat a free digital download that could play any where I want? The fact that it’s pirates makes some people hesitate, but the majority want. And for those people who like to obey the law, they eventually get frustrated when they pay for something they can only play on a single device from a single manufacturer. Makes absolute no sense.

Now, after the studio industry realized it, ofcourse they can’t offer FREE videos to compete with piracy, but they are doing the best thing they can in this move. The group is being formed, with the goal of allowing “purchased video content to play seamlessly on any device or screen that the buyer owns and to allow access to a “virtual library” of purchased content accessible from anywhere on the ‘Net”. Now how awesome that could be? People who complain about the DRM will have no further excuse, and a much larger amount of people I bet would be welling to spend few dollars for leitimiate DRM-FREE copy, or what ever they may come up with, allowing you to move your video anywhere freely.

The initiative is led by Sony CTO, Mitch Singer, and he is joined by all major players in the game, except for… You guessed it. Apple! This is despite Jobs being previously quoted saying “Apple would welcome a DRM-FREE world”. Well, maybe it’s true, but now that they are tasting the glory, perhaps they welcome the money they are making for them selves more.

YouTube is sorry “this video is no longer available.”

Bashar — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:27:11 +0000

YouTube for most parts of the world is the magical mirror on the web. You tell it what you want, and it will show it. I stopped downloading clips to my computer but in rare cases, cause they are all on the net ready for quick streaming anytime/anywhere.

Recently however, this message started showing gradually more often:

At first, I would go to the top left, click on Worldwide -> Worldwide (All Regions) and it would work. It would solve it, it’s a bit annoying, and it would make embedded videos mostly useless but as links to original video url. Now, even that Worldwide option is not working, and more and more videos are being blocked. And I’m not talking about offensive content, or even debatable content. Regular trailers, video game music play, such as the one above, and many such similar things. If those videos are banned for all regions, then why am I able to see them using a proxy? Because those videos are only not availale in Kuwait, and I’m not sure on what basis and on who’s request are those videos being blocked. Is MOC hiring full time employees just randomly picking videos to be banned! This is seriously making YouTube non-usable, or else so annoying to use. Another thing is, why wouldn’t YouTube be clear with their message “This video is no longer available in your area”. Their message is kind of decieving.

People who were not aware of it, anoter big video streaming site, VEOH has also blocked all Kuwait traffic as well.

My first guess was, maybe it’s porn flooded video site, but the main page shows nothing more than youTube does, perhaps even less offensive in some cases. Does it have porn videos? I would bet yes, same as all other video sites. But it’s also a great place for video games videos. Why would the site stop all traffic from Kuwait, and not even response to my inquiry about it. They probably got sick from us they don’t even care anymore. Does MOC have that strong influence? Why wouldn’t MOC just block it through our ISPs then?

Beware China, here we come.

UPDATE: As some people suggested in the comments, the YouTube problem does seem to be related to Qnet only. Problem seems to be cleared now. Let’s hope.

YouTube Promoting HD Videos

Bashar — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:43:36 +0000

YouTube have been testing HD videos for some time, and now it seems they are taking it to the next level and informing visitors when the clip is available in HD formats. I don’t know about you, but this is the first time I see this option below:

Not all videos have this option yet though.

Hulu launching, traffic jumping

Bashar — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:41:53 +0000

Hulu is a new, long anticipated and speculated, service that have just opened to the public after months of private Beta. The site does not just offer another video streaming service, but it separates it self by offering full-length original legal content for streaming on the web. You get to watch many of your favorite TV series and movies there, without paying a single dime, and in pretty good quality too. Only thing is, you have to stream it and can’t download, which is pretty much OK with me as long as they are offering it for FREE. You do not get ofcourse latest movies, but some good movies such as Master & Commander, Ice Age, and more. Stuff that we wait for our subscription cable channels to show are not available online. The collection is not large yet, but hopefully with time, and if people respect streaming and don’t attempt to download it, the collection will get bigger and bigger. Another thing is, and here is the bad side of it, it’s currently limited to US only, but they seem to be planning on worldwide release later on as they say:

” For now, Hulu is a U.S. service only. That said, our intention is to make Hulu’s growing content lineup available worldwide”

So how is the trend and reaction to it inside the US only? Rank 5,497 worldwide, 575 inside the US, and the chart speaks for it self.

Is it the right time to upgrade your connection?

Bashar — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:53:18 +0000

First of all, this post is from Kuwaiti citizen, so please foreigns just keep a blind eye on the speeds, we’re paying a lot for them!

One of the things I noted when I upgraded to 512 kbps is I was able to watch YouTube videos without waiting. Downloading goes faster than playing, so you don’t get the annoying idle waiting time. Now is there a need for extra speed if you just like YouTube? For me there is more reasons than just that, but with YouTube testing new HD streaming, this extra bandwidth could sure come in handy. Why would I download few hundreds of MB just to watch a trailer, when I can just stream it on the fly? The link shows picture of the HD and normal streaming, and tips on how to stream using HD. In a nutshell, all you need to do is add a &fmt=6 to the end of the url, like this:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CQzUsTFqtW0&fmt=6

Add the &fmt6 to the end of any video URL you like, and you may get the HD format. Then again, maybe not. It’s only testing.

By the way, Qnet is having special offer right now double speed for same price for 256 & 512 kbps valid until mid March. Could be the only good thing in Hala February. See if it fits you. And no, I wish I was getting paid to link it :)

YOU ARE A TOY!

Bashar — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:26:53 +0000

I think this is what the poor dog was trying to convey.

Google Video ahead of its time…

Bashar — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 18:50:23 +0000

No really, I’m not joking. See…

It’s Nov 3rd and yet they have videos posted for Nov 5th. I’m buying some stocks now, they must rise when people realize Google can jump into future. See also if you get what I get here.

A Vampyre Story that doesn’t suck

Bashar — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 11:29:30 +0000

I don’t think I’ll be wrong in saying, every vampire movie I’ve seen I’ve hated. (Monkey Island fans would go “If you don’t count all the ones you’ve attended!). Anyhow, I don’t hate the dracula theme, but the implementation it self always manages to frustrate me. This time however, the horror has a taste of comedy. Vampyres are written with a y. They are computer animated 3D pictures, and they are the result of years of work from non other than Bill Tiller, the leading background artist of last worthy monkey island sequel, Curse of Monkey Island. He also took the same role in Dig the game. Later on he left Lucasarts, probably disappointed, and started to work with one or two others on his dream game, The Vampyre Story. For long time things were disappointing, and he was lacking any publishers. I remember he vowed to release it even at his own cost. Now, the game is named most anticipated and a trailer is finally there for us to watch. Enjoy.

Smart telecom ad from Pixar

Bashar — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:10:24 +0000

Only once I was not shocked by PIXAR product, and this was when they released the Toy Story sequel only. I have seen all their movies and every time you see one you say “This is the top!”. Next movie proves you were wrong. What I love about this company is their patience and determination to bring something totally new every time. Just like Walt Disney used to be in the old days. Their start was with 3D animated commercials for outside companies. This is one of the ads they produced for a telecom service. Not sure when or who came up with idea, but the implementation is lovely. And it’s definitely a lot better than the classical ads we see.

Blu-Ray X HD DVD Format War Erupts more

Bashar — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:32:21 +0000

It was really sad for the whole world when technology took two different paths with HD DVD and Blu-Ray technology. Each has it’s own advantages and disadvantages. The two tried to set down before and reach a resolution, but NO. They agreed on No Deal terms. It was too difficult to reach agreement the two sides said. So each went on his own path, trying to prove with time he is the superior. Time went on and studios were releasing DVDs in both formats. People had the choice to make. Some were hesitating of making a move, and waited for things to get more clear.

Just recently, and when the heat was starting to cool down, Paramount and Dreamworks struck Blu-Ray manufacturers and the whole world when they announced they will exclusively support and produce HD DVD formats only! This means big titles will not be available to Blu-Ray users at all. But why that decision? Why now? Why HD DVD and not Blu-ray? Things were unclear until New York Times revealed information that the two studios will be receiving around $150 million of value in financial incentives. So in a way, Paramount and DreamWorks sold their Blu-ray customers for money.

That’s not all news however, there is still a bit of good news on the blu-ray side as well, surprisingly happening at the same time. Both Fox and MGM studios have announced their plans of major aggressive Blu-Ray Disk release strategies, after reporting that Blu-ray disks were outperforming HD DVDs 2-1. This campaign however seems to support Blu-Ray first, but is not exclusive at the end. It is really sad to see this happening. Studios making critical technical and customers affecting decisions for money. So what will happen in the end is most likely as the Mr. David Carnoy from CNET said:

” The problem right now is that you’re almost going to have to pick your format by the studios you like,” I said. “The impact may ultimately be that people just don’t buy any of the next-gen players. ‘Shrek’ is going to look pretty good on DVD, so you just buy the DVD and call it a day.”

For me, I already got PS3 as my Blu-Ray player, and yes I will be just fine with normal DVD if I have to make a choice. I already got Blu-Ray player and studios should support something that is outselling HD DVD two-to-one.

A pirate fanboy I was meant to be…

Bashar — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 06:51:09 +0000

Being in the middle of pirate themes nowadays, and being an old Monkey Island fan makes me go and search for the old stuff. Remember the funny “A Pirate I was Meant To Be” Song in Monkey Island 3?

Lovely isn’t it :). Well here is a new remake modern version of it: “A fanboy I was meant to be!”

The best wild life clip I’ve seen

Bashar — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:57:31 +0000

OK this is completely non-technical, but I couldn’t resist posting it. I’m not sure how the guys managed to shoot such a video. I have seen many documentaries, non comes close to this one. Watch the whole 8 minutes.

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