Internet Methodologies Journal And News

We cannot trace the future of Technology. But we can surely trace it’s present and it’s past. This time we traced the history of all the equipments which Software Engineers utilize everyday. From mouse to keyboards, from television to cell-phones, we have it all.

The First Mouse: Would you believe it, if we say that the mouse which you use everyday, looked like the above image during its initial days. The way it has transformed from the above image to a wireless mouse with bluetooth in it, lets see if we will have a mouse on our desk or not.

Source: www.codeweek.pk

Nowadays, Web is flooded with controversies and the number of court cases is on the rise. A few weeks ago, cases were filed against Microsoft, DELL, EBay, Skype and others as well. But now many have turned against Google. Microsoft, Yahoo and Amazon stand in front of Google with scorn in their eyes.

Google’s project named as, Google Books, is facing many oppositions. Major players like and competitors Microsoft, Yahoo and Amazon have teamed up in order to stop Google from selling copyrighted books over the internet. With the increasing opposition.

Last year Google settled a deal with many publishing houses allowing it to digitize books which are still under copyright but are out of print. Google has now hunted all these books and hunted them down so that they can be made available for readers around the world. Under the settlement Google is allowed to print and sell any copyrighted book and share the profits earned with the writer and authors.

A number of companies are against this deal,

The non-profit organization Internet Archive, which has been very critical of the settlement, has managed to get a number of big companies to join its cause and, together with prominent Silicon Valley antitrust lawyer Gary L. Reback, plans to present its case in court. Microsoft and Yahoo have confirmed they have joined the alliance but Amazon has declined to comment. Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos was, however, very critical, commenting on the deal earlier this summer.

Google defense mechanism says that it has no intention of hurting any other business, but only wants to make millions of unattainable books within reach for general public. Despite the on growing controversies Google is pushing its project forward and adding new things to it every passing minute. Google Books enable its users to filter desired books by just one click. Matthew Gray, Grant Dasher, and Garrett Rooney, Google Books Software engineers wrote, “This will provide easier access to books and magazines by letting you slice and dice your results with certain characteristics.”

Google Books has been launched for those who have a strong desire for reading every kind of book available around the world. Google Books helps the reader refine his search and easily find the required book on the internet. Being the most controversial projects ever introduced by Google, the plan is to take hold of world’s majority of books under its own command. Google faced a lawsuit when it started searching for copyrighted, but out-of-print, books without the consent of the owners. Google is working very hard to revise its agreement so that it would be acceptable.

Source: www.codeweek.pk

Do you wish to do more than just making phone calls through your mobiles, well say it out loud then because as the ‘febtastic’ month comes to an end and the era of social networking takes a completely new turn in Pakistan. Not just a mere turn but also a giant leap towards innovation.

From the rich and bright land of LUMS came Chopaal. Saving your thumbs and your credit through a new form of mobile social networking. Chopaal very interestingly brought friends together where they could easily interact through the exchange of SMS free of charge. Making itself more efficient everyday Chopaal has a new friend in the market to compete with.

An energetic group of engineers just pringed life into the mobile social networking era through ‘pringit’.

Now no matter which location you are at pringit will search you find you and connect you with your friends from your cell phone from anywhere in Pakistan. With an amazing presentation Pringit is definitely leading the way.

The simple, clear yet entertaining add attracts many- if you know your target audience then you know how to reach out to them. And pringit has just done that.

With a perfect desi presentation, the crispy pringit advert represents the youth of today in a typical Paki way. For those who find it difficult to comprehend what pringit is all about, the advert serves as a remarkable explanation, and the best part is, it is in Urdu.

Pakistan has rich innovative talent studded in its core, one idea leading to another and another to another, developing, discovering and revolutionizing the Software Industry of Pakistan.

Sources: http://www.pringit.com/

http://www.chopaal.pk/index.php

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Fly By has been developed by Web Sketchers, a team of individuals who graduated from FAST-NU Lahore in 2009.

Web Sketchers is proud to present the first 3D Flash web-based game to be developed in Pakistan on Facebook – Fly By

Fly By is a highly enticing game and already, they have registered more than 600 users from throughout the world. As you will see for yourself, the game is visually spectacular, rich in colors, and incorporates eye-catching 3D modeling.

Fly By is a game where the player is the pilot of a renegade aircraft on the run through the city skyline. The player has to evade high flying hot air balloons and tall standing skyscrapers to save the aircraft, earn points, and reach new levels of play. Consequently, friends can be challenged to find out who’s the best aviator in the sky! The game was officially launched on the 9th of February, 2010 on Facebook

Please use the following link on Facebook to play:

http://apps.facebook.com/flybygame

Source: http://www.codeweek.pk/2010/02/fly-by-pakistans-first-flash-game-on-facebook/

1. Download this file and import it into your database. Postcodes.txt

2. Rename Postcode.txt to Postcode.sql

3. Import to your database and enjoy complete list of UK Postcodes.

Here is the sample code:

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `postcodes` (
  `id` int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,
  `postcode` tinytext NOT NULL,
  `grid_n` varchar(15) NOT NULL,
  `grid_e` varchar(15) NOT NULL,
  `latitude` varchar(15) NOT NULL,
  `longitude` varchar(15) NOT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY  (`id`)
);

INSERT INTO `postcodes` (`id`, `postcode`, `grid_n`, `grid_e`, `latitude`, `longitude`) VALUES
(1, 'AB10', '392900', '804900', '57.135', '-2.117'),
(2, 'AB11', '394500', '805300', '57.138', '-2.092'),
(3, 'AB12', '393300', '801100', '57.101', '-2.111'),
(4, 'AB13', '385600', '801900', '57.108', '-2.237'),
(5, 'AB14', '383600', '801100', '57.101', '-2.27'),
(6, 'AB15', '390000', '805300', '57.138', '-2.164');

Google says :-
“Google Adsense is the programme that can generate promotion revenue from each page on your website—with a minimal investment in time and no additional resources.

Google is not only a great search engine but with the release of “adsense” it can also pay for your hosting/domain and if you work hard even your holidays

Adsense delivers relevant ads that are precisely targeted on a page-by-page basisto the content people find on your site. and when you add a Google search box to your site, Adsense delivers relevant ads that are targeted to the Google search results pages generated by your visitors’ search request.

You can customize the appearance of ads, choosing from a wide range of colors and templates. You can do the same with your search results page. Your reports are customizable, . Flexible reporting tools let you group your pages in any way you need so you can view your results by URL, domain, ad type, section and more to learn where your earnings are coming from.”

Google Adsense ads, are highly content relevant ads, that are served directly on your pages – without your intervention. For you as a webmaster, this means that you basically paste the Google Adsense code on your pages, and thereafter have a constantly updated and relevant promotion income.

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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority – SIM Information System

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has developed a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) information system to address associated risks on security and to ensure subscription regulations in cellular sector.

The objective of the project is to provide a consumer-based facility to mobile subscribers in Pakistan by which they would be able to find out the total number of SIM(s) registered against their respective CNIC number with each mobile operator.

The online version of 668 on PTA website to help the mobile phone users to know how many SIMs are registered on their NIC is good addition.

CLICK HERE TO CHECK YOUR SIM INFORMATION

It takes on your NIC number and show result for how many SIMs are registered in total and also shows the operator with which they are registered. If you find any discrepancy in the data you should immediately go to your nearest CSC to get it fixed and protect unauthorized use of SIMs registered in your name.

The current data in the system covers the SIM info till Jan 31st 2009. So if you just got a SIM and it does not show there, don’t panic!

I think it is a very good step and important in current situation of the country as their could be a chance of it being used in terrorists activities.

RSS is a relatives of web feed formats specified in XML and used for Web syndication. Syndicating means republishing an article that comes from another source such as a web-site. RSS delivers its information as an XML file called an "RSS feed", "webfeed", "RSS stream", or "RSS channel". These RSS feeds provide a way for users to passively receive newly released content. This might be the full content itself or a link to it, possibly with a summary or other metadata. RSS feeds are operated by plenty of news websites, weblogs, schools, and podcasters.

By having "RSS" plugged in to your web-site with targeted RSS feeds you”ll now have a continuous supply of fresh targeted content delivered to your web-site for your visitors 24/7/365 without you ever having to lift a finger. The other great thing about RSS is it”ll keep the ”Search Engine Spiders” coming back more frequently since "RSS" automatically updates your selected feeds ”Daily” with fresh targeted content.

To display RSS feeds on your site, you will must install application to your server and convert the pages where you would like to place the feeds to PHP. You can also use javascript or various other scripting languages to display RSS feeds on your site.

Benefits of Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary:

 It gives you the latest updates.
 It saves on surfing time.
 It gives the power of subscription to the user.
 It diminishes the mess in your inbox.
 It is spam free.
 Unsubscribing is stress-free.
 It can be used as an promotion or promotion gizmo.

Drawbacks of Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary:

 Some users prefer receiving email updates over an RSS feed.
 Graphics and photos do not appear in all RSS feeds.
 The identity of the source web-site can be confusing.
 Publishers cannot choose how plenty of users are subscribed to their feed and the frequency of their visits. Moreover, they would not know the reasons why users unsubscribe which could be important in improving their promotion.
 RSS feeds generate higher traffic and demands on the server.
 Since it is a new technology, plenty of sites still do not support RSS.

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