Make use of technology, but takecare of your culture

Launched nearly "Google ta3reeb" which converts efficiently the "franco-arab" (a fancy name of Arabic pronounced language written in Latin alphanumeric letters) to real Arabic.


Worth mentioning that the idea is not new, it was previously applied by the Yamli editor, The process is know as "Transliteration".

I'm not saying it is an evil or bad technology, in the contrary the idea appeals to me and helps "franco-arabians" a lot, that's why I wrote about it, but in the occation, I'm advicing those "franco-arabians" -including me :D- to be careful about their culture represented in such a simple thing as catching up with their laguage's keyboard layout.

HP Magic Giveaway contest

According to Wikipedia

Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, at the end of the harvest season, is an annual American Federal holiday to express thanks for one's material and spiritual possessions.

In accordance with the American Thanksgiving 2009 HP distributes a package of prizes of a 50 of the famous bloggers in what is named by "The HP Magic Giveaway".



In-turn each of the 50 famous bloggers will distribute a "proper" subset of this package on people worldwide (who exactly, simply I and you).

Each blogger will open registration an close it within this month.
Once registration is opened, you have to register, regarding blogger's rules, check your email withing the following 3 days, you may be the winner.

Blogger's rules vary widely from one to another
For example
This was one of the rules of "Thoughts on poetics and techs":

Tell me what you think of what I wrote.

I'm impressed if you are smart, engaged, un-boring, and being real! Make me laugh! Make me think!

It was a very unique rule which I liked, I don't say that as a hypocrisy but the uniqueness of the word "make me laugh and make think" made it more funny and broke the ice of "heavy technical contests".

Another example:
the Gear live blog requires just a twitter account and sending them the link to a tweet containing a certain word (after registering in gear live if not already registered).

Check subscription beginning and deadlines

The most important thing: Prizes:

1. HP TouchSmart IQ816 PC
2. HP HDX 18 series Premium Notebook PC
3. HP MediaSmart Connect
4. HP Pavilion dv4 series Entertainment Notebook PC with Windows Live
5. HP Mini 1000 with XP
6. HP Photosmart C6380 Wireless AIO multifunction printer
7. HP 564 Photo Value Pak.

In addition to software packages.