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Today i found a very helpful site for Kuwaities ONLY. This site will help you find any dowaniya you want. Just type the name of the family, click search and it will come up with the address. It even shows the schedule of the dowaniya itself.

Here is the LINK.

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It will amuse you for a few minutes! Check it out.

Thanks Ahmad.

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Regarding the special event which was held today, Steve Jobs came with:

1. SDK was released.

2. There will be a new update 2.0 which will have a lot of things but it will be on June.

More info HERE.

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Just got an email from 9K2HN saying that our blog is blocked if your using fasttelco connection it actually block www.wordpress.com which hosted our blog. Any one can confirm it please?

Thanks 9K2HN

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I think this will help a lot of people out side Kuwait .. this is a site which will auto locate your Qibla  based on google maps  all you need is just type the location  that u in and the red line will represent  the Qibla for you as simple as that.

LINK

My thanks goes to INM

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PayPal, darling of the Internet, has warned its users to steer clear of Apple’s Safari Web browser because it doesn’t support anti-phishing technologies. I think now Firefox is a MUST 😛

SOURCE

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This site should be bookmarked by ALL of You out there! Its an online directory for lots of useful telephone numbers. It contains MANY categories! you can go through their MANY categories, select one, click search and it will show lots of the shops within that category.

Take a look and judge for yourself. I’m gonna bookmark it for sure. 😀

KBD’s LINK

UPDATE:

Turned out we have 3 more online directories in Kuwait, Thanks Mr. Solutions for sharing them with us. Here they Are:

–YPK
–EKYP
-And last but not least, or maybe it is least i’m not sure, KOCD

I came across this google translation tool by accident. Now You can translate roughly any site from English to Arabic with just one simple click! Although the translations are often inaccurate, I think it may come in handy one day.

As You can see from the picture above, All You have to do is go to this LINK, drag and drop the link marked above to your browser’s toolbar and you’re done! Once it is set in your toolbar, Go to any of your favorite english sites and click on “English to Arabic,” and watch the site get translated within seconds.

Example:

LINK

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Today i was searching the net and going through our blog, and realized that our blog is viewed not only in Kuwait (i know Kuwait came first place) but i got surprised that our reader now are becoming wider and we’re expanding. we reached Spain hehehe 🙂 ya7lailhom yegroon eshga3deen ensawey ana o Yousef, walla khosh. 🙂

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It’s confirmed: Apple’s next event is scheduled for March 6th, next Thursday. It’ll be a Town Hall event; obviously new MacBooks and MacBook Pros aren’t to be expected, but the unambiguous “iPhone software roadmap” Time will tell us 😛

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I walked into a Zain branch today with dark clouds hovering over my head, I wanted to complain. I wanted to make, whoever ignored the phone and let it ring forever, Suffer the wrath of an annoyed customer! All I wanted was to ask if they had eGo Devices in stock and nobody was picking up! But I decided to finish what i came for first, then do the complaining. So, I went took a number (#222) and waited inline. There was a very huge group of people (taking up all of the waiting area) ahead of me and only 1 hour left for the branch to close.

I waited for 45 minutes and still the board read 221, my number was 222. more than 45 minutes have gone by and that board still showing the same friggin number! I saw the lady at the desk and she was NOT busy and to make matters worse, she stood and started walking away from her desk. She talked on the phone, walked around, chatted with her friends. I wanted to yell at something. There was a guy with a ZAIN badge walking around making sure everything is running smoothly. “AHA!!” I thought.

Me: Excuse me! I’ve been waiting here for more than 45 minutes now and i’m still waiting for that number to change! i’m holding the number next to that one!
Him: ok ok.. no problem, let me…
Me: You can’t treat customers like this! i’ve been calling this branch for hours and no one answers! and now you make me wait for almost an hour here!
Him: whats the number you’re holding?
Me: 222!
Him: But Sir? We’re on 225 now.
Me: whah? where??? that board is showing 221!
Him: thats just the desk’s counter, and the lady is taking a break. we have many other desks and they’re still taking customers.
Me: err… uhhh… well you should’ve put a bigger board!
Him: we have a bigger one, its right —> there.
Me: oh.. hmm… aa…. *looks around for the nearest black hole*

Moral of the story: Look around before you open your big mouth. Or better yet, STAY QUIET!!

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Today Ahmad called Sarita in DHL to ask about their @ Home service, and here is the main idea:

They have the same price as Aramex for shipments.

Perfumes & cosmetics are allowed.

They allow shipments over 30KG.

They don’t have a restriction on the value of the shipment (Aramex have a $2500 limit, above that they require export papers).

Their default insurance is $100 unless you request additional insurance (I’m not sure about Aramex on this point).

Your mailbox will be in Illinois.

Here are some more infos I got from their Site:

Its a service for shipments from businesses to U.S. residential locations, including P.O. boxes.

The Standard delivery is within 2 – 4 business days, Deferred delivery within 2 – 7 business days.

Door-to-door visibility and tracking. (I’d appreciate it if I can Really track the package)

Things I still want to know more about are:

1- Do we have more than the cash option to pay for our packages? (online or Knet maybe?)
2- Do They check my mailbox daily or weekly?

For more info click HERE.

My thanks goes to Ahmad.

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Here’s more proof that a useful gadget doesn’t necessarily have to be high-tech. The TaskWatch Whiteboard from Art. Lebedev Studio (yes, the same people who make the Optimus Maximus keyboard) is basically your standard whiteboard but with the addition of a traditional analog clock in the center.

Using regular whiteboard markers you can not only use the board for brainstorming and jotting down ideas, but you can also keep track of when you’re expected to deliver said ideas to the boss. The company is currently selling a 90×60cm version on its online store but in true Art. Lebedev Studio style the TaskWatch will cost you $202.70! I know whiteboards aren’t cheap, but you’re probably better off to just pick one up from Staples, drill a hole and install a simple clock kit yourself. 🙂

Still want it? Click HERE.

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Spoons are so last year. Who has time to find a clean one, lift your hand, swirl your wrist to mix in sugar with your tea or coffee, tap the spoon dry or lick it and then place it back on the plate? this is a elegant and simple design. Incorporating a molded glass groove (resembling a roulette wheel) that acts as a track for a ceramic ball as well as keep you from choking to death on it, the user is inclined to swirl the cup using centrifugal force to mix your beverage. I applaud the design and am still pondering its need over my premixed vanilla latte.

Caution: Ana mo mas’oool etha a7ad bala3 el ball bel ghala6 ! 😛 o deraw balkom men el defasha tara akhrat’ha teketet! 😛

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Today i was talking with Bashar, he asked me if i have seen a show called “Kasou Taishou” in YouTube my answer was NO. When i went home i did some search and came up with this information:

Kinchan and Katori Shingo’s All Japan Costume Grand Prix) is a semi-annual show on NTV in which various amateur groups (or solo artists) perform short skits, which are rated by a panel of judges. Especially in recent years, many of the skits have revolved around clever methods of “faking” cinematic special effects on a live stage. The most famous of these skits, and the most successful at “fake special effects” was a skit which is widely known as “Matrix ping pong“.

The show was AMAZING! REALLY AMAZING! they are creative! Actually there are tons of videos but i uploaded two of them just to give you the idea of the show:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxbcutsglcs&rel=1]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfcIJ1ypDS0&rel=1]

Here are some more:

Matrix – Breakout

Matrix Karate

FUTBOL A LA MATRIX

Matrix Ping Pong

Finally my thanks goes this times to Bashar

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Today me & Yousef decided to add a new section to the blog to contain all of our reviews. Its up there on top, can you see it? if you can’t, no worries, we have it all figured out! Click Here For easy access. But hey, you gotta learn where it is coz this post won’t be on the front page for long. 😛

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Here’s a really great image looking back at the royal roots of the three Nintendo big boys; Mario, Link and Donkey Kong. There isn’t any monochrome character love from the old days proper, but it is quite an extensive time line nonetheless, which culminates in the modern day incarnations of our beloved superheroes. Things we have learnt from the image include the fact Link has been know to walk about without his hat and Mario hasn’t always had enough pixels for a well defined mustache. 😛

My thanks goes to Ahmad & INM

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Today i was talking to Ahmad and he mentioned a SUPER COOL information about Firefox Add-ons, this plug in turns all the prices in the site into any currency you want! No more calculators and NO more multiplying by 0.27xxx, buying in amazon is easy, secure and fast.

If you need a copy of your invoice we got the best invoice tools, you can print one for any order you’ve placed.

As you can see above it will be displayed next to the $ price between brackets. The script comes pre-configured with Amazon.com but you can add all your favorite sites Like Ebay.com, Target.com …ect.

For the MAC users, dont worry it will runs on our OSX 🙂

If your wishing to install it, first you need to install Greasemonkey Add-on, then you need to install Amazon Local Currency script. For those who worry about updating the currency exchange rates, Worry no more! The script will auto update your currency from Yahoo Finance

P.S. this software will give you the feeling that Amazon or ebay is a Kuwaiti site! 😛 😛

Thanks Ahmad for letting us know!

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What a nice idea! For those of you who REALLY have a problem getting up in time, the Carpet Alarm Clock, won’t stop blaring until you roll out of bed and step on it.

SOURCE

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Today my mother in law got this sms:

“Dear customer, send MMS to any local mobile for just 35 fils instead of regular 75 fils! So go ahead, send photos, pictures or video clips to your friends and relatives from your phone to your hearts content. This onetime offer is only till March 15th so go ahead and enjoy the Zain MMS experience.”

Any one got this sms also? Actually i didn’t got one.

Picture taken from Mark.