Google reader is great. Dont get me wrong, but the number of feeds I have is expanding daily and the archives maintained in the history make it very easy to lose a certain item just when I need to find it. Google : search is part of your core business, so why has it been left out from google reader? Search has reached a certain point that it is being taken for granted.

It is easier to type something into a search engine, the search fuction built into an operating system, if you use gmail for email, you use that anytime you want to find that appointment, phone number, detail, or whatever useful information you knew you had but didnt know where. But that DID NOT matter. Instant search provides the answer within seconds, regardless how old the information is that you are looking for.

Powered by ScribeFire.

Microsoft it seems is very keen on purchasing Yahoo. If this does happen, the search engine war becomes less competetive as only Google and Microsoft will remain. Will taking Yahoo over improve the overall image of Microsoft? Will the Yahoo division benefit from the resources at Microsoft? Will people flock to Google, with their increasing number of services and free products?

It somehow reminds me of several AT &T mergers which ate up many other companies to leave a huge monopolistic single corporation. Will Yahoo lose its coolness factor by being associated with Flickr? Will services such as del.icio.us survive? Or will they get rebranded with Microsoft Internet Bookmarks or something like that. Will Flickr still remain free and unlimited for pro users? Will the subscription rate increase? Will people start using the combined Search engine? Will Yahoo still maintain its full portal style webpage or move to more like google.com or live.com’s style of simple search bar with a few buttons here and there.

What kind of benefits can we expect from this purchase? Will some cool and new web applications come out of this? Can this be good for the industry to give google some real competition?

Powered by ScribeFire.

Click on image for large 2048×1536 image download

Click on the image for high resolution download

Months before Ski Dubai opened this was the promotional booth at a local mall.

Check out a picture of the construction of Ski Dubai : Construction

Click on the image for high resolution download

• What Is The Difference Between Switching And Routing? ~ Windows Fanatics
  # Add A Persistent Route To The Routing Table In Server 2003 # Enable The DHCP Relay Agent In Windows Server 2003 # Enable Or Disable Fast User Switching In XP
  (tags: routing)
• Internet Explorer 7: Fix Internet Explorer 7’s download limit – Lifehacker
  Internet Explorer 7 limits you to two simultaneous downloads. The Vista-tweaks site VistaRewired shows you how to lift that limitation.
  (tags: ie7 microsoft)
• Lilac Pixels » Hosting Recommendations
  Watch out for CPU usage restrictions! I’ve heard of this affecting accounts of clients I have: the host will allow a good amount of bandwidth and disk space but then they restrict the amount of “CPU Minutes” an account can use.
  (tags: webhosting)
• Is godaddy.com good? – Page 2 – WebDeveloper.com
  I have 2 Hosting accounts with Godaddy, I created a HTACCESS file and added the mime types to support Apples Ipod M2V file. To do this: (So people stop emailing me directly, heres a step by step) I created a text file called “.htaccess”
  (tags: podcasting godaddy htaccess)
• SugarCRM Forums – GoDaddy-SugarCRM-htaccess.txt
  Installation on GoDaddy goes smooth after the MBString compile. However their customer support takes 12 to 24 hours for each query. We have few installations on GoDaddy.
  (tags: Godaddy)
• Windows Administrator
  Solid VMWare ESX Server experience, including connecting to SAN and migrating physical servers to virtual Experience managing complex TCP/IP networks including multiple subnets, WAN connectivity via VPN, dedicated links, etc. Sonicwall Firewalls, HP Procu
• Web Master
  Cold Fusion, Java, XML, and .NET
• Internet2 Network Upgrade: Question: When can a cigarette take down your network?
  Level3 is telling us 1-2 days for service restoration right now, though they information could change as time progresses. We’ll look into whether or not Level3 can re-route the Chicago to New York OC-192 through DC until the Boston path comes back.
  (tags: internet2)
• Cigarette fire takes out Internet2 | The Register
  A lit cigarette carelessly discarded on a mattress is blamed for starting a conflagration which knocked out services on Internet2 (Abilene Network) between Boston and New York after it burnt cables which run through the Longfellow Bridge,
  (tags: network business internet2)
• Internet2 operators set new internet speed record – Engadget
  “sent data at 7.67-gigabits per second using standard communications protocols,” but crushed even that milestone 24 hours later by achieving 9.08Gbps with IPv6 protocols
  (tags: internet2 Technology)
• BILL’S HARD DRIVE By PETER LAURIA and ZACHERY KOUWE – Business – New York Post Online Edition
  Wall Street sources put a roughly $50 billion price tag on Yahoo!.
  (tags: microsoft yahoo takeover)
• Readme for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
  Integrates the SP2 source files into the path you specify. Be sure to provide the absolute path to your operating system source files. This option is the same as the /S option that was used by previous installers.
  (tags: Windows servicepack2 server2003)

• ProBlogger Job Boards Gets a New RSS Feed – Subscribe Today
  (tags: Problogger)
• » 12 Breeds of Client and How to Work with Them
  Looks confused and disoriented when discussing anything high-tech, calls rather than emails, wants everything to be faxed.
  (tags: business clients humor)
• OpenDNS > Get Started > Windows XP
  Preferred DNS server address for Open DNS is: * 208.67.222.222 Alternate DNS server address for Open DNS is: * 208.67.220.220
  (tags: dns)
• Forums at DMXzone.COM
  (tags: Forum php Dreamweaver)
• Webmaster Forum : SEO, Google, Programming, Hosting, Web Design, Marketing
  (tags: development forum programming computer css webmaster)
• Big Webmaster Resources : CGI Scripts, Books, Tutorials, Programming, and webmaster tools
  (tags: webdesign programming webmaster php javascript)

• 33 Rules to Boost Your Productivity
  (tags: productivity lifehacks)
• Integrating Active Directory with PHP
  In many cases, this requires the integration of PHP, Perl, Apache, and Microsoft’s Active Directory. This topic is the focus of this article series.
  (tags: ActiveDirectory php ldap)

Here are the driver files for the Zioshot 54 Mbps Wireless Lan USB Adapter WLB5254USB without having to install the application that comes with it. For use with wireless zero config built into windows.

Download Drivers

Instructions for use with Windows XP.

Are the drivers installed for the network card?

If not they can be installed manually by going into the device manager from the hardware tab of MY Computer > Properties.

When installing the driver say I will chose driver then point to the approprate folder where you have extracted the zip files.

Do you have the Wireless Zero Configuration Service started ?

If not you can start it following these instructions:

At this point you should be able to see a little wifi icon in the bottom right corner of your screen to configure wifi connections.

• Rules for High Performance Web Sites
  Rules for High Performance Web Sites
  (tags: programming web2.0 performance)
• How to Find Untapped Audiences Offline – By Letting Others Republish Your Content
  Interesting way to benefit by allowing your blog articles to be published offline
  (tags: Problogger)
• GMailSecure – Userscripts.org
  force GMail to use secure connection
  (tags: greasemonkey firefox)
• Cisco router emulator Linux installation tutorial – Security Crawler
  Dynamips is a Cisco router emulator written by Christophe Fillot. It emulates 2691, 3620, 3640, 3660, 3725, 3745, and 7206 hardware platforms, and runs standard IOS images.
  (tags: cisco)