QuerTime

Quertime.com

Yes that's right, Quer, and not Queer!
Sorry for the bad language, and sorry for not reviewing and posting for sometime now.

Let's have a fresh start this year, and let's start with an interesting website that I stumbled upon (and I do that a lot actually).

There is no specific technical category for Quertime.
It is full of articles that you will for sure find both interesting and useful.

Quertime says it provides useful websites, tools, tips, tools, and freebies.

you can find articles such as "13 Tips to Extend Your Smartphone Battery Life "

or " 9 Online Tools to Create Custom Maps and Get Directions" .

But personally, I find articles that provide lists  as the last one mentioned above, to be what you find most on Quertime.com.

So, I recommend liking their Facebook page, so you can follow them up, I'm sure you'll find lots of interesting technical stuff.

Enjoy, and don't forget to share.

Oh and BTW, like our Facebook page if you didn't yet, and invite your friends to like too.
We too have interesting stuff!

Make Use Of

Love the title?
You might ask: "Make Use of what?".
Well, make use of the technology of course! (this is a technical blog, remember?).


One of the coolest resources on the web!


I came across it when I was looking for gaming resources.


MakeUseOf is more of a resource that contains ways and guides to how to use technology, not how to build it.


For example, the article that I came across on MakeUseOf introduced platforms for building games that I didn't hear of, but I didn't find an article that contains programming or developing tips.


It also contains news, tips, some Geeky fun stuff, and the best part in my opinion, the "Guides".
They have now 50 guides that can be downloaded for free! (download them here: http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/download ).


So check it out ( http://www.makeuseof.com/ ), I'm sure you'll find it's a very useful tech resource for you.


Enjoy it, and share it! (check the buttons below).

Cool Tech Ideas

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I just stumbled upon this website when I was creating back links for my blog "Have a Break!"
the title, and the domain name, are both cool! it's "Idea Shower"
I clicked around discovering it, and I ran into this cool piece about creating multiple passwords for multiple websites (a problem that I faced), this you got to read to get a sample from inside the "Shower":

http://www.ideashower.com/our_solutions/remember-just-one-password-thats-unique-for-every-site/

So check it out, you will love it, all the three parts of it, the "ideas", the "Solutions", and the "Blog".

Dot NET Code Magazine

Sorry for not posting for some time, but I'm still digging for resources for us all over the web :)

This is the website for Code magazine, a magazine for Dot net coders.

http://www.code-magazine.com/

it is not just for the magazine's online content, but it is also full of useful articles, and looks like a good resource for .NET developers.

Explore it and enjoy.

Windows tips for every body

This is what I call a light useful resource.

http://xptweak.net/  is all about windows, majorly for normal (non-advanced) users.

Full of useful tips for Windows, office (that includes Excel, Word,...etc.), and other popular Windows software such as FireFox browser.

It's kind of neat, enjoy it :)

It's the Ninja Tutorials!

Remember the Ninja Turtles? sure you do :)
Remember how they were all winners, and how they were always on the go, and always ready, yet they were so cool!

this is what I thought when I ran into this web site Tutorial Ninjas

They have a ton of cool tutorials to do cool stuff with your gadgets, website, and anything else.

their website contains a number of forums, and what more? A place where you can post your own technical questions, and the Ninjas will come on the rescue to answer it for you!

Check out this example tutorial from their website:
http://ninjas4hire.com/posts/unlimited-free-text-messaging-with-your-iphone/

Think MAC !

Too many Mac resources for you?
Well, I guess the more the merrier! (how lame was that? may be not).

think mac is another amazing mac and other Apple products resource.

The landing (home) page is their blog where you can mostly find Apple products news, a link to their pod casts, subscription link to RSS ...etc.

One remarkable page on this site is the "Holiday Picks " , it's like an online store containing Apple related products that can be presented as gifts.

You can also check tutorials, tips and tricks, products reviews, and if you ever miss a thing, you may find it in the archives.

Click around and enjoy!

http://www.thinkmac.net/

From the Lab to the Living Room

yup that's right!

Hardware Register is the kind of site that you will like if you were a tech savvy, or if you're addicted to gadgets and new technical trends.

It provides reviews, news flashes, a place where you can do your tech shopping, the "Hands On" corner, which is amazingly informative, and of course, the downloads section, lots of freeware, shareware, drivers, and lots more.

interesting site, another " .co.uk " cyber success :-)

check it out here : http://www.reghardware.co.uk/

Are you a Fish ?

"You know technology is like a huge ocean with no limits, sometimes you feel like a fish, that no matter how lost you are, you still can't live outside the ocean".

Husam Sarris

I'm not trying to make history here :)

The website that inspired the quote above is http://www.programmerfish.com/

it is a well organized web site dealing with technical news, though some times they provide tips and tricks, and programming guides.

The name implies that it is some how, software focused. Yet there are also gadgets news, company news...etc.

Check it out, it is simple and has attractive headlines.

http://www.programmerfish.com/

The .net Developer City

DevCity.NET

One of the best resources for Microsoft .net developers and newbies.

Lots of forums, tons of articles, and a special corner for newbies.

If you are interested in Microsoft .net, no matter what level you're in, or what platform you're using, you'll make use of http://devcity.net/

Those Deitel Guys !

I must tell you, when I'm shopping for IT books (or looking for them in a library), I'm always intrigued by the "Deitel & Deitel" Books.

When I ran into their website I found that there is more.

If you log into http://www.deitel.com/ you will find some reviews of their books, but if you click on the "Resource Centers" tab you will find a large number of IT topics.

Pressing on one topic (say iPhone App Development) you will get a wealth of links to external web sites, and articles full of tips and resources for the subject you chose.

Click on the "Tutorials" Tab, and just dive into a see of articles full of tips, guides, for many programming languages and platforms.

I'm sure you'll love the Deitel Guys the way I do ;-)

Hear From A GURU

I mean that's what Gurus are supposed to do, right?

Especially in the IT business, sharing the experience of a guru is sometimes crucial.

Check out http://www.codeguru.com/ it contains a group of articles, tip, tricks, and much more from Gurus in the Software industry.

And who knows, you'll become a Guru, and start submitting articles for CodeGuru yourself :)

Software Creation Mystery

Attractive Words ha?

Who wouldn't be intrigued by mysteries? everyone likes his own kind of mysteries, if you ask me.

But relax, this is not some kind of a "Super Sleuth" website.

http://softwarecreation.org/ is not a technical resource exactly, but it's a resource that technical people, software developers in particular, need.

It starts by illustrating basic concepts of computer programming, and then it dives into subjects like how should a programmer communicate with other people (fits for team leaders, learn how to convey ideas to your team).

It's an interesting blog, it contains interesting ideas.

I think I'm gonna go deeper and read some more in it :)

Is Google The New Microsoft ?

That's not what I'm writing about, this is a header that I bumped into when I landed on the homepage of http://www.infoworld.com/

It is similar to some of the tech news web sites that I reviewed.
It is full of tech news, yet it also contains white papers, a sweet test center, web casts, blogs, and a "Deep Dives" tab that discusses subjects such as "Cloud computing" in a deep dive manner.

 

Check it out.

Game Dev

I'm not experienced in game programming.

But I must say it is an interesting subject, and it has been ever since I played my first video game in the eighties.

http://www.gamedev.net/ is one of the sites that are dedicated for game programming.
it addresses a wide range of developers including beginners.

It has a link for gaming jobs, books, and many other useful resources.

So if you were considering game programming as a career, or as a hobby, you should keep http://www.gamedev.net/ in your favorites.

All About Symbian.

I don't know about you people, but these days I'm into mobile computing, and big time!

Smart phones are being spread between people like fire in a hay barn!

http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/ is more like a news site for the Symbian operating system (A very famous operating system for mobile phones running on mobile devices from different manufacturers such as Nokia, Sony Ericsson, and others).

It also has links for developement websites, you can access them by clicking "Developer" link on the menubar.

It also contains useful forums with various subjects. A section for reviews, and other useful links.

You have to give it a visit :)

Book Of The Day:

I picked up this book, since our subject today is about Symbian.

It's called "Porting to Symbian" For those who would like to port their applications from other operating systems to Symbian.

you can download it from the following link (No viruses guaranteed):

   http://www.ziddu.com/download/8294581/0470744192.pdf.html

Website Tips

The name says it all : http://websitetips.com/ is a cute resource for web designers.

The website keeps repeating the words "Tutorials and tips" on most of its pages.

The website contains recommendations for books and saoftware downloads.
It also contains web resources for web design.

It's a relatively rich site for web designing information.

hope you like it :)

Get your hardware upgrade!

Well the name looks misleading.

http://www.hwupgrade.com/ is not a guide for you to upgrade your old PC, yet it is a unique site that brings you news of the computer industry world categorized by computer parts (including software).

Want to know what's the latest technology in the CPU's world, or the latest AMD (or any microprocessor manufacturer) company news.

A mix of both is found on this site, it's fun, with funny news sometimes. So check it out and Enjoy!

Book of the day:

Title: Top 100 simplified tips & tricks Excel 2007

Link:  http://www.ziddu.com/download/7583724/Office_2007-Top_100_Simplified_Tips_Tricks.pdf.html

Collect your Tech FAQ.

We all have a technical question from time to time.

Some of us is curious, what is a PCI??

or even what is a "DNA Computer"??

This is one of the sites that will answer such questions.

They have a section for tutorials collected from several other websites (which adds more references to your favourites folder).

check it out, click around :)

http://www.tech-faq.com/

Oh, and they do answer the question "What is a DNA computer", check it out here on this link:

http://www.tech-faq.com/dna-computer.shtml

So what comes after dawn?

Thinking of buying a new mobile phone? or an HDTV? or are you wondering why on AVI file is not running on your computer.

This website http://www.afterdawn.com/ was basically made as a guide to consumer electronics buyers.
Based in finland, europe, there are about fourteen people working on bringing in the latest news from the gadget and the consumer electronics world.

You can find guides, a glossary for technical terms, they even have a download page for all levels of users, it even contains open sourse downloads.

The site is available in english, finnish, and swedish.

It contains a forum, and a place where you can sign up and create your own profile.

Check it out :)