August 16th, 2010 / 11 Comments » / by Nabiha
Pakistan Floods 2010 in Pictures. To scale how the devastation compares to your locality, city or country or any other place in the world, use this amazing tool from BBC.
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According to rough estimates, the number of victims in Pakistan floods has reached 13.8 million. The floods in Pakistan, which have killed at least 1,200 people so far, are already the world’s second worst in the decade from 2001 to August 2010, according to the Belgium-based Centre for Research on Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED).
Floods in Pakistan have affected more people than those displaced in the 2005 Asian Tsunami and the deadly earthquakes in South Asia and Haiti combined, the United Nations said. The number of homes destroyed or seriously damaged is 290,000, it said. The U.N. will issue an appeal for several hundred million dollars of aid for Pakistan.
Please lend a hand to those in need. Your donations could make the lives of many Pakistanis better. As the Qur’an says:
“Whosoever kills a human being, except (as punishment) for murder or for spreading corruption in the land, it shall be like killing all humanity; and whosoever saves a life, saves the entire human race.” (Al Qur’an 5:32)
You can also donate on-line to ”The People’s Disaster Management Authority (TPDMA)“. Follow Nuzhat S. Siddiqui on twitter who is one of the volunteers heading these efforts. You can further contact them via e-mail:
nuzhat@tpdma.org | soufia@tpdma.org | aftab@tpdma.org
Cell-phone users can now donate via sms:
For Pakistani citizens:
- SMS “FUND” to 1234 to donate PKR 10 in the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund
- SMS “D” to 247 to donate PKR 10 to the Express Helpline Trust for flood relief. (Updated)
- Text “FLOOD” to 27722 to support victims in Pakistan. (Thanks to @twitter for the tweet) (Updated)
- Text “PUKAAR” to 4361 to donate to Imran Khan’s Flood Relief efforts. (Updated)
For U.S.A. citizens:
- Hillary Clinton announced that Americans could text the word “SWAT” to the number 50555 to donate $10 per SMS message to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to provide tents, clothing, food, clean water and medicine to Pakistan.
For Canadian citizens:
- Canadian wireless subscribers: Text “REDCROSS” to 30333 to donate $10 to the Canadian Red Cross.
For U.K. citizens:
- Text ‘GIVE’ to 70707 to donate £5
- (Oxfam) Readers in the United Kingdom can send donations through text messaging as well. To donate by text message, text ‘DONATE’ to 70066 to give £5.
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August 23rd, 2010 / 5 Comments » / by Nabiha
Another Ramzan is here. Many of us have personally witnessed more than 10 Ramzans during our lives, but have these 10 holy months, which bring blessings, forgiveness and nijaat from Hell, made us “righteous” as the Qur’an suggests we should have become?
“O believers, fasting is enjoined on you as it was on those before you, so that you may haply become righteous.” (Al-Qur’an 2:183)
Then let us analyse ourselves and see where we have been lacking. Here is a list of common mistakes that Muslims should avoid during the holy month of Ramzan.
Posted in: Life, Self Improvement
August 22nd, 2010 / 3 Comments » / by B@D
Here is what I will be creating in this tutorial:
Lets get started.
1- Create a New File in Adobe Illustrator ( I’m using version CS5 but the techniques used here will probably work in previous CS versions as well ).
Tip: Hide the art board to get rid of the annoying outlined canvas [ SHIFT+CTRL+H ]
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Posted in: Design, Do it Yourself, Tools, Tutorials
August 22nd, 2010 / 4 Comments » / by Nabiha
When you buy a Nikon D5000, you don’t just invest money in a DSLR – you invest in experience. Photography is an art that requires patient and anxious waiting followed by spontaneous clicking. There’s no knowing whether you’ll get another chance to capture a magical moment. With so much pressure even before you release the shutter, boring and sad results can definitely dampen your spirits. This is where the Nikon D5000 stands out: it gives you stunning results with every click. So when you’re releasing the shutter, you’re not dreading, but excitedly waiting to see a breath-taking moment preserved in living memory!
So what’s the hype about Nikon D5000? Well, to start off, it’s a DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) which means it allows an accurate preview of framing close to the moment of exposure, and also allows the user to choose from a variety of interchangeable lenses.
Compared to ordinary digital cameras with their LCDs and/or electronic viewfinders the advantage is that there is no time lag in the image; it is always correct as it is being “updated” at the speed of light. This is important for action and/or sports photography, or any other situation where the subject or the camera is moving too quickly.
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Posted in: Photography, Reviews, Technology
August 21st, 2010 / 2 Comments » / by Faizan
Just got my hands on Panasonic HS250 HD camcorder. It comes with great specs some high end features.
Optical sensor type: 3MOS
Focal Length: 4 – 48 mm
Optical Zoom: 12x
Lens Brand: Leica Dicomar
Microphone: 5.1ch Surround, Zoom and Focus Microphone
Interfaces: AV, HDMI, Component, USB
Min Shutter Speed: 1/2 sec
Max Shutter Speed: 1/8000 sec
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August 19th, 2010 / 4 Comments » / by Faizan
Katas is a complex of Hindu temples dedicated to lord shiva. There is a reference in Maha Baharat about a “Chashma-e-Alam”, which has been identified as the water pond of Katas popularly knows as Kataksha or Katak Shall. According to traditions, lord shiva on the death of his wife satti wept so bitterly that out of the strings of his tears two water ponds came into existence; one known as “puskar” near Ajmer in India and other called “Kataksha” at Katas in district Chakwal.
Katas Raj Constitutes a major group of hindu temples most of which were constructed during the reign of Hindu Shahiyas. The earliest temple at Katas Raj dates back to later half of 6th century A.D.
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Posted in: Photography, places
August 17th, 2010 / 3 Comments » / by Faizan
If you’ve got HTC Desire and disappointed with its poor battery life
and you’re turning off WiFi, GPS etc in order to conserve battery, maybe it just needs to be calibrated?
1. Connect phone to the charger with the phone powered on and let the phone to charge until the notification LED is green.
2. Disconnect the phone from the charger, and power it off.
3. Reconnect the phone to the charger with the phone powered off, and allow the phone to charge until the notification LED is green.
4. Disconnect the phone from the charger and power it on. Once the phone is powered completely on, power it off again and reconnect it to the charger until the notification LED is green.
5. Disconnect the phone, power it on, and use it.
You need to use this sequence only once. If the issue of battery life on our phone persists, I recommend you contact our HTC accessory department directly.
[via XDA]
Posted in: How To, Technology
August 12th, 2010 / 4 Comments » / by Faizan
Its been only 12 days since Android 2.2 Froyo is released for HTC Desire and people have already started talking about Android 3.0 Gingerbread. And the latest is that Sony Ericsson is going to introduce PSP-GO like Android 3.0 Gaming phone. Even though Android is capable of good graphics but still games available for Android are not comparable to Apple iOS.
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August 11th, 2010 / 2 Comments » / by sT*rchi1Ð
Happy Ramadan. Enjoy the Blessed Month.
Posted in: Inspiration, Life
August 6th, 2010 / 3 Comments » / by Faizan
Last month I benchmarked my HTC Desire running android 2.1 Eclair to compare it with upcoming Android 2.2 Froyo release. As promised, HTC released Froyo update for HTC Desire on 1st August 2010. I’ve been using it for around 5 days now and I’ve noticed significant improvement. Phone is much more responsive and fast. I’ve done quick benchmark to compare Eclair with new Froyo update.
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Posted in: Benchmarks, Technology
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