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ChillNite:Polls | Getaway summer destination?
Thursday, 31 May, 2007 – 1:02 | No Comment
ChillNite:Polls | Getaway summer destination?

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Daily Star Kuwait: First delivery
Thursday, 31 May, 2007 – 0:32 | No Comment
Daily Star Kuwait: First delivery

Got my first double-dose of Daily Star Kuwait & International Herald Tribune delivered on time. The payment guy gave a free newspaper box too. He was very kind enough to leave couple of direct numbers
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ChillNite:Polls a new feature on ChillNite
Wednesday, 30 May, 2007 – 13:36 | No Comment
ChillNite:Polls a new feature on ChillNite

Added a new feature of polls on ChillNite. Look on the top-right hand corner of the page. So come on visit the site and vote! If you are interested in a particular poll question ,
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BREAKING: Microsoft ‘Surface’ = Screen-(mouse+keyboard)
Wednesday, 30 May, 2007 – 11:29 | No Comment
BREAKING: Microsoft ‘Surface’ = Screen-(mouse+keyboard)

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Overview: Surface is the first commercially available surface computer from Microsoft Corp. It turns an ordinary tabletop into a vibrant, interactive surface. The product provides effortless interaction with digital content through natural
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Kuwait’s float in DC Memorial Day parade
Wednesday, 30 May, 2007 – 0:10 | 3 Comments
Kuwait’s float in DC Memorial Day parade

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Click here for the entire series [LINK]
What is Memorial Day? [LINK]

WTF: H2 Hammar
Tuesday, 29 May, 2007 – 16:34 | 4 Comments
WTF: H2 Hammar

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Snapped this on Arabian Gulf Road today. For the uninitiated to Arabic, this is the definition of Hammar [LINK]

Photoshop CS3 & CS3 Extended
Tuesday, 29 May, 2007 – 14:11 | No Comment
Photoshop CS3 & CS3 Extended

 
Adobe finally released much awaited CS3 sub-family within Photoshop family. Am downloading the CS3 Extended version as it has both tradiotional Photoshop functionality + new 3D design studio.
More Details here [LINK]

Day 1: Daily Star Kuwait vs Chillnite = No Paper
Tuesday, 29 May, 2007 – 12:30 | No Comment
Day 1: Daily Star Kuwait vs Chillnite = No Paper

Excellent start, as per my conversation yesterday with Daily Star, someone was supposed to call me to collect money for the subscription and give me box for paper. And the delivery would start from today.
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Sky Wars in India: On Advertising scale
Tuesday, 29 May, 2007 – 10:03 | 4 Comments
Sky Wars in India: On Advertising scale

Three airlines in India; Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines, and Go Airlines, go after each other big time using innovative AD placement and AD content.

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Get news from KUNA via FTP?!
Monday, 28 May, 2007 – 13:56 | No Comment
Get news from KUNA via FTP?!

This is very interesting, KUNA [Kuwait News Agency] offers a service where you can download news via FTP from their site. Now why on earth would you do that?! XML anyone?
I have worked with Reuters
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WTF: What are White Weapons?
Monday, 28 May, 2007 – 10:45 | 4 Comments
WTF: What are White Weapons?

 

The newspaper headlines in Kuwait amazes me everyday! This time its Daily Star Kuwait online edition. The headline is ‘State bans sale of White Weapons’ read it here [LINK]
WTF are white weapons? According to the
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Carrefour & The Avenues : Experience
Monday, 28 May, 2007 – 9:58 | 8 Comments
Carrefour & The Avenues : Experience

 

Visited The Avenues & Carrefour last night. First impressions:

Avenues is too expansive [big shops, big walkway] and too white, they need to add some colour to it
I suggest they use diffuse color lights on the
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Subscription to Daily Star Kuwait + IHT started
Monday, 28 May, 2007 – 9:20 | One Comment
Subscription to Daily Star Kuwait + IHT started

 
Just subscribed to Daily Star Kuwait & International Herald Tribune. The paper will get delivered from tomorrow. Lets see how prompt/punctual the delivery service is [fingers crossed]. The concern regarding delivery was raised by some
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