Islam & Pakistan! Technology & Me!
Web design/development
Pakistan, A Popular Outsourcing Destination
Jul 15th
The article appeared in the “Business Week” magazine on the 4th of June, written by Rachael King. The article, and the comments that follow up the online edition of this article, highlight the true facts about how Pakistan is and should be a preferred IT outsourcing destination.
Pakistan has become the 20th most attractive outsourcing destination, according to consulting management firm A.T. Kearney. Even as concerns increase about Pakistan’s stability and the growing displaced population due to ongoing military operations with the Taliban, the country made a significant jump on A.T. Kearney’s 2009 Global Services Location Index released May 18. Pakistan went from #30 in 2007 to #20 in 2009.In fact, the report says that as a region, the Middle East and North Africa are becoming more attractive in the ever-shifting geography of popular outsourcing places. Both enjoy large, well-educated populations and proximity to Europe. The index ranks the top 50 countries worldwide for locating outsourcing activities including IT services and support, contact centers and back-office support. Both Jordan and Egypt have entered the top 10 locales.
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Loading ...Ammar360.com now powered by Google FreindConnect
Dec 7th
Developers must have heard about ‘OpenSocial’, here’s something based on it. Google FriendConnect. I remember applying for it a couple of months back and received their email a few days ago that I have been ‘Whitelisted’ for the Google FriendConnect service.
Very simply put, their website describes the service like:
With Google Friend Connect, visitors to your site or blog can:
- Sign in with their Google, Yahoo, AIM or OpenID account.
- Interact with other visitors by making friends, sharing media, posting comments, playing games, and more.
- Invite friends from other social networks and contact lists to join your site or blog.
So, on the right you can see what I’ve named ‘THE LOUNGE’. You can now become a member of this website with your Google, Yahoo, AIMS or OpenID accounts. I think this is pretty cool…
I’ll keep adding the other applications available based on the Google FriendConnect from time to time. So you can expect things like a wall or a webpage review system being added to this website.
Have a nice day!
Regards,
Ammar…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...A nation gripped in sheer frustration
Nov 9th
You can party around the world with 240 odd people and then claim to have paid for them out of your own pocket while YOUR people die of hunger right under your nose. Yes, Mr. President! You have proved once again that you and your government are just not ready for governance of a country that means a lot to 160 million people.
How ridiculous could things get? If you have so much for yourself that you can pay for luxury trips for so many people, why can’t you bring your own assets and only KEEP them in Pakistan?
It is not about certain individuals now. It is about an entire nation gripped by sheer frustration and helplessness. More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...If you’re developing a CMS in PHP…
Jun 6th
If you’re developing your own content management system in PHP – you definitely need to choose a good rich text editor. ‘FCKEditor – the text editor for the internet’ will be my recommendation (and Mustafa’s too!)
It is one of the best editor’s available in PHP. It is also available in other languages like ASP.net but since we’ve been working with PHP, I’ll be talking about the PHP version.
How we got to it? Working for a client, we needed a solution to help our client ‘upload’ images to the text editor directly from the text editor itself. Considering a client who knows little about the internet, we had to assume that the person does not know how to upload images elsewhere or even manually on his server to include in the text by entering the image location as a URL. More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Why PHP? Why Not ASP.net?
May 28th
This debate has raged on ever since Microsoft launched ASP.net and people to this day argue upon which one is better. To me, frankly, this topic is not debatable at all. Why? The following points, a frank comparison between PHP and ASP.net will tell you =)
For starters, PHP (Pre-Hypertext Processor) and ASP.net (Active Server Pages) are both server side scripting languages used over the internet for creating dynamic web applications.
When taking on a project, there are a number of aspects that the owner needs to consider, cost and support being two important ones of those factors.
PHP is open source, free of cost, and with a huge community with open support. ASP.net is a Microsoft product, costs you to have a Windows NT platform, the Internet Information Services (IIS) installed and configured etc.
1. PHP is a relatively simpler language to use than ASP.net. I’ve often noticed that a program written in PHP requires fewer lines of code and steps to follow as compared to ASP.net. Initially, PHP was written in the C programming language to replace a set of scripts in Perl. That is the reason why coding in PHP remains simple even today.
ASP.net, being a relatively new offering from Microsoft, has many options when it comes to languages. Here, you can use languages such as C#, J#, C++ and VB.net. Hence, when it comes to choice, ASP.net has more to offer. But PHP is no less, since it can do its task quite well, even with its minimum language tools. More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...The Freedom to talk globally: Connect2Pk.com
Mar 6th
The rise of revolutionary new PC telephony concepts has given birth to a Pakistani venture, Connect2pk.com! The vision is to provide free international telephone service initially and then to expand, making Pakistan and its people proud!
Connect2pk.com lets you call absolutely anywhere in the world for free. You have to register on the website and map a number to your account to enable it to dial for free! The receiver (on a PC) also needs to be a registered member of Connect2pk.com and he can receive any calls using a PC based phone software at the convenience of only a few clicks!
Long distance calls, which have traditionally been extremely taxing on one’s financial resources are no longer a worry. Connect2pk.com saves you thousands of Ruppees!
Just log on to http://www.connect2pk.com and register yourself as a member. Extensive FAQ’s and guidelines will help your way to setup your account!
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