24Aug 2012 by Asim Zeeshan No Comments

Slices.me is now open for public, while still in beta

Android, News, Reviews
[caption id="attachment_1341" align="aligncenter" width="882"] Slices.me for Web Now Open to the Public[/caption] Slices.me, a web-based application for the new Slices for Twitter application on Android open for public (while still in beta) today. The web interface is an attempt to give the same look and feel as the popular android application on the web. I gave it a few minutes and I must admit they have done a splendid job although there are still bugs in it like, I was not able to pull anyone's twitter profile even after multiple click using Firefox browser. Hopefully it will improve in near future. How did you find Slices for Android? if its not your favorite twitter application, which one is it and why? I'd love to know about it in the comments…
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24Aug 2012 by Asim Zeeshan No Comments

WordPress.com now offers free Wedding Blogs (with special wedding themes)

News
Just stumbled upon the wicked (in a good way) feature by Wordpress.com that lets you create a free blog for your wedding. It also features some amazing (and free) wedding themes. I don't think they are giving any of the extra paid-addons as a wedding gift to whomsoever  creating the blog because it may open a potential gateway to get those free addons by faking a wedding :D Visit the special page for more details  
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23Aug 2012 by Asim Zeeshan 4 Comments

Frantech / BuyVM opening new location in Buffalo, NY

News, Virtual Private Server
The other day, I was looking at the Frantech's weird (as in cool) way of showing their stock / restock and last stock status at DoesBuyVMhaveStock.com and I noticed there is a new tab for Buffalo, NY (yayy!!!) Currently they operate out from only one location that is San Jose, CA which gives me like 400ms from PTCL which makes it very hard to use their VPN service or host any content targeted for Pakistani users. Psst!! have been using Amazon's S3 along with Amazon CloudFront for such purposes which is dirt cheap anyway. Coming to the point, I contacted and got confirmation that they will have stock on the new location in next week, it will be released in two phases For the current customers If there is something…
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24Jul 2012 by Asim Zeeshan 1 Comment

PTV’s Shaista Zaid delivers last bulletin after 43 years

News
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJRWEJL8NTg Eversince I was a child, I can recall her face in the evenings when there was just PTV and later STN. I am sure a generation can recall her face seeing on PTV English Bulletin @ 7pm everyday A little bio of Shaista Zaid, the legend http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwPZlWfWO4Y There were people on twitter recalling her and expressing sorrow on her retirement news [blackbirdpie url="https://twitter.com/AliDayan/status/227361256154214400"] [blackbirdpie url="https://twitter.com/Rida_Imran/status/227415866801799168"] [blackbirdpie url="https://twitter.com/wesmalik/status/227554546384265217"] [blackbirdpie url="https://twitter.com/M_Saad_K/status/227427913446866944"] [blackbirdpie url="https://twitter.com/MansoorGeoNews/status/227374207393202176"] [blackbirdpie url="https://twitter.com/jehan_ara/status/227355369205268480"]
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23Jul 2012 by Asim Zeeshan No Comments

Ostrich is not a bird but animal?

News
[caption id="attachment_1296" align="aligncenter" width="435"] Ostrich - Image Courtesy: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/ostrich/[/caption] Ostrich is not a bird but an animal, rules Punjab Assembly. The full legal document can be seen here (pdf below) (more…)
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02Jul 2012 by Asim Zeeshan 2 Comments

Frantech closed its doors?

News
Frantech.ca closed its doors? well since BuyVM is running smoothly, they might be finding it hard to concentrate on two different brands offering approx the same services. [caption id="attachment_1259" align="aligncenter" width="818"] Frantech.ca closed its doors? may be temporarily[/caption]
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29Jun 2012 by Asim Zeeshan No Comments

cPanel/WHM 11.30 now supports MySQL TRIGGERS and VIEW privileges

News
I just noticed that cPanel/WHM 11.30 now supports MySQL TRIGGERS and VIEW privileges. From the official release notes In 11.30 we are adding support for the MySQL TRIGGER and VIEW privileges. Systems using MySQL 5.0 and higher can use the VIEW privilege. This privilege will grant the database user the CREATE VIEW and SHOW VIEW MySQL privileges. When using MySQL 5.0, the SUPER privilege is required for the TRIGGER privilege. Due to this caveat, we will not support the TRIGGER privilege on systems using MySQL 5.0. Systems using MySQL 5.1 and higher can enable and use the TRIGGER privilege. However, this privilege is not available if binary logging is enabled for the MySQL service. Neither TRIGGER nor VIEW is available to systems using MySQL 4.0 or 4.1.
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22May 2012 by Asim Zeeshan 8 Comments

WHMCS Hacked, 1.7GB of data posted online

News
Ok, so I didn't had enough time and information to blog this but most of you already know it that WHMCS got hacked yesterday. We have a long LET thread here. I was expecting this to get fixed soon hence I created a Video and uploaded on Youtube (later it was clear that my initial idea was wrong, it took much longer for WHMCS to come back online on its feet before getting hacked for the second time) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGlf-HBPXK8 Hackers released about 1.7GB of data on pasteBin note (unsure whats with pastebin but every hacker seem to be doing that) [caption id="attachment_1177" align="aligncenter" width="556" caption="UGNazi Tweet mentioning WHMCS hacked files"][/caption] (more…)
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26Mar 2012 by Asim Zeeshan No Comments

Microsoft Censors Links in Windows Live Messenger

News
As reported by TorrentFreak.com The Pirate Bay is not only the most visited BitTorrent site on the Internet, but arguably the most censored too. Many ISPs have been ordered to block their customers’ access to the website, and recently Microsoft joined in on the action by stopping people sharing its location with others. Microsoft’s Windows Live Messenger (MSN) now refuses to pass on links to The Pirate Bay website, claiming they are unsafe. Imagine that you found this great new band sharing their music on BitTorrent for free. You’re actually so excited about this find you want to share the experience with friends, so you paste them a link to the official torrent file via Windows Live Messenger. Although this might sound like a good idea to some, Microsoft appears…
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