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Has anyone tried the Linux version of Google Gears? I installed it like week ago and tried it with WordPress, Google Reader and some other small apps that support it but I felt no effect in speed at all.

Is it just me or did anyone else experience this no speed effect with Linux version of Google Gears?

Tags: google gears, linux version, google, gears, apps, linux

We have been working on Ubuntu Arabic silently to merge all of the scattered Ubuntu related efforts in Arabia to establish one solid good team and I guess we just did it and we just reached phase zero. (Yes, we were working in minus degree).

First, we merged with ubuntu-alarabi.net and now waiting to hear from arabuntu.org, we are so excited and we want to put all possible efforts on this team.

Our goals includes but are not limited to the following

• Handling Arabic Support on discussion forum, mailing list IRC and LP answers.
• Provide hosting to Ubuntu LoCo Teams in Arabia and giving them all kind of possible help
• Translating available contributor guides to Arabic to get the more contributors from Arabia (Now we are working on new translators guide) next might be MOTU
• Taking Arabic translation into higher level, currently we have 165 translator, 266742 untranslated strings which make the status %64 untranslated.
• Providing Arab users with apps that doesn’t exists yet in official repositories in our PPA

We still need lots of time to get in shape and this is just the start, our team still small and of course we are in need for any tiny contribution, if you are interested in helping please join us

Website: http://Ubuntu-Arabic.org/
Blog: http://Ubuntu-Arabic.org/blog
Mailing list: http://lists.ubuntu.com/Ubuntu-Arabic
Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-arabic
Related Projects: Ubuntu Arabic Website - Stardict English Arabic dictionary
PPA: Ubuntu Arabic Personal Package Archive
Wiki: http://wiki.Ubuntu-Arabic.org/
Discussion Forums: Temporarly Ubuntu-Arabic.org/forum but soon we are moving to forum.Ubuntu-Arabic.org

IRC Channel: #Ubuntu-Arabic on Freenode network
IRC Bot - Ubuntu-Arabic / Arabot

The team would like to thank Kuwaitnet.net for sponsoring us with a one year dedicated server and a life time license of vBulletin (They are hosting the Arabic Open CD too!) , we also would like to thank DirectAdmin ControlPanel for sponsoring us with a life time license which will make it easier to provide Arabia’s LoCo teams with hosting.

Thank you Kuwaitnet and DirectAdmin, without your help things would be very tough on us.

Tags: english arabic dictionary, untranslated strings, tiny contribution, package archive, arabic website, arabic , support, arabic translation, personal package, time license, phase zero, irc channel, stardict, forum mailing, controlpanel, launchpad, ppa, org forum, life time, repositories, loco

Inspired by some other Ubuntu Members & Users

1. 117 ls
2. 85 cd
3. 24 sms
4. 21 less
5. 21 apt-cache
6. 18 vim
7. 17 sudo
8. 16 rm
9. 16 apt-get
10. 10 dh_make

I guess I should be doing more dh_makes , less sms and more vim :D

Tags: top, commands, ubuntu, linux, terminal

Wow, I just noticed that I did not blog since 14 of June, anyway here is a quick update of what I’m currently involved in and what making me really busy

1. Ubuntu Arabic Team Finally our website is up and running but our road map still have loads of todos to get in shape
2. We’re about to finalize remaining legal issues regarding National Open Source office
3. I started to hate programming or is it programmer pms?
4. A small network solutions based on Ubuntu in the Kingdom received a threat and some sort of bribe discounts to sell Microsoft products instead which means we have a task for the National Open Source Office lawyer, oh we don’t have a lawyer yet!
5. I should blog about my MOTU journey
6. I should find a way to organize my mental state with the loads of different type of works
7. Jordan LoCo is idle in summer, believe me it’s too hot out there to do any kind of activities.
8. Cycling to the lowest point on earth during summer is a bad idea!

Tags: lowest point on earth, network solutions, microsoft products, bribe, road map, bad idea, loco, programmer, lawyer, open source, journey, jordan, shape, microsoft

I got my first ADSL back in 2001 and had 3gigs download cap and once you reach the cap they get you down to 64k speed instead of the 256k at that time.

With the promises and plans to make the Kingdom an IT rock star in Middle East we got the 1024k and 2048k ADSL but yet the download cap is ridicules, for 1024 you get 11gig of download and then they downgrade you to 128k and with 2048k you get 12gig (What an upgrade!) which means they are providing you with a faster mean to consume your cap, that’s it. To add salt to injury they offer no extra bandwidth plans and if they do then be sure it will cost you enormous amount of money.

This kind of restriction is pain and very unfair especially when we pay around $70 a month to get that capped ADSL.

Now with the information boom especially in the era of online videos and TVs; and podcasts you could consume your 10gig in a day watching Google I/O, Techtalks, Ubuntu Developer channel on youtube and many other technical video cast, not to mention the online TV shows or podcasts. This is unfair especially when you know that most of the capital Amman is covered with fiber and the Kingdom is being covered, so none of our ISPs nor Jordan Telecoms have an excuse for such restriction.

In the last two months we heard many rumors and got many insider about giant Internet companies considering the Kingdom as potential place for their regional business which supposedly should help in making the Kingdom a better Internet place.

NOTE: This post was blogged with 128k connection after bandwidth drop from 1024 due to the sin the author made which was watching Google I/O sessions and some other normal Internet activities.

In Jordan you don’t need to be a Cisco certified professional to get your hands on ADSL. Though the faster upload speeds that accompany ADSL might lend you to the core fundamentals of the 646-204 exam - you’d find that using a credit card and plugging in is easier than real exams or trying to pass the Cisco 642-901 questions and answers.

Tags: 2048 adsl, capital amman, google, potential place, giant internet, internet place, internet companies, last two months, techtalk, regional business, 256k, amount of money, rock star, restriction, isps, excuse, tv shows, tvs, boom, promises