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101 Small Business Web Applications You Must Check Out

Sharif Al Motawally — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:58:19 +0000

A very comprehensive list of 101 Small Business Web Applications You Must Check Out

via smallbiztrends.com : 101 Small Business Web Applications You Must Check Out.

Google for Non-Profits Program

Sharif Al Motawally — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:27:08 +0000

Google has started a program to assist Non-Profits and unify support and products. Checkout the details at: Google for Non-Profits Blog.

Forrester: IT Staff Must Become ‘Teachers’ to the Business

Sharif Al Motawally — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:35:19 +0000

The IT department will need to be equipped with teaching skills if they want to be of value to businesses of the future, according to Forrester.

Source:
http://www.cio.com/article/670016.

20 Great Web Applications Alternatives to Usual Desktop Software

Sharif Al Motawally — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 09:21:53 +0000

Graphic and Web Design Blog provides a well thought out list of online services that replace commonly used desktop software. Having used some of these tools I still discovered some very good new ones. via 20 Great Web Applications Alternatives … Continue reading →

Organic Food: Pay the Farmer or Pay the Hospital

Sharif Al Motawally — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:51:13 +0000

A powerful TED talk by 11-year-old Birke Baehr about the current food system and organic food.

3D Video Capture with Kinect

Sharif Al Motawally — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:24:32 +0000

Human ingenuity never ceases to amaze me. in mere days after the Microsoft Kinect is hacked to be connected to a PC a genius has been able to use it as a 3d camera. Watch and learn that there is no limit to what one bright mind can do. let alone an internet of minds.

Marketing Agencies… What a Hassle!

Sharif Al Motawally — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 22:48:38 +0000

This video is by LOJINE Consulting a strategic partner of Informatica that is lead by a genius. It is by far one of the most radical marketing consulting operations in the middle east. Watch why.

YouTube – Marketing Agencies… What a Hassle!.

Inspiring Video of the Month

Sharif Al Motawally — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:52:08 +0000

This inspires hope and determination. Nick Vujicic and his attitude serve as a great examples of the celebration of life over limitations.

The human spirit can handle much more than we realize.

“I LOVE LIVING LIFE. I AM HAPPY.”

Laurie Santos: A monkey economy as irrational as ours

Sharif Al Motawally — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:42:29 +0000

Laurie Santos presents an intriguing TED talk on human/primate behavior, psychology and economics. A must watch.

Online Free Touch-typing Tutor

Sharif Al Motawally — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:04:38 +0000

Typing is becoming a part of a person’s literacy indicator today. If you cannot touch-type, all of your computer-based tasks will be more difficult not to mention slower.

www.sense-lang.org is a very good free on-line typing tutor. It has a decent set of standalone typing tutorials. It also has a classroom learning mode for teachers to set up and use it with their students in a controlled mode. It also has lessons for seniors.

The site is very powerful in terms of typing tutorials but a bit awkwardly designed in terms of web aesthetics. Nevertheless it is very useful and free.

You can find it at:

online free touch typing program | keyboarding tutor | Free Typing Games.