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Heaven on Earth (Kaghan-Pakistan)

2012-01-02T00:49:00.000-08:00

Kaghan, Naran & Shogran Valleys

Kaghan Valley is located at the north-east of Mansehra District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Its a heaven on earth for everyone visiting, that's why it has visitors from around the globe.

Naran is located 23 kms from Kaghan. Naran is a must visit for the visitors. Its a central point of these valleys from where you'll get the services of hiring a Jeep or a horse to explore the beauty of the valley.

It has number of Trekking & Hiking routs along the valley for the enthusiast who love Trekking & Hiking. It has Kunhar River, which provides opportunity for rafting.

Places you must visit when you arrive Kaghan:

Naran
Lake Saiful Maluk

Lulusar Lake

Babusar Pass

Sari Paya

Lalazar

Further Info:
http://www.visitkaghan.com/
http://www.itspakistan.net/pakistan/northern-areas.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaghan_Valley

Apple - iOS 5: What's New

2011-12-15T22:04:00.000-08:00

Whenever you hear about an update to any application you love, suddenly you check what’s new in it. You'll love to see some improvements in different functionalities. But when you hear that over 200 new features are added to your favorite application than that really matters the most.

Recently Apple released iOS 5 which includes more than 200 new features. This update is available for iPhone (iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S), iPad, iPad 2, iPod touch (3rd & 4th Generation).

Some of the main features are as follows:

Notification Center:
Includes alerts for new email, text messages, friend requests, missed calls, pending appointments etc. You'll get all of these facilities in just one place. You can customize the notifications by choosing which you want to see and which not. These notifications will appear at the top of the screen for a while without interrupting your activities.

Camera:
How come can one capture those unexpected moments which just happens & you just wished if I have captured it as it'll take some time while you unlock your phone.

With the new camera features in iOS 5 you'll be able to open the camera from the lock screen and use the volume up button to take picture. You can use grid lines, pinch to zoom, and can set focus & exposure with a tap.

Newsstand:
Apple enhanced their iBookstore with Newsstand. iOS 5 lets you organize your newspaper & magazine subscriptions in one place. There is a new section in App Store for Newspapers & magazines subscription. Every new purchase will be available in your Newsstand folder. It'll automatically update whenever a new issue is available.

Reminders:
There’ll be hardly any phone which didn’t have reminder (to-dos). But the main big improvement in iOS5 is that you can also set reminders based on locations, in which you are able to set a particular reminder whenever you reach a particular location. All of the reminders will appear in a clean ordered list.

iMessage:
iOS 5's iMessage is the new instant messaging service for iOS 5 users. It allows iPhone, iPad, iPod touch users to send unlimited text messages using wi-fi/3G. In addition to text messages, you can also send photos, videos, contacts & locations. You can also track your messages with a delivery report.

PC Free:
Prior to iOS 5, you must have a PC/Mac with ITunes for installing an application, updating/activating your device. Now in PC Free, you can do all of the above stuff without being connected to a PC/Mac. You can activate/update or install any of the application wirelessly. You can also backup and restore your device using iCloud.

Wi-Fi Sync:
With Wi-Fi sync, you can perform synchronization and backup to your PC/Mac using your shared wi-fi connection. It'll perform syncs automatically whenever your device is charging.

Multitasking Gestures for iPad:
This feature is for iPads only, it allows iPad user to use their four/five fingers to perform multiple tasks like swithcing between different applications or jump to home screen without using home button.

Game Center:
iOS 5 has enhanced Game center, now you can post a profile picture, there is a new overall achievement score. You can find about new games without leaving Game Center.

Mail:
The best feature of mail is that now you can compose your email message with complete control over formatting your text using bold/italic/underline fonts. You can indent your paragraphs with ease. Search facility is also available if you want to search for a particular email.

Safari:
You can browse your internet contents using built-in browser Safari. Safari will display articles as a single page which will allow you to read without any distractions. You can save your favorite articles to reading list which can be viewed later whenever you want.

Twitter:
iOS 5 has a built-in twitter support feature that’ll enable user to just enter twitter account details only once for your device, and you can start tweet using any of your application without entering twitter account details for each & every application. You can tweet directly from your Safari browser, YouTube application etc.

"The list is just a glimpses of the features Apple has offered through iOS 5, check it out and you'll love to see other coolfeatures as well."

Skype Officially Part of Microsoft Now

2011-12-08T23:32:00.001-08:00

Hardly their will be any internet user who didn’t have used Skype. Skype allows users to chat, make video & voice calls. These calls are free from Skype to Skype, and allows users to call other landlines and cell phones fairly at low cost.

Microsoft officially closed its acquisition of Skype on Friday, October 14, 2011, which means that Skype services are now a part of Microsoft.
Skype chief Tony Bates said in his blog post that Skype will still be available for platforms other than Microsoft like Android, Mac, Apple IOS.

Now Skype™ is part of Microsoft.
Get Skype

Anti Mosquito Free

2011-11-27T05:14:00.000-08:00

Anti Mosquito Free:
by picoBrothers

This application turns your phone into a virtual mosquito repeller. The application produces high frequency that mosquitoes dislike. The sound is beyond what most humans can perceive.

Anti Mosquito Free

Feature three fequencies 14, 16 and 20 Khz.

Try out which one works best in your area because there are over 3000 known mosquito species.

20 Most Beautiful Packaging Designs

2011-11-15T05:00:00.001-08:00

Packaging is the business/process of packing goods or items. It provides physical protection for the product inside. Packaging has a vital roll in the marketing of packaged product, as it can be used to encourage potential customers in buying the product. Designers work day & night for the package design which should suite the desired product.
Today I'm sharing some of beautiful designed packages for your inspiration.

Seasonal Eco Bags Ad:

Breakfast Aid:

3D Project 2: Floppy Disc Box:

Plantus Pack Kit:

Chocolats:

XCTR:

Stitch Em On:

La Vita:

Cappuccino Moka:

Olive Oil Label for ADRAMIS:

Tetra Pak New Packaging Juice7:

Genuine Russian Vodka:

BluBOO: Product - Soda Family:

Forza 3 Ltd Collectors Ed:

Jelly Bean Packaging:

Ice Cream Packaging Design:

Nightmare Revisited CD Box 01:

Teo-Mas Restaurant:

HosieryHaven:

Chipseco Packaging:

How to Get Backup from a Failing Hard Drive

2011-11-09T06:21:00.000-08:00

In today’s modern world, our PC is full of important data scattered in many places. Things might get tougher, if we didn’t plan a backup procedure on regular intervals, as it is very hard & some time almost impossible to get your data backed up from a failing hard drive.

When your hard drive is at a brink of getting failed or "is failed" you’ll notice that:

Hard drive making some strange kind of sound which you would have never heard when it was working normal.
Unable to copy some files.
Hard drive performance is slowed down dramatically.
Random errors at boot time like, Disk I/O error, Invalid Drive Specification.

Hear I’ll discuss some of the possibilities by which you might get your data backed up even if get ages to get the backup operation finished. But before I discuss these possibilities, you must make sure that the problem is with the hard drive and not the cable, bios or broken/damaged Pinsin case of IDE drive. Check your hard drive in another system. Check the hard drive cable by hooking another hard drive with the same cable. There might be a problem in the hard drive’s MBR (Master Boot Record), and the fix is available here.
http://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/fix-mbr-xp-vista/
Similarly remember that you must apply these techniques to be only as your last resort, and that you have a replacement or planning to get your hard drive replaced. Listen to the sound of your hard drive; if it is very noisy (making some strange sounds, sometimes tuck… tuck) chances are very low to get your data backed up. You’ll have to hire a data recovery professional for a very high price to get that job done. Similarly remember that almost 80%-90% of the time these procedures will work only once so you must be prepared for the worst.
The Procedure:

In case of Stuck Platters:
On powering up you notice that the hard drive doesn’t spin at all.
This kind of problem arises when the platters inside the hard drive get stuck. To overcome this situation Gently Slam the hard drive. You can slam the hard drive with the palm of your hand, we can also use screw driver handle for the purpose, or in worst cases slam it to the desk. Slamming helps in making the stuck platters of the hard drive unstuck. After slamming, plug the hard drive back in your PC and get the required data backup. It will work long enough to get you your data.

Another procedure for the non-spinning platters is to put your hard drive on a smooth surface and spin it by your hand as you spin a bottle. It’ll help in making the stuck platters inside the hard drive unstuck so that you have your last hurrah on getting your backup.
In case of Heated Hard Drive:
You notice that your hard drive heats up more than normal. Similarly sometime get data read errors.
The cool thing to get your data backed up in such a situation is to cool down the hard drive. Put the hard drive in water proof bag and put it in freezer for an hour or two depending on how much your hard drive heats up, if it heats up like a hell increase the freezing time. After that plug it back in and take your data backed up as fast as you can before your drive heats up again. Get your entire data backup before you shut down your PC as chances are very rare that it’ll work again.

Install Windows from HDD or USB Flash Drive

2011-11-04T08:18:00.000-07:00

A few days ago I ran through a problem which took me almost a week to solve.

My Laptop's DVD Rom was nonfunctional from almost 2 months. I didn't cared as I was using a shared DVD drive on my desktop PC. Everything was fine until my Laptop's operating system (Windows 7) got corrupted, I was unable to install windows on my laptop as I've no clue that how could I install windows without a DVD drive.
I've searched the internet for the problem and found quite a few helpful ideas. Through searching, I was stunned to see that we can attach Laptop 2.5" SATA drive with desktop PC as you attach normal SATA drive with it. There is no issue of power as power supply only supply the amount of voltage which is required by the hardware attached.

2.5" SATA Hard Disk Drive:

Similarly I found out that we can install Windows with the help of USB flash drive. What you need to do is to format your USB drive using NTFS and not Fat32. Similarly some websites were asking to use a certain kind of utility to copy from a Windows ISO to the USB drive, and some showed lengthy command prompt commands to perform a certain task.

Forgot all of those lengthy command prompt commands, or using any software utility, just copy each and everything from windows CD/DVD to your USB, change the Boot option from your system BIOS to USB drive and viola everything works as a charm.

"At that time I have a flash drive with 2GB memory, I couldn't copy almost 4GB Windows setup to my 2GB flash drive. What I did is that attached my 2.5" laptop HDD with my desktop PC, got backup of important data from the C drive of the laptop HDD. Formatted it and copied all of Windows setup data from Windows 7 DVD to my Laptop's C drive. After connecting it with my laptop, Windows setup started and worked like a charm."

15 Extremely Elegant Web Designs

2011-11-04T00:09:00.000-07:00

Today I'm sharing some of my favorite and extremely elegant web designs from deviantart.com.

Akvatoria_site:

ACCSite:

All that Jazz:

Aquarium:

Pulpix:

Gor_ingenering:

Some Web:

Great Pakistan:

Jupiter WebDesign Interface:

Portfolio:

The Capsule: Save the World

Salachna AutoGaz:

Verejski:

Unique Mu Online:

Book Store:

Most Creative Digital Art

2011-08-14T00:34:00.000-07:00

Digital art is a general term for a range of different artistic works that uses digital technology as an essential part of the creative/presentation process. Mostly digital artist uses digital technology to describe their art. Mostly used by media advertisement and film makers to produce their special effects.

Alien Vs Predator: Chess

Fire Within Me

Tiger Cub

Tender Hands

Quit Being So Technical

Nelicquele

The Workstation 2

Machinery of the Stars

Captain Jack Sparrow

Dream your Own World

Missing You

Loretta

Lady of the Lake

Infernal Blight

Saffron Skies

9th Hour

Perfectly Timed Photos

2011-07-09T05:29:00.000-07:00

Sharing some perfectly timed photos taken at right angle. Enjoy.

Amazing Animal Facts

2011-07-02T07:08:00.000-07:00

1. Did you know that chocolate kills dog, you wont believe that but it is indeed true, chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system, a few ounces are enough to kill a dog.

2. You would know the Giraffe as a tallest animal of the world, but did you know that it has a long tongue which is 21 inches long (more than a foot and a half), A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue.

3. Did you know the fastest reptile of the world, it is the spiny tailed iguana of Costa Rica, it has been clocked at the speed of 21.7 mph.

4. Shadow bird builds a 3 room nest, in the first section the parents guard against any intruders, second section is pantry and the third section is nursery.

Beautiful Sports Bike

2011-07-02T06:29:00.000-07:00

Sharing some beautiful images of sports bike, Sport bike or sportbike is optimized for speed, braking, acceleration and cornering on covered roads and are more expensive in comfort, fuel and economy as compared to the less specialized motorcycles.

Soichiro Honda wrote in the owner's manual of the 1959 Honda CB92 Benly Super Sport that, "Primarily, essentials of the motorcycle consists in the speed and the thrill."

My Photoshop Work

2011-07-02T02:11:00.000-07:00

Today I'm sharing some of my Photoshop work, usually learned photoshop from internet tutorials. Enjoy.

Beautiful Pakistani Truck Art

2011-06-19T10:44:00.000-07:00

Today I'm going to share Beautiful Pakistani Truck Art, these trucks are very craftily decorated, this beautiful art tradition started way back in 1920’s in the days of Raj. Because of the unique decor style these trucks are quite distinctive from other trucks around the world.

In the following picture you can see Pakistani Film Star Mustafa Quraishi & Bollywood Film Actrees Rani Mukerji:

Beautiful Decorated Interior of a truck:

On Almost all of the trucks you'll find some quotes, poetry:

Most Expensive Sunglasses

2011-06-19T07:26:00.000-07:00

Here is some of the most expensive sunglasses, to protect your eyes. Enjoy.

Bvlgari Sunlasses:

Christian Audigier Sunglasses:

Dolce & Gabbana Sunglasses:

Parada Sunglasses:

Louis Vuitton Evasion Sunglasses:

Gucci Sunglasses:

Colorful Comments for Rar/Zip Archives

2011-06-18T21:18:00.000-07:00

You would have seen lots of Zip/Rar archive which includes colorful comment on the right side and would have thought that wish i could do something like this. It isn't that hard, what you have to do is to add some code to your particular text and viola...here is a step by step tutorial how to add those colorful comments: First of all select files to be archived or double-click on existing zip/rar archive file.

A window will open in which you can specify file name and other settings for the archive file, click on the comment tab.

Now type in the comment in text area or browse for a text file by clicking on the browse button, but prefer to type in the comment in a text file.

My text file was something like this.

Select the file:

Now any text you are using as comment will appear without any formatting like this:

To add some colors to the text you have to use some color codes (given below) before the particular text. Open the archive file recently created. Click on Comment and add those codes before any text of which you want to apply formatting.

Here is a list of codes/color schemes which you should use before the particular text for which you want to apply the formatting, but the codes given below should be written after the escape sequence character and the problem is that we cannot directly write that character in the comment area of WinRAR or notepad, to get that character go-to start menu and click run, type cmd and press enter. On the Command Prompt window type the following command and press enter,

copy con d:\esc.txt

Now hold down the Alt key and type 27 using Numpad keys and release the Alt key and a character will appear, then press Ctrl + Z and press enter to complete the file creation process.

Now open the esc.txt saved on d drive, copy the character and paste right before every code you apply

[0;1;37m
White text, Black background.

[0;1;37;30m
Grey text, Black background.

[0;1;37;31m
Red text, Black background.

[0;1;37;32m
Green text, Black background.

[0;1;37;33m
Yellow text, Black background.

[0;1;37;34m
Blue text, Black background.

[0;1;37;35m
Fuxia text, Black background.

[0;1;37;36m
Celestial text, Black background.

Experiment with the number and you'll get a nice result, here are some above colors in darker tone.
[0;2;37m
[0;2;37;30m
[0;2;37;31m -->Invisible Text
[0;2;37;32m
[0;2;37;33m
[0;2;37;34m
[0;2;37;35m
[0;2;37;36m

Now if you want to make a text block, here is the code to use for it with different color combination
[0;1;37;41m
[0;1;37;42m
[0;1;37;43m
[0;3;37;43m
[0;1;37;44m
[0;1;37;45m
[0;1;37;46m
[0;3;37;47m

The result would be something like this:

Download my text file for your convenience.

Download Winrar from here:

http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm

Source for colors code taken from:

http://www.limonova.com/my-lessons/1005-color-comment-rar.html

This article of mine is also published in articlealley.com:
http://www.articlealley.com/article_2077783_11.html

You can also find this post originally posted in my other blog here:
http://tech-in-motion.blogspot.com/2011/02/colorful-comments-for-rarzip-archives.html

Royal Wedding Pictures

2011-06-17T00:44:00.000-07:00

Sharing some beautiful pictures of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Royal Wedding.

Kate Middleton walks-in with her father.

A memorable family Picture.

And if this Royal wedding ceremony happened in Pakistan or India, they both would look like this.

Most Creative Photo Manipulation Art

2011-06-16T07:41:00.000-07:00

Amazing 3d Street Art

2011-06-16T07:05:00.000-07:00

Just look at these amazing 3d street art pictures.

Most Beautifully Decorated Rooms

2011-06-16T00:13:00.000-07:00

Amazing Sports Cars

2011-06-15T09:17:00.000-07:00

Most Expensive Wrist Watches

2011-06-15T08:25:00.000-07:00

Beautiful Decoration Items

2011-06-15T07:40:00.000-07:00

Beautiful Barbie Dolls Collection

2011-06-15T01:54:00.000-07:00

Amazing Unseen Sea Creature

2011-06-15T01:35:00.000-07:00