Category Archives: Old Ramblings

Cloud-based Software Architecture

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Asim Imtiaz

WHAT IS A CLOUD-BASED SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE? A cloud is a metaphor that is used to depict the notion of “Internet” and everything included in it. It includes websites, web services, protocols, machines, hosts, clients, etc. [4] Cloud computing in simple … Continue reading →

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PHP Function to extract anything between two tags

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Asim Imtiaz

Here’s a small snippet of code that I use very frequently when parsing out webpages or content for specific items. For example on any webpage you need to extract data which is present like this: <html><body><h1>ABC</h1>…. <!– A lot list … Continue reading →

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Hilarious – Windows Update Message (actual screenshot).

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Asim Imtiaz

I dont know if its me or this is actually very hilarious. I thought to update my windows vista and here is what it has to say: “To check for updates, you must first install an update for Windows update.” … Continue reading →

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Running Mac OSX on Windows XP / Vista

Posted on February 1, 2009 by Asim Imtiaz

Recently I have been trying to setup Mac OS X on Vista using a Virtual Machine. Thought to share the process for those of you curious minds out there. 1. Setting up VM – PearPC Download and extract PearPC from … Continue reading →

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News Break: Visualize Pakistan’s news

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Asim Imtiaz

“Humans can quickly understand the relative position of the different entities and their relationships in a picture. Interface designers can capitalize on this by shifting some of the cognitive load of information retrieval to the perceptual system. By appropriately coding … Continue reading →

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C# Windows Service for sending text messages (SMS) from a cell phone

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Asim Imtiaz

Last year we (the TeaBreak team) thought of holding a Hi-Tea event for bloggers in Pakistan. We agreed that it would a nice idea to ask bloggers RSVP online so that we can keep things in order. The event went … Continue reading →

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