2008-03-30

Wedding Invitation

Wedding Invitation

This what happens if your mother writes the Wedding Invitation.
I got this by email

2008-03-29

Convert Youtube Videos to MP3

VidToMP3

Ever seen a great video on youtube and wish you could have it on your MP3 player to listen to that song forever or until you get sick of it?

Well I found a Video to MP3 site that does just that, it is called VidtoMP3.com

You take the videos link from youtube (or myspace, even though I never go there) and put it on vidtomp3.com and after a few seconds, you download the MP3.

I just tried it with this really cool interpretation of Billy Jean sung on American Idol by David Cook.



and I got:





Impressive.

2008-03-28

Saving Water and Junk Mail

I get a lot of junk mail lying on my front gate at home. I usually collect it all and throw it directly in the trash bin sitting on my pavement. If I need some restaurant menu or special offers, I always go to my favorite site Kuwait Paper Dump to get the latest glossy menu and phone numbers for the different take out restaurant and services in Kuwait. I don't need to clutter my house with more paper. Many thanks to the Kuwait Paper Dump team for providing such great service.

Anyway, I am drifting off topic, I picked up one of the random envelopes sitting on my doorstep and it seemed unusually thick and heavy. I opened it and I found a packaged set of water flow restirctors with instructions on how to install them at the back of the box. The package is sponsored by the Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research and the Ministry of Electricity and Water.

Because of this free gift, I promise:

  • I will not waste water anymore.

  • I will not wash the 7osh (outside area) with a water hose but instead sweep it with a broom.

  • I will use only 1 bucket of water to wash the car instead of a water hose.

  • I will install an irrigation system for the plants outside instead of dumping the hose there and coming a few hours later.


Here are pictures of the package I found:

Save Water from KISR - Front

Save Water from KISR - Back

Youtube Analytics

Youtube just added a cool new feature that allows you to see the number of hits your posted videos got over time. It also shows geographically where the hits came from.

If you post videos on youtube you can get it by clicking on Account -> Videos, Favorites, & Playlists -> next to the video you want to get stats on clicking on the "About this video" button.

Here are some stats on one of my videos that I posted a long time ago:

Youtube Analytics

To see the video, you can find it here. If you are interested in all my videos you can go to my Youtube page.

2008-03-26

Dubai on Fire



(click on picture to enlarge)


This morning a warehouse in Dubai storing illegal fireworks caught fire causing a massive fire.

Video here:



Article here

2008-03-25

Hellboy 2 - Coming Soon

Hellboy is a story full of freaks, mysterious plots and fight to save the world events. I saw Hellboy a few years ago and it was an amazing movie.

Hellboy is a creature summoned in the final months of World War II by Grigori Rasputin, on Tarmagant Island, a small isle just off the coast of Scotland, having been commissioned by the Nazis to change the tide of war ("Project Ragna Rok"). He appeared in a fireball in a ruined church in East Bromwich, England, on December 23, 1944. Hellboy proved not to be a devil, but a little devil-like creature with red skin, horns, a tail, and a large stone right hand — hence the name given by Professor Trevor Bruttenholm.
aken by the U.S. forces to an Air Force base somewhere in New Mexico, Hellboy was raised by the United States Army and by the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (BPRD), a U.S. government agency dedicated to combating occult threats.
source Wikipedia.


Now Hellboy 2 - The Golden Army is due in July this year. Here is the trailer:



Here is the trailer for Hellboy 1, if you have not seen it.

2008-03-16

Four Armies

North Korean Army
North Korean Army

French Foreign Legion
French Foreign Legion (Légion étrangère)

Ukraine Army
Ukraine Army

Arab Army
Arab Army

Which one would you fight?
Which one do you want to join?

2008-03-15

Shorty I could take you there

This song is stuck in my head. I can't get rid if it. Presenting Sean Kingston with Take you there:

Spy Hunter

Remember spy hunter, that old arcade game with the Peter Gunn soundtrack?

Here is a cool ad from Pontiac on that same theme.




Oh, and I was unavailable for the last few days so I could not post anything. Here is a little hint on where I went:

View of Sea

2008-03-02

My Macbook Air is here

I just received my Macbook air. Here are a few pics, now I got to go play work on my new Macbook.

Macbook Air in Box

Macbook Air against Rubik's cube

Side View