Easyness
Most of us are not expert in spellings. There are words that we can't spell and there are times when we forget spellings of common words. At that time we are too shy to ask. So, we look it up in a dictionary or over the net. These aids are helpful when you know you are making a mistake of just one alphabet. But what if its more than one alphabet. Especially when the word contains 'ie' or 'ei'. Whether its 'ch' or 'tch'. You try your luck and use different alphabets to find the right spelling. Or you just end up using a synonym.
Alot of word processors and text editors contain spell checkers. I have used many programs with spell checking options but they are useless when you want to find the spelling that seems to have alphabets from a language that you can only find in museums.
But I have found something that is very helpful. Its the Spelling_Bee widget for Yahoo Widget program.
Here are few examples.
I have used five words. Two of them are misspellings. Worll and telavison. The other three are words with random alphabets. The intent here is to show you the number of options that you get with each entry.
Worll:
Conventional spell checkers = world, whorl, worldly, wool and will.
Spelling_Bee = Will, well, whorl, will, who'll, Woolly, Wall, wall, wool, Weill, world, we'll, Willa, Willi and Willy.
telavison:
Conventional spell checkers = television, televising and televisions.
Spelling_Bee = televising, television, televisor and televisors.
asdf:
Conventional spell checkers = ads, sad, aside, add and ad.
Spelling_Bee = ads, sad, ADO, add, ass, aside, asst, AD, AF, Ad, As, SD, SF, Sada and Sade.
lkjpoi:
Conventional spell checkers = kapok, kepi, kopi and okapi.
Spelling_Bee = Lippi, kepi, kapok, logic, okapi, lop, Kickapoo, Loki, Kippie, JP, KP, LP, loop, lope and Kipp.
itht:
Conventional spell checkers = tight, icth, tithe, tint and tilt.
Spelling_Bee = it ht, it-ht, ITT, that, itchy, tit, IT, It, it, thy, Itch, icth, tight, Otha and Otho.
Hand in hand
Ah ha!
I am Rs550, a quater sack of almonds and some apples, richer.
Yes it sure is Allah's help.
After Allah let me get insulted in front of you in case of WWDC and my Apple fanboy kind of optimism, It fulfilled the promise that It made with faithfuls, some fourteen hundred years ago.
I was sick. Cough and diarrhea. And I didn't wanted to ask for money, for medicine, from anyone other than Allah.
And I found It once again. It, the Allah.
My exercise weights and a bar were locked in the storeroom. I have been looking for the keys for few days now.
But it had to be when I needed It. Found them today.
"Nay. Those that keep their plighted faith and act aright verily Allah loves those who act aright." (3:76)
Justice
Pakistan government has blocked blogspot.com. And it only creates problems for those who want to help. People like me. And I had to find a way around it. And I am sure many have already done it.
Those who want to hurt and do wrong will do it any way. No one can compelety stop them. Its useless to use such tactics. Its useless to worry about what people are saying.
Rather than worrying about words, its FAR more profitable to convey your massege. Create a force that does only that.
Only knowledge and truth can fight ingnorance, arrogance and lies.
"Ye shall certainly be tried and tested in your possessions and in your personal selves; and ye shall certainly hear much that will grieve you from those who received the Book before you and from those who worship many gods. But if ye persevere patiently and guard against evil then that will be a determining factor in all affairs." (3:186)
Search, search and search
Had a nice meal. A chicken sandwich with ketchup. Nothing is as good as a nice meal. Heaven.
"And when Abraham said: My lord! Show me how Thou givest life to the dead, He said: Dost thou not believe? Abraham said: Yea, but (I ask) in order that my heart may be at ease. (His Lord) said: Take four of the birds and cause them to incline unto thee, then place a part of them on each hill, then call them, they will come to thee in haste. And know that Allah is Mighty, Wise." (2:260)
Today when I got the Rs550, I once again asked myself what to do with them. Should I spend them as my need dictates or should I spend them only on very important needs.
I had actually remembered the above verse and the thought, that the sense of security is also our need, make me think. If we have money that we can spend, this gives us peace of mind.
But in Quran Allah also says that the disbelievers only select the verses they like and leave the rest.
I did not wanted to be a disbeliever.
In Quran we are ordered to spend to make our lives easier. And if we stop ourselves from fulfilling all of our just needs, we will be putting ourselves in difficulty. And unnecessary hardship, is too, a sin.
The above verse guides us to a fact that we humans can not believe without seeing the proof. That blind faith will only mislead us.
And when we will test Allah we will see that It keeps Its promises. It really does provides. All we have to do is to try as much as is easy for us, and the proof will come. And that proof is enough to give us that sense of security or that peace of mind which the whole world is seeking in idols.
Idols like sculptures, money, relations, fame, status and the future of their loved ones. Believe in such idols is due to the weakness of the believe in the one true God.
Joke
A married woman was having a passionate affair with an inspector from a pest-control company. One afternoon they were carrying on in the bedroom together when her husband arrived home unexpectedly.
"Quick," said the woman to her lover, "into the closet!" She pushed him into the closet stark naked.
The husband, however, became suspicious and after a search of the bedroom discovered the man in the closet. "Who are you?" he asked him.
"I'm an inspector from Bugs-B-Gone," said the exterminator.
"What are you doing in there?" the husband asked.
"I'm investigating a complaint about an infestation of moths," the man replied.
"And where are your clothes?" asked the husband.
The man looked down at himself and said, ......
"Well those Little bastards!"
Joke
There was a guy sitting at a bar, just staring at his glass.
A truck carrying liquor arrives. The trucker comes in, orders a drink and says to the bartender, "Lookit that guy over there. He won't drink his beer. I'll go drink it 4 'im."
He walks over to the man, grabs his glass and gulps the drink down.
The man starts crying, and the trucker says "Ah, ya dum' bloke! bartender, get this loser a drink!"
The man replies, "No,no,no, it's not that! First, I fell asleep at work again, so my boss fired me, then, while I was heading home my car broke down, so I had to walk home.
Then my wife said, 'I don't want you so please leave.'
Then I came here and wasted all my money drinking, and there you go drinking my POISON!!!"
O'TanoKey, its my blog's life. 8 August
Praying
So no tablet, phone or a new iPod from Apple.
I wanted that to happen. But after the initial disappointment, I was glad that it didn't happened.
It might be possible that I might be there among the common attendees, aweing and clapping, welcoming the Apple tablet and the Apple phone into this world. Don't know when that will happen.
BTW, I thought that the Time Machine, Space and the ToDo thing in Mail was nice.
Though, Apple, I still say that, you got to redesign Mac Pro's looks. Its butt-ugly. But the processors and the four PCI slots, they are definitely productive.
And I am not giving up that easily. I wish I had these devices already and it is pretty obvious that Steve Jobs does not agrees with me.
: )
But I would still say that the tablet and the phone are ready. And I am waiting.
Innocence
A child was left behind. Why? Becuause he is very active and just can't sit quietly.
Back home he and one of his friends broke a dish that belong to his aunt's mother in law.
Don't know who's fault it was. Both boys blame each other.
The mothers are angry and taking sides of their children.
I would like to comment on this scenario.
First of all, that child should have not been left back home while his other brother and sister were going with his mother. A great injustice. If you give birth to more than one child, please deal with them justly. Give all of them the same right and treatment.
Children are children. If they don't do mischief, then who will. There is no use scolding them. Instead guide them. Teach them with words and with examples what is the right thing to do.
If you stop them from doing some thing wrong and they cry, let them. Don't give in. They can't cry forever. Learn to ignore them. They should not learn that crying will solve their problems.
If you yelled at them or got angry at them earlier, ask their forgiveness and kindly tell them why they shouldn't do what they were about to do or did. And also explain to them what alternative action they should have taken and why.
Be patient.
And please be happy in little. One child should be enough in most cases.
O'TanoKey, its my blog's life. 6 August
Experience
My mother and my grandma have tried to break me. Tried to get me to eat from home. My grandma asked my forgiveness, but I did not forgave her. She even wants to give me some of her property. But I don't want anything from her. Not until she changes her ways.
"Whatever ye are given (in this world) is a convenience of this Life: but that which is with Allah is better and more lasting: (it is) for those who believe and put their trust in their Lord; Those who avoid the greater crimes and shameful deeds and when they are angry even then forgive; Those who hearken to their Lord and establish regular prayer; who (conduct) their affairs by mutual Consultation; who spend out of what We bestow on them for Sustenance; And those who when an oppressive wrong is inflicted on them (are not cowed but) help and defend themselves. The recompense for an injury is an injury equal thereto (in degree): but if a person forgives and makes reconciliation His reward is due from Allah: for (Allah) loveth not those who do wrong. But indeed if any do help and defend themselves after a wrong (done) to them against such there is no cause of blame. The blame is only against those who oppress men with wrong-doing and insolently transgress beyond bounds through the land defying right and justice: for such there will be a Penalty grievous. But indeed if any show patience and forgive that would truly be an exercise of courageous will and resolution in the conduct of affairs." (42:36-43)
Forgiveness is a far more better thing than revenge. But as I have said earlier, it all depends on whether you can forget the harm that was done to you or not.
I have forgiven them numerous times before but even then they kept hurting me.
Even now I am willing to forgive them but before that I want to see that they have changed their ways. I am not going to give them another chance to hurt me. Its Allah's order that I take care of myself.
"But Allah was not going to send them a penalty whilst thou wast amongst them; nor was He going to send it whilst they could ask for pardon." (8:33)
Forgiveness from the faithfuls, Friendship of the faithfuls and no punishment from Allah is only possible when the wrong doers ask for forgiveness and want to change their ways.
No one will be forgiven if they wish to continue commiting sins.
Science
Most poeple around me tell me that women should not be dealt severely. That women are weak. Even women think like that.
I think of myself as a human first and a man later. And thats how I see every one else. Thats how I deal with every one else. It all depends on the situation. Justice.
In Islam men and women are not equal. This does not mean that women are slaves or in some way inferior. Its just that men, women and the human from the other sex are all made different. Each sex has its own place and importance. We are here to perform some tasks that are common to us all and perform tasks that are just for one sex.
If you are a believer, you are not expected to disobey. You are expected to understand. Thats the reason why Allah orders us to go and see how It originated creation. To go and see what the people before us did and what Allah did to them.
It wants us to learn by doing research. Because it is through this learning that we will be able to see Allah's signs and only then we will be able to accept Allah without seeing It. It is only through this learning that we will understand It's orders.
Its human nature to observe, test and only then accept. And the Creator knows that.
O'TanoKey, its my blog's life. 5 August
Global Village
Welcome to the man who found truth through the StumbleUpon extension in Firefox.
O'TanoKey, its my blog's life. 4 August
Joke
An elderly husband and wife noticed that they were beginning to forget many little things around the house. They were afraid that this could be dangerous, as one of them may accidentally forget to turn off the stove and thus cause a fire. So, they decided to go see their doctor to get some help. Their physician told them that many people their age find it useful to write themselves little notes as reminders. The elderly couple thought this sounded wonderful, and left the doctor's office very pleased with the advice.
When they got home, the wife said, "Honey, will you please go to the kitchen and get me a dish of ice cream? And why don't you write that down so you won't forget?"
"Nonsense," said the husband, "I can remember a dish of ice cream!"
"Well," said the wife, "I'd also like some strawberries on it. You better write that down, because I know you'll forget."
"Don't be silly," replied the husband. "A dish of ice cream and some strawberries. I can remember that!"
"OK, dear, but I'd like you to put some whipped cream on top. Now you'd really better write it down now. You'll forget," said the wife.
"Come now, my memory's not all that bad," said the husband. "No problem, a dish of ice cream with strawberries and whipped cream."
With that, the husband shut the kitchen door behind him. The wife could hear him getting out pots and pans, and making some noise inconsistent with his preparing a dish of ice cream, strawberries, and whipped cream. He emerged from the kitchen about 15 minutes later.
Walking over to his wife, he presented her with a plate of bacon and eggs. The wife took one look at the plate, glanced up at her husband and said, "Hey, where's the toast?"
Joke
A Doctor was addressing a large audience in Tampa. "The material we put into our stomachs is enough to have killed most of us sitting here, years ago.
Red meat is awful. Soft drinks corrode your stomach lining. Chinese food is loaded with MSG. High fat diets can be disastrous, and none of us realizes the long-term harm caused by the germs in our drinking water. But there is one thing that is the most dangerous of all and we all have, or will, eat it. Can anyone here tell me what food it is that causes the most grief and suffering for years after eating it?"
After several seconds of quiet, a 75-year-old man in the front row raised his hand, and softly said, "Wedding Cake."
Joke
A man staggered home late after another evening with his drinking buddies. Shoes in his left hand to avoid waking his wife. He tiptoed as quietly as he could to the staircase to their upstairs bedroom, but misjudged the bottom step in the darkened entryway. As he caught himself by grabbing the banister, his body swung around and he landed heavily on his rump.
A whiskey bottle in each back pocket broke and made the landing especially painful. Managing to suppress a yelp, the man sprung up, pulled down his pants, and examined his lacerated and bleeding cheeks in the mirror of a nearby darkened hallway.
He then managed to find a large full box of Band-Aids before proceeding to place a patch as best he could on each place he saw blood. After hiding the now almost empty box, he managed to shuffle and stumble his way to bed.
In the morning, the man awoke with searing pain in his head and butt and his wife staring at him from across the room. She said, and I quote "You were drunk again last night." Forcing himself to ignore his agony, he looked meekly at her and replied, "Now hon, why would you say such a mean thing?"
She said, "It could be the open front door, it could be the broken glass at the bottom of the stairs, it could be the drops of blood trailing through the house, it could be your bloodshot eyes, but mostly....it's all those Band-Aids stuck on the downstairs mirror.
Joke
I woke up early, feeling depressed because it was my birthday, and I thought, "I'm another year older," but decided to make the best of it. So I showered and shaved, knowing when I went down to breakfast my wife would greet me with a big kiss and say, "Happy birthday, dear." All smiles, I went in to breakfast, and there sat my wife, reading her newspaper, as usual. She didn't say one word. So I got myself a cup of coffee, made some toast and thought to myself, "Oh well, she forgot. The kids will be down in a few minutes, smiling and happy, and they will sing 'Happy Birthday' and have a nice gift for me." There I sat, enjoying my coffee, and I waited. Finally, the kids came running into the kitchen, yelling, "Give me a slice of toast! I'm late! Where is my coat? I'm going to miss the bus!" Feeling more depressed than ever, I left for the office.
When I walked into the office, my secretary greeted me with a great big smile and a cheerful "Happy birthday, boss." She then asked if she could get me some coffee. Her remembering my birthday made me feel a whole lot better.
Later in the morning, my secretary knocked on my office door and said, "Since it's your birthday, why don't we have lunch together?" Thinking it would make me feel better, I said, "That's a good idea." So we locked up the office, and since it was my birthday, I said, "Why don't we drive out of town and have lunch in the country instead of going to the usual place?" So we drove out of town and went to a little out-of-the-way inn and had a couple of martinis and a nice lunch. We started driving back to town, when my secretary said, "Why don't we go to my place, and I will fix you another martini." It sounded like a good idea, since we didn't have much to do in the office. So we went to her apartment, and she fixed us some martinis. After a while, she said, "If you will excuse me, I think I will slip into something more comfortable," and she left the room.
In a few minutes, she opened her bedroom door and came out carrying a big birthday cake. Following her were my wife and all my kids. And there I sat with nothing on but my socks.
O'TanoKey, its my blog's life. 2 August
Justice
It has been raining since yesterday and streets of Karachi are full of water. Yesterday my sisters wanted to go and meet one of our relatives and man it took us a long time to get there. The roads were almost blocked due to all that water.
Islam orders us to make our lives esier. And wants us to spend as much as is needed to live an easier life.
Karachi is a city where rain only comes down for a week or two, if it ever comes. Because of that the government has not taken any measures in that direction.
I think it should.
I live in an area that is designed only for non-comercial buildings. By law no one is allowed to build apartments in this area. Obviously, since the area is for houses and not buildings, the electricity is provided only for houses.
But unfortunately there are about a dozen or so apartment buildings. The authorities have taken action against them but only to the point where they could force the builders in submitting big bribes.
These apartments suck electric power so much that the tranformers can't take it and they stop working. And because of that we have to suffer power outage. And during the rains it becomes even more problematic and KESC(Karachi Electric Supply Cooperation) just shuts down all the power.
A drainage system on the sides of our roads and electricity is our need. It does not matter how small the need is and how big the expense would be. Its a need and it should be fulfilled.
Give the authority to KESC to cut the supply of the house or building that is using electricity illegally. Using more power than what they deserve is also illegal. If needed, support them with police.
I know that the government is trying to improve the situation because of that I would like someone to look into it. I am hopeful that with time this too will be taken care of.
Teamwork
Yesterday when I was going back after dropping my sisters at my aunt's place, there was a truck that had been turned over. The driver of the car ahead of me just stopped his car and started looking at the truck. All the cars behind him had to stop because of that. When I came upto him I asked him if it was his truck that he was so concerned about it that he doesn't cares about the cars behind him. He got angry and said yes it was, now what will I do. While moving on I told him to go and pick it up.
I guess that made him really angry and he came after me and stopped me. He started using foul language. Wanted to beat the hell out of me. Repeatedly I told him that he should watch his tongue. That it was his fault and I only wanted him to do the right thing. But I think he misunderstood my not-that-aggressive attitude. He thought I was afraid of him.
When it really was too much for me I told him to do what ever he can. In Quran Allah oreders us to tell our enemies to do what ever they want. That we should not fear them. That only the friends of Allah will win.
And thats exactly what happened. When I said that he can do what ever he want, I won't leave, his face changed colors. That tongue of his was tied behind his lips. All he could do after that was breath faster. He knew I was some one who won't be afraid of him. Allah made him afraid of me.
Thats the power of our Allah. Follow It and you will not regret.
Heaven
In Quran Allah says that It's help comes after when the faithfuls are insulted. I was insulted by that driver. Yes It's help did came and that driver ran away.
And there was more.
I have already told that I have never bought or touched an Apple product, a tablet/UMPC/MPC or a smartphone.
Yesterday it happened.
I never thought this would happen this way but it did.
It was made to happen that way. Because I deserve it. Because I am the best. It is in love with me.
Going back towards my house, I saw that shop that sells Apple products. I have seen it before many times but never went into it. I don't like window shopping if I can't buy.
Yesterday, I was all tired because of the traffic and I was stuck in the traffic just infront of that shop. And I thought since I am stuck here why not park the car and go ask the price of the nano? Or may be go and touch them?
At the door the guard stopped me since I didn't looked that rich. I was afraid of that. He looked at me as if I was there to rob. I was hurt. Thank God, I later found out that the shop was just an Apple's authorized reseller's shop and not an Apple store.
But I did went in there and yes I am in love. No, not with the machines or the name but with quality. With looks. With easyness. With fulfilling our needs. With Allah.
I touched the 30GB iPod.
It was white.
It was smaller than what I had imagined.
It was lighter.
It was right there on my palm.
Can you see that? There, right there, was the iPod.
Can you feel the feeling? Can you?
It was unbelievable.
It was a dream come true.
Then there was that thing known as HiFi. Yes it was there. So was the MacbookPro and the Mighty Mouse. And then I sat infront of the 20" iMac and just couldn't get up. That bar or the Dock at the bottom just wont let me go. It was so sexy. The way it curled and curved. Every time I moved my hand over it, it would raise itself, showing its pleasure. Making me feel important and loved. The movement of those icons was so smooth. It was flattering. I was impressed.
And there was Firefox installed on it.
Now I know why Apple's user base swear by their toys.
Now I know why every one should be a diehard Apple fanboy.
Now I know.
Target
Probably most of you know about this but I still wanted talk about this.
My favorite bodybuilding and movies star, presented British Prime Minister Tony Blair with a black 60GB iPod, with a leather case and it was preloaded with about hundred or so songs about California.
The engraving said,
"Presented to the Right Honorable Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California."
And they both agree on Stem cell research and Global warming. May Allah help them.
I wonder what President Bush thought when he found out that Arnold has presented Tony with an iPod and offered the role of Terminator in Terminator 4.
I think this is a very good move by Arnold. It will help him and Apple too.
BTW, no one from the White house attended the Blair, Schwarzenegger meeting on climate change.
But I am confused, didn't the white house thought it was giving the impression that it wanted to save humanity by not supporting stem cell research?
Jihad
So Mel Gibson is having problem getting rid of Alcoholism.
I know that most of my readers are non-muslims. I know that they want to change.
But remember change should be allowed to come when you are ready. Not before that.
Don't blame yourself if you make a mistake. Mistakes are like steps in the right direction.
Pray for God to help you. If you are the righteous, you will not end up wrong. Allah will help you. It is Allah's promise for the faithfuls.
If you WANT to stop yourself from sins and you do try, then just start believing that you can not go wrong. It will help you. Protect you from sins. Guide you to heaven. Just be at peace with yourself. If you haven't overcome a bad habit, you will. The only reason is that you are not ready yet.
As far as Mel goes, he is a strong man. He wants to help. He will be helped. But he must not let this incident dishearten him. He should keep going and not worry about the future.
Its the present that counts. Because one day the future will become present too.
Just hold on.
O'TanoKey, its my blog's life. 1 August
MAC Touch
So Apple has released a bluetooth Mighty Mouse.
Come on Apple, in this age and time, I think you can do better. Fine, I agree that some still use mouse or may be many but hey lets get rid of this RSI loving device or atleast make it an optional thing from the past.
I mean with all these tablets and smartphones, touch screen is the thing to go.
Apple, come on, use touch screen for you iMacs. At least for the 20" ones. That would be cool. That would be futuristic.
That remote is definitely a good idea.
Though I would like to use the bluetooth Mighty Mouse. See if it can bring me back on a mouse. To operate my HP Compaq Presario 2500 laptop, I have been using the touchpad with an IBM keyboard for the past two years.
I like the idea of that 360 degree scroll feature and the use of just the index finger for right and left clicks. Don't know how that side button would feel.