₦airaland Forum

eastcoast is going the way of authors, write a book about to become a millionaire and sell it to make millions.

dissing made me and some folks here famous, just might try other methods. snazzy, can i borrow your picture for my profile.

top posters, can u do an "airtime" transfer of post count?

hey sbu how r u doing? could not read dat skima guy.

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to the house, rank your databases/database engines 1 to 10, with 1 being the best (include uncommon ones too, if you feel they meet the list, dont forget, your OS and usage matters in your listing)

engaging, then disengaging, then engaging.

watched it a second time, yet i dont feel i missed much when i slept.

watched d film, was disappointed, actually slept about mid way into the film the beginning was ok, end was ok, but the mid aspect - way too dull.

sendo does not have FM hardware, so you cant enable it.

2cantango:
Lol Seun should be happy to have his face on the t-shirts that the females will be wearing - it'll be the only time in his life that he'll find his face that close to so many breasts

wicked!!

its the message that goes with the face.

streetlife = Expert Swami
africanboy = Amazing Leader (hope Seun will see this )

more designs

got some new designs. need a shirt call me 08023666569, or email me on my profile page.

PHCN is starting a promo to reward loyal customers. First prize is a 15kva generator.

imagine, on yahoo! how many people will read that and immediately form opinions about 9ja

trumic, i will send u d file now

tundeajiba:
Hi u try tibco ide for ajax yet. I think u will prefer it morfik
www.tibco.com

for some funny reason, reading about tibco, it does not interest me. i still prefer www.activewidgets.com and zpsuite, then i will do manual coding

prodgalson:
Not trying to downplay your excitement, but that's not noteworthy, oh.
I built an exact clone of the gmail interface in 1 week, using the Google
web toolkit for AJaX.


. . . prodgalson
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but GWT is for JAVA programmers alone! correct me if I am wrong.


wheareas Morfik gives you a choice 4 languages - Pascal (Delphi), Basic, C# and Java

mrlawng:
@african boy


You know enoila fayose a.k.a Iya?

I was just going to refer him to the same person. We are childhood friends. I learnt of his business when i met up with him in lagos last year.

yeah he is my client

As we probably know, AJAX is not a technology, but a fusion of existing technologies. Existing scripting languages can be used to develop AJAX based applications, but it is "difficult". Imagine having to write 2000 lines of code for a simple login page. Definitely not interesting, but Morfik proposes a "drag-and-drop" approach with minimal coding to enable developers build Rich Internet Applications in the shortest time possible. A review on their site (I think in one of the manuals) stated that a clone of the Gmail Webmail interface was built by two developers in two months.

I have downloaded the beta and tried it out, and truly it is impressive. I am definitely going to purchase a purchase a full version when it is out. If I can build a web based application and deploy on our intranet,

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prodgalson:
Or do you mean that all the hype is about webserver scripting langugages
(asp+php), and people are ignoring the technology we can use for the
experience on the client level (browser) ?

A lot of developers in Nigeria are not even aware of AJAX
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Zahymaka:
While Ajax can be used to develop software, it still requires a server to process the requests. Contrary to your opinion, a lot of people have already started using Ajax with PHP, JSP and Asp.NET.

Morfik comes with an embedded Apache Server and Firebird Database engine that can be embedded in your projects. You can also use a Server and Database Technology of your choice.



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Right now, am going ahead to learn Morfik Basic and Morfik Pascal. (others can learn Morfik Java and Morfik C#)

generate you numbers and save them in excel

Because of the noise in Nigeria about the two major web development languages - namely ASP and PHP, many of us have been blinded to the fact that there are other technologies that can be utilised for development. I came across Morfik a couple of months ago, and they just released a demo of the program.

If you have a Gmail account, I am sure you must be impressed by the [Ajax] interface. All I can say is that this application [morfik] allows you to build apps with similar interfaces. They even include a sample emulating the Gmail interface. Worth checking out guys!

www.morfik.com

I wrote a software for a client of mine who prints Scratch Cards, cards in his portfolio include
- JAMB
- NECO
- School Portals based on Socketworks, GPS Portal
- SaveMyContacts

and a host of others

The company's name is O'Naphtali Limited, his name is Eniola Fayose and his number is 08023120509.

Tell him you were referred by Demola

3 Nigerian pastors were asked how they give their money to God
- Yoruba pastor: I draw a circle and stand in it, i throws the money up, anyone that lands inside is for me, outside is for God
- Hausa pastor: I draw a line, stand on it and throw the money up, anyone that lands in front is for me and behind is for God
- Ibo pastor: I dont waste money buying chalk, I stand anywhere and throw the money up, anyone that God catches is for Him anyone that lands is for me.


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you think Nigerian Naira has no value? try and carry 1,000 Naira in 1 Naira coins.

http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-502096-nigeria_introduction-i;_ylt=AvVTJBCqXdfG2wnsrXRiPWEYGGoL


Although Things Fall Apart, the classic novel by Nigeria's Chinua Achebe, was written about a crisis in the country during the early 20th century when the missionaries arrived, the title could be applied to current conditions. Inflation and corruption are rampant, riots and strikes are frequent, and the nation's infrastructure is in tatters from plunder by past governments. Travel can be a stressful ordeal, stalled by inconvenience, inefficiency and shakedowns -- by police and militia as well as freelance operators.

Despite the country's substantial oil and mineral deposits, prosperity is far out of the reach of most of its people. The new civilian government, led by President Olusegun Obasanjo, has had some success reducing Nigeria's endemic corruption and improving working conditions. But the country still has an awfully long road ahead of it.

Nigeria has never been the most pleasant West African country to visit. It's dirty and hectic, and the Nigerians are known among other African peoples for their aggressiveness -- it is said that the whole country has a Type A personality. Unlike some other developing nations, where you might risk your life for stunning natural beauty or unusual cultural artifacts, the only superlative you'll hear about Nigeria is that Lagos is the world's ugliest and most chaotic city. Nigeria's one true bright spot is its wonderfully ebullient music -- which you'll probably enjoy more in the comfort of your home than in Lagos' dangerous nightclubs.

Information by Northstar Travel Media LLC

Fact:

The Priory of Sion—a European secret society founded in 1099—is a real organization. In 1975 Paris’s Bibliothèque Nationale discovered parchments known as Les Dossiers Secrets, identifying numerous members of the Priory of Sion, including Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, and Leonardo da Vinci.
The Vatican prelature known as Opus Dei is a deeply devout Catholic sect that has been the topic of recent controversy due to reports of brainwashing, coercion, and a dangerous practice known as “corporal mortification.” Opus Dei has just completed construction of a $47 million World Headquarters at 243 Lexington Avenue in New York City.
All descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents, and secret rituals in this novel are accurate.

even Dan Brown claims this to be the only fact in the book. otherwise, it is FICTION!

they still havent done it with phones, so why do you think they could do better with PCs, considering the fact that i see they have going to have similar concepts

i actually mean "hacking", but i believe some pple wold take it wrongly!

what tips and tricks do you know that could help people use nairaland better?

the book is listed under fiction. why d f**k are people letting it change their beliefs?

[size=18pt]its fiction! not to be taken seriously[/size]

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I want to start a thread on getting the most out of Nairaland. Some might call it _______.

thats funny, but it seems women always brag about
- having d babies
- being the one to "give" it to men
- make most noise when they are single parents

but seriously, women do try but better than men? lets close this thread

computers will expire? no comment, read this article

http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20060522/tc_pcworld/125822

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Microsoft is starting up trials of pay-as-you-go PCs in underdeveloped nations as a way to give residents of those countries more access to low-cost computers.
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Microsoft will provide the prepaid PCs in retail outlets in Brazil, Mexico, Russia, India, and China beginning this week, said Mike Wickstrand, director of product management for Microsoft's market expansion group.

These PCs will be built using a technology called FlexGo, developed by Microsoft and its partners. FlexGo is a combination of hardware and software that enables PCs to be sold and used on a pay-as-you-go basis, much like wireless phones, Wickstrand said.

A user will buy a PC for about half the normal retail price and, in exchange, will be given a certain amount of time on the system. The computers have metering technology built in that tracks a user's time and alerts them when they are running low on time.

As time begins to run out, the PC will shut down certain functionality, going into "reserve mode" so a user knows to buy more usage time. Users can buy this time over the Internet or through prepaid cards. If usage time runs out completely on a FlexGo PC, the technology locks the machine until a user buys a new card.

The FlexGo PCs were inspired by the success of prepaid cellular phones in countries where people may not have credit cards or predictable income streams, Wickstrand said. In India alone, there were 5 million prepaid cell phones five years ago; today there are more than 90 million, and that number is growing every month, he said.
Windows Around the World

Microsoft has been looking for new ways to sell Windows in emerging markets for some time now. Many see the company's push in these markets as a way to stave off competition from inexpensive open-source technologies that threaten Windows revenue growth.

Brazil will be the first country to sell the PCs. Microsoft had quietly tested FlexGo pay-as-you-go PCs in Brazil last year, selling them in a national retailer Magazine Luiza. The other countries will follow Brazil with rollouts in the next two months, Wickstrand said.

The PCs, which will cost about the equivalent of $300, will be available at various local retail outlets in each country. However, the PCs are technologically equivalent to a machine that would cost about $600 in the U.S., Wickstrand said.

"Customers pay a lower amount for the PC up front because they have to keep purchasing [usage time]," he said.

Partners that have worked with Microsoft to design the FlexGo PCs in the current round of trials include Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, Infineon Technologies, Lenovo Group, Phoenix Technologies, and Transmeta, Wickstrand said.

Manufacturers building the FlexGo PCs are Lenovo in China and India; First International Computer in Brazil; Excimir D.M. in Russia; and Avatar in Mexico.
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