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Windows Live Messenger 8.1 Beta kicks off
Received the following in e-mail today:
Messenger Beta Tester,
We are pleased to inform you that the Windows Live Messenger 8.1 has started. We are delighted to have you on board once again and look forward to getting your feedback about the latest version of Windows Live Messenger.
Go to http://connect.microsoft.com and you will see all of the information you need to get started. Be sure to read all of the instructions and other information. It is important that you understand this information in order for you to successfully beta test this product. Additionally, there is important information about contests we will be running during the beta giving you a chance to win cool prizes!
If you have any questions or issues, you can contact the Windows Live Messenger Beta Team and xxxxxxx@microsoft.com.
Happy Testing!
The Windows Live Messenger Beta Team
Will download it later today and see wat’s new with it. It’s initial stage now so I don’t think there will be much changes from the current Live Messenger.
USB Cooker!
Just saw this. Amazing! LOL!!!
http://www.isnichwahr.de/redirect15109.html
Frustrated
Frustrated because I needed something for computer and I am not able to find it in whole Pakistan. Frustrated because there is no website on the Internet with computer hardware which will ship to Pakistan or even accept Pakistani credit card. Frustrated because the “BASIC” hardware like Motherboard and RAM which I want to get is not available in Pakistan!
Frustrated because “Western Union” has listed a Bank in our city saying it will also SEND MONEY but when I visited the said Bank. They said we don’t have this facility and that Western Union guys are mistaken. Frustrated, frustrated, frustrated because of other things too which I am not making public so shoo away :p, LOL, ok wait wait, first comment then do as you wish.
This money related transactions are really very serious issue with me. If not any thing else, why not accept Pakistani credit cards online? My brother was in UK and he was able to use the Pakistani credit card for shopping there freely even on Internet there! But look at these huge Companies like Paypal and Western Union. Paypal does not offer their services for Pakistan and Western Union according to them DOES but I doubt how many AGENT locations they have mentioned on their website for Pakistan will be actually receiving and sending money through them.
I do not understand this behaviour from such companies. This is no more year 1999 where credit card fraud can be done easily. This is 2006 damn it! We have to call every time we make an online transaction by credit card for our own safety. This option can be removed forever but brother will not remove it and he is right by doing so. Whenever we want to make an online transaction we can just call them, they take our details and activate it. Even if a hacker has all information, it will be useless for him because the credit card without online activation will not be accepted anywhere, not even for verification purposes!
As far as terrorism is concerned, this has nothing to do with terrorism. Am I paying a terrorist in USA if I want to buy some computer products? Those who have made mind of sending money for illegal purposes will do it anyways. No one will be able to stop them, then why make US suffer? I am even told by someone that even if you make a bank draft for within Pakistan the bank guys ask alot of questions regarding whom are you sending this money to and why. He told me a funny incident where he wanted to send a bank draft for a magazine subscription to Karachi. They were three hundred rupees only, around five US dollars and he was questioned such stupidly by the guys there plus they did not even know a jack about a popular magazine in Pakistan. If they decide to ask questions then they should also have a list on hand atleast of such things like a magazine for example but oh well…
BTW, the 150 year old Western Union does not even have an online helpdesk or online e-mail address for cases like mine or for complaints. Just look at this page of theirs.
https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/helpContactUs.asp?country=PK
They only have e-mail addresses for “Media Relations” and “Investor Relations”. Where is the customer support or may be it has got something to do with the “PK” ahead of COUNTRY.
In The Line of Fire: A Memoir of General Pervez Musharraf
Anybody heard about it? I never knew he was doing any thing such until few days ago. I read on BBC’s website I think. They actually said something like it might turn out to be a “Best Seller”. Not that I am a big fan of him but I have placed order for it. I received a newsletter from Liberty Books, the online book shop of Pakistan about pre-order for the book in title. So I placed an order. The cost of this book is not very cheap. He should have thought about selling it a little cheap so the ordinary Pakistanis could buy it oh and I hope he has planned to release an Urdu version of it too. But I guess he has to show it to Mr. Bush first?
Anyways…You can pre-order “In The Line of Fire: A Memoir of General Pervez Musharraf” here with a 15% discount as of today:
Liberty Books
They accept Credit Card, Bank Drafts, Pay Order and Cash on Delivery (in Karachi only I think). So go ahead with it if you are interested. I am looking forward to read it…
Blogspot blocked again!
So it’s true I think that when we hear a happy thing or know a happy thing we should not let everyone know too s00n because if you do then the happy thing might leave you. Well, it’s true for my self regarding the happiness of “BLOGSPOT” being unblocked in Pakistan. Yeah you guys commented and it’s blocked YET again. I don’t know what the hell is going on in their minds. Perhaps Musharraf wanted to check out something on Blogspot so it was unblocked for a few hours. Geez. I did not know Musharraf can use Internet.
So what can his e-mail address Be? Any guesses? He has got a site dedicated to him @ http://www.presidentofpakistan.gov.pk/. It’s a shame though. It is supposed to be, “President of Pakistan” website. It should about all the Presidents in the past, they were not any good though but still. I mean to say the website is more about “MUSHARRAF” than “PRESIDENT OF PAKISTAN”. If you know where I am going…There is a section, ASK THE PRESIDENT and someone has replied there too which the site claims as Musharraf. Musharraf or not I know one thing, I do not see any questions and answers posted after September 2005. Any guesses as why can this happen? It’s another shame that we do not have a website for our Prime Minister. He is not such a great thing too or we did not have HEROES in the past really except a few selected ones but oh well…
Musharraf Musharraf. Present this to Supreme Court so they block my sit3 too! C’mon man. You won’t l0s3 any thing. I can gain alot though. The sites which are blocked, are supposed to get blocked but instead they become popular when people come to know what site is banned. They are always curious to see what might there be on the website. I am gonna write to PTA about this Blogspot getting blocked and unblocked. Let’s see what happens.
Blogspot unblocked in Pakistan!
I was able to visit Blogspot sites without using any Anonymouser scripts or proxies yesterday. I think the Government has decided to allow blogspot after so many months. Congrats to all users of Pakistan for it. Well, it has been lifted as silently as they implented it. I hope it’s not temporary or the Admin guy forgot to put it or something like that and that it will remain like this forever now.
All the Pakistanis who were previously not able to access Blogspot due to Government’s ban, if you are still not able to access Blogspot then please do let me know here. It’s not any sort of joke. I am able to access Blogspot without using any proxies.
Enj0y!
