Four years ago, I built my desktop computer. Now it was getting a bit long in the tooth, so I decided to upgrade some of its parts. Motherboard: From Abit IP35E to Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 Processor: From Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 to Intel Core i7-2600 Memory: From 2x1GB PC2-6400 DDR2 to 2x4GB PC3-14900 DDR3 DVD… Continue reading Computer Upgrade
Category: Internet
Google Urdu Tools
Google Translate can now translate from and to 57 languages, including Urdu. Don’t know how to write in Urdu script? The translate page allows you to write in Roman Urdu, i.e. Urdu using the English alphabet. The same transliteration (from Roman Urdu to Urdu script) is available independently here. Of course, this transliteration is available… Continue reading Google Urdu Tools
Google Voice
I had been lusting after a Google Voice account for a while and finally got it a few months ago. To my disappointment, there was no way to port my existing phone number to the service, so I had to get a new number. At first, I was slow to give out my Google Voice… Continue reading Google Voice
Now Watching Plugin
If you are wondering where I have been in the last three weeks, I have been busy. I had to transfer all the non-bloggy content of my website to WordPress. Since I do book and movie reviews, I started using the Now Reading Reloaded plugin for book reviews and links to Amazon. However, I couldn’t… Continue reading Now Watching Plugin
Movable Type 3.34 to WordPress 2.8.4
As you can see, I have moved my blog over to WordPress. Actually, the whole domain, ZackVision.com, is powered by WordPress. If you see any problems, please comment on this post or contact me. I was using Movable Type 3.34 which came out in January 2007 and was now badly outdated. The reason why I… Continue reading Movable Type 3.34 to WordPress 2.8.4
iTunes U and Podcasts
Since I got my iPhone, I have started listening to podcasts and courses put online by universities.
ہفتہ بلاگستان: اردو بلاگنگ
ہفتہ بلاگستان کے سلسلے میں آج ہم اردو بلاگنگ کے حوالے سے گفتگو کریں گے اور یہ دیکھیں کہ اردو بلاگنگ آج بھی اتنی غیرمقبول کیوں ہے۔
Italy Trip: Technical Note
Free maps from Open Street Maps in Garmin format as well as points of interest were really useful during our vacation in Italy.
Plagiarism
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. But copying whole articles without citation is not.
How Zack Buys a New PC
I decided to build my own desktop again after my Dell laptop troubles. Finding everything at Fry’s was easy and assembling it was fun.