Adobe and Avatar the Movie

There is a lot of hype regarding the technologies used in the making of "Avatar". Here is a video featured on Adobe's website regarding the use of adobe software in the making of Avatar.



http://tv.adobe.com/watch/customer-stories-video-film-and-audio/adobe-and-avatar/

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Empty space search on Google

Edit: OK, now on analyzing more, I see that it's a 204 No Content

Ever tried searching google with empty spaces?

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Uploadify - jQuery File Upload Plugin

I seem to be posting more and more content about jQuery lately. Thats very obvious since jQuery is a heaven for those who have long been victims of pure Javascripting. It just makes stuff so easy for you, and handles the cross browser issues very well. Another plus point is that it has a very rich repository of plug-ins available.Today I am going to talk a bit about the jQuery File Upload Plugin. Have you ever been asked to create a file uploader that would actually be able to upload multiple files all at once. So instead of using an ActiveX Control or a Java Applet (ok I agree that they can be far more superior in certain aspects, but given that they require time and effort for development) why not use a simple Javascript Uploader - Uploadify.

Uploadify, as I mentioned is a simple file uploader that also has the capability to select & upload multiple files at once. In addition to that, it has a nice set of features and events as well to give you more freedom for customization purposes.

Note: Uploadify uses SWF Object for the SWF file selector component.
Note: Since it uses a SWF component to through out POST requests, so don't expect it to share your existing sessions and cookies :)

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jQuery Visualize Plugin - Make charts out of HTML tables - jQuery Greatness!

This jQuery plugin from filament Group will convert you HTML table into charts and graphs! Just build the markup and a single line of code is all you need to do the magic!

http://www.filamentgroup.com/lab/jquery_visualize_plugin_accessible_charts_graphs_from_tables_html5_canvas

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Corruption

Lately I had more than a couple encounters visiting Civic Centre, Karachi, for some property tax and car transfer related work. Not to anyone's surprise, it's hard to find a clue of fair and transparent workings. In addition to the legitimate government charges, you are asked to pay twice or thrice of that amount, and you won't have to go through any official procedure. Every thing would be taken care of you! you won't have to wait in long queues for hours, a week long procedure would be completed in a couple of hours, your work would be done prior to those standing in the queues, and your documents would be delivered at your doorstep. My other encounter was visiting the driving license branch. The same story goes there, the rules are the same, it's just the people that have changed. As soon as I entered the Driving License Office, i was reprimanded by an officer that "Your test would never be cleared without our help".
The sad side of the story that the entire hierarchy is involved in this game. Starting from the poor guy grabing your attention outside these offices on the road, to the well suited guy, sitting in a luxurious office in an expensive suit.
I believe we all have similiar stories to tell

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