Archive for September, 2006

Skype Blocked in Jordan: A Big Step Backward

Thursday, September 28th, 2006

A coworker informed me today that few days ago, the site of Skype (http://www.skype.com ) is no longer accessible from Jordan. It seems that they are following the steps of countries that live in the dark ages when it comes to Internet. To confirm that you don’t have a “Network Error” or that the site […]

Searching in Arabic ? Use Araby.com

Tuesday, September 12th, 2006

Being first is nothing new to Maktoob, the provider of the first arabic email service.. Early this morning the Arabic Search Engine Araby.com making it the first arabic search engine. Samih Toukan, CEO of Maktoob announced it in his blog few hours ago.
Wait a minute! you are saying first ? there were search engines before.. […]

Apple in Jordan: Premium Prices, for Sh*ty Support

Saturday, September 2nd, 2006

OK, I had it, I can’t stand this anymore, and I got to spill it out. I love my Macbook Pro, and I can’t imagine how I was computing before it. But, the level and quality of support an Apple user get in Jordan is basically, the worst anyone can get.
I bought my Makbook Pro […]