Friday, May 9, 2008

ABANDONWARE

Abandonware refers to computer software that is no longer sold or supported, or whose ownership may be unclear for various reasons. While the term has been applied largely to older games, other classes of software are sometimes described as such. Definitions of "abandoned" vary; generally, it refers to software no longer available for legitimate purchase or of a certain age. Software companies may change their names, go bankrupt, enter into mergers, or cease to exist for a variety of reasons. When this happens, product rights are usually transferred to another company that might not sell or support the software acquired.
Some companies such as Corel and LucasArts have actively protected the copyright of their past work while others have released it into the public domain.Software can be abandoned when it can only be used with obsolete technologies such as an Amiga, Atari or pre-Macintosh Apple computer. Companies do sometimes voluntarily relinquish copyright on software, putting it into the public domain, or re-license it as free software or freeware. id Software is an early proponent of this practice, releasing the source code for the game engines (but not the actual game content, such as levels or textures) of some older titles under a free software license. Other examples include Amstrad, which supports emulation and free distribution of CPC and ZX Spectrum hardware ROMs and software, and Revolution Software, which released their game Beneath a Steel Sky as freeware and gave the engine's source code to the authors of ScummVM to add support for the game. Transfer of public domain or free software is perfectly legal, distinguishing it from copyrighted abandonware. See list of commercial games released as freeware.
There are groups that lobby companies to release their software as freeware. These efforts have met with mixed results. One example is the library of educational titles released by MECC. MECC was sold to Brøderbund, which was sold to The Learning Company (TLC). When TLC was contacted about releasing classic MECC titles as freeware, the documentation proving that TLC owned the rights to these titles could not be located, and therefore the rights for these titles are "in limbo" and may never be legally released.

SEARCH ENGINE

A Web search engine is a search engine designed to search for information on the World Wide Web. Information may consist of web pages, images and other types of files.
Some search engines also mine data available in newsgroups, databases, or open directories. Unlike Web directories, which are maintained by human editors, search engines operate algorithmically or are a mixture of algorithmic and human input.Web search engines work by storing information about many web pages, which they retrieve from the WWW itself. These pages are retrieved by a Web crawler (sometimes also known as a spider) — an automated Web browser which follows every link it sees.

Exclusions can be made by the use of robots.txt. The contents of each page are then analyzed to determine how it should be indexed (for example, words are extracted from the titles, headings, or special fields called meta tags). Data about web pages are stored in an index database for use in later queries. Some search engines, such as Google, store all or part of the source page (referred to as a cache) as well as information about the web pages, whereas others, such as AltaVista, store every word of every page they find. This cached page always holds the actual search text since it is the one that was actually indexed, so it can be very useful when the content of the current page has been updated and the search terms are no longer in it. This problem might be considered to be a mild form of linkrot, and Google's handling of it increases usability by satisfying user expectations that the search terms will be on the returned webpage.
This satisfies the principle of least astonishment since the user normally expects the search terms to be on the returned pages. Increased search relevance makes these cached pages very useful, even beyond the fact that they may contain data that may no longer be available elsewhere.

Friday, April 25, 2008

HEADACHE? IT'S TIME FOR SEX

It's an excuse that just won't wash anymore."not today darling i'v got a headache," is no longer a valid reason for getting out of love making.According to medics, sex will actually relieve throbbing head by reducing the symptoms of pain.And love making is good for our health in many other ways.
Feeling stressed? Go to bed early for sex to reduce tension. A good session of lovemaking will do wonders for keepinh the heart in shape-that's the cardiovascular side of things as well as the cupid stuff.Intercourse will also boost self esteem and improve intimacy between couples. Researchers found it will boost your immunity to illness,burn off calories to keep you trim and reduce the chances of prostrate cancer in men.
And certain lovemaking positions will strengthen womens pelvic muscles.So for those trying to think of a new excuse to avoid lovemaking,like "i need a good night's sleep". forget it.sex helps that too.

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

A HOROSCOPE


If you had been able to take a photograph of the heavens at the moment of your birth, that photograph would be your horoscope.Lacking such a snapshot,it's still possible to recreate the picture-and that at best is the astrologers art.In otherwords, your horoscope is a representation of the skies with the planets in the positions they occupied at the time of your birth.
The position of the planets when each of us is born is alway different,but the zodiac and its signs are fixed and remain the same.
Now,where in all this are you,the subject of the horoscope? you,or your character is largely determined by the sign the sun is in ,so thats where the astrologers first look in your horoscope.
There are twelve different signs in the zodiac and the sun spends approximately one month in each.
As the suns motion is almost perfectly regular,Astrology has been able to fix the signs governing each sign.There are not many people who do not know which sign of the zodiac they were born under or other who have not been amazed at sometime or the other at the accuracy of the description of their own character.
However,to gain a workable understanding of Astrology,it is necessary to state that the advantage of the signs of the zodiac is that they simplify classification.Not only that,but your date of birth is personal.it is unarguably yours.What better way to know yourself than by going back as far as possible to the very moment of your birth?And this is precisely what horoscope is all about.
In today's fast changing world everybody still longs to know what the future holds,it is one thing that everyone has in common; what the rich and poor,famous and infamous all are concerned about tomorrow.but the key to the future,as every historian knows lies in the past. This is true of individual people as is it for nations. you cannot understand your future without first understanding your past which is simply another way of saying that you must first of all know yourself.

Friday, November 2, 2007

AVIATION WORLD

If you are looking for a high paying job, just look to the skies.
Aviation is now one of the world's fastest growing industries.Estimate shows that 30 to 50 million more people will fly airlines each year,thats going to take a lot of planes and a lot of people to kep them flying.In addition to carrying people, the aviation industry transports much of the world's commerce.The industry's expansive growth worldwide will be a key engine fueling the economy of the world.
To meet this increasing demand, manufacturers are expanding aircraft production.This growth combined with the retiring workforce, plus the need for new and updated airplanes,means an increasing demand for airline mechanics and avionic technicians.What this means is abundancce of opportunities in the aviation industry world wide.
This industry offer exceptional pay and longterm job security.Meadian hourly earning of aircraft mechanics and service technicians is $21.77.The highest %10 earn more than $33.84,thats a lot of money.
In additiopnto high pay,most employers in the industry offer comprehensive benefit packages,as well as one common fringe benefit, thats travel.Airline mechanics usually recieves reduced fare or free transportation for themselves and their immediate families.

Thursday, August 16, 2007

MAKING MONEY ON NET

Internet business is real.
Those who strongly believe it’s real make real money on it. I was once in the group of doubters until I met someone who so strongly believed in it that he sold his car just to have a website! But he now has 4 cars and a mansion. I followed his principles and made it too myself. Now, websites come very cheap.
You don’t need to sell anything to have one and you can use the same principles I used to build your own wealth. I was mentored so I should mentor others to become successful. All the materials you will find in my resource centre were carefully selected to have the greatest impact on the reader.
They all have the capability you ‘getting you there’ if put to practice. Take time to go through them and other materials I shall be presenting regularly on this site for free. You are welcome to my site