Victor's Blog about the Web, Security and Life

The web for me is a hobby where standards and best practices are daily bread. Security is a concern that everybody must be aware of its details for IT in general, and the web in particular, to be a safer place. My life, on the other hand, is that of a regular Lebanese citizen where politics and social issues are discussed on a daily basis. I hope you enjoy reading my blog and make sure to drop me a comment about any topic you find interesting.

Google Wave: Social Networking or Cloud Computing?

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victor | 30 September, 2009 19:59

What will Google Wave's primary power be in? Will it be Social Networking and thus competing with Facebook or will it be Cloud Computing and thus computing with Microsoft Live and Yahoo? Just a note for anyone reading this and willing to give his / her opinion.

To get more information about Google's Wave, visit the URL below:
https://wave.google.com/wave

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How To Recover Your Hotmail / MSN / Live Passport Account?

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victor | 25 September, 2009 07:13

Did you lose access to your Hotmail / MSN / Live account and cannot reset your password using normal techniques (like Secret Question / Answer or Alternate Email)?

If yes, here is the link that allows you to "try" to recover your account by contacting Microsoft directly.

https://support.live.com/eform.aspx?productKey=wlidvalidation&ct=eformcs

Click on the link above and fill in as much information as possible. Make sure you use an email address that you have access to. The more information you provide (contacts in your address book, folders, email activity, etc.) the more convincing your request will be for the staff member who will be reviewing your request.

Normally, if convinced, Microsoft will simply reset your account password and send it over to the email address that you provide. Pay attention not to get confused between the stolen account email address and the email address that you want to receive the recovered password on.

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Beirut: CNN's Best Party City

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victor | 03 September, 2009 06:32

A beautiful report from CNN about the best party city on earth. No wonder they chose Beirut.

Watch the Report (Real Player required)

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The Future of Web Programming

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victor | 02 September, 2009 20:02

I was having an interesting discussion yesterday about web programming languages with a friend of mine during which we tackled various programming languages (PHP, Java, VB and C#) and their competitive nature for web programming. I found it very useful to place a summary (yet a detailed one) about this topic due to the interestingly arguable nature of this topic...
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