As a simple person, it’s quite hard to admit how it is all done. Websites now are almost being used for every purpose. Let it be anything for fun, for portfolios, company websites, shopping, banking, etc. So how is it all done? Can I do it? How much does it Cost? Do I need to be an expert to make a website?

Well it is not as hard as it looks but when you keep on enhancing your website, it gets complicated. The more drastic effects you involve the complex the code gets. So what is behind the entire web? HTML, XHTML, etc allow users to design web pages. There are add-ons such as Java script, ASP, dynamic effects etc.

Well let’s see what an html page looks like

This is a very simple code; you can try evaluating it by copying it and pasting it in notepad and saving the file as *.html where * is the name. You can run the file in any explorer such as Firefox, opera, Internet explorer, Google chrome, etc. The words in bold are referred to as tags a tag is normally enclosed within < —- >. This can be considered as a simple web page which will allow user to create a web page with a black background and white text.

What about a little advance? Well it’s not that complicated. For example the code shown on the right. What will it do? It will do the same thing; the only difference is I added a simple java script which is an alert (error message) will pop up waiting for the user to click ok. The pop up will say “hello world”. The code for this is the code in bold. You can run this code the same way as above. (i.e. save as *.html where *is the file name)

What about graphics in web pages? By referring to thing I am talking about designing a web page? How all the beautiful web layouts are made? This is a question that many people ask to one self. I learnt a little html, but what to do to make beautiful graphics like those. Well the answer is using add-ons such as CSS, etc. and you can create the graphics in Adobe Photoshop. Other graphics software can also be used. Then the graphic is exported to html/htm format. And used for further designing and the development of the web page. The content is added. And finally uploaded to the server and that’s it your website is up and running and accessible to the world. There are some companies that let you design a web page for free of cost using there built in templates. If you want to see the source code of a webpage, right click and click view source in internet explorer, and right click and click view page source in firefox, Google chrome.

So how does it all turn out to be? Well being able to design professional web pages requires a lot of knowledge about web. Since the more things you put in a website the better it gets. The basic of all is HTML, so start off with HTML. And start coding. Happy coding

What is web?

Web is a collection of LAN (Local Area Networks), WAN (Wide Area Network) and MAN (Metropolitan Area Network). This means there is a lot of stuff being shared on the internet. So is the stuff being shared useful or useless? It depends on how you use the stuff. Some times the stuff is very good, websites like Wikipedia, Britannica, etc are very good sites for information on any thing. They are like electronic encyclopedia. You can search for any thing you want. A myth about the internet is “Web ruins the kids”. No, I strongly disagree. It solely depends on how internet is used.

So what else is there? You can use search engines to find any thing on the internet. I personally think you can get possibly any thing you want from the internet. A very good example that I would like to say about the internet is like looking for a drop of water in an ocean. Though it sounds very weird, how can one look for water in an ocean where an ocean is full with water. I have no idea about how man y web pages exist on the web. But just as an instance, 10 million web pages are there. And each web page has 100 words per average. This means there are 1 billion words, which is just a talk. Reading 1 billion words is not a joke.

Even if 100 pages meet your criteria of search, there will be 10 thousand words, this is still a lot. So potentially I would say being able to read and understand the information on the internet is rather a complicated task. Internet is a collection of useful as well as some useless information. How to look for the right information? Read more on searching, tips for searching, and how to search.

One single encyclopedia contains a lot of information. So if the web contains all the encyclopedias, how much information there will be? Let’s see a little numerical data to prove it.

1 encyclopedia = 3 DVD’s =4.7*3=14.1 GB=144384.4 MB

If there are 500 encyclopedias Total size = 14.1*500=7050 GB= 7219200MB of information

And for example at average 1 MB= 10 words; 7219200/10=721920 words.

And normally an alphabet is not even 1 KB. So there can be far more words than a billion words. This is just rough calculations if I be a little more precise. And say one alphabet=4bytes=3.814*10^-06MB

This will mean there are 1.2*10^12 alphabets. So can you possibly regret the fact there is not much information. I guess no, because the fact that web is full of information so relax, and start reading. And Web is no doubt a huge network.

There are many programming languages, each with different importance. Each have the power of there own. Now I will discuss one of the languages that I have studied a little which is Java. Java is a high level language. It is a very powerful language. Sun was developed by Sun Microsystems. When it was being launched it had been tested by many people who were experts in C++ and approved Java of being a programming language. The logo is a coffee cup. A little note to the c++ programmers, many of the functions of java derive from c++, but it’s more cohesive and more consistent than c++. It gives programmer full control, and reflects exactly who you program. A few of the reasons why use java

• Simple
• Secure
• Portable
• Object oriented
• Robust
• Multithreaded
• Architecture neutral
• Interpreted
• High performance
• Distributed
• Dynamic
• Very powerful

Where is java used? Lets see Web servers, Internet applications/ applets, Servlets, Relational databases, Mobile technology and personal digital assistants, Mainframe computers, Operating system that is Solaris, Orbiting telescopes, Credit card sized smart cards, Telephones, Architectural and 3d design, Etc… And these are becoming even more and more every day due to extensive research being done in Sun Microsystems. One important thing that people really don’t know is java is not at all becoming obsolete. This is rather a strange statement I heard from people but I strongly disagree with it. One more important note Java script is not a part of java, Java script has been designed and developed by some one else. The method of coding in both is different. And Java is a programming language where as Java script is not a programming language. But both can be used for internet. How? Well java allows user to make applications that can work on the internet one example of such applications is applets. Java script is like an add on for web pages.

So in a nutshell, Java is a highly professional programming language. Not made for a beginner. Gain some knowledge about programming and computers before starting java. As there exist a lot more than it looks. The home page for Java is www.java.com and www.sun.com. There are a lot of resources there to go through for beginning your step into the vast field of java.

Normally we write a lot of report, especially professionals, so for a beginner how do we put every thing together to make it look professional. There are many things that can be done. I will to cover them. Since there are a few software’s that can be used such as Ms-Office, Open office, etc.

1. Keep your font simple, and elegant. There is no need to use funky fonts if your report is supposed to be technical.
2. Some times a printed water mark is also a good option. What is a water mark? A water mark is an image or text that comes on the back of the main text it can be an image as well it has lower opacity so that it doesn’t mix with text in front. They are often used when you want to put a copy right and do not want others to use that document.
3. Align images properly. By saying this I mean make sure your text comes with the image. Some times we have smaller images they look very bad when they are not aligned. So keep aligning the images.
4. Make sure your images have captions and those captions are defined well. By saying defining a caption I mean, a caption such as Butterfly in the above picture and quoting in your report the figure on the right is a butterfly is not recommended. But some thing like Figure-1- Butterfly, and in the text it can be quoted Figure-1 shows a butterfly.
5. Some times usage of border is also recommended. Don’t use colored borders or fancy borders. Fancy borders can be used for personal stuff but not for professional usage.
6. Table of contents is a must. Microsoft word can create table of content automatically as well. So creating a table of content is not much of a problem.
7. Index can add marks. Index is where the reader can search for relevant terms. And find out where is the word in the report. Word also lets users create indexes with out a lot of problems.
8. Put a header and footer, what should come in the header and footer depends on the content and on you. Normally I put my name and page number at the bottom and the title of the report on top.

So keep writing reports.

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Game designers are vital people in the game industry. They are not programmers, artists, developers, 3d designers, publishers. Every thing has some importance, even game designers has some importance. Similarly game designers also have some importance in the game industry. There is nothing in this world affable. Designer is a person who lays out the plan for anything. A game designer lays out the plan for a game.

In the game industry as well, there must be some one who would actually layout the whole game before it is implemented. There will be no game studio without a game designer. As an architect designs a map for a house, the house is than built on the basis of the map by the team of builders. Similarly, a game designer designs the game on paper which is going to be the base of the game for all the other members of the development team.

A game designer also will be needed to give the game a life in paper (i.e. write game design documents). Getting with new ideas is not the only job of a game designer. Any one who plays games can get ideas, like he wants this in the game or this mod must be there in a game, etc. The actual problem is whether the idea is going to be good, and if it is good is it possible to implement it. Some ideas might seem like awesome,. But when you actually get down to implement it, it will be a headache or not possible. Normally it takes quite some time for developing games (there is no fixed times, some take around 6 months, where as some take years to complete). It depends on the game, how big and how complicated is it?

A game can be complicated be by complex A.I., Game play, Graphics, etc. There surely exist millions of ideas for games but not all are good and not all are bad. It depends on a game designer as well to give a game an awesome story and make the game a super hit, but the game can be disappointing as well. The first thing to make sure is that there is no or very little repetitive game play. As repetition makes a game really boring and looses the interest of the gamer. Well I guess this was about some of the things about a game designer should do.

Note: This article is not supposed to teach you Game designing from A – Z. if you would like to learn there are plenty of books written by professional game designers.

Business is not just investing and getting money nor is it all about profit. It actually is a really complicated thing to do. It needs hard work, effort, intelligence and insanity. Business is not some thing that you can start overnight or a miracle happens and you have a business running. Business takes months or even years to start. You will need to use your brain to make your business work. You might possibly suffer a slight loss or no loss and no profit and first but gradually every thing will get better. There is nothing in this world like sit and earn from your home by browsing. That is all bogus.

Before starting a business the first thing you see is which product are you planning for, doing a market research, finding out about the market. Then come to your product(s), you have to see which sex, which age group you going to sell the product for. Like soft toys cannot be for the age group of 60 years old. And you cannot make an advertisement like a serious one; you have to make it attractive so kids like it. Well talking about advertising, now is the best time to speak about advertisement. This is actually to make people aware about your product; it can be done in many ways like in newspaper, magazines, distributing samples, etc. Be careful with your advertisement. It has to attract people and give a good impression at first sight.

Well to make your business successful; you would also consider marketing strategies, pricing strategies, special offers, etc. In business, the most common word is competitor; a competitor is another business selling the same product as your company. They might be offering more variety than your company. What you have to do is find what the customer wants by doing a market research and produce what your customer is expecting from you. You would have to chop of your prices as well so customers buy your prices. There are many different pricing strategies as well, but I won’t be going into all that for now. If you have a competitor use market strategies and special offers to take over the market share. In simple words to increase your sales.

Well I guess this is it… a few things about business but not how to open multinational firm.

Mathematics is a mysterious subject but is not crap. Some times is to affable and some times it is not. Mathematics is not at all about accoutering oneself with a calculator that does every thing, nor are the people depending a lot on calculators should be given an accolade due to the simple fact “Mathematics needs acrid brains to acquire knowledge”. It also actuates many people; it improves the human’s acumen to think particular about a particular thing. Using calculators is too adverse and not at all recommended. People should be admonished about calculators as it decreases a human’s acumen. Mathematics is simple to adorn the brain with adroit things.

In general Mathematics, I think is an affable subject. Using of calculators or equipment like that is like amputating one’s brain and aftermaths of that may affliction as agent of the calculator. It is quite like amity but this is totally amiss. Old people are analogous to the new generation, people are far much better as they used their brains but now calculators. Using of brains anchors the reflexes of a human and it increases the capability of a human being thinking. A human’s brain can be burnished by doing things manually, blunders are better than correct answers in one go on a calculator. The celerity of calculators spreading is constantly increasing. Even youngsters have started to use calculator. This situation is definitely becoming censorious.

In simple words calculators should not be given to young people, as they then don’t use their brains, calculators should be deposed away from where they currently are and buried in demure to prevent the demising of natural power.

A person’s appearance is decided by the first thing we notice about that person. And the first thing we notice is some ones hair color, we first look at the person’s hair to actually decide which age group the person belongs to. Here comes a very important thing which is wrong in my opinion, people tell me that “I haven’t dyed my hair white but this is due to experience”. This is actually a very lame and stupid thing to say. It’s not the fact of being smart but it’s due to the metabolic reactions taking place in our body.

A few references from quotations:

Abigail Van Buren (1918-1978 ) said “Wisdom doesn’t automatically come with old age; nothing except wrinkles does. Its true wines improve with age, but only if the grapes were good in the first place”.

George Santayana (1863-1952) said “the wisest mind has some thing to learn”.

Marilyn Vos Savant said “To acquire knowledge one must study, but to acquire wisdom, one must observe”.

Menander (342 BC-292BC) said “it is not white hair that engenders wisdom”.

And Titus Maccius Platus (254 BC- 184BC) said “not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired”.

There are many more of quotations you will find that say the same thing over and over again that white hair is due to age. Scientifically gray hair is typically a result of natural aging. Pigment in the hair shaft comes from special cells which are present at the roots of the hair. These are genetically programmed to make a certain amount of melanin at specific ages at some point in the aging process, these cells start making less and less pigment until the hair has no pigment, white hair will have no pigment where as gray hair will have some pigment but not as much as black, red, or brown hair.

Graying hair is usually a gradual process, you cannot prevent it and you cannot gain wisdom by dying you hair white. In case your hair goes white overnight, it’s typically a sign of alopecia areata. In case you’re a teenager and your hair goes white either your diet is not healthy or genetics come in play there.

In a nutshell gray hair is caused by aging and not by gaining of wisdom.

Ever thought of social networking, there are many websites currently helping people to build a social network , such as facebook, orkut, hi5, etc. But a group of Pakistanis have come up with the idea of social networking for Pakistanis, stop.pk. Not only is it a social networking website, but it also pays you as you gain points, By saying pay, i mean there are awards such as easy load, domain hosting,etc. It also has an online forum for discussion. Other features include blogging, uploading images to galleries, uploading videos, games, stops, events, classifieds, schools, polls, etc.

Stop.pk, their moto “Extremely Addictive Internet Lifestyle for Pakistanis”, you will definitely find this site a little addicting and a little different then normal social networking sites. How does the points thing work ? For posting any thing you get points, for example a topic in the forums gives you 2 points, posting a reply gives you 1 point. The points vary for different things. You will have to earn certain amount of points to be able to get the rewards. After getting sufficient points, to get a reward, there is a seperate section for the rewards.

Stop.pk also gives you a customiable profile which you can design you self, though the intial profile looks good, but people will definitely want to customize it, so the option for the customization is fairly good. There also is a rating option on the profile, people view and rate your profile after you have edited it. Stop.pk also offers n online chat room, which is flash based, which is quite simple. It also has an instant messenger.

There are currently eight unique users, each with their own respect, and responsibilites. They include Hawalati (a person in jail), panggeybaaz(a person who likes messing about), aam log(Ordinary people), Khas Log(Special people), Counselor, Nazim, Chairman and Administrator (the last 4 are administrating people). The difference between aam log and khas log is the space provided, for aam log it is 10 MB and khas log it is 100 MB, No accounts are for any charge , and you can upgrade from aam log to khas log for free of cost. It depends on you which mode will you go to, If you spam a lot, you might end up being made Hawalati.

The sign up process is very simple, and easy to follow, the after usage is not that complicated as well. The website is very simple, and light not a very heavy one, though ads are there. So the website in it’s content is very good. So the question comes up. Does it meet international standards? Well, to be frank not yet atleast, there are a few flaws, but the flaws are being fixed. It has improved a lot after I joined. So we can expect that it will improve more, and keep on expanding.

So in plain words, stop.pk is a very good effort from the Pakistanis, and hopefully it will expand.

Note: To join it as my referral, click the following link

http://stop.pk/signup/friend_mutedart/