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The English and Arabic corpus of the Holy Quran is a rich source for statistical analysis. For instance, the entire test corpora has half a million words and many thousand distinct words. A rich dataset such as the Holy Quran, therefore, provides for an exciting journey of data exploration. In this

LXML is a nice little document parser for lightweight and effective HTML/XML parsing without using regular expressions. The module can be installed with relative ease using pip and works for Python 2 and 3. Let's get the token and expire form values from NYTimes site for an example. Installation of

It took me a while to get MySQL working on Python 3.4. I started with MySQLDB, but figured it doesn't work on Python 3 and above. Then I stumbled upon a nice pure-python MySQL client called PyMySQL. Guess what. It works! Here's a tutorial on how to set it up on your Mac. Requirements Make sure you

I started learning Python last night. I will be lying if I say "it's good". I'll tell you what, "it's f**king good". I am a polyglot programmer and diving in Python was a cinch. It felt as if I knew it already, because "it makes sense". I've been playing around with Python 3.4 and here's an

Over the past week, I have been spending time refreshing my knowledge of HTTP caching. I knew what caching was, but only vaguely. Right now, I'm working on a project which involves implementing a caching layer, for performance and scalability. I am a visual learner, so I did a little experiment.

Attention content publishers/marketers/creators. This one's for you. The brainy data scientists at Vinkk have finally managed to validate a previously popular assumption of why a certain category of content does well in a specific social network. It was widely believed that Pinterest is a heaven for

Setting up a website with WordPress has several advantages. It is not an expensive option, so it is affordable for most budgets, and it can be used by both small and large businesses alike. WordPress sites also have plugins available that will do a lot of the SEO work for your site on your behalf.

Hacker News released its API to the world a few days ago. Data geeks previously had to rely on web scraping and paginated results to obtain data from the Hacker News site, but things have changed now. With Hacker News' official API, we have a structured way to tap into the data.  I've dabbled

Get Status is a social app especially designed for happy and positive people.  The premise of the idea is to use likes as a social currency. It's the place where you can chat and make new friends, discover and share wonderful moments and and end up receiving tons of likes. Brainchild of Denis

What if I could show you a way to restrict users on your website by geo-location? With just a few lines of PHP code, you can restrict, or depending on the situation, show, different content to users from different countries. I am sure you get the idea. //get the country code $country =

Aladdin, Duke Nuken 3D and Street Fighter 2 . Remember all these games? I bet you do. These titles made our childhood so freaking awesome and wouldn't it be nice to revive childhood memories by playing them 20 odd years later? Of couse,  with DosBOX, you can do just that. DosBOX is a DOS simulator

Writing software is 0.5 art. See, almost anything that allows you to express your creativity is essentially an art form. I personally see software as a canvas for the mind, which makes me an artisan. Since a couple of weeks, an idea has occupied my mind. It's about grammar inspired software and

Windows 10 Technical Preview just arrived last night. I had work to do. Got a university license for VMWare Fusion 7 Pro and Windows 8.1 Pro. Installed the Virtual Machine Software. Added a Windows 8.1 image. Booted it up. Downloaded Windows 10 Technical Preview. Upgraded my 8.1 installation to 10

This tutorial is born right from the Vinkk code base.  I was in the same boat as you a few weeks ago, and when I didn't find out something elegant, I decided to roll up my own solution. Well, in true Mr. Geek fashion, I am sharing with you the "Laravel 4 Pagination with Infinite Scroll using

Android Apps on a Mac? Yes, you read that right. I'll show how Bluestacks App Simulator makes this process a cinch. At first, why would you want to do that in the first place? Well, the reasons can be plenty, but here's one. You created too many Instagram accounts from your iPhone/Android device and

Android has had third-party keyboards for years, and Apple, as usual, is late to the party. With iOS 8 however, Tim Cook has finally got into the act and changed that. I'll be honest, I love the keyboard on my Nexus 7. It's a treat to type on and I am glad I can do the same on my iOS device now.

Ello has clearly marketed their way to 35,000 signups an hour and 'press love'. I got an invite a few hours ago and I am, as usual, fulfilling my duty of informing the public: move on folks, there's nothing special here. Ello is a social network that is simply banking on "privacy policies". I'll

When Tim announced Yosemite and iOS 8, one of my favorite features was Continuity. I've finally mustered up the energy the write a short review of my experiences. Tldr; it's pretty cool, I'll tell you that.  Continuity is relevant if you own an iOS device and a Mac (running OS X Yosemite). Put it

 During the rapid growth of the Web in the late 90s, online gaming came into spotlight. With advancements in computer networking, increasing bandwidth and rapid globalization, online gaming has evolved greatly over the years. At any given instant, there are well over a million players engaging in

Laziness often helps you figure out funny ways to solve problems. Put it this way. I've found a hack to create a lightweight CMS in PHP that uses .txt files and query strings. Yes, you publish through a URL, and the persistence happens inside a text file. Not a MySQL database. Crazy! It works. I

The contents of this blog post are inherited from a short research project by Group 10 of the Information Retrieval and Data Mining module at University College London. Instead of letting it rot in my Dropbox, I decide to free the knowledge and hope someone finds it useful. The research goal was to

MongoDB and Hapi.js are two powerful technologies that allow working with REST API a cinch. You may already familiar with them, but let me do a quick review on it.  Hapi.js is a very rich node.js framework for building applications and services. Hapi enables developers to focus on writing reusable

It’s been quite some time since Google rolled out the Android L Developer Preview for Nexus 5 and Nexus 7. We decided to boot it up and experience what's inside. The device used is a Nexus 7 2013 (Wi-Fi). The first dramatic differences when you boot up Android L are obvious. There is a complete UI

Laravel 4 doesn't have a lot of documentation on managing assets such as stylesheets or Javascript files. Laravel 3's documentation did however, but it seems to have been omitted for the newer version somehow. Today, I'll be showing you some neat ways to manage assets using Helper functions and HTML

I feel I've come late to the party. But they say, it's never too late. Laravel's community has matured and it's safe to say the framework has brought the sexy back to PHP. Laravel is dead simple. It's expressive, elegant, and extremely powerful at the same time.  CRUD operations are the core of any

Wouldn't it be great if a service asks you to download some apps suggested by them, and in return you earn $$ or free items as reward. Freemyapps does just that. Read on to find out more. How FreeMyApps Works Some individual developers or companies that make Mobile apps (iOS and Android

Our team of Silicon Valley insiders have just reported a major development in the area. Facebook has just finished a deal to acquire mobile app Yo! for approximately $5 billion in cash and stock. Yo! will remain an independently branded standalone app that’s separate from Facebook. The

Cook and Co. just pushed their latest beta updates for iOS 8 and Yosemite OS 10.10. I've updated my Yosemite and here's a short review on what's changed. I am only documenting the visible changes, but I've provided a Pastebin of the full release notes in case you're interested. Wifi bug: The Wifi

Yosemite uses Ruby 2.0 where as my previously installed Homebrew was set to use 1.8. I did an upgrade from Mavericks to Yosemite just last week, but it was today that I set out using brew commands and realized, oh no! But I have a 2 minute fix that works just fine.  Step 1 Change the first line of

The Wifi bug in Yosemite's current beta release is irritating. I am back on Ethernet now that Yosemite won't let me connect to Wifi. Even when it does, it disconnects in a few minutes. Guess what - I've a bug fix that works. Step 1: Open Keychain using Spotlight (Cmd+Space). Step 2: Go to Keychain

I've just downloaded Apple's OS X 10.10 Yosemite pre-release. You might ask, how did I get my hands on it? Well, as an owner of a Developer account, I have access to beta releases from Apple right from their developer portal. It costs 99 bucks a year but it's worth it. Here's a hands on review of

I dislike Google Chrome's "New Tab Page". It's not aesthetically pleasing. Have a look at the image above. Can you see it? That's Speed Dial 2. It's by far the best replacement of the 'New Tab Page". Speed Dial 2 gives you access to your favorite sites with a gorgeous, customizable user interface.

I come from the world of CodeIgniter, the ailing framework who was once the Zeus of the PHP framework arena. I have written around 20,000 lines of code in CodeIgniter, and developed a marketplace platform back in 2012. CodeIgniter was love at first sight, but with its slow development pace, Laravel

Wassup folks. Bob here, Mr. Geek's side-kick. I got some goodies for you today. Attention web artisans and pixel perfect designers, this blog post is for you. Over the past couple of years, Mr. Geek has collected links to tools on web design and development. I have finally persuaded him to allow me

A month ago, I downloaded a large dataset from Twitter. The .txt file consisted of around 1.5 million tweets in JSON and weighed at 5.5 GB. I wanted to look at the structure of the JSON in order to design a parser for processing the tweets. I was then working on a Sentiment Analysis project. As I

I have compiled a very solid list of the 12 most famous PhD theses (plural of thesis) in history. Do realize that this list includes 'PhD Theses' and not books/volumes (so Principia by Newton doesn't count).  This list is based entirely upon my general knowledge, so pardon me if I am limited in my

This is a very short introduction to graph theory. We will be talking about directed and undirected graphs, the formulas to find the maximum possible edges for them and the mathematical proofs that underlie the philosophy of why they work. This is my first use of LaTeX on Mr. Geek. Graph Theory

People are perhaps the most important element of any business, so it's vital to look after your employees properly. And when it comes to payroll and human resources software, it pays to choose a solution that not only meets your needs but can also grow with your organisation. Assessing your needs

I have decided to publish the contents of my Complex Networks and Web coursework project here on Mr. Geek. The information contained in this post might be complex to some, but I assure you that this will be a good long read. I have included lots of pictures to make sure you don't get bored in the

A bit of data crunching shows the enormity of the number, $19 billion. Yes, 82 countries (and more) have a GDP (Gross Domestic Product) lesser than what Whatsapp is worth. I used Excel and the 2012 GDP data from WordBank's site. The list is shown below. What could have Facebook spent this on? Well,

Two days ago, we witnessed the second largest tech acquisition of all time, valued at $19.0 billion USD. Facebook acquired Whatsapp. What? A stunner, of the sorts that literally shocked the geek-o-sphere in all dimensions. Here are my thoughts about it. Before I dive further, you might be curious

A fan sent in us a link of a site that claimed Flappy Bird to be a 'carbon' copy of a 2011 Android game Piou Piou. I set out to investigate this and the results are discussed in this short blog post. The truth is, it is definitely copied, or at least inspired to a large extent. The game mechanics

Equations. Don't we all just love them. We find them in our everyday lives. We study them and use them. Now, may I request you to embark with me upon a short journey into the world of equations that rule our everyday lives. Grab a cup of coffee, this is a long 2,500 word read.  I come from the

Everyone loves finding a new way to earn some cash, even if it's just a few dollars here and there to supplement income, or serve as extra daily spending money. And thanks to the mobile phone revolution we've seen in the past few years, there are now seemingly innumerable ways to earn an extra buck

The iOS 7 has a lot of great features, but the parallax animation is my least favorite. Why? Well, because it makes everything so slow, at least by a 1.5 seconds. Guess what, you're in for luck. With version 7.0.4, you can choose to disable it. I am serious. You'll love the speed. I'll keep this

If you take out a newer edition of the Oxford Dictionary and lookup the term “Social Networking,” it’ll say: Syndicated from Monitor.Us Social Networking (noun): The use of dedicated websites and applications to communicate informally with other users, or to find people with similar interests

Bitcoin was one of the biggest stories of 2013, and probably will be the case for 2014 as well. The digital currency rose to prominence this year making headlines from Silicon Valley to Shanghai. It’s not all rosy, peer-to-peer optimism in the Bitcoin community, however, and there have already

Earlier today, news poured in about Anonymous hacking Dropbox. This was 3 hours ago and Dropbox wrote a note on their Twitter saying this, as shown in the embedded Tweet from their @Dropbox account. Read on to find out why they are lying. Dropbox site is back up! Claims of leaked user info are a

I have stumbled upon this gorgeous theme for Sublime Text 2 and I couldn't help it but share it with you guys. You know who you are, Sublime Text 2 lovers, fellow developers, designers, geeks et al. The theme is Spacegray and it's free. Those who are impatient to read the article, head over to this

Wondershare  has a long history of creating world class software products for both PC and Mac. Today, we will review their flagship product, Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate for Mac, which boasts Wondershare's ground breaking lossless conversion algorithm called APEXTRANS™. Promotion:

Simply put, Bitcoin is a virtual currency. Through Bitcoin, users are able to transfer Bitcoins anonymously by the use of a main ledger called the Blockchain. With the use of this system, users are able to move Bitcoin from one user to another and remain anonymous. Bitcoin is a bubble ready to

2013 has been a great year, thanks to a number of new devices that have been launched. We have seen breakthrough products like Intel's Haswell Processor and Google's Chromecast. The smartphone arena has also seen a steady stream of successes for 2013. Top mobile phone manufacturers, Apple and

You will probably agree with me that it is really an unusual thing to intentionally corrupt a file. Why would someone think of destructing a file when in fact, most of the time we do the opposite, trying to keep them safe and intact, right? Well, there are various reasons why some of us would want

Do you want to send an email to someone with complete anonymity? Do you want to receive an email without giving others your personal one? Do you want to have an anonymous email conversation with someone? Do you want to have a temporary email address for an hour? Do you want to register for a site

If you’re reading this, then maybe you’re one of those people who do not like Facebook’s “seen” functionality in their chat system. The "seen" feature allows users to know if their friends have read their sent message along with a read-time receipt (or timestamp). If you notice, there’s

Owning and operating a business can be tricky and there are countless skills to master. Whether it is marketing, management, PR, or any of the countless pieces of the puzzle, you're going to have a lot on your hands. One of the most important parts about running a business is marketing. And with

A week ago, I requested Subtle Patterns to provide me with their Photoshop Plugin for review. In around 1 hour, a very nice person called Roman Surgent created an account for me and let me download the Subtle Patterns Photoshop Plugin. Usually, the product costs around $11.99 but I got it for free

Now let me keep this short. There is a folder in the iOS 7 Beta 4 developer content called the BiometricsUIKit.axbundle. Now what does that mean? It simply means, the next Apple phone, the iPhone 5S as it is expected to be called, will feature a fingerprint scanner. That's all. I wrote a post about

Two weeks ago, Josh (at Sparkup) reached out to me about this magical new toy called the Sparkup Book Reader. He was generous enough to ship me a review unit and I have been playing with the gadget for a couple of days. I think it is the perfect gadget for kids aged 4-9 and I wish I had something

The business value of social media sites like Twitter is, to some people, still something of a gray area. Despite the years these sites have been around and the hundreds of millions of people who use them every day, there's still a problem when it comes to getting people interested in your brand

Global shipments of smart connected devices -- a product category that includes PCs, smartphones and tablets -- will exceed 1.7 billion units by next year, according to a report issued recently by the International Data Corporation (IDC).  Roughly a billion of these devices will be delivered to

Your cell phone starts beeping. You just received a text message. The message says that your child has left school and gives you a link to track his or her current location. This is just one of the many new applications available thanks to geofencing—the creation of virtual fences which alert you

The World Wide Developers’ Conference (WWDC) is an annual event staged by Apple which allows them to speak directly to their community of developers. Without loyal developers there would be no apps, so Apple has to make them happy! At the same time, considering the huge amount of media hype around

Java is a powerful programming language with an array of features. "Write once, run anywhere" is truly a testament to the JVM (Java Virtual Machine) which allows Java code to function cross platform. Without getting into the details, today, we are going to use Java to read and write Excel (.xls)

A friend of mine had built a customized Wordpress site on her localhost. But she had a problem? The process of migrating or moving her Wordpress site from localhost to a live web server seemed quite trivial. I was called in to help and learnt quite a lot. Today's tutorial draws on my experience

Earlier in the week, we wrote about the stunning new iOS 7 Beta 1, only available to people with Apple iOS Developer accounts at the moment. You can check out the article on iOS 7 Beta 1 here. But the question many have asked us is: "What's the iOS 7 Beta 2 release date?". We have an answer.  iOS 7

Research from LSE has shown that people who sleep late tend to have higher IQs. The study reveals that that intelligent individuals are more likely to be nocturnal. Human beings used to be all day-oriented and that the act of sleeping late is an evolutionary novel preference made by people who

iOS 7 was released to developers at WWDC 2013, on June the 10th. Without a doubt, iOS 7 is a great leap from its predecessors in many ways. The User Interface and the User Experience combine to deliver an entirely new look-and-feel to one of the world's most popular mobile operating systems. The

I get really tired of explaining search these days. I enter corporate halls where wide-eyed junior execs expect it to be a Holy Grail, the thing that’ll help them create the plan that’ll increase sales and boost their careers. And I talk to SMEs, guys huddled around a desk, in the office,

Canadian Astronaut Col. Chris Hadfield has returned from space since weeks. If you have seen a guy posting beautiful pictures from the International Space Station, then that guy is none other than Chris. He's has around 385,000 fans on Facebook as of now, which makes him very popular. Let's talk

Facebook is the world's largest social network, with over a billion users and around 800 million active monthly users. Since you use it quite a lot everyday, there are a few things you might want to know. Perhaps a few cool tricks? 1. How to view a high resolution version of a target's profile

A week ago, Yahoo!'s CEO Marissa Mayer confirmed that the rumors were true: Yahoo! had in fact purchased the microblogging site Tumblr for the tidy sum of $1.1 billion. The acquisition is the next strike in the perennial arms race between Google and Yahoo! (though neither company will admit to being

Despite all the incredible technology mankind has invented, for some reason we still haven't figured out a reliable way to manage our time. If anything, modern life has just made the problem worse—there are so many more things to do, but each day still stubbornly refuses to last longer than 24

If you are looking for a bed that can give you more than something to sleep on then this list of 5 hi-tech beds may give you some ideas.  The Starry Night Bed The starry night is a brilliant technology bed made by a company called Leggett and Platt. This bed does come with a hefty price tag of

Bootstrap is a highly popular front-end framework built by ex-Twitter engineers @mdo and @fat. If you have been on Mr. Geek before, you know that it is a very popular source for Bootstrap. You can check them all out over here: tutorials. Bootstap 3.0 is going to be a mobile-first front-end

Earlier this week, Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One, the long awaited succesor to the Xbox 360. In terms of console development, this installment has been a long time coming—the 360 debuted in 2005, eight long anticipation-filled years ago (if you want to feel old, that's enough time to go through

Ever caught wind of the possible “budget” version of the iPhone 5? Rumors are quickly spreading around the web about the possible release of a downgraded version of the latest Apple smartphone, scaling down on some of its components while retaining the performance. This is apart from the next

Google’s annual developer conference, Google I/O, is just few days away. It begins on Wednesday, May 15 and ends on Friday, May 17. In the mean time let's have a look at what to expect from the geeky guys at Google. 5. Nexus Q We might see a new Nexus Q, still in the shape of Ball but with

This article discusses the idea that the ancient human impulse to learn and take risks is still at the core of technological progress as we know it today. The anthropologist and writer, Loren Eiseley, tells us that somewhere in the caves of Choukoutien, in what is now modern day China, archeologists

LG and Samsung are the only screen manufacturers for the Apple Retina MacBook Pro line.  It is an interesting fact to know but why would someone want to find out their screen manufacturer when it works fine?. Well, that's where the problem comes in.  Recent discussions on Apple Support

Many people frequently confuse the meaning of power and influence, often using them interchangeably. This article explores the underlying definitions of these two attributes we come across in our lives and sets out a clear message why influence is greater than power. You must have seen interviews of

A month ago, we got a cool gadget for review. The package was unboxed and we found a shiny white ball on the inside. Yes, a ball. Wait, not just any other ball. Introducing Sphero. Sphero is a $100 robotic ball, a gaming system, a pet toy and a programmable machine. Yes, it's the stuff of geeks!

Every time we discuss search engine optimization, in any format, and almost any context, the discussion takes a predictable path that loosely translates into a simple question: what is it that I need to do to game search? The question is important because beyond the all too human-psychology flaws it

Chart.js is an easy, object orientated HTML5 charting library for designers and developers. Chart.js makes data visualisation very easy, allowing you to display data graphically in your web projects - and all it takes is just a few minutes to set up. Live Demo | Source Code Step 1: Add the JS

Responsive Web Design is becoming popular as we go mobile. It enables website layouts to appear differently on various devices, like desktop, notebook or mobile.  Responsive sites are like water, you put it into a container and it takes its shape - very flexible. For example, this site, yes, the

Today the majority would like to watch videos on portable mobile and tablet rather than PC or TV. To enjoy videos whenever you want and save network flow maximally, you may put saved videos to mobile and tablet for offline playback before going out. Due to the video format restriction on different

This is a short tutorial for creating two forms (side by side) with Bootstrap. In other words, creating 2 column forms in Bootstrap can sometimes be a pain. There are some nice examples in the Bootstrap documentation for creating forms, but they are 1 column.  Live Demo | Source Code Here is the

Learning to code is a very powerful and satisfying thing. It has become a gateway to broader learning. There is no denying that. We are at the peak of the Information Age, with billions of people and devices being wired by the Internet. What powers all of this is code. We are the "digital

People often get confused by using display resolution interchangeably with pixel density, or PPI (pixels per inch). These two words are not synonyms  however, they are very much related. In today's article, we will discuss the underlying relationship between these two popular tech jargons,

The CSS3 border-radius property allows web designers to define the roundness of an element. The property is so powerful that it has replaced the use of images, which make your website heavy and pixelated. Many web designers understand the basic syntax for using the border-radius property in CSS3,

Apple has released 2 key updates for its MacBook Pro Retina models this evening. The two updates and the respective bugs they fix are listed below. Anyway, get that update quickly for your MacBook Pro Retina and squash those annoying bugs. MacBook Pro Retina SMC Update 1.1 The MacBook Pro Retina SMC

Introducing the new Facebook Timeline, now with a sleeker, fresh and redesigned layout. The new Timeline is a big leap from the previous version, which wasn't well received by the general public, due to its messy layout for displaying wall content.   Old Facebook Timeline  This time, Zuck &

"One more thing" was Steve Jobs' favorite punchline when it came to introducing a new feature on an Apple product. But with his death back in October 2011, it seems as if Apple Inc. has lost its mojo. With the recent launch of Samsung Galaxy S4, the iPhone 5 looks like a thing of the past. Never

Samsung unveiled their latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4 (officially called S IV) during a launch show held in Times Square, New York City. The Galaxy S4 has familiar roots within its predecessor, the hugely successful Galaxy S3, with 40 million devices being sold to date. The Galaxy S4

I am a big movie buff. I mean I just love movies. Can't explain why - and 2013 is going to be the year of some awesome movies. Here is a top 13 list of the most anticipated movies of 2013.  1. Iron Man 3 Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley and Don Cheadle Release: April 25th

What's happening at Times Square on a Thursday night? You don't know? You got to be kidding. Today, March 14th, is the launch date of Samsung Galaxy S4 and it's going to be the biggest Android launch of the year, bar none. And it's all happening in New York City's Times Square. The event is going to

Skeuomorphism is a concept that involves the use of real world design in a digital context. Some popular examples of applications that incorporate skeuomorphism into their user interface (UI) are "iBook", "Notes" and "Find My Friend".  Skeuomorphism is at the core of Apple's design

Popular blogs like Mashable and The Next Web have recently revamped their blog design. One thing that grabbed my attention was their use of a total share counter. The total share counter is a small feature that could allow you to display the sum of all social interactions on a specific blog

Two weeks ago, Google uploaded their latest YouTube video showing the highly anticipated Google Glass in action. The video shows Google Glass' interface which appears in the wearer's line of sight. As of now, the wearable computer (Google Glass) is only available for developers and "creative

If you've followed tech news over the last couple of years, you may have heard of the "6 strike" plan outlined by some major American Internet Service Providers (ISPs) with the goal of curbing piracy. After almost two years of delays, this policy is set to be rolled in starting this Monday. So far

Are you feeling down today? Don't worry, a dose of 15 inspiring stories can change that. The world is filled with stories that teach you to never give up and build your self confidence. Here it is, a list of 15 inspiring stories to make you believe in yourself even more, and to remind you that you

Multinational companies like Starbucks, Google and Amazon have come under fire recently for paying very little or no corporation tax at all despite the fact that they generate millions of pounds in UK sales.  It is unfair to ordinary people and small businesses who face rigorous action and are

Ever seen Russian videos on Youtube or other video channels? Noticed a common thing in most of them? The use of Dash-cams. Today, a meteroite entered a Russian city and caused enough damage to injure 400 people, mostly by glass debris. What was common in all of the meteor videos from Russia was that

There is a growing consensus that Microsoft, after dropping the ball spectacularly in the last decade, have come to the tablet party a little too late. The reception of their Surface Tablet RT was lukewarm; failing to remove the veil of uncertainty that surrounds the company. Now, the software giant

Just when you thought RIM had run out of ideas, they come back with their most ingenuous smartphone yet- the new Blackberry Z10. But, rather than take the time to actually innovate, the beleaguered Blackberry maker has created a phone that is almost identical to Apple's market leader in a desperate

HTML5 has been the most hyped technology for quite a while now. While most browsers have implemented the W3C specifications of HTML5 natively, some still lag far behind like IE (as you'd expect). As HTML5 continues to amaze us with the awesome CSS3 as its sidekick, there are a fair share of

Hi there. I've noticed a couple of my readers asking me to better organise the Bootstrap tutorials on Mr. Geek. To do that, I am creating this specific article that is going to host links of all the Bootstrap tutorials on this blog. This list, as more content builds, will be updated frequently. 

A lot of the Bootstrap tutorials (including ours) forget to address the problem of responsive text in Bootstrap. I personally have had a hard time finding tutorials on the topic, and have even gone far using FitTextJS, but that's not the right solution.  The right solution is using media queries.

I have noticed a lot of angel-backed Silicon Valley startups using Bootstrap as their front-end framework of choice. This includes companies like Cinemagram and SocialCam. The reason is simply the awesomeness of the framework and the community it has garnered over the last few years. I am thrilled

I got Graph Search on Day 4 (4 days after it released). I know most of you reading this are still waiting for it, or, worst case scenario, don't know what Graph Search is. Ok, so Graph Search is a search engine from Facebook that queries a minefield of data at core of Social Graph and brings it into

In Part 2 of our Getting Started with Ruby on Rails series, we will go ahead and add some authentication so that only the admin of the blog can manage articles and the associated categories. Live Demo | Source Code  You can find Part 1 here. To get us up and running quickly, we are going to use a

Facebook is holding press event in Menlo Park, California to show off its next big thing. If you want to follow the live updates, keep this page open as I will post the information in real time (after gathering and verifying it from various sources).

Ruby on Rails is a full stack web development framework developed by David Heinemeier Hansson. David is a partner at 37 signals, creators of Basecamp, Highrise and Campfire. The framework was built upon the Ruby language developed by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto in the mid 90’s. The framework has

When your customers are away from their computers, there is no better way to reach them than on their mobile phones.  Now with Voice and SMS services from Twilio, it's possible for anyone to build an advanced phone system at a price anyone can afford.  Telephone numbers in the Twilio cloud are

CES 2013 has arrived and it is time to sort out the best from the madness. CES always delivers hardware of the future but the hype levels can exceed actual product performance and usefulness. This is a top 10 list of products we can expect to enter our lives sometime soon. 1. 85 inch 4K TV A TV

Steve Jobs was unarguably the greatest presenter I've ever seen in my life time. In fact, he was more. He was a master visionary who just happened to be a great story teller too. This is a powerful combination gentlemen. We all know how Steve and Apple have impacted our lives today. What were the

Happy New Year everyone. I am sure you all have welcomed the year 2013 with a fair amount of partying. I think it's going to be one hell of a ride, so why not have some fun. Me? I am here, sitting on my Mac, typing this blog post.  I was in London last year to celebrate the New Year (2012), but

Have you ever dreamt of doing something great in life? I am sure most of you have, or probably will at some point in your lifetime. Today, I am going to share with you a few secrets that I have acquired by studying some of my favorite personalities. One could ask, what was common in all of them? The

The popular torrent website The Pirate Bay has been blocked in the UK by many ISPs (Internet Service Providers). This is a short tutorial to show you how you can continue enjoy downloading torrents from The Pirate Bay whilst the block is still active. Remember, this could theoretically work

With the recent introduction of Retina devices by Apple, you wouldn't want your older graphics to look ugly and blurry anymore would you? Well, you don't have to worry about it anymore, because today, we are going to show you a short tutorial on how to create Retina ready graphics in Photoshop

This is a review of the 15 inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display. UPS just delivered my Mac 7 hours ago and I have been testing it on full throttle. In a nutshell, its the best notebook I've ever used. I know its expensive for some, but if you can afford it, you won't regret it ever. Guess what,

A quadrotor is a helicopter, powered by four rotors, hence the name quadrotor. The quadrotor is an expensive but interesting toy to play with. Here is a list of the 7 cool things you can do with a quadrotor. Beware, manoeuvring these gadgets isn't a pie in the cake. It requires concentration,

It has come to our knowledge, here at Mr. Geek, that Google is expected to release its Maps app for iOS on the App Store sometime tonight.  As you might already know, Apple Maps has faced a massive backlash since its release a couple of months ago, causing much anger and fury for iOS users. But

As you all know, 2012 is almost coming to an end. It has been a year mixed with smiles and tears, cries and laughs, happiness and sadness, innovation and discovery, victory and defeat and a lot more. At Mr. Geek, we believe it has been a special time, as 2012 is the year this blog came into

Sick? Want do go to the Doctor? Of course you don't! It's a hassle and it's expensive. Scout has got you covered. By combining available inexpensive technology with some proven biometric algorithms, Scanadu is aiming with $2 million in gun powder to lead the industry in Auto Home Diagnosis. Around

Last time, we looked at using external stylesheets with Bootstrap, so you can extend the framework and customise your website. If you missed Part 2, you can find it here. Today, we will build on our existing knowledge acquired from using external stylesheets to build a custom fixed header bar. 

According to a report from TechRadar, the website at www.promobay.org has been blocked by some Internet Service Providers in the United Kingdom. Virgin Media, BE broadband and BT are blocking the legal spin-off of the well-known "Pirate Bay." Whereas The Pirate Bay hosted torrents of all kinds

I love architecture, even though I am a computer geek. But then, geeks also love things that marvel, and architecture is one that fascinates me quite a lot. I believe architecture is important to us on many levels. For example, a good, well designed architecture improves and can even change the

I was using Shazam the other day and to my amusement, it was able to figure out every song with a 99% success rate. It is an awesome piece of software that, at first, feels like magic? Right? No. It's something called engineering. Before I begin, I understand that not all of my readers know what

This is the second part of the 'Getting Started with Bootstrap' series. You can find part 1 by clicking here. Today, we are going to talk about using external stylesheets with Bootstrap. External stylesheets allow you to customise the look and feel of almost every design feature  of the

A few days ago, I found my self replying to an enormous amount of comments left by my fans on Mr. Geek. Why? Because Facebook doesn't itself provide a functionality to allow moderators to be notified when a new comment is posted on the site. The only official way of seeing if you have missed a

A day ago, I realised I have amassed quite a lot of total upload views on my Youtube channel. The number, as of now, precisely is 30,598. Although that number is minuscule in comparison to other Youtube channels out there, it is still worth noting that it is 5 digits and looks quite nice if

The web is changing (again) and it’s all down to Google. We are in a state of transition from the web of websites to a web of people. This is also affecting search which is the way we navigate the web and it’s affecting SEO which is how we optimize content in order to be found. The transition

The super popular web design toolkit Twitter Bootstrap is already here. Even though the two designers aren't working at Twitter anymore, I am sure it's still going to be referred to as Twitter Bootstrap. But you can call it Bootstrap too. So the latest version, as of now, is 2.2.1, released on 30th

This is a review of the Adonit Jot Pro. The Jot Pro, as it is popularly called, is a Taiwanese made Stylus for capacitive touch screens. I have long been in search for the best stylus and to be honest, nothing beats the Jot Pro. I earlier had a brand-less rubber tip stylus and it served me quite

As we have now entered into the information age, a lot of our valuable information is stored in a digital format. It means hackers are actively finding newer ways to break into your digital accounts. This short tutorial is targeted at Gmail users who can enable 2-step verification to make their

In 2010 Google introduced a feature that allowed users logged into their Google account to see a custom background image every time they logged onto the Google.com or regional variants. Following a recent announcement on their homepage, this feature will no longer be available as of 16 November,

I have spent a considerable period of my life time during this age which we call The Digital Age. I have great memories from the time I first started using the computer and the Internet, way back in 1999. There are specific sounds from this age that evoke memories of the past. I have compiled my

iPhone 5 was born on the 12th of September 2012, at around 11 am California time.  I got to pre-order it at around 8:40 am UK time on the 14th of September 2012. I was a few minutes late and the Apple Store showed a delivery date of around October the 2nd. However, the wait was cut short when I got

This is a summary of the important tips to keep in mind if you want to feel healthy on a daily basis.  (Images source: Google) The amount and quality of your sleep has an effect on the quality of your life, be it mentally, emotionally, or physically. It even accounts for a younger looking skin. The

The big day is almost here! With just under 12 hours left, the Apple event is being touted as "the biggest in consumer electronics history". Well, we will have to wait and find out. The event starts at 10.00 AM PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) which is 6.00 PM UK time. The big thing: iPhone 5, iOS 6 and

I wouldn't say the Apple iPhone 5 is a breakthrough in phone innovation this year. But considering its better than its predecessors in a myriad of ways, I think it should do quite well in the marketplace. I am getting one anyways, because I own a crappy old 3GS since 2009.  If you didn't follow

The hopes of a nation rest on the success of iPhone 5. That may sound like an overtly hyperbolic way to open this article, but when you consider that JP Morgan have stated that its release could potentially add between 1/4 to 1/2% point to fourth quarter annualized GDP growth, it becomes clear that

Have you ever used two computers with one keyboard and mouse? No right? Well, that's why you are here, because I am going to show you how to achieve the setup using a free app called Synergy. So here is a little background for this article. I am sharing my 3G internet by making my spare Windows

Are you looking to change your Dashboard's boring lego-like grey background? Does your current Dashboard background look like this? If yes, you have come to the right place. This short tutorial will show you 'How to change the Dashboard background in Mac OS X'. This tutorial has been tried and

After several weeks of using Macintosh's new operating system, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, it is starting to feel like a best friend. Compared with the bugs and frustrations of Lion, Mountain Lion provides a 100% stable platform for us to get out fingertips dirty with. In this review, we'll cover some

To what extent does a company’s valuation reflect its financial health? As with most things, perception trumps everything else. Inflated expectations, particularly in relation to tech companies, have wreaked havoc on the stock market since the turn of the century. This year alone has seen the

Hello world. I am giving out my first freebie today. What's a freebie? By definition its 'a thing given free of charge'. It is a collection of 240 fully high definition (HD) 1080p wallpapers. What are you waiting for? Click the big ole' download button below. Oh and don't forget to adhere to the

In a previous article, I shared with you my perspective about what is Executive Intelligence and why and how it is important to deliver and achieve.  However, today in this article, and in future parts, I will focus on one very important skill, which in fact is back bone of Executive intelligence.

The Olympic Rings are unarguably one of the most known symbols around the world. They are used by the IOC (International Olympic Committee) to promote the Olympic Games. Pierre De Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games first designed the Olympic Rings back in 1912. But what do they

THE most cardinal lesson of the history is: Life is competition and, that; the intelligence is ingrained, not in genes, but in education, opportunity and experience. Therefore, every one of us stands good chance not only to perform but to outperform, in our respective fields of interest, right from

The London Olympics 2012 is finally underway and the Opening ceremony on the 27th of July 2012 was one of the best we have witnessed so far. It truly was a grand opening to 'the greatest show on earth', as said by the British PM David Cameron. With over an estimated 4 billion audience around the

The World Wide Web is full of data, just waiting to be accessed by people. As of 2009, there was 500 billion (yes, Billion) Gigabytes of digital content. This just shows the mind boggling magnitude of content that is available. Remarkable isn't it? Today, I am going to share with you some of the

It has been ages since I last wrote this blog. I have been going through a writers' block with high levels of procrastination, and coupled with that, I have my summer freelance project to code. Nevertheless, I wanted to write something today. The topic, 'Steve Jobs' best sayings'. Steve Jobs was

If you are a webmaster, you must know the importance of traffic and its direct relation to increasing your revenue stream.  Now, to get traffic, we could do SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and SBO (Social Bookmarking Optimization).  Search Engine Optimization deals with your site being on top of

Custom branding your Wordpress dashboard may not be necessary for the daily operations of your blog, however, sometimes it looks good. Here is a short tutorial on how to put your logos on the various places within the Wordpress dashboard for administrators. First up, you should change the default

The iOS is surely a remarkable piece of software and coupled with iPad's cutting edge hardware, games just look strikingly beautiful. In this article, I am going to do mini-reviews of top 5 paid games for the iPad. I have an iPad 2 running iOS 5, so if you have an iPad 3rd gen, this should apply

That might be a bit of an overstatement. I think the geekiest fun you can have outside is dressing up as an Orc and doing some Live Action Roleplay... but Geocaching is a close second. In a nut shell Put very simply, it's treasure hunting. You are given coordinates and a clue and have to use those

Pinterest is one of a new breed of social networking sites that has taken the idea that sometimes it’s simpler to show than to tell.  The site is a virtual pin-board which allows users to display their objects of desire or their existing style choices, on the World Wide Web.  Unlike dinosaurs

WWDC 2012 Uncrunched is a short, concise infographic. Let us know what we have missed and if you want to know more about iOS 6, Mountain Lion, the New Mac Book Pro or anything else, use the comments feature below.

I must admit this before I say a word about Airtime - I have been lately procrastinating from writing a blog post. Well, isn't it obvious. Airtime is so damn addictive and I mean it. So what I am going to do now is give you a decent walkthrough of Airtime, in classic Mr. Geek style. Airtime is

If you administrate a Facebook page, you probably know how risky it was to add other admins—before today, all admins were created equal, and anyone who you added could go ahead and remove the original page creator. Now Facebook has added the ability to define permission roles for each admin.These

Bonjour geeks. This is the first of a series titled 'Getting started with Bootstrap'. The aim of the series on the large is to help you understand the mechanics of using a web design toolkit, that is Bootstrap. Meanwhile, this particular tutorial aims to get you started with using Bootstrap so you

When I recently wanted to create a new Facebook timeline cover, I decided I would make one that complimented my profile picture. To do this I spent a long time measuring pixels and adjusting to get everything lined up. In order to save you the trouble, I decided to share my PSD template with readers

If, over the past month, you have been victim of one of Google’s search updates then you are in good company. In what must be the hardest SEO hammering yet, Google updated its Panda update and introduced a new set of penalties (the so-called Penguin update) five times inside four weeks. The result

A couple of days ago, my friend Paul had a problem accepting multiple items in a jQuery droppable element to redirect to multiple places. So I thought a tutorial would do good to the developer community if I can share my solution to this problem. If you didn't know already, this tutorial is aimed at

Who has written a professional document at least once in your life? Surely most of you have, had it been at high school or university. One of the most boring tasks during the process is usually writing references, citing the sources you used during your research. Well, now there's an app that can

The world is continuously evolving and it is us, the people, who shape our beautiful planet. But like always, there are those people whose influence stretches continents across, their power unparalleled and their names inked into the history books forever. Today, we are going to look at a compiled

According to a recent report from URL shortener bit.ly, the best time to post updates on Twitter is Mondays between 1 and 3 PM, while for Facebook the optimal time is Wednesdays at 3 PM, Eastern Standard Time (GMT-5).  In their research, they found that tweeting between those hours resulted in the

Hello. It has been nearly a month since my last blog post. The things seem to have dried up, I know, but the dissertation is way more important than blogging. However, wait a minute, things are about to change here. I'll tell you why. Last week, the famous Times magazine released the list of the 100

The search for the best browser is never-ending. Whenever i think I've found the be-all-and-end-all of browsers, another one eventually comes out that trumps it. If you use a Mac, Camino could be a great browser for you, I know I love it.Once you realize that Safari is essentially the Internet

Hi. If you're anything like me, you probably find lots of different situations where you need to take a screenshot. Unlike the clunky CTRL+PRNT SCRN method on Windows that only allows you to capture the full screen onto a clipboard, Mac offers an elegant built-in solution with various options.You

Just over three weeks ago, I came to know about Pair (an app for two lovers). In pursuit of finding more about it, I went to trypair.com and noticed the 'Chat now' button on the bottom left corner. I clicked it and I was chatting with Oleg Kostour (Pair app co-founder). Isn't that cool?. That was

Yesterday, Spotify announced their new feature, the Play button. The Play button allows you embed a Spotify soundtrack within your website/blog. This means you and your visitors can enjoy the music while they browse your content. Using the Spotify Play button is super easy - follow the short

Ok, so I just woke up a while ago to find out my news feed buzzing the phrase "Facebook buys Instagram for $1 billion". Very exciting, although that wasn't coming. It is quite a surprise. Instagram was valued at $100 million just a year ago, and now, Zuckerberg and Co. have decided to pay a handsome

Probably not. The Flashback Trojan is one of the few viruses targeted at Macs. Take a look at this article for steps on how to check if you have the virus, and how to fix it. The Flashback Trojan originated from a Java security vulnerability. It sounds very scary, since it was reportedly written in

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Source: http://www.txtpost.com/playboy-interview-steven-jobs/ by David Sheff Feb 1, 1985 If anyone can be said to represent the spirit of an entrepreneurial generation, the man to beat for now is the charismatic cofounder and chairman of Apple Computer, Inc., Steven Jobs. He transformed a small

Live in one of the many countries where Spotify is unavailable, or just want to switch to a service where you don't need a desktop player? Then Rdio is for you! According to the company, Rdio, is a combination of the words radio and audio, and is pronounced ar-dee-o. Spotify brought users in the

Are you a student in need of a summer job who loves to write code? Why not apply to Google? Every summer, in this highly competitive programme, Google brings young people from around the world together and pays them to write code for open source projects. This benefits a lot of people, and really

Ever since I got a beta invite for Google+ on 7th July 2011, I've loved every bit of it. I believe Google+ is the most complete social network yet. It was recently reported that it is unarguably the fastest growing social network website, currently standing at a staggering 100 million

The Hunger Games is a 2012 American dystopian, science fiction, action-drama film directed by Gary Ross and based on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins. It stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Woody Harrelson, and Elizabeth Banks. It was released on March 21, 2012 in

The moment you mention the words ‘search engine optimization’ (SEO) a complex picture crops up of services offered which border onto black magic, achieving results which border on the miraculous, practically overnight. Yet, SEO, is one of the least complicated professions you can imagine. It is

When you type a search query into Google, have you noticed how some search results are filtered differently than others. Sometimes, you might have noticed how a search result has the author's picture, name and a link back to his/her Google+ profile. Google calls this a Rich Snippet. A Rich Snippet

In my previous article, I discussed why anti-virus and firewall software are useless resource-hogging applications. If you're a Mac or Linux user then you really have nothing to worry about, but if you're a PC user then you'll want to read this article to find out how to clean your system and rid it

It has been a few weeks since I've been seeing those "Press L to see what happens" shares going viral on Facebook. Apparently, it has come to my knowledge that Facebook boasts slick keyboard shortcuts to streamline the social networking experience. Delving further into researching on other existing

The new iPad's screen has been the talk of the tech town since the device released yesterday. The so called 'Resolutionary' screen comes with a  2,048 x 1,536 resolution with 264 pixels per inch, which is lower compared to the 330 PPI on the iPhone 4S. In terms of the evolution in resolution as

Reblogged from Chris Dixon (thanks bud) Angry Birds was Rovio’s 52nd game. They spent eight years and almost went bankrupt before finally creating their massive hit. Pinterest is one of the fastest growing websites in history, but struggled for a long time. Pinterest’s CEO recently said that

SEO or Search Engine Optimisation lies at the core of any website's success. This article is going to demonstrate how you can get a SEO health check for your website just under 5 minutes. Assuming you know what SEO is, let's get started; if not, read here on SEO. Step 1: Google "SEO Doctor Firefox"

Unless you are living in some other world, you might have by now realised that Apple announced its third generation iPad on March 7, 2012 in an highly publicised event. The event, although sans Steve Jobs, garnered much attention in the blogosphere, twitter-o-sphere and just about everywhere;

Git is a popular distributed revision control and source code management system that is used by professionals in the software industry. It was initially designed and developed by Linus Torvalds of Linux fame as a repository technology that allows the developer to see a complete history of the code

These days there are a million choices out there for anti-virus, firewall, anti-spyware and anti-adware applications. This abundance of options, some people are left wondering, what's the best one to use? Well, here's the answer: none of them! Anti-Virus programs might have served some purpose ten

How I earned 100 bucks in my first 10 days as a blogger? To begin with, I would take this opportunity to thank all my loyal readers who have made this possible. Trust me, without you, it would not have been possible and with this said, I still need your continued support to help the Mr.Geek

One of the first things we learned how to do when our Internet started speeding up was how to get free flicks. Pirating movies was nothing new--there have been pirated video cassettes sold on the streets of New York City and elsewhere since the beginning of the camcorder. However, once the Internet

The iPad 3 And The Secret Steve Jobs May Have Taken With Him Is About To Be Revealed:  Did Steve Jobs take a secret with him to technology heaven? If so, he must be smiling down upon Apple, the company that he co-created and guided to become one of the biggest creators/sellers of personal

A Cloud With A Silver Lining Like a storm cloud on the horizon, it eased up on us, catching us unawares. One moment, the sun is shining, the next, it is raining cats and dogs. Cloud computing is doing that very same thing. There was no weather report, just the cloud on the horizon. Until it began to

Cloud Computing and Health Sector  Telcare: This US startup has built a cloud device that tracks diabetes. The device takes patients readings and transmits them to their private online database, which can be accessed by the customer or the doctor at will. In addition, the use of cloud technology

This is how Windows 8 might look like You know what? Something is cooking. Well, at least in Microsoft's Headquarters in Redmond, Washington. Now, let us get to the point. The next big thing that awaits us in 2012 is going to be none other than Windows 8, Microsoft's latest version of its super

Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Daniel Junge's Saving Face has won the Best Documentary Short Film at the 84th Oscar award ceremony at Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is Pakistan's first Oscar nominee. Today is a momentous day in Pakistan's history as

Outfitted extravagantly in character, Sacha Baron Cohen ran amuck on the Oscars’ red carpet Sunday night and all over E! host Ryan Seacrest’s tuxedo. (Syndicated Content from Associated Press) After initially being dis-invited by the academy, Baron Cohen was allowed to attend the ceremony

Watch the Oscars 2012 Live on Mr. Geek! Click ►below and experience the magic of Oscars right now. Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles: The 84th Oscars are about to begin (27th Febrary, 2012, Sunday at 5pm PST) and Mr. Geek is pleased to serve you with a live video stream below. The Oscars as we all know

1. Abstract  What comes in your mind when you read the word databases? Facebook? Yahoo? Google? YouTube? If yes, then yeah you are right! All these Fortune 100 companies use databases to store data because since we produce so much data every day, their job is to store it and show it to us when we

After getting some general knowledge in the first tutorial, this second tutorial will be talking about variables, assignments and initializations. A variable in Java has a type, name and a value.  In the first tutorial we mostly talked about primitive data types. The non-primitive data types or

Top Cloud Computing Services in the Market today 1. OpenStack: It is a joint project by the people at NASA and Rackspace, which are in pursuit of providing state of the art IaaS solutions. OpenStack delivers a massive scalable cloud computing operating system. The project is open source allowing

PHP: Do you know your string types? Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a single-quoted and double-quoted string when writing a PHP script? Many beginner PHP coders make the mistake of thinking they're interchangeable, but there is an important difference! Plus, there are two other

Press(ly) this Button Pressly, the TechCrunch Disrupt finalist which launched in November is an exciting new HTML5 platform which allows bloggers to ensure that their content is optimized for the tablet viewing experience.  However, unlike OnSwipe and Flipboard (both of which repackage website

This is the first Java language tutorial in which you will look more closely at a simple program and will basically learn about data types, Before getting started make sure you have any Java compiler installed in your computer. Eclipse is the one in which we will execute our codes. You can simply

Steve Jobs has been insulted by a tech company in Taiwan for an Android ad? It's not the first time Jobs' image has been used in Taiwan to promote products, a measure of his fame in the wired, tech-exporting island whose companies make most of Apple's products. Last year a drinks company had a Jobs

  Facebook and Definition have collaborated to create an application that allows you create a movie out of your Timeline objects. Click below to create yours: http://www.timelinemoviemaker.com/

I just recently bought an iPad 2 from my oDesk.com earnings. I don't think I can talk more about how good it is. It is just incredible. Thanks to the iPad 2 and Autodesk's SketchBook Express (Free), I have been able to rekindle my artistic talents. Please have a glance into some of the art that I

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