Wednesday, March 31, 2010

the Open Source Software !!


Hi all, today I want to talk about one of the most interested thing I observe here from the technical side. All of us (Iraqi IT Interns) visit many universities like Stanford, Berkeley (California) and Maryland, this most issue that i notices that all these university use open-source programming language to teach students the programming algorithms, high level programming and they didn't depend on the famous software companies like Microsoft, Apple,...etc (only if there is a lab. gift from this companies to that universities) and I am really surprised from that at first because in Iraq most of the college that I see uses Microsoft products (you know that there are no copyright in Iraq so it is very cheap!!).
And even when I now in the Mercy Corps they use open-source programming and platforms, all these universities and most of the companies want to be independent from Big software producers, they want to be free !! and I thank in Iraq we need to big switch to this type, and as an Instructor and IT Director in my university I will try my hard to do this change.

my friends I want your comment .......

Expo Center












in the previous days there a show in Expo Center in Portland named "Energy Trust Better Living Show", in this show many companies offer the new technology of Solar and wind power beside many healthy products.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Alice in Wonderland in 3D !!


a month ago Serbest tell me that he goes to the movie theater (Cinema) in the Saint Louis to see the Avatar movie in 3D which and encourage me to see the 3D movies. then I browse the INTERNET to see where the 3D theaters and what is the new 3D movie.
Alice in Wonderland is the new one and there is a near theater to me (LLoyd Center Cinema)which Floyd help me to find it.

The Mount Hood





There is a very nice Mount in the portland city called the Mount Hood, there are alot of snow on this mount most of the time. Floyd offer me to go with him and his family to this mount and It is really a wonderfull time we spent it there.

Friday, March 19, 2010

danforth planet science center


it was great experience  i get a chance to go with Deb (AT&T external affair) to visit the danforth planet science center.
the concept of using the technology to help poor people in africa and all the work that have been done in order to enhance the amount of the protein so that the food have more value and the best part is that they take scientists from africa and teach them how to do that themselves 
it was a great experience

celebration with my team

recently we finish our work in release 12 of our project so we get out to celebrate that accomplishment
it was fantastic day i have lots of fun
and see how team harmony is important to success in work

saint patrick day

this is the parade of saint patrick day i have lots of fun this day 
and see how america support the freedom because basically saint  patrick is an Irish Parade but they celebrate it in the US how great is that