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Posted on February 18, 2010 - by Yasser

Spiderz tweets from last week: 2010-02-18

  • Is it true ‘what Apple creates, Microsoft consumes and bests?’ If it were Apple who once invented personal… http://bit.ly/9pyRmv #

Posted on February 11, 2010 - by Yasser

Spiderz tweets from last week: 2010-02-11

  • In latest news coming out of Dubai, and an apparent act of heavenly proportions, Dubai has discovered ‘black gold’… http://bit.ly/dgiQ1l #
  • Wouldn’t it be great if you could check-in, find your friends and unlock your city? Get Four Square on your mobile… http://bit.ly/bJDGmB #
  • Doritos the world’s most popular Twitter brand? Snickers in top five? McDonald’s in top ten? Coca-cola too? Google?… http://bit.ly/cXwmdf #

Posted on February 4, 2010 - by Yasser

Spiderz tweets from last week: 2010-02-04

  • Flash by Adobe, the software that helps developers make interactive websites is on the decline and may also face… http://bit.ly/cIJhwS #
  • Bing! Bing! Bing! That’s the sound Google’s been hearing lately and it might come with a considerable bang! For… http://bit.ly/c7W0Ab #
  • With no disregard to super-moms who can bring down any computer with their bare hands, play Farmville, get their… http://bit.ly/9Fb525 #
  • Webhosting & domain is similar to renting an office space with company name registered with economic dept. Need to renew both every year. #
  • http://bit.ly/dbH5rW #
  • Our favourite The Sixty One song this morning: http://bit.ly/9P2Iqm http://bit.ly/d1eGo1 #
  • A little over one year ago Audible.com caught our attention, we became huge fans, more so avid listeners of tens of… http://bit.ly/cZKFZI #
  • If you’re looking for an anti-Apple phone, look no further than Google! Given Google’s our best search buddy, it’s… http://bit.ly/c2CpgR #

Posted on January 28, 2010 - by Yasser

Spiderz tweets from last week: 2010-01-28

  • One of yesteryears tech-geniuses joined Twitter as recently as two days ago. His followers have grown from a mere… http://bit.ly/5X4mXP #
  • Apple, the company that invented personal computing (almost three decades ago) is all set to launch it’s latest… http://bit.ly/7c4qkJ #
  • Apple,
    the company that invented personal computing (almost three decades ago)
    is all set to launch it’s latest… http://bit.ly/5W6bpA #
  • With recent warnings from the French and German governments on not to use Microsoft’s IE browsers (Versions 6, 7 or… http://bit.ly/55hph6 #
  • If you’re looking for a solution to your day-to-day work/life management woes, David Allen’s Getting Things Done… http://bit.ly/6q4lfR #
  • Own a bank account? A credit card? Paypal? NO??!! If you’re still wondering why you must or mustn’t have a Paypal… http://bit.ly/8oHAuC #
  • So we heard you’re setting up your own music band? Seriously no? Think about it…? Yeah? No? If this be the ‘90s… http://bit.ly/a6YGIf #
  • TODAY is the day that ‘may’ see Apple launch a sizzling magical piece of gadgetry that will set the world on fire… http://bit.ly/dww6tm #
  • Prices starting at $499 we would like to announce that Spiderz will be giving away an iPad (each) this 2010 to the… http://bit.ly/djk2UK #
  • If you’re wondering what Twitter is, probably you’re wondering ‘right’! While Facebook is a place where we meet,… http://bit.ly/9Yoh3G #

Posted on January 14, 2010 - by Yasser

Spiderz tweets from last week: 2010-01-14

  • A very happy Friday good morning to you all in #Dubai - warm, fresh day today… :) #
  • RT @StephenRCovey Today, the difference between a company and its competitor is its ability to execute. #
  • Day to process all our emails and open cases from last week: Friday!!! #
  • A very good afternoon to all our customers and friends on Twitter! Sunday’s are our startup days so most things are reviewed and rebooted. #
  • All our servers are now updated with Plesk 9.2 (latest version) and amazingly well built/improved. #
  • We’re setting up Parallels Premium Antivirus on our dedicated servers. This will add another layer of protection to all mail accounts. Wooo! #
  • As a premium email service provider here in #Dubai our foremost battle is with spam and viruses - which by the way keeps us busy! :) #
  • We don’t have an estimated date on Dr.Web setup as of now but we’ll let you all know once we’re ready. But we’ve signed the contract! #
  • RT @QueenRania: Think u can describe why education matters in fewer than 5 words or 5 seconds? Give it a shot here: http://bit.ly/5lyxe4 #
  • RT @ymasood: How 2 tackle inbound email: review in2minutes/mark for next action/process/read later/keep for reference/wait for response #GTD #
  • Microsoft confirmed us into their Junk Mail Reporting Partner Program. JMRPP helps us x-ray complaints from email recipients for spam. #
  • Microsoft have accepted us into the WebsiteSpark program as a Web Pro - hurray! This gives us access to ’software, support and visibility!’ #
  • Spam under tabs after we caught dm.cgi (some script) running a continuous process sending crazy spam messages. Reason cracked ftp! #
  • Notepad++ is a quick tool when changing lowercase letters into UPPERCASE letters for copy/paste as it takes less time than MS Word. #

Posted on January 7, 2010 - by Yasser

Spiderz tweets from last week: 2010-01-08

  • New Spiderz web site design under works. Think we will roll out in second week of Feb ‘10 #
  • 2010 at Spiderz begins with a lot of great news, the best: podcast in works! ;) #
  • Another 2010 good news at Spiderz, the entire team is now updated with Windows7 running on crisp new HP Entertainment series laptops. Wooo! #
  • 2010 will see Spiderz 9 years old… woooooo hoooooo, poor guys most of our competition is already crying and in the deadpool! #
  • 2010 Spiderz is back to black in colors (customers demand older look more!) - see upcoming design in Feb 2nd week. #
  • 2010 Spiderz is a paperless office, we’re down to a single All-In-One-Wifi-Enabled HP workhorse printer that sites idle at most times. #
  • 2010 highlight, all Spiderz peripherals are Microsoft, we love the durability on these things. http://bit.ly/6MSEVb #
  • RT @ymasood: Has your marketing ended up into your web developer’s hands? Has it? Now how much does a web developer know about marketing? #
  • 2010 at Spiderz is now a ‘waiting list’ year… sales and development both have waiting lists. Sorry, we’re overbooked! #
  • 2010 at Spiderz is all about web app development, so great up, we’ve got a great line-up of product releases: Webs, Jobuit 2.0, Ahouka ;) #
  • We’re closing down in around five minutes so we’ll be back tomorrow. Thanks for following Spiderz today. :) #
  • Salam and good morning to our beloved Spiderz tribe, how may we help you this find day? #
  • Server backups are in progress. If you face any slowness please give it about 30 minutes. Once we’re backed up and safe, we’ll tweet you. #
  • Server backups; time to end 5:30 p.m plus or minus. Still I don’t see any affect on performance. #
  • RT @wildpeeta: So glad all the school buses r painted yellow n hv the folding stop signs on the side. Good call on child safety, RTA // 1 up #
  • Signed up for Microsoft’s Junk Mail Reporting Partner Program - die spam, just die. #
  • We’re implementing SPF / Sender ID for all domains starting today. This would greatly reduce spoofing and in some ways spam relay. #
  • We’re closing down in a couple of minutes from now… thank you to all our customers and followers! :)! #
  • Looking for a great #webhosting company in #dubai, don’t forget to follow us. Talk to you all tomorrow morning. http://bit.ly/74vyaD #
  • Good morning, care for a cup of tea with us? :) #
  • RT @ymasood: The truth about money making online is no farther than the truth about money making offline. It has to be earned. #
  • Tip: If you own your domain, there’s no reason why you must have an email address that ends in @yahoo @gmail @hotmail #
  • Development on Jobuit 2.0 begins Jan 14th. Jobuit 1.0 phenomenal success. One page 5000+ signups and counting. http://jobuit.com #
  • Having trouble understanding web deisgn/development/related stuff? DM us and we’ll be glad to explain how things work. #dubai #
  • The truth about spam is that it’s just so Web 0.0 - yeah - it’s THE oldest and MOST tired way of saying ‘hello, we’re open for business’! #
  • Heard back from Microsoft, they’re happy to have us join the Junk Mail Reporting Partner Program :) #

Posted on November 12, 2009 - by Yasser

Spiderz tweets from last week: 2009-11-13

  • Think #Etisalat 3G network isn’t that fast… Or is it just me? #

Posted on October 8, 2009 - by Yasser

Spiderz tweets from last week: 2009-10-08


Posted on September 17, 2009 - by Yasser

Spiderz tweets from last week: 2009-09-17


Posted on September 10, 2009 - by Yasser

Spiderz tweets from last week: 2009-09-11

  • Google Best place to work http://bit.ly/dMDWD (via @amirmarfani) #
  • Twitterrific I really need that wide screen keyboard, now! #
  • @amirmarfani Yea, the best so far, but there are others as well. I just bought the Pro version! #

Posted on July 30, 2009 - by Yasser

Spiderz tweets from last week: 2009-07-30

  • Finally! Bought the iPhone 3GS!!!!! Hurray!!!! White, 16GB and unlocked from Apple! #
  • Anyone on the look out contact me and a friend will arrange one for you as well. We’ve setup a supply line directly to Dubai! #
  • I must admit that I got it on cost so I’m doubly happy to get my hands on this amazing piece of art…! #

Posted on July 23, 2009 - by Yasser

Spiderz tweets from last week: 2009-07-23

  • Let’s see if this pings right to all my social networks… #

Posted on July 9, 2009 - by Yasser

Spiderz tweets from last week: 2009-07-09

  • Guys, iPhone 3GS white is available at Falak Electronics at Deira City Centre in White color for a AED. 4,500/- and they do have stock! #
  • Heck I hate Windows 7 and Microsoft for not solving basic problems with peripherals… damn them… #
  • It seems I have to reinstall my HP C7283 All-in-One driver each time I resurrect my machine from hibernation… bad job MS… #
  • By the way the HP Photosmart C7283 All-in-One is a fantastic wireless printer… good for home or office use… #
  • Off I go to get some support from HP http://bit.ly/N7WXa #
  • Darn, no listing of a printer going offline problem… bad HP, bad Microsoft… #
  • Exploring Xcode with Mz - http://yfrog.com/0xf09lj #

Posted on July 2, 2009 - by Yasser

Spiderz tweets from last week: 2009-07-02

  • I’ve been away but around, busy with some personal work for two days. Now back on the grid… #
  • Transam at Deira City Center say they’ve got a guarantee backed iPhone 3GS in stock at AED. 6,700… just checked this morning. #
  • That’s a very high price but for some go-getters that’s just nothing… :D … in perspective that’s a tad more that a 13″ Macbook Pro! #

Posted on June 25, 2009 - by Yasser

Spiderz tweets from last week: 2009-06-25


Posted on June 11, 2009 - by Yasser

Spiderz tweets from last week: 2009-06-12


Posted on June 4, 2009 - by Yasser

Spiderz tweets from last week: 2009-06-05

  • Couple of ideas running round my mind, first the easy of tweeting and making new friends has put blogging on our site on the back burner. #
  • From when I began tweeting a couple of months ago and now I’ve written lesser blog posts and have got into the habit of tweeting regularly. #
  • The real difference I see is that blogging about ‘whatever you love’ is a serious job and requires at least two hours of regular time a week #
  • Whereas tweeting about whatever comes to your mind is easier and it give you that window of opportunity of being yourself. #
  • In short, I believe blogging is committing to a writing regime while tweeting is more informal and personal. #
  • Overall I miss writing some good stuff on our blog which has been taken over by my automated weekly twitter archive that’s published on site #
  • Moving on to other things, one of the greatest achievements of my life was to start Spiderz in June 2002 and a remarkable feat. #
  • This June, Spiderz is seven years old and in many ways I just don’t believe it. It’s been such a whirlwind of an enjoyable ride. #
  • During these years many things happened, some good, some bad and some that you’d not want to mention. :) It was a joyous business venture. #
  • Some more ideas on posting tweets to your blog: In the long run overall value of a well written post will surpass a tweet archive. #
  • Having a tweet archive is a good thing for your blog. It will make it more lively, updated and help you attract more followers. #
  • Now onto the Spiderz seven year story… first, we’re a successful business with a brilliant team and we are all web crazy. #
  • This was not so on June 15th 2002 when on an empty desk at my office in Emirates Towers I realized that Spiderz was a reality, a beginning. #
  • I had just rented an office with Servcorp at the 41st level and boy what an office that was - plush with fantastic furniture and artwork. #
  • This was a dream come true for me, a reality that I had chosen to live. This was my future and Spiderz rose from that empty desk. #
  • If you have ever done this before, most ideas begin like this, you have nothing but your ‘will’. You start and you believe. #
  • That’s what I had done earlier that year when I presented my business plan to my Emirati uncle and chose business over employment. #
  • The plan was a good plan yet it lacked a few things, specially I wasn’t experienced enough in handling a fully functional business. #
  • Spiderz as my uncle put it that first day, was ‘my baby’ and that is how I take it till this day, it’s part of me and that will stay forever #
  • So it took seven good years to build this business, from the time when I had no customer to over 150 customers, it’s a job well done. :) #
  • More soon…. #

Posted on May 28, 2009 - by Yasser

Spiderz tweets from last week: 2009-05-28

  • If you’re looking for an excellent cross platform twitter client, Twirl is a brilliant one - http://www.twhirl.org/ #
  • Installing Windows 7 Release Candidate on one our laptops - Sony Vaio VGN-CR23M/P - says it’s compatible with all hardware and software. #
  • Windows 7 is still installing and so far has restarted the machine twice during installation. Couldn’t they do this just faster?! #
  • Okay, first impression on Windows 7, looks very good and behaves like better Vista. Faster than Vista a hell a lot! Good upgrade! #
  • Funny think I’ve noticed on Windows 7, Documents folder is called My Documents, so it’s back from Documents to My Documents? Back to XP? #
  • Second Vista laptop now up for Windows 7 installation, this one is a powerhouse, so I expect to see big improvements on this HP. #
  • Get your own copy of Windows 7 release candidate here - http://digg.com/u13UGr #
  • Burn the ISO file to a DVD if your drive still works under Vista! If it doesn’t extract all the files to a portable harddrive. #
  • If you’re having trouble extracting the Windows 7 ISO file, use Winrar which will help you extract everything, quite easily. #
  • Once done, run the Setup file on your harddrive and you’ll be on your way. It’s very important to check compatibility so do that. #
  • Windows 7 may require you to uninstall some software like Norton 2007 or 2008, Adobe Encore or some stuff from HP,… #
  • If it’s that important uninstall them and then find a way to get the latest versions installed back since some of those won’t work on W7 #
  • I believe W7 and it’s free trial, up until first quarter of 2010 is a nice move by Microsoft to redeem itself of the disgust that Vista was! #
  • Does my DVD drive work now? Nope, it doesn’t, Windows 7 install didn’t fix that so am I blown away? Surely, right into my iMac’s arms!!! #
  • Take it, Apple’s new PC adverts say the same, W7’s not fixed ‘yet’ and won’t be for years into the future. Windows 7 is broken! Hmm? #
  • @rkeeney96 Ever used a mac? :)? in reply to rkeeney96 #
  • Interesting iPhone 2009 rumors - http://www.i4u.com/hot/iPhone-2009.html #
  • @markveldhuis Haha, yeah, they’re keep it as close to user experience as they can! Stable for sure, prettier, fixes my DVD writer? No! :( in reply to markveldhuis #
  • Windows 7 introduces new concept of Libraries that holds your Documents, Music, Pictures and Videos. Must say Vista’s structure was better. #
  • Not the most intuitive categorization… Libraries. Why not simply call them what they are, Documents, Music, Pictures and Videos? #
  • Then, there’s these mysterious rebirths of My Documents, My Videos and My Music in the User folder. Why back to XP? Or this is XP? #
  • That’s what bugs me so far about Windows 7. Overall the visual enhancements are brilliant, some amazing wallpapers and superb interface. #
  • Haah… to call it in that funny jargon they use, it’s ‘My Windows 7′ - haha! #
  • @wildpeeta 800-WILD looks brilliant. in reply to wildpeeta #
  • @wildpeeta You’re open yet? I’d love to visit this weekend. in reply to wildpeeta #
  • @wildpeeta Any specials for all of us tweeters? :) in reply to wildpeeta #
  • @wildpeeta Wonderful… that’s great! :D in reply to wildpeeta #
  • @wildpeeta Loyal customers who won’t mind trying the new sandwich. I’d love to try one. McDonalds is also the market leader. :) in reply to wildpeeta #
  • RT @engadget: Palm launching Pre on June 6th for $200: It’s official http://tinyurl.com/r5ocdn #
  • Wonder if Apple are sleeping or have something amazing up their sleeve for the so called June iPhone release? #
  • RT @engadget: Next iPhone to launch July 17 with OLED display and glowing Apple logo? http://tinyurl.com/pd6n4y #
  • A lot of noise out there with the release of Palm Pre on June 6th and the rumored announcement of the new/upgraded iPhone in June… #
  • More than anything, what we need on the iPhone 3G is OS3.0 which is going to get a whole load of functionality on. That’s the real wait… #
  • @fatimamasood That’s awesome, sent you an email for the IKWYA Spiderz.com page - need this up soon - do check. in reply to fatimamasood #
  • Been so busy I’ve ignored working on our website for say two months… that’s real bad when it comes to adding stuff that helps sell. #
  • Wondering what’s the right buyer persona for web development firms? Is there one or what matters is what market you operate in? May be… #
  • Has anyone else experienced twittydays? Days when your head’s full of stuff that needs to be tweeted? #
  • There there are days when it won’t just work… it’s empty up there and you’re not going anywhere… happens to me all the time… #
  • @fatimamasood Did you survive? :) in reply to fatimamasood #
  • @Xische Not white. in reply to Xische #
  • Every now and then iPhoto ‘08 reminds me to upgrade to ‘09 and I like clicking that button to see if I can easily buy online and upgrade. #
  • And its just so silly that there’s no option to buy a download and get going… what’s the fuss about shipping the box to me??? #
  • Apple wants the lovely pack to arrive, have it unboxed and make us all feel so good about buying a top quality packaged product… #
  • That all works well as long as you don’t have users who are desperate to get the damn product, install it and have fun… ship the case too! #
  • Ship me the case on the side but hey let me get my hands on software in a fairly easy download that helps me get started… can’t wait! DHH! #
  • @wildpeeta To you too! :) in reply to wildpeeta #
  • @wildpeeta Some feedback on the McDonald’s new sandwich, it’s so rubbish. It’s so un-gourmet and tasteless… this is McDonalds KFC style. in reply to wildpeeta #
  • @wildpeeta They slapped on their chicken fillet onto a bun, used some tasteless sauce and the usual veggies and hey, gourmet disaster. Bad. in reply to wildpeeta #
  • @wildpeeta And the bun is so dry, it’s like those Burger King buns they use on the smaller sandwiches. I was disappointed… :( in reply to wildpeeta #
  • @wildpeeta So, you may market a dud pretty well and people would buy to try but they ain’t coming back for another sandwich in recession. in reply to wildpeeta #
  • Haha… ’sandwich in recession’… #
  • @Xische Any specific area of business that’s been hit? Real Estate customers are having a hard time, closing down. Ordering lower hosting. in reply to Xische #
  • Installing Windows Vista SP2 in hope that my DVD drive comes back to life after this update. Would it? I’m sure it won’t… but let’s see! #
  • @wildpeeta Think easy to clean and maintain. Not sure if they would not slip? Don’t enjoy a flimsy chair. Colored is nice, white is okay. :) in reply to wildpeeta #
  • @wildpeeta Good for me. A mix of white and greens may also work. Two whites, two greens, across one another. Colors have a positive effect. in reply to wildpeeta #
  • @wildpeeta You’re most welcome… waiting for the sandwiches!!! in reply to wildpeeta #
  • RT @marketingwizdom: Nokia Ovi Store: Initial Impressions http://tinyurl.com/pjoogo (via @informationweek) #
  • @wildpeeta Wood looks very nice, better than plastic. Any chance we could see the tables you’re considering as well? Or have bought? in reply to wildpeeta #
  • @wildpeeta Oh, thank you so much! :::) ;) in reply to wildpeeta #

Posted on May 24, 2009 - by Yasser

Spiderz is seven years old! Almost…

On June 3rd, 2009, Spiderz Web International will be seven years old.

Great achievement team! :D

Thank you all customers! :D


Posted on May 14, 2009 - by Yasser

Spiderz tweets from last week: 2009-05-14

  • Hell of a week, been busy with two major projects and happy we’re close to finish. #
  • A very good morning to all Spiderztweet followers… :) #
  • Ever wished you’d buy a Mac some day? Good news! iMacs start at AED. 4,699 at new reduced price (from last month). Brilliant! #
  • Installing Mac OS X 10.5.7 update that @shufflegazine wrote about this morning. #
  • 10.5.7 install took less than seven minutes. Restart required at end. Takes 1.3Gb on the computer. All done. #
  • Wonder why banks scare customers by sending text messages asking to change pin numbers at the earliest? Security breaches they want to hide? #
  • Banks text credit card customers reminders to pay minimum balance due and apologize to ignore the message if paid already. Why confuse? #
  • Great communication must be human kind, not obtrusive alerts that causes busy people alarm. #
  • This man’s got voice: http://tinyurl.com/pz6bum #
  • When was the last time your bank said ‘Hi, we are happy you’ve been banking with us for so many years. Thank you’ #
  • A company that doesn’t thank its customers enough build no relationship with them. Are we thanking our customers enough? We’re not! #

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