The Buk-2M SA-17

The Buk-2M (SA-17`Grizzly’) low/high altitude surface-to-air missile system.The export version of the Buk-2M is known as Ural (after the Russianriver) and has already completed initial trials. The Buk-2M has been built in two versions: tracked and semi-trailer-mounted. When compared to the tracked version, the trailer version has greater strategic mobility and is probably cheaper to manufacture, operate and maintain. It is therefore likely to have greater export potential.
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How to take a screenshot on your phone

Are you wondering how to take a screenshot of your phone’s screen, we gathered a list of the most used phones

We would like to mention that on old phones taking screenshots was not a straight forward thing to do. for example the early versions of android a root was needed  or a special software, in windows 7.5 you need a software to do so.

Phones are sorted alphabetically

  • Galaxy Ace 1: Home Button + Power Button
  • Galaxy Ace 2: Home Button + Power Button
  • Galaxy Gio: Back button + Home Button
  • Galaxy Nexus: Power Button + Volume down
  • Galaxy Note 2: Power button + volume down / Slider the palm of your hand from right to left on the screen / Click on the pen button and touch  with it the screen for 2 seconds
  • Galaxy S 2: Power button + Home Button
  • Galaxy S 3: Power button + volume down / Slider the palm of your hand from right to left on the screen
  • Google Nexus S: Power Button + Volume down
  • HTC Butterfly:Home Button + Power Button/ Power button + Volume Down
  • HTC droid DNA: Home Button + Power Button/ Power button + Volume Down
  • HTC One S:Home Button + Power Button/ Power button + Volume Down
  • HTC One X :Home Button + Power Button/ Power button + Volume Down
  • iPads: Home Button + Power Button
  • iPhones 5 / 4s / 4 / 3G: Home Button + Power Button
  • LG Optimus 2X: Home Button + Power Button
  • LG Optimus: Home Button + Power Button
  • LG Spectrum: Home Button + Power Button
  • LG Nexus 4: Power button + Volume Down
  • Motorola Electrify 2: Power button + Volume Down
  • Motorola Xoom: Power button + Volume Down
  • Motorola DROID 4: Power button + Volume Down
  • Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX: Power button + Volume Down
  • Motorola DROID RAZR: Power button + Volume Down
  • Motorola DROID XYBOARD 10.1: Power button + Volume Down
  • Sony Ericsson xperia mini: power button + volume down
  • Windows Phone 8: Start and Power buttons

Hopes this list helped you find what you are looking for. if you know of any other way or any other phone not mentioned please drop us a comment.

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HTC vs iPhone

It’s been awhile since I owned iPhones, and hearing how the android is sweeping the market in the smartphones industry, i decided to make a switch from iOS to Android and see what’s that fuss is all about.

In addition to wanting to try the Android OS, i was also encouraged to change from the iPhone due its smaller screen. Let’s face it, the iPhone screen is becoming small for daily usage and excessive browsing, and after seeing the iPhone 5, i wasn’t totally impressed that they kept it the same width but made it taller. I thought twice about owning a phone that resembles a TV’s remote control, so decided to go with the HTC One X. Continue reading “HTC vs iPhone”

How to make your website SEO friendly

Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of affecting the visibility of a website or a web page in a search engine’s “natural” or un-paid (“organic”) search results. In general, the earlier (or higher ranked on the search results page), and more frequently a site appears in the search results list, the more visitors it will receive from the search engine’s users. SEO may target different kinds of search, including image search, local search, video search, academic search, news search and industry-specific vertical search engines. Continue reading “How to make your website SEO friendly”

Adding or Updating a road or place on Google Maps (Google Map Maker)

Enrich Google Maps with your local knowledge. How many times you came across the situation where a business next to you is not listed on the map, or a new road not available on the map. Before you needed to wait for Google maps to update this, and believe me it used to take quite sometime. Now you can do it yourself Google have created Google Map Maker for millions of users to help make the roads more accurate. Continue reading “Adding or Updating a road or place on Google Maps (Google Map Maker)”

How to make a QR Code

QR Code (abbreviated from Quick Response Code) is the trademark for a type of matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code) first designed for the automotive industry. More recently, the system has become popular outside the industry due to its fast readability and large storage capacity compared to standard UPC barcodes. The code consists of black modules (square dots) arranged in a square pattern on a white background. The information encoded can be made up of four standardized kinds (“modes”) of data (numeric, alphanumeric, byte/binary, Kanji), or through supported extensions, virtually any kind of data

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