A few important announcements: Three (time limited) freebies coming to dotTech and Ashraf going on vacation soon
May 10, 2010 50
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Do you hear that? No? Me neither; that is the new-dotTech-article sound that you don’t hear. I know I haven’t posted an article if a few days; the semester is ending and I wanted to focus on my studies so I don’t fall flat on my face because I got distracted in the end, hence I haven’t posted anything since last Thursday. I do apologize for that, and hopefully I will start to post again in the next few days. However, I first wanted to take this opportunity to make a couple of announcements:
- I have been in negotiations with a few developers to bring more freebies to dotTech. Currently, if things go according to plan, dotTech will be featuring three freebies in the next 1-2 weeks:
- Eltima SWF & FLV Toolbox
- Glary Utilities Pro
- Paragon System Backup 2010
All three will only be available for free for a limited amount of time (varying from 24-72 hours) so be on the lookout for them. I highly suggest you consider subscribing to dotTech via e-mail, RSS, or Twitter so you don’t miss out on any offers.
- Soon my summer break will start. For summer vacation I will be going on vacation and will be away from dotTech (I don’t really see myself posting new articles while on vacation). Just a heads up; if you subscribe to dotTech via e-mail, RSS, or Twitter you will know exactly when I am back.
That is all for now.
Any questions? Want to flame me? We have a comment section for that.
Have a great Holiday Ashraf
Dr Nitin
@Ashraf: post #5: I will delegate a responsible entity to take over my duties, no worries. . . Where am I go? I would rather keep that to myself – I do value my privacy.
First thought: Entity? ENTITY? So the rumors that circulated on here as to the provenance of The Wise One Who Never Sleeps are now confirmed. Ashraf is returning to his home planet for a while and doesn’t want anyone to know.
Second thought: responsible? RESPONSIBLE? So big a policy change as this should really have been notified to dot techies in advance — perhaps a poll along the lines of:
a) Do you want someone who is responsible to look after dot tech in Ashraf’s absence? Or:
(b) Do you want someone like Ashraf to look after dot tech in Ashraf’s absence?
Ah well, Ashraf. You go off and enjoy yourself. . . ;-)
nice pre-vacations gifts :-)
Dear Ashraf,
You are truly a very helpful chap – to do things like that for people who have registered to dotTech.org, and I for one thank you and genuinely appreciate your efforts for the advice and information you provide on this website (which I’ve been watching for the last few months) and also at GOTD.
Q. When I registered with dotTech.org earlier today, the registration/signup page said that my email address was not correct and when I submitted the same email address for the second time my registration proceeded, however I have not yet received any notification at my email (address) inbox as indicated during the registration process, is there any reason for this lack of notification?
A thought: … Perhaps it may be because I have 2 dots in my email address, example <abcdef.g.h@gmail.com>, but, I would appreciate your advice on the matter as my email is working properly and I would like to ensure I always receive dotTech.org messages.
Enjoy your vacation Ashraf :)
@MikeR, who wrote “Entity? ENTITY? So the rumors that circulated on here as to the provenance of The Wise One Who Never Sleeps are now confirmed. Ashraf is returning to his home planet for a while and doesn’t want anyone to know.”
Well said! Our man Ashraf is indeed TWOWNS, and I doubt that anyone (else?) from our planet could have so much energy or be so productive.
Whoa, mind if i come too ;)
have a good time.
I have a bad feeling Locu might take over Dot.tech and make it to “Cogizio #2″… -_-”
:P
~Joji~
Fair weather and safe travels to you.
Bring us all back a T-Shirt!
I wish you all the best !
Enjoy, enjoy,enjoy. You certainly deserve it, and I’m sure you will leave with satisfaction from a job well done with your studies. It is a taxing regime that you have, so, go and enjoy your holiday, and remember, you will have many loyal folks awaiting your return.
Have fun in your vacation. Good luck in your studies.
We’ll be missing you, but do have a happy time on vacation. Take lots of photos. Looking forward to the freebies post.
will miss you…
If there’s anyone in the world who needs some pure time off for Rest and Relaxation it is you, Ashraf.
Enjoy yourself, knowing you have fans who completely undertstand.
ASHRAF SIR
GOING TO VACATION POSSIBLY OUT OF PLANET.TAKE CARE OF BABHIJI’
AND MY SINCERE WISHES TO YOUR SEMESTER EXAMS
MAY BE LAST ONE LATER YOU WILL HAVE A ‘TAG’
JUST FORGET EVERY THING AND ENJOY TO HEIGHTS
ALL THE BEST +CONGRATULATION
rachana
Hi Ashraf
I await the freebies with baited breath.
I hope you have a good time on your vacation. I believe we will all miss you.
Thank you for the great work and I hope it will continue when you return all rested up and raring to go.
(sniff!) Have a (sniff!) good time, Ashraf! We’ll (sniff!) miss you!
Thank you Ashraf for letting us know you will be gone for awhile. We do worry about you when we don’t hear from you. Kinda like a family member. :)
Enjoy your vacation. It is well deserved. You need to unwind and change the scenery for awhile
Best of luck for semester exam!!
Ashraf hope that you have good hols. Wanted to know if the winners of the Pdf2word licenses were announced
@Mohamed: http://dottech.org/announcements/16230/comment-page-1#comment-37308
Ashraf, there’s nothing I can add to what everyone else has said, but I wanted to add my vote for success on your tests and a safe, happy vacation! Looking forward to your return.
Have a great vacation Ashraf, you will be missed.