Islamic Games Site

The work will be ongoing and the developer must be able to build site and games on an ongoing basis. The initial work is for the site to be build and 10 games. Please look at islamicplayground.com for a good idea. The 10 games will be selected after the main site is built but quote for 10 games. To start I will need a few jigsaw puzzle games,and a memory game, other games will be given in time. Also quote on going costs for further games.

Two Characters (2d Flash) And One Background Needed

I need the following:

(1) Two 2d characters done in flash, they must resemble the pictures of real people I will provide, they must be provided ready to be rigged, all parts( hands , legs, ets as symbols, elements)

(2) I background done in photoshop based on the sketches i provide, all objects of backgrounds on seperate layers.

I will need all the source files

please show your character design and background samples
pm for questions if any.

Small Javascript For Popup Browser Window For Ahref Links

I need a very lightweight small javascript for creating ahref url links on a webpage which will pop open in a new browser window (with address bar etc.) on the extreme right top corner of the screen by default (can be changed) and with customizable size of the popup, sticky (always on top of other windows) by default but with an icon to unstick it, resizable, movable (draggable), scrollable and with a close button.

There are many similar scripts available but I want as lightweight script as possible with the above features which should consistently open in the same way on all browers preferably even the order ones like IE6. Some particulars about how you will do this script will be much better than sending me your profile or biodata in the private message.

Nfl Football Pool Modifications

I currently have NFL football pool software. I need a few modifications/enhancements.

1. Spreads – Software currently is basic you pick the winner. I will like to add 2 fields that a admin can enter spread (ex. 2 or 2 1/2, 5 etc..)and the team that is favorited by that spread.(see SpreadA.jpg).
When admin hits edit button it will store in the DB, and display on the users pick chart. See SpreadB.jpg.

2. Calculate Results – Currently results are gathered just by a user selecting the winner. It now needs to factor in the spread above. Ex. If you look at images it shows new orleans saints to win by 3.5. So lets say the score ended up being New Orleans 21 Minn. 19. All users who picked Minn would get the point because New Orleans didn’t cover the 3.5 spread. If minn wins then all users who select minn get point no matter if by 1 or more points. If New Orleans had won by 3.5 (technically 4) or more points than all users who selected New Orleans would have gotten the point.

3. Add TieBreaker – I need addition Block added with the ability to add text. Also add label to both radio buttons for picks) See TieA.jpg. When admin clicks edit it should store in the DB and display as the last block (bottom) see TieB.jpg. This block should be edited and have differant question and label each week. A new block will be provided and edited for each of the 17 weeks. Old week data will remain in the blocks.

4. Results – Need to update picks from 16 to 17. When editing scores we need to add the 17th (tiebreaker above) so that it will calculate and give users the 17 point. I would like this field separate in the DB so that we can calculate how many tiebreaker questions a user got right.

5. Standings – I would like to add a section that will display users who have answered the most correct tiebreaker questions. “By tiebreaker” see stats.jpg

6. I need cutoff and picks locked to be 1 hr before the first game of each week (that includes Thursday games). Currently it cuts off at start of 1st game. Needs to be 1 hr before. Clocks need to be adjusted to this change as well.

White Paper Writing For Life Sciences Industry

We are looking for a writer with extensive knowledge of the United States Life Sciences industry, with a focus on FDA regulated software validation to write a series of white papers for us.

The topics must include:

IT/Virtualization
Enterprise Content Management
Laboratory Systems
Manufacturing Systems
Project Management
Quality Assurance & Auditing
Business Intelligence
Governance, Risk and Compliance
Enterprise Resource Planning
Product Lifecycle Management
Clinical Automation
Enterprise Quality Management

please bid if you have experience writing technical papers on these topics and we will pay you for any white papers or case studies already written.

Oracle and SAP preferred.

Script Download/upload Batch Job For Sql 2008 Database

We have an immediate need to script the following processes. After this project is completed we need to have the ability to edit the content of the script to update usernames, passwords and the server names/IPs.

1) Download a password protected .zip file via https.
2) Unzip password protected file using 7-Zip command line (or use a similar decompression utility).
3) Restore newly unzipped .bak database file to local SQL 2008 server.
4) Apply an existing .sql query to newly restored database.
5) Save results in an XML Report and store as a .xml file.
6) PGP encrypt .xml report with a time stamp in the file name.
7) Upload the file to a remote SFTP server, using SSH’s SFTP protocol.

The entire process above needs to run every night Mon-Fri. The server is running Windows Server 2008 32 bit, SQL Studio Manager 2008, PGP Desktop ver. 10 (using existing keys), 7-Zip 4.65. Good knowledge of PGP encryption methods is a requirement for this project. Administrative access to the server will be provided via logmein free.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you,

James

Amazon’s Third-Generation Kindle Keeps e-Reader Fire Burning

Product: Kindle Third Generation With 3G + Wi-Fi

Manufacturer: Amazon

Wired Rating: 9

Though Amazon.com won’t say how many units it has sold, its Kindle e-reader has been a tremendous success for the e-commerce giant. Some analysts estimate Amazon sold 3 million before this year, and will double that total in 2010. Despite some predictions that the iPad and other Web-oriented tablets would start the Kindle doom clock ticking, its continued popularity bodes well for the future of single-purpose long-form reading devices.

The new third-generation Kindle only makes that future brighter. All its basic virtues—instant downloading from an abundantly stocked store, light weight, ability to read in sunlight—are still there, with significant improvements in text readability, physical design, and battery life. And the Kindle’s march towards an inevitable double-digit price point continues, with a new, Wi-Fi only version priced at $139, fifty dollars cheaper than the standard 3G wireless version (which also adds Wi-Fi.) Both versions begin shipping on August 27, but are back-ordered well into September.

Compared to the 2007 original (whose weird shape was the butt of cruel jokes from design snobs) the new Kindle is so svelte and understated that you wonder whether Amazon hired Apple’s Jony Ive for a brief consultancy. Weighing in at 8.7 ounces—barely half the weight of the one-pound paperback version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo—it’s less than a third of an inch thick, cutting an even tinier profile than an iPhone 4. The color is now graphite, which supposedly heightens the text contrast. (The 3G connected higher-end version can still be ordered in white.)

No matter what the color of the plastic, the denser e-ink on the new Kindle is going to make a lot of previous Kindle owners jealous. Amazon says it’s a 50 percent boost in contrast; stats aside, the clarity of text makes what was a good reading device even better, largely mitigating the grayish background of the screen display. The new Kindle also offers more flexibility in font size, spacing and words per line. The other reading improvement that Amazon boasts about—a 20 percent reduction in the brief blackout that occurs when you turn the virtual page of an e-book—is less significant. After hours of Kindle use, I have come to hardly notice that blackout anyway (though many novices are bugged by it). The one feature I do miss—and actually exists on the iPad Kindle app—is a slider that allows you quickly “thumb” through the pages of text to an approximate area you want to find. (When it comes to reading publications with more complicated layouts, like newspapers or magazines, though, touch-screen, backlit tablet computers still have the edge.)

Speaking of navigation, each generation of Kindle has discarded the previous interface hardware for selecting and getting around your reading material. This Kindle discards the stubby joystick for a “five way” display that’s a select button surrounded by directional keys to help with cursor movements. Also, the “menu” and “home” buttons have been moved from the side panels to the keyboard, leaving just slim page-forward and page-back buttons on both sides of the unit. Big win. For the first time, you can grab a Kindle without worrying about accidentally pressing a button that loses your place. Unfortunately, Amazon still hasn’t gotten it exactly right—the “up” and “down” movements on the 5-way button are too close to the “menu” and “back” buttons and if you’re not careful, you can easily hit them by mistake. Maybe the fourth generation will be the charm.

Since I only had my new Kindle for less than a week, I couldn’t test Amazon’s claim that the battery would last ten days with the 3G on, and a month with the radio shut off. (The low-end version claims 3 weeks with the Wi-Fi on.) But even if the specs come close, that seems like a nice boost to those who want to travel without worrying about keeping their charger close. There’s twice as much on board storage from the previous gen Kindle, enough for 3500 books. And the basic Kindle finally has the native PDF support of its bigger brother, the Kindle DX.

Should you get the low-end Wi-Fi version for $139 or the one with free 3G mobile connectivity for fifty bucks more? I didn’t get a chance to test the low-end Kindle, but after using the Wi-Fi on the deluxe version, I found it simple to access and use my password-protected network. The Amazon store (and other web pages) loaded a little more nimbly via Wi-Fi and it seemed to me that books downloaded more quickly, too. Basically, unless you plan to use your Kindle in a lot of situations where you dont have Wi-Fi access, or are traveling internationally (Kindle’s AT&T 3G broadband works overseas for free), I think that the lower-end version would be fine. Even though Amazon has sped up its web browser (buried under the “experimental” menu option) it’s still monochromatic, sluggish, and awkward compared to a computer, iPad, or even your smart phone.

Amazon is also offering a new case for the Kindle with a built-in book light that draws power from the device itself. Snaking above the page, the light does a decent job, but the case adds considerably to the bulk to the Kindle, which is really nice to use in its naked form. At $60, the case is expensive in comparison to the gadget. If Kindle prices keep going down, and the price of a cover keeps inching up, will users soon pay more to shield the Kindle than they do to buy it?

Even though it’s not part of the new Kindle launch, I should mention a feature that Amazon rolled out in the last operating system upgrade. You may now come across passages in a downloaded book that have been highlighted by other users. (You have the option of turning it off.) You can also access a list of such “meaningful passages” through a menu item. Though this seems spooky the first time you see it, I think it’s a hint of how reading itself may be creeping towards a social experience.

The subtle implementation of this feature shows Amazon’s awareness that it is at the forefront of a movement that may have powerful and unexpected consequences on the centuries-old practice of reading. But the company’s primary mission with Kindle is to establish it as something readers will want to carry around with them, even in the emerging age of tablet computers. The third generation Kindle, with its aggressive pricing and its improved design and features, does that job nicely.

WIRED Amazon keeps pace with a more competitive e-reading marketplace with a smaller device, more readable text, yet and another improved hardware interface. $139 price for Wi-Fi version will open the door for multi-Kindle families. Battery life is long enough for space shuttle missions.

TIRED Still the same DRM, no touch-screen navigation, the book-light case is too costly. Only those with tiniest fingers will avoid hitting the “back” button when moving the cursor down. Interface for newspaper and magazines still clunky.

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Solar Charger For iPhone Swiftly Sucks Up The Sun

Product: P-Flip Foldable Solar-Powered Dock DCA 199

Manufacturer: Dexim

Wired Rating: 8

The very concept of keeping an iPhone fully charged? Laughable. But using the sun as a power source? That’s positively preposterous.

Apparently crazy is on the menu over at Dexim HQ. Their new solar-powered P-Flip promises to juice an iPhone’s talk time up to eight hours.

The rigging basically looks like a bulky black and camouflage case. You slide the iPhone in (there’s a version for BlackBerry schlepers too) and the panels soak up sunlight and transfer it over to the phone’s power-hungry battery.

While the P-Flip manual claims a full solar charge takes 10-12 hours, Dexim’s website says 15 hours. Whatevah! In our testing we found it takes at least half a day of sun exposure to get the power meter full. But check it out: It doesn’t matter if it’s cloudy, foggy or smoggy — the battery charges up at the same rate no matter the conditions.

Want to know just how much charge the P-Flip battery has? Push the side button and an array of three LED mini-lights tell you how much energy you’ve got left. The middle light also keeps you informed if a solar or USB charge is taking place.

The P-Flip is also digitally ambidextrous, flipping both horizontally or vertically — cool for hands-free viewing of videos in either direction. There’s an included USB cord too that you can use to sync the phone with iTunes on a PC or Mac.

The dock folds up for compact storage, although we suspect sensitivity to dings and scratches of the exposed solar panels. A form-fitting storage case might be a good idea if you don’t mind added bulk.

In any event this solar charging case isn’t a bad idea. Anyone who needs their phone charged and won’t be near an electrical outlet for a while would be smart to get one. After all, it looks like those crazy kids from Hair were right to demand that we let the sunshine in.

WIRED Unique solar-paneled charger and sync dock for iPhones (and BlackBerry) keeps you talking for extra hours. Collapsible clamshell dock can be used as a kickstand for viewing video and for syncing as well. With a male-female iPod extension cord, you can recharge an iPad as well.

TIRED Charging the dock via the solar panels takes half a day. Plastic covered solar panels get ouch-worthy hot when left in direct sunlight.

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Very Basic Facebook App Needed – Short Turnaround. 2

This is the current spec for the job.

We need a facebook app that displays an image (image1.jpg) and a link and text (or another image) below to users that are not a fan of our fan page.

Once a user becomes a fan (include a variable we can change for the page they have to like) display a different image to the visitor (Each day the image rotates (2010-08-25 -> 2010-08-25.jpg, 2010-08-26 -> 2010-08-26.jpg and so on.)

Once the campaign reaches its final day (we should also be able to set this day in the config file) the application should display a final image (final.jpg) and a new link and text that is displayed permanently.

To summarize the app works like this:

If a user is not a fan of our page: display image1.jpg and linktext1

If the visitor is a fan: display the specified image for that day (2010-08-25.jpg etc…)

If the campaign has ended (if $date >= $lastDate) then display the final image (final.jpg) and the final linktext and link.

Thats all the application needs to do, but it must be completed within 24 hours of taking the bid.

$20 Bonus if you can complete the project by 9PM EST (GMT-4) today.