"Commander . they've not only cut off our reinforcements, they have started bringing in their own . we need you to infiltrate the base, take out the radar, and eliminate their forces .
Certain pursuits in life, those associated with a (...)
Why you, at any age, should know about diabetes
Rising cases of obesity, unhealthy diets and inactive lifestyles have made diabetes a major public health problem in Egypt and the Middle East.
This chronic disease has no cure and is striking at (...)
Cooking with fat doesn't have to stew your innards
From the butter on your bread, to the olive with your fuul, and the samna in your casserole, fat is the cornerstone of a healthy Egyptian menu.
But not necessarily a healthy body.
In a (...)
Going to the cinema, playing DVDs, or just watching television is starting to become a thing of the past. They are each starting to drag their romantic semantics of 'the big screen', 'great picture', and 'my favorite soap is on', in a trail of (...)
Keeping your sleep in rhythm with a 24-hour clock
Whether you rise with the sun or are only getting up when the sun sets, life often has people struggling to sleep just when they feel they need it.
And living in Egypt just lends itself to a (...)
The key to long-term good health and sustainable weight loss
Ah, the science of nutrition. It often seems more like a pseudo-science by the rate at which we're told that one food is the superfood, then told the opposite the following year.
The (...)
It's time to replace the internal combustion engine
We've been using the internal combustion engine - your car's engine - for over a century. And though this invention may have served us well initially, and we've all benefited in different ways, (...)
The newspaper is hemorrhaging, radio and TV wounded; which victim will it claim next?
First it stripped print media of its monopoly on publication. By the time this decade came round, the music industry was feeling the thumbscrews: MP3 files were (...)
Trackmania Nations: Electronic Sports World Cup
If you bought it in a box it would be labeled "for ages 7 to 70 and "fun for the whole family . It might also carry an advisory sticker that says "Warning: users may incur hours of life-loss or (...)
Multi-core processing: Doing more, even if you don't need to
The wonders of technology have brought us many ways to pass and - let's be honest - exploit our time. And now you can multiply them by four. At least that's what Intel Corp. and (...)
First of all, it's not technically a smart-phone, some are saying it is a smart-iPod.
Not that Apple's latest gem needed help de-geeking its image; Apple has always been led by design, but this has so often been at the cost of practicality. The (...)
Maybe getting our friends into the same apartment, so that we can each unload a virtual Uzi 9 mm machine pistol into the others' backs, would be fun.
And as if by magic the LAN party was born.
Many of you may recall Doom, Duke Nukem, or (...)
As the president of Digium, and creator of Asterisk, while on a crusade through Egypt, Mark Spencer talks to the Daily Star about his next steps, taking the tram, and his Egyptian lineage.
What Spencer, an Egyptian-American, is most keen to talk (...)
Respect your body, your equipment, and the Red Sea
Egypt has been blessed with the Red Sea; you can swim in its warm waters, surf its windy swells, or dive its stunning depths. And in attempting to do the latter in bodies of water the world over, (...)
The future's so bright, I gotta get another console
Much is made of 'soccer wives' during the World Cup. These are the women all but abandoned by their pub-bound husbands for the whole month of football's top championship. There are now even (...)
Google CEO Eric Schmidt engages with leading Egyptian media
CAIRO: Internet search company Google announced this week that open sign-ups to Gmail, Google's email service, are now possible in Egypt. Generally, people need to be invited to Gmail by (...)
High-speed internet telephony has never been so accessible
As we bid a fond farewell to the 56.6 kb/s dial-up connections of our past and forge forward into the high-speed broadband that lies ahead of us; the once difficult mechanics of using (...)
Taking the splutter and cough out of needing nicotine
There are three well-trodden paths available to the smoker's conscience when it comes time to stop. Cold turkey is a jolt and will have you jonesing for a cigarette constantly. Substitution is (...)
Photo sharing websites, innovation, and online communities
The widening popularity of photography can possibly be credited to the digital revolution. Instead of getting your holiday snaps developed at the local pharmacy, you can just plug your (...)
Biometrics isn't content with your name, serial number, and social security
So once you've bought your e-ticket, maybe printed it out, and are on your way to the airport after already having electronically checked in, selected your seat, and (...)
What WiMax is, what it stands for, and what it can do for your country
A seasoned taxi driver in Cairo can light his cigarette, change tapes on his cassette player, and adjust his rear-view mirror, all at the same time - while also rolling down (...)
Net your travel plans to bypass the travel agent and the guidebook
CAIRO: Now that our Eid Al-Fitr travels are behind us, let's take a moment to recall the parts of the vacation that we really ought to smooth out for next time.
You may have (...)
What counts and what doesn't in the local digital camera market
CAIRO: Being analogue, film records everything. It records all the gray shades between the 256 computer grayscales and all the colors between your computer's 32 million-strong (...)
Where do we drop it, and why are we dragging it anyway?
CAIRO: Whether you will die for your Macintosh, or can't wait to get a new dual-core processor for your PC; we must all give a bow to the software that makes trillions of electrons all stand (...)
The VerandaConcorde El Salam Hotel, 65 Abdel Hamid Badawi Street, Heliopolis Tel: 622 6000Hours: 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. (lunch)Iftar: 7 p.m. to 12. a.m. (dinner)
The environment at The Veranda is lovely, in the subtly lit courtyard of the beautiful (...)