Arabic and Islamic education Links

1. Free Islamic eBooks in English

hosted by the "Islamic Bulletin" in California

a little too heavy on the wahabi side but still many good books including martin lings' life of Muhammad PBUH and the madinah series of learning Arabic

2. LQ Toronto - Learn the language of the Qur'an

free downloads for learning Arabic including videos

view the videos on line http://www.lqtoronto.com/videos.html  or download http://www.lqtoronto.com/videodl.html and

http://www.lqtoronto.com/downloads.html

this language school works with the author of the Madinah series of learning Arabic

More Linux Links

virtual applainces,
another of my favorite it topics
I don't think this subject gets enough attention as a properly configured server and app can be replicated easily when in appliance form
an great place to get virtual appliances FOR FREE is
http://www.turnkeylinux.org/
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CLONING
open source replacement for good old GHOST

What is Clonezilla ? http://clonezilla.org/ 

(description straight from the mouth of Clonzilla)

You're probably familiar with the popular proprietary commercial package Norton Ghost®, and its OpenSource counterpart, Partition Image. The problem with these software packages is that it takes a lot of time to massively clone systems to many computers. You've probably also heard of Symantec's solution to this problem, Symantec Ghost Corporate Edition® with multicasting. Well, now there is an OpenSource clone system (OCS) solution called Clonezilla with unicasting and multicasting!


Clonezilla, based on DRBL, Partition Image, ntfsclone, partclone, and udpcast, allows you to do bare metal backup and recovery. Two types of Clonezilla are available,Clonezilla live and Clonezilla SE (server edition). Clonezilla live is suitable for single machine backup and restore. While Clonezilla SE is for massive deployment, it can clone many (40 plus!) computers simultaneously. Clonezilla saves and restores only used blocks in the harddisk. This increases the clone efficiency. At the NCHC's Classroom C, Clonezilla SE was used to clone 41 computers simultaneously. It took only about 10 minutes to clone a 5.6 GBytes system image to all 41 computers via multicasting!

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 California says Open Source is OK and Good now.....finnaly
http://www.govtechblogs.com/securing_govspace/2010/01/open-source-software-rational.php

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Great resource for Groupwise stuff
 http://gwcheck.com/dpml/
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Managing Large Numbers of Linux Systems

http://linuxinstall.net/cto-briefs/2010/1/28/managing-large-numbers-of-linux-systems.html

interesting article comparing scripted installs, cloning and full management products (zenworks)

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The anti-Google

the world's worst search engine

http://unluckytime.com/ 

are you feeling unlucky today ?

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Linux Training materials

http://www.linuxtopia.org

http://freecomputerbooks.com/unixLinuxBooks.html

http://www.intelligentedu.com/


http://www.techbooksforfree.com/


other free downloads
http://www.swaptree.com/WebFrmLandingPageBasic.aspx?mediatype=1&PromotionCode=GOOG_3560083778_books&gclid=CLjqj_TO-J8CFRcdawodijv5WA
swap tree trade books for free

Blog by a MS techie: The things that are better left unspoken

The things that are better left unspoken

this blog is quite extensive for a one-man blog
all about Microsoft Server OS

I learned about a new MS Server OS feature called Server core that is an installation of MS windows server without the windows/gui
a DOS server if you will
allows the install to use about half the HDD space (about 3 GB) and less memory and of course no IE vulnerability
it does require all command line management but, that can be a good thing.

Redmondmag.com

Redmondmag.com
All about Microsoft Products but from an outside view. It's a very nice , detailed "unofficial" tech site with technical articles and tips, tech news, blogs and opinions all about Microsoft, microsoft products, and microsoft's influence

in their own words,
"Redmound.com ....
is the authoritative, independent voice of the Microsoft IT community, and provides real-world technical, product, news, and industry information for experienced IT professionals working within a Windows platform computing environment."

Quran info

Some web sites offering info and translations of the Quran on line

1st , my favorite is quranexplorer
http://www.quranexplorer.com/

next , some information about one of my favorite translations
by saheeh international
http://saheehinternational.com/

http://www.almuntadatrust.org/home/

and now another quran recitation site with both arabic and english script WITH TASFEER from Jalalayn in english
http://www.quran.com/

http://corpus.quran.com/

Арсланбек Султанбеков - Домбыра

one of my Favorite Tatar/Turkish/Kazak songs and musicians
Arslanbek Sultanbekov the link here is to his album with the wonderful song "Dombyra"

Арсланбек Султанбеков – «Ногaй Эл

That Fish! Philosophy stinks from the head

http://www.bizzia.com/slackermanager/that-fish-stinks-from-the-head/

It is the management at top that effects and influences the attitude of employees
\\"Tim Sanders talks about leadership, in an extremely straightforward way. He talks about how organizations stink from the head"\\


found on bizzia.com
Bizzia is about bringing the most relevant business information to your fingertips in a professional manner with a personal touch. Featuring valued insights from bloggers along with exclusive interviews and reviews, Bizzia is your destination for timely business information, insights and news.

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

IT procedures and practices blogs and Liks

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http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/
Jeff Atwood, a programmer from Berkeley, CA adds practical and insightful suggestions and critiscisms to the world of programming and IT
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CISCO CCNA EXAM Info

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Career Certifications & Paths
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MediCare, Medi-Cal and Living Trusts

1. Nolo Press Health Care and Elder Care


2. California Registry,
a state licensed free referral agency for seniors and their families. We have been providing senior housing information, counseling, referrals and facility evaluations free of charge since 1939. We are committed to providing every client with the best possible information and referral regardless of their financial situation.

3.Medi-Cal
California's Web site for the medi-cal program

4. The California HealthCare Foundation
is an independent philanthropy committed to improving the way health care is delivered and financed in California, and helping consumers make informed health care and coverage decisions. Formed in 1996, our goal is to ensure that all Californians have access to affordable, quality health care.

Educational Links 2005-12-17

1. The Heinz School 's Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) graduate program

As an interdisciplinary degree program, the Master of Science in Information Technology draws upon Carnegie Mellon's strengths in technology, innovation and collaboration between several distinguished University departments, including the H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, the School of Computer Science and the Software Engineering Institute.

2. PRINCETON REVIEW ANNUAL LAW AND B-SCHOOL RANKINGS
"BEST 159 LAW SCHOOLS" AND "BEST 237 BUSINESS SCHOOLS"
part of http://www.princetonreview.com/home.asp
The Princeton Review helps students, parents, and educators achieve the best outcomes at all stages of their educational careers. It all starts with a single premise: Everyone is entitled to the best education. Through years of research we've learned to use practice and preparation to help students improve their performance.

3. Penn State World Campus

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In 1998 The Pennsylvania State University launched its 25th campus of the University, Penn State World Campus. The World Campus is "Penn State | Online," delivering more than 50 distance education programs to learners around the world. The World Campus carried on Penn State's proud tradition of more than a century of delivering distance education programs designed to meet the educational goals of a diverse set of learners.

The World Campus provides adult learners worldwide with some of Penn State's most highly regarded graduate, undergraduate, and continuing professional education degrees, certificates, or courses available anytime, anywhere. Whether you want to complete your degree, make yourself more professionally marketable, or sharpen a few skills, we can help you get where you want to go.

4. http://www.londonexternal.ac.uk/index.shtml

The University of London is one of the world’s leading academic institutions, recognized internationally as a centre of excellence. It is a federation of 20 world-class Colleges and a number of acclaimed Institutes. Our alumni and academic staff shape the world that they inhabit. They include over 55 Nobel prize winners and over 35 past or present Heads of State.

University of London degrees have been accessible to students worldwide through the External System since 1858. Today, we have over 34,000 students in more than 180 countries studying for 100 different programmes.

5. UC Berkeley

Choosing the Haas School of Business means leveraging the reputation and resources of one of the world's best research universities - UC Berkeley - for your academic future.

6. U.S.News & World Report

2006 rankings and guides
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