Posts Tagged ‘Thoughts’

Old games , new games , tablets and Linux ramble..

Posted: 3rd June 2012 by Ammar Qammaz in Post
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I am a relatively young but both “old” gamer The first games I ever played on my first computer ( a Windows 95 PC ) where shareware , like SinkSub , Microman , Comet Busters , Zeek the Geek .. Needless to say while they were simple both from gameplay and graphics perspectives they were [...]

Greek Software companies cont..

Posted: 11th April 2012 by Ammar Qammaz in Post
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Some news articles on the subject , the general outlook of Greek technology companies for 2011-2012 was “bad’ with few exceptions http://www.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_kathremote_1_29/03/2012_435325 http://www.kerdos.gr/default.aspx?id=1707043&nt=103 http://www.euro2day.gr/news/market/123/articles/690675/Article.aspx

Analyzing.. Greek Software Companies!

Posted: 28th March 2012 by Ammar Qammaz in Post
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The past week I started conducting a survey about Greek Software companies! Suffice to say , it is not over yet but I have reached some preliminary conclusions about the current situation..! Parts of the results , so far : -A trendy ( ) company name generation tool for a potential new software company -A [...]

Watching game playthroughs/walkthroughs as movies..

Posted: 14th March 2012 by Ammar Qammaz in Post
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In hindsight my Nintendo Gameboy and my first computer (1995) were a pivot point in my life and since then computer games have undoubtedly become my favourite entertainment medium. Great games made over 16 years ago still pop up in my mind as pleasant memories now and then , more vivid than books or movies..! [...]

Public Vs Private IT

Posted: 12th March 2012 by Ammar Qammaz in Post
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With all the privatisation talk going on in Greece , I have been thinking about how if IT existed before lets say 100 years it could have been included on the public sector as a proven human need such as schooling , hospitals , police , fire fighters etc. Imagine a state-run search engine , [...]