Logical Connectives

Check out this Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_operator

It will help you a lot to understand the first lecture of the Discrete Structures course.

Thanks to Nizar for the link :)

Hesham

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor

Wondering if your PC is powerful enough to run Vista? The Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor will scan your computer thoroughly and create an easy-to-understand report to help you to determine if your Windows XP-based PC can run Windows Vista or not. If not, the Advisor will tell you which hardware parts should be upgraded in order to be able to run Vista and get the optimum performance out of it.

The Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor can be downloaded from here.

You will also need Microsoft .NET Framework which can be downloaded from here.

Hesham

AAST IEEE

What is the IEEE
The IEEE (Eye-triple-E) is a non-profit, technical professional association of more than 360,000 individual members in approximately 175 countries. The full name is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., although the organization is most popularly known and referred to by the letters I-E-E-E. IEEE is best known for developing standards for the computer and electronics industry. The worldwide IEEE members in different countries are divided into 10 Regions, and 300 local Sections. The IEEE Egypt Section belongs to Region 8. Members have the ability to join any number of 37 technical Societies. 1300 Student Branches are located across the world and usually interact quite closely with the local sections for industry contacts and other support.

IEEE in Egypt
The AAST IEEE Student Branch is determined to make college life at the AAST an active and enjoyable experience by encouraging the development of Egypt's future technology specialists, both technically and professionally by organizing conferences, workshops, seminars and tutorials addressing diverse issues. Also, of the IEEE main objectives are promoting university-industry collaboration and exchange of experiences and interests. Last but not least they encourage reaching out and helping others through general awareness.

Interested in joining the IEEE?! Contact me for more details. Also check these websites for more info:
http://www.ieee-aast.org/
http://ieee.org

Hesham

Blog name, any suggestions?!

I'm going to buy a domain name for our blog soon, but I want to change it's name to something other than AAST Innovators. So please leave a comment in this post if you could come up with something better.

Hesham

Writing a successful CV

I guess most of you will probably be looking for job training and internship during the summer holiday. The first step to finding a good job is to understand how to offer yourself in the best way to an employer and this is done by writing a successful CV. The purpose of your CV is to make you attractive, interesting, worth considering to the company and so receive a job interview.

Here are some good tips for writing CVs I collected while googling a few weeks later:

It is vital to remember that you should use your CV to convey the information that you wish to give an employer and not be confined to a restrictive format or to a collection of headings. Your CV is the key that unlocks the door to an interview. It should contain the information required to achieve that goal, and no more! It is not an autobiography. Employers will make snap judgements as to whether to interview you or not, based on the appearance of the CV as well as the content.
Whilst in rare circumstances it may be appropriate to express your amazing personality by producing a very different-looking CV (to 'stand out from the crowd'), the vast majority of employers are looking for a succinct, clear record of your skills and experience.
There are two communication principles to remember:
1. Keep it simple.
2. If they didn't hear it, you didn't say it.
So, when you have written a first attempt at your CV, get someone else to look at it, and tell you how to make it better. Ask your friends, your tutors or teachers, your career office, family friends in business. What you have written may seem simple and obvious to you, but not to an employer! Go through it again and again with a red pen, making it shorter, more readable, more understandable!

Rules:

1. Always type the CV - use a word processor if at all possible - on good quality paper.
2. Never use more than two pages: employers are easily bored!
3. Don't write the words Curriculum Vitae at the top: it's perfectly obvious what it is.
4. Don't preface the CV with a descriptive statement ('A well-educated enthusiast who will undoubtedly make his mark in international commerce'). Let the facts speak for themselves, and the employer be the judge of your capabilities.
5. Use this Format:

• Name (bold type)
• Personal details including date of birth, address and telephone number, marital status, nationality
• Qualifications
• Career history (in reverse order, most recent position first)
• Leisure interests
• References

6. Ensure all dates link up; leave no suspicious gaps. If you were out of work for a period, or travelling, include it as a stage in your history.
7. Write employer's name and location in bold type. Employers often select for interview by identifying with companies that are known to them.
8. Use your last title in each position, also in bold type.
9. Briefly describe the company's business and size, in italics.
10. Write no more than a few lines about the job content and responsibilities. If appropriate, show how you progressed from one position to the next. Mention specific numbers if possible ('In charge of 3 staff, 'sold 30 machines, worth £100,000 each'). Highlight one or two achievements after every job.
11. Under leisure interests, demonstrate breadth of character by mentioning varied interests, energy with sporting interests. Don't fabricate interests as you may well be quizzed on them, particularly if the interviewer shares those interests. Don't worry the employer by listing contentious interests (shooting, foxhunting). Keep the list short: one artistic, one sporting and one unusual interest. Don't put 'socialising' which is taken as drinking!
12. Only list references if they have said they would speak for you. With their permission, give their telephone numbers so that employers feel encouraged to make contact with them.
13. Ensure all spelling is correct. Don't trust computer spell-checkers.
14. Distribute your CV to the top recruiters in your industry.

Finally, remember that there is no single perfect CV!

Sorry for the long post :)

UPDATE: I uploaded my CV as an example for you. You can download it from http://www.filefactory.com/file/ce6e29/

Hesham

Deadline for registration

The deanery of admission and registration has announced that the deadline for registration is the 8th of March. The registration desk will be open from today till the 22nd of February from 9 AM to 2 PM and from the 25th of February till the 8th of March from 9 AM to 4 PM.

Hesham

Oracle Technology Day

Oracle is organizing a seminar (Oracle Technology Day) on Wednesday, February 21, 2007. At this Oracle Technology Day, you will get an update on the progress of grid computing techniques and implementations. For those of you who don't know, grid computing is applying the resources of many computers in a network to a single problem at the same time – usually a scientific or technical problem that requires a great number of computer processing cycles or access to large amounts of data. Grid computing uses software to divide and farm out pieces of a program to as many as several thousand computers.
The seminar will be at Hilton Green Plaza Hotel, from 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM. Please drop an email if you are interested.
Check this page for more info: http://www.oracle.com/webapps/events/EventsDetail.jsp?p_eventId=59501&src=4881797&src=4881797&Act=10

Hesham

Middle East Developers Conference 2007

I've been in Cairo for the past week to attend the Middle East Developers Conference 2007 (MDC). I decided to write an article about the MDC since probably most of you haven't heard about it. MDC is the biggest Developers' Conference in the Middle East, and is a critical event for any developer who wants to see the newest as well as the next-generation technology. MDC is full of sessions and activities that help you learn the current and future of the Microsoft platform and get to know people who are as passionate about software as WE should be!

The MDC this year had speaker from the US, Europe and the Middle East delivering over 40 technical sessions, interactive labs and workshops. The MDC also had a competitions between the attendees (http://mdcgadgetcup.com/)

The MDC was held in the Cairo International Conference Center from the 4th to the 7th of February. Take a look at the official MDC07 website for more info: http://mdc07.com

MDC is a MUST-ATTEND event, so see you next year in MDC 2008 isA :)

Hesham

Welcome AASTers :)

Hi AASTers and welcome to our new blog. This blog is dedicated to the College of Computing and Information Technology students to help them out through their academic studies, improve both their professional and personal skills and help them learn about new technologies in the field of our studies. Since I joined the college I always wanted to create a website for our class. I was actually thinking of something much bigger, with discussion boards, hi5-style customizable profile pages for each student, pages for tutors and Professors and maybe even a chat room. But due to lack of time I decided to start with just a blog and a mailing list (soon to come) and maybe I'll add more stuff later. I will try to keep the blog updated with the latest college, IT and computer-related news and I will occasionally post tutorials and technical articles. We will also try to hold seminars and other activities every once in a while, with the help of our Professors and Assistant Teachers.

Also please contact me if you have anything to add to the blog. Waiting for your feedback.
My email and MSN are hesham.abdelmegid@gmail.com

See you soon isA :)

Hesham