What will they think of next?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...world-europe-11339335

What no work place can ill afford to do without.

[Gromit]

http://muslimmedianetwork.com/mmn/?p=5582

[Gromit]

// iPray: iPhone offers Islamic apps for Ramadan
Muslims observing Ramadan can keep up with ancient traditions using high-tech offerings on their iPhones and iPads, including the iPray and iQuran apps that remind users of prayer times.

An IPhone displays an app called IQuran. Many Muslims across are using new technologies to help them in their islamic beliefs Photo: AP
The "Find Mecca" and "mosque finder" applications help Muslim travellers in unfamiliar cities find the nearest place to pray.
"When I saw these applications for the first time, I thought: this is amazing," said James Otun, who has several Islamic applications on his Apple iPhone

"Whoever came up with this idea: God bless him or her."
The applications are not just for Ramadan; there are Islamic-themed programs that help users find the nearest Costco offering foods prepared according to Islamic dietary rules, learn the correct Arabic pronunciations in a daily prayer, or count how many pages of the Koran they have read that day - all on a mobile phone. //

[VHG]

I worked for a major IT company for many years, and on one trip went to Saudi Arabia (obviously a very strict muslim country).

Every time we went in to the main computer building we had to report to security and have our laptop serial number written down, and our bags searched. And again when we left the building.

But every few hours all the security guards went outside with their prayer mats and spent 10 minutes or so deep in prayer.

They left the entrance to the building totally unguarded and anyone could walk out the building with anything they liked.

Made a mockery of their "tight" security.