Why I love Windows Phone… said by somebody else.

I have to say, that I find that Windows Phone is an amazing mobile OS. So somebody took the benefit of explaining why, in better terms (and prettier pictures) than I really could. So read away! http://spillwaybrain.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/why-windows/

December 13, 2011 – 6:34 pm | By Shayaan | Posted in Mobile | Comments (0)

A time of changes…

Out with the old, in with the new… It’s been a time of change in my life and thus I haven’t had time to post here, having recently started a new job. But I found a recent blog entry that is really interesting, and wanted to share it with you. It’s titled Why I Will Never …

Read More →

December 6, 2011 – 3:18 pm | By Shayaan | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)

Silverlight… dead?

I have to be honest, I’m a Silverlight “fan”, if there is such a thing. It’s a great way to build a web application without the bulk of ASP.NET and get it up and running quickly, without having to worry about the deployment you would from a WPF application. And then, I read this, from …

Read More →

September 23, 2011 – 9:39 pm | By Shayaan | Posted in General, Internet | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

Are some Certificate Authorities too big to fail?

I just saw this article, and I had to repost it; very interesting information and makes you think hard about the “trust” we get from online entities as a whole. We really need to educate people to understand what CAs are and what they do, so that companies like Thawte and Verisign can *earn* their …

Read More →

September 7, 2011 – 9:30 pm | By Shayaan | Posted in Computers, Internet, Security | Comments (0)

Apple’s future, now that Jobs is out?

It seems like a nightmare for some, and for others just another evolution at Apple. But when the one man who brought back a company that was teetering on the edge of disaster to one of the biggest companies in the world, one has to sit back and pause to think, “What will it be …

Read More →

August 25, 2011 – 7:13 pm | By Shayaan | Posted in Apple, Computers, General, Internet, Security | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Another hilarious thing for today…

Makes it two for one… take a look at Microsoft’s latest video, “Gmail Man”

Read More →

July 28, 2011 – 8:21 pm | By Shayaan | Posted in Computers, Internet | Tagged | Comments (0)

A joke for engineers (or IT people)…

I have often told people (and recently, at that!), that a truly good person in IT is ultimately a lazy person. This joke embodies that. The comments on Reddit (where I got the joke from) really seem to agree with me, as well. Here’s the joke: A toothpaste factory had a problem: they sometimes shipped empty …

Read More →

July 28, 2011 – 6:09 pm | By Shayaan | Posted in Internet, Writing | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Dell, never again…

How many times do I have to go with a Dell product, before they screw the pooch? I have had my Dell Venue Pro since day one that I could get it, using T-Mobile. And the many months later, I’ve waited patiently for Dell to roll out a firmware fix for the plaguing issues the …

Read More →

July 22, 2011 – 5:33 pm | By Shayaan | Posted in Mobile | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Yes folks, I bought an iPad. Where’s Windows 8?

I bought an iPad. I admit it. Let’s be honest here folks; the iPad has the best collection of apps, games, and utilities for a tablet, bar none. That said however, the reason I bought it was pretty simple — it was the cheapest, and has the most educational games for kids. I looked at …

Read More →

July 14, 2011 – 8:51 pm | By Shayaan | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (1)

NoDo, I have waited too long…

And thankfully, somebody came up with a way to update my phone without waiting on T-Mobile, or you guys. So to those folks who were waiting, this process will update your phone to the NoDo update. I have personally tested it on my own Dell Venue Pro, as well as a friend’s LG Quantum. I …

Read More →

April 4, 2011 – 2:58 pm | By Shayaan | Posted in Mobile | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (3)