Information Cell: My portfolio has been released

January 7th, 2009 / Categorized under: Pakistan Technology & Startups

After a lot of effort on my portfolio, I managed to design a new one, (the reason for not posting).  the link is [mutedart.zendfree.com] Comments are most welcome have a good day. Admin

Information Cell: Coffee in the rain…

January 7th, 2009 / Categorized under: Pakistan Technology & Startups

It is raining outside; the weather is very cold perfect for a cup of coffee. As I hear each rain drop touch the ground I feel the zephyr touch my face. But this zephyr is not as soft as her hand. I was looking at the rain, which was kind of strang…

Information Cell: Quote of the day- 6th January 2009

January 7th, 2009 / Categorized under: Pakistan Technology & Startups

“Hardware: The parts of a computer system that can be kicked.” (Jeff Pesis) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Perfection of programming lies in the hands of the programmer (Majid)

In the Line of Wire: And join the cult he did!

January 6th, 2009 / Categorized under: Pakistan Technology & Startups

I WANT AN IPHONE (To the tune of “I Did It My Way”) Lyrics by David Pogue And now, the end is near, I’m sick to death of this old cellphone. Bad sound, the signal’s weak, the software stinks— A “Made in Hell” phone! I’ve heard there’…

In the Line of Wire: If there was no Apple …

January 6th, 2009 / Categorized under: Pakistan Technology & Startups

The rumours surrounding the health of Steve Jobs have had many people wondering what the future of Apple Computers would be without Jobs at the helm. The picture on the right shows the extremes to which people have let their imagination take them. Wel…

In the Line of Wire: Am I a failure?

January 5th, 2009 / Categorized under: Pakistan Technology & Startups

Some people probably do not consider me much of a success I guess because I haven’t made millions in business. The thing is that I have never measured success in monetary terms. Does that mean I am a success after all? Who cares? I have started a co…

In the Line of Wire: Entrepreneurship - then and now!

January 4th, 2009 / Categorized under: Pakistan Technology & Startups

Some days are Kawasaki days I guess. I just couldn’t resist posting this video. Guy Kawasaki has some great advice for young entrepreneurs - and even slightly older ones.  He talks about entrepreneurs in the 90s and now - how businesses and str…

NazJam Tech Blog: 5 Awesome And FREE Video Capturing Softwares

January 4th, 2009 / Categorized under: Pakistan Technology & Startups

As you know an Image is more worthy than a thousand words. Then what will be the video worth of? Simple! Multiplies by the number of frames in a video :D. Okay this is going quite mathematical so we will not go into the deep, rather what I am goin…

In the Line of Wire: Women are genetically superior to men in determining business models

January 4th, 2009 / Categorized under: Pakistan Technology & Startups

Hey I didn’t say that - Guy Kawasaki did. His assertion is that if you have a business idea, the best person to discuss it with, is a woman. Find out why he believes that       

In the Line of Wire: Meet the real drivers behind CIO Pakistan

January 4th, 2009 / Categorized under: Pakistan Technology & Startups

A visit to the CIO Pakistan office was certainly illuminating. I finally realized that the real motivators in that office are not Rabia and Salaina but these two beautiful creatures - Coco and Gucci. They walk around in that office and the Web Studio …

Information Cell: Quotes of the day-3rd Jan 2009

January 3rd, 2009 / Categorized under: Pakistan Technology & Startups

We spend too much time fretting over the way the industry produces programming, and too little worrying about the way the public consumes it. Michael Medved Try to understand the compiler to understand the language. Majid

Information Cell: New year wished for her.

January 3rd, 2009 / Categorized under: Pakistan Technology & Startups

Time was passing, she was in my mind. The beginning of a new year, 2009. I had wished al the people I knew before but wanted to be the wisher of her at the perfect time. As each second took place 2008 came to an end. The last moments of this year …

In the Line of Wire: Idris Kothari and Faraz Hoodbhoy discussing the Business Planning process

January 3rd, 2009 / Categorized under: Pakistan Technology & Startups

Does one need a business plan when starting a new company or initiative? Isn’t it a waste of time? If you do put together a business plan, what kind of animal does this need to be? A 100 page document? A few excel sheets? An executive summary of the…

In the Line of Wire: Idris Kothari at the Entrepreneurship session in Karachi

January 3rd, 2009 / Categorized under: Pakistan Technology & Startups

For those who weren’t at the Entrepreneurship Seminar in Karachi, we have tried to present some of the advice, some of the pearls of wisdom that were presented by the speakers. Thanks to CIO Pakistan I am going to try and put up some video clips as …

Mohtashims IT Tazee: The free wifi at Hong Kong Airport….

January 1st, 2009 / Categorized under: Pakistan Technology & Startups

…is faster than the cable I had in the US, and the DSL I have in Pakistan. 300 kbps down, for free…. the 4 hour layover is going much better than anticipated in part thanks to the free wifi at Hong Kong Airport. You have to get out of your…