Wishlist!

Well apparently Google allows Affiliate ads, so I am just writing down an experimental post here, to see if it achieves anything.To help me along the way, I will post a wishlist of sorts… Of course you can feel free to buy me any of these items. – Nikon D7000– HTC One X– Asus Transformer Prime– Asus … Read more

Waterproof v Watersafe!

Sometime back I mentioned a service called ‘Liquipel’ that were promising to coat your device with a new technology that makes your electronic device ‘water-proof’. As I have already mentioned, this was a big claim, and many tech gurus tested this claim. Some more footage has appeared in the popular show by Leo Laporte (https://plus.google.com/u/0/101261243957067319422/about) … Read more

Crowd Funding

By Sami Mughal I wrote an article for Oxford Art Cat (www.oxfordartcat.com) on the topic of Crowd Funding.It can be found at: http://www.oxfordartcat.com/2012/04/crowd-funding.html.Do visit it, and leave comments if you have any. Also visit Oxford Art Cat for other Oxford and Art related articles. 

Programming, for writers

Us programmers often say that we write code. Code is also expressed in terms of number of lines written. However, it was when I was talking to a writer friend of mine the other day that I had the chance to explore the many parallels between writing and programming. Here are a few of the … Read more

Waterproof? Water Resistant!

In a recent post I introduced you to an upcoming technology that helps prevent your electronic devices from getting damaged from accidental liquid damage. The process involves coating the internals as well as externals of the device with a molecular level protective layer, using nanotechnology, which means that the water does not damage the phone, camera, … Read more

Recipe: My very own Minty Chicken Roast

I don’t normally do this. But I invented sort of a recipe yesterday, and thought I’d share it with the world, and put it up here, mainly for my own records as well. Ingredients: Mint –  Fresh, handful Coriander – Fresh, handful Pomegranate seeds – 1 tea spoon Tamarind Paste – 1 tea spoon Lemon … Read more

Mystery of the failing Rail Magnetic Strips

By Sami Mughal I am one of those people who use the train to get into work every day. For financial ease, I have ended up buying a monthly season ticket, and I was surprised at the amazing number of failures I was getting with these season tickets. The railway companies are pretty good about … Read more