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.
Like most Fandroids, I am either anticipating getting one of the HTC ONE devices, or have already got one. I belong to the former, where hopefully I will get a HTC ONE X next month.So as I was daydreaming about my future phone this morning, I realized that the HTC ONE had a clever anagram, … Read more
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
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
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
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
Gone are the days of Filofaxes, diaries, and memorizing numbers. Unless you avoid mobiles, or make an extreme effort to stay away from it all, you carry around with you in your pocket or handbag a wealth of data. Contacts, numbers, appointments, emails and sometimes even vital information like bank details and such like. Then … Read more
The internet is wonderful. There is no question about that. However, thanks to a random comment on my blog contact page, I have come across this link: http://www.ted.com/talks/eli_pariser_beware_online_filter_bubbles.html I would recommend a view, and a read of the comments underneath as well if possible. It comes with subtitles and everything, so hopefully it should not … Read more
By Sami Mughal I have lived in Oxford for a little over two years now, and lived in the UK for about 6 years now. In this series of articles I will try to explain to my readers in Pakistan what life is like in the UK, and of course in the lovely city of … Read more
By Sami Mughal So about two years ago, Sharpie announced the Liquid Pencil (http://blog.sharpie.com/2010/08/introducing-the-new-sharpie-liquid-pencil/). Every since that announcement, I have been waiting for it to be released in the UK. Two years go by, and still nothing. However, the other day, browsing through Staples (in the UK), I came across the Staples Liquid Pencil. Compared … Read more