Category Archives: Technology

What to do with an old laptop?

Posted on July 5, 2010 by aebrahim

After five long years using my trusted (and now extremely out of date) laptop, I’ve finally moved along to something better. Old Laptop Dell Latitude D610, Intel Pentium-M 750 (1.86GHz), 2GB RAM, 60GB HDD (using Truecrypt software FDE), 14.1″ 1400×1050 … Continue reading →

Posted in Microsoft, Technology | Tagged dell, jolicloud, laptop, linux, netbook, recycle, ubuntu, windows xp | 3 Comments

What’s your PAN? Anybody can find out!

Posted on May 12, 2010 by aebrahim

Glossary for non-Indian readers: PAN – Permanent Account Number The geniuses at the Income Tax Department in India have set up a website called: Know Your PAN In reality, it should be called Know Anybody’s PAN because that’s what you’re … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | Tagged identity fraud, india, pan, security | 2 Comments

Mozilla Digital Memory Bank

Posted on June 22, 2008 by aebrahim

The folks over at the Mozilla Digital Memory Bank kindly took the time to interview me last November. I just noticed that the interview transcript has been posted online last month.

Posted in Mozilla, Personal, Technology | Tagged firefox, interview, Mozilla | Leave a comment

Guest Internet Access via FON Routers

Posted on June 3, 2008 by aebrahim

A couple of weeks ago I was talking to Yusuf about setting up wireless internet access at my workplace for guests. In the past we had them plug into our wired network, but the downside of this is that unless … Continue reading →

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Is Apple Wireless Friendly?

Posted on May 11, 2008 by aebrahim

With the great success of the iPhone and iPod Touch, you’d think Apple would be sitting pretty as the king of wireless networking. Plus, Apple has a reputation for making relatively complicated tasks more user friendly by having more streamlined … Continue reading →