July 27, 2008 by Munir
I attended Tea Party by TeaBreak.pk today and all I can say that it was a “Mind blogging experience” :)
TeaBreak.pk is a small start-up by two of my friends Asim and Ammar. It provides an opportunity for Pakistan Bloggers community to meet on a single platform. I think the most important aspect of TeaBreak is that it gives a community concept to local bloggers and by arranging such gathering, it provides opportunity to meet with popular bloggers in person. More about TeaBreak is here.
The discussion among bloggers in party was also good but I missed an interesting discussion about regulation of blogs which in opinion will kill the spirit of “Freedom” on internet.
Here are few snaps:
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March 14, 2008 by Munir
Tagged by Ali.
Following text is from the book “Rebel Code”. Jay Walker gave me this book to read few weeks ago but still I’m unable to find time to read it. He has also written review of this book here.
From chapter “Learning from Berkeley”:
Sending the university e-mail to the right place was no longer a simple matter, and the system employed by Delivermail couldn’t cope with the various kinds of networks that were being hooked into Berkeley. Allman decided that he needed to rewrite Delivermail so that machines could be configured without fiddling with the software itself, and to build more intelligence into the program so that it could decipher from the e-mail addresses where messages should be sent.
He called the result Sendmail. Its success was driven in part by the new flexibility it offered. “If you had a new network, you could integrate that into Sendmail more quickly than you could into the others,” Allman explains, “This was long before everyone was doing Internet, and so new networks would show up, mushrooms in the night.”
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February 19, 2008 by Munir
I am not a very frequent flyer but during my recent trips I found following two tools really very useful:
TripIt
TripIt is an unbelievably convenient way to manage your online itineraries. As Joel Spolsky discussed here, it’s really magical. Just forward your trip related emails to plans@tripit.com and all done! It’ll automatically generate you a beautiful itinerary and send you back the URL of it. You don’t even need sign-up. Your email address will differentiate you from others.
SeatGuru
I love this site because today I just had a very comfortable flight because of it. If you’re tall like me and have traveled in economy class, you can easily guess the pain I face in long flights :-)
SeatGuru can guide you what seats suit you best. For example, if you are a tall person, you definitely need some extra legroom and this site can tell you which seats have extra legroom in your aircraft. Not only this, it also lists out seats which you should beware of.
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January 19, 2008 by Munir
Finally in Bahrain!
Connecting flights, 3 hours long stay at Dubai Airport, delays in deprture.. Ah, it was a long tiring day!
Yea really longer than usual because I had to move my watch 2 hours back :)
But it was fun!
Here are the few snaps of not so good quality:
We (I, Khawer and Tuaha) just came back to our apartments after having a nice dinner at a popular food court of the city. Bahrain is really a small, quite and beautiful country and I’m loving it. Weather is terribly cold now and I find it difficult to even type this post. Maybe I should go to sleep now.
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January 18, 2008 by Munir
A whole year passed with silence here. But in reality 2007 was not at all a silent year for me. It was a year full of interesting and learning experiences. A year which I’m not gonna forget easily.
A lot has happened. ProCom, NetCom, Softec, PDC 07, MIC, FYP, Graduation and a lot more. With some tough and life changing personal experiences which are simply unforgettable.
In July, just after my graduation, I joined E-Banking dept. of Avanza Solutions as Software Engineer. A good thing about my company is that Avanza is totally focused on developing solutions for banking and it’s been really great to learn about this domain. I’ll write more on my job experience later in separate post. By the way, in few hours, I’ll be leaving for Bahrain for few weeks for a project implementation in Khaleeji Commercial Bank(KHCB). It’s my first site visit so I’m excited! :)
2008 seems a lucky year for me. On the very first day of the year, I got a great news from Microsoft that I’ve been awarded MVP (Microsoft Most Valuable Professional) award as Recognition for my activities in developer communities! It was a great surprising moment! Thanks Microsoft :)
I hope this will be a great start for whole year. There are many things planned to do and I’m really looking forward for a productive year. And unlike 2007, I’ll force myself to update my blog more frequently to prove that I’m a generous Memon :P
Anyways, a happy (belated) new year to everyone!
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January 14, 2007 by Munir
Wow it was quite an amazing day!
FAST.net user group and IEEE-NUCES organized Imagine Cup 2007 Launch and a 3 hour workshop on Web development using ASP.net on Friday, 12th January. Due to vacations many students couldn’t participate but those who attended this event appreciated it a lot. I and Ali Raza Shaikh were the speakers:
During the imagine Cup session, we showed promo videos and interviews of past winners to motivate students. We also distributed free CDs of Visual Studio and SQL Server 2005 Express Edition to help them in getting started.
Workshop on ASP.net also went great and I believe student learned many new things. Since most of the students were from junior and sophomore batches, we didn’t go in much technical depth.
The most fun part of the event was Q/A session where we asked questions to student for Goodies like ASP.net WebMatrix Book, MSDN Magazine, Development Resource CDs. Thanks to Microsoft Pakistan and INETA for sending those goodies.
I’d also like to thank all participants for making this event successful and I hope we’d be able to continue this series of workshops on web development with the support of Microsoft and INETA.
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December 21, 2006 by Munir
Wooho! I just received an email from Mr. Vaqar Khamisani, announcing official results of TechEd Student Blogging Competition and I am very happy to see my name in Runners-up list !
Here are the complete results:
Winners:
- Julien Chable, France - Visit here.
- Goncalo Filipe Macanjo Lopes Chaves, Portugal - Visit here.
Prizes: Xbox 360 E3 Faceplate, Xbox 360 Laptop Bag and Mug
Runners Up:
Congratulation to Julien, Chaves and Lucian too.
It has been more than a month since I last posted anything on this blog as after coming back from Barcelona, I got caught with so many important things including studies :-(. But I will try to post more about TechEd Developer Conference and our Barcelona tour very soon.
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November 7, 2006 by Munir
So finally the day came when I crossed the boundaries of my homeland. Right now, I am chilling at Dubai International Airport, waiting for other MSPs from Islamabad, and writing this blog entry using high speed wireless internet. Still 4 hours remain for next connecting flight i.e. Dubai to Amsterdam.
Dubai International Airport is really a cool place. First time I am seeing so many people from different countries and cultures at one place. It is really a great experience for me!
Here are the few of pics I have taken:
Visit here for more.
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November 6, 2006 by Munir
Finally, I got the visa and I am ready to take-off for Barcelona on 7th November!
In fact the whole Microsoft Pakistan delegate got the Spanish visa but unfortunately one MSP is still waiting for luck. Even though only one day is left, we are hopeful that he will be with us.
There will be a private Microsoft Student Partners meeting on the evening of November 9th where 90+ Student Ambassadors from different countries will meet. After MSP meeting, we’ll enjoy Drinks & Buffet and play some games until midnight at Lasermon. I am so excited to attend this evening and to meet other MSPs!
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October 15, 2006 by Munir
Ships are safe in harbors, but that’s not what ships are for.
First blog entry using Google Docs!
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