Asim Ali » Inane Chatter

On Family Holidays

Asim — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:57:13 +0000

Being a a brown bearded man in my mid twenties means I’m ripe for being hassled at airports, but having travelled a fair bit with my mum recently, I’ve not even been given the usual hassle I get when travelling. I guess this is due to evil criminal masterminds not travelling with their mums, out of fear that she’ll beat them with a slipper.

Chained

Asim — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:45:35 +0000

The latest iPhone came out. Steve Jobs died, Google announced their latest phone, blackberry breaks. But what is the the price of all this ubiquitous technology.

The smart phone changed my life and without doubt everyone else who owns one as well. Personally for me taking the 2 hour commute to work every morning was a harrowing experience, until I actually got an iPhone – I was never bored. When I was delayed or missed a bus I instinctively reached for my iPhone and suddenly life wasn’t as grim as I had once thought.

But now adays i find it nearly impossible for me to sit and not have my phone within arms reach for me to check the latest news the latest tweet I couldn’t resist checking the screen to find out what some random acquaintance was doing and if they too were also having dinner.

Smartphones have certainly made my life a lot easier but have they made it better? they’ve made the internet akin to a limb – the backlash and anger regarding blackberry just shows how long ago it seems when the internet was chained to a desk in a room in our homes or local libraries. Now its alive and living in our pockets.

On Site Revamps

Asim — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 04:38:09 +0000

I hate doing site revamps, Every other site is doing one every few weeks which confuses me greatly. Also, I hate c++.

Ring Ring Ring Windows Phone

Asim — Sat, 14 May 2011 12:06:19 +0000

I have to admit I like the idea of Nokia and Windows getting together. Thats pretty much all I wanted to say, i’ll probably be getting one. Or an Android I DON’T KNOW.

Suggestions on a postcard (i’m ripe for an upgrade).

No Boom

Asim — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 03:52:39 +0000

I can’t take tablet “computing” seriously, as it is just basically glorified Mobile phones without the phone bit. But it is a tech growth area, the majority of my posts including this are done via my own tablet pc the nokia n900 (its actually a phone too). Regardless, there is now a huge market available for tablet pc and every phone manufacturer on the planet seems like they want a piece.

Something that flew under my radar was the RIM Playbook, RIM better known for the blackberry are now entering the tablet market with something that doesn’t do anything that’s over and above what is currently on the market. Joining a long list of tablet manufacturers, with another “me too” product.

Apple are market leaders for a reason, no doubt in small fact for the way they market themselves. Saviours of humanity is what I see them marketing themselves as, and it resonates with the marketplace. I had never in my life seen people line up outside shops to buy technology before, now its a regular occurrence when the latest apple product comes out. A fashion statement as well as saviour to humanity has given birth to an almost religious fever to Apple products and enthusiasm for the brand.

It will take a lot more to usurp Apple from their position than another run of the mill product where there is no boom for the buck.