I need some advice/suggestions on two matters. I have Verizon DSL at home. It uses PPPoE. We have 2 desktop computers and one laptop. I am thinking of connecting them in a network so that files can be shared and we can also access the internet through any machine. I am not sure whether to… Continue reading Home Networking and Digital Camcorder
Author: Zack
Dad, gadget guy, bookworm, political animal, global nomad, cyclist, hiker, tennis player, photographer
What’s in a Name II
In my previous post thinking about a name for our baby, I mentioned a website for Muslim names. Now, what exactly is a Muslim name? Let’s take a look at a few websites listing Muslim names. Most of the names on these sites are Arabic names with some Persian and a few Turkish names as… Continue reading What’s in a Name II
Pakistan: Whither Democracy?
Via Chapati Mystery, I find out that Patrick Belton of Oxblog has written a 3-part series on Pakistan and democracy at Winds of Change. It’s definitely an interesting backgrounder for people who want to know more about Pakistani politics. Chapati Mystery adds his own thoughts on the topic. I have a few quibbles and additions… Continue reading Pakistan: Whither Democracy?
Fourier Transform Song
Now, you can enjoy music and learn signal processing concepts at the same time. Here are the lyrics to the song Table 4.1: Properties of the Fourier Transform. Integrate your function times a complex exponential It’s really not so hard you can do it with your pencil And when you’re done with this calculation You’ve… Continue reading Fourier Transform Song
Over
A year after President Bush declared major combat operations over in Iraq, the war in Iraq has finally ended. In case you don’t know, the US lost. Also over is my brief and very skeptical love affair with Sharon. If Likud voters want Greater Israel, they’ll not only get it, they’ll live to regret it.… Continue reading Over
The Other Side of Silence
Thanks to Conrad Barwa who recommended this book to me. This is a good book which collects some stories of the riots and migrations that accompanied independence and partition of India in 1947. The book focuses on the Punjab, rightly so in my opinion since the Punjab is where most of the “action” happened. Partition… Continue reading The Other Side of Silence
Six Figures
Some time around 1:45pm today, this weblog received its 100,000th visitor since I moved to my own domain and Movable Type last May. It took 11 months to achieve what Instapundit and Daily Kos manage in a day. I am, however, grateful to all my visitors and hope that you’ll keep reading this weblog and… Continue reading Six Figures
New York Auto Show
Amber and I went to the New York Auto Show last weekend. It was extremely crowded there and hence I did not get much opportunity for good photos. Anyway, here are a few, including my dream car Porsche Carerra GT.
Miscellaneous
I have read a number of books in the past month or so and owe you guys about five reviews. Hopefully, I’ll get to them in the next couple of weeks. Asad has informed me that he has created a phonetic Urdu keyboard layout for Unipad. He also pointed me to the Yahoo! mailing list… Continue reading Miscellaneous
Jesus, Carrey, Von Trier and Jagjit
What better day to watch a Mel Gibson movie than Good Friday. So off I went with Captain Arrrgh, who will probably blog in more detail about it, to watch The Passion of the Christ since Amber doesn’t like movies with such blood, gore and torture. It is a powerful movie and works pretty well… Continue reading Jesus, Carrey, Von Trier and Jagjit