Egypt’s flawed socialism

14 years ago

I have always had problems with the flawed way Egypt implemented socialism after the July 23 Revolution. In one of my…

How to import vCard files to iPhone contacts

14 years ago

I recently found myself in a bit of a situation. My sister's iPhone died about a week ago and she…

Making Atheros 9k usable on Ubuntu 11.04

14 years ago

This is a quick post to document a problem that I have had with my atheros WiFi card on Ubuntu…

My odyssey with Mobinil customer service

14 years ago

OK, the title is a bit of an exaggeration, but I just spent over two hours without an Internet connection and…

Real-time does not mean real fast

14 years ago

Before working on my PhD dissertation, I was under the impression that real-time meant real fast. In my mind, the…

The Art of Computer Programming

14 years ago

Yes, I know that the title of this blog is the same as the title of Donald Knuth’s The Art…

Email security 101

14 years ago

Most of us use our email accounts without second thoughts about security. We choose a password that, we think, is…

Why is digital media different?

15 years ago

I have a grievance against international media companies. They have a very strange policy of not selling their products in certain geographical…

Do all dictators have the same scriptwriter?

15 years ago

As the wave of protests spreads across the Middle East and North Africa, a remarkable similarity in the way that…

Analysis of the Presidential Speech

15 years ago

The Egyptian president appeared on national TV yesterday and made a couple of concessions. Here is my attempt to summarize…