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Last week I was in San Francisco at a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) event that my company produces. I go to these shows as a technical person to support our registration system. The system is used to register people on site, it also synchronizes with the online server back home, and it produces bar-coded — Continue reading »

When is having good credit a bad thing? When it contributes to wasted paper and jamming your mailbox with junk mail. If you, like many others, are cursed with good credit, no doubt you've been hassled with these come-ons everyday. Apparently the credit card companies are so desperate for new customers that even those with — Continue reading »

My wife and I set out to New York City today to check out a free Persian concert she wanted to see at the very north end of Central Park, the Dana discovery center. As I had mentioned in my previous blogs, I am not fond of Persian music nor am I a big fan — Continue reading »

Nearly eight years after its release, I finally rented this movie produced in my native country, Iran, and watched it with my wife. My expectations of this movie were quote low. I have rarely found Persian entertainment, well, entertaining. The music and the movies have never made much impression on me. growing up in Iran — Continue reading »

As the phrase goes: "if you want something done right, do it yourself". Mine is a modified version: "if you want the work done on your terms (i.e. time and money), do it yourself". So it was with some trepidation that I finally decided to tackle installing a new toilet in our bathroom. Or should — Continue reading »

I've been banking online for over six years now and has never questioned that move. Even in the face of phishing, data leak snafus, and a host of other security issues, I have continued with it because I believe in its convenience and accuracy. But a few days ago I found out that online banking, — Continue reading »

I never knew browsing from home could be this fast, but getting there took some work. A few days after ordering the DSL service I noticed a new box installed on the outside wall. A couple of days after that I received the modem and the other equipment. It seemed like a painless job. Plug — Continue reading »

The time has finally come for my household to upgrade to broadband. I know, it's almost shameful from someone in my field, a Web programmer, to have dialup at home. While just about anyone else I know has been on broadband for years, I am just beginning to toe in to the speedy connection. Why — Continue reading »