https://www.techradar.com/news/after-zoom-jio-clones-whatsapp-with-jiochat ‘Understand the chronology’ Reliance Jio gets a 5.7 investment from Facebook. https://about.fb.com/news/2020/04/facebook-invests-in-jio/ Reliance Jio builds a “clone” of Whatsapp. In quotes because it even sends unsecured messages never mind end to end encryption. This and that ridiculous zoom clone (Jio Meet) does a disservice to Indian innovation and technical abilities. I did try out […]
Our company switched to Altium Designer for our PCB design around 2015 We had used a mish mash of Eagle, Cadence Orcad and even some PADS. While all these tool kits have their own advantages for larger corporations having dedicated engineers doing every section of the PCB design process, they had significant drawbacks for quick […]
It’s been a couple months of using my OnePlus 5 phone. For those of you that are unfamiliar with the brand, it’s a Chinese Company that is a subdivision of the company that makes Oppo phones among others.I got mine with the code they handed out at the keynote speech.They phone comes with a whopping […]
Now I am sure there have been countless reviews of this since the technical preview has been out for like a year.However here is my take as someone who never used the technical previews.I upgraded one computer from Windows 7 and the other from Windows 8.11. The upgrade was a breeze. It downloaded through windows […]
Quite unlike the email flooding my spam box, we engineers are on a quest to make the smallest molecule talk. Sure we’ve heard of Intel’s 6nm gate prototype transistor, but its not just the physical dimensions being broken using intricate material science, its the devices themselves.What we see with the smart phones and the tablets […]
I guess enough has been written about the Microsoft Surface tablet, but my real concern is what is happening to Windows, the OS that 90% of the world’s computers use. I am concerned that the metro interface if it is similar to what windows phones use will be unsuitable for mouse AND a touch screen. […]
I know I know..its the most air conditioned city on the planet, but can someone call in the rain seeders please! And no Hurricanes are NOT counted! I know I’m supposed to be from a tropical place, but I’ve seen the flip side of the coin too. So go away humidity and the most awful […]
Its been nearly 4 months since I moved from Salt Lake City UT to Houston TX and its been quite the change. From a college town life to suburban living and a downtown job life, adjustment hasn’t come easy and I miss Salt Lake and all my friends. Houston is a quite different city from […]
I’m gonna be abrupt in this post and say I HATE MOVING! I never liked it before and I don’t like it now. Unfortunately, this time, like last time I have not been given even a compromise choice. And then you know the usual messups happen inspite of me having the most spartan footprint. Flight […]
Wow, that black background really was scary and so had to go! Lets stick to this parchment colour until I find something better. So lets set the ground rules all over again. This is a blog of a real person even if it sometimes strains belief. I am an electrical/electronics engineer who adores his ‘used […]