Zahid Lilani – Technology and Social Media

How to restore MacBook Air to factory condition

Posted on 23. Jan, 2012 by Zahid Lilani.

I bought MacBook Air in August and sold it a a month ago on eBay. At the time, I was planning on using it during my commute and for school. Though my commute is still there, there is no school in the horizon, at least for the time being. The machine was too sexy for [...]

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Stop SOPA before it’s too late

Posted on 14. Jan, 2012 by Zahid Lilani.

In the tech community, SOPA is not news. For an average American, SOPA is unheard of. The traditional media and major news organizations have completely ignored SOPA as if it doesn’t exist. SOPA is real, it does exist and if passed could mean the end of internet as we know it.
Apart from calling your [...]

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Facebook not on the Technology Fast 500 list released by Deloitte

Posted on 18. Nov, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

Deloitte, one of the Big 4 CPA firms, releases a list of the 500 fastest growing technology companies every year – Technology Fast 500. To be recognized as Technology Fast 500, companies need to own intellectual property that generates majority of the operating revenue. It looks at companies that have been in business for [...]

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My Response to “Come home to Netflix” Email

Posted on 29. Oct, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

In my inbox today, Come home to Netflix, oh joy!

Dear Netflix,
I understand your stock is down almost 70%, you laid of 15 people because you lost 800,000 subscribers and the ongoing PR nightmare over the break-up of your service into streaming and mail and then the realization that you made a terrible mistake.
Still, I am [...]

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Siri is a female, don’t refer to her as it

Posted on 17. Oct, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

iPhone 4S has incorporated a feature that will revolutionize things a phone can do. I am talking about Siri, a personal assistant that talks to you and helps you be more productive by taking voice commands. Won’t make coffee but that’s okay, there will some day be an app for that.

Rotary dial, dial pad, touch [...]

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