Elyas Thinks… https://kashfi.com Welcome and enjoy reading my mind! Tue, 28 Feb 2017 15:01:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kashfi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/gravatar2.jpg Elyas Thinks… https://kashfi.com 32 32 8154851 My Conundrum of “What to Learn?” (in Programming) https://kashfi.com/2017/02/28/my-conundrum-of-what-to-learn-in-programming/ https://kashfi.com/2017/02/28/my-conundrum-of-what-to-learn-in-programming/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2017 15:01:04 +0000 https://kashfi.com/?p=1939 Ever since I decided to take computer science after quitting finance and management, I always pictured myself working as a programmer at some company after graduating, then moving up the ladder until becoming a future Bill Gates, a geek with his own, successful, software company.

But, as is life, things don’t always go as planned. I graduated magna cum laude, applied for a job that was looking to hire an “Android developer” (had a few basic apps published as my “portfolio”) which I hoped would be my starting path to a successful career in software development.…

]]> Ever since I decided to take computer science after quitting finance and management, I always pictured myself working as a programmer at some company after graduating, then moving up the ladder until becoming a future Bill Gates, a geek with his own, successful, software company.

But, as is life, things don’t always go as planned. I graduated magna cum laude, applied for a job that was looking to hire an “Android developer” (had a few basic apps published as my “portfolio”) which I hoped would be my starting path to a successful career in software development.…

]]> https://kashfi.com/2017/02/28/my-conundrum-of-what-to-learn-in-programming/feed/ 1 1939 A Review of Scaleway https://kashfi.com/2017/02/21/scaleway-review/ https://kashfi.com/2017/02/21/scaleway-review/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2017 15:00:36 +0000 https://kashfi.com/?p=1916 Ever since dedicated servers and virtual machines started to become more popular and, most importantly cheaper, I have moved my blog across the years from platform to platform among several providers.

My blog’s latest home at the moment is Scaleway, a French provider that is owned by the Iliad Group which also owns: Online.net (their dedicated servers division), Free (Internet/IPTV/phone) and Free Mobile (mobile phone). As a result Scaleway is backed by a great company and will most likely be around for a while.…

]]> Ever since dedicated servers and virtual machines started to become more popular and, most importantly cheaper, I have moved my blog across the years from platform to platform among several providers.

My blog’s latest home at the moment is Scaleway, a French provider that is owned by the Iliad Group which also owns: Online.net (their dedicated servers division), Free (Internet/IPTV/phone) and Free Mobile (mobile phone). As a result Scaleway is backed by a great company and will most likely be around for a while.…

]]> https://kashfi.com/2017/02/21/scaleway-review/feed/ 1 1916 Self-Help Books That I Recommend https://kashfi.com/2017/02/14/self-help-books-that-i-recommend/ https://kashfi.com/2017/02/14/self-help-books-that-i-recommend/#respond Tue, 14 Feb 2017 15:00:27 +0000 https://kashfi.com/?p=1906 As I was going through the “dark night of the soul” phase of my life, I found refuge and comfort in something that I really enjoyed doing in the past: reading. However, I went from reading mostly fiction to full time non-fiction in the form of self-help books.

The great thing I found about self-help books is that there is one for everything in life, but not all will necessarily resonate within you and create an impact in your life.…

]]> As I was going through the “dark night of the soul” phase of my life, I found refuge and comfort in something that I really enjoyed doing in the past: reading. However, I went from reading mostly fiction to full time non-fiction in the form of self-help books.

The great thing I found about self-help books is that there is one for everything in life, but not all will necessarily resonate within you and create an impact in your life.…

]]> https://kashfi.com/2017/02/14/self-help-books-that-i-recommend/feed/ 0 1906 I Stopped Reading the News https://kashfi.com/2017/02/07/i-stopped-reading-the-news/ https://kashfi.com/2017/02/07/i-stopped-reading-the-news/#respond Tue, 07 Feb 2017 15:00:31 +0000 https://kashfi.com/?p=1900 Recently I have been attempting to do something a lot of people would struggle doing, stop consuming news (all media). The funny thing is I thought it would be easy until I realized that we are bombarded everyday with information that comes under the category of “news” making this challenge even more difficult. A few examples:

  • Social media: That person you are following that tweets things going on around your country or city such as accidents, crime and headlines from the daily papers.
…]]> Recently I have been attempting to do something a lot of people would struggle doing, stop consuming news (all media). The funny thing is I thought it would be easy until I realized that we are bombarded everyday with information that comes under the category of “news” making this challenge even more difficult. A few examples:

  • Social media: That person you are following that tweets things going on around your country or city such as accidents, crime and headlines from the daily papers.
…]]> https://kashfi.com/2017/02/07/i-stopped-reading-the-news/feed/ 0 1900 Picking Up the Pieces After a Loss https://kashfi.com/2017/01/30/picking-up-the-pieces-after-a-loss/ https://kashfi.com/2017/01/30/picking-up-the-pieces-after-a-loss/#respond Mon, 30 Jan 2017 15:00:16 +0000 https://kashfi.com/?p=1879 When you lose a loved one like a close relative, their pain and suffering ends but the real work begins for the loved ones that are still alive. The real work being the mental afflictions that one has to go through. Everyone is different and everyone is allowed to be different in how they will pick themselves up, there is no cookie cutter method or recipe for this. After my experience with the loss of my mother I had no idea where life would take me.…

]]> When you lose a loved one like a close relative, their pain and suffering ends but the real work begins for the loved ones that are still alive. The real work being the mental afflictions that one has to go through. Everyone is different and everyone is allowed to be different in how they will pick themselves up, there is no cookie cutter method or recipe for this. After my experience with the loss of my mother I had no idea where life would take me.…

]]> https://kashfi.com/2017/01/30/picking-up-the-pieces-after-a-loss/feed/ 0 1879 My Struggle With Grief https://kashfi.com/2017/01/24/my-struggle-with-grief/ https://kashfi.com/2017/01/24/my-struggle-with-grief/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2017 15:00:16 +0000 https://kashfi.com/?p=1871 I’ll never forget that night when I received that dreaded phone call. I had just left the hospital for the night where my mother was admitted. It was late and I hadn’t eaten so I passed by a fast food restaurant close by. I arrived home shortly, since I lived nearby (about 10 minutes by car), and started to eat.

I’ll never forget the feeling I felt just moments after eating, right before getting that call.…

]]> I’ll never forget that night when I received that dreaded phone call. I had just left the hospital for the night where my mother was admitted. It was late and I hadn’t eaten so I passed by a fast food restaurant close by. I arrived home shortly, since I lived nearby (about 10 minutes by car), and started to eat.

I’ll never forget the feeling I felt just moments after eating, right before getting that call.…

]]> https://kashfi.com/2017/01/24/my-struggle-with-grief/feed/ 2 1871 Getting a PO Box in Bahrain https://kashfi.com/2015/04/30/getting-a-po-box-in-bahrain/ https://kashfi.com/2015/04/30/getting-a-po-box-in-bahrain/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2015 15:00:07 +0000 https://kashfi.com/?p=1717 One of the underestimated or overestimated services that we have in Bahrain is the local post office. There is so much and so little that you can do at the local post office whether it is sending mail (snail mail to be exact), renewing your car registration, PO boxes and much more. I say that there is so little you can do mainly because you have no idea a service is offered through the post office unless you ask them or if someone tells you about it, mainly because there is no reference online on the services that the local post office provides!…

]]> One of the underestimated or overestimated services that we have in Bahrain is the local post office. There is so much and so little that you can do at the local post office whether it is sending mail (snail mail to be exact), renewing your car registration, PO boxes and much more. I say that there is so little you can do mainly because you have no idea a service is offered through the post office unless you ask them or if someone tells you about it, mainly because there is no reference online on the services that the local post office provides!…

]]> https://kashfi.com/2015/04/30/getting-a-po-box-in-bahrain/feed/ 2 1717 VIVA Bahrain and Microsoft in Operator Billing Agreement https://kashfi.com/2015/04/08/viva-bahrain-and-microsoft-in-operator-billing-agreement/ https://kashfi.com/2015/04/08/viva-bahrain-and-microsoft-in-operator-billing-agreement/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2015 15:00:59 +0000 https://kashfi.com/?p=1697 Great news if you are a VIVA Bahrain customer and using a Windows Phone. VIVA and Microsoft have entered into an agreement to offer VIVA customers the ability to purchase apps from the Windows Phone app store and get billed through VIVA. Basically your app purchases can now be paid along with your bill, if you’re a postpaid customer, or deducted from your credit if you are a prepaid customer. No need for credit cards or linking a PayPal account.…

]]> Great news if you are a VIVA Bahrain customer and using a Windows Phone. VIVA and Microsoft have entered into an agreement to offer VIVA customers the ability to purchase apps from the Windows Phone app store and get billed through VIVA. Basically your app purchases can now be paid along with your bill, if you’re a postpaid customer, or deducted from your credit if you are a prepaid customer. No need for credit cards or linking a PayPal account.…

]]> https://kashfi.com/2015/04/08/viva-bahrain-and-microsoft-in-operator-billing-agreement/feed/ 1 1697 Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM Launches in Bahrain https://kashfi.com/2015/04/07/microsoft-lumia-640-xl-dual-sim-launches-in-bahrain/ https://kashfi.com/2015/04/07/microsoft-lumia-640-xl-dual-sim-launches-in-bahrain/#respond Tue, 07 Apr 2015 15:00:52 +0000 https://kashfi.com/?p=1686 I was very pleased to see that Intercol, Microsoft (or Nokia) mobiles dealer in Bahrain, have started selling the new Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM for BD86.

I’ve been a loyal Windows Phone user ever since Windows Phone 8.0 came out, starting off with a (then) Nokia Lumia 920 and only upgrading just a little over 6 months ago to a Lumia 930. If it weren’t for me busting the screen I think I would have still been on my 920 simply because the performance and experience is just great regardless of the age of the hardware.…

]]> I was very pleased to see that Intercol, Microsoft (or Nokia) mobiles dealer in Bahrain, have started selling the new Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM for BD86.

I’ve been a loyal Windows Phone user ever since Windows Phone 8.0 came out, starting off with a (then) Nokia Lumia 920 and only upgrading just a little over 6 months ago to a Lumia 930. If it weren’t for me busting the screen I think I would have still been on my 920 simply because the performance and experience is just great regardless of the age of the hardware.…

]]> https://kashfi.com/2015/04/07/microsoft-lumia-640-xl-dual-sim-launches-in-bahrain/feed/ 0 1686 Windows 10 for Phone: What We Know So Far https://kashfi.com/2015/03/01/windows-10-for-phone-what-we-know-so-far/ https://kashfi.com/2015/03/01/windows-10-for-phone-what-we-know-so-far/#respond Sun, 01 Mar 2015 15:00:25 +0000 https://kashfi.com/?p=1670 It’s been just over 2 weeks since Microsoft decided to launch the preview of Windows 10 for their phone platform. The new Microsoft is really taking users’ experience into consideration by allowing the public to participate in the previews of their various products such as Windows and Office 2015. As the builds roll out Microsoft has been implementing some of the feedback that users have been requesting through the respective feedback system implemented in their new products.…

]]> It’s been just over 2 weeks since Microsoft decided to launch the preview of Windows 10 for their phone platform. The new Microsoft is really taking users’ experience into consideration by allowing the public to participate in the previews of their various products such as Windows and Office 2015. As the builds roll out Microsoft has been implementing some of the feedback that users have been requesting through the respective feedback system implemented in their new products.…

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