English writing
English essays, memories, thoughts, reviews, and reflections by Yasser Masood.
15 year old code? Really…
In early July we worked on one of our client's websites and I was simply amazed to find years-old code in some of the files. Now, this wasn't a massive...
Shame on you!
You'll hear all these tech bloggers, time and again, from as far back as anyone remembers, refer to the most basic, entry-level iPhone as one that is or was ideal...
Junk it is...
Here's my workflow for handling junk mail, the kind that still shows up even after using some of the best spam protection out there. When an email arrives, I glance...
Urdu Lorem Ipsum: اَکڑ بَکڑ
Urdu Lorem Ipsum with a twist! Use the classic اَکڑ بَکڑ بَمبے بو rhyme as placeholder text for your Urdu digital and print media designs. I have published two short...
The conundrum of pricing...
At Spiderz, we've had our fair share of dealing with complex bits and bytes that require careful costing and pricing. As a web services provider, we face the unique challenge...
What is “GPT” in ChatGPT?
Not so long ago, I would guess it was February, Sana, my partner at Spiderz, asked me an interesting question, "What is GPT in ChatGPT?" At the time, I didn't...
Back to Madness!
I hope you all had a great start today, because I sure didn't. My trusty day-to-day chat tool, ChatGPT, was down for the better part of the day, and I...
Introducing ChatGPT
We all know communication is key to success, whether it's with customers, employees, or partners. But what if there was a way to take our communication to the next level...
45 and my ode to life…
Reflection isn't easy if it's 45 years of your life and you're trying to summarize everything in a tiny, tiny article. My mind goes not too far and not too...
Forgetting…
I can't seem to recall the name of our arts class teacher, Madam ________. It was a very unique name. I do clearly remember her face and one particular interaction...