TechLahore

Musings on technology, startups and software

Entries for the ‘Living in Pakistan’ Category

Onward to Greatness!


Everyone I talk to is coming unglued about what happened in yesterday’s Pakistan-India semi-final. It would seem as if we weren’t talking about a game of Cricket but something of an unfathomable gravity! Look, I’m a huge cricket fan. Bigger than most. And on certain days, I can get down about sports too. But come [...]

5 Comments

Pentagon creating false social network identities


This news item should have gotten a lot more coverage than it did. The Pentagon has launched a programme under which their operatives will be creating thousands of false identities on social networks to engage in “conversations” with people in the ME, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia. The idea is to use software as a [...]

2 Comments

A different perspective on our future, a different view of Pakistan


The kind of vicious campaign that has been conducted against Pakistan and Pakistanis in the international media over the last many years is really unprecedented. It appears that one can’t pick up a newspaper or newsmagazine that doesn’t go to great lengths to paint a malicious and incredibly warped picture of Pakistan. It was several [...]

15 Comments

What’s the smart choice for freelancers: Elance or Mobile Apps?


In times when the economy is stressed, as it has been over the past couple of years in most parts of the world, it is harder to keep or find a job. Luckily, people with IT skills have weathered the downturn reasonably well. For one, software and information technology have become so pervasive that while [...]

7 Comments

TechLahore’s Predictions for 2011


I just have a good feeling about 2011. I think it’s going to be a great year. I’ve thought a lot about where the optimism is coming from, and I don’t think it’s all subjective. Very important things happened in 2010, such as the incredibly pivotal visit by the Chinese Premier to Pakistan, Pakistan’s establishment [...]

10 Comments

Evaluating TechLahore’s Predictions for 2010


Back in December 2009, I had come up with a list of predictions for 2010. I may have gotten a little lucky this year, because many of these predictions were spot-on to an uncanny degree. Here’s how I fared: Political predictions I don’t see Asif Zardari making it through 2010. I think he will be [...]

7 Comments

The World’s Number 1 Best Selling BlackBerry Application is MADE IN PAKISTAN!


Just a couple of days ago we shared Pepper.pk’s amazing achievement; their Photo Editor application for Blackberry devices had made it to the Top 5 best selling BlackBerry applications on RIM’s AppWorld. Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better, I received an email from the Pepper.pk team who sounded on top of the [...]

26 Comments

Pakistani software outfit Pepper.pk breaks into Global Top 5 Blackberry Apps!


Stop the presses, ’cause here’s a piece of mind blowingly awesome news. Pepper.pk, a Lahore-based software company we’ve covered in the past, has hit it out of the park with their latest Photo Editor suite for Blackberry devices. Photo Editor has made it to #5 on the list of Top Paid Blackberry Applications ON THE [...]

7 Comments

Where did TechLahore go?


It’s been about 3 weeks since the last post. I’ve got emails from many regular readers wondering where the hell I’ve disappeared. Thanks for asking, it’s gratifying, but rest assured, I am very much here. I’ve been traveling for work a bit too frequently and while I haven’t had much time to write during the [...]

4 Comments

Do Pakistanis “get” Personal Financial Management?


The very word, “money” evokes interesting reactions amongst Pakistanis. Principally, there are two categories in which most responses fall. First, that money is unnecessary or trivial and that the Lord provides to whom He deems fit. And second, that money is the root of all evil, an instrument of Satan… and so on. The role [...]

10 Comments

Get Adobe Flash playerPlugin by wpburn.com wordpress themes