About Ashraf
Happily married to the most beautiful woman ever, Ashraf is the founder of dotTech. Ashraf spends insane hours on dotTech (usually writing articles but sometimes doing absolutely nothing except staring). Yes he is weird, but he is also very friendly.
Let’s say iPhone was a person. A real, actual person. Then let’s say iPhone got drunk and went partying with Android and Galaxy S III, assuming both Android and Galaxy S III both are real people, too. What would happen...
Intentionally or otherwise, I’m sure most, if not all, dotTechies have run across computer issues. From personal experience, I can attest to how, at the start of the problem, I am motivated to fix it all and get everything b...
Gorillas, lions, tigers, monkeys, elephants, etc. — we have seen many animals in dotTech’s daily Amazing Photo of the Day segment. We have not, however, seen any pandas. Well, no worries because I have a panda to shar...
If we look back in human history, we will find more dictators (in the form of monarchies or otherwise) than nations ruled by the common man. (I will refrain from saying ‘democratic’ simply because democracy is more a p...
The Missouri River is the longest river in the United States and used as a major source of water for the nation. A tributary of the Missouri River (aka a river that flows into the Missouri) is the Heart River in North Dakota, Unit...
How many dotTechies have been to, or heard of, the Grand Canyon? For those of you that haven’t, the Grand Canyon is, quiet literally, the world’s largest hole in the ground. At its deepest point, the Grand Canyon is 6,...
It is 2013. It is a new year. With a new year, comes new resolutions. Every year millions of people make vows or promises about how they are going to change (hopefully improve) their life and lifestyle. Gym memberships skyrocket. ...
Hey, Lately, it seems like dotTech has been having server issue after issue, and I seem to be apologizing a lot. However, when an apology is due, I’m not one to stand by. Today dotTech had an issue that overloaded the CPU on...
2013 is — quite literally — around the corner. Indeed, a few hours from now the world will slowly start to move from 2012 and rollover to 2013, starting in the East first and then eventually ending with the West. If yo...
Anyone that reads any technology related news knows about Apple’s vendetta against Android… about Apple waging war against everything Android vis a vis lawsuits and litigation. If you think Apple has already hit a low ...
The RMS Titanic is a famous ship. Yes, in part due to Leonardo DiCaprio’s movie Titanic, but more so because the ship — one of the largest of its time — crashed into a glacier on its maiden voyage from Southampto...
Hey, Earlier this week dotTech had its emailing capabilities disabled. Our emails have now been restored. Because we were not able to send any emails over the past few days, there are a lot of emails queued. So everyone on our one...
How many dotTechies are artists? I am not, but I (hope) I am sophisticated enough to appreciate good art. …Oh who am I kidding, I couldn’t tell the difference between a Picasso and horse turd even if I tried. I can, ho...
I am sure many dotTechies have heard of Google Glass, a project by Google to bring advanced augmented reality to our world through the use of glasses. Ever wonder what Google Glass-like augmented reality would feel like? Would it ...
DRM (Digital Rights Management) was invented to prevent people from pirating or stealing digital intellectual property. An unintended consequence of DRM was pissing people off by locking down their content to one machine. The musi...