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qas1981

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About qas1981

I work in corporate America as a software engineer by day. By night I freelance as a consultant. http://qasimshahid.com feel free to contact me.

Recent public activity

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    Comment #6745472

    I think its really about lowering barriers to entry. The more people that understand how to operate a system decreases risk. Plenty of people understand Window OS and how to run an…

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    Comment #6430380

    ASP.NET is a great tool. If you were to walk into a gig that has a large amount of apps running VS, IIS and SQL Server, its no way you'd even suggest full blown open source. If thi…

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    Comment #6220680

    I've been the victim of this before myself. I've written a 100 plus million dollar billing system for a fortune 500 company. have 10+ years development experience using the full br…

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    Comment #5471083

    Wow this is the best find ever! Thanks! I have also found myself nearly dropping my phone attempting to zoom!

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    Comment #5058863

    Nice work!

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    Comment #5019833

    Here is a thoughtful implementation of there use. http://youtu.be/h7HnR02kJxY

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    Comment #5018730

    If you're concerned about code theft, you can always just use a minimizer. That usually obfuscates your code beyond readability.

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    Comment #4918259

    I live in Atlanta and Apple maps let me down numerous occasions. I like their interface and integration but, the data quality & quantity is bad.

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    Comment #4319566

    I'm a Microsoft developer. I'd suggest using the .NET framework with WPF or Winforms for the speed of development. Plus there are tons of examples and tutorials to help you along t…

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    Comment #4319363

    Software Engineer(Microsoft) Work: - ThinkPad i7 2.67 GHz, Win 7 -Dual 22" ThinkVision Displays -Logitech Natural Keyboard -Logitech Trackball Mouse Home: - circa 2009 MBP dual 2.6…

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    Comment #3544286

    I will buy. Solely based on what Benjamin Graham suggest "Invest in what you use". Everyone uses fb.

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    Comment #3430233

    I wouldn't suggest anyone learn Ruby as a 1st language. I say this from a readability standpoint. I'd recommend python as a 1st language. My second recommendation is .NET / C#. You…

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    Comment #3354392

    I suffered in Birmingham for almost 3yrs of my life. I realized the error in my ways and moved. The closet thing to a real politician was forced out a few years ago. Everyone else …

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    Comment #3297133

    This is quite amazing! I was thinking if you could use this application with a video based security could you reduce the amount of disk space required. Thoughts? I'm sure there are…

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    Comment #3255656

    I have seen many people have this issue. Being very smart and not being able to construct and argument on the feet. I always advise them to join Toastmasters. I'm a member and it h…

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    Comment #3194644

    Im located in Atlanta, GA. Im a web dev myself. I have been looking for some interesting startups. I've worked in corporate America for 12 years and work part time projects as well…

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    Comment #2788105

    I dont think you have to be a jerk to have a successful team. I do understand what your alluding to. I find that being a successful team leader you have to be very decisive. This s…

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    Comment #2720638

    What we see here is a power user that doesnt represent the general google calendar users. I love the new design.

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    Email based video conversion?

    I hate when I get videos that are in a format I cant view on my iPhone. Is there a need for email based video conversion? I've cooked up a service that receives emails with imprope…

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    SHOW HN: Script for creating Mac sparsebundles on NFS

    I created this script to assist in creating Mac TimeMachine backups on NFS. As where I am a Mac user that has Windows File Servers. Steps 1. Setup NFS on Mac 2. Run Script 3. Set u…

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    Comment #2349784

    I'm in Atlanta, black, a programmer and and I casually take notice and see that most of the faces that surround me aren't those that look like me. I tend to wonder the same questio…

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    Comment #2222489

    I think as apple continues the clamp down on there products people will gain interest in the Android platform. Google can really destroy apple by providing the same services at a l…

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    Comment #2220286

    interested!

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    Comment #2220074

    Really its out of comfort and fear of the unknown. I do freelance development and it scratches the itch I have to do interesting work for now. I also have decided to wait until I s…