December 2009

River Market Apartments Lost / Stole My Laptop

by Nima on 16 December, 2009

About two months ago, I bought a Dell laptop. The laptop got shipped less than a week after purchase. I received an email with FedEx tracking number and it was supposed to arrive on Thursday of that week. I live in River Market Apartment complex in West Lafayette, Indiana. When FedEx delivers packages they give [...]

Faramarz Payvar, one of the most famous Iranian composers and Santoor players passed away hours ago in Tehran, Iran at age 77. He was arguably the best Iranian Santoor player of our time and an inspiration to all Iranian musicians. May his soul rest in peace.

New Books to Read

by Nima on 5 December, 2009

Here is a list of books I just bought (mostly audio) to read this month: B-A-M!: Delivering Customer Service in a Self-Service World Rules of Thumb: 52 Truths for Winning at Business Without Losing Your Self The Art of SEO B-A-M!: Delivering Customer Service in a Self-Service World

I live at River Market Apartments in West Lafayette, Indiana. I have lived here for only couple months and already largely regret my decision. Save yourself the headaches and troubles and live at a better complex. There is no shortage of good complexes on campus area. Our elevator has not been working for a week. [...]

Persian Poems iPhone App

by Nima on 1 December, 2009

This is an app long overdue. We (I) have been waiting for such an app for a long time and it is great to see someone has developed it. The folks at SuperMonko have developed the first (that i know of) iPhone Persian Poem app. The app includes poems from Ferdowsi, Hafez, and Sa’adi. Right [...]

Website Directories With Sitelinks

by Nima on 1 December, 2009

Do sitelinks really mean authority? The short answer is no. Do they mean well indexed and established? yes. Sitelinks are certainly not a measure of if a website is authority but you only see them on well indexed older better established sites. So in a way they it can be one metric to look it. [...]