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Proud moment

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I have been blessed on the 14th of February with a beautiful niece, Zara Anwer, daughter to my younger brother Iqbal and sister in law Samiya. I am so pleased that we finally have a daughter in our family. May God bless Zara with the best today and always. Amen.

Sony Nex-5

Most recent gadget that I have got hold of, is a DSLR - Sony Nex-5. Its a great camera, particularly at the bargain price I managed to get hold of it £270 (after £70 cash back). I bought the Nex-5K version which basically means it comes with a 18-55mm lens in the box. Also included was a detachable lens, neck strap, battery, charger for the battery and a lens hood. It did come with software version 1.2 and one can upgrade it to version 1.3 online from the Sony support website. There are two other Nex-5 versions available, one with the pancake lens (16mm) and another one with both 16mm and 18-55mm. The main reason for purchasing the NEX-5 was its compact size. It is lightweight and can easily be carried around unlike other standard DSLRs. The quality of the pictures are stunning. The supplied battery was able to take 40 minutes of HD video footage and around 250 photographs before it required a recharge; it had sufficient charge to allow me to spend a full day out sightseeing without ru...

Jaguar XF

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Its been nearly 2 months since I got the XF. Its just excellent! Love the drive, handling on both straight roads and corners. I feel the gearbox is one of the best things in the XF, the response is just perfect! A list compiling the best bits according to me: Curves and looks - particularly the rear end Brilliant black colour Keyless entry on both front and rear doors The Start Button - an inviting lit light as soon as you sit in the car! The blue interior lighting The soft leather seats Gear knob - the way it wakes up rising to the occasion! Touch Screen control - with full bluetooth integration/Sat Nav Wheels - 19" Carelia Alloy Wheels The amazing way she looks when freshly washed & polished Current Car: Jaguar XF 2.7 Premium Luxury Midnight/Warm, Charcoal Chrome side vents, 19" Carelia alloys, 6 CD changer, upgraded sound system. Previous Cars: BMW 520iSE Amerysth-Grey/Black leather interior Audi A4 2.0 TDI - Silver/Grey interior Audi TT 1.8T - Metallic Blac...

Linksys by Cisco WAG160N Wireless-N Modem Router - 300 mbps (for ADSL / telephone line connections i.e BT Broadband)

Bought this product 5 days ago (25/10/2009), instant delivery and have been using it from last Wednesday (day 4 of use). Good looking product, easily configured (google setup O2 broadband on WAG160N) and presto ..... everything is working smoothly. Before this I had been using the Original O2 routers (x2) - very very poor - would not be able to play FIFA on PS3, difficulty in receiving wireless signals within the flat, drop outs, etc; then I switched to my old trusted Netgear router - which had been doing its job until 2-3 weeks ago - when I started having number of signal drops, connection loss on PS3 (Homeplug connection) and not able to connect to my iphones. Thats when I thought my router is dying and it needs a change. After going through tons of reviews and forums, websites, etc - finally thought lets try with linksys - went for this particular model as was prised reasonably. Having been using this for the past 4 days - with full onslaught - playing ps3 online, using my imac, mac...

Apple Magic Mouse

Trying to post my first hand opinion on Apple's Magic Mouse. In one word "stunning", and as many other reviewers have mentioned on the web....just what a mouse should have always been. One easy way of describing it would be having the Apple's newer Macbook trackpad's surface as your mouse. Pros: Very simple, elegant design, does what every mouse dose but a lot smoother! Good battery life. Love the multi-touch gesture features on a mouse. Cons: Can easily get dirty/scratches if not looked after (very unlikely in my case). Some multi touch gestures are missing like pinch and an enlarge, twist & turn pictures, etc. Price: Although dear at +£50 for a mouse, but believe me once used it would make you realise what you have missed to this day!

Cleared my exam!

Excellent news, really relieved, managed to clear the exam....now want to clear the Part 2 in May....wish me all the luck.

Busy reading

Have been busy reading the whole day today. I really want to clear this exam! Also going down to Apple Store tomorrow to possibly get my iMac exchanged because of the ?condensation. Lets see what happens.