Technology & Business
Discussion with Roujeh Ramadan, CEO of Chill Telecom
There has been a lot of discussions about Chill Telecom and it’s young founder (Roujeh Ramadan). And much of the rhetoric has been negative some verging on distasteful. Wanted to present a fair and balanced view, I reached out to Mr Ramadan (who was in Israel) and had a pleasant conversation. Too young to lead a company Like many observers, I noticed that his Facebook page indicates he is 20 years old and he confirmed that he was 19. He explained that he started working for a large multinational internet company at the age of 16 (in Israel) then moved to the UK at 17 to join a major engineering organization.
Canadian wireless provider offering unlimited everything?
There have been countless reports stating the obvious: Wireless rates in Canada are absurdly high due to lack of competition. So anytime I hear the whisper of a new competitor I get excited. Chill Telecom (and its very childishly cheap looking web page) promise to save Canadians from the giant telecom tyrants. Chill Telecom seems to be a Telus MVNO (reseller of Telus network services) making some lofty claims. So I started looking at basic information about the company.
Are Apple's best days behind it?
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“1200”] Image by Dominik Fusina used under Creative Commons License [/caption] Apple stock took a tumble even though the company made boatloads and boatloads of cash last quarter. Why? Because some investors believe Apple's profitable run has lasted too long and obviously it must eventually come to an end. They saw the reduced growth rate in iPhone sales as a bad omen. Unfortunately this is not how the world works and it isn't how statistics work. This misguided belief actually has a term and its called the "
Major shift in loyalty incentives needed for programs to survive
Users have a love or hate relationship with loyalty programs. You either love them, because they deliver amazing value, or hate them because you think they’re a worthless scam. A 2014 McKinsey report showed that companies with loyalty programs (55 publicly traded North American & European companies were surveyed) had the same or less growth than those that had no loyalty programs : 4.4 vs 5.5% per year since 2012. Companies with strong visible loyalty programs seemed to also have EDITDA margins 10% less than companies without loyalty programs in the same sector.
Do this to keep your free Microsoft OneDrive Storage
What Microsoft giveth, Microsoft can taketh away. And so Microsoft did the unthinkable last year and announced it would be rolling back the free storage add-ons it gave users (base free 15GB storage going down to 5GB and camera roll bonus) and was clawing back the unlimited Office 365 storage to 1TB. Understandably there was an uproar and now Microsoft has a setup a special webpage where you can ask them to keep your free storage levels. <img src="https://ekiledjian2.micro.blog/uploads/2025/08c550585c.jpg" alt=""> There doesn't seem to be any downside to using this function so go do it now using this link
Afterlight photo editing app for iPhone & iPad free
After light is a wee designed and easy to use photo editing application that offers 74 filters, 78 textures and 128 frames. Overall a well stocked application that any iPhone photographer should have. Now you can download this app for free (normal $US1) courtesy of Apple's Apple Store iPhone or iPad app. You can download the Apple Store App from the iTunes store (link) Open the application Scroll down until you see the free app offer <img src="https://ekiledjian2.micro.blog/uploads/2025/9b80b01865.jpg" alt=""> Click on the offer.
Pushbullet takes customers hostage
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“1200”] Image by PSParro used under Creative Commons License [/caption] Pushbullet is an immensely popular multi-platform (Chrome, Firefox, Windows, Mac, Android, IOS) app that allows you to push content from one device to another one (or multiple other ones). As a free service, it quickly became a de facto app on most power-user devices. Watch any technology podcast and you are sure to hear at least one of the hosts talk about it every now and then. It has over 170,000 installs on the Google Play store.
Get a cheap shareable 2nd number for your mobile phone
There are many situations where I don't want to give away my personal cell phone number (work, selling something, dating, etc). There are about a dozen apps that provide "burner" number but what if you need something semi-permanent? Something you can destroy but that you can also keep and use for 30/60/90 days or longer. This is where Too comes in. You install the app, pay the fee to reserve the number and voila. You can choose numbers from a list of regions in Canada, USA & UK.
Microsoft Office kills productivity (part 1)
The future of productivity In addition to my day job (as the CISO of a large multinational manufacturer), I do a tone of pro-bono work with startups. My goal is to share my knowledge and expertise and hopefully help these crazy entrepreneurs start something that becomes massively successful. Even though many of these startups are on the cutting edge of technology, most still rely on old productivity paradigms that have plagued us for the last 30 years. Microsoft Office kills productivity Reflect on your current productivity workflow.
Skyroam Global Hotspot review
Like most of you, I want to be connected all the time, even while travelling. Check out your carrier's data roaming charges and you'll quickly realize there needs to be a better option. This is where new services are popping up hopping to fill a void. The Skyroam Global WIFI Hotspot is a $125 solution that promises unlimited global data roaming in 60+ countries for an affordable flat fee of $10 per day for unlimited use (the company says the per day rate will drop to $8 before the end of summer) They aded 14 new countries in the last 6 weeks including Philippines, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia.