Author: Dax Nair
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Post-COVID Tennis – Social Distancing On the Court
Post-coronavirus tennis is going to be awkward for a while. Fortunately, the USTA has a few guidelines to help you deal with it.
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Can Playing Tennis Really Help You Live Longer?
I am beginning to believe it: Playing tennis may improve longevity. If you play tennis purely for fun as most people do, the longevity angle may be a bonus for you. Five years ago, I wrote a post titled “The Longevity of Tennis Players vs. Squash Players.” At that time, I asked the folks at…
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Privacy Implications of Video Conferencing From Home
If you have recently started referring to your bedroom as your home office, you should probably read this post. Overnight, COVID-19 has changed the office landscape. Companies who were once averse to employees working from home are now advising their employees to telework. Zoom, Webex, Skype for Business, Microsoft Teams, and other such collaboration tools are becoming…
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Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E, 5G, 6GHz – Should You Care?
Just as you were getting your head around 5G networks, the wireless industry throws another bunch of standards at you. Your customers want to know how next-gen wireless developments such as Wi-Fi 6, 6E, 5G, and 6GHz will impact their businesses. If your immediate reaction is, “Enough already!” you wouldn’t be alone. If you are…
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Floyd Cardoz – It’s Like I Knew the Man
“Renowned chef Floyd Cardoz dies after coronavirus diagnosis,” read the headline. It came as a shock. It’s like I knew the man. The 59-year-old Mumbai-born chef was diagnosed with Coronavirus on March 18th after admitting himself to a New Jersey Hospital. His tweets, embedded in some of the news reports, give the impression that he…
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Self-isolation, OK. Self-directed Portfolio, Not OK.
COVID-19 has hit home. My wife and I are under voluntary self-isolation. We have shown no symptoms. Just doing our part to limit the coronavirus from spreading. COVID-9 does not discriminate. It transcends geographical boundaries, colour, race, and age. Sophie Gregoire Trudeau in Canada, Tom Hanks in Australia, and the fashion industry workers in Italy…
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Cloud Services Adoption – Should It Take a Pandemic?
There is a familiar ring to this. It often takes a crisis to drive technology adoption. Cloud services adoption is no different. COVID-19-related queries for technology upgrades are on the rise. Despite the growing rhetoric around digital transformation, cloud services adoption has lagged. C-suite executives are big on vision. However, when it comes to putting money…
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Squash Court Injuries – Prevention is Better
When it comes to squash court injuries, prevention is better. Mixing competitiveness and safety on the squash court is a delicate balance. Beginners and intermediate players are more likely to take risks on the squash court that they probably should not. While safety comes naturally to advanced players, they are not infallible. As you can…
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Google Assistant: Convenience vs. Privacy
A version of this post titled “Walls Have Ears” first appeared on Reboot Social.com. If you own a digital assistant such as the Google Assistant from Google or Alexa from Amazon, you probably considered the convenience vs. privacy aspect of it, before making your purchase. While I am a big believer in technology and its…
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Six Tennis Stats That Will Surprise You
When it comes to statistics on tennis players, the ATPTour.com site has plenty of it. There are the stats that most tennis aficionados know. These would include things such as player rankings, and the number of Grand Slam tournaments won by top players. Then, there are the tennis stats that will surprise you. Numbers…