Comments for Bayan M. Qandil

Comment on I Love My iPhone but… I Miss My BlackBerry by BayanQ

BayanQ — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:53:24 +0000

I can’t wait for the BB10 devices either. If they build what they were planning on, it should be a great option.

Comment on How To: Adding iCal or CSV calendars to your BlackBerry without Outlook by BayanQ

BayanQ — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:46:26 +0000

I’ll see if I can come up with a different method.

Comment on I Love My iPhone but… I Miss My BlackBerry by Vijit

Vijit — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 17:42:05 +0000

@banyan your analysis is absolutely spot on. I got to this Site because I was looking go see if anyone out there had a similar opinion to mine. I switched from my bb 9700 to the galaxy s3 this summer and while I can do anything on my galaxy, the user experience is just not there for what you refer to as the power user. I am loving the “get things done” message being communicated by all rim executives with respect to the bb10 platform. They seem to understand that very important pain point. I can’t wait to get my hands on a bb 10 device to see if can address my needs. If so goodbye galaxy and hello z10 or x10.

Comment on How To: Adding iCal or CSV calendars to your BlackBerry without Outlook by Don

Don — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 21:27:38 +0000

Just one problem, Google Sync no longer works. It was dropped by Google.

Comment on I Love My iPhone but… I Miss My BlackBerry by BayanQ

BayanQ — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 01:19:52 +0000

He already knows

Comment on I Love My iPhone but… I Miss My BlackBerry by Khaled Sultan

Khaled Sultan — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 12:23:29 +0000

Don’t we all! I am going through a similar experience with my BB. I’m using a Samsung phone running Android and I’m surprised at how many things I can get done on it, but as you said not as fast as I’d like. I still have my BB and occasionally switch back to it, only to quickly switch back. The main reasons I’m unable to commit to my BB are:

1) hourglass
2) apps, or lack thereof (a distant second)

Somebody tell Heins.

Comment on How To: Adding iCal or CSV calendars to your BlackBerry without Outlook by Jeff Glover

Jeff Glover — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:22:42 +0000

Perfectly done! Thanks for the write-up.

Comment on Should RIM have chosen Android rather than QNX? by BayanQ

BayanQ — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 00:03:09 +0000

Very well put, Todd.

Comment on Should RIM have chosen Android rather than QNX? by Todd

Todd — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 23:31:05 +0000

If RIM launched with Android, they might as well have just let Google buy them for a dollar. People don’t realize how powerful the QNX RTOS is. It is far superior to iOS & Android. Plus, RIM is looking beyond mobile at deep integration strategies. Android would not be helpful in that regard.

Comment on What kind of room for career growth is there for software engineers at large companies? by BayanQ

BayanQ — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 21:11:17 +0000

I find CIO’s typically come from a business and IT background. So although they can be technical, it’s not really a software development background. Some software engineering & computer science grads do decide to go the IT route, but it’s more around IT Operations, Governance, Business Process and Customer Service, Support & Satisfaction.

As for leaders understanding the people they’re leading — this is a typical problem with senior leadership that does not have the experience record to match the organization they’re leading. I find this typically happens for CIO’s, CTO’s, EVP’s of R&D or Engineering — mostly because C-level leaders prefer business savvy over technical expertise and sometimes it’s hard to find both. There are strategies to deal with this type of discrepancy, but I find the most useful strategy is to install seasoned leaders with appropriate experiences within the organization that you can trust to provide you with the technical knowledge that you may lack.