Niyyah, Amanah, Ihsan, Rizq
Ramadan is my favourite month of the year. Four concepts from my faith that have quietly shaped how I work for the past twenty years — Islamic in origin, universal in application.
Writing on software engineering, DNS, and leadership.
Thoughts on pragmatic engineering, infrastructure, and building teams — collected in chronological order.
How to Back Up Your Files with rsync, tar, cron, and GPG
I wrote this in 2011. The four tools are the same. My understanding of them isn't.
Lack of Exposure
Most engineers don't hit a skills ceiling. They hit an exposure ceiling — and never realize it.
Setting Clear Expectations
Most team dysfunction traces back to one thing: leaders who delegate before they've finished thinking. Vague instructions aren't trust — they're just unfinished work passed downstream.
The Peter Principle
Promotions are a trap disguised as a reward. The Peter Principle isn't about incompetence — it's about a system that punishes people for being exactly what they are.
10 Essential DNS Queries Solved with DIG
DNS troubleshooting made practical. Every query I kept reaching for at EuroDNS, explained with real output.
What's a Domain Name and What's Behind the Scene
New to the domain name industry? A clear explanation of what domain names are, how they work, and what happens behind the scenes.