Ehsanur Raza Ronny

Primary life roles: Confused dad, all round car guy, model car builder and cartoonist. Currently Editor of Shift (automobiles), Bytes (technology) and Next Step (career) for the Daily Star. Previously did four years hard labour in advertising before starting Shift and Next Step in 2013 while also re-branding the previous tech publication as Bytes.

How you too can nearly, almost, probably become a Jedi Knight

At its core, 'Star Wars' is a classic tale of underdogs taking on a powerful enemy; it's a story of hope and perseverance, of standing up for what's right even when the odds are against you.

1y ago

Where’s the cake?

It’s party time in the animal kingdom. A turtle just happens to be in charge of making a birthday cake. He’s small and he’s slow but he has a plan. He started early because he knew speed wasn’t his strength.

3y ago

6 steps to get people to trust your e-commerce site

You have a site or Facebook page for your business. You have great products. You also have a good amount of people that know about you. But no one is buying. Where lies the mystery? How do you turn those visitors into buyers?

3y ago

A new hope

Not quite as epic as the Stars Wars movie of the same title, but a new hope it is. Everything ends only to have a new beginning in one form or another. This happens to be my very last issue of Toggle, something my team and I brought to this height in a year and couple of months.

3y ago

Kabab rolls and Shift magazines are the new normal

Kabab rolls and Shift magazines are the new normal

3y ago

Rinse and repeat

How do you avoid burning out? We do muc of the same thing day in and day out. We write, edit and publish. Somedays we want to throw the table nd be the meme. So, how do we avoid burning out?

3y ago

Murderously exciting times

One month down and we’re sticking true to our promise that we focus on the positive. Those are usually in short supply. But we take them as they come. Enough of the world ending. It’s a new one forming out there.

3y ago
September 4, 2020
September 4, 2020

Samsung Note 20 Ultra: Killing it with the camera and the S Pen

The Note 20 Ultra is ultra-expensive because it promises you more camera than you thought possible. It’s also a gaming console/computer ready to tackle 5G while fitting in for your pocket. Well, your pockets have to be rather large because this is a massive phone.

August 28, 2020
August 28, 2020

Editor's Note

Movies depict robots as the all-conquering machines that eventually put an end to humans. Sometimes they start off as tools of humanity, helping make coffee and driving us quickly to our destinations.

August 21, 2020
August 21, 2020

Come back stronger or be left out

Corona is running scared in our homeland. Or so suggests a high ranking person of authority. Whatever the numbers, our people can’t be held back. The need to eat for survival far outweighs the need to stay inside safe from marauding viruses.

August 14, 2020
August 14, 2020

Where’s the party at?

No, really! Did you notice the outpouring of joy and festivities this past week? We must have killed the pandemic dead.

August 7, 2020
August 7, 2020

Do you still have 24 hours a day?

Our breaks and holidays and work have all merge into one. Most of us have and are facing a work/study from home routine that has seemingly reduced our 24 hours by a few.

July 31, 2020
July 31, 2020

“How price, vai?”

Didn’t hear much of that this time. Pre-Eid, amidst the sound of moo and baa and meh, this was a question everyone of the roads would scream out at each other.

July 24, 2020
July 24, 2020

Yoshihiko Matsuo and how the 240z became a design icon

Some cars are so perfectly designed that they shut down all argument. Such is the Datsun 240z. It is so aesthetically pleasing you cannot take a bad photograph. Perfect from every angle and that is a rare thing for cars. Yoshihiko Matsuo was the lead designer responsible for this. He passed away on July 11 at age 86.

July 24, 2020
July 24, 2020

Can we become number one country with high blood pressure rates?

That itself is enough to raise our pressure.

July 17, 2020
July 17, 2020

Editor's Note

If you watch TikTok videos generated from Asia, that seems to be a recurring theme. Young people concoct elaborate sub-1-minute videos where

July 10, 2020
July 10, 2020

Editor's Note

2020 is that resounding slap humanity needed to wake up. Luxury has been redefined. Your designer shoes are now less in demand than a cloth facemask.

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