The bestselling author Ankit Fadia is a 28-year-old tech junkie who loves tinkering with computers, gadgets and everything tech. He hosts a show called Geek on the Loose for Ping Networks and has had a popular series on MTV called What the Hack!, where he gave tips, tricks and tweaks to get more out of technology and the Internet. Widely recognized as a computer security expert, he has delivered more than a thousand talks in twenty-five countries, received several awards and trained more than 20,000 people in India and China. He has studied at Stanford University and was chosen as a Global Shaper by the World Economic Forum. Ankit loves to travel and has visited over a hundred countries. For more information, please visit his website http://www.ankitfadia.com.
Praise for the Book
In this easy-to-read book, Ankit shares simple tips, tricks and tweaks that make digital life faster and more productive. Try it outdoing is believing!Gita Piramal, business historian and author of the bestseller Business Maharajas
There are so many digital tools available to us via the web and mobile. However, often we are unable to maximize the utility and efficiency these tools can bring to our lives. Without a doubt, Ankits book will help simplify the lives of many of us. This book will deliver a wow moment more than a few times!Kunal Bahl, Founder, Snapdeal.com
The world that we are in today comes up with something new now and then, and we fail to know them all and deal appropriately. Ignorance sometimes embarrasses us and, at other times, we suffer being left behind. It is worth acknowledging this book of Ankit, Faster, will be a guiding light to the digital world, which is, in fact, the closest mate of this generation. I like it, and congratulate him, and also give my wishes to all the readers. May it add mileage in our endeavours, each day and for the better.M.C. Mary Kom, Padma Bhushan, 2013; Bronze Medal Winner, Boxing, London Olympics 2012
The world-renowned ethical hacker Ankit Fadia has done it again. This book is a must - read for everyoneyoung and old, men and womenand will surely make you more tech-savvy. Written in an easy-to-read-and-understand style, I am confident this book will help every individual make more out of their digital lives. I have personally learnt and implemented a lot of new things about even the most routine acts like sending an email. Must say, my digital life rocks today. Thanks, Ankit.Amit Burman, Vice Chairman, Dabur India Limited
We all live, at least, two lives today one our real life and the other our digital life. Ankit Fadia makes our digital life simple through this amazing book and allows us to maximize the potential of living in our digital world. The tips and tricks mentioned in the book will allow users to be productive and safe and make the best of the digital world to enhance their own potential.Shantanu Prakash, Chairman and MD, Educomp Solutions Limited
Like the title suggests, this book aims to make our digital life lot simpler and more comfortable. Its these tricks which make you from an amateur to a pro grab the book now!Vishal Gondal, Founder, Indiagames Limited and Angel Investor
Ankit shows many tricks and tips to get more out of the Internet and mobile phone, our constant companions in the hyper-networked world we live in.V.R. Ferose, Senior Vice-President, Globalization Services, SAP AG
As we are getting dependent more and more on devices around us, Ankit has helped in uncluttering the overload and smartly improve our productivityin a non-techie way. A great help in our daily lives!Vikrampati Singhania, Deputy MD, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd.
Considering we live a large part of our lives online, and pay as much attention to our virtual avatars as our real ones, we dont spend too much time understanding how deep the depths of the Internet are. Ankit Fadia is a navigator above par of the cyber ocean and is the right guide for anyone who cares for their online reputation. Whats more, he makes the web understandable and easier and faster so that we get much more out of our time spent online. We cannot deny that our lives will only become more virtual and Ankits book Faster: 100 Ways to Improve Your Digital Life is like getting keys to the Ferrari that is the speeding web.Devita R. Saraf, CEO, Vu Technologies
Ankit is one of a kind! His book finally allows PLU (people like us) to safely navigate the digital highway and enjoy the journey! Cant wait for his next 100 tips!Manish Chokhani, Managing Director and CEO, Axis Capital Limited
This is a book everyone will love and a must-read! Ankit is one of the smartest, most hard-working, most efficient and most fun-loving people I know, and he has been able to achieve tremendous success in a short span of time thanks to his love for technology and, importantly, how he leverages technology to get things done quickly. In just the first five minutes of reading the book, I had already learnt multiple ways to make my digital life faster and more fun! I am glad he is sharing these gems with all of us, and look forward to reading more of his books in the time to come.Rohan Verma, Executive Director, MapmyIndia
Ankit combines his deep understanding of the digital space with his passion for helping people navigate technology. He has the uncanny ability to present complex ideas in simple ways that everyone can understand. His latest book Faster presents a comprehensive toolkit that will help readers significantly enhance their productivity. I am sure it is going to be a runaway success!Kulin Lalbhai, Executive Director, Arvind Mills
This book is both extremely relevant and useful in todays digital age. Each chapter contains things that you have always wanted to do but didnt know how. Cant wait to try some of these tips out!Varun Swarup, Paharpur Cooling Towers
The subject matter of the book is indeed interesting and young students, in particular, will be inspired and excited to read it. The simple topics chosen and explained well will be a source of great knowledge to every reader. It is not just how to get more out of technology, but how to apply it to our daily lives to make it faster, better and more efficient! In this book, Ankit provides some of these answers for people like me who use technology every day.P.P. Chhabria, Chairman, Finolex Cables Limited
Foreword
When Ankit Fadia told me that he could detail a hundred simple ways in which I could substantially improve my digital life, I was intrigued but sceptical. No one else had made such a proposition in over twenty-five years of my rendezvous with the digital world. I first met Ankit about ten years ago at an entrepreneurship conference in India. He was still in his teens. Since then, I have been following his progress quite closely as he figures out more and more ways to make this world technology-efficient and digitally secure. I find his attention to detail and knowledge about the nitty-gritty of technology quite remarkable.