Archive for November, 2004

Hype and Ridicule

Tuesday, November 30th, 2004

This tiny TV-B-Gone, seems like a no-big-deal gizmo has created too much noise in the internet. A tiny key-chain remote that switches off any TV. Simple is it? But why the hell is it selling like $100 Sony playstation? coz of nerds! I am pretty sure not a single soul is buying to use it [...]

Roy’s Podcasts

Tuesday, November 30th, 2004

You might have read in one of my earlier posts about how blogs are rewriting the fate of modern media, I mentioned a word about Podcasting.
Roy has a working model for Podcasting. I dont want to spend any more word to explain what it is, besides saying if blog is for reading/writing, podcasts are for [...]

The four Neuroses

Monday, November 29th, 2004

H B Gelatt articulates four neuroses that stifles our ability to make confident decisions about future.
Future Phobia, Info-Mania, Perspective paralysis and Reverse Paranoia.
I am probably a possibilist, but I for sure have the Info-mania disability. Always feels like I can’t get enough knowledge. The lesson for me from Gelatt : Genuine Igonorance. So [...]

Yet another WOW car ad!

Monday, November 29th, 2004

This new viral ad for Citroën C4 is truly wow. Made with similar animation techniques from Finding Nemo, this transformer ad is sure to be a fire around the world wide web. I guess the makers deserve kudos for thinking creatively and of course, making it look close to real.

Read more about the ad and [...]

My take on blogs

Sunday, November 28th, 2004

Arvind and Ranjini finally chose to stay back, thanks to the snow in Mid west. So we hang out this thanksgiving all by ourselves. Being next door to one of the biggest malls in new jersey, The Bridgewater Commons mall, we spent a day long shopping. 99% of that was window-shopping and 1 was [...]

Enterprise Architecture Blog

Saturday, November 27th, 2004

Firms are focusing on architecture at enterprise level. Application level architecture has always been a focus every since software development existed, but a macro level architecture concepts and a special focus on it by an independent team has gained momentum only in the last few years.
While there are tons of books to read on this [...]

Happy Thanks Giving!

Wednesday, November 24th, 2004

The next days two days (four in all) will be marked with chaotic travel and outrageous shopping. Close to 10% of US population si travelling in the next four days so we chose to stay put. Arvind and Ranjini will be driving down from detroit to visit us and that might be one heck of [...]

Corruption, India & Hope

Wednesday, November 24th, 2004

Atanu Dey, a voracious blogger focused on India’s developmental economics, recently wrote a blog on Corruption in India. What he wrote wasnt totally surprising becoz it described something that most Indians are aware of and most likey, experienced first hand. Needless to say corruption is detrimental to any country’s economic and social growth.
The fact that [...]

What can Internet do for you?

Monday, November 22nd, 2004

No, the title is incorrect. Think, what did you do for Internet? If you are like me, wondering what we are doing in the internet economy besides watching it, as it booms, here is two more reasons for you to ponder more. These are just two examples of why we should get started now and [...]

Goose bumps with Antartica on HD

Monday, November 22nd, 2004

Saw this specatular documentary on Discovery HD about MIRACLE CONTINENT — ANTARCTICA. The truly pristine atmosphere and the heavenly tranquil of the ice-covered sea provided such a stunning visual retreat that I was in a state of gawp from the moment I switched the TV on.

[Kapitan Khlebnikov, one of world's most powerful icebreaker expedition [...]