The BIG demo!

I usually do not post my work related stuff. However, this one deserves a post!

Over the last couple of weeks, I got an opportunity to be a part of a demo, whose scale dwarfs all the projects I’ve been so far associated with (barring one during the early stage of my career). And the client was none other than the Indian Air Force!

My role in the entire solution was quite limited, so I got an opportunity to observe and understand what goes behind the scenes in such high net worth, high risk bids. The proposed solution spanned across various aspects of […] Continue Reading…

Google’s answer to Apple…

Google Voice Dialer (courtesy TechCrunch)

Google and Apple certainly fall on the opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to the business philosophies.

Google is more of an open book while Apple is a closed one.

With ‘Google Voice’ being released last year, Google had created an iphone app for the same. However, Apple hadrejected it citing direct business conflicts with iphone’s core voice and messaging features (it could have been more of an AT&T decision):
Apple Is Growing Rotten To The Core: Official Google Voice App Blocked From App Store
Now Google responds with this:
Google Voice Does An End […] Continue Reading…

Read this and win a free Reebok wrist watch!

The Free Reebok Watch!
Yes you read it right! Read this post all along and I will give you a free Reebok watch worth Rs. 2499/ 2599/ 2999.
Almost every other company is offering a free Reebok watch with their products/ services. It has been over a year now, and this has shown no signs of abatement. Interestingly you can get this for free even if you are buying products/ services for as low as Rs. 500 or so.

What’s wrong? What are the companies trying to sell? Their products or are they using Reebok’s brand to push their products? And […] Continue Reading…

Happy New Year 2010!!

I am back after a mega break. Lots of changes in life.

Anyways, this is just to drop in and wish everyone a very
Happy and Prosperous New Year 2010!
Since I am not feeling as creative as I did a couple of years ago and wrote this post, I’ll just put down one of the forwarded new year SMSes which I liked most 🙂
Hope your troubles last as long as your New Year resolutions this year!

Traffic fact #2

Yes, I know that you have a car with ABS.

But the car behind you doesn’t!!!