January 2012
1 post
Siri and iPad
Siri has the potential to be a game changer. It starts with a great promise and delivers more often than not. This lets me make the obvious assumption that Siri is coming to the as of yet unreleased, iPad 3. I believe it could come out to older devices once its out of beta but that’s another discussion. Siri shines on the phone because the things it is capable of doing are well suited to a...
December 2011
3 posts
Why Sugar Makes Us Sleepy (And Protein Wakes Us... →
The switch to eggs in breakfast has been working for me.
Facebook's Timeline rollout begins today →
I have zero photographs in my facebook profile and yet I want to decorate my timeline. I tried it when it was first announced and didn’t want to go back. Specially liked how I could go back in time and check my first ever status update ( it was ‘facebook…’ ). Can’t decide on a cover photo now. Like I can’t ever decide on a profile picture.
Android: A visual history by Chris... →
Android has come a long way.
September 2011
9 posts
I might just finally buy a new phone
I’ve waited for a new phone long enough now that I can afford myself any company’s flagship phone. Its a tough decision as its going to stay with me for the lifetime of the phone which I hope won’t be a short one. This won’t be the first smartphone I will be buying, heck I’v been using them from the days of Sony Ericsson’s P800 and the Treo 600. But this will be...
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Next Level Notes
I recently got my second Kindle because my first one stopped working. Amazon was very prompt in sending me a replacement but even in those 5 days without the Kindle, I realized I was using it much more than I’d thought I would. Here’s what I do with my Kindle Send web articles from the chrome browser using the ‘Send to Kindle’ extension. For articles I don’t wana...
Design
Simplicity. Design. Order out of Chaos. These are all words that resonate with me. As I’m growing up and figuring out life, I’m finding myself being attracted to more simple things. The definition of design is changing from ‘make a product look attractive’ to ‘make a product look functional’ . The design philosophy of Jonathan Ive works extremely well for...
Mac + Windows Phone 7
I currently own an iPod touch because iPhone 4 isn’t available yet. I’m currently in the market for a new phone. The Apple device is off limits so I’m looking for an android or a WinMo 7 device. There was a time not so long ago when I believed that Microsoft had no chance in the smartphone market. Windows mobile 6 had buried them deep and they had lost the battle. It was going...
Shuffle
Music is *insert your word of appreciation*. Sound waves twisted in a certain manner can have a powerful effect. What’s music to me is noise to my family. That’s okay though. I’m glad to be born in a world where headphones exist. I can have my own private little world. Makes me aware of my solitary existence. Sometimes on a long drive when I make the decision to be quiet. Eyes...
3 Phones
I recently lost two of my phones. A windows mobile 6.1 Asus Galaxy mini and a Motorola L7 feature phone in one week. I didn’t particularly like either of these phones but I definitely wasn’t glad to loose them. Because of this unfortunate scenario, I’ve now bin using barebones basic Nokia phone. I love apple products and I love the iPhone. If I could, I would get an iPhone 4...
Podcasts
Music + Night time + Being alone = Happy Times. I hated radio. Barely ever heard a song I liked there and the ads were extremely annoying. That was until I discovered internet radio or podcasts. Thousands of them, available for free. Here are my favorites. Radio Lab A science podcast. Takes up subjects from sleep, music and probability to life and death. Sound editing takes centre stage here and...
(Not) Just Another Logo
Designing a logo for a consultancy company is a tricky task not just because it is very easy to get wrong but also because it has to be ‘politically correct’. I know little about money, or about how a company that deals with money works. My brief for designing the logo was simple ; Design something that looks like the numbers 8 and 2 and embodies the name of the company...
Google's Mobility Insurance
The first one is free. Now you have to work for it.
This is the game Google has just played with all the OEMs in the market when it bought Motorola Mobility. Samsung, who’s riding the Android ship at an astonishing pace just got a massive road block. This is a bold move from the guys in Mountain View but thats what we’ve come to expect from them. From almost buying the 4G spectrum...