Musings from life, travels, and technology
The Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) at Mumbai is the second most busiest airport in the country and once ranked (2010) among the 30 busiest airports in the world. The airport has seen immense development with the modernization project by GVK since 2006 which is expected to complete end of 2014. Many would have travelled … Read more
It ends the era of Sachin Tendulkar who bid farewell to International Cricket in an emotion packed speech on Nov 16th, 2013. Every celebrity has his/her share of fans and critics who follows him/her positively or negatively. The only consideration in Sachin’s case is that the fan/critic following deserves more mention, because of the extremely … Read more
The smartphone device market is abuzz again, as Apple unveiled yesterday the new iPhone 5s and the iPhone 5c. In addition to their traditional upgrade of the device hardware and software, Apple has also added some unique features in their new version. Here’s an initial feature comparison of the new iOS device(s) versus its compelling … Read more
I can only hum a modified version of this well known Indian song, as I assess the recent performance of our Indian Rupee. na biwi na bachcha na baap bada na maiya the whole thing is that ke bhaiya sabse bada chota rupaiya… Every person seems to be offering his gyaan on the rupee – … Read more
Talking about investing power, quite a few of us would have been involved in financial investments (i.e. deposits, mutual funds, shares, or other). We would have read about windfall gains made by investment gurus and conversely also heard/seen the major risks in equity investments. With information technology being my bread and butter, I thought, I … Read more
Which is the most awaited Apple iOS device this year? Is it the next generation iPhone? Is it the new iPad or the TV? No, it is the iWatch. Apple is probably at it again, telling us this time that we need a iWatch. As details emerge in this report from Bloomberg yesterday, it is … Read more
Varicelled is a non-existent term in the English dictionary. But the word rings in our minds, the infectious viral disease that would have inevitably affected us at some point in our lives. For me, it all started with a fever and liberal body pain for the first two days. But when I looked at the … Read more
Its been a cliched debate as well as a dilemma for many gadget enthusiasts and modern day technology geeks. Let’s evaluate what we have on plate now as a consumer for portable technology gadgets. Not so long back, we were overwhelmed with technology advancements to portable organizers, cameras, phones, music players, or the laptops and … Read more
How does one plan an effective travel itinerary? It was time for an annual family vacation as we entered the new year (2013). My kids, Rhea (6 years) & Kavya (1½ years) were keen to have something different this holidays, and so did my wife (Rajee). We had in the past been to good tourist … Read more
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