Archive for June, 2007

iPhone - not quite yet

Even though I was very excited about the iPhone when it came out, I always believed the business decisions around the phone were plain silly. The decision to lock to AT&T is stupid.
And only because of that, I won’t be getting an iPhone quite yet -

T-Mobile has better coverage in NYC
T-Mobile’s plans are significantly cheaper
I […]

Google’s image search

Once upon a time, Google’s image search used to be pretty good. If you did a search for a person, on the first page of results, you would get a photograph of the person if there was one on the web.
Here’s what I think Google used to do: show an image where they know the […]

From those to whom much is given, much is expected

There has been a lot of press about Steve Jobs’ inspirational “Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish” speech at Stanford’s Commencement in 2005. Deservedly so.
I think Bill Gates delivered a very different and equally brilliant speech at Harvard’s 2007 Commencement. I believe Bill Gates will make history outside of technology — The Gates Foundation’s focus on eradicating […]

Blueberry Nights

I am a huge Wong Kar Wai fan. I love his style. I love his patience with the shot. He holds it for way longer than most would have the courage to and that is what makes it visually compelling.
So I was disappointed to hear that Blueberry Nights, his latest and greatest is not so […]

Originally posted on Tatvam Productions (Comment @ Tatvam)

eBay wins skirmish

eBay spends a significant amount of money buying Google AdWords.
Google is an aggressive company. It didn’t get to where it is by being namby-pamby.
Two years ago, rumor has it that Google recruiters showed up at eBay Live in San Jose. They tried to recruit the eBay employees who were manning the booths and doing their […]

When to start kindergarten?

The New York Times has a very interesting article about the current debate around when kids should start kindergarten. I was very surprised to learn that parents “redshirt” or hold back a child a year
the term, borrowed from sports, describes students held out for a year by their parents so that they will be older, […]

Seven months old

A & L are now seven months old. Here’s the happy family - how adorable!