Entries from November 2007

November 27, 2007

iPhone: The little wonder

In the year 2002 I watched the movie “Minority Report” and was impressed with the gadget where Tom Cruise moves his finger over a screen – clicking, and dragging stuff. Sensation of Touch.
iPhone is a revolution; a little wonder.

It is simple, elegant and a masterpiece! I am not a Mac user [...]

November 26, 2007

Amazon’s “Kindle” – is it really worth it?

Kindle /kind’l/ • verb
1. light (a flame); set on fire | 2. arouse (an emotion)
— ORIGIN from Old Norse, ‘candle, torch’.
Well, that’s the meaning according to the Oxford Dictionary.
Today, Amazon.com debuts its e-book reader called “Kindle”.
So, what is this “Kindle”?

Kindle is an e-book reader which can download books, magazines, newspapers and blogs, for a fee; [...]

November 26, 2007

Is Red Bull is really a BULL?

Well, well, well…I decided to try Red Bull before my Sunday morning jog. Usually on Sundays I try to push the limits. So, I thought “How ’bout Them Red Bull?” – will it really help me? Early Sunday morning I bought a 12pack Red Bull. I started drinking it on my way to the park. [...]

November 25, 2007

Decision Support System

Something about Decision Support System -
A Decision Support System is an interactive computer-based system intended to help decision makers use communications technologies, data, documents, knowledge, models etc. This helps them to identify and solve problems, complete decision process tasks, and make decisions which may impact any given process. In general, Decision Support Systems (DSS) are [...]

November 20, 2007

“No Second Chance” by Harlan Coben

Book No Second Chance by Harlan Coben. This is my first book written by this author.
This is a suspense novel. It keeps the reader engrossed with the story line, but then it is a disaster – the suspense is too much, and there is one too many twists! Some of the twists strained integrity of [...]

November 17, 2007

“No Safe Place” by Richard North Patterson

Finally, finished the book by Richard North Patterson – “No Safe Place” – a brilliant, emotionally-rich, political drama.
Richard Patterson’s writing is a work of art. He makes you believe with his story-telling (like this book). He is a careful author; puts tremendous research into his books. This book is no exception. “No Safe Place” is [...]

November 15, 2007

The new BMW: An “Ultimate Driving Machine”

It is time to write my first review (driving experience) of the BMW 3 series (325i), which I bought in August of 2007. I was tempted to write a review then, but thought of waiting for 3 months before making my move. Three months was good enough time to get a grip on the overall [...]

November 14, 2007

Children’s Day (Nov 16th) – What do you miss?

Children’s Day is held on November 16.
Gone are the days of freedom, and gone are days of innocence, but do you ever miss being a child? Miss on what you did or used to do? Do you miss the carefree life? Have you wondered how the food magically appeared when you were hungry? No responsibilities, [...]

November 14, 2007

Yes, it is Children’s Day, but DID YOU KNOW?

33,000 children die each day?
One out of every three children is affected by malnutrition
Some 67 million children are estimated to be “wasted,” which means they are below the weight they should be for their height?
Vitamin A deficiency leads to 500,000 cases of child blindness each year
In countries where women and girls do not have the [...]

November 12, 2007

The significance of the Crucifix

This happened few months back. One of my friends was interested in attending a Catholic Church. So, one fine Sunday morning he accompanied me to St. Michael’s Church (located on N. High Street in Worthington, Ohio)
Well, after the Mass my friend was disappointed. I asked him the reason for his disappointment. He said he was [...]