Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Apple

Lexus made this in 2003, well to be precise the company they hired to design the advertisement made it but nevertheless I am sure Lexus can claim the ownership of the slogan,



In 2010 Apple made this, or at least they will claim the ownership of the slogan because of the money they paid,



Anybody who knows even basic English will tell you that by far "changes" and "everything" are the two most important words in both those sentences. For my taste the similarities in those two slogans are way too striking specially for a company who is hell bent on using it's economic power to sue every form of major competition. They should probably first look into their own backyard before accusing everybody of stealing from them.



Tuesday, October 29, 2013

I solemnly swear

A guy who is coming back to India to perform the last rites of his father is left stranded at Paris airport by Air France just because he was Indian.

http://jayharishshah.blogspot.sg/2013/10/one-night-in-paris.html


After having had seen such racial discrimination with my own eyes and heart by European Airlines (Finn Air and KLM) I vow to avoid flying European Airlines even if I have to take a longer flight or pay some extra money to avoid them.




Sunday, September 22, 2013

IOS 7

Till IOS 6 generating a genius playlist from a song used to be one click process (fast and useful).

(Unless I am missing some other shortcut) IOS 7 onwards its “redesigned” to a two-step process, Create -> Genius Playlist, the menu after pressing Create BTW has just two options 1. Genius Playlist 2.Cancel


It is beyond me that what UI design principle says this is an improvement.


I can go on and on about the "redesign" of IOS but I guess I can find better ways to waste my time. IOS7 has made me believe Apple Inc. has robbed me of my money and Steve Jobs was "Apple Inc.".


Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Solitary




     One of those days when I am sick, lonely, dull and left alone by everybody around me.

I just want to get a bike and go riding on PCH to clear my head and heart.

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Org Chart



Disclaimer : I do not own this image, the copyrights are held by it's owners. 

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Calm

   About ten months ago (Sept-Oct 2012) I was using the Delhi Metro for the major part of my two hour commute to work, since I took it around noon from one of the early stops and got down very near to one of the last stops I was always assured a preferred seat for the entire journey.

Everyday for almost all of the one and a half hours of that journey I had Bach, Mozart and Beethoven blasting through my ears, an equally polished novel in my hands, the almost perfect cold air of the air conditioning on my skin and my mind totally immersed in the characters of the story. In July 2013 I am really really missing the calm and soothe of those one and a half hours in my life.

Ciao