Fake steve jobs interview by Guy Kawasaki

Amazing ! THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!

I’ve had this clash in my mind always. There’re so many places where a real desktop differs from a computer desktop. The OS. We dont arrange “things” on our desktop. We stack them, throw them around, leave them make a mess. But in a computer desktop, things are arranged. Well , here is a new idea. What if the computer desktop was similar to the real desktop?Its possible. Here it is. Its truly amazing, believe me!You can watch this video from ted talks.Bump top is a new desktop environment inspired from the actual desktops of our daily lives. It uses a lot of practically helpful concepts and is driven my real world physics.Its truly amazing, and is a fresh futuristic concept.Inventor : Anand Agarawala Also, the presentation given to at ted talk is available on the same page

Contradicting proverbs , Interesting…!

All good things come to those who wait.
BUT
Time and tide wait for no man.

The pen is mightier than the sword.
BUT
Actions speak louder than words.

Wise men think alike.
BUT
Fools seldom differ.

The best things in life are free.
BUT
There’s no such thing as a free lunch.

Slow and steady wins the race.
BUT
Time waits for no man.

Look before you leap.
BUT
Strike while the iron is hot.

Do it well, or not at all.
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Half a loaf is better than none.

Birds of a feather flock together.
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Opposites attract.

Don’t cross your bridges before you come to them
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Forewarned is forearmed.

Doubt is the beginning of wisdom.
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Faith will move mountains.

Great starts make great finishes.
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It ain’t over ’till it’s over.

Practice makes perfect.
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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Silence is golden.
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The squeaky wheel gets the grease.

You’re never too old to learn.
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You can’t teach an old dog new tricks

What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.
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One man’s meat is another man’s poison.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
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Out of sight, out of mind.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.
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Many hands make light work.

Hold fast to the words of your ancestors.
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Wise men make proverbs and fools repeat them.

Effects of lack of sleep

Thanks to Guy Kawasaki for pointing out this article, from the new york magazine, which reflects on the effects of lack of sleep, in teenagers.The article explains and exphasizes the need for children to get their FULL sleep.Yes, that extra hour does matter.

Everyone SHOULD watch this!

On and off, I keep emphasizing creativity and how,it is present in every child and,in Sir Ken Robinson’s words, we are squandering it. Here’s this truly interesting speech by Sir Ken Robinson, who is a leading expert on innovation, creativity and human resources.If you’ve no clue who Sir Ken Robinson is,here’s the wikipedia entry.Back to what I was saying earlier, this is an amazing speech by him on Education and Creativity. Must see. Here’s the link

Go Apple!Go!

Apple Inc, on monday announced its quarterly results. The profits have exceeded the Wall street average. Up from $542 Million to $904 Million (QoQ). This comes to a 67 Percent rise in Apple’s profits.

The Wall Street analysts predicted 85 cents/share, the turnout? $1.01/Share. And the best of all, Apple’s climbing back to join the league of dominant computer makers. Time to celebrate I guess?

Internet Operating System – YouOS

I’m not sure how many of you’ve already heard of this. Internet Operating System. Yes, an operating system, well your whole desktop, straight online! Everything that you type, your files, music, folders, everything is stored at a remote server and you can access it from anywhere. How good is that? Well i’m not sure!

But the fact remains that, as the day passes, more and more offline applications are going online,with word processing and office applications leading the way. So i guess it is the OS next? Here’s something that i came across. YouOS. The underlying concept is to take the desktop online.

The complete media codecs collection!

I read this article and immediately decided to try it out. Plays most of the media formats present in the universe today! Give it a try . Its cool!

iPhone’s Battery life!

Here’s some terrific stuff! This is something that i’ve been wanting to write, for a real long time, but i didn’t have any statistics to support it. And now, finally!One of my cousins, sent me this interesting (interesting? this is WHOPPING!!!) statistic.

An iPhone shows a “20% battery remaining” alert after being used for 7 Hours and 25 minutes on video and web usage. It shows the same alert after being used for 19 Hours and 52 Minutes of music (or audio). Now this is what I call power management.

The Presentation Rule

That’s the highlight of the entrepreneurial world. Everything revolves around presentations and how well you can sell.Loads of advice are offered by people to entrepreneurs on how to pitch and “sell ” the idea to VCs and investors. But its only the quality ones that make a difference. Remembering that presentations are tools to convey a concept or an idea, and that at the end of the day, its the concept or the product that’s going to make the difference and not how we’ve animated each slide, is of great importance. 

Here’s a great one on how to present, by Guy Kawasaki, a must read.