It has been nearly a month since I wrote about not leaving San Francisco (Bay Area.) Since then, Hewlett Packard has decided to leave for Texas. So has Oracle. And Elon Musk. Clearly, Tex… | Continue reading
Ever since learning of the passing of John le Carre, the celebrated British author, and creator of fictional characters like George Smiley, I have been in a shroud of sadness. After tossing and tur… | Continue reading
As someone who lives in the grays, I immensely appreciate a cold rainy weekend in San Francisco. This morning, I made myself a nice cup of tea and sat down on the writing table with my iPad, hoping… | Continue reading
It is not very often that I find it hard to say goodbye to a device. But yesterday, I was sad when I packed up the MacBook Pro 13 powered by the Apple M1 chip and shipped it back to Cupertino. The … | Continue reading
Photo by Barefoot Communications on Unsplash Yesterday must have been a tough day at work in the Facebook offices. First, Apple fired off a broadside on Facebook around issues of privacy. Then, the… | Continue reading
Photo by Mathyas Kurmann on Unsplash Given that nearly “half of the media jobs lost this year were in digital, print and broadcast newsrooms,” it is no surprise that many media personalit… | Continue reading
Ever since Twitter unveiled its new Fleets, I’ve been mulling over the company’s future. What can they do that’s uniquely their own? How can they take advantage of their past and present in a way t… | Continue reading
Ever since Twitter unveiled its new Fleets, I’ve been mulling over the company’s future. What can they do that’s uniquely their own? How can they take advantage of their past and present in a way t… | Continue reading
About three weeks ago, I wrote about the Apple M1 chip, concluding that the new MacBook Pro 13 does most things for most people. Of course, most people aren’t developers, and they aren’t… | Continue reading
About three weeks ago, I wrote about the Apple M1 chip, concluding that the new MacBook Pro 13 does most things for most people. Of course, most people aren’t developers, and they aren’t… | Continue reading
Photo by Stephen Phillips – Hostreviews.co.uk on Unsplash I am sure that you have heard that Salesforce is buying Slack for a whopping $28 billion by now. And if you saw Marc Benioff in conve… | Continue reading
Photo by Mike Kenneally on Unsplash Growing up in India, coffee was a rare treat. When visiting friends from Southern India, I would taste coffee — it was generically labeled Madras Filter Co… | Continue reading
Tony Hsieh, an Internet entrepreneur and former CEO of Zappos, an Amazon company, died from injuries incurred during a house fire when visiting family in Connecticut on November 27, 2020. He was on… | Continue reading
Tony Hsieh, an Internet entrepreneur and former CEO of Zappos, an Amazon company, died from injuries incurred during a house fire when visiting family in Connecticut on November 27, 2020. He was on… | Continue reading
Things I tweeted today. Good piece! As an iPad loyalist, the only difference between MacBook Pro with M1 and iPad Pro 2020 edition: M1 has put lap back in the laptop. And the magic keyboard ca… | Continue reading
Photo Credit: Ricardo Arce @jrarce on Unsplash Like a great work of art, a good name should live forever — David Placek. It was in early 1998 when I called David Placek. His company, Lexicon Brandi… | Continue reading
The cool, crisp fall weather, the smell of roasting turkey, the prospect of soft, silky pumpkin pie, and a chance to be with family are the usual harbingers of Thanksgiving in America. In pre-pande… | Continue reading
Having been in San Francisco for nearly two decades, this movie — the one where people move here, make their fortunes, and then leave for other places — is something I’ve seen before. Some depart a… | Continue reading
Kai Brach, who once interviewed me for his wonderful OffScreen magazine, recently asked me what five things I think are worthy of our time and attention. This feature is part of his wonderful newsl… | Continue reading
Iceland 2017. Made with Fuji XPro2. Focal length: 90mm. ISO 250. f/8. 1/400th of a second. David Churbuck, a friend and a former boss, wrote an essay on his blog, exploring American indiv… | Continue reading
I found this sign when walking around the Portrero Hill neighborhood in San Francisco. Making some tiny edits, I turned this into a sign that reflects the “passive-aggressive” nature of… | Continue reading
Even as Apple’s final event of 2020 gradually becomes a speck in the rearview mirror, I can’t help continually thinking about the new M1 chip that debuted there. I am, at heart, an optimist when it… | Continue reading
Even as Apple’s final event of 2020 gradually becomes a speck in the rearview mirror, I can’t help continually thinking about the new M1 chip that debuted there. I am, at heart, an optimist when it… | Continue reading
The M1, the first member of the Apple Silicon family focused on laptops and desktop computers, is taking the battle that has been brewing for a long time right into the enemy camp. It is poised to … | Continue reading
After a long chat with Apple’s executive troika, I asked my media contact at the company: can I try the 13-inch MacBook Pro model version? Their comments about the M1 convinced me that if the… | Continue reading
Apple has been pushing Arcade, its subscription gaming service, hard. If you are a subscriber, this geegaw from a company called Backbone might be an interesting one to try out. I am not a gamer, s… | Continue reading
I was reading an opinion piece by Arash Ferdowsi, co-founder of an online storage company, Dropbox. While the piece’s thrust is about the important and long term relevance of immigrants to th… | Continue reading
Happy Diwali, friends. It is a special day for people of my persuasion. And on this happy day, here is a short story that captures the emotion of the day. | Continue reading
I was reading an opinion piece by Arash Ferdowsi, co-founder of an online storage company, Dropbox. While the piece’s thrust is about the important and long term relevance of immigrants to th… | Continue reading
Paul Kedrosky’s Charts Newsletter had this wonderful graphic highlighting the increasing woes of traditional media formats, thanks to millennials and GenZ. However, things don’t look ba… | Continue reading
Photo by Daniel Romero on Unsplash I am not a Google fanboy. Far from it. While Google is not as cavalier as Facebook or as sneaky as Amazon, it is still a company that plays fast and loose with da… | Continue reading
Instagram today announced some significant changes to its design — it added tabs for Reels (TikTok clone) and Shopping in the new app — once again moving away from its core identity as … | Continue reading
There are already many (and will be many more) recaps about Apple’s One More Thing keynote. The company unveiled its silicon, the M1 Chip, which will replace Intel processors in its lineup. F… | Continue reading
Photo by NASA on Unsplash Between what Pompeo said, IPL (final) results, Apple M1 launch (without any real apps I use) – my internal processor is feeling overclocked right now. #2020 Me … | Continue reading
The iPhone12ProMax reviews are out — and everyone agrees it is a fantastic camera. As I said on Twitter, I’m skeptical of positive reviews of the iPhone cameras. One needs to use t… | Continue reading
Sunday is usually the day I sit down and plan for the upcoming week. Today, however, I don’t have the energy. I just feel like a sloth. Today is the 41st anniversary of my grandfather’s pass… | Continue reading
Peaks of Ladakh, India I recently watched a video podcast on YouTube where one of the panelists asked a question many have wondered but never voiced: Why do photographers bother with the idea of ta… | Continue reading
I am one of the fortunate ones — I have enjoyed the fiber-connected life for nearly 11 years, four of which have been blessed by a gigabit/second connection. The bi-directional gigabit speed … | Continue reading
Democracy is a collective result of singular actions. Regardless of your race, gender, religious beliefs, or political leanings, I urge you to take the time and vote on November 3rd, 2020: The Elec… | Continue reading
I recently spent a weekend in an Airbnb in a North California beach town. I enjoyed the beautiful sunsets and tranquil days. But what I loved the most was taking a walk every morning — submer… | Continue reading
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash I was watching Moneyball this weekend. It reminded me how much I like this movie, even though it is an exaggerated adaption of a book that, in the first place, be… | Continue reading
Things you find when walking around San Francisco :) | Continue reading
Apple One, a single subscription that bundles up to six different Apple subscription products, became available this weekend in three flavors: Individual ($15 a month), Family ($20 a month), and Pr… | Continue reading
There are some days when I wake up in a state where my mind is in overdrive. I jump from one thought to another, mostly due to some weird logic, and by the time it is noon, the whole thought proces… | Continue reading
Twitter is fun and frustrating. And convenient for bit size observations. I am going to start collating (and editing) some of my tweets for archival purposes. “Droppings” is as good a m… | Continue reading
The launch of the iPhone 12 has focused our collective attention on “5G,” a collection of fifth-generation wireless technologies that will supersede the fourth generation (4G) wireless … | Continue reading
A few weeks ago, I got a chance to go up on the roof of the only high-rise buildings in the Mission District in San Francisco to enjoy the sunset. It was a beautiful evening – setting sun, pe… | Continue reading
More than a decade ago, Apple introduced the iPhone 4, with its new boxy rectangular design. It was the first time we got to experience the Retina display. Fast forward to today, and the new iPhone… | Continue reading