Day II

Deeply Immersed into the Books i brought with me....
Shabba....."Etho Kadalukulla Muzhugi yentha Effect... How many days can i feign around with those books?..." Too much Overdose.... :)

Though not completely impressed by those books,but that was the need of the hour...felt so soothing....
And next thing to mention was the "Gavanippu",the way i am treated with, each time i go there.
Everything lined up for me,you can perhaps find most of the commonly seen stuffs in our habitat.Right From Chicken,mutton,Fish,Prawns,Crabs.What else! and what not!...smack smack...

And not to mention about the delicacies like Paagu-Kozhukattai, Kuzhi Paniyaram, Adai etc etc.But Everything comes with strings attached.This time me bulb vaang'ing.

It so Happens,that Everytime I announce and publicise that i am on a diet,things unfold..Maybe This is where murphy comes to play.So people start making special delicacies which i can't resist. Yeah.U Guessed it Right.

" Yen so called much publicised Diet restrictions follow pannatha,not realising that it is a trap filled with love, Nalla Bulb Vaanguvaen :) "

Day - I

The Day Started off well.As i peeped through the window of the bus,i realised that It was a new world,new vision...No IT corridors,No malls,No multiplexes,No hypermarkets but it had everything i wanted.

Seri seri....
"Enna da ivan puthusa parkara mari sollaraenaenu.Nenaikka vendam...."

But this time it was completely new for me and i realised that i failed to notice it for longtime since i joined my engineering and ravish its beauty for quite some years. Deep inside,i thought to myself what sitting in front of PC 24*7 had resulted in. But Atlast....I was out of it...Atleast for a while....

Greeenery Everywhere!..... Aahan...Guys Wake up!....Naan Nallavan.....am not talking bout that..I meant the Real Green Pastures which we cannot find out at a place like chennai or wadeva,most rightly named "Concrete Jungle"

A thought Just Striked me...If my position is itself in a sorry state...then wad about future Generations...Laughed inside with a thought that perhaps in future we must explain to our children the results after Googling "greenery " and stating...
"Thambi Ithu thaan Greenery,Ithukku paeru thaan Vayal Vezhi,Ithukku paer than Kalathu medu".....and starting off.....
Long long ago...So long ago..But not so long ago....there existed these things ...lol.... :)

A Soulful Retreat

hmmm....It was again a Visit to my Chithi's Place. But this time,a visit of a different kind and a different purpose which only a select few know about. Armed with quite a few books like "The monk who sold his Ferrari" and "The Alchemist" ,I made a soulful retreat to her place. No PC,No Internet..... It was just me and the only outlet was my mobile

"Microsoft Zune"--- Sewed Imperfect..Atleast for now..

'Zune" is here folks....But not so "Soon".....It took Microsoft nearly Four years to realise its folly in predicting wads in store in the future....hm...As always..Let me point a fe instances!!...

-->Guess who told that a meagre 32KB of memory is the maximum, any application in this world requires to run...hmm...Yeah...u guessed it Right...None other than "Bill Gates

-->Internet wasn considered a potential technology(pre 2K) and its growth wud be minimal(Thou many went the same way...that all were surprised the way it grew and continues to.)...

-->Web 2.0..."Oh Man..Come on thats not going to work out".....hm..But they were soon enough to formally inaugurate it even in India on Nov9...(under the auspices of Mandira Bedi)...haha...

-->Online Spreadsheets(Google introduced)....."Come on man they are crazy"...But soon Microsoft office was put up....

Following the footsteps Microsoft Zune was formally launched today only to get critics comment on it. Moreover some of them make Microsoft a Laughing Stock...Only to expose that it was particular in delivering the product for matching its rivals in terms of quantity but not "Quality"...The main rival here is iPod which has become a household name and even Sony Corp. Tried in vain only to declare its defeat!...

So here's the Laughing Stock

1. Microsoft Zune ....would work only in "Windows Xp" but not in "Windows Vista"...Thats really Cool...So we might have to look out for some third party vendors to create it soon enough..

"Maybe even the Developers of Zune were'nt given Access to its propreitery Vista's code"..Lol

2.It does not Synchronise with "Windows Media Player 11".Thank God...iPod supports all version of iTunes.

3. Bill Gates expression to the fact that Microsoft signed a multi milion dollor deal with a popular Music Content provider was "hm...is that so"...

So Why Cannot it Dent iPOD?

Microsoft's Zune music player has little or no chance of denting Apple's iPod juggernaut and contrary to all the digital ink spilled on product comparisons and reviews most of the reasons are strategic. Apple has built up quite a moat around its iPod business.

Bottom line: Even if Microsoft's Zune is just a first volley,it has a tough road ahead.

ONE : Apple has managed to integrate the iPod into daily life. Today Apple announced it is partnering with Air France, Continental, Delta, Emirates, KLM and United integrate the iPod with in-flight entertainment systems. This development builds on an August integration deal with Ford, General Motors and Mazda and a January partnership with Chrysler. Overall, Apple has wormed the iPod into 70 percent of 2007-model automobiles.

TWO: Apple has critical mass to thwart new features on the Zune. The most interesting feature of the Zune is the ability to wirelessly share and download music.

"There won't be enough Zune users to make this feature really sing".

Apple has sold more than 70 million iPods. It could copy Zune's wireless feature and make a huge impact instantly. "The Zune's most talked about differentiator, wireless sharing with other Zunes, will not turn out to be a significant selling point. If, at some point, there are millions of Zunes in the market, the wireless sharing capability may prove to be a more compelling feature.

THREE: Content partnerships. Speaking of critical mass, Apple has lined up more video and music deals with iTunes relative to Zune's market place. While this moat is formidable it may be the easiest to overcome. Why? The entertainment industry is wary of Apple's clout and it can't hurt to have another big player as a counterbalance. The customer experience may be a little harder for Zune to conquer.

FOUR: The grandmother effect. Ask your grandmom about the iPod and you'll get a response. That state of affairs has taken years of marketing to cultivate. The Zune? Still confined to geekdom and one swell launch party isn't going to close the gap soon.

FIVE: The halo effect (or lack of it). If you believe in Apple's so-called halo effect, which dictates that iPod sales lead to Mac sales the reverse could be true with Microsoft. It's the holiday season and Vista's delay is likely to hamper PC sales. Will that impact Zune sales?

But Folks...That was Really an Awesome Attempt made by Microsoft to Dent iPod...But not Atleast for now..Just play it Safe!!..Kudos To Microsoft!...Hope Bill will succeed his usual way to impose Billings on Us ,To Build and Increase the Vastness of his empire and extend his clutches to all walks of our life!!!

Belling the CAT....

Hm.."Belling the CAT"....Seems a well known phrase.But for me it has meant different.I too considered it easy to Bell the CAT...Cmon man..is that difficult to get 60 on 150.Are these people so Dumb!...hm..only then i Began to Realise.."How Dumb I am?"

Hm..So you can see the above picture.That was my position few months ago.So wad turned out to be a CAT for me at an instant when i had more time has turned out different now..How can I forgot the basics of Biology...Damn."I forgot that even tigers belong to the CAT family"

So no way for me now except to..hope u got it from the picture!!!

hm..Anyway....Last minute preparations are getting along pretty well....hope i will give my Best Shot At it...Hope the tiger turns out to be like "The Bengal Tiger" @ Dada...hm..hope u got it right...