The products that made Apple

Apple has been around since 1976, and many accounts of its illustrious history has been told. This is the company that gave us three of the signature technological innovations of the past 30 years: the Apple II, the Macintosh and the iPod. It is rather fascinating to see how Apple products have evolved technically and in terms of design to acquire a cult following- starting from Apple I in 1976 to iPod Nano and Apple TV of 2006 & 2007 respectively. This image summarizes that evolution. As often happens in life, chanced upon it while searching for something else. Enjoy.

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No Onsite In Sight

Got this witty little poem in mail today (so you might have already seen it, forwarded by someone). Thought it was a good one and am sharing it here for those who haven't seen it yet.

No Onsite In Sight.

The pressure was heavy, the schedule was tight,
Slogged like a dog, coded with all might,
Worked through the day, sat late in the night,
But for me, there is no onsite in sight…

She meets me for coffee, she catches up for a bite,
As I write this stupid poem, she is packing for her third long flight,
What did I do wrong, that she did right?
Why for me, there is no onsite in sight…

Want to climb the Eiffel, see Paris from that height,
Want to see the felled Berlin wall sipping beer light,
Want to bet that dollar as I see Vegas by the night,
Unfortunately for me, there is no onsite in sight…

Talked to my boss, with her I had a fight,
But she earns too much to understand my plight,
Now I don’t work that hard, I take it light,
Because for me, there is no onsite in sight…

The future is dark, it ain’t bright,
Life is routine, office bus I will board and alight,
Stay offshore and code byte by byte,
For me, there is no onsite in sight.

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Courtesy of: Vinod Vettath, Bangalore

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Why smart people make dumb money mistakes

This is an article in rediff, which I found quite interesting. It explores the relatively new area of Behavioural Finance. After all, it's heartening to know that there is an explanation for the irrational behaviour. A lengthy article, but maybe useful.

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Free useful PC tools

I am using some of these and found them to be extremely useful.

Here's a handy list of ten free security tools you can and should be using to help protect, disinfect and manage your Windows computer.

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Ghosts and Technology

Believe it or not: Ghost hunters go high tech.. Click here

...and this, though not quite hi-tech is proving to be an uncannily accurate angel of death.
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