Happy Halloween

I gave a shot at exercising the right side of my brain this year for Halloween. I carved this free hand.

How Apple has Mastered Change Management

Change management is a structured approach to transitioning individuals and organizations from a current state to a future state. Apple has mastered this concept that so many managers and organizations have failed to do. Unlike many other companies, Apple has managed to build a following of users, introduced new concepts and new technologies, and have […]

Why I Don’t Celebrate Birthdays

photo credit: AForestFrolic Many people are annoyed with me when I try everything possible to avoid celebrating my birthday. I usually try to be traveling for work, out of town, or disappear for the day. Here are a random list of reasons why I don’t celebrate birthdays. It’s just an arbitrary day. It’s an arbitrary […]

Traveling san laptop

In a recent trip, I decided to go sans laptop. Instead, I kept my home computer on and used Logmein for remote access in case I needed to access any work or personal related files. I downloaded a copy of Keynote and Pages a la the Apple iWorks apps. Aside from a few stares as […]

Why the same cellular data can cost differently

Megabytes, kilobytes, and gigabytes are commonly used terms of data today. Digital data is stored in 1’s and 0’s. Therefore, a 1 is a 1 and a 0 is a 0 and each takes up equally the same space and resource to process, store, and transmit. That is, unless you’re AT&T. In the table below, […]

Why the iPad is a magical device, the future is now.

Over 23 years ago, Star Trek: The Next Generation artists and writers dreamed up a tablet-like electronic reading device. These hand held flat book-like devices looked very similar to Apple’s recent iPad. It was flat, sleek, easy to read and easy to use. It included a touch-based interface. We never saw how the space explorers […]