Monthly Archives: May 2006

And the PC becomes more irrelevant…

Posted on May 30, 2006 by rahulgaitonde

… with every passing day! Today we aren’t just storing data online, but are now using applications that run straight off the web to work with that data. At this stage in the evolution of web applications, we’ve done a … Continue reading →

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Telcos are looking to play ISP – NYT

Posted on May 19, 2006 by rahulgaitonde

I wrote an opinion piece a while back about the battle between 3G and WiFi (that is, 802.11b/g/n v/s WCDMA/EDGE). To put it briefly, ISPs are increasingly getting households, businesses and cities connected via WiFi. At the same time, telcos … Continue reading →

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Gmail and managing clutter

Posted on May 6, 2006 by rahulgaitonde

It’s official – Gmail’s conversation view is the best way to manage lots of email. Evidence? Well, the internal mailing list that IIM Kozhikode students set up has seen well over a thousand messages in the past three weeks. Almost … Continue reading →

Posted in Email, Gmail, Insights, LotusNotes, Thunderbird | 6 Comments

Venture Caps versus Acquisitions

Posted on May 1, 2006 by rahulgaitonde

Spending some more time on Ed Sim’s blog (hmm – I’m reading a lot of VC blogs lately – I’m in that kind of mood :-), I came across a most insightful, must-read post . Ed describes changes in the … Continue reading →

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