Monthly Archives: January 2008

The GigaOM show and videoblogging

Posted on January 29, 2008 by rahulgaitonde

Watched a few episodes of the GigaOM show over the last few days. Video or audio is far more effective than text when it comes to expressing ideas or opinions. There’s so much you can tell from the tone and … Continue reading →

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Syncing Nokia Phones – Alternatives to Outlook?

Posted on January 12, 2008 by rahulgaitonde

I am very close to dropping Outlook as my email client of choice for my institute mailbox. It is slow, incredibly disk-intensive and requires too much maintenance – the same problems I had with Lotus Notes during my time at … Continue reading →

Posted in mobile, Nokia, Outlook, Thunderbird | 3 Comments

The Three Degrees of Personalization

Posted on January 10, 2008 by rahulgaitonde

Facebook’s Beacon brought some spice to the tech community, which had been longing for some juicy stuff to blog/discuss/pontificate about since the iPhone’s launch several months ago. Beacon is (was?) part of Facebook’s new online ad system which shared a … Continue reading →

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Mobile 2008 = PC 1982

Posted on January 3, 2008 by rahulgaitonde

Why the mobile phone industry today looks a lot like the PC industry 25 years ago: Several players selling standalone “boxes” (or bricks). Atari, Commodore, Tandy, Apple back then. Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, Apple now Incompatible software platforms Incompatible hardware … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorials, Insights, mobile, PC | 1 Comment