Google Glass and the Promise of Augmented Reality

Categories technology
The dream of integrating man and machine to create an Augmented Reality has been a feature of hundreds of science fiction books since the beginning of the computer revolution.  By combining digital technology with 'stereoscopic heads up displays', projects like Google Glass offer the first opportunity for consumers to experience blur the line between real reality and virtual reality. Here are Read the article >>

Who’s going to build my MVP?

Categories software, startups
I'm often introduced to folks who have been doing consulting/tech/corporate/academic work for a while, and are looking to start a tech startup. They have an idea, and if they're good, a network of potential investors/mentors. Hopefully they have done their research on their market, finished up some initial customer development and have a paper prototype. The problem is: they don't know how to build Read the article >>

The Art of Non-Reaction

Categories life, mind, technology
Tweet.  Text.  E-Mail. Instant Message. Ring.  Buzz.  Growl.  Chime. By the time you are done reading this post, you've likely received multiple requests for your attention.  Perhaps they came in the form of notifications on a shiny new Apple device.  Or maybe they were interruptions from your office environment around you.   If you are not in your office on your Apple device, perhaps Read the article >>

My Favorite Travel Hacks

Categories life
Hi there from Mumbai.  I've been jetsetting quite a bit the last few months.    Here are some miscellaneous hacks from my trips: Nothing helps pass a long flight or bus ride like sleep masks or ear plugs.  Add them to your packing list. Take melatonin supplements to (a) induce sleep on a plane or (b) get over jetlag. For less agony in your flight search, try Hipmunk.com. Get a rewards Read the article >>

4 Affirmations on the Grit of Leadership

Categories leadership
Just a quick post today.  I've been thinking a lot about the grit of leadership, persistence, mindfulness, and will lately.    Some observations on some traps of leadership: It's easy to quit; harder to be persistent. Derisiveness is easy; it's hard to be thoughtfully decisive. It's easy to ignore the hard conversations; harder to have them. What separates an athlete from the rest of Read the article >>

9 Tips to Fix Slow Gmail Load Times

Categories tech support, technology, tools
It's been one year since my original post on Gmail slowness, and it now seems that, since then, others have been having similar issues. I've collated some tips to fix your gmail slowness: First things first, make sure your internet connection is speedy. Switch to a modern browser, like Google Chrome. Delete your cookies, temporary internet files, and disable browser plugins. Disable any Read the article >>

Google Glass App Ideas

Categories software, technology
Google Glass is the most exciting consumer technology project in years.  It is an opportunity to totally change the way humanity interacts with computing.   Here are some Google Glass app ideas I've collated or collected from around the internet: ( Disclaimer: This post is entirely speculation.  The post is a product of my own brainstorming, and is not endorsed by Google. ) Glass' Killer features The Read the article >>

Right Intentions

Categories life
  Aloha from Hawaii. I'm on vacation, so I've just got a quick post to file this week. I'm lucky enough to be staying in Kannapali beach in Maui this week, and spending the day yesterday trekking on the road to hana.  For the uninitiated, the road to hana is a treacherous stretch of highway in the northeast of the island of Maui, famous for being both very windy and very scenic.  We Read the article >>

Situational Awareness

Categories leadership, mind, startups
Software development is a somewhat abstract process and, often, estimating the path from feature ideation to completion is an exercise in guesswork.  An unfortunate fact of life as a web engineer is that building blocks involved are often undocumented, unsupported, incomplete, and/or convoluted.  If, like me, you work in a distributed environment, your different team members surely have different Read the article >>

A Visual History of Microsoft Windows

Categories art, design, tools
This post is a visual history of Microsoft Windows.  For more from our Visual History Series: Mac OS X Microsoft Windows Linux/Ubuntu (coming soon) iPod (coming soon) iPhone (coming soon) Android (coming soon) Netscape/Firefox (coming soon) Safari (coming soon) IE (coming soon) Super Mario (coming soon) Legend Of Zelda (coming soon) Sonic The Hedgehog (coming soon) Bomberman (coming Read the article >>