Mar 8 2010

Happy Women’s Day

First Female Director to win Oscar (mirror.co.uk)

Kathryn Bigelow(Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Glad to see the highest recognition going to a Woman (although I have not seen the movie and can’t comment on the validity but am glad it wasn’t Avatar).

Let me also mention Janet Robinson, CEO of NYTimes, who is trying to steer NYTimes in the most challenging times in history and seems to be doing a good job so far.

Janet Robinson, listed among the 100 most powerful women


Jobs launches iPad

After following the pre-release hype so diligently, I missed out on a post-release review cum look at what Apple came up with. Internet is full of detailed reviews, so I am going to write only what struck me immediately on the launch. A bit late but here it goes-

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Jan 24 2010

Steve Job’s videos

Waiting. Anticipating. Preparing for what Apple is going to come up with.

And also missing Steve Jobs. The charismatic Mr. Jobs, the Idol, the one man army, the iconic CEO and the best technology think tank in this world. I am absolutely awed by everything he does and people like him make me proud to be a part of technology fraternity.

As far as I know he isn’t going to present on the Jan 27th Apple media event. But here’s some of his signature keynote speeches:

The sexy launch of iPod nano (1st 2 mins of the video)-

And this is the iPhone launch-

And for those who can’t get enough of him, here’s an extensive list.

CORRECTION: Steve Jobs is going to present tomorrow, he had backed out from Feb Macworld Expo. Looking forward to some real magic :)


A look at the LATimes’ 2010 predictions: Another turbulent year ahead for media-

Our crystal ball says: Jay Leno will leave prime time; MGM will finally be sold; Disney will discover video games; and maybe somebody will figure out how to make money on online content.

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