There are two conferences of note which are occurring at the end of the week, one in San Francisco and one in Mumbai. Included are ways that you can participate remotely if you are so inclined. American School of Bombay UnPlugged 2010 February 24 – 27 This is the second time that this bi-annual conference is being held. This year, ASB Unplugged consists of several conferences at one location. The first is a TEDx conference on-site. A TEDx conference is an affiliate TED (Technology, Entertainment, and Design) satellite conference. If you are not familiar with TED conferences, they are events […]

Last Wednesday, I was ready to be blown away and energized upon learning about Apple’s newest creation. After the announcement, I felt empty and  disappointed when I first heard the features that they were highlighting the iPad. I was disappointed because: There seems to be no ability to multi-task. I would not be able to read a book and listen to music This seems like a machine for consumption of material, not creating material. There are very limited inputs (no camera, no microphone, no USB expansion for keyboard, memory card readers, etc). There are a number of other features I […]