This is a guest post from Larry Dignan. You can read the original article on Larry’s blog Between the Lines on TechRepublic’s
sister site ZDNet.
Apple’s iPhone app parade got an early jump on the 3G version of the
popular device Thursday, but business and productivity apps seem to be
lagging in the back of the line.
Aside from Salesforce.com and Oracle, enterprise heavyweights seem to be sitting out the early wave of
iPhone apps (Techmeme, statement, iTunes 7.7 download).
Here’s an early look at the most popular business apps–popular is a
bit relative since the store is launched before the 3G iPhone and we’re
all window shopping:
As you can see from the screenshot, Salesforce Mobile and Oracle
Business Indicators are prominent. Other business apps fall into the
more personal business category and focus on tracking expenses, yellow
pages, flights and Bloomberg, which would probably be my first app
downloaded since I’m a financial nerd.
On the productivity side of the house, Apple’s App Store has a bunch
of apps that I wouldn’t necessarily call must haves. A lot of to-do
list sort of apps. Photobucket for iPhone and QuickLight I suppose are
productive, but your IT department may beg to differ.
Perhaps things on the business side of the iPhone will pick up, but
the early days will probably focus on the games. There’s no lack of
selection there, which is probably why I’ll opt for a new iPod touch
over an iPhone. I’m not going to bluff that the iPhone is going to make
me more productive. I’ll stick to what works–an iPod touch with plenty
of items to help me pass some time on the trains, planes and
automobiles.
I have been reading more on multi-touch technology since Apple launched
the iPhone and I have heard lots of people talked about Jeff
Han's Multi-Touch
presentation in TED 2006.
Here's a new footage of Jeff showcasing more sample multi-touch application in TED 2007.
Narayana Murthy's(InfoSys) views on staying late in the office
It's half past 8 in the office
but the lights are still on...
PCs still running,
coffee machines still buzzing...
and who's at work?
Most of them??? Take a closer look...
All or most specimens are 20-something male species of the human race...
Look closer... again all or most of them are bachelors...
and why are they sitting late? Working hard? No way!!!
Any guesses???
Let's ask one of them...
Here's what he says... "What's there 2 do after going home... here we get to surf, AC,
phone, food, coffee.. thats is why I am working late...
importantly no bossssssss!!!!!!!!!!!
This is the scene in most research centres and software companies and other off-shore offices.
Bachelors "time-passing" during late hours in the office just bcoz they say they've nothing
else to do...
Now what r the consequences... read on...
"Working"(for the record only) late hours soon becomes part of the institute or company
culture.
With bosses more than eager to provide support to those "working" late in the form of taxi
vouchers, food vouchers and of course good feedback,(oh, he's a hard worker... goes home only to
change..!!).They aren't helping things too... To hell with bosses who don't understand the
difference between "sitting" late and "working" late!!!
Very soon, the boss start expecting all employees to put in extra working hours.
So, My dear Bachelors let me tell you, life changes when u get married and start having a family...
office is no longer a priority, family is... and that's when the problem starts... becoz u start
having commitments at home too.
For your boss, the earlier "hardworking" guy suddenly seems to become a "early
leaver" even if u leave an hour after regulartime... after doing the same amount of work.
People leaving on time after doing their tasks for the day are labeled as work-shirkers...
Girls who thankfully always (its changing nowadays... though) leave on time are labeled as "not up
to it". All the while, the bachelors pat their own backs and carry on "working" not
realizing that they r spoiling the work culture at their own place and never realize that they wuld have
to regret at one point of time.
*So what's the moral of the story?? *
* Very clear, LEAVE ON TIME!!!
* Never put in extra time " *unless really needed *"
* Don't stay back un-necessarily and spoil your company work culture which will in turn cause
inconvenience to you and your colleagues. There are hundred other things to do in the evening..
Learn music...
Learn a foreign language...
try a sport... TT, cricket.........
importantly Get a girl friend or gal friend, take him/her around town...
* And for heaven's sake net cafe rates have dropped to an all-time low (plus, no fire-walls) and try
cooking for a change.
Take a tip from the Smirnoff ad: *"Life's calling, where are you??"*
Please pass on this message to all those colleagues
And please do it before leaving time, don't stay back till midnight to forward this!!!
iPhone combines three products — a revolutionary mobile phone,
a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and a breakthrough Internet
communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, maps, and
searching — into one small and lightweight handheld device. iPhone also
introduces an entirely new user interface based on a large multi-touch
display and pioneering new software, letting you control everything
with just your fingers. So it ushers in an era of software power and
sophistication never before seen in a mobile device, completely
redefining what you can do on a mobile phone
No gasoline, Just water. Stan Meyer developed
a Dune Buggy that ran on water.
It was power-driven by a water fuel
cell. The Stan Meyer’s Dune Buggy ran on the
concept of “On board electrolysis, no hydrogen tanks, just water”.
The vehicle
ran astoundingly 100 miles per gallon.
Stan had patented
the innovative concept and military was going to use it in its
tanks,
jeeps etc. He said that he was offered billion dollars to basically
shelf his
idea by an Arab while he denied the proposal by saying that
he had developed
the technology for the laymen.
There are hundreds and thousands of people and companies that are
trying to develop a fuel that can be used when the petroleum reserves
are a thing of the past.
Engineuity has
commented that they are developing an engine that can produce its own
fuel that is Hydrogen. This new development may seem weird at first but
believe me that there is serious science involved in the technology.
1400CC T-Rex: Half Car, Half Motorbike
---------------------------
The vehicle combines the comfort and safety of a car with an immense
motorbike drive experience. Images are sufficient to describe this
marvel. I think that everybody would like to have a ride on this
furious machine...!
Peugeot Modif: A Car That Can Squeeze For Tight Space Praking
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Automobile
industry has seen various changes in past few years. Trend for compact
hybrid cars is at its peak now a days. Several new designs are shaped
every day and there is lot more to come.
Peugeot Modif is a fabulous design for a hybrid car that will be very successful in
small towns and tight places. It has a two tone color scheme
and the center of this is the large rubber tube-like center shaft that
allows the car to squeeze up to 88 centimeters and also provides the
front of the car with flexibility to swivel from side to side 18.5
degrees for better drive.
I liked the design as it is different from traditional designs, it
features white tires and large black chrome wheels with each tire
having six special pads holding sensors to intimate the driver for
adjustment of car according to road conditions. Inside each massive
wheel is a powerful hydrogen hybrid engine. 80% of the material used to
make is renewable, the a rubber element in the front part houses the oil, water and CPU.
The
cockpit of the car is covered by a large bubble top one-piece window
that provides the passenger and the driver with an unobstructed view up
to 360 degrees. Rare view cameras on both sides constantly provide with
the status of the road behind on a screen embedded on the dashboard. It
also features a high-discharge red led emergency light on the top for
you to cherish a V.I.P. feeling. The exhaust pipe is positioned in the
center that only emits water.
BMW 3 Series Convertible with Retractable Hardtop to Be Shown in Detroit
Auto Show
Retractable hardtops
have been becoming a fashion with all major auto giants going for the
same. And if you ask me it looks great and it also gives you an option
to convert your luxury sedan to a sports car.
BMW has also
added the feature in its new BMW 3 Series cars. The four seater car
will be shown to the masses at the North American International Auto
Show that is commencing on January 7 in Detroit.
The roof of the car takes only 23 seconds to
close in and 22 seconds to close out. This can be of great use if you
are planning a trip to a hill station and in summers when you want to
enjoy the AC in the car then you can close the roof and get your car
cooled.
The BMW 3 Series car is powered by a 3.0-litre
all aluminum engine with twin-turbos and direct fuel injection. The
roof is made in three pieces that arrange them in a stack at the rear
of the car when the roof is opened.
‘Colani Trucks’: Trucks You’ll Fall In Love
With!
These
awesome trucks have been made on a Mercedes platform and are the
sexiest trucks on the planet. A Swiss-German industrial designer named Luigi Colani has
crafted them.
The great hydrogen debate has
recently been spurred by the US Government's
commitment to spend money for research on hydrogen cars:
"With a new national commitment, our scientists and engineers will
overcome obstacles to taking these cars from laboratory to showroom, so
that the first car driven by a child born today could be powered by
hydrogen, and pollution-free."
Hydrogen as a motor fuel is the answer to many environmental problems since
there are no harmful emissions, no depleting of resources, no danger to the
atmosphere, and it can be produced from a variety of renewable resources.
BMW H2R Record Car set nine hydrogen world
speed
records at the Miramas high-speed Proving Grounds in France.
BMW
was a participant in the Clean Energy World
Tour.
The focus of the Clean Energy World Tour was the lasting character of
the "production, distribution and utilization of hydrogen in automobiles"
process. The Tour visited cities around the world; Dubai, Brussels, Milan,
Tokyo and Los Angeles.
A hydrogen-powered MINI
concept was unveiled at the 2001 Frankfurt Motor Show. It runs solely
on hydrogen and shows the potential for a virtually zero emissions
vehicle which still offers outstanding performance in an affordable
package. MINI Home Page...
The
745h is the latest BMW hydrogen powered vehicle.
The 745h is
powered by a 4.4-liter V8, featuring bi-VANOS
variable valve timing, Valvetronic
variable intake runners, and a fully variable intake manifold. The 745h can use
either hydrogen or premium unleaded gasoline.
Running on
hydrogen, the 745h produces 184 horsepower and can achieve a top speed of 133
mph. The cruising range is 190 miles. Added to the 400-mile range of the normal
fuel tank, the 745h can go 600 miles between fill-ups.
An Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) runs the 745h's power-consuming features. The APU
operates on a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane
(PEM) fuel cell that is independent
of the engine, thanks to a direct hydrogen feed from the trunk-mounted tank.
This means power accessories like air conditioning can be operated when the
engine is shut off, saving a gallon of gas for every 235 miles of city driving.
