tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101557695831588272024-09-04T11:21:05.702-07:00Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810155769583158827.post-40157223282312421802017-01-30T01:34:00.001-08:002017-01-30T04:40:35.786-08:00

Finally finished my first IM70.3 and my second half iron distance. This was really special, since after my first half iron way back in 2014 I had serious doubts if I ever wanted to do this distance again. Being a self coached amateur athlete I seem to always get the training for my first race wrong. Also my strategy was so wrong that I finished my first race in a time of 7:33:08 hrs (he he,&nbsp

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My friend's mother would warn him saying "Still waters run deep". The person in question was me. And obviously she meant I was trouble. At the end of the day it's always the silent keen observer, who makes notes while watching the world, that's dangerous. Qualifying for SCMM is simple. You exercise diligently, train hard and give a faster runner your bib in one of the qualifying races. Well,

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Having done most my long distance runs in the ASICs Kayanos.  My initial reaction towards the Nike Lunar Glide 6 was that of skepticism since I found the shoe very light for a stability shoe. I also felt the upper inner lining would be inconvenient. However after the first runs those doubts were put to rest.The shoe is an excellent stability shoe, with great arch support. The additional

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This is just some notes I thought of sharing. I might comeback and make this more structured. I'm not going to talk about what is better, running shod or barefoot? There is ample information online which talks about this. Also there is enough scientific evidence that says an optimally cushioned shoe with a zero mm drop is what one should transition to when running. There is a trade off between

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Picked up this shoe recently in a sale. The first thing that got to me hooked was the fact that even though it is a 0 drop shoe it still has about 22mm of cushioning which makes it a good bet to pound the pavement. The shoe gives adequate protection while running and is surprisingly light. The upper is a mesh like structure through which you can almost see your socks or feet depending on

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Some of the reasons why the Apple watch does not work for me in its current state. Battery Life: This takes me back to the 1970s where the first thing you did, when you woke up, was wind your mechanical watch. Times have changed! You will be charging this daily. Product Life: High quality watches last years. Apple will probably cover this watch for 2-3 yrs. The tech in it would get

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I have often been sucked into intense debates of database indexes and how they work. In order to explain indexes in a simple way, think of a telephone diary that most of us use (or at-least used to some years back).  A typical telephone diary has tabs from A-Z and we save names along with other information based on the person's last name in the appropriate alphabet page. For example

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With a sizable number of companies offering SaaS software. Architects are faced with typical problems of how to manage their customer's data. Questions like, Data security, backup, recovery, cost(ROI) are typically what an architect needs to answer when offering a strategy to achieve multitenancy. Whenever my peers ask me "What is the best database strategy to achieve multitenancy". My answer

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iCloud is coming and already everyone is talking about how great it will be. Fact of the matter is that there are literally thousands of vendors with cloud based solutions over the past 5 years. Google, Salesforce, Amazon and to an extent even Microsoft have been providing cloud based solutions to their Customers. But today I am going to speak about Google vs Apple and take up a non-technical

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The ball is back into Google's court as far as iOS vs Android wars are concerned. Here are a few features that I wanted in iOS and are now available for use in iOS 5. But let me start with one of the most eager features I thought the iPad or iPhone should have in my previous post 3 months ago which is now a reality. Standalone Device: The iOS device can now be used as a standalone device. You

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IPAD2 All new design A5 Dual Core processor 9 times faster graphics Front and rear cameras Gyroscope    33% Thinner (less that the iPhone4) Lighter from 15 lbs to 1.3 lbs Comes in 2 colors Works with both AT&T and Verizon Same "legendary" 10 hours batter life. (A month of standby) Same pricing structure Shipping March 11  Accessories:  HDMI Video out (runs 1080p)

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I've been eagerly waiting for the next generation of Apple's iPad to hit the market. And hopefully tomorrow (March 2, 2011) should reveal something exciting. As mentioned in my previous post Apple would have to come up with something that would trump Google's Honeycomb. The hardware pricing for the Honeycomb tablets could probably be an issue. The XOOM is priced at $799 and $600 for the Wi-Fi

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In Apple's quarterly financial conference call for Q4 2010. Steve Jobs declared that the new tablets flooding the market were dead on arrival (DOA). One reason was the fact that the 7" is 45% smaller than the 10 inch iPad. This makes the smaller tablets sit it an awkward spot. It is too big to be a mobile phone and too small to be a serious mobile computing device. The other reason was simple.

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Airtel This is another company that started out with a lot of promise. Around 4 yrs back I searched for a Telephone and Internet Service Provider. Being a small company, I didn't want an expensive lease line. After looking at all the options I settled on Airtel. The sales team was efficient, the technical team came within a day of signing the contract and everything worked seamlessly. For 2 yrs

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Over the past decade, the Indian market has grown exponentially. The onset of Malls, Multiplexes, Brands has changed the lifestyle of the average indian. Being from Mumbai, I have been fortunate enough to experience this first hand. However along with the good also comes the bad. Things have become more expensive, real estate prices have shot through the roof and even essentially commodities

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