Globonomics!

My NLSIU classes resume for the 2009/2010 season

Naveen Athresh — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:35:31 +0000

I resumed attending my NLS classes last week. However, it is going to be focused solely on trying to bridge the gaps where I had not attended last season else there will be repetition. I need to take up the exams also due in February 2010 and that will bring this law school course in [...]

My MacBook turned 1 yesterday!

Naveen Athresh — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:16:08 +0000

Time truly flies! It’s 1 year since I migrated to a Mac from a PC and it’s been a well deserving switch! Apple has since introduced some revolutionary new products in the form of it’s iPhone 3G-S, the new iPod range with video, the new range of Macbook Whites with the unibody enclosure and a [...]

Harvard business review – Becoming a High Performance Manager

Naveen Athresh — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:48:06 +0000

This was my fourth book on my kindle. At the rate I am downloading books on my kindle through amazon.com’s Whispernet, I have to control my reading habits! Source: http://www.amazon.com/Harvard-Business-Becoming-Performance-Manager/dp/B0027ISANC/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257486249&sr=1-10

The Toyota Way

Naveen Athresh — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:05:36 +0000

This was the third book on my kindle2. It downloaded effortlessly on my kindle using Whispernet in less than 4 minutes. Given the EDGE (Enhanced data rates for GSM evolution) we get in India, this is very good. Source: http://www.amazon.com/The-Toyota-Way/dp/B000SEGIVS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257433076&sr=8-1 I was researching excerpts of this book way back in 2006 for my Project Report on General [...]

Patagonia kindle2 case procured!

Naveen Athresh — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:56:06 +0000

My Patagonia kindle2 case arrived today from amazon.com and must say it was quick and efficient – it took 4-days for it to reach me from the USA. I am impressed by the DHL service. My Blackberry Bold case which was shipped by USPS a week before this has still not reached me and even [...]

My kindle2 now supports Wikipedia!

Naveen Athresh — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:50:56 +0000

How cool is this? I came across this on some blog and decided to check it out. It works – flawlessly! The first word I searched for on my kindle was, well, you guessed it, “kindle”! The web browser functionality of the kindle is still disabled as it’s not enabled for International editions of the [...]

My first book download on the kindle

Naveen Athresh — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:15:33 +0000

The Presentation secrets of Steve Jobs – Source: http://www.amazon.com/Presentation-Secrets-Steve-Jobs-Insanely/dp/B002NPC0QC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257221443&sr=1-1 Steve Jobs is my business guru after Jack Welch and Warren Buffett and I count him as among my top favorite business leaders who can make insanely great products and better still, showcase them insanely. I must have seen his 2007 iPhone keynote at least a dozen [...]

The Intelligent investor by Ben Graham

Naveen Athresh — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:06:11 +0000

The Intelligent investor – Source: http://www.amazon.com/Intelligent-Investor-Revised-ebook/dp/B000FC12C8 This book is so heavy on the head with it’s concepts that I had read a few hundred pages and took almost a 1-year sabbatical from it. This had to be the second book on my kindle in order of my Guru’s – Steve Jobs and Warren Buffett. Needless to say, [...]

Zagg/Patagonia cover/case for my kindle2

Naveen Athresh — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:18:27 +0000

I had to take this decision to buy something worthwhile. The regular amazon.com kindle2 case had mixed reviews, the Belkin’s case was also not great so I went for the Patagonia case. The Zagg case is an invisible film for my kindle2 device. I felt both of the above were necessary rather than luxuries because I don’t [...]

amazon.com kindle2 International – review from India

Naveen Athresh — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:23:00 +0000

For starters, I am instantly blown away by my kindle2. I am even more blown away by the amazon.com Whispernet service that worked out of the box. I am also instantly blown away by the e-ink (technology developed by MIT and used by all e-book reader manufacturers) display on my kindle2. Best of all, what [...]