Here in no particular order are my must-have iPhone apps. All of them are free - so far I havent felt the need to pay for an app, but I'm willing to, if there's value.
These are on my home screen:
Fake Caller - just cool to show friends. I haven't actually used it ;-)
Pandora
iTV - I dont watch TV; this is more for Gerard's programs on the weekend
Quitter - tracks how long I've quit smoking and is a good motivator for me to stay stopped
The Weather Channel
Zenbe - nice To Do/Lists app; there could be better ones in the App Store, but I havent looked that hard
Linked In
Facebook
Say Who - phone dialer; havent used it for a while, since I got my new Bluetooth
Other screens:
Mobile News - headlines from AP
Easy WiFi - auto log into AT&T hotspots
Word Wrap - word game, very addictive, you have to create words using 6 letters and have to have at least one 6 letter word to move to the next level. My highest score is 5960. I could beat that but it gets too easy/boring after some time
If found - call xxxx
yelp
Snap Tell
iChess
SOS Torch
Mini Piano
Pac Man Lite
FSS Hockey
Apple Remote
Guitar Chords
Games that Gerard likes:
Armado Lite
Tap Tap
Light Sabre - cool Star Wars thingy you can play sword fights with
Trace
Whoopie - a fart thingy - Gerard's 5 y/o - enough said
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
More snow?!
I may be wrong but it seems like we havent had much snow the past few winters. Whether that's the case or not, you certainly can't say that about this winter. We had two snow storms in the last couple of weeks of 2008, one more in early Jan and in the middle of our 4th storm today.
Because I don't live in a single family I don't have much shoveling to do - I still have to shovel in front of our building, but that's shared with the other two owners in my building. But there are two other factors that snow storms add complexity to: one is I live in the city and park on the streets, which means that parking spots are limited to begin with and more so when there's a lot of snow on the ground.
The other, more *interesting* aspect is that my car has rear wheel drive and a very skittish rwd at that. so before I get into a parking spot I have to consider whether I'll be able to get out of it! All of which means that I should probably sell my car, which is a dangerous position for me to be in! Buying a car, I mean!
Because I don't live in a single family I don't have much shoveling to do - I still have to shovel in front of our building, but that's shared with the other two owners in my building. But there are two other factors that snow storms add complexity to: one is I live in the city and park on the streets, which means that parking spots are limited to begin with and more so when there's a lot of snow on the ground.
The other, more *interesting* aspect is that my car has rear wheel drive and a very skittish rwd at that. so before I get into a parking spot I have to consider whether I'll be able to get out of it! All of which means that I should probably sell my car, which is a dangerous position for me to be in! Buying a car, I mean!
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Gerard on YouTube!
Most of you have seen this but check it out if you haven't and it's still good for a laugh if you have http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8zVWIRQf0k
Friday, January 9, 2009
Just started a new gig!
I just started a consulting position with blue green ventures which is headed by Jeff Eckman , friend, father of a handsome boy, entrepreneur and drummer extraordinaire.
I'm helping Jeff with biz dev for ion interactive, a fast growing firm that focuses on post-click marketing to increase client conversions by at least 400%. This is my first experience with a start-up, having worked for huge organizations for pretty much my entire my career, and the experience thus far has been great!
Happy weekend and for those of us in the Boston area, all the best with the latest storm: go easy with the shoveling and be careful walking on those sidewalks - a close friends' wife fractured her arm last week.
I'm helping Jeff with biz dev for ion interactive, a fast growing firm that focuses on post-click marketing to increase client conversions by at least 400%. This is my first experience with a start-up, having worked for huge organizations for pretty much my entire my career, and the experience thus far has been great!
Happy weekend and for those of us in the Boston area, all the best with the latest storm: go easy with the shoveling and be careful walking on those sidewalks - a close friends' wife fractured her arm last week.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
I guess I need to blog more often!
So often, on my way back home I'll plan to update my blog and equally often I forget. But today a good friend of mine said that I haven't updated my blog for a while. I was very pleased that at least one person checks this blog and felt the least I could do was make an entry today. Not tomorrow or next week; today. Thanks Fred!
Gerard and I spent Christmas at my cousin Ajoy's place in NJ. His sister Tania and her family were there too. They both have 2 kids each and Gerard loves hanging out with them. We spent a week with them in the summer which was also a great experience for both of us.
I spent Christmas Eve with Robert and Elke and Elke had made some German cookies which were amazing. We had a great evening and it was very nice to meet their parents and daughter. One highlight of my visits to my cousins' is the food which is always great, but more importantly for me are the sweets which are outstanding; more so at Christmas - memories of Christmases in Bombay!
Another highlight was playing in the snow with Gerard. We had a ton of snow over the past couple of weeks and Gerard and I had such a great time. We went sledding last year which was fun too.
I want to take him skiing but I'm apprehensive about the whole process. I'm planning to take him tubing with Mark, Salil and their boys which should be a good way to start.
That's it for now. I hope to be back soon. I wish you all the very best for 2009!
Gerard and I spent Christmas at my cousin Ajoy's place in NJ. His sister Tania and her family were there too. They both have 2 kids each and Gerard loves hanging out with them. We spent a week with them in the summer which was also a great experience for both of us.
I spent Christmas Eve with Robert and Elke and Elke had made some German cookies which were amazing. We had a great evening and it was very nice to meet their parents and daughter. One highlight of my visits to my cousins' is the food which is always great, but more importantly for me are the sweets which are outstanding; more so at Christmas - memories of Christmases in Bombay!
Another highlight was playing in the snow with Gerard. We had a ton of snow over the past couple of weeks and Gerard and I had such a great time. We went sledding last year which was fun too.
I want to take him skiing but I'm apprehensive about the whole process. I'm planning to take him tubing with Mark, Salil and their boys which should be a good way to start.
That's it for now. I hope to be back soon. I wish you all the very best for 2009!
Monday, October 20, 2008
Yoga!
Just got back from yoga and a meeting. I rode my bike there and back and getting to Cambridge from Chelsea on a bike is a little hairy, especially at night but it's a good workout - 12 miles RT - and helps justify the sweets I eat :D
I started yoga recently at Karma Yoga Studio. I really love it and have a lot of respect for the women (it's mostly women which is a nice fringe benefit!) because of their strength and flexibility. A long time ago, well a few years anyway, I read about older people who are now in better shape today than they were at say at 20 because of running or whatever. Since then I've aspired to be like that and I think yoga is a great way to get there.
Today's class was Vinyasa which I liked and I tried Anusara a few days ago which I didn't - not so much the style as much as the teacher. I'm very much at the beginner level and literally everyone else are at much higher levels and none of them are Indian!
Anyway, here's another biking photo of Gerard and I from a month or two ago
I started yoga recently at Karma Yoga Studio. I really love it and have a lot of respect for the women (it's mostly women which is a nice fringe benefit!) because of their strength and flexibility. A long time ago, well a few years anyway, I read about older people who are now in better shape today than they were at say at 20 because of running or whatever. Since then I've aspired to be like that and I think yoga is a great way to get there.
Today's class was Vinyasa which I liked and I tried Anusara a few days ago which I didn't - not so much the style as much as the teacher. I'm very much at the beginner level and literally everyone else are at much higher levels and none of them are Indian!
Anyway, here's another biking photo of Gerard and I from a month or two ago
Two bikers!
Had a great weekend with Gerard. On Sat we parked near Longfellow Bridge on Memorial Drive in Cambridge and rode in to Harvard Square for my regular Sat morn meeting (I took Gerard with me from the time he was 3 months old till he was a year and a half and so a lot of people know him. Now I just take him occasionally).
From there we rode to a kids fair on Marlborough St in the Back Bay. We were supposed to meet up with other kids/single parents from a group I joined on meetup.com No one else showed up and the fair was really geared for smaller kids but we had a good time eating lunch and listening to the band. Gerard got to get into a police car and use the siren which he loved of course (he also had a long chat with the officer that I wish I'd overheard!).
Then we rode through the North End to Charlestown under the Zakim Bridge to look at the locks that control the Charles River - we had to walk across one of the locks and Gerard didnt like it - he was afraid that it would open up and we'd fall in. Didnt help that his bike horn accidentally fell into the river! But he enjoyed playing with these "sound tubes" that had small rubber hammers that was similar to a huge xylophone. We hung out there for some time and then rode back to the car for a total of about 12 miles! Which is our longest ride so far. You can check out the route over here and pics from a ride last week over here (didnt take any of the two of us on Saturday but took other pics coming soon)
He didnt seem tired from the ride but he did get knocked out as soon as I put him to bed (after bath and stories as usual). And yesterday we did the walk for Autism, I think it was a 2 mile walk, with Evelyn, Nancy and Blair. He was disappointed that it wasnt a race. I had to sell it to him and told him it was a race...but he did have a good time. And it was important for him and me that we do something like this together because I would tell him about the races that I started doing this year and now it's something he can relate to.
From there we rode to a kids fair on Marlborough St in the Back Bay. We were supposed to meet up with other kids/single parents from a group I joined on meetup.com No one else showed up and the fair was really geared for smaller kids but we had a good time eating lunch and listening to the band. Gerard got to get into a police car and use the siren which he loved of course (he also had a long chat with the officer that I wish I'd overheard!).
Then we rode through the North End to Charlestown under the Zakim Bridge to look at the locks that control the Charles River - we had to walk across one of the locks and Gerard didnt like it - he was afraid that it would open up and we'd fall in. Didnt help that his bike horn accidentally fell into the river! But he enjoyed playing with these "sound tubes" that had small rubber hammers that was similar to a huge xylophone. We hung out there for some time and then rode back to the car for a total of about 12 miles! Which is our longest ride so far. You can check out the route over here and pics from a ride last week over here (didnt take any of the two of us on Saturday but took other pics coming soon)
He didnt seem tired from the ride but he did get knocked out as soon as I put him to bed (after bath and stories as usual). And yesterday we did the walk for Autism, I think it was a 2 mile walk, with Evelyn, Nancy and Blair. He was disappointed that it wasnt a race. I had to sell it to him and told him it was a race...but he did have a good time. And it was important for him and me that we do something like this together because I would tell him about the races that I started doing this year and now it's something he can relate to.
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