Apple taking over MSFT as biggest Tech Company!!

It is great to see Apple taking over MSFT as biggest tech company. However, I feel that Apple is making same mistake as they did 20 years back. I don't know if you noticed or not.. Android based smart phones overtook iPhone for last 2-3 months in overall sales numbers. Which means that users are loving and accepting openness of Android based phones and I feel that iPhone will soon become 15-20 year old MAC. This time it could be Google/Android instead of Microsoft.. However, Google is smart enough to avoid MSFT mistakes as of now by making Android as open source and broader developer community taking lead on it..

Hope we all will have much better future as compared to last 15-20 years of monopoly of MSFT.

Cheers!!

One of the oldest known disease to human kind - Malaria

Reading one article on Malaria in WSJ. It is kind of surprising that even after knowing about this disease for 2000 years still one million people die every year. All the cures we have come up has only made parasite and Mosquitos more stronger. Worse, only one third people who gets malaria gets treatment. It is not that treatment is not available or accessible they simply don't fear this disease dispute world's biggest killer.

May be we should change name of this disease rather than current meaning of "bad air". Unless people gets serious about this disease no eradication program will succeed. Some how need to generate fear among the population who gets it rather then considering it as equivalent to common cold.

Though with all the research and efforts from different organizations I am hopeful that it will be eradicated soon.

Heat Wave in East Coast and Power Grid Questions!!

Even though power grid in East coast is taking pretty well so far and there aren't any major breakdown or black out reports there are so much noise about power grid modernization of this country. Every one is fearing that powergrid is going to collapse as a result of historic heat wave in east coast. 

I really find it ironic about the discussions on our power grid modernization. The very same people who are now crying about why our government hasn't modernize power grid are the ones who will be first to raise flag about any new power plant or transmission lines in their own area. These people should be told how many times their own city/county/state government has opposed any new power station or even new transmission line. People have short memory!!!

I think government (if et all any one is still interested) should keep these type of resolutions or projects which are required for modernization of grid ready before summer and as soon as these type of heat wave comes in create some hype about imminent black out and pass these projects on fast track. Otherwise our so called true form of democracy literally kills these projects.. 

Mexico

I will be writing about my experience during my visits to Mexico..

I literally want to write a book about it and thought that blogging will be first good step towards that.

I have been visiting to Mexico on business trips for last 6 month literally every other week on an average.. During these visits I got to see or meet from Secretary to governors to education leaders to school principals to teachers to interns to students to security guards to cooks.. a very broad spectrum of people.. in 3-4 different states..

I have made good friends some of them almost close to my family members to some of them more of profesional courteous friends.. I am sure I must have made some not so good friends.. especially if you have to get some work done..

I have enjoyed broad spectrum of foods.. though restricted by my self imposed vegetarian  diet.. I have seen and smelled lot of mexican authentic food..

I have seen and met one of the best and simplest soules to some stunning beauties ;-) No more comments on this section as it can be controversial..

I enjoyed Tequila  of all kinds.. I can say that I might be now one of the best Paloma makers on the street.. This helped me make friends who can't speak even one word in English..

Overall, I had paradigm shift about Mexico during my last 6 months visits... mostly for good.. in some cases it made me such a big fan that I might end up with one of my retirement home.. If I can afford ;-)

I have so much to write.. my only regret is that why didn't I started earlier.. Well.. whatever happens.. happens for good.. may be this stage my thoughts and writings will be more clear precise..