Work with meetings and calls across multiple timezones? Use TimeScroller on you mac dashboard. TimeScroller lets you easily see corresponding time in different regions corresponding to you local time. While iCal is very clever with with Time Zone, I found TimeScroller to be of great utility with limited screen area.
TimeScroller is free and you can download it from MacUpdate.
If you need to convert Formula results of a column into absolute values, there is no standard feature in Numbers '09 that will help you achieve this.
You would need this hack to make it happen.
The column would now have the absolute values instead of the Forumla.
It's been over a year since I switched to a Macbook Air. It is easily the best Mac laptop I have had till date. I loved the Pro but Air was great for two things: portability and temperature of the machine. The biggest compromise I had to make was the storage space. Having settled for a 128GB was way too ambitious given the fact I had a tons of music, pictures and videos. I thought external disks would make up but they were never as portable.
I thought the next Air upgrade would actually have a 512GB factory build, but it didn't. I am expecting them to be available in the next release though. While, I had almost decided to wait - I thought about using 2 machines instead of one. Get the best of both the worlds.
I discussed the idea with KS Sreeram and then read Elliot Jay's blog post. My thought was soon a decision.
The challenge with a dual machine setup is the data sync. When I get home, I would need everything required to be able to continue work. This could have been slightly daunting task a few years ago but sounds rather achieveable today. iCloud, Dropbox and CodebaseHQ can take care of majority of syncing. And quite effortlessly. Email over IMAP and HappyFox would take care of emailing.
Music, Photos and Video would primarily be available on the iMac. With their backups (along with the entire system back up) would be available on 1 or 2 external hard drives. I still need the ultimate remote, disaster ready backup strategry.
So, I would be switching to a 27" iMac on monday and use my Macbook Air as a secondary machine. I'm excited to try this setup and would share my experience in upcoming enteries on the blog.
i dreamt
of a beautiful morning
a bright new day
tasting tears
with a smiling face
a little angel
came my way
held my hand
and said
'papa, lets play'
her sparkling eyes
had so much to say
I felt her love
and joy within me
7 may 2011
Shalin Jain
Akanksha & Me have become parents today of this little angel. One of those happiest moment that brings tears in your eyes. My gut feel feel months ago about *her* arrival: http://shalinjain.com/wishlist
I have to admit this, whatever I have done in last 10 years for Tenmiles has been hugely inspired by people around me. I gave up on education soon after I joined College. I did enough to secure my degree and did everything to be surrounded by great minds.
Gautam Jain of Conceptworld was a huge inspiration to let me start a company at 18. Srinivas ramanathan of Eginnovations gave me early insights into building complex technology products. KS Sreeram, founder of Clay programming language, helped me turn my dreams into action plans and was largely instrumental in convincing me to stay-put with products.
And now, Swarna Rethas, who recently completed 7 years at Tenmiles makes me realize yet again in the power of people. Being backed by great people simply multiplies the strength of any company. There is no better metric that can excite you to remain in business and love the work you do everyday. It is an inspirational milestone and couldn't do without letting the world know about it.
I wrote this little poem for my wife few weeks ago. We are extremely excited to become parents in a few months.
Beautiful You
In your eyes
in your smile
I see the reflections
of our unborn child
I love everyday
that goes by
thinking of our little angel
and the beautiful you.
