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How I helped a teen purchase a Macbook Pro

In Uncategorized on May 17, 2012 at 8:03 pm

My favourite pass-time is walking in to a apple or chroma store and drooling at Bose or Apple objects of lust. I go to these shops atleast once a week, the sales people ignore me bigtime.

Here I was all focussed on this Macbook Air and so were 3 other people. They were 3 generations of the same family out to purchase a macbook. The 3 people comprised of a 4 feet tall something teenage girl, a greying mother, and a greyed grand mother. Nice well to do wholesome gujju family which I love.

The impatient teenage girl was hell bent on buying the 11 inch Macbook air, and was arguing that with the student discount she would get it in the budget allotted to her. The grandmother was wise and was insisting that she at-least ask someone before she does the impulse buying. The teen insisted that she knew what she wanted and was checking herself in her mothers eyes with the macbook air already nestled in her thin arms.

In the meantime I had poked my nose right in middle. But yet they wouldn’t ask me for help!!!I then decided to flash my broadest geeky smile. It worked, the teen blurted out to me, I know what I want, but i cannot decide if I should go for an Macbook Air or Macbook Pro? I sneaked in the centre and the 3 people formed a circle around me. A perfect vantage position for them eh?

The mother and the grandmother seemed to be relaxed at seeing my gestured talking, i looked like a Pro salesman. The teen said she was going to study architecture and was looking at doing some heavy computing.

I advised her to opt for the Macbook Pro cause it had a Harddrive where she could store files, music, movies and her Architecture software would run a bit faster on a Pro, meanwhile a Air would be more suitable for a business executive on the move. The teen suddenly was convinced by this argument and now had switched positions and was seen pitching to her mom and granny the Macbook Pro. I am sure she will succeed in her mission.

Meanwhile I just pray I gave her the right advise. It feels great to be of help! Iam just a bit worried as I never used a Macbook!!


Why the government is right in censoring the internet

In INTERNET on May 17, 2012 at 4:03 pm

There is a virtual ecosystem called Internet, where small fishes swim, the cost for the small fish to live in this virtual ecosystem is literally negligible. The small fishes here are allowed to do hubris, poke, LIKE and tweet, also the small fishes are allowed to get outraged on anything as long as they don’t make any sense.

This utopian world of the small fishes was going well, until a few small fishes decided they wanted to poke the sharks of the real world.

There is virtually no entry barrier for anyone to attack a (ill) reputed business (Big Fish), in this ecosystem. This makes the Big fishes very squeamish and apprehensive. The idea of this new found power of self expression which has translated into this ubiquitous stream of allegation has got the authorities on their knees. They are after all answerable to the big fishes.

I am uncomfortable with small fishes trying to take on the big fish, I feel they have to nourish themselves with small fishes and grow organically before they challenge the sharks. The irresponsible actions of the small fishes might have irrevocable damage on this virtual and free ecosystem called the Internet.