Came to the new domestic airport terminal in Delhi for the first time. Nice to look at from outside, all glass and metal, vast and airy etc...but just 20 odd seats for the passengers? I mean if you expect enough passenger traffic to warrant eight check-in lines, at least plan for adequate seating arrangements for them too! I had to perch atop a ventilation duct of sorts with 2-3 other guys and even though it was all marble it still wasn't good enough!
Well the waiting area after the security check was much better. A decent number of seats and good shopping area too.
In the plane now and never knew they build them so small! A pair of dwarves would have problems navigating the aisle together. The seats don't even have adjustable backs..
Flew well enough though. Vizag is a nice city. Nestled in the Ghats, quite green though humid, being a port city. Saw waves breaking on the beach from the air for the first time. It all looked so quiet and peaceful. Nothing to beat mountains though. Have enough time but don't want to see the city or the beaches. Reason 1-headache, reason 2-tired, reason 3-alone. Coming out of the airport was a nice experience...it's surrounded by low hills, probably the best located airport I've seen in my India-limited experience. Benaras was by far the worst..
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Ipod
Played around with the touch screen ipod for the first time. I know it sounds so lame talking about a product that has been around for so long now, but music aficionados are a rare breed and most people feel that their meagre needs in the music department are met with by their cell-phones and their tinny speakers. So PMPs are not on the top of their wish list. This guy who’s given it to me to test it and see if it’s working properly before he buys it is also obviously buying it second-hand.
One thing I must say, having used the iphone too is that no one has yet made a better touch screen interface than Apple. It is just so smooth and sure, it’s a pleasure to use. Hardly a missed tap and little chance of wrong presses. Until you come to the keyboard typing, that is. I find typing on the virtual keyboard a hassle even with the bigger keys and proximity sensor that Apple offers. And I think I have medium large hands, so how difficult it must be for guys with real big hands! But this issue will not be resolved till they come out with that rollable screen I keep hearing about. Apart from that touch screens are a pleasure, and I’ve gotten used to the stylus on my P320 too. Once you get used to the touch screen, you’ll never want to go back to the old phones again. How often I find myself stretching to touch the screen of my laptop to press an icon!!! HP has come out with a touch screen LCD PC, but I’ll wait till Dell comes out with one, and one with good picture quality as well. No matter how much these ad guys market LCDs, they’re just not comparable to CRT in terms of image quality.
Using the touch ipod for the first time was a bewitching experience. I almost thought about buying one for myself. But within a few minutes I remembered why I hated Apple products in the first place. The tight rein they keep their consumers on, the lack of any leeway whether it comes to software or hardware, it’s almost like a dictatorship. Why should I plonk my hard earned cash to buy something and then have someone else tell me what I can and cannot do with it? No third party software, no memory expansion, only connect through itunes, can’t replace the battery yourself, no way am I going to agree to all those restrictions, no matter how enticing the product is.
One thing I must say, having used the iphone too is that no one has yet made a better touch screen interface than Apple. It is just so smooth and sure, it’s a pleasure to use. Hardly a missed tap and little chance of wrong presses. Until you come to the keyboard typing, that is. I find typing on the virtual keyboard a hassle even with the bigger keys and proximity sensor that Apple offers. And I think I have medium large hands, so how difficult it must be for guys with real big hands! But this issue will not be resolved till they come out with that rollable screen I keep hearing about. Apart from that touch screens are a pleasure, and I’ve gotten used to the stylus on my P320 too. Once you get used to the touch screen, you’ll never want to go back to the old phones again. How often I find myself stretching to touch the screen of my laptop to press an icon!!! HP has come out with a touch screen LCD PC, but I’ll wait till Dell comes out with one, and one with good picture quality as well. No matter how much these ad guys market LCDs, they’re just not comparable to CRT in terms of image quality.
Using the touch ipod for the first time was a bewitching experience. I almost thought about buying one for myself. But within a few minutes I remembered why I hated Apple products in the first place. The tight rein they keep their consumers on, the lack of any leeway whether it comes to software or hardware, it’s almost like a dictatorship. Why should I plonk my hard earned cash to buy something and then have someone else tell me what I can and cannot do with it? No third party software, no memory expansion, only connect through itunes, can’t replace the battery yourself, no way am I going to agree to all those restrictions, no matter how enticing the product is.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)