Bhavana and I took the kids to see Jurassic World a few weeks ago. The film is rated PG-13 — these are movies appropriate for kids over 12 — but we both noticed how many younger kids was attending the film with their parents. We had a few pre-K kids in our session. His mother…
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On Memorial Day, in the spur of the moment, I had the idea to drive out to the Ken Lockwood Gorge in Annandale, New Jersey. I visited the Gorge last spring on a photo-walk and thought it might be an exciting place to take the family while also getting in a few shots of the…
Click To Read Full PostHow To Setup a Managed Parental Control Account In OS X
The following information is based on OS X 10.10 Yosemite. If you are running an earlier version of OS the information might still useful but you may have to look in different settings. OS X has four account types – Administrator, Standard, and Managed (with Parental Controls). The Administrator account is the most important. Managed…
Click To Read Full PostApple, Amazon and the FTC
Apple has added features to iOS to make it easier for parents to control their kids app and media purchases. Amazon in contrast if is fighting the FTC over adding these controls to their fire devices. Why? Just think about where these companies are making their money. Apple from the devices themselves, Amazon from selling…
Click To Read Full PostPhoto Journaling with Pressgram 2.0
Driving home from work yesterday thinking about all the new features in Pressgram, it suddenly struck me that two new features, Drafts and multi-photo attachment, when used together turn Pressgram into a photo journaling application. This makes the changes John added a more powerful than at first glance. Let me explain. A photo journal is…
Click To Read Full PostTechnological Worldviews
Similarly to consumers in emerging markets, we now have generations of consumers who know nothing but being constantly connected via a mobile device and are extremely comfortable with technology. My kids, for example, have no frame of reference of a world where they can not use a smart device for real time communication, information, and…
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We don't celebrate Christmas. My wife is Hindu and I'm a Deist. We're raising our kids with Hindu traditions but allowing them to find their own path. When our kids started school we made a pointed decision to teach them about Hindu traditions and customs to help give them a cultural identity. This is important…
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Celebrating my 47th today. Kids and Bhavna and I went to see Ender's Game and Thor: Dark Lord yesterday. Two back to back feature films. Bhavna made West Indian pelau and Shaan made West Indian “bakes” for dinner tonight. Published via Pressgram
Click To Read Full PostRainy Day
I had lunch with Chris Boraski last week. Over slices of pizza we chatted about work, entrepreneurship, kids, etc. It was nice. I've lived in Skillman for over twelve years and I still don't know too many techies who live in my neighborhood who I can hang out with during the day. Chris is the…
Click To Read Full PostWhy does the iPhone 5 seems boring?
Apple is not and will not make changes just for the sake of change. And while some may now be clamouring for this change, the paradox is that if Apple did make some big changes, many of the same people would bitch and moan about them. Apple is smart enough to know that in this…
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I took a day off from work last week and spent some time with my kids outdoors. I originally planned to go hiking in the Sourland Mountain Range but my daughter hurt her leg earlier in the week so we took a stroll along the Plainsboro side of Carnegie Lake instead. We headed out to…
Click To Read Full PostShared Mobile Data Plans: Who Benefits?
> After doing the math, it turns out that shared data plans are a good value only for a specific type of customer: A high-income family with several data-hungry devices and chatty kids who send lots of text messages. It seems like the carriers want to force customers back to using the “phone” and less…
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