Author: Jimmy Grewal

It’s time for a change. With the end of development of Mac Internet Explorer, I will be leaving Microsoft and moving on to pursue other interests back in Dubai. Though I’ll miss working with my good friends in the Mac Business Unit, I’m also ready to try something new. I’ll post more about my future plans later this summer.
In the mean time, if anyone is interested in buying a 2002 Mercedes-Benz G500, let me know. 🙂

I’ve reorganized my online photo album so that there is a seperate section of pictures of me and others driving off-rooad. I’ve also added new pictures from my trip this past weekend to Hollister Hills with some Land Rover owners. Click the picture to the right to view pictures from this trip. Hollister is about an hour drive south of Palo Alto.

I’m in Dubai this week visiting my parents. I’ll be here until May 27th eating some home cooked meals, playing a little xbox with “da boys” and enjoying the amazing (hot) weather. Weather forecast from CNN.com.

I now have a Microsoft Smartphone 2002 device. It’s a Compal AR11 and is replacing my SonyEricsson T68i. So far it’s working great and is very useful since it can remotely sync with the Exchange servers at Microsoft anywhere in the world via GPRS. It has improved my productivity and helped me remember meetings that I would normally have forgotten.
I have two complaints:

• Battery life isn’t great. It needs to be charged every night or it will die.
• Lacks built-in Bluetooth support

One intesting note is that Compal builds the new 17″ PowerBook G4 for Apple.
This particular model will be sold by Everlink Wireless in the US and possibly by T-Mobile as well.

Apple introduced their new music download service along with updated iPods and a new version of iTunes. Well, there goes another $399.
Of course, I’ll have to get the new Belkin iPod Auto Adapter.

Call to reassess earthquake risk in the UAE. Scientists have urged the need to re-examine earthquake hazards and estimate risks to the population and economy in the UAE. Although an earthquake hazard has not been an issue in the UAE until recently, there are now at least three reasons to address the threat, they warned. [Gulf News]

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BBC: “An Indian wedding party has been quarantined after the bride tested positive for the Sars virus.” Ouch! [Scripting News]

Mobility mania drives Bluetooth. The short-range radio technology known as Bluetooth is steadily gathering fans. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

HP’s new iPaq set to be unveiled in late May. Xscale-based device to have at least 64MB of SDRAM, 32MB of ROM [InfoWorld: Top News]