What's in your pocket?
Three things. One, Sony Erricson P900 "� keeps me organised and connected with the ordinary world. Two, an iPod that keeps me connected with the extraordinary world "� I listen to audio books when stuck in traffic. And, finally, a Sheaffer fountain pen and a moleskin notebook ( I still think and draft best with a good fountain pen on a hand-stitched leather-bound journal).
First crush?
'Layout', a programming language that just needed you to visualise and drop flowchart boxes. The code was written in three languages in the background. Bad marketing killed it.
Latest squeeze?
A combination actually, of an iPod (purely coincidental, as I came across it first. Personally, I think the iRiver is better) and audible.com. The latter is a website that allows me to download books in audio form.
What makes you mad?
The incredibly long time it takes for Windows to start; the fact that humankind has managed to clone the DNA but not yet standardised a printer driver; and the number of times cell connectivity drops. But then, I am an impatient man.
What would you most love to see?
Freeware, hardware that you can download. That would be incredible wouldn't it? Well, downloading may be a bit too much but I think we are getting there. For instance, mobile phones are being given away free along with pay as you go talk plans.
Your biggest tech disaster?
Crashing hard disks and that too twice. And always before presentations. First time taught me to carry a color printout of the presentation. Second time, it crashed.
The audience was too big for one printout to be seen. So I learnt to give the presentation without a powerpoint. This has worked best ever since.
If money was no object?
Martin Logan electrostatic stereo system. OK, I'm cheating a bit here. I pretend to be an audiophile so if there was a way I could hawk all my electronics to possess a true blue high-fidelity system, that would be it.
PC or MAC?
PC. That's what I have always used.
Linux or Windows?
Windows. I think the first Linux version "� which replicates what Windows calls its icons and places them where we find them in Windows "� that will be a runaway success.
Google or not?
Always. Each and every time.
How wrong have you been?
About 90 per cent of the time.
