It’s about bloody time I say. We were supposed to be flying a week ago, and everything is packed and all. All my buyers on eLance and oDesk have been notified that I would continue my work from Chicago, and they’re probably wondering “Not yet? When is this guy gonna leave?”!
Image Credit: Gerard Girbes
But that’s the way it is in large corporations. My wife works for the largest IT company in India, and like all other large organizations, they have bureaucracy. Mail from this fellow, permission from that guy, clearance from these people, approval from another bloke, howls of “I sent you the mail, but you haven’t……”. Thank God I don’t have to deal with all this!
One of my latest articles is how Robots will destroy our Economy. I think it’s very interesting to see how we’re going to be affected by artificial intelligence.
The thing I’m looking forward to most in the States is the purchase of a new Laptop. I still can’t understand how they’re three times more expensive in India than in the US. I mean I can get a great laptop from “Best Buy” for between $500-$700. The equivalent in India would be $1500 – $1800. So that’s my first action. I want something with an international warranty, and from what I’ve been told, only Dell and Apple offer that. Since Apple is out of my budget, I’m going for Dell. I’m going to buy a Dell Inspiron Laptop.
It’s at least twice as powerful as my desktop computer at home. And I’m a power user with Add ons and all. I try not to use the mouse and rely on keyboard shortcuts. I have some other pretty cool tricks and work practices too.
Anyway, let’s hope that the next post will be from my new Laptop in Chicago :D. I need to get an Internet Connection as soon as I reach. I’ll be staying in Schaumburg. Suggestions from anyone?
Thanks for using one of the photographs of my portfolio for your post.