And I was not disappointed.
Of course, one might call it an advertising of only the Microsoft products, but since the company has, indeed, accomplished so much, I believe they have ever right to boast.
Starting off the ten minute delay were the house-keeping activites during which we simply chattered away as usual, searching for familiar faces in a crowd of two hundred or so potential engineers. And then it began.
Not as exciting as going for a ride in Disney Land or anything, but if one really appreciates the internet and the grave details of its implementation and existence, then it was a treat to be-held !!
Windows Live! was something I had heard of, but I have long since stopped paying attention to my Hotmail account, wherein I get these updates. It was interesting, the newer ‘gadgets’ and the sitt to be release ‘Photosynth’.
After a few frantic calls to make sure that Mum and Dad were on the train to Delhi, I settled in to the more technical presentation of Internet Progamming.
Now, having created a website for school in the ninth grade itself, the fact that most of the audience had not heard of certain technical terms and other options available on a webpage was a startling revelation to me. The best part of this presentation was the synchronous functioning of the server with the user’s input.
The highlight of this event, though, was Windows Vista. Awesome is not an awesome enough word to describe the features on this OS. It’s outstanding what man can do with a pair of hands, a set of keys and a lot of convoluted things withing the cerebrum. I was wonder-struck by the simplicity and complexity of the features implemented. The presenter and the presentation deserved the plaudit they received. It was a worthwhile three hours.
Walking out of the auditorium, I realized that it was already seven forty-five and DAMN!! it was DARK !!
Picking up Grandpa from the office, bugging Mama for the pen-drive, insisting that I would not go for a movie at ten in the night, I drove Grandpa home through the over-populated streets of a wet-ish, helmet wearing Bangalore.
My first drive in the night, I shall proudly proclaim, and for those of you who might scoff at this accomplishment, might I also add, that driving in Bangalore, without some crazed three wheeler putting his right hand out, turning to the left, but making straight, and some nut in a four wheeler with yellow licence plates yelling animals or bad mouthing some other animal, is a feat very few have had success at, and I am one of them.
I drive fast, but careful. Not fastly careful, but carefully fast. Stopping at every signal and staying behind the yellow line, I am an ideal citizen and no one can point their finger at me for law-breaking, ’cause I never have and never want to.
Blessing people and permitting them a wonderfully long life, was another thing I did yesterday, besides arguing with my cousin that Chelsea was better than Manchester United with my uncle as a patient spectator, nodding to and agreeing with both of us when we demanded an answer from him.
The day was definitely not un-eventful.
And this, I humbly shall call, ‘Baby’s Day Out’ – for this baby is waiting for the arrival of her mommy !!!!
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