Technology has been, and always will be, my one true passion professionally.
I like to consider myself a tech fan. That doesn't mean I'm a tech whiz, by any means.
I've been fascinated with technology since I was a boy banging around on my father's adding machine. Back then I'd type in an equation, the device made some cool noises, and out came my answer. I was hooked.
I found the Internet really fascinating.
Technological things, that Germans and Japanese would get real excited about.
Like lycanthropy, the nerd gene can skip a generation. My maternal grandfather was a technophile.
It was a black and white only computer at the time, but it kept me fascinated.
When I graduated high school, nearly a half-million people subscribed to 'Popular Electronics' magazine. Soldering up some radio or hi-fi amplifier on the basement workbench was not just a personal passion - a lot of young people were doing the same. The magazine expired in 1999 for lack of interest.
I was always fascinated by engineering. Maybe it was an attempt maybe to get my father's respect or interest, or maybe it was just a genetic love of technology, but I was always trying to build things.
Definitely, I think I fulfill a very funny Indian stereotype because I love technology. It's something I've always been interested in.
