Big Apple Happenings: April 2009

Most of the content at patrickWeb is related to technology but there are also stories about hiking, motorcycles, music and other topics. One of the subtle but important things about blogs is the ability to archive things — corporate press releases, progress on a project or healthcare related matter, and even personal trips or events. […]

IBM Happenings: March 2009

The month of March was a busy one at IBM with a flurry of announcements in hardware, software, services, acquisitions, and strategic alliances. The complete index of IBM Happenings (by year and month) is here. One of the major focus areas for IBM in 2009 will continue to be related to a “smarter planet“. See […]

Promised Land

The weather for a hike in the Delaware State Forest near Promised Land, Pennsylvania was perfect — not too hot and not too cold. Promised Land State Park is in the Pocono Plateau, 1,800 feet above sea level and is about is 3,000 acres in size, surrounded by more than 12,000 acres of state forests. […]

Bob, John, Jim

Bob, John, or Jim There are 2 images of Bob below, 1 of Jim, and 2 of John – try to guess the sequence.Click on a thumbnail image if you need help. Click to enlarge Click to enlarge Click to enlarge Click to enlarge Click to enlarge PDFs of the images: (in an alternate order […]

Credit Cards

There are approximately 1,500,000,000 credit cards in the United States — an average of five cards for every man, woman, and child. I have always thought it would be great to have just one. If I could have just one it would be the American Express platinum card. The fee is quite high but my […]