Geocaching Update
As of this week there are 57,370 people who have accounts at geocaching.com. They have placed 550,474 caches around the world for others to enjoy finding. In the last 7 days, there have been 440,577 new log entries written by account holders describing their experiences at finding (or not finding) the caches. For me, there […]
Kindlized
The "e-book" — replacing the paper book with something electronic — is not a new idea. Project Gutenberg started in 1971 and now has a collection of 24,000 books which have been digitized. Digital books can be read on a PC and there are various software offerings that can enable you to read books on […]
IBM Happenings: February 2008
The month of February was another busy one at IBM. There was a slew of announcements in hardware, software, services, acquisitions, and strategic alliances. The announcements made by the company during the month are below, and the complete Index of IBM Happenings (by year and month) is here. One announcement that I found particularly interesting […]
South Africa 2008
South Africa 2008 (February 16 – March 1) – This was my first trip to South Africa. I had been to Cairo, Egypt in the northern part of the country and had seen the pyramids a few years ago. The southern part of the African continent is equally rich in culture. Both countries have major […]
South Africa 2008 – Giving Back
The trip to South Africa was very rewarding from business, educational, and recreational points of view. I feel extremely fortunate to have been able to make the trip. The hotels, wine farms, and bushveld animal sightings were stunning but so too was the poverty. It was very sad to see how so many people have […]