Oslo via Stockholm

The best way to Oslo is a direct flight from Newark on one of Continental’s new Boeing 767‘s but on this particular trip it was not available. The Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) Airbus 330 followed the instrument landing system approach into Stockholm early Tuesday morning with just 500 feet visibility and only a three-hundred foot ceiling. […]

The Proxy

According to the wiktionary, a "proxy" is an agent or substitute authorized to act for another person. You can find many variations on this theme in the wikipedia. If you belong to a club or association that is having a vote on something at a meeting which you are not able to attend, you can […]

Book Update: 3Q2006

So many great books, so little time! I read a number of blogs like most of us, but it is still fun to sit back and read a hard-cover book. Every once in a while I post a list of books I have been reading. They all have reviews at Amazon that are much better […]

Back To DACS – 2006

On December 5th, the Danbury Area Computer Society will hold it’s monthly meeting and it will be my honor to give a talk (at 8PM) about The Future of the Internet. (This will be the fifteenth year in a row that I have done this). The meeting will be open to the public and will […]

The EMR

Last week’s story about healthcare got some reactions. At a high level there is both concern for privacy and on the other hand hope that paperwork, healthcare costs, and medical errors can be reduced. It is no slam-dunk for sure, especially in the short run. Most people agree that electronic medical records are a key […]