Personal Healthcare Data
Seems like healthcare issues are being discussed in the media everyday. The bad news is that there are medical errors and runaway costs that are becoming painfully more obvious. The good news is that hospital management is working very hard to improve their systems, community doctors are beginning to invest in more automated systems, and […]
Blue Brain
The human brain is one of the many marvelous parts of humans. It has been quite interesting over the last few years to read books and hear lectures on the subject. (See references in patrickWeb). The complexity of the brain can appear overwhelming but Big Blue is trying to make it understandable by working with […]
The Future of Advertising
The title may sound presumptuous since I am not an advertising expert. However, from a consumer point of view, I suspect my views may be shared by many of my friends, colleagues, and readers. Let’s start with television and then consider the web. There are very big differences. The convergence of the PC and TV […]
Musical Gala
It was a very special privilege to attend the 14,326th concert of The New York Philharmonic last night at the Zoellner Arts Center at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The gala was to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Zoellner Center. It was a special evening in many respects. The gala tent where 420 people […]
IBM Happenings: September 2006
The month of September at IBM was filled with a slew of announcements in hardware, software, services, acquisitions, and corporate initiatives. I am particularly excited about IBM’s plans to build Cell Broadband Engine supercomputer. The revolutionary supercomputer, capable of a peak performance of over 1.6 petaflops, will be installed at the Department of Energy’s Los […]