IBM Happenings: November 2006
The month of November at IBM was filled with a slew of announcements in hardware, software, services, acquisitions, and corporate initiatives. I was particularly pleased to see IBM put it’s money where it’s mouth is with respect to innovation. The company announced it’s intention to invest $100 million in innovation ideas that were generated by […]
Spam Arrest – part 2
Hormel Foods Corporation loves Spam. They say their SPAM Luncheon Meat is "the one in good taste". For the rest of us spam is something quite different and anything but in good taste. There have been quite a few stories about spam here on patrickWeb. Early in the debate — years ago — I took […]
How To Become A Fonero
When my La Fonera was registered, I became member number 95,495 of the FON Community. This could be the start of something really big. Perhaps a revolution. Fon wants WiFi to be available everywhere and they are doing a lot to make it happen. The idea is that FON members (foneros) share their wireless Internet […]
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 […]