Back From The Other Side Of The Globe
The trip began with a flight from New York to Los Angeles and then on to Auckland, New Zealand. The eighteen hours of flight took us from 40° 45 minutes North latitude 73° 59 minutes West longitude (New York) to 36° 51 minutes South latitude 174° 46 minutes East longitude (Auckland, NZ) — nearly 9,000 […]
LinuxWorld – Boston
LinuxWorld in Boston this week reminded me of the Internet World of ten years ago. The show was buzzing with people and dozens of vendor booths. Nearly eight thousand attendees were there attending tutorials and pitches, testing what the vendors had to show and tell. When the attendance at a particular conference begins to wane […]
Demo@15
Of all the many conferences I attend each year, my favorite is Demo. Many conferences offer insight in various ways. All conferences offer a chance to network with friends and colleagues from the industry. Only Demo offers the chance to meet with the top couple of people from dozens of technology companies, see their product […]
The Temptations
Most of the entries in the Favorite Concerts page are classical music concerts, but last night at The Ridgefield Playhouse was another kind of "classical" music — The Temptations. The best word I can think of to describe the concert is "awesome". Otis Williams is the only living member of the original group and he […]
Hotel WiFi
WiFi continues to evolve rapidly. The standards are congealing, the access point hardware is becoming less expensive and more ubiquitous, and people are beginning to expect WiFi wherever they may be. More and more airports are providing WiFi, not just in the Admiral’s Club and Crown Room, but in the concourses and gate areas. (I […]
