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 […]
Operating Systems
A friend of mine at IBM asked my opinion about something Jonathan Schwartz, of Sun Microsystems, had to say about "operating systems". After reading his blog, I developed two opinions — one about what he said and the other about how he said it. First of all, what is an operating system? Some readers know […]
Trike Weather
The winter has been a cold one but today was unusually mild. The temperature reached fifty degrees today and I could not resist heading out for a trike ride. If I had thought about the melting snow on the roads and the likely splashing of mud and salty water I would not have taken the […]
IBM Happenings: January 2005
Based on the positive feedback about the "IBM Happenings", I will continue to post them during 2005. January started out with some interesting news and it looks like it will be another very busy year for the company.Here are the IBM announcements for January. The complete Index of IBM Happenings (by year and month) is […]
