The Long and Winding Road
The day was made for geocaching and Shohola Creek was made for geocaching. The creek is part of the Shohola Falls Wildlllfe Management Area in the Pocono Mountain area of Northeastern Pennsylvania. It encompasses 11,772 acres of forest which is maraged for the benefit of wlldlife and public recreation. The geocache, labeled "The Long and […]
Virtualization A La Shyam
Recently I wrote a short story about "virtualization". Feedback was that it made a really complicated subject a bit simpler to understand. One reader, Shyam Verma, a software specialist from South Carolina, offered a reflection about the subject that I thought it was relevant and well expressed. He put virtualization in a very broad context […]
On Demand – Unless Past Noon
The FedEx driver stopped by this morning and dropped off a package. We had a nice chat about the weather, the roads, and motorcycles. The Express envelope that was delivered contained an Express envelope for some materials I had to return to the Washington Speakers Bureau. The driver told me he would be passing back […]
IBM Happenings: August 2004
There were a lot of announcements from IBM this month. Some of the headlines may be of interest. I am particularly interested in the Mayo Clinic/IBM medical happenings. They are so important to the future of healthcare. This is something to keep your eye on. The complete index of IBM Happenings by year and month […]
Opt In – Opt Out
This morning I received the following SMS text message on my mobile phone: AT&T Wireless: $25K sweeps, reply YES to enter! NO PURCH REQ. Odds dep on # entries. Ends 9/30. [email protected]/usa 2 stop msgs go2 attwireless.com/privacy Personally, I found the unwanted message highly unprofessional. The message made it very simple to enter the "sweeps" […]
