Opera Happenings

There is a lot going on at Opera. I do not mean the Metropolitan Opera in New York, although there has been a lot going on there too (more than 200 performances this past season). I am referring instead to Opera Software ASA, the Norwegian software company. Opera’s vision is to deliver the best Internet […]

Books – 1Q 2004

There are millions of books for sale and thousands of new ones are published every week. The percentage of books that will reach the "Top 10" list rounds to zero. The marketing of books is more art than science and got an education with my own book. If I were doing it over again, I […]

Go Figure

The "Go Figure" series will report on things that don’t make sense to me. Perhaps a story that is unbelievable or incredible in some way. Demand for a product is down so the company raises prices or a person is cold so they turn down the thermostat. Sometimes there is more to the story than […]

Go Figure – Part 1

Ted Bridis at the Associated Press wrote a story last week called Executives Criticize the Tech Industry. The complaints by the Business Roundtable, a trade group for executives of 150 of America’s largest corporations, reflect frustration over the "expense and hassle of keeping their computer networks safe for consumers". The group says that attacks by […]

Haggis, anyone?

Over the years I have been very fortunate to be able to travel to many countries around the world to talk about "The Future of the Internet", but for some unexplainable reason, I had never been to Scotland — until this week. It was a wonderful experience for which I am thankful. The Royal Bank […]