Linux on the Desktop – Part 1

The introduction of the new version of Microsoft Office has me thinking a lot about Linux for my desktop. Microsoft has performed many technical fetes in their software. Many of the features in Windows XP and Office are impressive and many are even intuitive and easy to use. However, many features are not intuitive or […]

Do You Remember When?

It doesn’t seem possible, but this weekend marked the fortieth reunion for the Class of 1963 of Salem High School in Salem, New Jersey. It was really nice to see my former classmates and renew fond memories of our shared past. Salem is a rural area of southern New Jersey and the high school is […]

Nothing Cold about Internet Connectivity In Iceland

Reykjavik, Iceland may soon become the first city in which every home is connected to the Internet with fiber optic cable. While many in the world still have analog dial-up connections or no connections, Reykjavik is about to take a quantum leap. According to Gudjon Mar Gudjonsson, a consultant in the broadband industry who lives […]

What Goes Around, Comes Around

"What Goes Around, Comes Around" is an old saying. Blogging is making it more real than ever. On August 15 I published a short story about ENUM. A week or so ago, Ali Farshchian at CircleID wrote and asked if I would mind if they were to republish the story. I was happy to share […]

Who Knows Who Knows

I have been fortunate over the years to have spent a lot of time with journalists. I consider them colleagues and have been able to maintain contact during my "e-tirement". Journalists are very focused on the issues and talking with them keeps me on my toes! They ask tough questions that really make me think. […]