Long Distance – Part 7
The future of "long distance" is getting more clear each day. Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal carried two stories, that appeared as unrelated, but which I believe are actually part of the same overall picture. One was about number portability and the other about WiFi roaming. Number portability means that you can take your phone number […]
Auberge Maxime
Occasionally I share information about a book, play, concert, or restaurant that I experienced. These "favorites" are not really recommendations but rather a way of sharing information. One night recently I met a person at a business meeting and he told me that he had been in Alexandria, Virginia and had dinner at a Nuevo […]
Privacy and Trust (Series)
Privacy and Trust Privacy and Trust – Part 1 Privacy and Trust – Part 2 Privacy and Trust – Part 3 Privacy and Trust – Part 4 Privacy and Trust – Part 5 Privacy and Trust – Part 6 Privacy and Trust – Part 7 Privacy and Trust – Part 8 Privacy and Trust – […]
Technical Update
Thanks to Bob Ishida in Tokyo for finding a bad link in my latest story, “Long Distance – Part 6“. I am grateful for the feedback on content — and errors. For those who read the long distance story, you may have noticed the new menu on the left side of the page. This is […]
Long Distance – Part 6
There are many tumultous issues ahead for "long distance". Not the least of which is that the term "long" won’t mean anything. Hard to believe, but years ago, when the phone rang from Aunt Sally calling from thousands of miles away, the whole house would turn silent. "Quiet", people would say, "I am on long […]