Music

Originally written: December, 2000. Edited: October 1, 2003 I have been thinking for a long time about writing something about music. Other than my wife and family I can’t think of anything I love more than music. I like all kinds but Classical music is my favorite. If I have my choice I listen to […]

Lehigh University

Thanks to fellow Lehigh University alumus, Tom Healy, for telling me about a story in The Brown and White about my recent visit to the university. The story by Jennifer Iwinski, "Author, alumnus discusses Internet future", was very kind. Alumni involvement and support is so important. Without alumni support, tuition would be even higher! Giving […]

The Sharer

There was an excellent piece in the New York Times Magazine today called "The Sharer" written by David Diamond. He had a Q&A interchange with Linus Torvalds, the father of Linux. The final question he asked was about Linux being the nemesis of Microsoft. The answer from Linus will be a classic. "I just can’t […]

Youth at the Gate

At 10 am on July 24 Marcia Stepanek, CIO Insight Executive Editor convened a roundtable on "youth and the future of the workplace" at her office in Manhattan. I was in Singapore and it was 10 pm after a long day but I was delighted to be able to participate. The roundtable participants ranged in […]

Is Internet Telephony Reliable?

In spite of my enthusiasm for VoIP, I realize that it will take some time for it to become pervasive. Not decades — but not in the next twelve months either. I was experiencing some sluggish network performance on the home LAN today and decided to re-boot the router. This is something I don’t do […]