Ludvig Van Beethoven
Ingrid Schwaegermann has developed a great web site about Ludwig Van Beethoven. It is quite comprehensive with a biography section, a picture gallery, musician’s comments and stories about Beethoven’s works. The site is available in English and German. Speaking of Beethoven, my friend and maestro Sidney Rothstein told me about an interesting technology deployment involving […]
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 […]