Conferences

On Saturday I will be heading to Singapore to participate in the IBM Forum 2003. IBM has invited strategic business decision makers and operational decision makers such as the CIO and IT managers. Being on-line is critical but being in-person at conferences is important too. In 1992 I went to the Agenda conference for the […]

IBM Earnings – 2Q/2003

I don’t normally post IBM news reports, but the current earnings report got me thinking about the information technology industry more broadly so I decided to share my simple observation. In my travels to conferences around the world I have heard people say that spending for information technology is not growing, or is flat, or […]

Extreme Blue

I got ready last night – set the Garmin StreetPilot GPS to point to 1 Rogers Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts and topped off the Harley gas tank. The ride began at 6:30 AM and was met with heavy fog along Route 7 and on Interstate 84, but as the morning unfolded, things cleared up and […]

Moving to Movable (Type)

This was my week to make the conversion to using Movable Type for my weblog. My motivation to make the switch was not in any way a dissatisfaction with Radio Userland. I have been using Radio for a long time and it has served me well. Dave Winer deserves a great deal of credit for […]

Cable Distribution

Today was the day to get some home automation projects wrapped up. There is a lot to write about on the subject of home automation, but that will be for another day. This story is about the impact of the Internet on manufacturing and distribution. Completion of the home automation project required a very special […]