Hiking Update

Yesterday resulted in a new entry in the hiking log. We got in two short hikes before the rain starting pouring — both were in Promised Land State Park, Greentown, Pennsylvania. It was a flat mile around Conservation Island and then a very interesting hike on Little Falls Trail along the Wallenpaupack Creek.

Promotional Purposes

I have written several times in the gadgets section about the virtues of ExxonMobil’s Speedpass. I was one of the earliest users and continue to find it a time-saver. Unfortunately, today I saw the dark side of SpeedPass. The last few times I have attempted to use it, both with my car and motorcycles, it […]

R2D2 – WiFi – 1xRTT

WiFi is such a clean and user-friendly name. WiFi stands for “wireless fidelity” and it is based on a standard called 802.11 — but who cares? It is becoming a household name, more and more available, and extremely useful. The information technology and telecommunications industries often get enamored with the technical name or the name […]

A Knovel Ride

The motorcycle ride up Interstate 81 through Pennsylvania and on to Binghamton, New York was delightful although I did not expect to be using Widder electric gloves and vest in June. The ride to Norwich, New York later in the day was much warmer. More on the motorcycle rides (and rain) later. The purpose of […]

The Future Of The Internet

Writing papers is always fun and I was privileged that the Design Management Institute asked me to write one for their Design Management Journal. The DMI Journal is “devoted to articles and case studies exploring how design – in products, communication, and environments – is an essential resource, a component of every organization that can […]