WiFi — Update No. 5 (Illegal Parking)

I was driving in New York on Interstate 84 recently while using my cell phone. My headset (required by law in Westchester County) was uncomfortable and reception was marginal. It was an important discussion so I pulled onto the shoulder of the highway for the balance of the conversation. Suddenly, a State Trooper pulled up […]

Frequent Guest Programs

Hotel chains have made progress with integrating their systems since I first wrote about my frquent guest experience in Net Attitude — but they have a long way to go. Today I called Hilton Hotels to reserve a room for an upcoming wedding in the mid-west. I called rather than using the web site because […]

Marvelous Mozart Update

The story about the Marvelous Mozart Concert has been updated to include a review in the Danbury News-Times by Jim Pegolotti.

Conducting Update

A friend in Ridgefield took a few pictures during the rehearsal and at the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra concert where I was privileged to be conducting the first movement of Mozart’s 25th symphony. I am humbled by the experience — especially having watched a DVD of the Great Conductors. I pale to nothing in significance compared […]

Power Break With Vint

I first met Vint at an Internet Society meeting in Prague in June 1994. We have been friends and colleagues ever since. Vint is well known for many attributes but one not as well publicized is his incredible personal productivity. This is evidenced in many ways but perhaps the best is his skill at taking […]