Expectations Expanding by the Day – Power to the People
Reflection – written October 28, 1999 The Internet is causing a massive transfer of power from institutions (companies, universities, governments) to people. Not in the sense of anarchy but rather in the sense that people can express their choices and wield their economic votes with a simple click of a mouse or cell phone button. […]
Internet Security – the glass is half full not half empty
Reflection – written October 21 , 1999 We hear so many negative questions about Internet security. Is it strong enough? What will happen to my credit card number? What about hackers? Will I lose my privacy? The list goes on. Yet, the more important question may be “How will security on the Internet become the […]
Running With Mozart
While on vacation during August (1997) I was out for a run one day. It was a lazy three mile jog and the heat and humidity were not pleasant. I was carrying a Sony SRF-M70 FM/AM Walkman Sports radio. Normally, reception in the mountains where I run on vacation is not very good, but I […]
Worms and Potato Chips
Reflection – written , July 31, 1999 NOTE – see updated version from May 28, 2008 Packaging is one of those things that most of us probably don’t think about a lot. That set of plastic, glass, paper, Styrofoam, cardboard, and polywhatever that contains and protects things we buy. I think of packaging in two […]
A healthy selection of top health sites
Health Sites Here is a great list of Health sites that appeared in USA Today in a special report. Adam (www.adam.com) AMA Health Insight(www.ama-assn.org/ama) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (www.cdc.gov) Drug Infonet (www.druginfonet.com) Hardin Meta Directory (www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/) HealthAnswers.com (healthanswers.com) Health Central (healthcentral.com) Healthfinder (healthfinder.gov) InteliHealth (intelihealth.com) Mayo Clinic Health Oasis (www.mayoclinic.com/) MedHelp International (www.medhelp.org) […]