The Challenges of Security
We all want good security as we travel and after 9/11 most of us would agree that security is better than ever. I have said many times, as have others, that the inconveniences of security checks is a minor price to pay for the increase in security that we feel. At this stage I would […]
The Book Tour – Canada to Connecticut and the Airwaves
We arrived in Calgary on Sunday and rented a car to drive to Banff which is about 80 miles west. It is a beautiful ride through the Canadian Rocky Mountains. We stayed overnight at the Banff Springs Hotel and on Monday took a ride further west to Lake Louise. It is absolutely beautiful country. A […]
Taiwanese words I learned
Shieh – Shieh: Thank you Gwang – Hwa: A shopping area that has a lot of electronics Tzai Chien: Bye bye Nie how: how are you? Gei Wuo Shau-Lung-Bao: give me dumpling La – Der: Spicy
A Universally Connected World… everything and everybody (1997)
Reflection – written July 20, 1997 This is a view of the future from one fellow traveler of the planet. It has to do with a universally connected world which I believe is emerging at a breakneck pace. This is not a new thought but I may have a new twist on it, especially when […]
My first trip through the chunnel
I attended a meeting of the Global Internet Project in London on April 7, 1997. From London, I went to an IBM CEO Conference in Paris. This presented a great opportunity to travel through the chunnel using the Eurostar (you can find other pictures in my photo gallery). Seemed to fit in with my interest in gadgets! The first […]
