Discover the visionary behind Big Blue

I am at PC Forum sitting next to Kevin Maney from USA Today. Kevin has a new book coming out next month called “The Maverick And His Machine“. The book is a biography of Thomas Watson, Sr. and explores what was behind the making of IBM. It is being promoted as a way to “discover […]

PC Forum

I am just now back in the country and will get to Scottsdale for PC Forum later this afternoon. PC Forum is an important conference — great way to stay in touch with many friends in the industry and stay abreast of the latest thinking by many industry leaders. I’ll have more to say about […]

Smart Mobs

Smart Mobs by Howard Rheingold is a really good book — just added it to my books list. Howard did a wonderful job of painting a vision for the future based on what is happening with WiFi and other disruptive technologies. He interviewed many visionaries and practitioners and then incorporated their thoughts into the book […]

Saving Time At aa.com

I went to aa.com last night to check in and print out a boarding pass for a flight I am taking this morning. This offered the potential for non-trivial time saving. It took 45 minutes on the phone with the help desk to get it done! The travel agent had entered INF somewhere in the […]

Vortex

VORTEX 2003: The New Leaders is coming up May 18-20 at The Ritz-Carlton in Laguna Niguel Dana Point, California. I find conferences like this to be an excellent chance to connect with the people, markets, and technologies that are leading the next wave of growth in the information technology industry. Over the years I have […]