Genesys XXI – Continued
The 21st Annual Genesys Partners Venture Dinner at the Union League Club in New York on March 27, 2015 included more than 100 invited venture capitalists, investors, journalists, entrepreneurs, and industry executives. Jim Kollegger, CEO of Genesys Partners and host of the dinner asks me each year to offer my view of the status of the Internet and health care. […]
Net Neutrality
A number of my friends have asked what I thought of the FCC voting for Net Neutrality. Many people interpret the move to regulate the Internet as a sign of government controls, more regulation, and even stifling innovation. I do not see it that way at all. I am not in favor of more government […]
Genesys XXI – Coming Soon
The 21st Annual Genesys Partners Venture Dinner — Genesys XXI– will take place on Monday, January 26, at the Union League Club in New York. As always, Jim Kollegger — CEO of Genesys Partners and one of the pioneers of the information industry — will be master of ceremonies. I will give a short speech after dinner. […]
2014’s Worst Passwords
SplashData compiled a list of the worst passwords of 2014 that is instructive. The company analyzed more than three million passwords that had been stolen and then posted on the web. The reason they are called “worst” is because they are the least secure. If you ever wondered how a friend’s email account at AOL […]
Password Hell
I had put off the task long enough — it was time to clean up my passwords. I began using the Internet in the early 1990s and started to accumulate web logins and passwords. The first site I recall using was Weather Underground, which went live in 1993. As of August 2014, when I embarked on my […]
