Will Our Media Wear Out?
This was written in October, 1998 but working on my photo gallery reminded me of it. Ever think about media wearing out? I was cleaning out the basement the other day and I came across a box of 5.25″ diskettes. Lots of them. They date back to 1979 when I had a Radio Shack TRS-80 […]
Photo Gallery Updated and Will Our Media Wear Out?
The Photo Gallery started out as part of ibm.com in 1995. Having a photo gallery is commonplace today but back in 1995 it was somewhat unique. Sharing pictures with my family, friends and colleagues from around the world has always been rewarding. The original gallery was fairly crude but then Dipen Mehta, of the IBM […]
Telephone Photography
The trip from Agenda 2003 in Phoenix to Paris for the IBM CIO conference was fifteen hours door to door. I can’t say it was a fun trip but thankfully it was uneventful. The conference was actually at Disneyland Paris which is in Marne La Vallee, an interesting place unto itself (with a really neat […]
WiFi And Cellular Coming Together?
Will cellular merge with Wi-Fi? Seems likely to me. The 1,400 public hot spot locations are expected to grow to about 42,000 by 2006. This growth presents the opportunity to create a national wireless network that could provide both voice and Internet connectivity using WiFi standards and a plethora of new WiFi technology for routing, […]
WiFi Extending Its Reach
After enjoying the use of high speed Internet connectivity at the Admiral’s Club, Starbucks, or maybe the local Subway sandwich shop, it is very easy to get spoiled. The more often we find connectivity, the more we expect it at other places. Fortunately, innovation is alive and well in the WiFi space. Two recent developments […]
