Knovel Interview
Prior to the Special Libraries Association convention at the Washington Convention Center in June there was an interview arranged by Knovel Corporation. The video, which you can view below, was used on displays around the convention center and then made it’s way to the Knovel Blog. The conference closed with a panel which was moderated […]
The Classical String Quartet
The first story about music here in patrickWeb was called "Running with Mozart" and it was published on August 17, 1997. There are quite a few other music related stories since. Some are about concerts, some about my conducting experiences, and many about the digital music. Most of us think of MP3 or iPods when […]
Paper Thin
Three of America’s great business magazines have been around for a long time — Forbes since 1917, BusinessWeek since 1929, and Fortune since 1930. I started reading them in 1967 when I completed engineering school and joined IBM. I stopped reading Forbes and Fortune regularly some years ago but have remained faithful to BusinessWeek for […]
Comcasted – Part 2
There have been a number of stories here about service problems with Comcast. The company unfortunately gets a lot of criticism and I must say it is mostly well deserved. The latest concern is that Comcast is getting very aggressive with email marketing campaigns — most recently an invitation to participate in their sweepstakes. It […]
Kindle 2 Update
And now we have the Kindle 2, the next generation wireless reading device. I am really pleased with so far. At just over 1/3 inch and 10.2 ounces, the new device is very sleek — as thin as a typical magazine and lighter than a paperback. It is not radically different than the original Kindle […]
