Five Days?
I have written a number of stories in patrickWeb about web services, a set of standards that allow for web sites to send messages to each other. If you have any doubts about whether this is needed, consider the following. I went to American Express’s MemberMiles site to move some miles to Continental Airlines. The […]
Weekends On Demand
On Demand is a really important concept for institutions of all kinds — businesses, hospitals, universities, and governments. With more people connected more often in more places with more devices, their expectations are growing by the day. On Demand simply means to make the data and processes available to all constituencies (for which they are […]
Information Technology — a high level view
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Take A Number And Have A Seat
A trailer for towing motorcycles to and fro always seemed like a good idea to me. Getting the trailer was the easy part. Registering it at the Department of Motor Vehicles in Connecticut was the hard part. First I rode to Danbury — a half hour ride. Then I stood in line for ten minutes to get a […]
Working For $1 Per Hour
eBay is a great place. Over the last few years I have sold things from my basement for amazing amounts. As they say, what is one man’s junk is another man’s treasure. It doesn’t always work as expected though. My wife bought a chandellier for a certain room but after installation decided she wanted to […]
