Internet TV
Technology writer, Peter Svensson, wrote an interesting story called "Will video break the Internet?". From a technical point of view there are many factors to consider. If a large number of web "surfers" were using the Internet as their primary way to watch TV, there would be a problem. More capacity is clearly needed, especially […]
Open and Closed
The central theme at the IBM Open Source IT Analyst Conference in Stamford, Connecticut this week revolved around the word "open". The term is used with "open source" and also with "open standards" and there is often confusion about the meaning of the two terms. A standard is like a blueprint. An open standard is […]
The MooBella Demo
It was such an exciting week at Demo that it is hard to summarize. There are many reviews of the conference on the web and you can find some of them at Kaboodle (one of the companies that debuted at Demo). There were sixty-eight companies showing off their latest and greatest — the Demo site […]
Geocaching at Demo 2006
The weather in Phoenix is beautiful. Both before and after the First Round Capital investor luncheon, I was able to head up on the trails near the hotel and find a couple of geocaches. If you have time I would recommend finding In The Rough and Camelback Mountain View Cache. Some of the others close […]
The Singularity
I did it. I read The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology by Ray Kurzweil cover to cover. I have to admit that this was the most difficult book I have ever read. It is a bit hard to summarize but basically the singularity is how Ray describes the merger of biological humans and […]
