You never know where the future might take you. Tomorrow is going to be different from today as today was different from the day before. Even in “Groundhog Day” the same day was different every time. They say that you…
Free software. What does it mean? Does it have any costs? Is it possible to have software that really costs nothing? These are all questions that this post will address. Citrix has its own class of free software that can…
Yesterday I mentioned an article by Marshall Goldsmith that I really enjoyed. It’s called “The Best Advice I Ever Received” and it is about advice that he received as a Ph.D. student from his mentor Dr. Fred Case. It is…
At what point does something that we used to treasure become trash? When is it time to let go of that which we used to need? How fast is something supposed to die and when do we stop caring about…
Recently, I received an interesting email from my friend Kathy that referred to the issue of kissing up. Actually the article calls it “sucking up”. I’m sure there are plenty of other names for it. The article mentioned is called…
Is it compatible? Does X run on Y? What level are you running? Sound familiar? In the computer industry, it is difficult to find acceptance of a new platform unless it is somehow compatible with another platform. There are a…
When the IBM PC was released in 1981, it began a revolution for the business world. The days of the old fashioned office automation were about to be transitioned overnight. Even though Apple had been released for at least four…
Isn’t it great when things just work? I wish I could claim that everything I’ve ever used on a computer worked great. Obviously this is not the case. I often think of what happened to the original consumers of many…
I’ll start this post by admitting that I am not an expert in virtual reality. Does it count that I have watched the Matrix? And by the way, what is the matrix? I confess that I’m a fan of the…
I’ve been reading “Emergence” by Steven Johnson and have really enjoyed the new ideas that he has unraveled. Every once in a while you find a book that is refreshing to read. Strangely, not only is it entertaining but it…
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