My book is now available for pre-order but only for ebooks at this moment. If you enjoy my blog then I think you will really appreciate my book. If you plan to read the ebook, I would great if you would pre-order now. This will help me a lot. If you want paperback or hardback, … Continue reading
Latest Entries
Andy Grove Demonstrates early Cable Modem as well as ProShare -PC Expo 94
In conducting extensive research for my book, The Flight of a Wild Duck, I recently came across a video of Andy Grove doing the Keynote at PC Expose in 1994. The title of the his speech was “The Ubiquitous PC.” This was at a time that most thought that it would be the TV and … Continue reading
My book is finished
My book is finished after three years of effort. I was pretty sure if it were not for being locked unable to travel for 20 months, I would not have gotten it done. So much work! It is like building a house for the first time. You have no idea what you are undertaking. The … Continue reading
Will Australia and New Zealand ever open their borders?
As readers of this blog will know, my wife and I live in Tel Aviv, although we have a home in Sonoma, California, that we usually visit in the summer months. Because of Covid, we have not been there since 2019. Israel is pretty much done with the virus due to a very aggressive vaccination … Continue reading
Can my book appeal to women?
I am working with an excellent company called Girl Friday Productions (GRP) to assist me in self publishing my book, The Flight of a Wild Duck. I decided not to get an agent and find a publisher but take responsibility for the publishing it myself. The advent of services like Kindle Direct Publishing have distributed … Continue reading
I just got a peek at the future and it is a bit scary
I just got a peek at the future and it is a bit scary Recently, I have been talking with the CEO of a very interesting Israeli start up. His company has developed a way of getting vital signs just using the camera from a smartphone. Right now they can get heart rate, blood oxygen, … Continue reading
My book is in editing
For the last three years, I have been writing a book. It is called, The Flight of a Wild Duck, an improbable journey through life and technology. It is a combination of stories, history and lessons and focused primarily on the period of 1966 to 2002. During this time, I have neglected this blog. Writing … Continue reading
Marketing or Engineering: Decmate
In doing some research for my book, The Flight of a Wild Duck which will be published in September, I ran across a poster that Ken Olsen had commissioned. I had been looking for it for many years. A few months after joining Digital Equipment in the summer of 1979, I was promoted to Senior … Continue reading
Some more thoughts on the virus and the vaccines.
Deciding to stay in Israel When the virus started to spread, we were on vacation in Bangkok. We came back to our home in Tel Aviv on Feb. 9th. On Feb 12, the flights from Asia were stopped and those returning had to go into 14 days quarantine. While we were not required to do … Continue reading
Goodbye Michael Johnson, you were one of a kind
This has been a year of lost. Four of my friends and former colleagues have died, way before their time. A remarkable man left us last Sunday. My friend, Michael Johnson, died at his home in South Africa. I attended a memorial Tuesday evening on Zoom. I think there were 20 or more attendees, friends … Continue reading
Two Thirds Done 