I am beginning to wonder if I have youth envy. Every day I read about this 20 something, that 30 something, or even that 40 something. No one write about that 50 or 60 something. In 2 1/2 years, I will be a 70 former something. I don’t really feel much different than I did when I was a “something” … Continue reading
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Intel enters the set top race again and again
For twenty years, Intel has tried to enter the set top box market. The company still does not have a strategy for success in my opinion. Continue reading
Facebook: Mixed feelings about Facebook and some views on the IPO.
Facebook is the latest in a line of mediocre technology companies that were at the right place at the right time. Continue reading
The twitter debates for President 2012
I am tired of the old debate formats on TV. I suggest that we have a twitter debate. Each candidate would be stationed on the stage in a sound proof class cage. The audience (any one in the USA) could send each candidate a tweet question. The candidates would then have one minute to reply. … Continue reading
My musical past and present
Playing piano and composing have played an important role in my life since I was fifteen years old. Now as I approach this quarter of my life (my wife won’t let me say “the last quarter of my life”), I feel the urgency to both have the experience of writing music and the need to leave something behind that others including my grandchildren might enjoy someday and have posted a link to a piece I am working on. Continue reading
If I was born in 1995 instead of 1945, would I be a billonaire?
Reading this article in Forbes about Nick D’Aloisio, the 16 year old created of Summly (a new search program for the iPhone and Android phones), I had to ask myself if I could be a teenage billionaire if I was born in 1995 instead of 40 years earlier in 1945. After all, I was only … Continue reading
I thought I was done writing about Jobs until I read Inside Apple
I thought I was done writing about Steve Jobs when I wrote this post but then I read Inside Apple by Adam Lashinsky (editor at large at Fortune Magazine). I finally understand why Apple was able to achieve so much. We all know of Jobs the visionary, Jobs the communicator and Jobs the bully. But … Continue reading
I don’t believe that Israel will attack Iran before the 2012 election. This is why
Dear readers, I have redone the blog post. It turns out that a draft copy was sent to all my subscribers which had even more grammar and spelling mistakes than normal. I apologize and ask you to read it again. Thanks. These are my views on a very complex situation. Iran is trying to provoke … Continue reading
Is God a Superhero
Karen Santorum, Rick Santorum’s Wife, Says “Campaign Is ‘God’s Will” I understand that some people believe in God or some other spiritual force. My relationship with God would be best described as “its complicated”. There is a lot we do not understand about the Universe and our own existence, such as “How did the Universe … Continue reading
Tales from Rotterdam or how I met a Princess and killed the Computer Division of Philips
How I killed Europe’s Largest Computer Company In 1973 I took a train to Appledorn,the Netherlands. The CEO of Philips asked me to give him my opinion about the viability of his company’s Computer Division. Philips at that time was one of the leading electronic companies in the world and extremely important in Holland where … Continue reading
Two Thirds Done 