Yesterday, my wife and I were talking from Sonoma to friends of ours, a couple in NYC. We were using ichat on my wife’s Mac. Their kids, four and two came in and started talking with us. Of course we could also all see each other via the cameras on each computer. The kids were … Continue reading
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You know you are old when you are older than your parents
A few days ago, I installed the latest version of Family Tree Maker. Those of you that visit my blog frequently (are there any of you?), know that I have been working on my family history for the last few years. Well the new software has a new interface which I was exploring. It showed … Continue reading
One computer down, seven more to go
When I was a young teen (in reality because I am still a young teen in my mind), the number of keys you had said something about your status. Because of that, we kids wore big key chains with all kinds of keys. I think for many of us and certainly for me, the keys … Continue reading
You know you are old when your greatest contribution to the future is documenting the past
While I am still very much interested in the future, I have come to realize that I know a lot more about the past particularly with respect to technology. After all I was working with computer before most of the people that use them were born. For the last few years I have been working … Continue reading
How Hillary got my vote
I went to bed a Obama supporter and woke up committed to Hillary. What happened? Well I had a dream in which I and a couple of friends were sitting together with Hillary. One of my friends asked her how she found enough time to read books. She picked up a book and started talking … Continue reading
The Crash of ’87
Kevin Maney who use to be at USA Today and is now at Portfolio wrote a column on some of the changes that we have experienced in the last twenty years (since the stock market crash of 1987). Those of you (there may be one or two) that read my blog regularly know that I … Continue reading
Fourty four years ago, I went to jail for the first time
Forty four years ago I went to jail for the first time. I was arrested at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco as part of a Civil Rights demonstration. It is funny to think that the last time I was at the Palace Hotel it was for a Web 2.0 conference. I doubt that many … Continue reading
You know you are old when
You know you are getting old when an attractive woman sits down next you in first class and says “it is going to be a long flight since I forgot to bring a book” and you look at her, smile and hand her a book to read. That just happened to me. But it made … Continue reading
Facebook for Seniors
A good friend of mine who is one of the few people I hang with that is actually older than I am (and maybe even younger in heart) asked me about my attraction to Facebook. He wondered what it was about Facebook that a 70 year old (his age) could enjoy. First of all, I … Continue reading
Happy Birthday CD
Twenty five years ago, the CD was born and the digital world of consumer media was born. Wow so much has happened since then. And the poor CD has seen better days. Happy birthday CD! Continue reading
Two Thirds Done 