Check wikipedia for an interesting history of Citizen Band radio. It was an amazing phenomenon in which consumers chatted with each other. Even “chat rooms” developed. But it was not the CB radio but the cellular phone that survived and transformed all our lives (about a billion cell phones are sold a year). Now a … Continue reading
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War on Cancer: Mission Not Accomplished
On January 3, 2006 Garry Betty, the CEO of Earthlink died from adrenal cortical cancer at the age of 49, this announcement hit me hard as does every announcement of the death of someone in the prime of their life from cancer. It was in the state of the union speech of Richard Nixon that … Continue reading
The End of the PC Era
We are entering the fourth era of computing. The fist was the main frame lead by IBM; the second was the mini computer lead by Digital Equipment (where I worked) and the third was the PC which was lead by the combination of Microsoft and Intel. I am afraid the run Intel and Microsoft had … Continue reading
The notebook computer is the new RV
My wife and I travel about three months a year. We are members of Exclusive Resorts which is company controlled by Steve Case former CEO of AOL. My main reason for joining was to sunny places to go to in the winter where I could be assured of comfort and connectivity. There are added benefits … Continue reading
Work those brains
An other important article about brain health can found on the New York Times here. I have two interests here: 1) making sure that I along with every other person that ages, can maintain our brain function and 2) it is major business opportunity. I am an advisor and small investor in Posit Science (www.positscience.com) … Continue reading
Silicon Valley Values
There is an interesting article in the San Jose Mercury here. I contrasts the low level of charitable giving in the Valley compared to the LA area. The Valley was second to last while LA was first. For those of us who are active in charitable organization and who have tried to raise money in … Continue reading
Use it or loose it.
More proof that the brain is like a muscle and can be strenthen at any time. See the article below from the New York Times. There is also good coverage of this on the Washington Post here. December 26, 2006 Editorial Exercise for Your Aging Brain If you’re worried that your mental powers will … Continue reading
Andy Grove by Richard Tedlow
I read this book with great excitement but also a lot of mixed emotions. After all, I spent 15 years (1984-1999) working one heart beat away from Andy (I worked directly for Les Vadasz who like Andy was not really a founder of Intel but was there from day one and actually had badge … Continue reading
Friedman’s right: It is not about YOU
Check out what Thomas Friedman said below. I totally agree with him. We have a serious problem folks so stop looking in the mirror and do something because it is not about YOU, it is about your children and their children and maybe the human race. December 22, 2006 Op-Ed Columnist And … Continue reading
Some thoughts about the last third
First of all I am not really retired although I like to tell people I am. I probably work 2-3 days a weeks which is a bout a 1/3 of the time I use to work (those nine days weeks were a bitch). I wish there was a better word the semi retired. I “retired” … Continue reading
Two Thirds Done 