Andy Abramson I am blown away by the insight and forward thinking going on at Cisco. In my view Cisco is the IBM of this century and there is good reason they and Microsoft are not really friends. Their long march view is amazing and if you want to learn more tune into Jon Arnold’s fine coverage. … Read more
Dean Bubley and I may enjoy the same wine, tapas and eateries in London, but we disagree on the power of video communications. It is an important medium and as going green becomes more important will play that part in encouraging Face to face communications in better ways. Check out the spirited and passion filled … Read more
We often overlook the little things. This week the idea of Random Acts of Kindness really made a lot of sense. First I learned of Oliver Starr and his eulogizing Marc Orchant at the funeral for our fallen blogging comrade. Marc past away at a point in life that was way too early. Oliver has … Read more
I’m getting more and more convinced that airports don’t get WiFi. The idea of a blacklist of web sites that may be critical of them is hilarious. First San Diego went free, but gives such a poor experience its not worth it. Now I’m reading that hotels and airports are playing around with blacklists of … Read more
GigaOm’s Anne Zelenka has a slaughtering post that rips Jaxtr from one end to the other and calls into question how they plan to make money. Ouch!
Megan Scott of the Associated Press caught up with me last week when she was working on a story about the resurgence of the in-flight sleeper seat. As someone who is on the road more and more, knowing the value of a good nights sleep on an overnight flight from the west coast to Europe … Read more
Megan Scott of the Associated Press caught up with me last week when she was working on a story about the resurgence of the in-flight sleeper seat. As someone who is on the road more and more, knowing the value of a good nights sleep on an overnight flight from the west coast to Europe … Read more
Cisco took a page out of the book of Verizon and is making their Telepresence platform more open. That means users of LifeSize and Tandberg HD systems will sometime next year become interoperable. This makes things very interesting in my view, but still is an expensive proposition.
I’m trying something new called Seesmic from my pal Loic LeMeur of LeWeb fame. Do you like it?
The L.A. Times editorial writer Jon Healy posted a very well thought out viewpoint on Verizon going more “open.” Its a must read as it shows that mainstream media is on the watch, and that’s good for the public. My take on both AT&T and Verizon going “open” is simply this. Actions speak louder than … Read more
