The Comunicano Daily Most of the news today has been about the holiday shopping/shipping woes. So we'll start with that and look at some other facts and information surrounding the holiday season. Now..on to the news.. Many shoppers blame online retailers for stealing Christmas: Shipping … Read more
Vineyards in Vinho Verde Demarcated Region in Minho, Portugal (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Having now become a regular and at least once a year visitor to Portugal I've become a fan not only of their Port wines, but of all their wines–red, white, rose and yes, green. As a matter of fact the Vinho Verde (green … Read more
The Comunicano Daily Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Cascais Portugal. Xmas eve brought rain, but now it seems the present of the day is clearing skies and a nice calmer day. As for news, not really much out there. A bunch of wrap up stories, and some looks ahead seem … Read more
The Comunicano Daily So back in the summer when I got asked to speak at two conferences in Bangkok I made a wager with myself. First that the weather would be brutal in the USA starting late fall so why deal with that…I was right. That decision led me to go … Read more
The Comunicano Daily Hello from Cascais Portugal. Last week I was in the South of France, where I was working remotely from Domaine d'Aupilhac, helping with the planning of their 25th anniversary, is just as easy as working from home. Being on the road didn't mean work stopped for me. Meetings using Calliflower,GoToMeeting, WebEx, UberConference. … Read more
Let's face it. We live in a very connected, always on world where being reached is essential. As a global nomad of the nth degree i rely on my various communications providers like SimpleSignal and a string of services ranging from GoogleVoice, Skype, Calliflower, WebEx, GoToMeeting, UberConference, Voxeet, Truphone and various mobile operators to keep … Read more
The Comunicano Daily The past week has been a blur. Coming off the holiday weekend which because I'm in Australia and a day ahead meant a six day weekend and that really piled things up. Conference calls using a combination of Calliflower, Voxeet, UberConference, GoToMeeting, WebEx and Skype. … Read more
I recently put mysefl on a silly diet. The kind of diet that my friends of long standing will cause their heads’ to whip around and ask, “okay, what did you do to the real Andy.” You see, for long term health reasons I’ve decided to go very, very carb light and as much as … Read more
I've been silent on wine too long. And those days are over! It's my passion and my dream. And candidly, I've not only been letting myself down. I've been letting all of you down. The people who know me. My friends who drink wine with me. And those who have traveled with me. Most importantly … Read more
Later this month many of us in the telecom world will head to Las Vegas for the second ITExpo of the year. I agreed to moderate three panels and pal Larry Lisser is staging another StartUp Camp, and has wrangled Yahoo's Jeff Bonforte to handle the keynote. While the panels are interesting, and mine will … Read more
