2007 Domaine du Combier and 1998 Domaine des Entrefaux Crozes-Hermitage

Image of Domaine Combier via Snooth At the 2009 Decouverte du Rhone one one of the last few days of the weeklong tasting event than was held in and around Avignon, one of the wines I fell head over heels in love with was the 2006 Domaine Combier Crozes Hermitage, as well as their St. … Read more

Wine Events of Note in 2011

Image via Wikipedia Every once in a while I get alerted to some fun events. Three are coming to mind right now, and one is just around the corner. Rhone Discovery Week, or in French, Decouvertes du Vallee du Rhone, is March 1-6 and starts this time in the Northern Rhone town of Ampuis. That … Read more

iPhone on Verizon and Collaboration

Image via Wikipedia The new Apple iPhone for Verizon is going to cause a shift in the the collaboration market, as services from Citrix's GoToMeeting, Cisco's WebEx and pal Alec Saunders company, Calliflower all have been building what the future needs, not living in the past. One of the major FUDs being spread by GSM … Read more

Trade Show Blur Begins on Wednesday

Image via Wikipedia We're heading into the annual trade show season, where events seem to come up and out of nowhere for some, and for others are part of the business of their business. For me the seasons starts with the AT&T Developer Summit which is just one day before CES, moves to IT Expo which includes … Read more

Southwest’s New WiFi Plan, But Lacks The Power Virgin America Has

A few weeks ago on a flight to Nashville I had the opportunity to experience Southwest Airlines implementation of in flight Wi-Fi that’s powered by Row44, a rival to Aircell’s GoGo service. Boarding’s Areas Flying WIth Fish has his take on their new pricing and walled garden approach, which is much more customer friendly than … Read more

The Value of TripIt Pro and Flight Status Alerts

Yesterday, I was supposed to fly back to San Diego and my wife to Sacramento. We each had flights booked four hours apart. She on United and your’s truly on AirTran as I wanted WiFi. The weather in Boston was dreary. Fog. Rain. Plus President Obama in the area down in Martha’s Vineyard meant that … Read more

The Value of TripIt Pro and Flight Status Alerts

Yesterday, I was supposed to fly back to San Diego and my wife to Sacramento. We each had flights booked four hours apart. She on United and your’s truly on AirTran as I wanted WiFi. The weather in Boston was dreary. Fog. Rain. Plus President Obama in the area down in Martha’s Vineyard meant that … Read more