A very interesting blend of three grapes that includes Chardonnay, this is a very fine wine from Mallorca. Aged in French oak this is an ideal wine to go with any kind of shellfish dish as the richness and viscosity, yet all the subtle fruit flavors makes this a stunning white and perfect when you’re … Read more
As a very happy owner of an unlocked Novatel Wireless MiFi, both CDMA and HSPA version, all I can say is the news of the GSM/HSPA version arriving in North America has to be viewed as great news. This is the most amazing device a road warrior can own. I own the 2352 which features … Read more
As a very happy owner of an unlocked Novatel Wireless MiFi, both CDMA and HSPA version, all I can say is the news of the GSM/HSPA version arriving in North America has to be viewed as great news. This is the most amazing device a road warrior can own. I own the 2352 which features … Read more
I’ve long been a fan of the wines of New Zealand, especially from the Marlborough region, and one of my favorite producers has been Huia. Best known for a Sancerre like Sauvignon Blanc, the winery also makes some sensational Pinots. Both Noir and Gris. The 2007 Huia Pinot Gris is a melon drop and citrus … Read more
According to my sources, and what I’m already using, a new beta version of X-Lite is coming for the Mac, more than likely by early next week. Couterpath, which has seen some executive defections of late, with Jason Fischl moving on to Skype to run their developer programs, and others, has spent the better part … Read more
Over the next few weeks I’ll be touring the vineyard regions of France. To me, this spot in Beaune will be a slice of heaven.
I just learned some great news. Long time leader of the TMC conference platform, David Rodriguez is now President at TMC. Rich Tehrani moves up to Chairman and remains CEO. Well deserved as Dave logs more miles on the show floors than anyone I know in the business.
Future thought types have aired their viewpoints via Robin Good, one of the sharper experts on collaboration. My view is that conference have to go well beyond the “presenter” and “audience” model. For years there have been back channel discussion via IRC and more recently using Skype chat for people both in the physical and … Read more
IDG’s Nancy Gohring, has done some really good investigative work about the Zer01 mobile service. Reading through what Nancy has written puts CTIA and it’s entire awards process under a microscope as ZER01 was a CTIA award winner… The key line in my book by Nancy who deserves a medal for her detective work: But … Read more
Michael Robertson, AKA “the Disruptor” wasn’t happy with only doing unto Skype before Skype doeth to him so he launched OpenSky. Now he’s taking aim at GoogleVoice with Guava-Google Unauthorized Android Voice Access. Basically, this is possible due to a peering relationship between Gizmo and GoogleVoice that dates back to the GrandCentral days. What does … Read more
