2010 Ode to Lulu-Bedrock Wine Company

Image by Getty Images via @daylife Morgan Peterson is the son of Joel Peterson, the famed Ravenswood master of Zinfandel. Raised on his parents winery, Morgan clearly developed a passion for wine, and over the past two years I've been turned onto his style of winemaking and like other second generation winemakers like pal Ethan … Read more

Let The (Litigation) Games Begin

While 2012 will be an Olympic year in sports, it's also shaping up to be an olympic like year in the courts with the FCC and the nation's wireless, wireline and cable operators all competing for medal. Between the recent FCC Net Neutrality decision, and the AT&T–T-Mobile battle that everyone from Sprint to at least … Read more

Video For E911-Not Anytime Soon

The FCC wants text messaging and video to be part of E911 as a way to aid dispatchers and provide emergency respoders like police, fire and paramedics with a better idea of what they are up against. For many companies developing those tools that make the information richer and provide the delivery this will be … Read more

IT Expo-My Thoughts

I won't dwell on the negatives that some already have shared privately because for the most part I enjoyed the two days I spent at IT Expo in Austin this past week. But as someone who wants to see the event grow here are some suggestions: 1) Get more launches at the event. Comapnies there … Read more

New Wine Bar in Del Mar-SIP

Pal Jason Maitland is the chef partner of Del Mar Plaza's hottest dining spot, Flavor. Well he and his partner in Flavor have opened up SIP just around the corner and it's great. Offering an amazing array of wines by the glass and bottle, plus with cheese and smoked meats available for nibbling, SIPS is rapidly … Read more

Is IT Expo Getting Cloudy Again?

IT Expo moves their fall show to Austin starting September 13 and for me the cloud is where it will be. Cloud Comm, one of the many (maybe too many) co-located conferences at the fall TMCnet shindig is now in its 4th event and for the vetrans like me this event was always the one … Read more

Another Railway With WiFi

Image by LA Wad via Flickr It seems in Germany some of the ICE trains also have WiFi too. Just like the Acela's on the east coast here in the USA and a few of the Pacific Surfliner trains that run along the California coast between San Diego and Santa Barbara. Having used these in the … Read more