How hot is technology investment in Israel? The tiny Middle Eastern country, with a population smaller than Manhattan’s, has become a global player in innovation, thanks to its thriving venture capital scene and many home-grown start-ups. There are now 75 Israeli
Month: June 2006
Father’s Day
Today is Father’s Day and my wife, sons, and I had planned to take my father to the Paragon (a nice steak restaurant in the southern part of Dayton). Unfortunately, Fred had emergency gall bladder surgery on Wednesday and he is still recovering.
Idiots Among Us
Interesting, real world stories of idiots among us… 1) Idiot Sighting – This one happened in Kingman. I live in a semi-rural area. We recently had a new neighbor call the local township administrative office to request the removal of the Deer Crossing
The Chinese Military Threat
Well, the Chinese are up to their shenanigans again… According to a recent article in Defense Tech, the Chinese government is threatening to launch a GPS satellite system that would interfere with the Pentagon’s GPS broadcast. That’s the signal that
The Future of Cell Phones
There is a recent article in Reg-Hardware that describes future designs for cell phones. Interestingly enough, most of these overlook the most significant aspect, which is the ability for your future communication device to support multiple telecommunication channels. For example,
Evolution of IT Capabilities
Chris Lininger and I had a discussion today about the slow evolution of information technology that truly empowers the business end user. We talked about all of the failed promises over the past 25 years including 4GL (4th Generation Languages),
Terrorism and Liberalism
Many of you may remember when Moslem extremists beheaded Nick Berg in Iraq in 2004. Well… Michael Berg, Nick’s father and the renowned liberal Jewish pacifist, said on Thursday that he blamed President Bush for his son’s death. This is interesting… If
Microsoft and George Orwell
Microsoft acknowledged Wednesday that it needs to better inform users that one of its automatically installed updates quietly checks in daily with Microsoft servers. The company said the undisclosed daily check is a safety measure designed to allow the tool, called Windows
The Canadian Ostrich
Perhaps you’ve missed the recent news that the politically-correct nation of Canada arrested 17 Moslems for terror activities… Even when the police nail a cell of 17 would-be terrorists, catching them red-handed with detonaton devices and 3 tons of fertilizer