Microsoft reached back to the days of the Old West last Thursday to battle an online worm that has infected millions of computer worldwide. It put out a bounty and assembled a “posse” to catch the bad guys. Microsoft announced a $250,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the author(s) of […]
The economic news continues to be bleak, and as a result many people are naturally watching expenses. In times like these, wine lovers are less inclined to pay big money for a wine based only on a brand name, a waiter’s recommendation or a “staff favorite” card in the store aisle. I’ve enjoyed some enjoyable […]
Tuesday was an amazing event, as anyone who was in DC or watched on television knows. Two special, long-time friends were in the city for the Inauguration festivities, and Gabriele and I met them for dinner after a thrilling and busy day. They brought some local friends we had not met before (and who we […]
Last night the Social Media Club of DC organized a Government 2.0 discussion in downtown DC. They put together a great panel of speakers that tried to define exactly what 2.0 is, what the government should be doing in social media and how quickly the Obama administration can really foster change. The event was held […]
When owning an older BMW, it’s smart to discover the small maintenance items you can take care of yourself. Of course, what is easy for one person isn’t necessarily easy for another. In fact, it’s wise to approach with caution many projects some guys on the online boards say are incredibly “easy” to do yourself. […]
Earlier this year I posted on the battle in the smartphone market between Apple and RIM, makers of the Blackberry. It took a macro level look at the market and the players: http://tinyurl.com/55vutc Today I’m posting on the totally micro level — my household. A few weeks ago my wife Gabriele and I both upgraded […]
This Saturday Gabriele and I spent a fun day in New York City. We were staying in Stamford, Connecticut for the holidays so it was a short train ride into Grand Central. We saw a very funny play on Broadway that had been recommended to us, Avenue Q: http://www.avenueq.com/about.html After the play we went for […]
This past Saturday I got the 530 ready for winter by putting the set of snow tires back on the car. I bought the tires last year after an early December storm had me struggling to get up a gradual incline. Last year it never snowed again, but supposedly this year we’ll see some of […]
It’s no secret that the economic climate has made business tougher for everyone, and the tech PR business is no exception. PR is not easy in the best of economic times, demanding equal measures of strategic counsel, tactical performance and account management. Now Michael Arrington of TechCrunch is calling out bad PR actors, claiming his […]
More and more people in and around government are using the social media platform Twitter. Twitter allows users to create a community of interest and shared information via “tweets” of 140 characters or less. Government users have created a vibrant and active community using Twitter daily to talk to one another and share government best […]
Here’s a short list of stories from the post-Thanksgiving work week. Jason Perlow of ZDNet with an excellent dissection of Sun Microsystems: http://tinyurl.com/64lqhd Julian Sanchez of Ars Technica with coverage of the new, all inclusive coalition looking to catch some government cash to promote universal broadband: http://tinyurl.com/6men6w On the same topic, Doug Mohney of Fierce […]
For the Thanksgiving holiday Gabriele and I drove up to my hometown of Stamford, Connecticut. On Friday night we went to dinner at Cafe Silvium, an Italian restaurant with a strong local reputation. http://www.cafesilvium.com/default.asp The restaurant is in the Shippan area of town and only seats around 40 people at a time. The restaurant does […]