February 12, 2001
When I say rich media, I’m not talking about just for people on high-end networks. I’m talking about folks on dial-up modem access and browsers without plug-ins, experiencing everything from virtual tours to streaming audio to scrolling panoramas. I’m talking …
December 25, 2000
The year 2000 was an interesting year. And if we mix our own lives in with the news events of this past year, it started and ended with a bang. Think about it, we were huddled in our shelters waiting …
December 11, 2000
Late nights with the new baby have given me time to do some online “window shopping.” And being the high-tech geek that I am, I’ve put together my own little holiday list of items: • Handspring’s Visor Prism I know …
November 27, 2000
With computers, networks, extranets, intranets, mobile computing, telecommuting and information systems now a necessary part of everyday business, I have to ask: “How important is your information technology (IT) person or staff to you?” The reason I ask is that …
November 13, 2000
As we head into the holiday season, we turn our thoughts to what we are thankful for. For me, I have become a father again. My son Jack was born just a couple of weeks ago. He’s a little Chivvis …
November 6, 2000
Recently, my wife and I invited a number of the college students we teach over to our house. The center of attention for the party was the 12-feet wide, 120-feet long “slip-and-slide” constructed down the hill of our backyard. There …
October 30, 2000
As we head into the holiday season, we turn our thoughts to what we are thankful for. For me, I have become a father again. My son Jack was born just a couple of weeks ago. He’s a little Chivvis …
October 16, 2000
Recently, my wife and I invited a number of the college students we teach over to our house. The center of attention for the party was the 12-foot wide, 120-foot long ‘slip-and-slide’ constructed down the hill of our backyard. There …
October 2, 2000
There was quite a commotion over at the FSC (Facilities & Service Corporation) booth at the recent Alliance convention, according to various reports. My editor says, “You know, John, a lot of people are talking about this WebFSC, but is …
September 18, 2000
You know how I love to get e-mails from PR people telling me how I can’t live without their services, technologies or websites (yes, that was dripping sarcasm). Well, that’s what happened the other day when I received an e-mail …