Walt Boyes' Blog

I'm on vacation until January 3. I'll be baaaaack! … [Read more...] about Happy Hannukah, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy New Year!

May the blessings of the day be upon you! Walt and the entire Boyes Family … [Read more...] about Merry Christmas to All!

Some of you know that I write and read science fiction...and in my spare time I act as a "first reader" for several authors, and read "slush piles" for Baen Books. Two months ago, I was asked to join the editorial committee of a new electronic science fiction magazine published by Baen Books. Now just in time for Christmas, Hannukah, Festivus, Solstice (well, okay a little … [Read more...] about Need a couple of extra Christmas or Hannukah presents?

U.S. Patent Office Sides with RIM By Carmen Nobel December 20, 2005 from eWeek.com The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has indicated that it will formally and finally reject the patents at the heart of a lawsuit in which NTP Inc. is suing BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. for patent infringement. But while such a ruling would be good news for RIM and its customers, … [Read more...] about The Patent Trolls Take Another Blow!

Jeff Harrow, who occasionally contributes to the "Other Voices" column in CONTROL, is one of the ur-parents of email newsletters. I remember receiving his then newsletter, "The Rapidly Changing Face of Computing" weekly during most of the 1990s, and it was required reading for techies in Silicon Valley, Redmond, India and elsewhere. He was a Digital Fellow, a Compaq Fellow, and … [Read more...] about The Harrow Report