It is with the utmost sadness that I must tell you that my friend and colleague, Harvey Warren, has lost his two-year fight with cancer. He passed away yesterday at his home in Oradell, N.J. Many of you knew Harvey, and knew he was ill, but not how close he was to the end. "Always ready with a joke and a smile, his was a beloved and respected presence throughout the eastern … [Read more...] about From the "darn near impossible to write this…" department
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Explore ISA Member Benefits
I really hate to kick ISA when they're down, but since they don't appear to notice that they're down, maybe a good swift kick will help. This is the page I have bookmarked on ISA's website, "My ISA." Look what happens when you press the icon that says "Explore ISA's Member Benefits." If you can't see what it says, it reads, "I'm sorry but this page is currently unavailable. … [Read more...] about Explore ISA Member Benefits
ISA does it again…
On May 31, a bad thing happened to me. My ISA membership expired and had to be renewed. The reason that this was a bad thing was not what you'd expect. The reason this was a bad thing was that three years ago, when I was re-upping my membership, I again signed up for the all-you-can-use $25 per year standards program that I had tried very hard to get adopted when I was on the … [Read more...] about ISA does it again…
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A post on Slashdot got my attention: Test Driving the Tesla Roadster. Apparently, we're about to get a lesson in what money and modern engineering and management skills can do. Martin Eberhard, who was the pioneer behind the Rocket eBook (killed by Reader's Digest but living on in the hearts and minds of electronic book enthusiasts), is about to release the first production … [Read more...] about (no subject)
Who can you trust these days?
from BBC Poisoned PowerPoint attacks users Microsoft is warning Windows users about a virus that takes over PCs via the popular PowerPoint program. Attached to the virus is a poisoned presentation that, if opened, installs keylogging software on a computer. Users are being told to take care because it could be weeks before Microsoft produces a patch that protects against the … [Read more...] about Who can you trust these days?