Think Different - The Reading List
In my home office, I have a preserved set of the Apple Think Different poster series as inspiration, but I realized that I did not have any books on my bookshelf about the individuals honored in this advertising campaign. I put together this list at…
Is this the VA Tech Shooter?
Early leads are pointing to this page as the alleged shooter for today. Either they are right, or this poor guy is about to go through media hell. Update: A new posting says he is not the shooter, was going to wait until he got adsense on his…
School shootings again
If you missed it the first time, this analysis is still worth checking out....Link---> This week always worries me: April 19 - Waco anniversary April 19 - OKC bombing April 20 - Colombine shooting
Bruce Sterling and William Gibson as Interpreted by the Brits...
I honestly believe that science fiction can provide some reasonably provocative insights into the future. It was William Gibson, after all, that gave us the term cyberspace. I also spend a lot of time thinking about emergent and disruptive…
Nokia N95 - First Impressions
I've been testing a Nokia N95 recently. Overall, this is a fantastic phone with a lot of really cool features. In fact, it is hard to believe they packed so many features into this form factor. Based on my initial usage, here are some thoughts…
Pulling the Twitter thread a bit more....
Andy Carvin writes a more detailed post on how Twitter could save lives. Karoli doesn't get it and issues the following challenge "If someone could leave a comment giving me one truly practical reason to use Twitter, I’ll sign up and add them as my…
Physical attacks against digital targets
Anyone who has seen me present or has been a student in my class is familiar with the matrix below. In fact, this matrix was the guiding principle for an entire conference session in Sweden 18 months ago and I've briefed on it least 300 times to…
Second Grade Second Life
My daughter (and wife) seem to be hooked on the second grade version of Second Life called Webkinz. With Webkinz the cost of entry is the purchase of a physical stuffed animal that is bundled with a unique code that allows you to go online and…
What are you doing right now?
Twitter wants to know. After hearing about it on at least 20 podcasts, I decided to check it out. It seems to be nothing more than the next step in the pervasive social networking meme that takes the geek culture by storm every few months. Twitter…
Total Intelligence Solutions Launched
Total Intelligence Solutions launched recently. You can learn more about the company at the TotalIntel.com website. I co-manage this company with Rob Richer (former Assistant Deputy Director of Operations (ADDO) at the Central Intelligence Agency)…