I attended the unveiling of the Intel Centrino 2 chip in San Francisco on Monday afternoon. Above is Mooly Eden, corporate vp, Intel Mobile Platforms Group. (Photo taken with a Nokia N78.) Fellow Intel Insiders Sarah Austin and Tom Foremski were also in the house. I could only stay for an hour because had to […]
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Intel Insiders: Social media, bunny suits and the global enterprise
Spent the day Tuesday at Intel’s headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., for the debut of a new social media advisory group called — a bit too self-importantly — the Intel Insiders. We’re not really insiders, just a bunch of bloggers who somehow got past the front guard. Those taking part: Cathy Brooks, Frank Gruber, Brian […]
Moving to a Mac full-time
I used to be a Mac person back in the early to mid-’90s, starting with the old Mac Plus. That changed in 1996 when I joined Microsoft (for 20 months of full body immersion), where Macs were seen as somewhat alien and software programs were not yet compatible across platforms. I’ve bought a G4 desktop […]
Just ordered & donated a One Laptop Per Child computer
I’m a huge admirer of the One Laptop Per Child program headed up by MIT’s Nicholas Negroponte, so I just took advantage of the Give One Get One program, which ends on Dec. 31. You make a tax-deductible contribution to send an XO laptop to a child in a developing country, and they’ll ship you […]
Final shots of Macworld Expo
I added some final photos to my Macworld Expo photo gallery on flickr (39 shots).