Three months after the clocks said goodbye to 2006, the final polls are in: 2006 was a blockbuster of a year for the broadband business worldwide, including US, but from going forward, the gallop is going to turn into a trot. At the end of… Read More »
from the heart
Skyhook Wireless, a Wi-Fi location-based services startup, has gotten the majority of its headlines due to its cutesy Loki browser plug-in, which adds loction to search and other web services. But the company has a whole lot of plans that have nothing to do… Read More »
I first encountered Mike on mobile tech community forums and we started off on shaky ground. Our online relationship was contentious to say the least as we can both be rather, ah, opinionated when it comes to what we’d like to see in mobile technology. Over… Read More »
Paying it forward by James Kendrick "Bernie, you wanta get a beer?" "Fred, I think I’m just gonna head home. I’m beat. See you tomorrow." He wasn’t exaggerating, he was beat. Working construction in the bitter cold could really take it out of you and… Read More »
jkOnTheRun is back online and I am beginning to go through the ton of email, RSS feeds and comments that have accumulated over the past week. I would like to thank everyone for their patience during this trying time and want everyone to know how much… Read More »
My father was one of those people who understood that to achieve greatness could only be done through maintaining strength of character in all that you do. He instilled in his children the unerring credo that you must always do the right thing. It doesn’t matter… Read More »
One of the first things I did after starting this blog was write a chronicle of my experience with emergency open heart surgery three years ago. It was a difficult thing for… Read More »
The FDA has approved a home defibrillator for sale without a prescription. “The shock from a defibrillator is the most effective way to end sudden cardiac arrest, which leaves the victim… Read More »
No doubt everyone has heard about former President Bill Clinton’s bypass surgery yesterday. Many people checked the news to hear how his surgery went and the aftermath about how close he came to a catastrophic heart attack. The news stories about Mr. Clinton’s… Read More »
This is Oreo. He’s a cute mutt that came to us years ago when the dog of one of my wife’s coworkers had a litter and they needed homes for the lot. We took in Oreo (over my objections) and he’s been with us ever… Read More »
I recently received a nice email from someone who is to become a future patient of Dr. Lawrie’s. I got the email while on vacation in Vegas and as a result of a meltdown in my Outlook email files I lost it. If you… Read More »
Those of you who have been following the “from the heart” series may have assumed that I had finished the recounting of my heart surgery experience since I haven’t written another installment in a while. I’ve just been busy and on vacation but I’m… Read More »