Marc Orchant has tagged me in the "8 random things" meme (I’ll get you for this) so here are eight random things about me: I’ve been to Paris 11 times. The longest trip I’ve been on was 20+ hours flying from Houston to Muscat, Oman. I returned… Read More »
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I am sorry to report that Federico Rojas, father of engadget founder Peter Rojas, passed away this week unexpectedly. Peter is a friend to both Kevin and I and he has written a moving tribute to his father and the loving role he played in… Read More »
On this Fathers Day we wish all of you Dads out there a very happy day! May you spend it with family and friends. My father is no longer with us and I will spend this day reflecting on what he meant to me and the… Read More »
You may have followed the course of my stepson’s high school football season here on jkOnTheRun as I posted about it from time to time. Football season is long past but this weekend is bringing it back home again for a couple of reasons. First… Read More »
No doubt everyone has heard about the tragedy at Virginia Tech yesterday where a madman walked on campus and killed 32 people, wounded many others and then turned the gun on himself. It’s just so senseless that decent people will never understand what motivates someone to… Read More »
It’s the kind of weekend that has me thinking about goofy stuff that doesn’t really matter but I have to get them out of my system. Here they are in no particular order: As bad as the food is at McDonald’s why are their French fries so… Read More »
You probably know I blog for the Houston Chronicle and one of the blogs they run is one that I can’t miss. Terry Hayes has colon cancer and is blogging the experience on her blog CancerDiva, icky parts and all. She is facing her… Read More »
Michael Copeland says Coupa Cafe is the new Bucks. Not quite sure about that, or as Yogi Berra says, Nobody goes there anymore because it’s too crowded….. Read More »
Vyatta, a San Mateo, Calif.-based company that makes open source router software and router hardware says it has raised $11 million in Series B funding with Comcast Interactive Capital leading the round of financing. Previous funders – JP Morgan Partners, ComVentures and ArrowPath Venture… Read More »
John Battelle has an interesting suggestion for Microsoft and Yahoo when it comes to search – team-up and spin out a search company that can then effectively compete with Google. John argues that when it comes to competing with Google in search, 1+1=11. A second and… Read More »
If you’ve been a regular visitor to jkOnTheRun you know that my work sees me running around most days and Starbuck’s has been a frequent stop for years. I first started frequenting the mega-coffee house(s) when they teamed up with T-Mobile and started offering WiFi. Not… Read More »
Sorry for the OT post, but the lost of James Kim hit me hard and was a blow to the entire tech community. Dave Zatz is trying… Read More »
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