Friday, September 30, 2011

IBM commits $3.6 billion to drive chips to 14nm, staying at the top of the industry. http://ping.fm/tbQTC

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

An era ended when Steve Jobs retired from Apple but thank goodness we all still have Jeff Bezos at Amazon.
Today, Narita -> Incheon on United. People say Haneda is closer, but with the Narita Express makes NRT pretty easy.

Monday, September 26, 2011

Lower temperatures and the end of Setsuden have made Tokyo more livable this week. Good New York times article too. http://ping.fm/3yZ53
Oops, wrong link to the FT article. Here's the correct one. http://ping.fm/T2nn9
Goes nicely with an in-depth article on what's driving Hactivism from the Financial Times (no paywall) http://ping.fm/sfU0O
Excellent primer on digital threats from IBM just published. http://ping.fm/HMJzv

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Off to Tokyo. United 881 today, this time from Chicago. Mild hangover from wedding reception. Need coffee.

Friday, September 23, 2011

Ugly moments in the debate last night. http://ping.fm/S23lo
Met Whitman supports Proposition 8, banning Same Sex marriage. http://ping.fm/VJhIH

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Heading to the heartland for the weekend - off to Peoria.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

You read the powerpoint. Now watch the movie. My presentation from PVSEC, straight to video! http://ping.fm/vBtk6
Props to my friend Mark Leno for giving us some of our privacy back. http://ping.fm/CFCwU
Sleepless night. Woke up, starting thinking about work. Cannot fall back asleep. Gave up at 2:20am.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Jill Puleri, IBM's Retail lead - very funny and insightful today. She knows we want skinny jeans, but shouldn't wear them.
Its so cute how they still sell paper books and magazines in airports.
Its so cute how they still sell paper books and magazines in airports.
It's official today: Don't Ask Don't Tell is history.
San Diego today (day trip) for the Smarter Commerce summit.

Monday, September 19, 2011

Awesome guide to social media. http://ping.fm/pOXIO
Secret lameness in Pandora's new HTML5 UI exposed: it still has elements of Flash and doesn't run without Flash. Ick!
Companies that invest in social business get a great ROI. New data from IBM. http://ping.fm/Ux4Dr
Heard on the street: "I refuse to believe that corporations are people until Texas executes one."

Friday, September 16, 2011

Mandatory workouts in IBM meetings? Yes!
Mandatory workouts in IBM meetings? Yes!

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Philips R+D chief talks skills and people strategy in Shanghai.
Philips R+D chief talks skills and people strategy in Shanghai.
Shanghai! Speaking today at IBM's global HR & diversity conference here.
Shanghai! Speaking today at IBM's global HR & diversity conference here.
My favorite financial commentator Barry Ritholtz on Wall Street analysts - they're useless! http://ping.fm/uXdnz

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

NH1259 - Haneda to Shanghai

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Azusa 9, Tokyo to Nagano
Azusa 9, Tokyo to Nagano

Saturday, September 10, 2011

This is what happens when you watch Fox news. http://ping.fm/MjeCy

Thursday, September 08, 2011

The end of an era: no more Starbucks coffee on United. :(
UA901 to San Francisco

Wednesday, September 07, 2011

River cruise of Hamburg to finish our PVSEC showing.
River cruise of Hamburg to finish our PVSEC showing.

Tuesday, September 06, 2011

KL1781 back to Hamburg from Amsterdam

Monday, September 05, 2011

KL1667 to Amsterdam
SK3666 from Hamburg to Stockholm

Sunday, September 04, 2011

ICE890 Berlin -> Hamburg

Saturday, September 03, 2011

Tablets and smartphones everywhere at HTC.
Tablets and smartphones everywhere at HTC.
Net TV enabled by IBM at the Philips booth.
Net TV enabled by IBM at the Philips booth.
Panasonic is showing home fuel cells and solar power gateways.
Panasonic is showing home fuel cells and solar power gateways.
Panasonic goes on a fitness kick.
Panasonic goes on a fitness kick.
No connections at Sony.
No connections at Sony.
Hands on with Sony's new tablets.
Hands on with Sony's new tablets.

Friday, September 02, 2011

Hands on with Samsung's new note-taking phone.
Hands on with Samsung's new note-taking phone.

Thursday, September 01, 2011

Another perfect Berlin morning run. Spotted a fox in the park too.
Germany's economy minister talks Smarter Planet.
Germany's economy minister talks Smarter Planet.
IBM acquisition engine revs up again. Today's second buy: Algorithmics.
On the Red Caroet with Miss IFA 2011
On the Red Caroet with Miss IFA 2011
S+D guys all dressed up
S+D guys all dressed up
Coverage of Samsung's IFA press conference. http://ping.fm/i5RgI
Pens are everywhere. Writing is the past & future of input. Samsung launches new phone designed for pen input.
IBM IFA booth under construction.
IBM IFA booth under construction.