Since I started this current incantation of my Blog my wife has been, on and off, helping me with edits. English being my second language, my grammar can be weak at time … OK … most of the time. Elizabeth reads my posts and corrects them before I post them … but not the last [...]
Entries from August 2007
August 28, 2007
Why OpenSource?
OpenSource and the Free Software Foundation have been around for a long time and starting in the early 90’s more options have become available. Linux became a somewhat common word and the use of free software became, step by step, widespread not only for home use, but in universities and corporations. This post is not [...]
August 27, 2007
Build vs. Buy
As a technology executive I am always faced with the decision to build vs. buy. For each feature and for each project, for each component that is implemented, the decision has to be made. And it is seldom easy. There are many factors that play into making a decision and it is not always clear [...]
August 26, 2007
Purist, Opportunity and Growth
As I look at my job and what I do, I am continuously confronted with the task of developing and completing projects to meet the ever-growing company’s market. We continue to expand our needs and as the company grows and we meet our market opportunities, so do the risks and execution complexities. Expediency becomes central [...]
August 25, 2007
Worth Reading
Every so often I use Stumble Upon to find interesting stuff on the web. Normally I use to find, as you can focus on different topics, photography sites from which I get ideas for photo-shoots. Sometimes I find some other interesting sites with games, or technology information, or tidbits. Today I found this piece of [...]
August 23, 2007
Living In Another Country
When I was 18 years old my mom sent me to study English at UCSB. It was a great experience, one that changed my life. When I went back to Argentina, where I was born and raised, I realized that Argentina had become too small for me. But was it too small? At the time, [...]
August 23, 2007
The Business of Technology
Over the last 50 years or so, technology has evolved and expanded into many aspects of our lives. Among the most dramatic is the use of technology in business. Business today can hardly be conducted without the use of technology; more specifically, without the use of computers and workstations. But it is not just about [...]
August 21, 2007
Keeping A Blog Fresh
I am trying to make a effort to blog every day. Even if it is a tiny tidbit to keep things fresh. But what is the point of tiny tidbits? There we go, always trying to find the deep meaning to the smallest things: What is the point of tidbits? There are a lot of [...]
August 19, 2007
Jared and Blogging
Today Elizabeth and I picked Jared up from camp. He spend the better part of last month at CGI (Camp Gan Israel) and finally he got homesick and wanted to come home. So with only couple of days to go, we went and got him. This was the first time he was away from us [...]
August 19, 2007
Protected: Historical Posts From My Personal Wiki (dead now)
May 10, 2007. Before you read this entry, please read the following extract written by a fine Physicist and Scientist, Richard Feynman. Then read my commentary, which, even though I have the out-most respect for Dr. Feynman, I disagree. While I was at the [Ethics of Equality in Education] conference, I stayed at the Jewish [...]
