Category: General
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Paul Allen on Microsoft Then and Now – Interview at CHM in Mt. View, CA
On April 25th, “idea man” Paul Allen discussed his life and work at the Computer History Museum (CHM) in Mt View, CA. In 1975, Mr. Allen co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates. He is currently the chairman of Vulcan Inc. and founder of the Allen Institute for Brain Science. He was interviewed by multimedia journalist, Jose…
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Support and Warm Messages
This is from a friend who is in Japan – “Please pray for Japan and efforts my fellow workers are making to restore nuclear reactors’ safety. And please tell everyone that many Japanese engineers and workers are fighting and will never give it up. Supports and warm messages from people in America and other foreign…
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P&F 2011 Broadband Outlook Examines Over the Top Video vs Pay TV services
Disclaimer: This author has no business relationship with Pike and Fischer and receives no compensation from that firm. Based on our objective evaluation, we do recommend this report and respect the firm’s research methodology and fact finding. Pike and Fischer’s new Broadband Competition Outlook 2011 report states that broadband service providers are rushing out new…
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Early Stage Startups Get Wings from TiE Angels- Highlights of Nov 15th meeting
Introduction to TiE Angels With venture capital and private equity firms concentrating their investments on existing portfolio companies and unwilling to invest small amounts of seed capital, where does an emerging start-up company look for funding? Where can they express their value proposition to a serious group of individual investors? The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) has…
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IEEE ComSocSCV Workshop on Mobile Apps, 6/24/10
June 24 Workshop on Mobile Apps, Microsoft Campus in Mt View, CA IEEE ComSocSCV and TiE-SV Wireless SIG have recruited many top notch speakers, moderators and panelists for this very timely workshop: "New Platforms and Infrastructure for Mobile Apps" to be held on June 24, 2010 from 3:30- 9:00 p.m. at the Microsoft Campus in Mountain…
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Waiting for the Bus – a Green App
Actually, I am no longer waiting for the bus, as the Google maps application for android allows me to quickly find the shortest and most efficient public transport route. In days gone by, I would have have rented a car or taken a taxi when traveling. The Google mapplication takes the guess work out of…