Weekly Roundup Friday 31 August 2012
Good morning Farewell this week to Neil Armstrong, an unassuming gentleman who was so un-self-centered that he never thought to take (or have taken) a picture of himself during his history making time on the …
Good morning Farewell this week to Neil Armstrong, an unassuming gentleman who was so un-self-centered that he never thought to take (or have taken) a picture of himself during his history making time on the …
The news and evolution of California’s troubled high speed rail project continues to get worse and worse. It is helpful to look at the project in perspective, and also to understand the not just one …
Good morning Thanks for the various suggestions on hard drive backup/recovery strategies. I’ve been tied up with, ahem, completing the recovery of my hard drive, so haven’t replied to them all yet, but will try …
Some people say innovation is dead in the US. But they’ve probably not come across Solitude Design, a small company that for nine years now has been steadily coming up with better and better models …
Solitude’s Latest Noise Cancelling Headphones – To Buy or Not to Buy Read More »
Good morning A somewhat shorter newsletter this week, due to a second hard drive failure in my computer in almost as many months – this is discussed further in the newsletter itself. I lack both …
Good morning I write this to you in a state of bemused shock, even though the event that triggered this occurred two days ago. My not quite eight year old daughter nonchalantly showed me how …
In the real world, the fewer the number of participants in a market, the less competitive it becomes. In this sort of world, a situation where a country’s six major airlines – let’s just call …
Will Merging AA and US Make the Industry More Competitive? Read More »
Good morning The Olympics are now in full swing in London. Well, although the swing might be full (whatever that actually means) there are two things that are decidedly not full. The Olympic stadiums, and …