The included article by Kevin Maney written in 1997 does a great job capturing the elements of what happened during the 1997 Microsoft/Citrix crisis. There is a real sense of urgency for survival. As I have said before, it should not be forgotten. It is dangerous to be idly complacent.
Tiny tech firm does [...]
Is it compatible? Does X run on Y? What level are you running? Sound familiar?
In the computer industry, it is difficult to find acceptance of a new platform unless it is somehow compatible with another platform. There are a number of example of companies ignoring compatibility and being punished for it. [...]
When the IBM PC was released in 1981, it began a revolution for the business world. The days of the old fashioned office automation were about to be transitioned overnight. Even though Apple had been released for at least four years, the business world respected IBM’s entry even more due to its [...]
Isn’t it great when things just work? I wish I could claim that everything I’ve ever used on a computer worked great. Obviously this is not the case.
I often think of what happened to the original consumers of many other inventions. What was it like to buy one of the first cars? [...]
Anil Roychoudhry has announced that he has been working on a solution for USB keys within ICA sessions.
Please read about it here.
Already there has been a high degree of interest and I would expect that Anil will be considering making it more publicly available. His blog site is listed in the blog roll on [...]
I’ll start this post by admitting that I am not an expert in virtual reality. Does it count that I have watched the Matrix? And by the way, what is the matrix? I confess that I’m a fan of the deeper meanings of the movies but what does this have to do [...]
Ten years of being in Australia! I can’t believe it. February 21, 1997 I arrived at the Brisbane Airport to be with my future wife. Such an adventure to leave South Florida behind and move to the land Down Under. I remember getting off the plane and thinking how hot it [...]
I’ve been reading “Emergence” by Steven Johnson and have really enjoyed the new ideas that he has unraveled. Every once in a while you find a book that is refreshing to read. Strangely, not only is it entertaining but it is also relevant to work. The “Emergence theory” has [...]
Lately I’ve been asking my wife for ideas of what to write about for a post. It does seem to get harder to spot what could be talked about as time goes by. She suggested writing about how the human race is so lonely. I didn’t know what she meant at first [...]
Part 6 is actually the epilogue of the story. In 2002, Ed Janeczek announced that he was leaving. Mike Discavage decided to revive Glug…Glug…Glug… one last time to update the story up to 2002. Nothing had been written since 1995 on IPO day so there was quite a bit of material to [...]
