Hugh Molotsi

Congratulations to Stefan Zier, Carol Dresser, and Mark Lazar for their outstanding service as board members of Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY). The picture above shows Stefan, Carol, and Mark at their last board meeting on July 7th, 2010 with beautiful artwork created for them by a former FLY client.

I carry around a folder and a paper notebook at work as I shuttle between meetings.  I find that embarrassing since this is the 21st century, I'm a technologist and I work at a technology company yet still rely on a very old school way of taking notes.  I would love a device that let's me write notes naturally (I don't need handwriting recognition) and have them easily accessible with the rest of my electronic information. I've thought of carrying a laptop computer around but typing notes during a meeting can be very distracting and come across like you're not paying attention and doing other work.  Yes there are tablet PCs but these are too bulky, take too long to start up and generally overserve the job.  I've considered a digital pen like Livescribe but that would still require me to carry a laptop with me to see old notes. Even though I know the iPad wouldn't solve the note taking job, I still felt compelled to purchase one last weekend to see how c...

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Google introduced the Nexus One today.  Is this an iPhone killer?  It certainly has better technical specs - with a 1GHz processor, a 4GB micro-SD card (expandable to 32GB),  and the Android 2.1 OS that supports muti-tasking of applications.  It has a better screen, a camera, and a USB port (which the iPhone lacks).  A big deal is being made of the Nexus being "unlocked and loaded", that is, you can buy the device without a long term contract and you're not limited to an app store to load applications.  I believe the steep price for the unlocked phone ($530) and the fact it only supports TMobile's 3G data services makes this all a moot point.  I also think the phone's usability vs. the iPhone will be more important than it's technical prowess.  Apple has established a fairly dominant position and even the very laudable Palm Pre has yet to make a dent.  As consumers, we all win having more choices with yet another player taking on the iPhone...