HP to axe 30k jobs

HP to axe 30k jobs

At the New York Times, Quentin Hardy writes that HP CEO Meg Whitman is to cut at least 30,000 jobs

Her goal, they said Thursday, is to spend the money she saves on increasing the efficiency of the company’s sales force and on creating new products. Meg Whitman, Hewlett-Packard’s chief executive since September, is said to be focused on efficiency and new products. The executives, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak for the company, said that ...
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Dear Graduate

Dear Graduate

Leila said... You know, as often as people complain about the uselessness of a degree/diploma in today's market, the pressure to go to college anyway is even greater. I didn't want to go to co...

more resources for Nicole Apostola (Google...

more resources for Nicole Apostola (Google+) and her guerrilla libraries.

Little Free Library can help put a library on your corner

I happened upon this mini-library in my neighborhood and am so impressed with the movement that Little Free Library has started that I am getting one together for our street. The concept is simple: pu...

Intelligent WAN - Karl Hakkarainen - Get...

Intelligent WAN - Karl Hakkarainen - Get Ready for the Software-Defined Network Revolution

SDNs provide flexibility, vendor independence, and other benefits. But the technology is still new.

Google doesn't have to worry about Bing...

Google doesn't have to worry about Bing
Here's what Bing shows with a simple search for news about the upcoming release of Microsoft's flagship server product. I wonder what I can learn from Tonkia Watters about the ways that the new server product fixes problems with Active Directory.

One weekend in May

We had a fine celebration on Saturday, honoring Michael for his graduation from Assumption College, Tess for her 14th birthday, and mothers Marian, Sandra, Jennie, Lynn, and Karen.

We went out to lunch, 20 of us. I tried to sit at the kids' table, but was asked to leave because Cassie wanted to sit with her cousin, Caroline.

There was plenty to discuss at the other end of the table. Jennie has completed her book and sent it to her publisher. Joe will graduate from St. Peter-Marian in a couple of weeks; he will go to Southern New Hampshire University in the fall.

After the lunch, we brought Marian back to the nursing home, noting that we'd be missing Mother's Day celebration with Elvis.

Mother's Day itself was a quiet day at the camp. In memory of Elvis, we had peanut butter and bananas for lunch.

We're still settling in after last year's wonderful renovations. Few things are where they were and lots of things aren't there at all. My father kept puzzling quantities of unexpected parts, such as a jar full of 1/4" brass screws, but we couldn't find a single wingnut. We have long lengths of antique rubber extension cords, the type that don't kink or get inflexible in the cold, and yet we found only one electrical wire cap, which is two fewer than what we needed.

Sunday we had sauna. The water is fresh but no longer cold, in spite of recent rain and no special warm spells. We have a good supply of leftover pine from the construction project. It's dry and burns hot. Mix in a little oak and maple and you get a great fire.

From a time with crowds full of laughter and hope to a time sitting on the bench overlooking the cove, hearing the planes heading down Route 2 toward Boston, it's how the days are now.

Lucky me. I've received an invite to use...

Lucky me. I've received an invite to use the new Bing.
When I clicked the link in the email from Microsoft, I was brought to a page where Bing searches for movies, including those that are allegedly close to me. The location is off by nearly 20 miles. (Bing uses the location of my ISP rather than something such as my actual location.) Google manages to know where I am.

Get Ready for the Software-Defined Network Revolution

Network virtualization is poised to do for WANs what server virtualization has done for computing infrastructure, providing better hardware utilization, security, resilience, and specialization. Also known as software-defined networks (SDNs), virtual WANs are still in the early stages of development and deployment, giving vendors plenty of room to offer new and sometimes competing solutions.

Read the rest at my new blog  Get Ready for the Software-Defined Network Revolution on our new site, Intelligent WAN..

Hanging out with Jimi Hendrix, 1964-1970

Hanging out with Jimi Hendrix, 1964-1970

Arthur Lee
Bob Marley
Brian Jones
Buddy Miles
Carl Wayne, Steve Winwood, John Mayall and Eric Burdon
Charlie Watts
Eric Burdon and Noel Redding
Eric Clapton
Isley Brothers
Janis Joplin
Jeremy Thorpe
Joan Baez
Keith Richards
Little Richard
Lulu
Mama Cass and Michelle Phillips
Mick Jagger
Otis Redding
Percy Sledge, King Curtis and Cornell Dupree
Stephen Stills
The Monkees
The Who