Rounding The Cape
We just turned north after rounding Cape Horn, near the bottom of the Earth. Less than four hundred years ago, people still thought the world was flat and that ships would "fall off" the globe if they went too far. Once that belief was shattered, mariners headed out onto the oceans, many seeking passage around […]
Riding On The Internet Wave
by Jason Tan Malaysia: Business Computing December 11, 2003 During a trip to Malaysia in November 2003, the Multimedia Development Corporation, the KDU Management Development Center and IBM sponsored a speech about “The Future Of The Internet”. The following article followed after a Q&A with reporters. “NOT only will this next-generation Internet be orders of […]
Panama Cruise – GPS
Listing of GPS Waypoints: Waypoint Plot (click image to enlarge):
Return To Singapore
According to the Magellan SporTrakColor handheld GPS, Singapore is a bit south and east from Kuala Lumpur. The latitude is 1 degree 17.582 minutes North and the longitude is 103 degrees 51.202 minutes East. That makes it 9,485 miles from home. Singapore is a tiny island compared to the size of Malaysia but the strategic […]
Lehigh University
Thanks to fellow Lehigh University alumus, Tom Healy, for telling me about a story in The Brown and White about my recent visit to the university. The story by Jennifer Iwinski, "Author, alumnus discusses Internet future", was very kind. Alumni involvement and support is so important. Without alumni support, tuition would be even higher! Giving […]
