02/21/2010 - Anyone who walks into my home knows that I love books; the piano room, where my beloved grand sits waiting for my attention, is perched in front of a wall-to-wall bookcase filled with all sorts of books. Unfortunately, I can’t say that they’re all “great” books... especially after a couple of days ago. I’ll elaborate:



01/26/2010 - I’ve been using RingCentral VOIP for a few months now, and will probably never go back to a traditional landline again. The other day I started doing some research to find out how to make phone calls directly from a FileMaker database, using my RingCentral account. The solution was much simpler than I thought it would be.



01/03/2010 - Happy New Year 2010!

I hope you're taking the time to crack a book here and there; there's nothing like spending a few good hours soaking up the wisdom of a great writer.

On my side table this week I have a few books worthy of note; several are tech books that I recommend to anyone in IT or social media business:



12/26/2009 - It is a month to the day from the rumored announcement of what I consider to be the most game-changing device yet to come from Apple, Inc. Granted, that is a huge statement, considering the history of this amazing company that has revolutionized the computer industry time and again with its consistent new paradigms for personal and business computing.



11/18/2009 - My son Steven got a book diary for his 13th birthday (yes, I now have a teenager in my house); I told him it would be interesting to have a history of the books he’s read, so that when he gets old like his Dad, he can reminisce about some of the fine books he’s read.

This got me to thinking that it might be fun to share the titles that I’m reading with others, so I’m going to start this more-or-less weekly posting of the latest books I’m reading. I’ve got some great ones on my nightstand this week, and hope you’ll find this useful.

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