Writing Women in to History I remember my 10th grade history teacher saying to all of us, go make herstory. I have often thought about this comment throughout my life. I went to an all-girl, Catholic high school. I think some people, in today’s politically charged environment, would think of herstory as a liberal concept. But the teacher was...
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Cryptocurrency Most people, who know me, know I love action movies. Thus bank heists fit right in to my genre of films. Whether it is Point Break where the leading character disguises his face as one of the United State Presidents or Inside Man, a brilliantly executed hostage situation, or Swordfish which...
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Blockchain The Internet changed our lives in numerous ways, and became a great equalizer for society. It changed the way we do business, and made the world a little smaller. We now have another technology that will go a step further. It is called blockchain. What is blockchain? First, blockchain is a...
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Ada Lovelace The Mother of Computer Programming Of late, at least in my world, the impact of women in technology has become something of a topic de jour. Are women in technology, yes we are! Do we impact technology, indeed we do! Have we made a meaningful contribution to technology, we have...
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Digital Giant – Robert Noyce Do you know that you are Connected to Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, and actually without them, none of us would be Connected, or at least not as quickly. There are the two people who are given credit for the integrated circuit, which would be the foundation,...
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Connected in the Cloud Have you heard of the Cloud? I am sure you have; it is impossible to be engaged with technology and not have heard the term the Cloud. Just to be clear, the Cloud is not actually in the heavens, the terms origins are unknown, but its meaning is...
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Digital Life and Death What will your digital legacy be and who will manage your digital life once you die? Tough questions, but they don’t necessarily have to be difficult if managed, while you are in control. Just as we should have a will that helps our loved ones deal with the...
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Find a Day to Disconnect I am a bit late with proclaiming my New Year’s resolution, but not with trying to enact it: Find a Day to Disconnect. It took me a while longer this year, than normal, to agree to taking down the Christmas tree and put away the remaining decorations....
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To The Burlington Electric Company From Russia With Love The recent cyberattack at the Burlington Electric Company, in Vermont, is like something out of the pages of the Ian Fleming novel, From Russia With Love. Fleming’s novel about plot and counterplots between British and Russian intelligence agencies, is very similar to what we have...
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My Mother Has Gone Viral, Well Maybe Not Exactly but Close This month, I am not going to warn you about a pending cyber-attack or tell you why security matters; instead I thought I would share with you a personal story, which perfectly shows why being Connected, can be such a gift...
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