Blumbers
Jan. 29, 2012 Blumbers
Finding Love And Losing Memories A friend of mine has died from Alzheimer’s disease. She and her husband were from two different countries yet they found each other at an American university. Unable to get legally married back East in … Continue reading
Jan. 22, 2012 Blumbers
The Foxconn Price I’ve just finished reading more bad news about Foxconn. How can you do business with a company that is driving people to suicide to make money? The lowest price turns out to be the highest price of … Continue reading
Jan. 15, 2012 Blumbers
Touchstone Award STC Fellow Richard Mateosian says I won a Touchstone Award. I think it was for those banners I mentioned last week. More details to follow. Copyright 2012 DJ Cline All rights reserved.
Jan. 1, 2012 Blumbers
Bumpy Blumbers Hang on to your hats, it is going to be a very bumpy year. Copyright 2012 DJ Cline All rights reserved.
Dec. 25, 2011 Blumbers
Seasons Greetings! Whatever the reason celebrate the season! Copyright 2011 DJ Cline All rights reserved.
Dec. 18, 2011 Blumbers
Tis The Season Later And Later It is a week before Christmas in California and I have just turned on the furnace for the first time. Last year it was turned on at Thanksgiving and before that it was Halloween. … Continue reading
Dec. 11, 2011 Blumbers
Bigger Things This blog’s memory requirements are high because of all the content, particularly the pictures. If I’m going to add video, I’ll need even more. It is time for bigger things. Copyright 2011 DJ Cline All rights reserved.
Dec. 4, 2011 Blumbers
Cloud Picture When I started this latest incarnation of Blumbers six years ago, people asked me why I chose a picture of clouds. I said at the time that most computing would be in the cloud. That day has arrived. … Continue reading
Nov. 27, 2011 Blumbers
Bigger Picture There is an old saying that you should never own something you can’t carry. If it is three o’clock in the morning and you are carrying a big screen television in a dark parking lot, maybe you are … Continue reading
Nov. 20, 2011 Blumbers
Book Ideas Publishers are talking to me about doing books. Real live books on paper and online. I have several ideas but have not made up my mind. I’ll ask you, what kind of book would you want to see? … Continue reading
Nov. 13, 2011 Blumbers
Thinking Of England I was at diplomatic event the other day and someone asked if I was English. I have no clue why they thought that, but it made me giggle. I wasn’t even carrying an umbrella. Copyright 2011 DJ … Continue reading
Nov. 6, 2011 Blumbers
Bank Transfer Day Several years ago I was an officer at a non-profit and our treasurer suggested we move our funds from a big bank to a federally insured credit union. She said it would help the local economy while … Continue reading
Oct. 23, 2011 Blumbers
Shadow Keeper ™ There is a sad part to what I do. When someone famous dies, I know somebody will call and ask if I have any pictures. Considering the sheer number of pictures I take, the odds are that … Continue reading
Oct. 16, 2011 Blumbers
Follow The Leader There has been a lot of talk about how Apple will continue without Steve Jobs. As John Gruber has said, Apple was his greatest invention. I think the organization he built will be fine. Good leaders attract … Continue reading
Oct. 9, 2011 Blumbers
This is a work of fiction in honor of Steve Jobs. Boss In Trunk By DJ Cline My boss was in the trunk and I was running out of time. It was not what you think. Somebody asked how I … Continue reading
Oct. 2, 2011 Blumbers
Changing Strategies Not Goals In all the technological chaos, it is hard for large companies to change strategies and tactics and keep an eye on their goals. Amazon started selling printed books (content). To sell the books they mailed them. … Continue reading
Sep. 25, 2011 Blumbers
HP Way Out HP has a great tradition and good people. They support a number of projects in communities around the world. I have used all sorts of their products for years. Lately HP leadership has made some decisions that … Continue reading
Sep. 18, 2011 Blumbers
Chip Fans Intel had a big event in San Francisco last week. They demonstrated tablets to compete with the Apple iPad. Because the Intel chips run fast, they create heat, which apparently require a small fan on the tablet to … Continue reading
Sep. 11, 2011 Blumbers
Ten years and the loss, pain and suffering do not go away. Copyright 2011 DJ Cline All rights reserved.
Sep. 4, 2011 Blumbers
Blood Money I’m not laboring this Labor Day, which I think is the point. Unfortunately there are millions of people out of work. This current economic collapse is not their fault. This collapse started years ago. Now Warren Buffett and … Continue reading
Aug. 28, 2011 Blumbers
Banner Bonanza In the space of a few days Google bought Motorola, HP got out of hardware and Steve Jobs stepped down at Apple. It is going to be an interesting couple of months ahead as things shake out. On … Continue reading
Aug. 21, 2011 Blumbers
Promises Kept As I left the Susan Lucas Conwell farewell event in Los Altos, I knew that it was a closing chapter. I had kept my word to the dead. I promised Jay D. Pinson that I would work with … Continue reading
Aug. 14, 2011 Blumbers
Reviewing reviews When I started writing reviews many years ago, movies were in theaters, TV shows were on television, books were in print. Now they can all be seen online from all sorts of devices. The medium might not be … Continue reading
Jul. 31, 2011 Blumbers
Raise This Titanic Things look bad for this ship of state, but unlike that stupid movie, we can steer away from the iceberg. America had debt troubles before. Remember the Revolutionary War phrase “Not worth a Continental?” and the Civil … Continue reading
Jul. 24, 2011 Blumbers
Migration Migranes One of my older computers died. Everything was backed up, but now I must choose a new machine and all of the software and peripherals that go with it. The big question is whether a mobile device could … Continue reading
Jul. 17, 2011 Blumbers
British Press Wrinkled There has been an outcry over unethical behavior at Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper News Of The World. People ask why I mark and tag my photos, here is one reason and some hope. On July 13, 2011, various … Continue reading
Jul. 10, 2011 Blumbers
Right Reverend Wrong Guy The other day I was at a restaurant and a stranger asked if I was a member of the clergy. I have no idea why they thought that. This was funny on so many levels I … Continue reading
Jul. 3, 2011 Blumbers
Social Not Working Not everybody has the resources, time or expertise to have their own site. Social media allows many people to have an online presence, but there are many disadvantages they may not know about. I know many people … Continue reading
Jun. 26, 2011 Blumbers
Only You Can Prevent Mulch Fires OR A Big Gulp For A Small Fire It’s fire season down in California. I was at a gas station this week and saw a woman throw a cigarette butt from her car window … Continue reading
Feb. 5, 2012 Blumbers
Komen and Going This week the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation announced it would stop funding breast cancer screening at Planned Parenthood clinics because it was under investigation from Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.). After the public outcry, they … Continue reading →