Midway through a keynote presentation at a recent seminar, the person sitting next to me suddenly stood up. The presenter was waxing eloquent on the trends and opportunities within the Internet of Things (IoT) space. The session was not meant…
When the report from the medical clinic referred to me as “obese,” I took a double take. The reference was in the Body Mass Index (BMI) section of the report. My family doctor had suggested a series of preemptive risk…
As a concept, the sharing economy is simple. Yet, brilliant! Leverage excess capacity to generate revenue. Whether you are a business or an individual is less relevant. What is important is whether the product or service that you have spare…
When I wrote the post “A dozen things about downsizing to a condo,” I had just sold my house and moved into a condominium. We thought we knew what we were getting into. However, many aspects of condo living were…
Last week my sister-in-law fell off a ladder. It wasn’t a “ha! ha! you fell down,” kind of fall. As the stabilizing bar on the aluminium step ladder gave way, she fell one way while her limbs, pinned under the…
I recently came across a blog called The Squashist that talked about some misguided perceptions about squash, as a game on the decline. I believe that for squash to get bigger, it needs to cultivate an audience beyond the hardcore squash fan. We…
Should you strive for perseverance or the killer instinct? Without the killer instinct can perseverance get you far? I believe it can. Perseverance is tangible; the killer instinct less so. Then there is the question of skill. What good is perseverance…
So, I spent $50 to buy a Chromecast with Google TV. Considering that I already had a couple of Chromecasts and a Chromecast Audio hooked up to my network, my wife was not impressed. In case you are not familiar,…
Lost in the glamour of the singles matches at the recently ended French Open were some notable winners in the doubles and mixed doubles tennis events. Canada’s own Daniel Nestor and partner Max Mirnyi claimed the men’s doubles title and…