The blurred orange rose with the thorns in front is among the favorite photos I have ever taken. It’s not your everyday rose. It’s different, unique, special and I am dedicating this blurred rose picture to the smartest man I know. To me, this photo is a metaphor of his life. You see, my genius more »

NAB is a big event to people in the broadcasting industry. It’s where the mover, shakers, inventors, suppliers, buyers, broadcasters, content developers, software engineers, video technologists and onlookers converge to network and advance their objectives. Some companies have booths, some executives have to travel far, and some work all year to announce their new product more »

Video Engineer Jerry Labarbera at NAB The legend might deserve a little shut eye after exhibiting at his 32nd consecutive NAB. His small booth next to Panasonic at NAB is a hub of activity as friends and engineers stop by to talk to this brilliant and renowned innovator. Jerry invents high quality, battery-powered displays, custom more »

Laptops are glorious. They enable me to blog, work on web sites, and check my online banking to see how empty my account is – from any room in the house. I blog a lot in the sun room. It’s my favorite place to do computer work in the mornings. I prefer the light and more »

Yesterday I decided to make cupcakes (pink of course) to celebrate Easter. My son Christian helped me like a good son, and while he enjoyed the tradition of watching me decorate eggs and bake cupcakes, he only ate one.  He wouldn’t even he take them to his room mates. So I put them out for more »

Notice how the On and Start button look like the buttons on a media player.  That delighted Tolga.  For that reason alone, Tolga feels happy when he hears the dryer on.  For a guy who makes 3D, develops streaming video applications, loves reflection, gloss, shine, textures, and makes his own buttons for media players in more »

April 2, 2010 famed ex-hacker Adrian Lamo revealed his weakness on facebook.  It’s his mother. He writes, So, it’s my mom’s birthday. Help show her that the Interblags have a human face by giving me a quick note to pass on, ideally thanking her for not selling me to gypsies (AFAIK), and for standing off more »

Tolga and I had a party in our home on Las Vegas. We invited two political candidates to hear what they had to say. They were Mike Montandon who is running for the Governor of Nevada, and Gordon Martines, a maverick man with integrity and experience who is running for the Sheriff of Las Vegas.  more »

John Draper, the original phone phreaker and a member of the famous Homebrew Computer Club, turns 67 today.  John Draper, also known as Captain Crunch because he used the tone of a whistle that came in a box of Captain Crunch cereal to bypass long distance telephone charges, once taught others how to use that more »

Word on the street is that the world’s most famous hacker, Kevin Mitnick, is selling his hackermobile – a 2005 Lexus SC 430 with only 36,000 miles on it – for $32,810 or best offer. That’s less than $1 per mile. A conversation with the legend himself confirmed what Technorazzi has long suspected. Mitnick stated, more »