I’ve had some moments over the past few days that have all served to solidify that the world has come a very long way in the last 10 years. I recall 1994 where I was about the only person I ran with socially that had an email address, and the idea that I had a website (hosted by a research project for Sun) with my resume was very fringe and nerdy.

How all that has changed… As I write this, I am sitting at a corner seat at Tully’s coffee shop in Seattle, WA with only a power cord connected to my laptop(WiFi is brilliant). I am connected remotely and securely to a customer location working on building a web traffic and customer analysis Data Mart. I have just ordered a 6.0/768 Mbps line for my new home office that will be provisioned in one week. I have ordered Voice service over that dedicated data line for just $30/mo more. The progress is astounding… I am listening to a radio station from the UK clearer than local FM. Put it all together and I, along with others, expect the next few decades of human to truly transform society and life on this planet. These are great times we live in…