Category Archives: Software is Eating the World

The Art of the Possible?

Posted on February 10, 2021 by Rob Page

It’s finally happened; we’ve created a podcast! The Art of the Possible, co-hosted by my friend and colleague, Dan Morrison, is a conversation, often animated, between Rob Page and Dan Morrison about customer experience, technology, culture, and ethics. Special guests … Continue reading →

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Tesla manufacturers mobile computers

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Rob Page

On May 23, Consumer Reports declined to recommend the Tesla Model 3 due to higher-than-ideal stopping distance. Seven (7) (!) days later Tesla released a software update that reduced stopping distance which, in turn, provoked Consumer Reports to issue a … Continue reading →

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Apple missed a HUGE boat

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Rob Page

I love my Apple Watch.  The modular watch face with complications from each of: personal calendar (Apple cal) work calendar (Fantastical) weather (Accueeather) battery level (built-in) fitness circles (built-in) is EXACTLY what I want in a watch face.  Soon, I’ll … Continue reading →

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Hiring smart people

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Rob Page

This… “It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.” – Steve Jobs

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Software has eaten the car and it’s NOT good

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Rob Page

Not sure how I missed this… On Jul 21, 2015 Wired Magazine ran a story by Andy Greenberg titled “Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway—With Me in It.” According to the story, hackers were able to remotely take control over only instrumentation and … Continue reading →

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If a tree falls in a forest; If a packet crosses a network

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Rob Page

Some observations of late: The only reason to have a network is so that application traffic can traverse it. The days of network engineers being able to keep up by typing IOS commands are quickly coming to an end Network … Continue reading →

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Seriously – SDN is going to explode

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Rob Page

I recently joined CFN Services (check it out – despite my new bias – cool stuff :).  At CFN Software Defined Infrastructure (SDI) is a massive topic.  Our CEO, Mark Casey (LinkedIn), talks about how prevalent dematerialization is.  Below, Peter … Continue reading →

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SDI, SDN, NFV, SDWAN (or Lions and Tigers and Bears, OH MY!)

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Rob Page

I was a networking person as an intern in college and during my time in the Marine Corps.  When I left active duty I crossed over to the software side of things.  I’m pretty good at technical things and a … Continue reading →

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Apple Watch Report Card – Now that I’ve had it a while (45 days)

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Rob Page

Since getting my Apple Watch I’ve gone from “meh” to eager anticipation of the development of the Apple Watch ecosystem.  This post captures the background of my optimism.

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Software ate the parking meter

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Rob Page

I had some in-person business at USAA the other day in Crystal City, VA.  Northern Virginia is not super on-street parking friendly so I was delighted to have my first experience with a mobile/software-powered parking meter. Just a few easy … Continue reading →

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