Andy (אברהם נפתלי) Blumenthal Leadership, Technology, Life, and Faith ✡

I love Razer's Project Christine - a completely modular PC.  There is a stand and you simply attach the components you want: Central...

For a long time, I've heard of "The movers and shakers" as the ones who get things done.  But I think there is another and...

I finished reading the bestseller Proof of Heaven by Eben Alexander M.D. -- and it was awesome.  Alexander, trained in rational, scient...

I really like the concept for Cyber Security by Shape Security . They have an appliance called a ShapeShifter that uses polymorphism to c...

Already young children in pre-school learn that "Words have meaning, and words can hurt." All through life, we refine our co...

I was having an really interesting conversation with a friend--okay, and it got a little deep.  He said something fascinating to me--whi...

Our education system continues to suffer as we rank somewhere between 17th and 20th globally.  This means that our economy will ass...

Here's three topics for the curious of mind today: - Are we technologically safer?   As we attempt to beef up IT security, we contin...

I'm in Starbucks and this young lady is drawing one of Starbucks promo signs.  This one was for the new Starbucks Caramel Flan which...

Totally awesome viral video. Looks like 3 flying people.  Really they are drones in the shape of human figures.  If only we could rea...

Farhad Manjoo has an interesting piece in the Wall Street Journal on the gamification of the workplace.  In office gamification, employ...

Bloomberg BusinessWeek writes about how Congress orders NASA to complete a testing tower for rocket engines at Stennis Space Cent...

Fascinating article in the Wall Street Journal today on China's "Left Behind Kids." While we hear about China as the risi...

We are here today to remember and honor my mother, Gerda Blumenthal, who passed away on Monday.   My mother was my personal heroine, ...

Over the weekend, I read/heard two great quotes about the nature of friends and enemies: 1) The first was from Peggy Noonan in the Wall ...

Israel Innovation News is reporting a very simple but cool new technology for the disabled. It enables them to "read, play games, s...

Mental, emotional, and physical health often feeds off of maintaining a good balance in life.  Yet, the financial services industry has ...

I read today in the Wall Street Journal  an editorial by Joni Eareckson Tada--which I couldn't have disagreed with more.  Let me ...

Ever feel like this at work? The knives are flying and you're the target--where's the next one going, the heart of head? Harva...

So Amazon should be renamed Amazing, because they are. They are the best online retailer--love 'em! SELECTION: Amazon has everyt...

As we all know, stress is a killer--so you want to minimize it (if you can)! There is a great little piece from CareerCast on the most ...

So it was 3 degrees in Washington, D.C. today (and that's before wind chill).  I don't ever remember it being this cold, ever! ...

I started watching The Following on Netflix.  If you haven't seen it, the show is a portrayal of a serial killer. This criminal h...

While it's good to improve government services through advances in information technology, we also need to do better with what we have...

Ever realize that no matter how hard you strive for happiness, it almost always seems just as elusive.  There are many explanations for ...

Farhad Manjoo argues in today's  Wall Street Journal  that "there's plenty" of innovation going on, despite the grumblin...