I think it will be awhile before we have casual conversations like this with our computers, ... but I think we're getting there much faster than we might have thought.

It's not something we've forgotten about. We have had some casual conversations about it this fall, but it hasn't been a big topic.

I think I'm fortunate that so many people talk to me about the products they're developing, the technologies they are working on, the ideas they have,

System uptime, data protection, and identity theft are weighty issues. It takes real ingenuity to out-think the fraudsters who are trying to steal identities and hack into enterprise systems. The 12 smart companies that debuted security solutions today at DEMO have designed serious, and seriously clever, innovations.

It takes time for old industries to reinvent themselves. I think we are seeing that in the music industry.

He is the highlight of many late-afternoon casual conversations in the clubhouse.