Category Archives: Random or other

My how things have evolved in six months

By Dan Pitt | Published: August 29, 2010
Okay, I’ve been busy with another startup and kind of neglected my blog. I would, however, like to highlight two observations that have come to me during this time. First, the iPad spells – in my opinion – the decline and ultimate end of the single-purpose appliance. That includes all the e-readers, new Android-based virtual [...]
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This Macworld was probably my last

By Dan Pitt | Published: February 16, 2010
One pleasure of living in the Bay Area is that I get to go to Macworld every year for only the cost of a Caltrain (commuter rail) ticket, around eight bucks. I’ve been going every year, just to the Expo (trade show), with my son, who is now 18. (We always manage either to get [...]
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A new office phone: a big step in the right direction

By Dan Pitt | Published: December 8, 2009
I got to see a demo of the new enterprise desktop phone from Cloud Telecomputers, called the Glass Platform, and it’s a huge step forward from the tired, pedestrian sorrows I saw at VoiceCon. First of all, it’s almost entirely touchscreen (about 8 inches), with two or perhaps three real (but tiny) buttons at the [...]
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Downtown Palo Alto Restaurants site has moved

By Dan Pitt | Published: November 25, 2009
Dear loyal follower, My opinionated compendium of downtown Palo Alto restaurants now has its own site (www.downtownpaloaltorestaurants.com) and is no longer on www.danpitt.com. As you can see, I am using www.danpitt.com for my blog on matters technical and otherwise. Yes, there is a link to the new restaurant website (on the right) but it’s better [...]
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  • Welcome to my website. I'm Dan Pitt, a resident of Silicon Valley and enthusiastic champion of new technologies that meet important needs of people and society, focusing on startup companies in the Valley and Australia.

    Perhaps we met at the Plug and Play Tech Center (where my desk is), at Santa Clara University (where I served as Dean of Engineering), or at Nortel, Bay Networks, HP, or IBM. In California, North Carolina, or Switzerland. Or prowling Downtown Palo Alto restaurants, but that's another website.