Exhibitors have really outdone themselves this year.

Exhibitors have really outdone themselves this year.

Right now we're up around 27 percent from this time last year. Everybody gives us the same reason. They've decided read more

Right now we're up around 27 percent from this time last year. Everybody gives us the same reason. They've decided to buy something that doesn't use as much gas.

It's a big box with gauges and buttons and a lot of air hoses, ... Air tanks can support the read more

It's a big box with gauges and buttons and a lot of air hoses, ... Air tanks can support the machine for an hour at a time, and there's a back-up supply for when the electricity goes out.

I kinda see my current position like this: 'Here's your five minutes in the toy store, so you gotta do read more

I kinda see my current position like this: 'Here's your five minutes in the toy store, so you gotta do all the good movies you can before Chuck Woolery rings the bell.'

For those folks in town, this is a good environment with some good soccer to watch.

For those folks in town, this is a good environment with some good soccer to watch.

This is by far the best team we've seen. Their posts are quick so it's hard for posts to match read more

This is by far the best team we've seen. Their posts are quick so it's hard for posts to match up with them when you try to jump up into a zone. When you try to match up man-to-man, you have those back-door cuts.

My prediction? This move will be completely forgotten. Few to nobody will use it. And, 6 to 12 months from read more

My prediction? This move will be completely forgotten. Few to nobody will use it. And, 6 to 12 months from now, Oracle will have to give a real response to the open-source threat it faces. Tossing a lightweight database in front of a fast-moving market that wants free, open, and killer databases just won't fly.

Christmas is over and Business is Business

Christmas is over and Business is Business

Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.

Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.