Jan 04 2012
This is nice – I just found out that The OLED Handbook is #980 best selling Lulu.com book. Lulu is one of the most popular print-on-demand book publishers today. I’m very pleased with the sales of the Handbook, so this is not really surprising – but still nice The Lulu sales rank takes into account [...]
Aug 29 2011
I just finished reading a great book, The Telling by Ursula Le Guin. Ursula is one of my favorite authors (and her “The Dispossessed” book is one of my favorite books) – and this is one of her finest books. It’s amazing how she’s able to create a convincing world with an interesting philosophy/religion in [...]
Jun 26 2011
I just finished reading one of the best books I’ve ever read – Playful Parenting, by Lawrence Cohen. Yeah, it’s a sort of guide to raising children, and it’s the best I’ve read to date. This book is filled with so many good ideas and tips that it’s hard to even give examples. Basically his [...]
May 31 2011
Here’s the second large project I’ve been working on lately – The OLED Handbook, a guide to OLED technology, industry and market. I believe that this book provides the best introduction to the world of OLEDs – and covers everything you need and want to know about this exciting technology. I launched the book today [...]
May 04 2011
Sometimes it’s hard to start working on a new project or task. You’re simply stuck. It’s much easier to check your e-mail account or facebook. I like to use music to get started: something inspirational that really invigorates me and makes me wanna work and success.Yesterday I listened to the Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack [...]
Jan 20 2011
A few months ago I found out that my Nokia phone is not water resistance – in fact it died after spending a few minutes in the pool. I had to switch to a phone we bought in China – a Nokia 1202, which is probably Nokia’s simplest phone ever (although it does sport a [...]
Aug 08 2010
It’s been a while since I wrote last… things are kinda busy – but all is good. Noga and Abigail and both growing quickly, and it’s fun to be a real family. Although it’s also quite challenging at times (usually these times are around 5AM in the morning). Next week Abigail starts her summer vacation, [...]
Jun 14 2010
Great news – Michal gave birth to Noga, a beautiful little baby girl, on Saturday. Everybody is fine, and we’re already back home…we’re a real family now. Michal was brave as usual what with the birth being all “natural” and all. Abigail is also behaving ok, I think she’s happy to have a little sister [...]
Apr 06 2010
Here’s some interesting facts, comparing e-readers (Apple’s iPAD, really) to regular books: One e-reader requires 33 pounds of minerals and 79 gallons of water. A regular book requires about 0.6 pounds of minerals and 2 gallons of water. Making an e-reader requires around 100 kw/h of energy (around 66 pounds of co2). A normal book [...]
Apr 05 2010
I’ve just finished yet another environmental book: The Ecology of Commerce (by Paul Hawken). The book is from ’93, which makes it rather old (can you believe it’s almost 20 years since ’93?) – but it’s still excellent and highly recommended. The main thesis of this book is that the markets today are not efficient, [...]