It’s Not Just Huawei and ZTE…

I published an article on my LinkedIn page today. This is the gist. There are other technology-based companies in China, some much bigger & wealthier than Huawei, that *could* be capable of things some accuse the more famous companies of while hiding beneath the surface. Here is the link to it if you're interested: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/its-just-huawei-zte-scott-holstad. …

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Giving up my smartphone

I'm considering this very thing and have been researching good flip phones for many weeks. I have steep technological preferences, so unfortunately, most don't work for me, and I did order a decent and highly rated Kyrocera, only to find when I hook it to my computer, it's not recognized and I downloaded the current …

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This Is Why Tennessee Will Win the 2018-2019 Men’s Basketball National Championship!

This Is Why Tennessee Will Win the 2018-2019 Men’s Basketball National Championship! Best Team in America, Best Players in America     The Admiral https://youtu.be/RMcziFVu2GE   Admiral Schofield vs (former) #1 Gonzaga (12/9/18) https://youtu.be/GxkvluZ8_ic   Admiral Schofield, 6'6" 245 lb Power Guard Pushes People Around http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=25880289     Grant Williams, 2017-18 SEC Player of the Year, …

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Tennessee Vols #1!!!

A rare college basketball sports post. My undergraduate alma mater, the University of Tennessee, has the #1 men's basketball team in the country this week! This hasn't happened in a decade, & it may not last long -- things change quickly -- but it sure feels good for the moment. It's time for a UT …

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Cool – My Newest LinkedIn Connection

As I've written about a few times this year, I've spent the year building my LinkedIn network in both quantity and quality, but focusing on quality in particular. At this point, I now have 15,500 connections, about 50% of whom are senior executives. I have the top executives at most major corporations in virtually every …

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