I wish I was Walt Mossberg

If you haven't heard of Walt Mossberg, then clearly you don't bleed "all things technology" as I do!

Mr Mossberg is a Personal Technology Columnist for the Wall Street Journal and in partnership with his fellow Journal columnist Kara Swisher, Mossberg created, produces and hosts the Journal's annual D: All Things Digital conference in Carlsbad, CA, in which top technology leaders, such as Bill Gates, appear on stage without prepared remarks, or slides, and are interviewed by the two columnists. Mossberg and Swisher also co-edit the All Things Digital web site, which includes his columns, her blog and other posts.

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Now, up until a couple of years ago - my career in IT was just that, a career. But this has evolved into a passion and a hunger for new and emerging technology, and information on the same. I simply cannot satisfy my thirst for the subject. This is the primary reason for the existence of this very blog. Would I like to reach a wider audience than I do with it? I'd be lying if I said no, in fact I aspire to that very goal - but I basically enjoy writing these posts in the hope that at least one person will find them informative and useful.

Walt Mossberg basically has my dream job it has to be said. He has certainly worked very very hard to get there though - that is beyond question, and if I possess a tenth of his knowledge on Information Technology, then I think I am doing pretty well!

This years D: All Things Digital conference has just taken place, and I for one have been thoroughly educated and entertained by the videos of the various speakers in attendance. These have included Tim Cook, Ari Emanuel, Sean Parker, and Mary Meeker. There was also a very nice tribute to the late Steve Jobs with remarks from those who knew him well. I really wish I could have been at the conference as it would have been quite an experience. Maybe one day perhaps.

In the meantime, I'll keep reading and learning, and being entertained by people like Walt Mossberg, and who knows - maybe one day I'll get to sit in one of those red chairs and talk to some very cool and influential people in this exciting and ever changing world of technology. I can dream can't I!