About Erik...

Erik J. Heels is an MIT engineer; trademark, domain name, and patent lawyer; Red Sox fan; and music lover. He blogs about technology, law, baseball, and rock 'n' roll at ErikJHeels.com. Erik has been on the Internet since 1984 and has extensive experience working in high-tech companies such as Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN), Cayman Systems, and Verio Inc. In 1992,...

More

Carl Yastrzemski: Red Sox Legend, All-Star, Hero, Yaz

Posted July 14, 2009, in Baseball, Erik's Favorites by @ErikJHeels (permalink: http://erikjheels.com/?p=1945)

Thoughts on Yaz by guest blogger Jim Houhoulis.

Editor's note: I often wore a #8 Yaz jersey while coaching Babe Ruth baseball in Acton, MA, this spring. Yaz was my favorite player when I was a kid. Jim, whose son was on my team, shared these memories with me by email and graciously let me republish them here. - @ErikJHeels

Yaz is one of… [click here to read more]

ABA Drops Tech Columnist After 15 Years Without Even Saying Thanks

Posted July 10, 2009, in About, Technology, Worst Practices by @ErikJHeels (permalink: http://erikjheels.com/?p=1941)

So you'll forgive me, I hope, for feeling slighted.

I always enjoyed reading Burgess Allison's Technology Update (TU) column and considered him a mentor. His column ran for 17 years (1983-2000).

It was Burgess who recruited me to be a columnist for Law Practice magazine (then called Law Practice Management magazine) at a time when the magazine had… [click here to read more]

Subscribe by Email

RSS

Site Statistics

Total Stats

  • Total Posts
  • 1104
  • Total Comments
  • 2140