How did a former English major end up writing code (for Lotus) then writing about code for InfoWorld and before that as executive editor of BYTE magazine? Get to know this best-read columnist, analyst and blogger in an interview with IT Conversations' host Doug Kaye, and hear about Jon's favorite topics including web services, the REST model, and his own LibraryLookup project.

Jon looks back at what hasn't turned out quite as he expected (digital certificates for everyone?), where things are today (dynamic languages and the open-source desktop), and what he sees as changes on the horizon (thin clients, solutions to spam, and the growth of RSS). But why does this tech guru who gets early looks at nearly everything not want to be the "early access guy" any longer? You'll just have to listen to or read the interview!