Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple passed away yesterday, Oct 5, 2011. I have read numerous biographies about him and had concluded that while I was a huge fan of Jobs (much more than Apple, as a company) I wouldn’t necessarily want to work for him – he was extremely meticulous, argumentative and once he [...]
Sep
8
2011
8
2011
Book Review: Endgame: Bobby Fischer’s Remarkable Rise and Fall
I have just recently finished reading this book about Bobby Fischer – 1972 World Chess Champion. He is indeed a remarkable character, read his Wikipedia entry and you will get a glimpse. That is exactly what he wanted the world to get, only a glimpse since he is an intensely private person. Right after he [...]
Aug
24
2011
24
2011
Mercury Drug website . . .
I have recently re-discovered the Mercury Drug website (mercurydrug.com) . . . this was one of the first few websites I created way back 1998-ish – and I was surprised that the original layout down to the graphical elements is still in use today. This is just so mind-boggling to me – this is not [...]
Aug
15
2011
15
2011
Happy 30th Anniversary to the PC
This really makes me feel old . . . I still remember my first PC XT computer with 128Kb of RAM, no hard drive, 5.25 floppy drive and a 10″/11″ composite (green) monitor. I remember wanting a hard drive (a few MBs) but couldn’t afford it because I was 12 yrs. old. I spent way [...]
Aug
6
2011
6
2011
US Federal Debt explained
A graphic presentation of why/how the US is in such deep debt . . .
