Bill Gates and the late Steve Jobs are the supermen of computer technology. Their contributions have changed humanity and the world forever. Sometimes, it’s kind of hard to picture them as human. I didn’t, until I watched an episode of 60 Minutes Overtime. There, I saw testimony of how these two rivals were really close. They’ve [...]
The other day, I reported on the smartphone teen market. That got me reminiscing on top technological commercials. 10. Dude, You’re Getting a Dell: In the early 2000s, nothing said teen commercialism like a stoner like kid encouraging your parent to get a Dell. The ads stopped when Ben Curtis, the commercial star, was arrested for marijuana possession. 9. Coleco [...]
Surely you have written, said or recorded things as a teenager you later regretted. There was that diary or that yearbook you dug up. There was that experiment where you tied rockets to yourself trying to fly. Oh, then there was the gangsta rap song you recorded. Better not let your spouse/significant other hear that one. Now [...]
Class is in session, folks! Ever hear of a computer scientist named Allan Kay? If you own a laptop, tablet, notebook, Mac book, smartphone or iPad, you should thank this man. That’s because in 1972, Allan Kay came up with the Dynabook. This was a vision of a portable computer, one where hardware, software, programs, monitor, keyboard, [...]
April 1st is April Fools Day. Geeks and social media nuts are getting their pranks in order. Even major companies, like Google, are getting in the fun. In fact, no company does April Fools like Google. Did you fall for the Google Nose/smell o’ vision? I hear a celebrity chef long for this day, and [...]