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Category Archives: Just Rambling
My First “Homepage” and Email “Sigs” of Olde
Last month, to mark the 20th anniversary of the World Wide Web, CERN placed the first web site back online at its original address. This got me thinking of my early experiences on the Internet and, soon after (when it … Continue reading
Posted in Just Rambling
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Pinterest as a Visual Archive of Computing History
A couple of years ago, a social network based around the photo pinboard concept went online. Known as Pinterest, the site enables users to setup an account and “pin” photos from around the net to their own set of “boards,” … Continue reading
Posted in Just Rambling
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One of the Finest iPad Apps Is No More – Thanks for the Update, Twitter
I know this is my vintage computing blog, but sometimes I need to stray off just a little. (That’s why I took pencil to the masthead logo a year or so ago…) Right now, I just need to vent my … Continue reading
Susan Kare’s 32×32 Pixels of Steve Jobs…On My Flesh and Forever
I got my first geek / tech tattoo back in 2007. I decided to go for an icon that captured both gaming and the element of retro: the ubiquitous Space Invader. I put a call out for opinions on just … Continue reading
Posted in Just Rambling, Macintosh
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Three-Headed Beast Spotted Staring Across Martian Landscape
Multiple monitors can be fun, sometimes. :-) (Check out the Mars Curiosity 360-degree panorama here.)
Christmas Morning, 1979 — A Pivotal Moment Captured on Film
I’ve owned a lot of computers over the years, and I still have quite a few. “Computing” has been my all-encompassing hobby / interest / passion for most of my life. When it was time for college, I got a … Continue reading
Posted in Atari, Just Rambling
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A New Photo Panorama of The “Byte Cellar” for 2012
I started this little blog back in March of 2004. That’s about a year after my wife and I moved into our current home in Alexandria, VA. The main requirement we held onto when looking for a larger home those … Continue reading
Posted in Just Rambling, Multi-Platform
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On the Passing of a Visionary
On October 5, now almost a month ago, Apple co-founder and CEO Steven Paul Jobs died of respiratory arrest resulting from a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. Of course, everyone reading this post is certainly already aware of it. Steve … Continue reading
Posted in Apple II, Just Rambling, NeXT
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The iPod Turns 10 Years Old
Today is the iPod’s 10th birthday. On October 23, 2001, Steve Jobs took the stage at an Apple Special Event and unveiled to the world Apple’s take on the digital music player, and their entry into the consumer electronics world. … Continue reading
Posted in Just Rambling, Other Platform
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Steve Jobs: Like Comments On Life, Death and NeXT
Today I heard the news, like everyone else, that Steve Jobs did not agree to surgery for nine months after learning that he had pancreatic cancer. That news sent me back into the cyclical “what if” thought patterns that I … Continue reading
Posted in Just Rambling, NeXT
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