A historical collection of our writing.
I ended last week’s Tech Tuesday on Input/Output saying I might write next about programming in assembly language, but it has since occurred to me that I should cover at least one other high level topic first: operating systems. That seems more logical since the operating system (OS) is what makes […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Christina CacioppoNow is a great time to be an internet entrepreneur. While much of the global economy sputters, tech companies post growth numbers other industries haven’t seen in years. Their success hasn’t gone unnoticed, and the pace of tech-company creation has quickened. There’s more than me-tooism going on. […] Read more
On Saturday, I went to see Hugo by Martin Scorsese with our two boys and my Mom who is visiting from Germany. It was my Mom’s first 3D movie and she was thoroughly enchanted by the effects, reaching for floating elements several times and loudly oohing. The 3D was used well throughout and with only […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
“Let the products sell themselves... fuck advertising, commercial psychology ... psychological methods to sell should be destroyed.” – The Minutemen, Shit From An Old NotebookWe have enough data now to realize that display advertising on the Internet doesn’t work. Some suggest click through rates […] Read more (opens Andy Weissman in a new tab)
Since I am taking tomorrow and Friday off from blogging, I figured I would write about giving thanks today. I am finding a great many things to be thankful for from good health to amazing work (that frankly doesn’t feel like work at all). But the specific thing I have in mind today is giving […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
So far in Tech Tuesday we have taken a first look at how a computer does its work (processor), where it keeps data for quick access (memory), where data is kept longer term (storage) and how computers talk to each other (networking). Today’s topic is how to get data in and out of computers and […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
