August 25 04
Bill Lowe – ‘Father of the PC’ William Lowe was the person who convinced IBM to produce personal computers that targeted individuals rather than businesses as IBM traditionally did. As laboratory director of IBM’s Entry Level Systems, he was able to convince the IBM top brass to give him free rein to do so, and [...]
August 24 04
Jill Yadav’s love story Jill Lowe came to India 14 years ago, leaving behind a broken marriage and five grown-up children in England. She was the granddaughter of a baronet, but her husband had lost all her money and inheritance. Lal Singh Yadav, a rustic Haryana driver and a widower was assigned to drive ‘Jill [...]
August 24 04
Finding Arnold.. the geek way! Come summer, geeks of all shades descend on Las Vegas for the Woodstock of hackers – The DEFCON. Of course, where geeks go, the Feds follow and reading about Defcon is just as interesting as any espionage book. One of the more interesting contests is the Running Man contest where [...]
August 14 04
As soon as I get a chance (and the enthusiasm) I’ll create a nice li’l photoblog. Meanwhile, it’s been raining in tempe. (A drizzle is called a downpour in this parched valley, and a drizzle that comes with a breeze can often be mistaken for a thunderstorm.) Here are some pics from today.
August 7 04
Copyright and the interesting state of copy protection laws The MPAA, RIAA and all the other solemn protectors of art, artists and freedom in America want to make sure that movies, television shows and music cannot be copied or redistributed in any form. The idea is to put DRM (Digital Rights Management) mechanisms in your [...]
August 1 04
Have you seen the JibJab flash movie making fun of Bush and Kerry? It’s a hilarious piece of satire which riducules them equally without taking sides. The song is based on a Woody Guthrie classic “This Land is Your Land”, and the publisher is not amused – They have threatened to sue the Spiridellis brothers [...]