Blog
April 29, 2009
Geocities
By now you have probably heard that Yahoo! is shutting down its Geocities site.
March 10, 2009
Computers in Moving Pictures, Then and Now
As part of a search for material for an animation for the local popular science festival, I went back looking out for videos and films usable for
February 23, 2009
From Berkeley's 'Giant Brains' to Chess Playing Computers...
A couple of weeks ago, Evan Koblentz, president of MARCH, non-p
January 30, 2009
Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back
Last week Palm introduced a new smartphone, designed to compete with Apple's iPhone. It is an amazing device, with all sorts of features that you could hardly imagine could fit on something that small.
January 2, 2009
New Year Thoughts
By now you've all heard about the Microsoft Zune bug that was caused by its software ha
November 28, 2008
Bell Telephone Antwerp's American Ways
While in the just-over hectic fortnight spent at pre-preparing for a proje
September 25, 2008
The Interface Strikes Back
Recently I bought a new laptop. Since then, I have been in heavenly misery.
September 23, 2008
Not Quite Machu Picchu, but Close.
I have a close relative who’s traveled the world. She’s climbed Mt.