Tag: computers
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Scott Jackson: In 1989, Matt Groening worked on an Apple advertising pamphlet/booklet thing aimed at students. Read the whole thing.
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Everything Should Have An API
Everything Should Have An API My laptop computer has a 2.4GHz dual-core processor in it. It is capable of computing 50-kajillion things every second of every day for years and years, but until everything can access everything else, it’s not as useful as it could be. Right now, hardware isn’t the bottleneck in getting things…
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A 21-year-old Macintosh SE/30 that can comfortably use the Internet and Mac OS 8.1. Made possible by an array of user upgrades — the SE/30 has one slot and a few standard ports which were creatively maximized by aftermarket modifications. It’s a nice example of honing a tool to do a few things well, instead…
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MacAddict Magazine, 1996: Windows User vs. Mac Addict. The original Mac vs. PC. The line between those who like Apple and those who don’t is increasingly fuzzy. Today the only real differentiation is that the PC user is grumpy.
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Spring Cleaning: These Gadgets Must Go!
Spring Cleaning: These Gadgets Must Go! Here are some things I currently have in my possession which I no longer need/use and would like to sell: Apple TV — First gen, 40GB drive, original box SOLD Canon PowerShot SD750 — 7.1 megapixels, original box SOLD Nikon D90 — Two batteries, IR remote, original box SOLD…
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Julia Stiles is a badass chick. This episode of Ghostwriter (, , on YouTube) had me hooked on Cyberspace. Via Lucas.
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This video of Jonathan “Jony” Ive from Macworld 1999 is creepy and weird. Here’s how it goes: Sexy music plays while Jony says “A computer absolutely can be sexy…” ??? Jony says “Yeah, it can,” and laughs knowingly. WHAT HAPPENS IN STEP #2?!
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Thirty-four years ago today, Apple was established by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne, to sell the Apple I personal computer kit. Happy 34th Birthday, Apple!
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So I just flew in from 1984, and boy is my Interaction Paradigm tired! Every desktop and laptop computer. (via Scott Jackson)
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“Snowwhite Mac” concept from 1983. See more »
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What’s Bigger Than A Terabyte?
Erin Marchak: 1024 Bytes = 1 Kilobyte1024 Kilobytes = 1 Megabyte 1024 Megabytes = 1 Gigabyte 1024 Gigabytes = 1 Terabyte 1024 Terabytes = 1 Petabyte 1024 Petabytes = 1 Exabyte1024 Exabytes = 1 Zettabyte 1024 Zettabyte = 1 Zottabyte 1024 Zottabyte = 1 Brontobyte In 2000, 3 exabytes of information were created. I’m so…