Category Archives: Geeky Stuff

Reflections on my Experience with the History of Computing

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Mike

During a recent discussion with my grandson, Kenneth regarding his upcoming course on Linux, I got to thinking about how my involvment with computers has followed the history of computing. That prompted to me to Google some of the details, … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi 4 Announced

Posted on July 6, 2019 by Mike

The Raspberry Pi Foundation recently announced the Raspberry Pi 4. The little, single-board computer has been an incredible development from the beginning, but the newest edition has now crossed what I believe to be an important threshold. For starters, the … Continue reading →

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The Inexorable Advances of Communications Technologies

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Mike

Have a look at this link,Never mind 4K, or even 8K. Here’s what it’s like shooting at 10K! This absolutely confirms a conclusion I came to years ago: Communications media have been about increasing fidelity and access from the dawn of … Continue reading →

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Bill Gates Talks Tech

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Mike

I have been a fan of Bill Gates for many years now, every since I met and chatted with him on a couple of occasions in 1986 and 1987 at the First Microsoft International Conference on CD-ROM. Work I did … Continue reading →

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