Twenty-Five Years Since We Heard About Windows
Monday, November 10th, 2008Today was an anniversary, barely noticed but worth at least a moment’s thought, as it marked the beginning of a major change in the world of small computers. Twenty-five years ago today, a young guy named Bill Gates heading a company called Microsoft, announced a new thing called “Windows” publicly for the first time. A [...]
The Gates Keynote at CES… Just Add Excitement
Sunday, January 6th, 2008I just watched the Bill Gates keynote at CES and I’m feeling underwhelmed. It’s not that they didn’t talk about anything cool. The multi-touch table computer is very cool. It’s just not terribly new, as technology goes. I’ve seen videos demonstrating this stuff for many months. And everything else just [...]