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Once upon a time, in December, I was skiing at Copper Mountain, and I met a professor in Computer Science from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. As we skied, we got to talking about his incoming freshman and their level of preparation...
I am writing this on Veterans Day. The subject of courage and honor come to mind, especially with respect to the use or misuse of technology*. It’s a subject critical to Apple enthusiasts. In the history of American culture, in reality...
Tell us about yourself: your position at LIU, your background, education, and your technical interests Let’s go in chronological order. I received my initial education in my home country, India. I was fortunate enough to get a chance to...
Every viewpoint is based on assumptions. experience, and perspective. Since just about everyone has a different blend of these items, everyone will come to different conclusions about the MWSF 2003 Keynote. Especially, those involved with science...
What is Macrimination? – Once upon a time, the Apple Macintosh was at the top of the personal computer heap. If you worked with Photoshop or digital music, you had to know what a Finder was and how to use it. If your computer work space...
The old Chinese curse goes: "May you live in interesting times." We must have angered someone somewhere pretty badly — the world is not exactly boring at the moment. Some may question what I’m doing writing the second installment...
Over the last couple of years, as PC processor speeds have surged upward and the speeds of Mac G4s have struggled to gain on them, Apple has spent a considerable amount of time trying to battle what it calls the Megahertz Myth. According to...
Former Vice President Al Gore has a lot to bring to Apple now that he has been elected to its board of directors, if you think about it. He’s a bit of an underdog, just like Apple, and he did create the Internet, right (wink, wink)? And...
After finally plopping down the cash to upgrade to a DVD-burning PowerMac G4, I ran over to my DVD collection. Now I could finally watch movies on my big studio display, I thought, and access all of that cool DVD-ROM content I’ve never...
Earlier this week, I heard the new Madonna single "American Life" while I was shopping. I’ve never been a huge Madonna fan, but I liked the hook of the melody. So when I came home, the first thing I did was open my peer-to-peer...
