A Review of Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a wonderfully written book on a very complex individual, Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple and of Pixar. Apparently, he's one of the greatest geniuses in history, revolutionizing entire industries and changing billions of lives. Among his revolutions include the personal computer …

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A Review of The Innovators

The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution by Walter Isaacson My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book was a fascinating and entertaining history of the progression of the computer and related things, such as the Internet. I learned a lot and I'm glad I did. Isaacson starts …

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Hi. It's been awhile since I've posted a non-book review here, so I thought I'd write down a few thoughts. My father has been dead three months now. That's still very hard to believe. His gravestone was just put in, so Gretchen and I will be going to Knoxville to view it soon. Last weekend, …

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Windows 8.1 widens gap with older PCs

Review: Windows 8.1 widens gap with older PCs - Yahoo! News. "So, instead of bringing back a familiar environment, the revived "Start" button is mainly just another way of directing you to the new one." That seems to defeat the purpose, doesn't it? I have a Windows 8 machine and I don't understand the fuss. …

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Why Google loves ‘The Internship’

Why Google loves 'The Internship' - CNN.com. I really, really want to see this movie. I love Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson so much. They really make me laugh. I'll go see virtually any movie they're in. This one sounds really good. Will I see it this weekend? I still have to see the Iron …

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