Guy Kawasaki has written a post on the top lessons he learned from Apple’s co-founder Steve Jobs, who passed away last week. Why should we pay attention to Guy’s lessons? Well, Guy was the chief evangelist for Apple, working directly with Jobs in the early days of the PC, and was critical in cultivating the market
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I have been fascinated with the story of Apple ever since I first used an Apple II in school. The first computer I ever purchased on my own was a Macintosh IIsi on which I wrote my thesis. Our first personal computer at home was a Macintosh. My wife and I each have iPhones. We bought an
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I really like Stephen Wolfram’s book A New Kind of Science (or NKS for short) – on how simple computational programs can create amazingly complex things. I’m also really enamored with the iPad (I’ve written about it before a number of times…). Now, two of my favorite things are coming together – Wolfram’s NKS is
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Here is an incredibly in-depth article from the New York Times about IBM’s latest articifial intelligence invention – Watson. IBM gained fame in this supercomputer arena with their Deep Blue computer, beating world chess champion Garry Kasparov two games to one (with three draws) in a six-game match. This was the first time a computer had ever
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A recent article in the Vancouver Sun shows some interesting things that you can do with the new computational knowledge engine Wolfram|Alpha. Author Chad Skelton decided to check out the statistics of his first name, “Chad”. By inputting “chad” into the entry line, Wolfram|Alpha gives you a wealth of information. Rather than return a series
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According to Bloomberg, Verizon Wireless will start offering service for Apple’s popular iPhone, possibly as soon as January of 2011. I have friends that have iPhones and talk of switching to Google Android phones in order to get Verizon service. However, if this report is true, it could keep Apple at the top of the heap
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Here’s a pretty cool video showing the evolution of Apple computers, starting from the Apple II (1977). Pretty amazing when you think about how Apple has revolutionized personal computing with the Macintosh, the iPod, the iPhone, and now the iPad. Facebook users can see the video here…
The newest version of Apple’s iPhone was announced today, and will be on sale beginning June 24, starting at a price of $199. It will include at least 16 GB of memory (a 32 GB version will go for $299), a 5 megapixel camera with a flash and 5X digital zoom, and a front-facing camera for
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