Media Wearing Out – Go Netflix
A lot has changed since the Fall of 1998 when I wrote “Will Our Media Wear Out?“. In addition to “floppy” diskettes of the 8″ and 5.25″ variety, 3.5″ diskettes, and cassette tapes of various sizes, most of us have also accumulated piles of CDs, and now DVDs. In time they will all be artifcats […]
More On “Will Our Media Wear Out?”
Thanks to JY Stervinou for commenting on my “Will Our Media Wear Out?” story. He pointed out that Dan Bricklin, co-creator of VisiCalc, has written a story that is relevant and related. It is called “Copy Protection Robs The Future“. This is an excellent read.
Cloudmark SPAM solution finalist at Best of Comdex
PC Magazine officially announced the winners of this year’s Best of Comdex awards today at a ceremony on the show floor. In the category Enterprise Software, Cloudmark’s spam solution was a finalist. The full list of winners and finalists in all categories can be found at the PC Magazine article here. Category: Enterprise Software Winner: […]
Will Our Media Wear Out?
This was written in October, 1998 but working on my photo gallery reminded me of it. Ever think about media wearing out? I was cleaning out the basement the other day and I came across a box of 5.25″ diskettes. Lots of them. They date back to 1979 when I had a Radio Shack TRS-80 […]
Photo Gallery Updated and Will Our Media Wear Out?
The Photo Gallery started out as part of ibm.com in 1995. Having a photo gallery is commonplace today but back in 1995 it was somewhat unique. Sharing pictures with my family, friends and colleagues from around the world has always been rewarding. The original gallery was fairly crude but then Dipen Mehta, of the IBM […]
