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Technology for the Ages

Ok, here’s a test – Name the common device known to the entire world with the following characteristics. It is a more reliable storage device than a hard disk drive, and it sports a killer user interface. (No instruction manual or “For Dummies” guide needed.) And, it is instant-on and requires no batteries. Many people […]

RIP – John Backus

We have lost another computer software pioneer with the passing of John Backus. An entire generation of engineers and most of the early computer industry is based on the work of John and his small team at IBM. His team of about 10 misfit IBMers developed the FORTRAN language. John W. Backus, who assembled and […]

Find Web Mashups?

Ever interested in the creative ways people are using available web API’s? Need to find an API? or mashup? Well, the ProgrammableWeb provides a searchable database of web mashups that they find. From their web stats they list (as of 2/20/2007) over 1500 mashups and 382 API’s!! Some are really creative. BTW, they have an […]