Computers
Steve Wozniak Was My Computer Teacher in 1995
The Apple co-founder spent his own money, and more importantly, lots of his own time, showing us public school kids how to use the early internet.
Why Did We All Want to Kill Our Sims?
Remember taking the ladder out of the pool and leaving them to tire out and drown? Or intentionally setting their homes on fire and removing all the doors? This is why you did that.
The Internet of Things Is Just a Pit Stop On the Way to Smart Dust
Over the next decade or two we can expect to see general purpose computing, sensors, and wireless networking, all bundled up in millimeter-scale sensor motes that can drift in the air currents around us.
Apple’s New Touch Bar May Present Usability Challenges For Blind Users
The TouchBar in the new MacBook Pro may be flashy, but is it any more usable than traditional function keys for the vision impaired?
The New Macbook Pro Has a Touchscreen Keyboard, Whether You Like It or Not
You wanted a new MacBook Pro? You got one.
2001: An Apple Odyssey
This week, it was reported that Apple had its first year-over-year sales loss since 2001. But the Apple of 2016—defined by smartphones, a little boring—is not the Apple of 2001.
Microsoft’s New Direction All Started With the Kinect
Widely written off as a failure, Microsoft's 6-year-old gaming peripheral set the stage for the Surface Studio and more.
How 'Doom 2' Helped Me Understand Technology
A trip to the computer store in search of financial software with my dad became a surprising way to learn about how computers work.
How 'Doom 2' Helped Me Understand Technology
A trip to the computer store in search of financial software with my dad became a surprising way to learn about how computers work.