Category Archives: Just Rambling

Susan Kare’s 32×32 Pixels of Steve Jobs…On My Flesh and Forever

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Blake Patterson

I got my first geek / tech tattoo back in 2007. I decided to go for an icon that captured both gaming and the element of retro: the ubiquitous Space Invader. I put a call out for opinions on just … Continue reading →

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Three-Headed Beast Spotted Staring Across Martian Landscape

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Blake Patterson

Multiple monitors can be fun, sometimes. :-) (Check out the Mars Curiosity 360-degree panorama here.)

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Christmas Morning, 1979 — A Pivotal Moment Captured on Film

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Blake Patterson

I’ve owned a lot of computers over the years, and I still have quite a few. “Computing” has been my all-encompassing hobby / interest / passion for most of my life. When it was time for college, I got a … Continue reading →

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A New Photo Panorama of The “Byte Cellar” for 2012

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Blake Patterson

I started this little blog back in March of 2004. That’s about a year after my wife and I moved into our current home in Alexandria, VA. The main requirement we held onto when looking for a larger home those … Continue reading →

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On the Passing of a Visionary

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Blake Patterson

On October 5, now almost a month ago, Apple co-founder and CEO Steven Paul Jobs died of respiratory arrest resulting from a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. Of course, everyone reading this post is certainly already aware of it. Steve … Continue reading →

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The iPod Turns 10 Years Old

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Blake Patterson

Today is the iPod’s 10th birthday. On October 23, 2001, Steve Jobs took the stage at an Apple Special Event and unveiled to the world Apple’s take on the digital music player, and their entry into the consumer electronics world. … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs: Like Comments On Life, Death and NeXT

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Blake Patterson

Today I heard the news, like everyone else, that Steve Jobs did not agree to surgery for nine months after learning that he had pancreatic cancer. That news sent me back into the cyclical “what if” thought patterns that I … Continue reading →

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I Sat At The Retro Computing Roundtable…And It Was Sublime

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Blake Patterson

I know I said my next post would be my personal tribute to Steve Jobs — and that post is coming — but I had to jump in and share an absolutely exceptional experience I had this past Sunday, with … Continue reading →

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An Apple //c’s Tribute to Steve Jobs

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Blake Patterson

After posting the “Here’s to the Crazy Ones” video the night that Steve Jobs died, I had thought that my next post would have been the one that I very much have to write, explaining what the late visionary has … Continue reading →

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Thank you, Steve.

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Blake Patterson

   

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