Category Archives: Just Rambling

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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Of Oldschool Arcades…Decades Apart

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Blake Patterson

When I was a kid, arcades were magical places. They were dark gaming halls lit only by phosphorescence and filled with folks having a white-knuckled good time. The bleeps and bloops emanating from all the cabinets in the room came … Continue reading →

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Touch Arcade Made Time’s 50 Best Websites of 2011!

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Blake Patterson

Sitting down with my morning coffee to start the day, I was greeted by a rather nice tweet from @Time. They tweeted to let us know that Touch Arcade made their list of The 50 Best Websites of 2011. As … Continue reading →

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Pre-Order Your Copy of ‘The Complete Historically Brewed’ from David Greelish

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Blake Patterson

Some of the greatest enjoyment I get out of the Internet is listening to (or watching) the various podcasts that I’ve come to follow. Most of them, perhaps unsurprisingly, are retro computing themed. In fact, it was a retro computing … Continue reading →

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An Apparent Keyboard Geek Finally Learns to Type

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Blake Patterson

This is a quick post to share my latest project with readers: at long last, I am learning to type properly! I got my first keyboard in late 1982. It was connected to my first computer, a TI-99/4A. I began … Continue reading →

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‘The Sagan Series’ – End of an Era: The Final Shuttle Launch

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Blake Patterson

Thanks again, Carl.

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