Portable Computers
After the announcement by Steve Jobs at MacWorld 2008 for the world’s smallest computer, the MacBook Air, I started thinking about the first time I saw a portable computer. It was in the early 1980′s when computers were just in their infancy. I was a young man who grew up with an interest in electronics [...]
Unusual Presidential Pardons in the last 40 years
Jimmy Hoffa Hoffa was in prison serving a sentence for jury tampering and fraud when he was pardon on December 23, 1971 by Richard Nixon. Nixon did a condition on his pardon, “not engage in direct or indirect management of any labor organization” until at least March 1980. Hoffa supported Nixon’s reelection bid in 1972. [...]
The Perfect Season
It was 35 years ago on January 14, 1973 that the Miami Dolphins completed their undefeated season by defeating the Washington Redskins 14-7 at Super Bowl VII. They won all 14 of their regular season games and both of their Playoff games, first against the Cleveland Browns and then the Pittsburgh Steelers. They completed the [...]
Mission Santa Clara de Thamien
While George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin was creating a new country, a group of Spanish Fransciscan Friars under the leadership of Father Junípero Serra were establishing missions in present day California. On January 11, 1777 the Mission Santa Clara de Thamien was founded at the Indian village of So-co-is-u-ka on the [...]
Keeping Your PC Performing Smoothly
1) Have the right software installed. Every computer will come with the operating system installed. The first ones to install now would be Anti-virus, firewall and ones that will protect you from ad-ware and spy-ware. After those it’s time to determine what other software you need to do your work. 2) Keep the operating system [...]
Spontaneous Human Combustion
Spontaneous human combustion is the burning of a person’s body without an apparent, identifiable external source of ignition. While many people believe that Spontaneous Combustion was first documented in early texts of The Bible, the first reliable evidence came in 1673. Frenchman Jonas Dupont in that year published a collection of Spontaneous Human Combustion cases [...]
Silent Film Forgotten Clowns
When speaking of comic of the silent era it’s not uncommon to think of Laurel and Hardy, although most will recall their sound pictures, and Charlie Chaplin. But there have been many Silent Clowns that have simply been forgotten, although at their heyday, they were some of the most popular people of films. Mabel Normand [...]
1066 – A Year When 4 Kings Ruled England
When the month of January began Eadweard III, better known as Edward the Confessor sat on the throne of England. Edward was canonised a Saint by the Roman Catholic Church. When he died on January 5 the county was already seeing a steady disintegration of royal power. There was not a direct heir to Edward, [...]
The Broadway Musical – A Chorus Line
The revival of the Broadway Musical, A Chorus Line, will have its 500 performance on January 4, 2007. The revival returned to Broadway on October 5, 2006. The production was able to recoup the 8 million dollar investment in 157 performance. During its first 5 months the show broke the house record at the Gerald [...]
Remembering 2007
1) They Died in 2007. Brad Delp lead singer for the rock group Boston died on March 9th. Kitty Carlisle died on April 17 at the age of 96. Lois Maxwell, who we all fondly remember as Miss Moneypenny died on September 29. Joey Bishop, the last member of the famed Rat Pack, died on [...]
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