Oct. 26th, 2016 [Technology, Books and Other Neat Stuff]

Tue, 22:13: Recent Reads: Ultima. Stephen Baxter follows Proxima on a journey through alternate empires. Why is history being engineered? It's the End.
Wed, 16:40: So how much did @wasbuxton have to do with Surface Studio? Because that Dial demo was straight out of one of his Mix keynotes...
Wed, 16:41: And now how long before Microsoft buys Adobe?
Wed, 18:44: Amused to see Satya Nadella using the same Rilke quote at the Windows event today that Tim O'Reilly used to use at ETech keynotes...
Wed, 20:57: Microsoft has hardware to sell software, Apple has software to sell hardware. This is a big difference.
Wed, 21:24: Recent Reads: Vicky Peterwald - Rebel. More Jump Universe space opera from Mike Shepherd. Sometimes interstellar civil war is a bad idea.
Wed, 21:27: One thought about standalone Dial with APIs in Windows 10: put it on your desk and you'll get touch features on non-touch screens.
Wed, 21:28: (And again I try to touch the screen on my MacBook Air)
Wed, 21:38: (Zombie company buys dead company)

Technology, Books and Other Neat Stuff