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Dropping out and booting up (MercuryNews.com, 04/24/2005) In this article a New York Times technology writer John Markoff traces the two cultures of computing-- one libertarian and open source, the other commercial-oriented-- back to the 1960s, the time when Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple computer, and just two years after two geeks from Seattle -- Paul Allen and Bill Gates -- first got together to write software.
Part1 and Part2 are alternative links to this article.
 

Useful resourse for EE engineers.

You can find a lot of your technical questions answered here on the web page of National Semiconductor. They also have a simple web application to design sensor and low power circuits.

A Museum of Computer History in Silicon Valley has an interesting web site http://www.computerhistory.org with the history of computer related events since 1945 to our days. I clicked randomly on the link to year 1972 and found an interesting device, called "blue box". It was built by Steve Wozniak to make free phone calls. Wozniak sold the boxes in dormitories at the University of California Berkeley where he studied as an undergraduate. The early boxes had a safety feature - a reed switch inside the housing operated by a magnet taped onto the outside of the box. If apprehended, you removed the magnet, whereupon it would generate off-frequency tones and be inoperable ... and you tell the police: it is just a music box.
 

How to transfer large files.

If your files are too big for email, you can upload and share your files up to 1GB free at http://www.box.net
 

Does everyone like Joel?
by Srini

JoelonSoftware.com - a web site popular among software developers has added recently a jobs board: http://www.jobs.JoelonSoftware.com
 

Sharing engineering experience: how to hide wires when mount a flat screen TV on a wall.
by Alex

Hi guys,
Just thought I would share with fellow engineers the idea of how to hide wires when mounting flat screen TV on a wall. I noticed on several forums people are struggling with this most.
The first part of the job is to install mounting brackets. It is not difficult at all with a wall mounting kit (available at many stores for $70 and up depending on TV size and other features). Hiding wires is usually more problematic: you have to cut plaster, deal with studs, etc.
My solution is simple and inexpensive: I had the wires hidden behind speakers. Some TVs come with detachable speakers, I bought mine on Ebay making sure they have matching color. Now I have better sound and no wires hanging around. The rest you will see from the pictures. Good luck!

APPLE's CEO -> Steve Jobs' commencement address at Stanford University
by vball13

Hey guys, I received this over email from a friend and thought it was worth sharing here - the speech is so inspiring...

This is the text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered at Stanford University on June 12, 2005.
 
I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation.
Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That's it. No big deal. Just three stories.
The first story is about connecting the dots...more