Month: October 2010
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The global embrace of the internet
I remember when I first got online back in 1989 via CIX, I knew I’d found something magical, something that enabled me to do or discover things way beyond the confines of the computer itself. Then came CompuServe in 1990…
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FIR Interview: Jeffrey Eggen on the Ford Focus Rally America
Jeffrey Eggen speaks with FIR co-host Shel Holtz about Ford Motor Company’s new multi-channel promotion to introduce the 2012 Ford Focus, the Focus Rally America. Unveiled at BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2010 in Las Vegas, the promotion – which…
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The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #569: October 18, 2010
Content summary: FIR Interview with Joseph Jaffe fixed for Oct 29, Ford interview and video demo from BlogWorld Expo coming soon, thanks to Debi Davis for time codes in show notes; listener comments; Shel reports on BlogWorld Expo; News That…
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A nostalgic look through a window on computer history
Microsoft’s chief software architect, Ray Ozzie, posted a little bit of computer nostalgia if not history the other day – the press release from 1985 announcing the launch of Micros0ft Windows. I don’t remember much about Windows 1.0. Although I’d…