Monthly Archives: July 2005

Mainframe Geeks

The new Mainframe Geek blog by a bunch of IBM mainframe geeks brings back lots of memories. My earlier career was with IBM — in mainframes. Probably the most exciting time for me was the launch of MVS in 1975 … Continue reading →

Posted on July 28, 2005 by Scott Loftesness

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My Personal Google

I’ve been running Mac OS X Tiger for the last couple of months and have come to rely pretty very heavily on its new Spotlight search technology for finding things I’ve tucked away for ambiguous future reference. Prior to Tiger, … Continue reading →

Posted on July 20, 2005 by Scott Loftesness

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Listener Supported

Re: my earlier rant about the next generation of public radio, yesterday’s Sunday New York Times Book Review had a review by Columbia University journalism professor Samuel Freedman of Jack W. Mitchell’s book on public radio history “Listener Supported – … Continue reading →

Posted on July 18, 2005 by Scott Loftesness

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Working Hard

I really enjoyed reading SF Gate columnist Mark Morford’s Friday column “Why Do You Work So Hard?“ There is always room. There are always choices we can begin to make, changes we can begin to invite, rules we can work … Continue reading →

Posted on July 9, 2005 by Scott Loftesness

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The Next Generation of Public Radio

Late last week, Doug Kaye spilled the beans about his plans for the future of IT Conversations and went on to discuss his new business model for the service. In some ways, Doug’s plan seems to me to represent the … Continue reading →

Posted on July 4, 2005 by Scott Loftesness

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